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JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL bie INTERVIEN WITH QOUSeOP AY Se, can express himself wall. de gave information sct forth on the following signed statements “Springfield, Ill. September 6, 1543. I meke the following stcotement oc cr ae » who have identified the ts se 1¥ . Feaersl Bureeu of Investigation, No promises, threats or consideration of any kind has been meade to me to ake this statemenc. “i worked at mince B for Qe: I rarely vent to any union meetings. I did not core an}thing abcut unions, or which union I belonged to. in tho spring of 1937 I h-d trouble with my eyes, and dieé not work for six wecks. I core back tnd only worked nine days when the strike started. I did not know anything sbout the strike, or that it wes going to be celled. I do not know whot it wes over, although I think it was bcesuse the company vould not fire some mone ITknew these meng I had never heard them or anyone else say anything about switching unicns, or anything against ths Progressives. “after the strike started I did not go to any mectings, sign any notitions, or have anything to do with the mine or the union, I yoted in the election, and voted exactly as I vanted to votes It was @ icir election as far as I knaw,. “Tha rules of the FiW forbid a member from cssociating with rembers of the UN. I did not pay any attention to it, because I had fricnés in both unions. after the strike started, thoy ezlled me and told mo to come up to the union hall for a meoting. I-did not want to go, and did not goe I found out cbout tro wecks alter thet I had been expolled fron ths union. I do not know what I wee cxpelled for, or for how long. I did not care anything about it. “Twes never abused by any members of either union. I did not ccre which union I belonged to. I would heve been just as satis= fied with the FIN when they kicked me oute after that I cid not sec any reason for sticking with them, but it did not make any diffoerensa because I did net intend to .ork in the mines any more. = 403