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RE: JOHN L. LiwIS, ET AL. Lb one | bYD .- \o. . INTERVIE. 1TH was interviewed by Special agents ae me. a that he ew notning concerning actIVItIES af Mine B, He ex- presses himself with some difficulty end appears to have a poor memorye It is not felt that his faulty memory is the result of any contacts that might heve bocn made with him. Although his personal appearance is satis~ factory, it is felt that he would make a poor witness. He furnished the | following signec statement: } , 19-6-43 mse tne following voluntary statement to both * whom have identified themselves as be= e Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or Wr Was bern if I have been a U.S. citi zen Since presently li = os I joined the U.M., in about working as a mincr. have never held any offieo in any union, I never attended many union meetings and haven't been to any since gas rationing. "I started to work at Mine B in 1936 and had joined the Progressive in 1932 wher. the state went Progressive, shen I first started working at 411 the men were getting Mine B everything seemed to be going alonc fine. 3th the of Pi roes and the uni wae getting alange 211 rvieht with the along with the officers and the union was Be evine 21002 Gaia Fife. Wit tie company « "T was working at Mine B in the spring of 1937 and don't mow anything about any wage dispute or any qucstions about wages. I never heard anything about any men working for United. at the time of the strike I was working in Box and remember that we all worked as usual until about 3 ofclock in the afternoon, when they told us to go home. ‘we didn't know anything about any strike until after the strike was called. “IT remember that a short time after the strike somc Progressive men told me to sign ea paper so I signed it. I don't remember any petitions being sent around to the mens I went out to the mine in the fall when the mon went on the picket line and stayed there off and on until the injunction was issued in Dec. of 1937, I used to come cvery once in a while, especially on Saturday nights to see my wife and clean up. I didn't sce any fighting . and nohody said IT had to stay out to the mine. “T romember that I voted i NL ol O ec, of Te I remember that we all marched to the Armory in gr oups of ‘about 15 or 20