The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-24

...d ToiIers Will meet wniie
g''l'' Conference Is in Session
P''es ssentatives of Progressive Or
S'P a'atious Chosen-Farmers' IN
pp' ':anal Program-Attack on
e 1l''rv COurts-Big Cities Report
S'''',N Numbers Unemployed-Bill
Ia gssnlate Packers Before the
. rSD Dismisses La Fol-
B'u'I charges by Vote of so to Il.
dictionaries have not yet ne
ls , from their surprise at the de-
TsSa = The Farmers Reconstruction
80. ..snce to send a delegation to
What does it mean? they
a'tI Tbv is it necessary when the
,,ssIlerized department of 'agri-
.nr l'I already has men abroad sup
'' ~ 10 represent American farm
'.' Should they not be denied pass
9s another farmer representa-
= ,s IS in October? The big press
/ living out dark hints as to a
sI, faint Of l"bolshevism," but it
||''- VT directly attacked as yet be-
;, most of the big progressive
~ organizations Of the country
represented at the conference;
i p,s not simply the Nonpartisau
1 y. committee of seven are going
to take part in the big congress
rganized farmers and organized
~ which is to meet in Paris stimuli
8 ',.n,slv with the peace conference.
\. congress is going to watch what
.,,nres at the peace table. 1t is
4. 10 offer suggestions or protests
s,5ever it looks as if the diplomats
- forgetting the plain folks at
me- But probably more important
) IN this congress is going to bring
INIT q much better international I'M
4ord;no between the common peO-
d 4 Of all nations.
NJ peace arrived at may be finally
Hated by the imperialistic ambitions
the victorious nations. The League
Nations may be so devised as TO
merely a cover for the same thing
MA false hope for the common peo-
But a real League of Peoples,
M as is likely to grow out OF the
mer-labor congress, will be a real
pof Imperialism and war just as III
M the enlightened common people
finished the only opposition to the
ErbIe tragedy that followed.
STRONG SELECTIONS MADE
The seven delegates chosen are rep
sentative of the more progressive
gnizd farmers. Doctor +. +
aid president of the North Dakots
yicaltural college, is well known a.
b one expert who dared to take tn
lmers' side in the grain grade con
n7ersy and who built up the big ar
@ents for grading according t.
billing value. Arthur LIE Sueur ha
ae valiant work as legal counsel TO
b NOnpartisan league while the an
farmer gang in the Northwes
Eae trying to Kill it with frame-u
1s H. A. Fuller is vice presiden
the National Union of the Amer
On Society Of Equity. FL. Q. Alexar
~ is president of the North Care
"a Farmers union. George l
anptOn of New York state is a spe
"a legislative representative of sex
"a large farmer organizations
ssShington. Grant Slocum is ne
& secretary of the Cleaners an
a0r Of the Cleaner. C. H. Gusta:
Is president of the Nebrask
iGners' union.
TOT International Reconstruction
Inc reconstruction conference al:
used a series of resolutions deallr
'A the International matters while
'~d probably meet the approval
F''enthS Of our people. Among tt
a%aaalS to prevent future wars
Program are the recognition
COMMON interests of the workfl
i"Ae Of all countries, information
'~4O Of International trade and
s4a'iOnal investment, freedom
"Vacaon and uniform and eqU
exchange between all people
summation of all secret treat
understandings between natio1
gradual reduction of armamen
'a4uonal control of the occupati
OeVelopment of backward cot
subject to self-determinatit
pete and direct control by I
pes Of every established count
''F government, and unrestric1
i ge for legitimate commerce O.
% and sea.
secure and preserve these ess
me peace conference must p
i D a0t only for League of Natl
.%ples, but the following inst