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ee ee a ee CO 0 | Ros JOHN L, LEVIS, ET aL INTERVIT. WITH by Special ficonts t his rosidconce, Sprincficia, Tllincis on September 16, 1943. Ho apposrod wi.ling to ansvicr tho outsticns put +o him but took tho attitude of a snart-nlock. Hie oppearcne is fcir, and ho is alort, nowover, ho did not atton? any of tho portinont mootinrs and thouch ho furnishod tho following statomont, ho conoreally had no infommtion to offor. Ho doclinod to affix his signature to the estatonant, which hes boon proporly witnossod by tho intorviowinre oponte: “Springfiold, Illinois — 1nae Sopton wer 15, Pe ie) “I yoko the followinz voluntary stato- rent to whon I know to bo Spocial Arponts o ¢ Fodorol Burocu of Invostiration, Ue. S. Dopartnont of Justicos + ce rE proscntly empleyod in ino 4 as 0 company man, and live at a Geaedarehialad Tllansic. Toheen haan aewlovnd at eet) ais Tilins ae eee MOE SD a ee a a a tent phe] = nes about aa “Tho first nino union I evor joinod was tho United lino ‘iorkers of anorica, which will horcinafter bo roforrod to os the UH: I joincd this unicn cbout + tho Sprincfiold, Ill. I novor hava held a position in a union. I startod to work at Fino A undor tha Wi.. I de nct rqonbor what job I her at the nino at that tino, ar An mm AIP Pawar an 4o mo in 1923? which unison ect the eh ce oe oe a oD 1932 WALA. Vb wd bv Vian berrainin~ richts. J joined the Prozrossivo I'Mino “orkore of jmorica which will horcineftor bo reforrod to us tho Plix, at Mino 4 in 1932 with the rest of tho miners. No ono compollo? no to, but I know thot tho nojority wos roinz that way, so I joinod too. “I know that Elshoff wes coing to toke tho nine ovor fron Ryan in 1941. I learned this in tho nowspepers. I know thon that va Woule all hrevo to chanro beck to tho UM: beonuse of tho situation bhnk ben A nett i A atk Mien Bown ta ee BTA Ate fm Bae am T Lennar Pieh aff way MOG GKRLSCOS GY Lind bo UNCOT Bapnitiiea nb 2OFr G6 gugn Daon0La wanted the UIf in his minose "ill of tho minors woro telkins the samo way. I did not caro rysolf. I woul? just as scon work unier tho UM’ os the PM. and tho nincrs I talko# to folt the samo way. ~ 486 - tl