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ae 7 +. ta a ee rm ce te ES bye INTERVIEN WITH that and that it would be up to the attorneys for the United States Government to decide that matter. He continue previously had been told that neither he nor the unions were under investigation, but that the investigation wes boing, corducted to determine if Federal laws had been violated. was then given the statement to read and he gave it to his wife and asked her to read it to him. After she read the first two pages she requested Acer (to read the same t- which was done. After the statement was r to him he id it was true and correct and vas asked if he desired to not, and that he need not sign it if he did not care to do so. He scugry The advice of his wife who said thet if it were true he should sign ii. and therefore did. never had been arrested in his life and ’ ke " Coke | So 7 as well as’ later on, It was nov oy aApen's tha : overly intelligent and it is felt that he h.s conecrcled information from Agents, and that he un- doubtediy had been contuctec cy scmecua in regard to this investigation. | | ave the following signed statement: “Springfield, Ill. Sept. 6, 1943. hereby give the following statement tof ny ale me who are known to me to be Spec. Agts. of the -Bele No threats or promises have been made me to procure this statement, I have been there since irst joined a mine union 3 TE ae Ee "I am "Eee at Mine "b™ as | I was born & te a iH "Prior to 1932 there was no trouble between Elshoff and U.M.W. so far as I know. In 1932 when the Progressives were formed I joined the P.M.A. I took no active part in forming this union. "I don't know what the relationship between P.M.A, and Elshoff was from 1932 up until the strike was. I don't know of the management a Fo mine R ev Wi eaiA ar Aarmoe anvthinege tam e a J union or another or to muke the men change from F.M.A. to U.M.W, - Of Mine fo eve having ead Vi Ube ily biiedien Vi in "T never paid a lot of attention to the way the P.M.A. union was run from 1942 to 1937. I didn't even attend the mectings. It didn't = - 321 -