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sr wae — : | Was Unvervaewed iff tne opringlie ‘ C _ Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL, poe bg dD TTERVIEW WITH CREE sevineticts, riinois, B ingfield office by Srneria? acer on September 6, 1943, at which time the following state- ment was secured. nas reviewed the statement on September 7, 1943, signed same, and Nisnea a supplemental statement also set out below, In addition to the information set ovt in the signed statements mentioned that one Wwi.o Was one of the PIA miners attackec UMs men, saw hanc money to CHARLES BOHANVCN and ae | 6m . others of his group of strong-arm men on the property of Mine "5 | "Srringfield, Tilinois September 5, 2943 make the teliownng voluntary statement " to be a Speczizl agent of the Federal ‘on, No force, thrcats, promises or duress Sureau 0 NVEStise. have been made. Springfield, Illinois. ine Mo. 2 "T presently reside at I am employed as aLiuier Creek Coal Springfield, Illinois. coal mines at the age of years. i first joined the United Mine Workers of America and cortinued membership in that union wtil "TJ went to work for the Mine 'B' Coal Company in about In 1932, along with the general movement, I gave up my membership with the United Mine Workers of america and became a member of the Progressive line workers of America. The Progressive Mine “orkers of America waS organized on September 1, 1932. I continued to work at Hine 'B! up to May 12, 1937. During the period from 1932 to. 1937, to my recollection, there was little or no trouble between the employees and the employer. "I was present at the meeting of the Progressive line Workers of America on the right of May 11, 1937 when several members of our union were expelled. ‘hese individuals were expelled because of their activities for United Mine Workers of America while holding 4% membership in our union. As a matter of fact I was aware of the fact that something probably was wrong and that these men were in- terested in the UMi prior to May llth, because of the fact that it seemed as though these men were always getting to their feet on the et eh te a wase ole eo? &* ~266— |