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at his residence, - oo on Septenber 2, 1943. He appeared willing to answer the questions put to him, and vould willingly testify to the facts eet forth in hie signed etatenent, The following is the signed elatemant of Illinois September 2, 1943 , make the following voluntary stetement i” whom I know to be Srecial Agents “ration, U. Salbepartment of Justice, *“Twee born at § oe I moved to Tllinois vhen 1 ¥ ‘es old, ave lived in the vieinit Tllineie ail my life. I first joined a mine union i llinois This vee local 442 of the United Mine Workers of - ah offic i ever held "ancroximetely spealting, I sturted working at Mine P es | and cortinued werking there until Fay 12, 1937 when the mine shut downs I never went back after that dete for any reeson whetsoever. As I mentioned above, I joined the WI’ in ana remained a member of that union until September, 1932 when line B vent over to the Progressive Viner Workers of fmeries, roierred to heroinsfter as the FA. _I felt that the PRA wee a very good union and believed it hed capable leadership. The members of a the union seemed to got elong alright with their union officicls. I'm , svecking of the PIA. ~~ . "I do not know how Elshoff got along with the UMW prior to a 1932 or sis relationship with FLA from 1932 to 1937, During the time I vorked at sine EB, I only at ended one union reoting and thet was e PIA meetings I gid not go to the Fié mecting heid on tho night of key ll, 1937. “Sometime in the first part of April, 1937 mme egritators were vorking in Nine B and trying to get the FrA miners to join the UM, M™e oe oma i heme T bea at ho wseien eeo:t Trae tthawrnen Ao. Pan Toe ee ee 2bhgeg Pei, ait of Whom tf 4G GL tne Ming va Jog Albenesc, WHOS OUP ial IIL » John Anenias, James Hale, Tony Flotch, andrew Schrelevious, John Sirtout, Frank Austin, Fete Carter, Dominic Fascuale, Glorec Jeenvar, Baory Jacavny. enc Sharles Echannon. ~337—