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C we Re: JOHN L. LewIS, ET AL, be LL INTERVICW WITH this statement at this time and wish to here state that the information contained therein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. } th ——— | aT (Continued) ayo initialed page 10 of this statement, along with Special Agent » on September 6, 1943. "T wish to refer to the affidavit of sworn to on Augus 940 before 1e mxamniner of the Wational Lebor Relations Board. This ai~ | thant CARL ET Une said, 'T don lt think there ever will a contract signed at this mire and i might even default the payroll! have been shown a photosStatic cop; cf this affidavit by Special Agent| He and I have initialed it under date of September 6, 1943. N aguition to the information contaired in this affidavit 4 wish to say that this meeting with CsRL ELSHOFF took place at Mine 'Bt when the Progressive Committee_was attempting to negotiate a contract and dispose of grievance cases. Fit Committee would always talk to ELSSOFF whenever we cou inc him and this was one of those occasions. I wish to state that before a hearing of the National Labor Helations Board J testified as appears in the irstant mentioned affidavit. There- after the next day CaRL BLSHOFF spoke to me personally at the nine and let me know in no uncertain terms that he did not like my testimony of the day before, before the National Labor Relations Board. "Special agent ay has exhibited to me a photostatic obies as an affidavit subscribted ana sworn to on «ugust 8, 1940 before Field txaminer, National Labor Relations Board, and signed This affidavit substan- tiates iniormation given 4&oove Anwat eta adavit states that hdd AE fa be aa S statement relative to the dif- ficulty of rrogressives securing employment during 1940 at Mine 'Bt, This affidavit is true and correct and I have placed my initials along with those of Avent on the photostatic copy, and have dated the same September 6, 1943. "In either December 1940 or January 1941, one day when four other miners and i were going to work in my car and my wife was driving, CHARLES BOHANNCN came along in his car, tooted the horn, and then attempted to Side-swipe the car we were in. However he was not successful and went on dorm the road, 273- ¥