The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15
Relief OF Farmers Was But Pretex For Early Sessiongy ang

talns number of men and u,o,
who want to do the square tbinn m0tIsn TS
Nonpartlsan League doIoan4: ..
small in number, but powerfnI ~ 'iGn'
liuenee' is thorn in the side of the
copper crowd and the control Of tbo ti,e
supreme court has become a bnrnino.
question with the gang. lung
The League Bills,
1t needed no prophet. of co,,rso l..
tell the high-binders who ,nID T".I &c, 10
at Helena that the League bills en when
they came, would be real creat;Vn.
enorts at accomplishing the osten-
sloie purpose of the session-drolIe.b+
rellef, and therefore the cooper crowd
organized against any and al efforta
ward. o 'V1-
And the gang was net dissn
pointed. The first actiog AZ,
League delegation took after %.
ing INTO the caucus was to draff
or outline for drafting. tbrae
measures. One for bond isSno
providing for loans. another -
keep the sharks from gqtt;no ~
tne ioan--a moratorium, and the
tmrd aimed at a revision of tho
tax question.
THE LOAN BILL
The loan bill introduced bv Arno11
and a number of others was of e,oL
a nature that ready amending was
possible as precautionary measnra
ana these amendments introduced h.,
arnold, Haaland, Nyquist, Naylor and
oeKtnan although absolutely proner
and beneficial were voted down WITH
out a moments consideration. simnIv
because they were real and wonld
have been effective.
For instance: The original biI1
called for five million dollars-the
League amendment called for tWen-
ty-flve. The County Commissioners
were given too much power in the or
lglnal bill and the League asked for
board of appeal, composed of three
farmers who should be named by the
parties to any dispute which might
arise out of the administration of the
fund. The original bill allowed the
money to be spent for overdue in
debtedness, the League asked that
this be stricken out and an amend
ment inserted to the effect that the
loan should be exempt from execu-
tons and suits. Needless to say it
was defeated. And so on down the
line.
THE. MORATORIUM.
Arnold's introduction of NOR
atOrlum measure was the signal
for cynical and derisiye attack.
but nothing in the world would
make the gang consent to actual
relief for the farmer, when that
relief took on the nature of sus-
pension of their power to prey.
The bill was laid on the table and
not considered, but the political
chameleOns who pose as the
friend of the farmer on election
day and spend the rest of their
time skinning him, have been
shown in their right cOiOrs and
the conclusion is forced upon the
most reluctant that not only do
these minions of the copper
crowd, not desire to aid in any
way but they are deliberately
cOnspiring to drive the farmers
from the soil so that the range
may be free once again for the
big stOck-men and the political
field for the Copper Companies.
SUMMING UP.
To sum up it is plain the real rea-
son for calling the legislature to-
gether was not the drouth, but to de-
wise ways and means Of robbing the
people of the Primary and to secure
the fruits of that ill-gOtten victory
by charging the supreme court 50
as to negate the efforts Of Judge
Cooper. Also to so camouHage tne
people with political maneuVerlng.
that they will think the matter Oh
drouth relief has been at least at
tempted in good faith and so, Py
playing both ends against the nlIuole'
get by.