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John L Lewis — Part 17
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Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL. L Cc.
b)D
finished my work, and when I came to the top I
va a heard that no work would be done the next day,
(Continued) I don't know any reasons for the strike.
"In October, 1937, I got a job at Panther Creek ‘tine #2, and have
been Working there ever since,
"7 don't remember signing any petition in 1937. I might have done
so, but J] don't remember. After the strike started, no cne tried to get
me to join the U.ti.
"T did not know that ine B was going to reopen in September 1937.
T did not go out to the picket line and no one asked me to go out to it.
I knew a lot of men who €34 go out to the picket line, .
"T voted in the election held at the State Arnaory in December 1937.
I don't know how T heard about the election. J was working at Panther
Sreek Mine #2 when this election was held. I prefer not to say how I
voted in this election, but I will say that I had nothing against P.M.A.
at the time of this election.
"Since the election of 1937, I have had nothing to do with Mine B
or the unions at that mine,
"This state ent comsisting of this and one other typevritten page
has been read to me, and — state that it is true to the best of my knov-
ledge and recollection,
tf 3ENeSses:
tated that. everything contained in the above
5 2,
Springfield, Til."
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