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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET al. INTERVIE| “JITH on September 8, 1943- re Soriagrieia. ey English is very Broken and i sametimes difficult to ow his line of ” eonwersht4 Ons He sovesred te be willine to fully anewer questions Conversation. ne &ppesrea to Wiiiing to fuliy answer Questions orepounded to him, and would be a willing witness. He submitted the following signed statements "Springfield, Illinois, Septenber 8, 1943 the follcwing voluntary state- ment to § whom I mew to be Special agents of the Federal © inves ligation, U. Se Depurtment of Justia. "T was born & States at New York in Sbout on entered the United and neturalized a springfield, Illinois "The first mine union I joined was the United Ifine Vorkers of america which will be hereinufter be referred to ts UMTe I joined this union in : fe the Bengemon lfine #2 ut Springfield, Tllinoise “The first time I started working at ifine B was about Fi and I continued there until the mine closed in Muy, 1937. I think I worked ct Mine B in Novemoer, 1932 when it re-opened und quit in the carly pert of 1940, but I am not positive of this period of embployment "when I begun workinz ot Mine 3. I wos & member of the UMie Hovever, I volunturily joined the Progressive Mine ‘orkers of americu hereinufter refered to &s PMa-in 1932, I liked the Pilu becuuse the leaders were more honest that the UM! leuderse ; "I never held an office in & mine unione I uttended only a few Pla meetings, but I attended more UIT meetings us the Ulf’ fined the men fifty oente if they did not uttend the neetings. “Then I wis employed ut Mine 3 I wes a coal digger. ~ 404 ~ a