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a ld a eo WE; JOWN 1. LEWIS, LT AL - * pa ea “Conditions between Elshoff and PL. appeared t. be normal from 1932 until abut six m-nths bof-re the strike on imc May 12, 1937. "TY was always satisfied with the leadership 2f the Pi, and I felt I was peing treated fairl; by the PHA leaders, "I have nxt attended many UN/ or Pia neetinvs. "T think the PHA leaders were trustworthy. "It is wy opinion that althoycth there was a certain anvunt of Ais- satisfactiom over the wa.c;c seule question involvin,, the existin; contract Le- teen Elsh:ff anc the Ti. before the strike, yet the miners wore whole heart: behind the Pi.. They still renenbercd the methods used by the UMW lcaders t: sain their wn ends and nt actually reprtsentin: the miners. "I know thet Poninic Pasquelc, Pete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Ploteh, John Sirtowt, Gesr: je and Lrory Jacaway, Churics Bohannon amd Janes a at tlw _ eet, a ee ee ee ee | Hale WOrc WOFPKIiN:. av wi fi iy ihe ti i Wit Ph EA © bed lds "However, about a uenth beferc the strike Geor:c Sirtout talked t- ne about the centractual relati.ns between Elshoff and the Pt, and that we mi ht never w:ct the beck py. It appeared that Sirtout was sin the seccs of discontent. "It appeared that bishoff, by not tryin, t2 got to'ether with the - on the rctroactive ways: question, wos tryin,; to force a strike. He knew we would never be satisfied t: Work there unmier a lower Wa-c stale than stipu- lated in the UM? cantrect. "Tf the retroactive wee clause was not sect forth in the PMA contract with Elshoff, then blsh ff dcliveritecly misrepresented the neanin of the comtr.ct to PMA or put somethin, over on the Pil. kcepiny in nind the effccts of this onc the uen anc avin. the UM: :rounds to start or.cnigin: for that uni on, It wus uy understandin, thet we would jct retroactive pay. There was n> feelin, that Pt. would bu unm.ble to (et as good a wa,'c scale as the Ua, "Thore was sone tilk at the mine on vay days in the Sprin ef V ‘3 = TRESe eo + ww “wr = . Ca 7 ad abut the wa wos Therc was n> disturbance as far as IT know, 1 - 122 -