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RE: JOHN L. Lowls, ET AL. ae REE a (continued ‘When Elshoff bought Mine &, I figured it would aL Th _ go Wi, as he had a contract with UMW in Eine B. I understand thet the Feabody Coal Co, has a contract with the UMW with all rinss they operate and I thought Flshoff had the same. I never heard any rior about not opening Mine A until the men joined UMW. "I attend few meetings and do not recall attending any of the PKA meetings in September, 194] when the miners at Mine 4 met to disouss joining the UW. 1 take o11 of my own grieveiances ta the superintendont myself, I heard about the meetings from the newspepers end the miners, but I did not attend, "I joined the UMW at the mine when it opened up under a UMW con- tract. It makes no differonce whether I belong to the UMW or the FMA. "T huve read these two pages of this statement and it is true. /):/ eitnessed: Special Agent, F.B.I. Special 4égent, F.B.I. *