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ws ee 4 err ee RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL men, but would join U. M. W. only to keep my job at Mine A. I didn't hear anything about i. 2 (COKT LSD Elshoff working Mine A though Mine B and didn't —_ hear anything about having to join U. M. W. to te work in the mine, before the union meetings. where these thires were dis- cussed. Zhis action at the meeting came so quickly thet it looked like it wos pitim3c. “About three days after the P. NH. A. meeting mentioned above I went to another one at Progressive Hell. At this time, i was the lecder of a special committee, and reported to the men for the committse. He said thet the men would have to join U. M. W. to work in Mine A, that Elshoff told the committee this. and Elshcff would open the mine if the men went Us. Mav. The es.mittee war then told to find out if Elshoff was planning to work Mine A tirovgh Mins BE. Another meeting was set for the next wee.. At this meeting, where reported, some of the younger Progressives got up and left, end n't come back. I didn't gc to the next metins, becouse I was disgusted and told them that if everyone else joingu Unitoc, Iwould. I con't think there were any U. M. “i, organizers at these two m-etings, although there might have been. I wanted to say something at these mectings, but was afraid I'd lose my chence to fo back to work if I did, and also because I didn't think it would do ony food. . a ‘ “ 4 aa! "T sicsned up with the U, M. We. et a Sunday meeting at the Elks Club. an: the meeting and told us, "Boys, you see whet haop- poned in “ine &. If we went to go to work, we have to join U. Ms. Wet TI wes one of the lest to sim up that day. Edmundson spoke to the men, said the wey they voted was up to them, end that he would stick behind them if they got in trouble. I joined the U. Me. W., not because I wanted to, but becouse I had to, to keep my job. JI still prefer the P. Me A., but con- ditions st the mine under the U. Me Wie are entirely satisfactory, and as good as under P. H. A. "tT herve hod the foregoing, consisting of approximetely three p.fes, reac to me, and state it is true to the best of my knowledge. || a, Poe toes eae : BEES} + Fas nooo ¢ eh LENE On i ae Peon cy : sos : Bi hau : Srecial Agent - FBI Springfield, I11." ~- 524 -