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ete anger I erate ee ne od eo Tor entails sebeeds The follaving inyestigation was conducted by CEE Soci. coos ae aa: Springfield, Illinois, on Septe 8, 19433 nce po pringfield, Illincis, azents interviewed who advised he has no criminal record, It was nots @ is rather illiterate and it is felt he would make & poor witness unless his testimony is necessary. Ah Lte wae ti An Be Ties Pestue Agents obtained from him the following statement which he signed with an "x"; Springfield, fil. Sept. 16, 1943. give the following information " I, heer td enti find ¢hamsaleroan +n mn ne to Sn | who have identified themselves to me as Special Azcnts of the FBI. Wo thrcats or force has been used to get me te give this information. I was born in Lithuania now & I came to U. 5S. in ee a citizen t Springfield, Ill. I have been at Mine 4A since am still there as a diggcr, I went to F.t.4. in 1932 as whole jocal vont over then. I read in the papor that Flshoff bot Mine A & nobody felt rood then and we all were scared & felt we would have no jobs. Yo one came * saw me about going over to U.N. I heare that Lishoff might take coal from Minc A thru Mince B & that thay would conncet the two mines % if wo wanted to work wo would leave to join Us. . & I think it as just a scare thon & Iwas scared too as J had not worked for a long time. Fcard this from the minors, I also heard from othcr miners that Lishoff would only opon Mine A as U.M.>. & I oiso heard athein ners iene T+ this at some mee ting IT think and I fclt I would be out of 8 Sob. I never went to any of the mectings at Redman's but did go to meeting at Elks Club. Moi, I hoard There they said i‘ine A would be reopened if we went back to UM." about the meeting from & couple of other miners on a Sunday. errreraeed was in charge of the mecting. «e all stood up & voted & I did because a the others did and I felt if it was good enough for the othera it was good enough for me. I never belonged to any committees. Wo all signed up on some blank at the Dlk's Club, I went direttly home from there. Since U.M.h. have been at Mine there is no difference ~ same as before under P.M.A. & I had no complaints azainst P.M.A. while they wore there. I have had - 47] -