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KE: JDAN L. LEWIS. 7 at INTERVIE.. VITH I hed set a windy shot. I haven't worked as a miner since . thot timo in this district. I did work as a miner in continue fF since that time however, "Tl foul that I was fired by Falcetti on orders of after sew he couldn't pet mo out of the union. I elso feel that the Uses men knew exactly whe had voted fcr Pregressive in the election of 1941 cnd thet they decided they would work hardships on these men and thus get them docked cr fired by the company. Instead of letting things go along smcothly 1 believo the United men were determined tc get rid of all those whc hed been progressive. "] have attended a lot cf the mectings cof U.M.%. which meotings were called to discuss organizational plans during the membership drive be- fore the electicn in 1941. usually tcok charge of these moet- ings and I be lic >= c act as his bodyguard and was usually the one whe would bce sent to ecnvert those progressives who were nari to convinee. I Imew thet he was piven crders to get rough if he had to to get the men to join United. I know that I never threatened anyone and scarod them inte jcining United, but I mew it was dene. It wes gencrally under~ stcca by all of the crgenizers ani officers of United that Falectti and the company favered the U.M.U. unicn. tic used to hold meetings cf the organizers and United cfficicls in one of the small halls in the unicn building. Some- times they were cn special nites and other tines they were after the regular meetings. I know thet Falcetti, Bishof!, QUIRES Bohannen ond some of the cthere all used tc hang wut ot a saloon on 11 Ave, near the Lincoln Hotel, but I never attended any cf these cathcrings. ‘Then I seid that I saw men beaten up I meant thet I saw bith progressive enc united men boaten up. "T have rend cver this ontire statement of 6 pages end wish to state it is truc to the best of my momcry. (:) wWitnesscss lo Special Agcnts, FBI, U.S. Dept. of Justice. ¥ ~ 214 -