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‘ C JOHN L, LB-IS, ET AL Yee aoe TITH P.M.A. raised the duss a littie more than before put I think they used the money for good purposes a end never was suspicious of anyone taking moneys Before Mine B closed U.M.W. never picketed the ming anc I did not see any litereture and no one talked to me about going beck to UsM.:. Before the mine closed I heard there were some men at Kine B who fevored UU... but they never spoke to ms. Sane I recell were Semny; the committeeman, and others. I don't kow of any pertice given by Elehoff or U.M.ti. I don't know why we worked after contract ran out ~ J can't remember that. Thore was no trouble at tine B beoauge of thie contract in 1937 end I thot F.iA. could get ee good & contrect as U.M.%. could. No one talked to me of it et ell, Night before Mine B closed down I don't know if I went to & meeting or not. hen i’ine B closed in 1937 thet morning there was telk on tor about these men who were for U.ILK. but I don't know enything more about it. We were told to load our osrs light and I loaded one good ono end some one stole the check on it sc I never got reid for it. Ome man talking to another started this gossip about the etrs. I think I worked till quitting time and ceme on top and don't remember of being told mino was closed. I don't know for sure if I went to work next day and then came home or whet ae I dor*t recall just whet took ploee then. I forget what the reason wee why bine B closed. I never signed any petitions for Fei4Ae or TT ty Wr te teen Oe mr 1 rT Uelea’s £205 SULT oF fall of 1937. t dontt heard a thing sbout U.u.Ws forming a new local. In summer of 1937 no one bothered mo et all, I heerd that some tine B men and Falectti wero at dJeffereon Mins too. I wos et 7ine B in fall of 1937 cnd heard F.M.A. men could not go back to work but I heard thet geome U.H.W. men went down end I went hone agains Sew in the pepers it wae going to open I think. I wee et sit down strike for o few doye and nights only. Just looal 54 men were there but no outsidere. No one forced me to go out and IT went out of ry own free will. All things were nice thore and there Wee no trouble end we were protecting our jobs. I wae not thers when U.S. ierehall ceme oute In Lec. 1937 I don't krow for eure if I heard of fine B reoponing but I did not go out I know. I remembor of voting once at Armory and I think the P.}.A. won that. We went to vote from F.M.A. holl. I voted for P.l.A. ond it wee by esorct ballot ené no one forced ma to vote and it wee a good election cs far os I know. iI think I went out te J'ine B. leter on but did not go to work and I think I read of it in the papers. I don't know why Eleshoff vould not sign a contract with PeHeA. In fell of 19539 1 got o registered letter telling mc to go to work in certein timo and I went out and se FPeleetti I think. No one askod me xhat union I belonged to. I went to work st onea. J think we got seme wager es under old contract but nothing woe esid about it to me. Later on I hoord men ct Tino B tolkine thet they were sigining over and I worked as PatLA. for sane time before I joined U.RLW. I paid dues to P.MLA. Some esked me at -71- eters ge tte ag aries Smee net near: Diets MP CRAM ces to Bevin Mens a.