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re nena G - Ch RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ETAL Tllinoi nt owed by an on Scptember 18, 1945. vos intolligont but not ovarly cocperative. It is not boliovod that ho wou miko a gocd witnoss bocauso of his ettitudo., Ho digclaimod ony criminal rocord. His statement is as follows: rer - Soptembor 18, 1945 "I, Illineis, do mako tho follov~ ing voluntary statomont to whon Tl know tc bo Spooial Agcnts of tho Fodorul Suroou of lnvostifation. No throats or promisos of any kind havc boon mado to mo; I havo boon told I nood nit mako any statonort, and that this statomant oan bo usod in Court. Spocial Agents at Mino "A" in 1937 ond am etill amployod At that timo I bolongod to I hovo boon ors of local #7840. "T wos amployed thoro the Profroscive Ming wo olocted tc my position y folio nm “I was o mombar of tho Procrossive Mino Werkora union from 1937 until Scptombor 1941 and I wes satisfied with tho union. "T first hoard of tho solc of Mino “4" tc ELSHOFF by roading abcut it in tho nowspepor. I thought that I was probably out of a job agoir. "Z didn't attond any of tho meotings at which tho minora oonsidorod whothor or not thoy should gc ovor to tho United Ming Workors. vhon I road in tho popor that tho mon hnd docidod to go over, I wont back te tho mino ond joined tho Ulli thoro. "T havo cbsorvod that beth tho Progrossivo Ming Workors and tho United Mine Workors unis aro about tho samo and I havo ne proforcnos for cithor,. "tr pavo road tho within statoment consisting of ono and a half pogos ond it is all truco. , /:/ [is WITHESSED: Spooiol 4gonts, FBI — Illinois" ~ 417 «