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ne Pte a ne i i ba Se ‘a ne RZq JOHN Le LUVIR, BT ALe (TERVIET WITH testified. None of the roat of us wero onllode I asked GREENE, tho stato's attorney, ebout it, (ecntinued ) and when wo would be oollede He said that that was the lust day, and the Grand Jury wouldn't meet ugnhin until Februarye I told hin I would bo there to testify, but when I did cppear at the noxt Grund Jury, I wasn't oalled.» I saw the state's ottomey aguin, and he suid he didn't hve enough evidence to prosent to the Grund Jurys I made an appointment to moet him luter, when I oculd get wll the men who had been beatone « fow duys inter, ll cf us who hed been beaten met with the state's attorneys Ho still clcimed that ho didn't have enough evidence, und wo 41) got pretty hote Finul ly, GREENE, the attcrney, invited 11 of us to huve t. drinks I tock it and told him I might os well os thot'ts cll I'd evor get beck for tho beating I toot. "Jast befvre 1932, when tho P.Meaa wus formed, the U.MANWe wes nt fumotioning any too welle Thore wos a lot of rackotecring going on, oni, in 3930 or 1931, there was sume trouble betwoon JOHN L. LBs end FISHEURK. At that tine JOHN WALKER wos district head of tho UMslile He hud boon comected with the state omploynent service, and took u cut in salary when ho went with tho U.M.W. fran $8000 to $5000, I thinke at this timc, tho district cffice of the U.M.is wos not paying donth eluims to tho lootls.e 4 resolution wos passod in the local not to pty tho por capita share to the district until tho district would poy the death clcinse "In 1932, there was o strike within tho U.iM.ife The omtract with the mine opercters had oxpired, und the mon refused to work until Bh new one wee signcie at this time, LEVIS signod « searet contract with the opermtcrs, oalling fcr 4 reduced wige f.r the minerse Tho mon hod veted ogainst the prop.sed cut in o referendune 4 soaond vote wos ocllet, and the niners wore against the out agains However, the cfficials at the district vuffice of the U.M.7. scid they had votod for the contract with the reduced wagee The nen demnundec & reocunt of the referonium bellots, und the district offioi.le finally submitted to the derwne for & recourse About one~half the bullots were counted, anc the vote to there sowed o stronger protest opoinst the ountruot than the first refcroniun hud showne It wes agrood te put tho bullots in & benk vault until tho next morning, when the oo.nting would be completed. The next morning, the ballots mystoriously disanpeared, botween the benk ond the U.M.We building. Thoy were supposed to have boon placed in 4 ear, and drivon cff by a tall, slender fellow, answering EDUUNDS ON tS dJesorintion, ond another, onsworing tho desoription of Foxhushes, & U.M.Y. officar, now dends I don't know Af EDUUNISON, or who, wus sent to get the ballots. ‘ ~ 172 ~