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= RE; JOHN L. LE.IS, ET AL. ZL ; INTERVIEW WITH "T gon't rmmember anything about any men or Mr. Falsetti ee going to work at the Jefferson Mine, while Mine 5 was shut down. ee "T pot a letter from the Co. when the mine opened. I went out and saw Falsetti whe said I would have to wait awhile because of falls in ae the mine. 4 fellow came and told me tg come back in a few days. I used oe to work in box Mand went back to boxf#as I could not get into Box a Nothing was said about unions or wages at this time, 1 just went to Work because that was my job. ‘Nobody ever talked to me at thc mine or et home about joining the U.llac.. One time I went to a U-h... sceting and saw a lot of the old P,M.A. over there so I signed up. “hen I first returned to Mine B I paid dues to P.keA. I do nat recall siyring eny cards for U.M.. or P.M.A. in the summer of 194¢. "I hoard talk o? some men getting beat up but I never did see any "Tl don't kmow for surc whether I voted at a N.L.R.B. election in Feb. 1941, if I did I den't remomber it now, "hen we first went to work the mine was in bad shape, but they fixed it up. "I know nothing ebout any meeting wherc § out. "T heve had & ‘read to me this 6 page statement as I — have trouble reading. ef my kmowledge it is all true and correct. I am therefore signing it of my own free will. (signed) pei pecial agent, FBI Gaiwe Special agent, FBI (St. Paul, Minn. ) Springfield, Tll. Sept. 8, 1943. ~ 366 =