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Statenent of ir. Ovcar 5, Saith Director of Field Division Le Ax, Mational Labor Relations Board Washington, D. C., forserly 1 WG Field Exaniner, 13th Region, Shicage Office. I, Oscer S. Smith,crake the following stateusnt to Special Agent cuss ser—aae I know to be of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, men made voluntarily without any promises of threats being made to be. . Q. Si. Saith, did Carl Klshoff eentect you on or about May 12, 1937 for an opinion as to whether or not the digi ef or the refusal to dismiss 32 miners expelled from the Progressive Xins Sorkera ef America on May 11, 2937, wer an wifair labor practice? the A. Mo. I did not come to the Chicago office of Board until shortiy after the middle of Septesber 1937. If any coctact ms msde with a repre- sentative of the Board during May 1937, auch contact probably would have been with Leonard C. Bajork, Eegiooal Director, or dobn J. Bertha, a Fisid Bxraniner, ork is how tion in Glearing, Illinois, and resices in Northwest Chicago. Bertha left ¥ ‘or the Bortiwentern Stee) and Iron Coxpany in Bterling, Dlincis. In early 1941, I received a letter free hia advising that be mg then living in Peoria and unesployed. have heard nothing eore from or about hin aince then. Q@. Wid Rey Edmundecn, Walter d. dazes, or any other official of the United Mine korkers of America ever show you @ petition or a group of application cards of mesberahip cards which would purport to prove that the United Mine Borkers of America had a omjority of the miners algn up in Mine B priar to that Tofon's signing a contract with Elehoff on August 28, 1937, or after that and price to the Mations] Labor Relations Board election on Decesber 15, 19377 a. Bo. Ido, however, reoall something about the existence of much & petition or authorisation. If this mas, however, presented to the Board much presentation probably wis msde either to Rajork or Bertha, mentioned above, or possibly to Jack 0. Bvana, at that tine an attorney in the Chicago office and at present Regional attorney for the Board in ite &t. Louis office. Evans prepared the Board's original. complaint/case for tris] and assisted Bajcrk in the settlenent of that case, @. Have you any inforsetion which would indioate that Zlshoff end Bdmindeon were working together in commestion with this matter or any occasion when you ety have been contacted by beth of these indi A. At no time was I ever contacted by Elshoff and Edmundson at the sam time, wes on various oconeiens, aubsequent to the election in December 2937, contacted by John Fancher and other representatives of the Progressive Miners, These nen asde various accusstions of collusion between Edaundson and Elahoff, I have no specific information as to their working together, however, except that I do recall thet on one or more occasions when Elshoff happened to be in Chicago, and either cams into my offices or called me on the phone, he indicated that be could be reached while in Chicago at Edmindson's roan in the Morrison Hote. YNCLOSURE