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JOHY L. LEIS, ET AL The following invostigation was concucted by Spocial Agents anc + Springfielc, Iiilinois on Septomber 10, ivive He appeared to be an intelligent individual but it sccrod that ho 642 not know much about evorything that went on during the pertinont period at Tine A. It is felt he tole tho truth as to what he know and ho would make a good witnese if his tostimony is ncocesary. Aconts obtained from him tho following signed etatercnt: = — = Til. Sept. 10, 1943. *|, enn, Sorincficic, 11l., give the following _ on ws epoclel Agents & of the F.BeI. No threats or promecs navo bean made re informations “3G c glve *T was born when caned toward F.ii.t.. bochuee it wes @ Poli. & it didntt make any difforenco to me what union I belonged to. The miners could come and co then at line A if they didn't like the union, To ry knowladge there wig no group or porsone who were trying to swing PeMes. over to ele ie just before 1942 but back when I first started I ‘don't recall of any rivalry out at #51 & it wae a regular P.!.%. looal and the men wero glad to work. During April, 1941 or so ‘line A closed down ae usual and they renerally re-opened in fall of same year. In 1941 I got a job at or 2 weeks or 80. ‘Two or threc wecke before line A wae to re-open in fall of 1941 I firet heard of & move~ nent that the Mine A wae going over to U.i.i. I also heard there hac been sane “Special* mestinge curing the summer but I never attended tha: and wag not invited altho I should have been notified. In fall of 1941 the callod a meeting or two or ties 0 Tr @rlc T#cusslon Was detormine if #51 should go over to U.i.0. and there were somo who favored in going over = 606 < I startod At liins ay in Springfield, Ill. joi en as & Cor man down below. re