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RE; JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. INTERVIEN WITH | interviewed at his residence, ge Spree ic, Illincie, on the afternoon of September 18, and 1943, by Special Agents a eerreererermeecer sea is a person having an arch above = 5 the average miners has an accent but is not difficult to understand. His inability to read the statement set forth below is due to an eye deficiency, rather than an understanding cf the English language. He gave information set forth in the following signed statements T a ce ak oe epvremoer 18, 1943, Thi nome i: as I was born in a employed at mine A. I make the following state~- nent to —— “— ~~ who have identified them- selves to me to be Special apents of the Federal sureau of Investigation. No promises, threats, or consideration of any kind has been made to me to make this statement. IJ am a citezen of the United States. “Springfield, Ill. ) "I have worked at Mine 4 about 7 years. I was employed at Mine 4 at the time that Mine 4 was sold. I do not know why the men changed unions about that time. Before Ryan scld the mine, there was not talk about changing the union. As far as I kmow, the men wore satisfied with the Progressive Kine “iorkers of 4merica I was satisfied with that Union. I did not go to any of the mectings where the matter of changing unions was discussed. 1 work on my farm most of the time and do not have time to go to the meetings. I do not go to the meetings because I am so busy, and also because there has been so much trouble, and so many men hurt on the union trouble. I did not go even to meeting where they voted to go to the Uv. I knew what had happened at Mine B. So I did not go to any meetings. I joined the Uw when I went back out to the mine to works Iwas satisfied with the Pa, but wanted to work, and the mine had already changed over to the ULii, and I had to join the UMW if I was going to work there. at that time. has read the above atatement on this page. It is )/ iy true and accurate. - 614 « r