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( ‘ H ce ee et ON ge a a . . a . - ' i al RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL TORVIET VITR The following investigction wos condcuctec by epiasiat o's CS am t §pringficlc, IJllincis, on Scpteun- 7 1943, At his residence Springfiele, Tilinois, restec in his life. lligent indivicual, and he reasily understocd the questions and answorod thom readily and intolli~ pontly. It is felt ho is honost, anc ho appocred to bo cooperetivo, one it is belicvec he woulé mike o vory food witness if his tostinmony were neces~ SEI « Agents obtained from him the fcllowing sicned stutoment: a geet Tll. * Scpt. 17, 1943 give tho followin; information tc = ave icontifiec thomsolves as Special Agents o tho Fe Be le No threats cr promises have boon made mo te piye this infor- mation. I quit Mine & in July, 1942 & hed boun there nbdout years or BOs Frosently I'M a & hove boon since Jan. 194% I was born in was not at Mine A when it went Pe Ue Me in 1932 but I was « menoer already when I started at Mine 4. It seemed at first Fr. He Ae was a little better but at end were cbout sane as U, Be We but still may be a little better. I think I hoard from the mon in 1941 thet Elshoff bot Mino 4. and I didn't know thon just whet would be ‘the result of it. Up tc thon I had been satisfied with fT, I. f£. I heard nen wont arcund but no one cene & asicd mo to join over or how i felt then. I belicve, tole m. about o mocting that wos te be helc. I also fcare from the miners thot Elsheff might tale coal out from Mino A thru Mine B & if I remember, it wus elso montionod ot the nooting. I think am: us thet I never wont to meny ucotings. T olso heard that if wo wont cover to Ue Me We Mino 4 would be oponod & I be- licve scno ene tole us this toc at the mecting & I think it wes who sonic it & then I felt thet I had te jcin over to U. Me. We. or I wou without work. I think I attenced severnl mectincs but I did nct go tothe one on Sunday at the Elks Club but I went to q fow before then. I did ate tond a meoting on tho 7th floor of the U. Me. W. Biege & that wos when I joinod up. Eduun‘scn was not thore but seme Boarc mombor of U. He ‘Je waa thoro & welccmod us back intc tho folc & said wo woule be trectac vory nicely. ie wero tclc wo had to bolong to U. M. i. to work cut there ao I had to join up in crdor to work. iftor this I believe I wus working al- roacy & hud to go to this U. M. 7. to sign up & I think it wos for us who hac not boon ot the Elks Club. It was either tc go to work under Us. Me We - 461 - TF won