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OR Re "T wert to quite a few P.M.A, meetings, and went to the one at P,M.A. hall in Peptember 1941, which was ontinued a regular meeting. I did not go to any of the met- ings in the #lks Club or Redman's Hall, and did not know anything about them until after they happened, I don ‘'t remember 1 umion any specia meeting gs about that time. 2 pe ae Se et "lL was not elected to any comni ttess to meet with the manage- ment of Mine #, I did not hear anything about U.L.o, organizers or talk about joining U.t.4. I heard that a committee of miners contacted Lisnoff, but 4 did not hear their report, and + don't know the results of their meeting. "after Elshoff purchased Mine A, I went back to work without Signing up with U.Eaw was president of the U.M.#, local at dine A, and he told my brothcr tmat if I did not join U.M.d, I could not work any more in Kine A. after working about six months at ine 4 under zlshoff's managenent, I quit. I d4d not want to work under U.M.w, I don't remember shether talked to me before or after U.M... signed a eantyraert with Tichn ed vr act il ee ed ed "I did rot go to the meeting when the miners voted to join U.¥... I never did rejoin that Union. I did not take an active part in mion affairs and did not knov wnat went on in union meetings. After I sent back to work in line 4 I paid dues to U.N... because they were checked off my pay. I rever did sign a U.M.». membership card, sl have read this statement consisting of this and one other typewritten page and state that it is true to the best of my knowledge and recollection, /‘/ f/ F TBE ent, FSI, Springfield, Ti. a | «= ~ ecial a agent, FBI, Springfield, Tll. = 284 -~. — ——