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RE: JOHN L, LEIS, ET al tcleph one vas interviowed at his residence Paes i7, betel a + Snocial A cents “Nts ee .,,. whe Feb GYM poe eee Oe and is a di er at Mine "i", was ern an —_ cane t: the U. S. in nd beeane a U. &. Citizen in H: cannot speak or understand bn lish well, has a very poor memory an. Woule n-t make a satisfactory witness. He advise’ he has n> crininal + ree rd, The foll.win sioned st touicnt was obtcine.! i. SP "“Sprin ficii, Ill. "Ty, rake the followin: voiun ste vhon I know te be Special « ents o ation. I wake it without foar of threat force of prorrise of any kind. "] work as a diz‘cr at Mince ".", & was born in f | cane to the U. S&S. ia an? becauc a U. SS. citizcn in "T startcd to work in Mince "4" Sprin.:field about & was then c nenber of the Unite! Hine “orkers of “nerica Union. In 1932 I joine? the Pro. recessive Union because our whole local cid because John L. Lovwis stole tho ballots, "In lats sumer of 1941 I reai thet Elshoff bou ht tine "A" fron Ryen. I heard acople talkin: thet "a" wold not open unless the men went US, Io nlso hear’ telk th.t tncy would pull coal from Hinc 4" thru Hine "B". No mc told pe I had to join Url’ ani no ome foreel or threatene ne in any way. "I cannot remember much about what happened during this time, but one night told me there was going to be a meeting and that Edmundson had Said if we would go UMW the Mine "A" would open. I went to the meeting that nicht, which I think was held at the UMV hall. We woted to join WW, Edmundson talked and told us the Nine "A" would open in two weeks, and I joined UM.. No one forced or threatened me in any way to join WH, and I joined to keep my job at Mine "a", J would rather have steyed PMa had I have noticed no difference at Mine "A" undor UMV than under PLA, I prefer Phi to UMW. - 633 - on |