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cee te ~ Re: JOHN L. LUIS, Ef AL. = ms to work, and figured that Elshoff vould probably operate mine A through Mine B, The nen thought Cont inued ) > that Elshoff was favoring the UM. That was the general opinion, and that was probably the reason that thet thoucht that Filshoff vould not operate "tine 4 with Py’ men “at the first meeting not much happened. Nothing vas decided, be- cause no one knev iuch about That re little later there tes another necting. That night, d sone of the other men wanted to vote right there in rogressive avout joining the Qf. Sone of the men from other Pl locals were there and rould not let them take such a vote in the Pf. hall. They elected a comnittce te wo and ece Elshoff end fj aes ras poing to do. am: es on that cormittec. I think vas on that couuttec, bat t do not romember exactly Tho. dhat ‘*es about a hat tes done, besides more talk among the men about the possibility of mining duc A through mine 3B “he committee never reported to the local again, because the next meeting tas held at other the “lks or the K ef C, and I did not go to that mecting. I do not knor thor that meeting was callod, "after that meeting the local had a fer other mectings. It is still in operation, and has about 30 nambers, men, rho did not go back to Mine i. and tork under the United line Yorkers. "There tas never any violence that I knov of caused by the Pf in kceping the mon in the Pi} at iline ¢, The men there vere all pretty rell satisfied vith the local and the AY until Elshoff started opcrating the mina, end then they all changed, because they ranted to vork, and vere afraid that: they could not vork without joining the Wf. ft loast that is the vay it appeared to me, 4t is all true and accurate, /s/ cial Arent FBI F. B. Te " - 355 - ro