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RE: JOHN L. LE.IS, ET AL bac bID . _ meeting at Mine B with Elshoff concerning the entire Mine B situation. During t this meeting, we felt that progress was made toward putting the mine in cperation and holding an election fifteen days later to determine wha would be the Bargaining 4gency for the men at Kine 3, This matter of fifteon days operation before an election Was instituted by an Attorney, _ for the United Mine workers, and was simply ddaying action a nited Line torkers must have known that they did not have a majority of employees at this mine. At this mect~ ing, Elshoff agreed to take our proposition regarding the election up with the other side. However, Elshoff failed to carry cut his part in connection with holding the consent eleetion LGN Ene consent eL1ecvuiohes continued) "On January 4, 1938, which was the date on which the Labor Board certified the frogressives i ing B ad ment out to Mine B wi : 7 oe Trance DY the company bosses. United States Marshal, was also there at the entrance. ,aall in accordance with the injunction which had been granted in Federal Court, I could not go in on the mine property. However, the others were permitted to go in. These men later came back and reported te me that when they epplied for work, Falcetti answered say ing, "Ve have a UMA contract." After learming that PMA had been certified by the NLRB as bargaining agency I tried to contact Kishoff on this date, but later sew in the Springfield State Journal that Elshoff was going to close Mine B indefinitely. I again tried to locate Elshoff on January 7, but he was reported to be out cf the city. "On February 16, 1938, I went out to Mine B and saw ¥ } and served papers on him relative te the retrc-active ngrecnent cr april 1937, in the absence of Elshoff and Faleetti, and teld him ct that time that Progressive Mine worker members only were entitled to work in the mine. accompanying mé wer: I went ‘to dine B Senin on February 21, 1938, at which time alked shoff and Oscar Faleetti. I served netice on Elshoff concerning the demands for the retrc-a etive seals due the members of Local No. 54 or cere eyees whe had worked continuously at the mine, such as G23 _—_ i even though the mine had shut’ i » 1987. hen (ar received the written demands, he said, Mall right". I then asked him for a receipt and he said that he would have to see his lawyer. I then asked Elshoff about sigaing the contract with the PMA. He said, "The mine is shut down.” I also told Elshoff I was ready at any time to sign a PMA contract. Elshoff wanted to knew why I wanted a - 415 =