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pasa RS 5! tion ficid, Illinois, was interviewed at his hone Specicl cont i a «: vory cooperative and appoared to have a fair cwicar. of the Lino & situation, especially cf tho meeting at the Elxs Club cn Eepietver 14, 1941. However, it would make a ford witness bucause cf when he is triking. the follcwinz sipmed statencnts np no knéwn criminal rocord, He furnishod "Springficld, T1ll. September 14, 1943. , Svringfield, I11. de © followin: statcment to Spocinl apents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. promises cf any kind have boen made tc couse me to make this volunteri roats cr statenent,. "IT wos born in | I cam to America in a nniowos neturelise2 in started wctking tn the mines in ineries in Qpringing my international union card with me and jcining Ubieke I hove never held an office in any unicn. I] em presently employed at ifinc & Check #184, starting cabcut "I felt thet the new Prceressive Union was a bona fide union as you eculd vete for your chciee which you couldn't do in TiWdé. "T recoll cotting notice in the mail <f a relense from Ryan's employment since he hai scld the Minu 4 to ur. Elsheff, when I got that netice J] roalizcd that ny "bread & butter” was at stake and knew thet I would hove to join Wha. tc keep my job. Before kr. Ryan scld vince A to Mr. Elshcff wo were getting eleng finc wder the PMA union, we e11 lost our . vacation pay ancunting to $20.00 because cf the selo. "I was ncver epprceched by eny orfpanizers and asked to join Ubi. Ly changing from RlA te Ui was done cf my om freo will, but I knew that I hal to chenge cr lose my job. , "There were runcrs going eround at this time tc the effoct that tir. ELSHOFF wee coing tc werk Mine 4 through Hine B, and also the Kine A wouldn't open unless all cf the men jcinod THGik. Those rumors did not cause mo to change unicns as I kmew it would be hard to werk Mine & through Kine B because the cars were different sizes. "I attended a necting at Redmon's Hall in Springfield. Gy ~ 418 - ee peer ee nT TAR EEE IE A AE I a ~ ee ee ee ee a