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ve Noward Le Bares . danusry 7, 1041 Aeting Beoeretary Direetor, 18th Region va Wine B Coal Company Case Noe. C-854 and LIITI-C-1 345 negates This mevorandum eonsetitutes a partial reply te Mre. Stern's reeent mesorandvm requestiy, additional information and alee a report of events and developments im thie ease during the last few days. The importance ef the Mine B @asag cannot te over emphasised in view ef the resent escuranses whieh will enumerated hereinafter, At the time the United filed its petition for certification, the President of the United Mine Tarkera stated that Mine FE was the “key” te the affiliation of socal ninera througheut the State of Illinois, A day or twe later when the Progreszives filed their eharzge and the request fer eantuspt proveedings their General Counsel made the sams observation. Reprasanmtatives ef beth the United and the Progresa‘ 35 advised me approximately a- sk or tem days before Mra. Stern'a namcrandwm reached me that the Beard was going te roquest ms to mke further investigation. On December 27, 1940, Mr. Eftmun’ on, President ef the United, called me and etated that he had em that date written a letter te Mine B etating that the United repres. ted an svervheluing majority ef the capleyees, that he hed fastrusted offieere ef the leeal wion at Nine B to slese their sharter as af canuary 164) aad that miless 411 employees wre on that date > sbere ef the United, the Uni* ¢2 empleyves would not permit cos-menbers thereof te ge te werk. Edvcundsos further stated that his reason fer this astion was that megetiations spem . Mareh let fer sew contracts with the Heal Predusers Assoolation of Tlifneis and that he was mot going te telerate a cise ef the size af Kine B jersting as an open shep mize. Edwandeon farther s‘ated that wiloas Else B axsewted a sleved shap eentirae’t with the Gaited, be 114 eause the wine te Ye slesed. J advised Mr. EGrindson that I had pocsived luatrostions fran th» Beard te ake a ~ ther lavestigation end that such fs sstigation would be i:modiately zade, and requested Br. Bh. ‘20m to wit’’ 914 taking any Crastle a.°tonm uatil a farther repert eeuld to cade $e tha Soard.