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C | RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET aL. INTERVIEY “IITH The following investigation was conducted at Springfield, Illinois on September &, r at his residence Springfield, Illinois, agents interviewed e has never been arrested in his live. although somewhat old, understood the majority of the questions very readily and his enswers were understandable and it is felt thet he would make a fair witness if his teatimony is neces~ sary.e He furnished agents with the following signed statements i ? ft I, this free and voluntery statem: nt Ga « are known to ne to be Special apents o No threats or pramises have been made me to give this statenant. "In July 1941 I wes laid off ut Mine 8 as they think I ; wag too old & I should go on pensions In June I firet started as coel digger at Mine B at Springfield, Ill. "T wus born & oame to U.S. in ay: became citizen an Iweag & miner in oid country but did not belong to tny unione joined UM... at Spring- field, Ill. when I first cume here & I never held any union offices "Before 1932 ELSHUFF & U.M. J. got along fine ond everybody was happy and we got what we winted & it wes » wnion for the nene “hen the split come in 1932 I vent with the majority & wes glad to go over & no one forced me to joinsePsHea. & I didn’t take any Cotive part in going overe Betweon 1932 & 1957 Pf... got Hlong fine too with ELSHOPF & there were no strikes or troubles» EILSHOFF é& FALCET?T1 never cetid to me that Pell. wis no good & I never heerd of them saying anything ogainst P.M... We Plan. miners felt our officers of Pode. were Llrighte P.Mahe was run by the nen & they were OeK. I would go to meetings only once in & while. ‘fo men sould say whet we wished to say & no ane stopped use I never knew & thing cbout those banbings by P.Ma. men & I dott believe they did it & I think there was something crooked theree hee in & while there wos a special assessment for © convention or something tut they were not oftene The PslMene officiols always told us ut the neetings what they did with the moneye Before Mine B olosed UH. never - 182 -