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a a > understand Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL povis: 1% QS Sprineficle, Tilincie, Fe was interviewed on September 8, 1943, by Special Agents + tho peaks and d . ug spe em English we — nervous. He has advised he ha Criminal record. The following signed statenent was obtained fron Se Til. Sent. 8, 1943 Svringficld, ITll., make the following volun I know to be Scecial agents of the Fodcral Bureau of Investigation. I make it without fear of threat, force or promise of any kind. "J vas born in I presently work at __ “I first started working in coal mines in Sprineficid, I21., when I was yeors old. I then joined the United Line Jorkers of America Union. I only worked in the mines for about ears when I left to go to school. I did not return to the mines until about 1936 when I went to work in Sine “B" with my father, a I aprlied to join the “rogressive Mine sorkers of America Union at that time and while they were decid@inz they found out I was over 21 years of ago and could not work there~ fore as an apprentice under my father, and so they refused me membership in FMA, As a result of this I could not work in wine "B" with my father. 1 had worked at Mine "B" for about two months before I had to leave. "In the Spring of 1940 Joe Albanese and some other men whom I cannot remember, except one was Lominic Fasquale, came to me at my home and asked me if I wanted to work. I was not working and so I said yes. Joe seid if I'd help him organize for UY¥ I would get a job in Mine "B” when there was room. Joe, and others, said the ine "B" would not stay open unless it would “ork under UM. I vas told to go eround to all the men who were working at Mine "B" and get them to sign up with UMW. I was told by Joe to tcll these men that the mine would not stay open unloss UM had . the majority of the vote. I was to contact ali men hom 1 kmew, especially the Italians. “¢ would travel together, that is I have been with Joo Albanese, Dominic Pasquale, Tony Chapolus, whose name T cannot spell, and sometimes PFowling Green Bohannon. I saw all of these men organize for OMY. ve were able to get rather many of the men to sign UM.. I went to work in line “B" in June or July of 1940. I was told by Joe Albanese and