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Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL who resides a ais, was interviewed a i 42] Fo UncSs Mabusrs seu OUG in fl tement. He is friendly toward the government and related how hisfather, many years ago was trailroeded™ into the penitentiary by John L. Levis. He furthcr related confidentially that he Imnew lewis 2nd Edmondson and that neither were "worth the powder to ~ blow them to hell". WE 2 xc cuted the following signed statenent: "Sprinsficld, Illinois September 8, 1943. — "Ty azke the following voluntiry statement to . Gas :; , both of whom have identified thensel as Special Agents in the Fede.al Buresu of Investigztion. No threats or promises have been made t2 me to induce me to mike a stitement. "T was born on I hive worked in cos2 mines for vears, and joined the U.tiwe in about 1927. I never feild any office in any union. J started at Mine Bin Decender, 1939 or January 1940 and got a job asa digger. I had been sick before that and hadn't worked fora year ar 80. , "I heard thet Mine B was hiring men so I went to Oscar Falcetti and 2sked him for a job. I didn't know hin before this. He asked me what union I intended to join and I told him I didn't think it was any of his buincss, that when the time come I would make up my mind. He did ask me if I was a member in good standing in U.M.¥%. and I told him that I wisn'’t. However, he gave me a jab. "after I had been there for about a month I was approached by both unions, ecch wanting ne to join. The U.M.W. men told me they had a majority but Iwas not threetened or intimidated in any way by either groupe “After about six or eight weeks I finally joined U.N... The rcason I joined this union was because I had been a United Mine Worker before, I had no personal likes cr dislikes for either group. "JT yorked at Mine B for about six months and during this time I had consulted a doctor concerning some trouble I had FY The ~ 198 « row 4 t Ny } 8 ¥ ! + f i