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C - © RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ETAL was interviewed at his residence, bers pringfield, Tilinois, on the afternoon o ember 17, 1943, by Special Agents and is @ person having an intelligence about equa cs) + of the average miner. He is difficult to wederstand, and does not wderstand English very well. Hoe gave information set forth ' in the following statement: wo Springfield, Illi. September 17, 1943 "My name is I was born i: | OB am an American citizen. am now employed at Mine A. @ foliowing statement to SE °°: have identified themselves te me to be spec gents 0 a Federa reau of Investigation. No promises, threats or consideration of any kind has been made to me to make this statement. "Y have worked at Mine A since 1933 or 1934. I was employ- ed et the mine when RYAN sold the mine. Before that time the men belonged to the Progressive Mine Workers of America. Before the sale of the mine, there had been no talk that I kmow of about the men wanting to ohange unions. They were all satisfied, es far as I know, with the Progressives, I was satisfied. I did not go to the PMi meetings very often, and was not in~ terested much in the affairs of the union. I cannot understand English too well, and when things go on at the meetings, I have to have them explained to me. "I think I was at the meeting when the men signed up for the UM¥Y. There was some talk about going to work if we joined the UMW. Ths rest of the men were signing up with the UMY, so IJ did, too. I would have been satisfied to have continued to work as a PNW. ca a cereal has read the above statement on this page to me, it is true and accurate. He declined to sign this statement because he could not read it personally. wey ; - 629 = ™