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ot ye shal Sa a Ee ny ee } 4 ie q meine’ Re: JOIN L. LEVIS, ET Ab 1943, by Srecial Asonts ang would not make a good rivnass uve to his in-pitit t. °.press hinsclf in the Fnzlish language. £2 gave information act forth in the {ollowine statement: was intorviewad at his resiconce, Ji Springfield, Illinois, on the oftornoon 9 : ee |. - or 14 “Sprinefield, 111 I om an American Citezor. Troke the fcliowine statemin: to I am presently ee who have icontifiod tnis<elv.s b3 ie EG the Fodural purcau of Irvestizction, Mu promises, threats, or consideration = A ee me te mane ¢hin aetitameart oie ae Whi oe Ek ee i oe of any kind has been mare to ne to "T have worked ot Mince A since I was omployed at Mine A Ryan sola the mine to Elshoff. Before that time no one the union at Vine A from the Progressives to the Unitec Mine “orkers. wo wantcd to stay Froercssive, That is the way that I folt. When Elshoff toucht the mine, thor> was a lot of talk. I wont to somo meetings at the Procressive all, ane at the Elks's hall whon the men voted to go to I co not remember wh> it was who told mc, but I romember that at the time the wantod to chance the Uli. they tel¢ me that Elshoff wos not soinz to open up Mine A anc hire Progros- sives, anc that he would keep it closed and take the coal out through Mine B. The Envineer told us onc day ot a Frugressive Mecting that if wo joined the zct cur jobs back, I do not remember his name. I hod heard Us we coule about thints at Mine B, and they said that Elshoff would keep Mine A closed like he hat at ine B if he hac te work with the Progrossives. I voted to join the UMT, and did join the Ults. I votcd to join the UM, bocause I wanted t> keep my isk, and wanted to work. Thoy saic that we would have to join the UW in order to keep our jobs, I did not want to be a Wiy member. 1 would rather belong to the HN now. Thinczs are not as ro0c at the mine new as they were before. We wt fincc, an. havo to buy our coal from Mino A, (the UMVA made this rule) and -tner things that we did not heve to do when Mr. Ryan ran Mine A. "T rumembor getting a lettcr about the mine, but I do not remember who 4t wos from or what it said. "T have reac the above statement on this page and one other, It is as / a . eRe all truo and accurate. » 529 « ceamem cee , :