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Septet C ae RE: JCEN L. LRGIS, ET AL Pye re "The Pili asked me to join that union, but I would not. Later on, about three months later, I did sign up with onti nue the PM. as a nevi membor. At that time . PMA had o closed u shop agreement with Elshoff and Iwas compclled to join PM. or lose my joo. {J was nover threatened by any PMA member#. to join the PM. Be- couse I did not sign up with PM, some months before that, I was compelied to pay on initiation fee. I was one of seven who were madc to pay this fee. "In Mey, 1937 a PILL Board Member called the strike at Mine B and never produced « strike order frou the President of tho State District of PMA. It is ny opinion thet it Was an illeyjal strike. "iis far as I know the PMA ren: and file miner was satisfied working under the Pill, from 13732 until 1937. "J never heard that the Ft%. loaders at Mine B were not trustworthy, but I heard some men complainin,; about high assessments, but they did this in the Ulfr and every other local where I hav. worked. "J was satisfied working under the Pil.. I had = good wage scale and had no feult to find gcnerclly. I knew the following men: Joc Albunese, andrew Schrelevious, Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank austin, Tony Plotch, John (Cotton) Ananias, John Sirtout, George Jacaway, Emory Jacaway, Churles Bohannon, and James hale. It was rumored that they were organizing for the UM. They never contacted ic. ; "To wy knowledse, Falcetti and Elshoff did not fuvor cither PMA or te tte "ZT did not underst.nd th. wise sczle controversy. "T attended only a fow Wi end inter PMi mectings. "I recall hearing that sone Uire organizers were expelled from PH; and the next day the miners wont on strike because Elshoff refused to discha>> these nen, "IT reneuber coal cars Were shorted on the day of the strike, but I do not know why. I worked nignts 211 of this tine and I wes not too well acgquzintcd with what happened during the day. "Tl did not help pickct Minc B. I think I signed the PHA Pctition of May 26, 1337. At this tinc I wus no longcr interested in the UM/,