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RE: JOON L. LEIS, ET AL was interviewed at his | pice oY weslcence, wiich is fim by Special io stated he did not have puc iniorm.tLon ruiatLve ’ fants of instant case. —_— seems to be an int blir cnt individual, but st.ted he had never paid any attention to union affairs and conscguently co.ld furnish no information of value to this case. It is not boiieved tha would make a gcod witness for the reason his info orn tion is rather Lin At the time of this interview > Wae<- tSent. 6, 2943 WHE 2 incis acke the follaing vr luntary st«tenent to h of whom hive identified themselves as being Snccral agenes ol ta. Pedcr.1 Burveu of Investigation. No threats or promiscs hve been mide to induce ne to make 2 statement. NT ; "J was born in end came to the 0, 5. in , | I bueame ec U.S. citizen © fur pears 2go. J started mining coal when Twas « boy and joined the U.Y... in about an "T bolicve I was working at Mine B in 1932 when the state want rro.ressive and at thot tine I joined F.if.a, I have never ettended many union scetings & have never held an office in the union. I never used to xg to many mectings becouse I alvays Lived quite a ways fron the union hall. I didn't hive anything to do with the start of PMa & just joined because the tejority did. I felt thet the Pll. was a good union and nost of the officers scemed to be good ven. "Sineo I never went to mem meetings I don't know anything about any discussions about wagus,in the sprin; of 1937. I had heard that sone wen who were in the Progressives were rcally working for U.K... I dontt know the names of any of the men though "On the dey of the strike in May of 1937 I vas working as é dic jer in box I didn't know the rine was to fo on strike, and that day I went about ny job as usual. is I reccli it we were called out of the mine a little before quitting tinc. TI came out of the mine and it was then that I found out ti.zt the idne was on strike. I heard after the strike that eome of thc nen had leaded their cars short, but I don't know why they did it. 411 I know is that I did my job as usual that day and had no idea the mine sé n st ribe rake ~258- Fr