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ee a nes Re: JOH! L. LEWIS, 2T AL, pr? INTHKRVI=wW WITH Wa his residence, @ Springfield, Tilinois, on September 7, 1943, We appeared to be willing tn answer questions put to - him, but hud no knowledge of pertinent facts. He would not make a good Phe witness, He furnished the following signed statement. "Springfield, Tilinois September 7, 1943 make the following statement +o whom I know to be Special nvestigation, U. S. Department Agerts of the of Justice. . I _ resents Live ae es a Springfield, “9, lm, "The first mine union I joined was the United Tine workers of Amerca wiich will be referred to hereinafter as UMW. I joined 2 this union i. at iflae 'S'. JT worked at this mine continuously a fron GB to May l2, 1437, the day the mine closed down. "T never heid an office in a mine wmion, J am not familiar with the cireumstances at ihne B in 1932 which brought about the fermation of the Progressive #H4ne “orkers of america which will eels be referred to hereinafter as the PMA, lo "T was satisfied with the UMW before 1932, I noticed no trouble between Zlshoff and UMW before 1932, “as far as 2 know Zlshoff sot along alright with the PMA wumtil 1935 or 1936 when it appeared he began to favor the Us. TI felt Elshoff seemed to be very friendly with some of the men who seemed to be UMs organizers. I consider the following men who were working at the mine before it closed down were UM# organizers: Joe Albanese, And- rai Schrelevious, Dommnic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank austin, Tony Plotch, dobn Sirtout, George Jacaway, dmory Jacaway, Charles Yohannon, and James ale. tNone of these men ever talked to me. JI heard they were UM? organizers from the other miners, "T was satisfied with the PMa. I would still rather work under the PMa than the UNiy. while I worked at Mine B. I was a coal digger. - 329 =