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' Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, HT aL. TTERVISW WITH “man always held office, and there was no chance to beat the machine, The P.M.A. seemed to me to be on tin ue more righteous, ’ "tm the summer of 1937 a man by the name of ae~ former boss, tried to talk to me about joining U.u.i/, and asked me why I did not join it. I told him I was not interested, and that was the end of that. : "I don’t recall how I received that ifine B was to reopen in 1939, I went back to work shortly after the mine opened, J worked there w- til Iwas hurt in Harch. le company was trying to force me out ol a jo ecause I had not joined the U.M.W. Om one occasion Bohannon asked me vhy I did not get wise and join the U.M.W. He talked like the U.M.ii. was going to control the mine, but he did not threaten me. "I never have rejoined the UsMeliey and if I had a job ina mine today I would prefer to be in the P.M.A. because I think it is the better union, "I have read this statement consisting of this and three other typewritten pages, and I state that it is true to the best of my knowledge and recollection, /s | Ta Wyitnesses: {3/ e1al agents, F.B.I. Springfield, Tll." - 167 - gopher TUR a tn