The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-21

ties would mean that a whole
army of politicians, big and lit
tie, would try to lay aside their
habits of a lifetime, as they did
in North Dakota, to fight the
"radicals.' And, just as hap
pened in North Dakota, they
would fail to pull together or to
agree upon any policy that
would be effective in rounding
up the vote.
Republicans are quite aware
that they will have to fight out
the issue y: ,o.'; SIN versus m'-
gressivism inside their own
ranks next summer; the Demo-
c'ats vii; .,:>:2 to do the sane.
If the Tory element wins in
both parties, then the progress
sive forces will decide whether
or not to run Il third ticket in
the November elections.
But there will be no fusion of
the old parties on a national
basis. The leaders of each are
too sure that their party will
attract the larger proportion of
the conservative vote.
Miss Bondfield Here
Miss Margaret Bondfield. one
of the two women leaders of the
National Women's Trade Union
league of Great Britain, who is
here as technical adviser in the
official international labor con-
ference, is mentioned rs 4 prob
able member of the first Labor
party cabinet, when one is
formed at Westminster. She
has carried her membership card
in the retail clerks union for 25
years, and is equally at home as
Il trade union organizer and q
debater on issues of world poll
tics.
She secured the adoption by
the international congress Of
working women, in session here
during the past week, OF a reso-
luton demanding that the hun
ger blockade against Soviet Rus
STA be abolished, since it has
brought death to many thous-
ands of innocent women and
children ard is unsupported by
any declaration of war.
Carriers OverWorked
Chicago letter carriers, ac-
cording to reports made to the
national headquarters Of their,
organization here, are now COM
PEELED to carry so per cent more
pounds of mail per day than
they did five years ago, while
the number Of men engaged in
carrying this mail has actually
decreased ! pei cent.
It is to management OF this
sort-ovelloading the mem
that they credit the surplus OF
1000, 900 which the parcel post
service is announced to have
earned during the past year.
A Farm Atlas
a remarkable farm atlas is
now being prepared in the office
OF farm management, depart
ment of agriculture. The Sec
ton dealing with cotton has
just been published. 1t shows
the soils, water resources, the
past development of acreage un~
der various conditions, and the
character Of present conditions:
under which the acreage is in
creasing or decreasing in each
locality. 1t deals also with the
te,luncy and racial factors in
cotton growing, and with the
market facilities.
Similar sections, yet to be is
sued, will deal with wheat, corn,
potatoes az. Other crops, unless
congress refuses to supply the
necessary funds for the work.
Baer Would Take Mines
Congressman Baer of North
Dakota, who introduced in the
house a resolution calling upon
the president to take over the
coal mines and operate them un-
der voluntary agreement with
the coal miners, pending agree
ment being reached between the
miners and the private operat-
ors, has not yet secured a hear
ing on his resolution.
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