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\ ct 4 Re: JOEN L. LEWIS, ET AL INTERVIES WITH = Cifficult to uncerstane. He cunnot understand questions put to hin end would moxc 2 pocr witnoss. Theroforc, ho is not recommended os « witness, He furnisied tne following statement: was _intervigwod by *"Soringfield, Ill. 8 nk 10 104% Woo e 20, 2 "T, make the following voluntery statement tc pociasl Agents of the Foederel Bureau of In- vestifeéticne No throats cr promises have been made tc induce me to make tiny stotencnt. "I wos born I camo to the U. S. in B..: bocam c« citizen in I have boon a miner cll oy life and hove been euployec at Linc 4 sinco ggg I live * i wus o member of UT until J jotnod FM in 1932. I cidn sve anything to cc with the start of the P's, but just jcined bectuse all the rost did. ie for as I knew tharc isn't much difference between the twc unions. "T ect o lottor from Ryon in the fall of 1941 oné all the mon said h. hoe seld his mins tc Elghoff and that nuybe Dishoff woulcn't opon t he mince 4 lot of the mon saic that meybo elshoff wouldcn't open tho mine ené thore woe seme telk cbout haulin; coal from liinc A thru Mine B. "I hoare thet Progressive hac seme mootings in tho foll of 1941 anc I knew that I wont to . nesting at tho Fil, hall, but sinco I cen't understand much Enplish I con't kncw whet they wore talking abcut. Tho metepihee lar ant wee i. ot re eryoody Shid wo hed tu join United if we wanted 7 ats “= rT i. _ az _ oe a oe ss ur aLy Thing ad EY 158 CAEL UV tu worke "J wont to oa nootin; at the Elks Club & at thot tine I joined Unitec. I jcined beccuse everybocy saic wo shou jcin. I know there were sane spocches, but I can't renember what they woro bout. Nobody ever boat mo er forced m te join cny union. Since I dun't ge tu many mectings & con't uncerstonc much Snsligh I can't say anything about why the PMA mon voted to join United except that we all wanted to work. "This 2 page statement has been read to ne RE «=: wich to atato it is trues tc tho best of my momory. /, / mes i 3 Witnessed: /:/ (7 eee Specinl Accents, Fe Be Ie, / hk Us Ss Dep't. of Justico. - 612 = a | r