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Rea: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL S- J \ ~ + Illinois, by Specicl Agents sdvised he did not have a ecrimins pod knowicdce Engiish, but would not make a good Government he is very much in favor of U.M.T. WER 2 ovisee the followin: statement: eptenver 2, 1943. yoke cnc following voluntary statement ran I know to be Spe cial Arents of ee ere a or a 4 ho terse, threats or promises have to the Federal Surezu of Investic tion. been mde in attninine this statement and i know that what I may say may be usec in a court cf law. "I reside 2 and J on omployed at the bw cerns I was employed a ne -e mine ‘Ss in warch 1943. I stoppad working at ta" because the air in the mine wis bad. SSO "Tl started workine in cool mines in as which time I became a member of U.l.W. In 1932 I changed from Uw 09 + because UM” lowered the wage scale. “Betvweer ll and 1932 the management of Mine "BY were on food relations with UL, "Between 1932 and way 12, 1937 the management of Mine "B" did i — at 5 7 r not attempt to discredit PLA and the management did not hostile attitude in settlince grievances. “I had a good opinion of PMA until the first part of 1937. In 1937 Fils did not seem to me te be a denocratic union 1s the officials of PEA controled the union and mombers did not have a voice in the speration of the union. I considered so:m of the speciil assessments to be too much althouch I do not know anythin~ akout the financial arran-ements of the "I took no interest in the bombing cases. "Between 1932 and iny 12, 1937 UMN did not set up a picket line at Eine "BY nor did UMT distribute any literature at ine "B" No one attempted to change ne from PHA to UE. I heard that PMs expelled Joe ~238—