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bs tatalldbhe eliemmmenbbenethtenertan neaetiacttiad bal RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL ae WITE On Septomber 19, 1943, Ss was interviewed by Special cent: (ay had difficulty in understanding the et questions propounde im and for this reason, it is not believed thet he will srke «& gocd witness. He hes no criminal record. His statement is as follows: ES -: pringfield, lllinois, "Springfield, Iilinois September 19, 1945 "I, field, Illincis, mee the follevsine vol ary stitenent + aa Veoh & VOsuiear oie OOM S an ny a whom I know to be Syecial Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. No threats or promises hive beer acde to me; I have been told I need not make any statevent and thet this etetement can be used in court. "I was born in I came to the United States in pS I am not & citizen of the United Ctates. I am now employed at Mince 'A' as e@ digger ond have been employed here since about fs I was . wember of the United Mine Workers at this time and remnined 2 membor until 193Z when the rest of the miners et Mine 'A' went over to the Pro~ gressive Miners Union. I was in fevor of the Frogressive Miners Union and the switch over. myself then remained Progressive Miners as long as we could. f thet this is a good union and that it conscien- tiously tries to represent the mimers. I first heard about the sale of Mine ‘A' | who read about it in the newspaper. I figured that my job wes insecure and that I probably would not be able to go beck as a member of the Progressive Miners Union. Aa GS Te "T heard the stories that Elshoff would not reopen the mine un- less it wos under the United Kine Workers Union and that he was going to hoist the coal from Mine 'A' out through Mine 'B!. *T attended the sume meetings ct the Frorressive Halli and at the United Mine Yiorkers Hall with and I held out opeinst joining the United Mine riorkers as long as I could. Whenwe saw that the majority had gone back, we finally signed up. "T wish to acy that I went beck to Mine ‘At as a UMW member only because the mijority did and to proserve my job. I cm not satisfied with conditions in the UW cs you don't have a free vote or the right to dis- cuss issues being put to a vote. These ore railronded through. if I had my free choice I wuld be a member of the Progressive Mine Workers Union. This statement has been read to me by Qe, = 444 - ere a eg ey PE EE EE — TE eR Rr I SS PE EAE SITET