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John L Lewis — Part 18
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INTERVIE. It
was intervicwed at the Springfield
é gp the mornin: of September 4
Special agintes §
eee ently resides at
1943 07
Ke spews fairly well, and cm vxpress hinsclf edequatcry.
ite dittievit to confuse on cross cxaminalion, and niht be
apt ‘te be confused as to dates, times and scqQuences. Ee cleins to have
a poor ceaucation, bet appears to have an inte lipsence at least equal to the
averive miner. tacd that in addition to the information set
forth in ms si3 or * ng oF iy 12, 1937, when he
Wes preparing to g2 10 stork y thi Re a Lold him thet he would be
kilzed if he went cc.. into ta. po voc. Coun in the case with
m7:: all tho. dotu uaa lf bic Dist into a
ae. sayin’, Myron ov. ote seo F223. as started down into the pi
on September 27, do WTS hea held out @ can of
red pepper, and ani
TR Ay LE Ba Fea “hen signir—
the following sturn. 3 : Gan ted that he had never been
threatened by a gun, am thav to: “er. mo guns h.id on hin the night of
his hearing for expulsion from th: von.
"aT
ere
"Soringficid, Till.
Septcubcr 4, 1943.
Tomako the followin statument to
» who have identified Lhemseclves
‘Eo mo to be Special agi: furenu of Invostigriion. No
promises, threats, or consideratio. of ay kind hrs been made to me to make
this steteuent. It is all truc enc aceurstc, and I am willing, if necessary,
to ¢o to court, and repet any perv of this statonent.
"] fiest wont to Mine B on October 6, 1720, _Puring all the time that
+ ee b, i have ber: ae ces ™
beu at
in the wesh house on top. —
When I first became a miner I joined the United Mine Workers. My
father and brothirs were all miners. They were all members of the United
ne workers. J always went to the meetings, bu t wes never an officer.
In 1932 when the local at mine B went to th. Progressive Mine “orkcrs, I
was told that I would heve to join the PM of A if I was to keep my job -
and be able to work. TI wes just married, and needed the money badly, so
I went dow and joined up with the FIV of A. However, I had always been A
wb te et Lore et cee toe te
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