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C — @ RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL Special Agents at his resi- dence, pr eld, DTllinois on Scptezber 12, 1943. He appeared anki on his theories con- cerning c nditions existing at Mine 5 during the pertinent period, It is not believed that his judznocnt is sound duc t) hig inability to coneentrate on a point for any length of tinue. H.> would not make a good witness generally, INTERVIE | SITH He furnished the foll wine si:med statcnant: "Springfield, Tilincis Septenber 12, 1943 —_———" “Siesenderpemiceeunnins whom I knov t> be Special Ayents of the Fecerc. burcau of Investigevien, UeS. Departnuent of Justica. entered the United Stat + in and I was naturalized at inois about T an presently living at rinzficid, Illinois and erking at the Panthcr Crce 2 N: a presently z menber of the Pro: ressive Mine workers of anerica which will be referred to hercinafter as the Pit... ™ was born i ®The first wine union t over J oined was the United Mine workers of anerica which will be ref y I joined this unior T works within under thc UM. ed at two other mincs located. started workin; at Minc B, Sprin;ficld, Illinois in Jlinois be under the UE.,: PThe only union offieo I have ever held wes as a nenbcr wf the Pit ComAattes in a nine in 1 "T think kishoff was trying to fool the miners at Mine B prior to | 1932 by attenptin, to sell the niners bonds which would be backed by stock which was admittedly low srade stock. The money was supposed to be teken out of the | waves of the miners. The ownership of the bonds was to be transferred to the miners, Most of the niners wuld not stand for it. I ranenber that Tony Ploteh asreed to take a bond, but the MSs local at Mine B discoura cd it and the preject fell thr.w-h. Hish £f adauitted to ue that the stock backin: the bonds was low grade stock and thet this was in effect a cut in wares. tT voluntarily joined the PHA in Scptcenber, 1932. The Pi. was forned gue to the hich handed tactics of John L. Le is in attouptins to disrovard the expressi ns of the miners os far as the wage scale natter was euncorned. - 121 - come geet ARR ri a Lg UR pe TT Tt Saltese o aa ta Te