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Springfield, pscial agents — “WITH not make a good witness ci orma was negative. He has no known criminal record . MM furnished the following signed statement: . “Springfield, Ill. September 12, 1945 Springfield, Il]. do voluntarily ne statement to Speoia acon ET «2 of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or pranises of any kind were made to cause me to muke this statement. ny i he f "I was born I first started working in the mines in gas BDO ) g the United Hine Workers of Amerioa at that timee I began at ifine 3 in 1934 ohmnging over to Progressive Mine Workers of america at that times So far as I was concerned PMs and the Mine 8 officials seemed to be getting along alright. "at the time of the strike in 1937 I was driving entry in Box at Mine B, with Ve didn't even know about the strike until we - out on top quitting timee I dom't know what caused the strike and never saw or heard of any trouble at the mine leading up to the strike. I have no knowledge of any Uflk spies or organizers being at the mine before the strike and don't reoall any trouble over wages or anything about a temporary wage contrect snd an argument about retrouctive back pays after the strike osourred I only returned to the mine canoe and that was to get my paye I don't recall signing any petitions for any union ufter the strike and never took part either in the picketing or the set dowm strike out at Mine Be "I don't remamber voting in the N.L.R.B. elections “after the strike I started working on my furm and have been #0 employed ever since, with the exception of a few months in the winter of 1942 when I was employed ot Mine Ae "Then Mine B opened up again I never went buok and I have never been back there sinoe. "I never attended any Pit union meetings und didn't know very many of the miner&g I dor'’t remember or know JUE ALBAIESE, 4d'URE = 23 «+