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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET aL, ; a a ; ~ 4% INTERVIE ‘71TH _ interview was ‘a | labor Day by Special agents rs ws ** at the_Springfieid Urriote On September 15, 1943 asiother interview was had >: + beer Illinois by Special agent at wie 64 . S$lpned statement was obtained from him. He is willing to testi o the rac set out in the statemente «at present he is working at [| Illinois, and living at th there. However in event his work takes him elsewhere he muy be looated through the people at his legal residence at ie Springfield. is intellicent, cooverative, und should meke a good witnesse He his advised thet he hus never been arrested, tnd was not oonnected in any wey with the mine bombing of'se. He wis named in the Federal injunction obta ined by ELSHOFF in November of 1937, but was never cited for contempt in connection with this injunctions It wos noted during the interview thut he had some difficulty in astablishi the exnat dutes of same of the conferences with ELSHUFT. a is as follows: erarrarre Illinois, eptember 15, 19435 "I, meke the following voluntary state- ment to Special agent of the Feder.1 Bureau of Investi- getione "| glint: III, Springfiolé, Tlinois, bo Tt atortad and was bora started working in coal m years of Lge, and continued this occupation wtil about three years ogoe I started worki for the Mine B Coal Company, Springfield, Illinois ‘: Lt that time the mine wos being run oy C+RL H. ELSHJFFe aime I wes a member of the United Mine lforkers of Ameriou hereafter referred to as the UMA; however I never held any official position in this wunione In the summer and fall of 1932, I joined with the movement which resulted in the organization of the Progressive Nine Workers of aAmerioi hereafter referred to os the Pawae I did not tike in active part in the organisation of the PMA, but when loos] number 54 of the PMs which was formed and which hid jurisdiction over the Mine B, Coul Coe, I joined ite Looul number 54 voted unanimously to go Progressive with - 25 - be