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bB7e 7D Re: JOHN L. LEwIS5, ET aL. "in the fall of 1937, when they tried to open the mune, I went out to the picket line. No one told mé to, and I went to protect my tools and pro- pert or fron asccdbhie darctere wr the TT Looe men T Ran t+ hear arnwhhinege erty from ,»ossible damage by the U.May. men. I didn't hear anything about tryayg to get Uw. men into the mine, I think the federal in- function was to hurt P.iau. and help the UHL. "In the election at the state arsenal in 1937, I voted for the P,tia. because I wanted to vote for that umion. No one forced me to vote €ither way, but voted the way I wanted to. In the fall of 1939 I got a notice from the company that the isine was going te open up, and I should report in 4 certain time or isse ry job. I went back to work as secon as the mine openca. Shortly after the mine spencc, I joined the UM. I heard from several men, uene of “nom I remember, that I had to join the U.i.e. or lose my job. I sav otlcer men siggy, so I signed up. Nobsdy made mo ti--. up with T.14.. No one hac contacted me before tne mince reopened to g2.4 the 0 ute, "T doen't remember woting in tue elostion of February 1941, and don't remember which way I voted. It doesn't make any difference to me whut union his the contract. "T remember, on th. day of the strike, in 1937, that some of the men wore loading shurt weiehts in proesvest ursinst the fact thrt some U. eo. Men wWeré working in the mre in violation of the closed shop agretiment. "T have had the forezoing, cousisting of about two and a half pages, read te me, and state that it 18 true to the best of my movwledge. MWA tne Sooo ~ 363 ~