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. .: . % x RE: JOHN L. LES, ET al INTURVIE 7 i The following investigation was coniucted by Special : : —_— Sprinsficid, Tilinois on September 18, 1943. resided -| Sprinvfield, \ Tllinws, Wien nis wife anu upon arrival of syents a is resicence he was | out in the barn. His wife was sittin: out in the back yard with a ncishbor wounn end she alvisod that her husband co.ld not understand English end was nt in any trouble, The wife took e ver’ hostil attitude ani at first would | not tell where her husbund wes. Upon noticins the husband by the barn the wifc hurrie! down to tin an! t lked to hin in uw foreign lan mace and part of the conversation te hin was thet he showld not sign anything. Sth i were askel by a, cnts Wicther they wero toll by tha arnt n in the yarc or anyone clso not to talk ts a ents anc she called « cnts a liar anc was insistent that her husband could not understand En lish. However, A.ents conversed wit: hin after he told his wife to shut up and he e-ult understand En lish but nst as bad as his wife claimed anc he furnishes the followin, information to avents which was taken down by azent pT < nh Fi ~~ hed af mae at ne ek we BAAR OS $e Ae 4 ai tis ston. weophie nutes are toined in instant iS, Fy » Hs alvised he was born i years a.) and that he works at Mine * an: has been there abmt Hs sai. he has been a citizen oars vr san. that he worked et"Hinc 4 as Pil, and UM... He said it don’t waxc any diffcrenee ts uc what union he tolonis to just so that he works, He also geil that Mince @ shut down every year for § months and that it was in the paper that Ryan sold Mine A. He also seid he heard the new owner woulc not open up unless it was unter Ui. He also sail that the mine was shut asym and he necded a j b ant that everybody joined up with UNS ant thet it Waincst make any ciffercnec te him onl that he did what the rest did. He Rlsi s i. he would not soy anytuin: a cinst PMA or Di just so he works and all he wanted was 2 job ani that he went over to UM. with others as the whole local wont over to 1. He als» sait that somebody seid cveryb dy had to si-n oir ani ho ad ised thincs are the samc now as before and that there was n> chan é for hin at all, He also advised he 2ii nt go to any neetins at Rolian's or Silks Club, Hz also acvised he never has been in any trouble an! that he did not umlerstand what wont on at mectin s when he went anc he menti med he hat some difficulty in understanding some questims. Ho also advise? ho would not si.n anythin'. Ti is felt he would not make a cood witness, : - 585 = we a deg DOE Ce TT Oe Pe metre re