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Rot em L, LEWIS, ET 4L ng ras entircly cooperative at the time of thie ene ness A his desire to hels the covernmont in any war possible, Tllincis. intorrioyw an BVO VGC Allo OoRpPT Perot Hae ede WO dia po ead Be Ge suede It is tc bs noted that during the intorview it was obsorved that appeared t: have a zooc deal of trouble understanding the questions and gave vortuc and rambline answers rather than answorinz the question dirostly. It is folt that he tried to do the best ho could to be helpful, but that he would n-- be a good witness duc to his rambling tendencies and lack of under- standing. Hc advised ascents that he had no criminal record, The following signed statoment was siven by ny — Tll. Sept. 14, 1943, rive the following statement to w ntificd themselves to mc as Special heonts o io threats or promisacs have been made me to give this statement, Last vonday or Tuesday, after Labor Day, some man from U.M.n. District Office spoke to us and says we don't have to talk if we don't want, This man soic you fellows dontt have any right to question us miners. I heard thet 12 men went to the Regional Bank Bldg, or U.UW. Bldg. & they were supposed to have taken their signatures off what thoy sicned. This is what I heard from the other miners, I also heard these men were to get paid §7.00 a day but I don't by whs they wore to sct poid. F am willing to talk to you men anyway but I hope I don't get in any trouble over this os I never been in any trouble in my lifs. "“T have been st Mine B sincec I was born in & am still thore as a digger, & I came to Ue. S. in Pe became u citizen i T first joined U.tiic. in Ite i ca @ I never held any 9 Qe 932 UM. WOs ao good union & we cou speok liks we wanted to and Tdon't know if UMW. officials got slong with Mine B befare 1932 or not. cftcr Elshoff came in there always was @ lot of little troubles around. Before 1932 U."%.n. 2t Mine B was the strongest local there was, In 1932 I went with majority to P.M.A. & it didn't make any <ciffcrence to me & I did not help orgenize over to P.M... Betwoon 1932 & till Mine B closed F.t,4. had little troubles with Elshoff like U.H, did. In [932 I heard that the Communists wore going to be strong in P.M.A. but they never got in ot all & I heard they, for years, were not sure which way they wanted to go & I heard they then went back to UM, & took tolcs to Ray Edmundson. J never heard Elshoff say anything that he wanted UM... back, Betweon 1932 & 1937 F.N.A. was like old U.N... local & it was - 177 -