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JOM: L. LEIS, ET AL INTERVIES WITH vas interviewed at his ee Springfield, on September 9, 43, by Specia - ents was bor anc 1s employea ot }ine “BY, being a member of Um. Fi epeake and understands English well, but is definitely lacking in mental ability and would therefore make a poor witness. le advised he has never been arrested. The following signed etetement was executed -y “Soringfield, Ill. Sept. 9, 1943 ‘i, Tile, make the Soringfield, owing, Voluntery statement t whom I know to be Special Agonts © urced of anvestigation. I make it rithout fear of threat, force or promise of any kind. +1 es ri 32 22°: love of 1939 “Bowling green” Eonammon cene to our house end asked ny father to join the United line ‘.orkers of Amarica Union and he could got a job at Hino “BY. Ky father told Bohannon he would join if Bohannon would get mo a job. Bohannon told my fother and ne that if I would join Ui he could get me a job at bine "BY. It was ono Saturde:’ that Bohannon telked to us at our hory and the next Londay I went to line “BY and cave mo a job as digcere Kothing was ecnie to me there about any union. But cfter seaing I saw Bohannon who told re to sign up with UM’, and I dide lwee not throetenod in any vey, but I knew I would have to join UT to got my job. Thet was the firet tine I ever joined any mine union and tho UM? is the only union to which I have ever bolonged. I heve nevor been an officer in amr union. “y worked at line "B" for almost a year and then quit to got a job a While I waa working in Line "BZ" during this tine Ikmow Us. was organizing there, but I saw very little of it. I knew vine organizing and I saw a fellow named whoes last neme 1 do not lmow, after he was hit by some Ut men to get him to join UN, but I do not kno: who hit hin and I did not see anyone hit him ®I yoted in e® Netional Lebor Relations Bocrd Election held =- 221 -