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Re: JOHN L, LE.IS, ET aL va) Cy | INTEFVIE. 7 ITH Illinois, wes intervieved on September 1, anc of this interview and the note ecri im and on Sentember Z, and eigned ite shorthand noter a etaterscnt d.ewn up which was rresentad to 15-3, e° weieh timc he rzec the eepme ronounce 5 . r cy Tt was observed thet had a better than averere inte e for mn “incr end it is believe he ig a reliable individuel. vas onmtirel: cooneretive and it ie believed he would meke & good witness if celled advised that he had no crininel record The folloving etetement was executed by be | «, > Sept. 1, 1943. Wy phone an making * nis frec who arc krown +9 ms to be Snecial Agents o ton, Us. Se Depsortuent of Justice. No threats or promises hove been mede me to give thie stetenents Sl wee born } end I came to the United Strtes when Iwas ab years old and eve bean a citizen of the United Ststes for over YCAre I am presently employed as coed digcer at Fine B in Springfield, Tle, and I heve bean there Bids: veers or sOe I forverly was a mine.: and belonged to ee and + when I cone to the U. rood here + g al¢é eny unites olfice. n I first ceme to fine B they wat hed @ U7. contrect and as far es I know Ul got along with the manapenent of a lane Balricht.s UW. was clrizht until John Lewis pulled off his tricks and stole the bellote--it wae gossin tome then. When the other men left UIT ené went over te Plu. J also want over with them sand I did not helr organize anything then. I felt then thet Levis vee not treating the mining men fairive From 1932 until the mine closed FIA got along with the manczenent at line B to my knowledge. I heve always said thet I can't sea why the company wanted @ change beck te UIl., Both contracts were the same and I don't reerll of any strikes or other troubles there before the mine closed. Re tveen 1932 and 1937 Carl Elshoff and Oscar Falcetti cid not Bar enything | to re ebout changing back to Ui" a ad ee it is oulite some way to Sprinzfield, lily, “e was zZolng on ell the times. Hovever, everybody seemed to be well pleased between 1932 ond 1937. I neverheord any telk about FiiA locel being run by crooks nor cid I ever suspect that they did anything wrong as we miners were eatisfied 2 -3ll-~