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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL INTSHVIE. WITH I went sut for lat week of sit down & then went to Detroit for c month & then returned to sit-down for few days & Mar- eontinucs sholl came cut & told us to leave & thore was no trouble. 4 s.pwonc outsiders -- just local #54 men were on sit-down strike. No one fcrced m tc so out. I thet ELSHOFF might get tired of us & signa contract. It was quict & peaceful. There were rumors that U.M.W. were going to bring men in but it never tock place. I heard of re-opening the mine in Dec. 1957 but did not sv cut because cf the injunction being served on us. I voted at N.L.E.B. election in Armory. It was by secret ballot & I voted because I wanted to be with F.Mei. & no onc ferced ne te vete & it wos an honest clec- tien. I think wo went to unicn hall first & thon went over in ercups. We hoc hourd ULL micht have some men out sc wo went in groups. A meeting wes hela & WR oP cine ourprse of electicn & he said to us we cen veto the Way we Wanec. to & he €i2 not sny te me te wete for PHA. Across fron “rnory & cn inside 2 sewe fow ULE. nen & FRANK AUSTIN +ms on inside but I did not see then cive sut literature ¢ they cic not bother us. IT heare agein that thoy, tricé tc se-open it in Jon, 1938 a5 U.U.,. & thet wis why I didn't go out. I | heare that ELSHOFF would not sign any celia. contract & oncther rumcr wos ELS- : HOFF get money from U.MLW. IT went t. work in Yec. 1938 at ranthoer Creek Hino. | I dentt recall of getting a letter from Mino B snying for me te cone to work. I later went cut to Kine B te get ny tools & FALCETTI asked mo if IT was con- ing back & I tcld him I never would uncer U.H.W. & he just grinned at me. "T never had anything mire t. dc with Mine B since then. Altho I enn reed Enrlish I have hod Spent ent this seven (7) page stetenent to me & it is true & eapreet to the best of ny reecliection and I also recall that in Aurust, 1937 I & were walking along in Sprinrficle A ar contiining OSCAR oon i ; ' (ph); aaity ia - nncthor in. OSCAR = || FA ™ celica both -f us :ver to the esr whicn was parked & we asked hin whet, ! he was acing & he snid they wante2? tc see how many nen were going to the UMW. meeting & he asked us why we were nct up there & we told him we hac no busin- ess up there & he wanted to take us out tc buy us a drink but we refusel. TI have hee rend te mo this ec2itiom:l information too & Im signing this of ny swn free will." tt. - = Oo. = _ Pavels, Spec. Act. at (Kilw. ) Sorinsficld, Ill. Sept. 13, 1943" ‘ = 189 «