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bIe brAD "I think relations between Elshoff and Pi from 1932 to 1937 were good, except that Elshoff would not do busizess vith of the PHA during that period, "I thought Elshoff would do business with anyone but _: sno I think Elshoff tried to discredit not accept Qs a representative o this period, It appeared that 1 he Mincrs at Hine *Bt during "The Pil, members appeared to b: satisifed with thcir leaders in that union. I felt taav I vas besa: treated fairly a: the Plt. leaders. "T never sav or heard of a Ui, pa:ket line at }fiine 'B! fron 1932 to 1937. as far as {ili circulation of literature is concerned I only remembcr that on the cay o2 the first ".L.R.4, electaon in December, 1937 Ui, men handed out latevabare ¢? FUL members as they walked down the street to the arsenet where they wer. going co vote. I do remember that this literature was to try to gut the PLL. men to vote for the Ulfr. "I did not recognize any of thesc UM~ men who passed out the literature, but I think they were from another Uj local organization. "I mow the following men who werc working at Mine 'B!' in 1937: Cudge Bumgarncr, Joe .lbanose, andrew Schrclevious, Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank ,ustin, Tony Plotch, John (Cotton) unanias, Jom Sirtout, George Jacaway, Zmory Jacaway, Charlcs Bohannon, and James Hale, "T did not know of the activities of these men before the strike started in Moy, 1937, except I heard they approached PH. menbers to gct them to join Wil. It is my recollection that this was not done at the mine, but at the miners' homes after working hours. Howcvcr, on several occasions at the mine I saw sone of these men call Plh menbers off to one side and talk to them, Th re werc generally two or three UL. sympathizers together when they talked to the mon, I was never approached by the Ui men on this matter, “J Imcw Oscar Palcetti well, but he never indicated he would { rath.r see ke in the mune rather than the PIL. n oY rn rd “George Taylor was an engincer at Mine '3? at that time . y/ and he told mé once, Bbefdreu-the strike started, that he went to several \ parties at Elshoff's office at the mine after working hours. Elshoff gave the parties.- -225-—