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JOHN Le LEVIS, ET AL wee intervierad by Speciel scot s A in the Springfield Field Offica. wes reluctant to discues any phase of his activities and only efter it wee celled to his attention thst he had been becten et the Progressive Hall would he mention it. He insisted thet he did not know the identity of his attackers. He denied being aporoached by anyone trying to influence his actions in the event he wee questioned by Agents of this Burecu. He steted that if called on to testify he would tell the truth. It ie doubted that he would be a fevorable vitnese. He announced hie complete eatisfaction with U.luM., stating thet he was mich better off with them than Frogressive. His stutement, rhich he refused to eign, is as followes “Springfield, Tllinois Sept. 10, 1943 “7 make the folloring voluntary stctement to both of whom have identified themeelves as Scecici Agents o ic Federal Burecu of Investigation. No threate or promises heve been made to induce me to make a etctement. “I was born in I storted mining in and joine i heve never held any office in tha union. INTERVIEY t ITH end now live ot the UM. at that tine. “I sterted working for tino A in 1933 and prior to thet hed worked at the mino for yeorse I joined the Frogressive union in 1932 when the etete went progressive. JI don’t know any- thing ebout the etrike ct iline B in 1937 and don't know anything about the union activities ct that plese. “T recall that ce ueurl, iine A shut don in the spring of 1941 for co sengonel shutdown. Ives then c member of progressive. Ivce out of town in the eurner of 1941 end when I came back I heerd thot Elshoff hed bought Itino 4& from kysan. "I rooall thet « mecting wre eallod by Progreesive to try and disouse ce to whet wae going to horron ct Mine A. That 1is_ we were vondering if it wae going to be progressive or united. As 1 recall it 2 committee of six was cpnointed by the union to go end see Elehoff about line 4. Thees men ce I recall it “— Thoge of ue who vere on the oomittes went downstairs ot Frogreséive to eel] Elehoff end I guese one of our men called Elehoff. “hen I came dorn the etaire somebody in © group in the hall jummed on mo and kicked me. I don't know for sure even that one of our crowd otlled Elshoff. I heard some one yell thet they were going