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° fr Sellers, Divernan, Tilincis, a Progressive union check weighman, states t shortly after he made up certain tonnage sheets oa January 31 seat at the company office he went out on mind property and was looking up at the tipple when some man whom he does not know, bat vhou he understands igfO'Connor, a UXWA employee, sided up to him, and before he knew it hit in the face. He states that Falsetti, prior to that time, had walked around in the vicinity and had gone back into his office; also, the sheriff's deputies were in other parte of the company property. : Janes’ Schneider, Riverton, Illinois, states that t four "weeks ago B) Hocklebeck, inthe presence of Oscar and J Faleetti (Oscar is tie mine mnager ané J Paleetti ie the top toss) ato Schneider, #Schneider, you've teen ineiting trouble for a long time and you are going be oot 2 B at aw a ahaet time @haranftar Rshannsn. Taadter of the Twa U ger ABs 4650, € BOOT 2A SUG eel, Svein, Sees Yee in the mine, threw a lighted cigarette Inte Schneider's face, Schneider Teported thie to Faleetti and Falsetti stated that all eaployses could be protected while the men were on top of the mine, but not dows below, Z% should be stated here that these various incidents vill be taken up tomorrow in the Federal court, as the Progressive Vorere have {nvoked the 1937 injunstion obtained by the company, an¢ a hearing will de held toscrrow on a rule to show cause as to why the UXWA may not be held in oontenupt of that injunction, . Tane indicated that there were many more of these incidents that have happaned in the past month or so, but that thase were samples of the various types of intimidation going on. Kane stated that while 1¢ gould not be proved that the company porticipated in these acts, and the United Kine Yorkers were gutex noting ae agents for the company, nevertheless the company by acquiescing tn such and taiing no action, was really ratifying these intinidatory acts, Kane stated that tha company could revoke the 1937 fajunction if it so desired and that the cape , using the defense of having sheriff's deputies on alne property wae reali z not a defense is good faith, as it was at the request of the Provrasaives that the sheriff's ésouties were placed around aine property, Fans atated that what he de aired was the notice, as mantionsd ‘;ralntefore, ad ha thought that it ight hava the effect of hav’ : emmloyees fraer to vote as thay desired. Fane'a theory fe that if the... sesrcive lncidents sontlas enoloyess hay not vote as they dasire, tut may vote for the United Hine Yorkers, ao that all thie would be atopped if the United “ine Workers became the exclusive bar= gaining agent. The szaniner atated that ha would report his findings te the Acting Regicnal Director, ° MaR/ Jac