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Pre ane neg ets ta nated Le ene te ae care + C © RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. INTERVIEW WITH "The notice of the eleotion in December of 1937 wos published in the paper. I went to “he election voluntarily, und all but 25 men voted to re= toin the P.M.Ase as the bargnining unicne I voted P.M.A. becuuse I wonted to keep that union, it we the best one for més UeM.We had two drunks handing out pomphlets at the election and one of them told me he had beon paid $2.00 to distribute theme The election wos supervised by the N-L.ReBe, and it wos a square eloction. In tho eleotion of 1941, I voted for the P.M.A. aguin, beocuse I wented that untone The U.M.\. men told tho miners tt thoy would lose their jobe if they didn’t vote for the UM. Also, if a man turned U.M.jle ho was told to bring rolutives to work, und they would find jobs for theme oontinusa ) “.Pter the mino oponed in 1939, mombers of tho PMehe pit oammittes told mo thet they couldn't get ELSHOFF to do unything for theme They didn't have a contract with him, end couldn't make him do anythinge After I wont back to work in 1939 talked to mo quite oftene Ho never montionod U.M.MJe to mo, uithoug ow ho was orga niging for U.M.W. in the mince He posed as on sir inspector in the mins, but had nothing to do» Thoro was no such position before the strike. "r huve had the foregoing, consisting of oppruxinutely sevyentoen handwritten pages, road tome, and stote it is the truth to the best of my kmowledgo. Wlitnosscss peaial agente, FeBele, Springfield, 11." - 176 -