◆ SpookStack

Re: JOH! L. LEWIS, ET AL Trt ve WTTe vas interviewed at his residanse, Springfield, Tri inois, on _the Arertes Bivhougr Lavo as a very in ; Ageuts to .9 @ person of high intelligeacs “rd education La has mannere whith would nermaliy be found only on a very polished rentlereac., He does not eppeer to be neerly ae old as he is. He Goes not have a great deal of information, but would be a good witness except for his accent. He is not difficult to underetand, Te geve information set forth in tha follewing statenent: “> Bor ingfielt, Tll. wpterber 15, 1943. poe I am an AM? ican vlverene 1 am now eammloyed oat Tine As tr “ake the following statemers ~c nd who have identifise tnemry E ne tO be ale seks he Federsl Burecu cf Investigation. No promises, threats or coneiderction of any kind has been mde to me to make this state- ment. “JT heve worked at Fine A for e:-. I wos working there in 194] whon Hine A wos bought by sine Before that time I dic not hecr anytono telking ebout changing unions at the mines I do not care mach ebout unions, I would be setisfied with either unione I did not vent to chongs unions because it did not make any difference to me which union I belonged to. “I do not understand Englisn very vell. I went to meetings ococseionelly but I do not remember very rell what happened at then, Pecuase 1 Cid not clways underetand whet was seid. I was at a moeting ft the Progressive Hell, and the meeting at the Elk's club when the men yoted to go back to the United Mine Workers. As I Tyeecll they told us that the ine Would not be opened unless we joined the UI!:. I do not remambor who It wee who told us thet. ‘e thought that beesuso Hine B had the UW! and they would want to continue et Mine A “ath United iline Workors. Since it did not make any difference to which union I belonged to, I joined the UL". “I heve read the above statement on thie page and it is true and accurate. /: a