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“hath = fe a oO . “ahold a 7 . Mie EG i A! Re: JOHK L. LEWIS, ET AL INTERVIEY WITH ‘However, Mre RONK who now resides ot DUNCAN SMITH and eorie, Was located anc interviswe ROBERT RONK armington, Illinois, Mr. RONK verified information (continued } furnished by Mr. SKITH and stated that he had never operated any mine except under the UMN. He speoific- elly denied ever having eny conversations with EDMUNDSON with respect to his own mines concerning subsidation. Ze During the course of the interview with ROKK he indiceted a profit in dealing with the UH and advieed that thie was the general feeling emong all cosl operators. Hs considered the break in the Ui ranks of 1932 es promoted by radicele and agitators within the UMN who hed simply seized thet opportunity to further their own politiosl espiretions. He was well awere thet the Frogressives elected their orn officers but steted that this did not always work to the best intereste in negotie~ tions and relationshipe. The men who wers elected to office were sometimes incompetent. He felt that the system under JOHN L. LEWIS was perheps better whereby e man with LE"IS' experience sould appoint qualified lebor lendors to hendle the various disputes and negotiate the various contrects. He stated that the UMT secmed to heve better success in keeping their members in line and making them comply with the torms of the contracts which were negotiated. -T17- : ate See Stee ee ee ee oe