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RE: vow L. 16.45, ET AL IiiTERVIEW WITH hour day umer the recovmised treatment of men engaged in JOEN GROH this occupation, however when, P.IL.a. tricd to have this (contimed) matter cared for the Company refused to write his case up. But as soon as the U.M.ii. ccme in this matter was settlod- and Bryant was paid back wa;es. I am identifying this report as J. G.-9. "Exhibit J. G. -10 is a copy of an affidavit dated Sept. 12, 1940, this is an affidavit that scts out my findings on the question as to whethcr or not P.i.i. men were being hired ct Hine 8 as weld as UL. members. It ves th. contention of the compeny officials that they were hiring P.M... men as well as U.MJl, I mde this investig.tion becausc of numerous complaints tha. I had reecived from PHL. men to the effeet that they could not get jobs at Minc B although men wore being hired there. I am making as exhibit J. G. 1O-A a copvof an affidavit made by ne d:ted in October, 1940, this rofers to men who were employcd at mince "BY" who twerc not Progressives and mon who were Progressives who were denied jobs at mine "B" during the same period. This affadavit refers also to a group of P.1.A. men who had there Rininz tools stolen and were: submitted to other intimidetions. IJ an Tdent tifying as further evidenec an exhibit mufbered J. G. LOB which is a further list of P.iva. men who were denied eupleyacnt at mine B at the sine time others who art nwued therein were given work who where not members of the P.H.a. sone of theses others arc also naiicd on this list. This list was made up by ne for ny own us. and other than sone pessible uistckes in spellinj :eacs is known to wc to be correct. "J an giso identifcins « copy of a joint affadavit made by uyself Wn. Scherve, americo Dantini and Wi: Badock. This was dated au. 8, 1940 and rfers to a stetcacnt by Elshoff that he would never sign a contract with Poi. an reaffirming this stutu:ccnt and identifying it is J. G. -l. "T an turning over « copy of an e.fidavit mate by ue on Sopt. 12, 194°, which pertains to the coipanics contention that tyo wen thoy had hired were P.M ja. Merbers when in fact they were not. I an identifyinr this as J. G. 12. "T an identifvin. as cxhibits J. G. 13 and 13 A a report rede by ne on & mrievance of anth ony Cuiffctelli andig report of uy findin.s in tho etter. It is wortiy of note that Cuiffotclli aftcr naking this ropart'ce.c tam: with his wife and requested that it he withdrawn. He did not deny thet he had been e mtccted and told to withdravi the complaint but refuscd to tell the whole story as to who hac contacted hin, he did aecntion the superintendent hau t.lked to hin but would not tell uc what was told bir. The casc was withdrawn which is a ver: unusual occourance. tT au iduntifirin: as oxhibit no. J. G. -14 an affadavit nade by ne a reletive to one H. V. Carver, vh> was hired at iinc "BT and claiuci by the- Oy, nanagenent to be a troyressive but who vas actually no lonper 2 P.M... menber See but was stron: for U.N,