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RE: JOHN 1.. I VIS, BP AL. bw? ce pre "I do not think ELSHOFF liked the Pua union before the strike in May, 1937, but liked the Uli as he allowed sane UM! agitators to work in the mine when the PMs had a closed shop contract with Elshoff. I know these UM! agitutors by the follow+ ing names; aNTRET SCHRELEVIOUS, “SHINIC PsSQUALE, PETE CakTER, FRANK AUSTIN, TONY PLOTCH, COTTON ANsANTAS, JOHN SIRTOUT, GOUKGE JaCh WY, EMORY JaCaiaY, BOILING GREEN, aND J.JiBS BALE. "bout six months before the strike J:ifES HALE ctme to me in the mine and told me that if I wanted to keep my job I hid better join the UY. "I short time after the strike started in Mey, 1937 JOHN SIRTOUT and TONY PLUTCH cume to my house to get me to join Ul. I suid I would not sign even if’, lost my jobe They told me I would lose my job then. and © miner nanec lest neme "also a miner numed me if I signed with WT! f would unknown, cane to my house und get a good room in the mine to work, end if I did not sign with UM¥ I would not work ot all. This happened 4 short tine before the mine opencd in 1939. "I know nothing about the wage soale ocontroversye "I do not remomber if I went to the Pil. meeting on May 11, 1937 which was the night before the strike at Mine Be er os 2 4 Cee ae ee 4 at = ied 'T do not know what huvpened ut this meeting. "T helped picket Mingo 3 for ninety two dtyse "I went to the minc when it tried to open in Septembor, 1937, but did not go to worke None of the PMs men would work bo~ eouse FPaLCETTI told the PMa Pit Committee only UM] men could worke I heard ubout this from the other Pla minerse The only men who went to work were & few UM] members which included the miners whose names are mentioned above in this stutemcnt ts ogitttors. "T knew the mine tricd to open two tines ufter beptenber, 1937, but I’did not go out to the mine. I do not remember how I knew about the mine ettempting to re~oapon. ‘Then the Mine opened i. worke I knew &bout this beotuse i ee oome to my house und telked to my wife ind - 305 ~