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Saeed ee ml ee Co 0 Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL INTE’ VIF ITH Springfielc, Illinois, was interviewe September 15, 1943 at his home by Special Agents stated he cid not hove 2 criminal record. s unable to speak or underrtand English very voll and would make a very poor witnoss. QM furnished the following stetement: “Springfield, T11., September 15, 1945. *I, ine field oie " eke the following voluntary etetement to and whom I krov to be Snucial Agents of the Federel Buroau of Investigation, no force, threats or pranises have been meade in obtaining this statement and I know that whet I mey say may be used in e court of lav. “I was born i; es emigrated to the U.S. in = ene I become & neturclized citizen of the U.S. in 2b in Springfield, Ill. *T heve been employed et line "A" since about MPend 1 at tho vrosent time employed ct hine "A™ se a digger. . "I became a mombor of ULW in $ipena remained o member of Uli? until 1932 et which time I joincéd Fel. A. beoause my local UY union changed to P.?.A. I do not know the renson my local UW union shangod to PLA. "I roed in tho novepapor in about Scpt. 1941 thet Elshoff - bought Mine "A" fran Ryan. I thought at that timo that iline “A* voulé have becn operated as before and that Line “A® would have romaine @ FHA mins. “Prior to the tinc Elshoff bought Mine "A" the omployoes eat Vino "a" were entisfied vith Pia. JI thought PA wae a good union, boing oporcted for ite members end I did not wish to change to UM, *Z did not hear thet I'inc "A¥ could have been opsrated through tine "B*. “I hcerd someone make a statement 2 few daye after Elehoff bought Mine “AM, that Elehoff would only operete hino “A” if the employecs joined U.. ‘When I heard thie statement I docided to join ULV so that