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Re: JO Le LEWIS, BT AL bee 67D Yione of these above mentioned men talked to me ee about joining the U:iv, but I heard that they telked (cortir-icé) to other miners on that subject. These ULW organizers did threaten and beat PHA members to get tham to Zain the 1. Io never overhcerd these threets or. saw. the fights but I metre adout thom from other minore. I heard also that these UL ageitators went to the ween house and cut up tho PLA minar'ts clothes so thoy coult” not ba worn, This hapnened efter the mino ru-opcned in November, 1939e | I voluntcrily joined the FLA ir 1932 when John L. Lewie's officials stole the bellot boxes. It was my uncerstending from Fla officiels that in 1937, Elshoff wae to pay retroactive pey dating back to April, 1937, but he ¢id not €o soe I did not attend the FMA mecting on ley 11, 1937 when somo of the aceitetors were expelled from Fix. for eggitating for VIN, but I heard about it the noxi doy at the mines “On May 12, 1927 then. mbers the Pila Fit Comuittes told the mon who had been expelled mot to go into the mine. After I had rona into the nine, a merber of the Fiu, Fit Committee told me to lond my ecre short ae the expolled miners head becn permitted to enter tho mine by Elshoff.s Po dic not losd ehort, but sare cic end the mine was shut down. The short lo.ding was not co to the voge seele matters I signed the Fia petition on -oy 26, 1937 to ‘siov) I wes & moctber of Fil. This wee tho only petitior I signed. Sinee I did not ettenc union mectings, and wes not en official of the union or krve any dealinge with the Operctors, I knew very little about the wage seale question, or hive first hend imowiedge ebout the labor organizing. “I sow the ag-iteters mentioned in this stetement, onter Elshoff's offiec at the mine e largo nunver of times in April, 1937. I dontt know whet they said, but it is =y beliaf thet the Ully bought Elehoff off to get the eontreet and the bargoining rights but I heve no way of furnishing ovidence to trove ite “T have carefully read ind fully understsnde the tro end ons hoif pecce of this etetoment enc it concains the truth to the bast of my hrowledrce Witnessed: ~558-