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oo, Ke: gous 2. LEWIS, ETAL INTERVIEY WITH Springfield, Tle lincis, wos ervicwo denca cn Sopt 18, 1943, by gpoolel Agonts an eee and understands Enpiisn sufficiontly Wo. Staly. Uo said ho is willing to tostify. Mle 2x02 to havo no erininal rocord,. " Sprinefiold, Illincis Soptombor 16, 1943 "I, mako the fcollowing voluntary statament tc and whom I know to bo Spocial Lgonts of tho Fodoral Burcuu of Invostizetion, cl my own freo will, with no throats or premisos modo to mo. "T om living ot EES Tll., and om working at Mine 1. I woe born and oomo to the Unitod States in I was noturereres oe Joinod en intor- national ming union in and tronsforrod to tho U.Meti. in In tho switoh from the United Mino Workers to rozrossivo Mine Workors mado no difforonco to mo, I just wantod to work, I found no difforonce in the unicns. I I rojoinod tho U.M.W. in tho fail of 1941. "I saw in tho newspepors that RYAN had sold Mine 4 to ELSHOFF, I didn't know just whot to make of it, and didn't know whother T would hove & job thoro or “not. I hoard some oonvorsaticn, about thot timo, that ELSHOFF wos plunnigg tc cporato Mino 4 through Mine B, thot it would be a mila shorter hnulage. I also honrd that ELSHOFF wos planning to oporata Mino J with U.U.s. mon only. In spite of oll this talk, ond rumors going arcund, I didn't think tho P.l!... ot Mine A would give in, boonuse I know thoy woro ® tough union to sving. "About this timo I wont to o mooting at Progrossive Hall. T Wes is ante in esttineg thor and Anant} bere whot Ronnannda hefce rn aq an r ww ro, ee Ow al OFT Waite BAe Ya re thoro, but thoro was a lot of loud talking whon I got thoro. mcmsmemme wos tolking abcut tho bonefits of swinging over to U.M.W. Ho 862 thoro woulintt bo jebs for tho mon at Mino A if thoy didn't switch ovor. Thorou wos o lot cf oonvorsation, both pro ond con, in smill groups around tho hail. It didn't mko any difforonco to mo. I just wantod to go olong with tho mejority, and it modo no difforonoo whothor it was PeMeA. or UMW. - 55] +