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. i : : Fe: JOHN L, LIS, ET AL was intervicred at his INTER IE PITH 1s presently He vas born ; e became a U.S. aust = in peaks and understands English Vell, and v.ould make a Fitness for the information he has to offer. He advised he or been arrested. i 4 Perey ay i awe eee FP executed the following signed statement: "Sprinefield, Tl. Sept. 15, 1943 Sorincsfield, I1l., make the nt + following voluntary statenen rhom T knor to be Special Asents of the I make eeeaw: I came to the U.S. in and became a U.S. citizen ina i I am presently "I first started working in mines in the U.S. in about Sig T then became a member of the United Mine lorkers of America union. I fs ee eee Meee emit ib started to vork in Hine "At Springfield, in about ip "In 1932 I joined the Prozressive Mine V.orkers of America Union. I joined PA because I did not like rhat UW. was trying to pull, like John L. Leris stealing the baltiot box. "I was satisfied working under PKA at Mine "A". I thought PHA was an honest union. tIn about Sept. of 1941 I read that Kishoff had bought Line "A" from Ryan. I felt that this tas just a deal to get us to join IE?. at Hine "Aa", I felt and thoucht that "lshoff would only operate Ifine "A" under US:. I felt if I ranted to keep my job at Hine "a" I would have to join UW£.. "I heard that Elshoff might pull coal from Mine "A" thru Mine mt if re tould not go US. No one fron WE. or the company told me I had Ht, but IT felt if I vanted to go te work T fTould have te isin ‘ys Wee 2D kh TRIE er Be ke ee aru, Ura All the talk anong the PA nen Was the same. ~ Amita Se ee oe! . - 362 -