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+ JOHN L, LEsIS, ET AL. NO*R Eee, Springficid, lllincis was intcrviewod at ms s resi Septomber 14, 1943, by Special r Acents as -: : iar ci: s not prescntly em- ‘ ployed 2 © Min.f, né is net mon tally alert, ae: understanding - a eanA wre toe, vagus dn his etatamente. 202 or the union qifficultie PAO we ete) B, bbe FRekt BA ge Re eee ae er ae He can rcad and executed the following statement t "Springfield, Illincis Scptember 14, 1943, coke the following vcluntary state= whom I know tc bo Special Agents « Departnont of Justice. rent te cf the Fedcra "To was born cn dence is picyed at "The first mine union I joined was the United Hine Workers of imerice, which will be referred to hereinafter as the Uw. cined this union at the Spring Creck Ccul Cow, Sorinrfield, Illincvis in I worked at the Sencemon Line #2 from I went to wer ne B in as a digrer. I wot &lwsys f ciprer ot Mine B. i left tine 5 av» 28 "t never held an cffice in any unicn. ‘shen I worked under the Wii and the Progressive Mine workers of 4nerica, which will be referred to wea hereinafter as the Mis, I attended abcut ome union mecting a month. "JT recall thet tho Ficé wes organized in 1932 bccause the miners did not want to vork under John Le Lewis any longer. “gs far os I know Elshcff got along all right with the Uji, before 1932 and with the Piié cftor that date, _ . . a a4 Las = = — = as Pa =-_ we te 2 es = a "lL gcineda tne FRA vcoluntaril Ly in 1552. I tock nc active pare in organizing the PliAs "Iwas always satisfied with the FA and its' leaders. As far nl I lmew all the miners who I talked with at mine B were satisfied with he PAA. et > "I knew the following men who worked at Hine B at s-notime dur ing the period I worked there: Joe Albanese, dncrow Schrelovious, Dominic Pasquale, Fete Corter, Frank Austin, Tuny Pictch, Jchn (Cotton) Aneniaos, ian ~ 136 - 33, TANT UT te