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C: ¢ iei agents SD RE: JOBN L. LEWIS, ETAL W WITH 6 interviews ac an does not wundere stand English very we nd because of this, is not in possession of much pertinent information. Due to his inability to clearly understand, he is not recommended as & witness. His statement je ae follows: * Springfield, Illinois a September 15, 1943 “T make the following voluntary statement to n knowing them to be Spooial Agents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises havo been made to me to induce mo to mako o statomont. I prosontly resida at d em omployod at kino A. "I was born bn iE end cam to tho U. &, ing. Iam nota U.S. eitizon although 1 navo my first papors. I havo boon & minor most all of my lifa and joined UMi whon I oame to Spring= field. I startod at Mino A about and whon Progrossive started in 1932 I also foinod. JI hnd nothing to do with forming P.M.A. ond I am not euro why P,Meai. startod; thoro was some troublo with JOHN L. LEWIS. ; "In tho fall of 1941, I got o lotteor from RYAN tolling that he had scold Mine A to ELSHOFF. Everybody said if wo didn't join U.M.W. tho mino wouldn't opon, others said that if wo joinod U.M.W. wo would go back to work. I don't undorstand English too woll and am not suro as to ovorything that wes said. "T wont to a msuting on Monrog Stroot botwoon 4th and Sth end thoro was u lot of discussion as to what tho mon would do. Most of tho mon said wo would have to join U.M.W. if wo wont back to work. Thoro was about oighty mon at this mooting. I didn't soo any fights, no ono throaton- od or boat mo. I noxt wont to a mvoting at tho Eli's Club. EDMUNDSON talkod thero. I don't understand all of tho English words but he said if wo wentod to join U.M.W. wo could, but wo didn't have to. Ho said thoy didn't want any troublo. Evorybody signod up for U.M.W. thon, I did too, Yihat olsc could I do ~ I wontod to koop my job and 411 tho rest of tho follows joinod U.M.W. Tho wmiongs arg about tho samo anywhy. "This statement hus boon rood to no by MRR ard it is trv and corroct to tho best of my memory. 7, —/ a, 1S) a witnossod: Spocial agonts, FBI U. &. Dopt. of Justioo"