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Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, eT AL, The following investigation was conducted Special Agents and at Spring nois on Sept Sth On Se tember 85 1943 ; inquiry was mde at the residence of fi i Pm Tt Me ri eee: Coe cd ” yt e ak . a : % ~ Agents were advised y he has been ES Ce OSre ember 1, 1943 ana tse he was well and Woult answer questions of Agents. eed He stated he had never been arrested in his life, It was noted that although he is rather old he readily wnderstood the questions and an~ swerec them intelligently, and if it were not for his illness, he would make a food witness if necessary. Agents obtained from him the following signed statement: Sept. 9, 1943 "1 ae Springfield, Ill, make the following Tree anc voluntary statement to fering ell enough to talk. No threats or promises have been made to me to procure this statement. I came to the U.S. in joined a mine union "T was born and became a citizen abou at Springfield in I have never held a wnion office, I first went to work in Mine t about and worked there until 1937 since which time I have not worked at all except for one month in ~~ 1939 after the mine opened Prior to 1932 the U.N, at Hine B : Beemed to get along OK with Blshoff so far as T know. Tn 1932 1 joined the PUA. when all the others did ] felt then that there should _ be only one union for the mincrs, I took no active part in changing to P.-M.a. just went along with the rest, “During the 5 years from 1932 to 1937, the P,M.aA, and the Mine '3' officials had no wmusual trouble, there were no shut-downs er work stoppages during this time, Neither Eishoff or Falsetti ~ 184 -