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Cc - Q RE: JORN L. LEVIS, BT +L. i basse! & meeting wes in charge A i took took o standing vote on whether they would go to (continued U.sM.if and I think they voted solid to do this. I dont reoull hearing anything about opening Mine «a ond to my kmowledge nothing wes suid ebout the men having to join U.M.de to keen Mine ta! opens ily theory os to why the men switched over ig that ELSHOFF had a scontraot with U.if!. at Mine 'BY and would orcb.. bly overate Mine 'a' under o ocntraeot with U.M.7. In my heert I hove clways been Ulf. I joined P.Mes» in 1932 only because I hed to go over to keen my jobe «after tho voting wos over JY EDMUNTSON ocme over and tolked tc us. He ssid he theunked the men for the wey they had voted and told them they would be accosted bok in UH. and trented the wy they hod alwiys beene That sine tine we signed ourds foin, over to Dellelie 1 did not go to Edmun deon's office, the Lelend Hotel or ELSHUFFS office efter this meetins. I hive never held c union office and di¢ not thens Since the U.silgs. haus been buck ut Mine '.' I think thot conditions ot Mine t,.' hove been imoroved. Dues cre ubout the sane but working con= ditions hive imoroved, I think, if the mon con see ite I heard a orczrassive officisl, I understind ssy thet hodn't uny body better turn over tc U".ie if they did he hud scne boys in Southern Illinois th.t would take ecre of thene I woes nct forced to join Usidie but did so of ny own free will. VS eee) ae "T heve roud this 3 -%.ze stitenent & to the beat of my knowledre and belief it is a1] true ond cs I hrve given it to the FPe3ele atents, I om signing this cf my om will us it is the truthe Arn eR) pd Pid. 4 Tlitnessess Sveciel ajent, FPeBsls Ste Puul, ifinne Soeciel —_ ae (iSilwe) Soringficld, Ill. ~ 455 -