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_— RE: JOHN L, LE.IS, ET AL. NIERVIE. «lTH | Although wes covperative it 1s not poliove t he would make a gocd witness inane mach as he wus away from Line "4" during the period when the men switched from RA te Ulius. has no known criminal record. The fcllowing signod statement waa cbtainced tro "Springfield, Ill. September 14, 1945. , Springfield, I11. de _ necinl 4gonts of the Fedsrel Pureou of Investignticn. iether kes . Sind hevs boon mado to causc me to make thie "I, he threats or prcriis: stotenent. "T was bern in end omigratei to U.S. in MMMM I cleimciti zenship threugh my step father who was naturclized when I was abcutfMycrrs old. I first started working in the mincs about jciming USA ct thet time. I started at Mine 4 in 1940, “hen I started et Mince 4A i was clready a menber of P.L.d. heving jcined at Panther Crcek #2 in 1932. Il wes in faver cf the new Progressive Union and stuck cut cf werk for four years on accoumt of it. I om ot Sa “I found out ebcut the sele of Nino A when I got a letter from en seyin’ that he hed sold the mine and that I was relonsod. At the got this lotter I was wirking at Panther Creek #2 sc I didn't worry b et Ft Ee ery Se Visi f, se See eee ee “an out my jcb et Line A. Bofcre kr. Ryen scold the mino I felt that Mr. en end PUA were cottine alonc smoothly. About the time cf the sale of ne AI don't recall any crganizors ccntecting mo and trying to get me to in Uwe I rceall hearing thet if the Kine 4 nen didn't join Wud that re Elsheff was ¢oing to hoist Line 4 coal thrcugh Mine B. T we a] er 9 OG Fra. "T didn't attend any of the neotinss whero the PMA cr its Mine & miners discusse? the srle cf hinc & cr talked abcut switching Union affilinticns. I wes working at Panther Creek #2 end building my present heme at the time ani didn't have time to attend the nootings. "Tho day Minc & rcepened deck Keers the Supt. crme aftor me to fo to work, I went out there ond had to join UWid before I could go to ¥ ould rather have romeinod Progressive but I necded the job so I joined Ti. "Tl heave rond the ebove 14 pages of voluntary statenonts mado by ~ 411 - eg A i gE EE Ty SE AIRE EE SN EE TA mR Springfield, Illinois, 21 ¢hei ch —y r