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Re: JOHN L. LE.IS, ET Ab kb Fe ) 7D ty ay aa: interviewed at the Springfield Field Office on the morning of September 4, 1943, by opringtield, i- orn a. \ " Roe He is UVTARVIE.. : re employed at axpears to be @ novson with an intelligence above th.t of vo mamer. He makes a good appeerance, can express himself weli, would not be casily confused on cross examnation and ould make a good wit- ness, He gave information set forth in the following signed statement: Worin,ficlid, T1l. September 4, 13943 is gs a Rie To mike the following statcment to a goes ok. Gee = who have identified themselves to me to be Special agents the Mincau of Investigation. No promises, thre.ts, or consideration of any kind has heen made to me to have me give this statement. I am wilitog, if necessary, to go to court, ana repeat amy part of this statement. . . . . 7 nea ayes "] first went to work at mine B in became I worked a lit le while there, and then went to mine 4. I came back to Mine 5 about yoars a.o. . T do not reecll exactly when it was tha. I went back to Mine b, I was a - member of the United Mine Vorkers of America prior to te orgsnization of 3 geatetna t ‘or at the rrogressive Mine workers of I vas never an ofvicer of that uninr erice. I never an ofii that unin and did not attend the metin.s regularly. In 1932 when the Progressive Mine Workers were being or.arized, Ives a shot firer. Because of that I did not get out of the mins until teats, and thus did not have too mich chance to *o to the Union meetings. During the orvagizetion of the Pin of A, and the strike which accompained this formation, | = a Consequently I de not know mucn abou at situetion, and did Bre too much about it. “hen the local at Mine B went into the Pif! of A, I was wiliing to yo With the regt of the men, bceause IT had mr job therc, end I had to work. I was not too anxious about it thouh, because I had been a member of the UM. for years, and did not feel that wo ought to have tvio miners unions. Howsver, it did not make too muci difference to me. - + "Before 1932 the local and the company got along pretty well. After that things did not go so smoothly. It seemed to me that the union was always demanding something. The new union ran itself pretty well for the first few months. after that there was discussion about the officials, and FA