The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14


Hampton. managing director of the
Farmers National council, has sent
to congress and the country warm
ing that the year 1920 is likely to be
hereafter known as "Starvation
Year" because we are facing short
age of at least 30O,OO0,0OO bushels in
the whea! crop.
1.-THE surplus Of wheat, rye and
barley from last years crop was rel
alive y ,nu!l." says Hampton, after
study of the crop figures, "anl this
surplus has been Largely reduced dur
ing the year. There is II threatened
heavy reduction in rye, barley and
corn acreage. and tn, worlds supply
Of fl, i>tutf, Is far below the needs
for tut consumption"
II" >lrN~ that this sho taEe in
l,rud grains n the un'tcI State; is
only one 'Hctnr in Oh economic trou-
t"> that ;!ddcd up, may indeed make
tin, 4 year Of widespread l,ure,r. For
thu lnltload legislation has >,..h,;c'' an
;,dleu hurt'r Of $4,000 ON0.ihij u,mn
tie people. t., he carried IN the cost of
ali r",nrlnHlt;"., End the problem Of
getting ir,irlNI revenue To mect Il
nudge, ut nNct $4,000, OOOUOD with
cut in i'Uin." ,Nc Dominant business
Interests J. ewing cons '.,,- q ~'rt ct
Naki!. nj. h,nturr. Eort:tn and he
i.lni tine Threatened 'ntlcn and thr
higher g., q tItiny j. the >pectcr Of
in;'Atr,i currency and Inflated credits
winch must ,"m"iloY I've reduced be-
'ni, hey c,",'a c':,%i,;n.; do"n Will.
rn ~, 'uI~ ."~l}lt- t. ever. one.
REFS, 81 AIMED FOR ALI.
;;u tl,"c i, . very influential etc.,
,acnt in tie house and semitic tI1H' is
unaware - ithc~c CONNIE t:nE,S.
This j. tie element that blamcS I'LL
social unrest l,ron the "'"'l~. Ju'.
ut present th"ir Ni>rr%inn : lr!mN n
the attack upon iu.li, j.. Post, assist
ant secretary Of '"hr". Having first
oTrr,, !. ir.ulutiou Of Impeachment
:tuan~, him because il, decided upon
the release from .;,'l Of over !,orO
alien, arrested --ru'r,i| Wi I'nut WAY
rlntS--hy department Of ia tire
agent, in the jan;:l"v raids, they age
nnw trying to drop the Impeachment
resolution and ret a simple resolution
Of removal reported to the house.
Two hearings on the Impeachment
resolution we're given by The house
NhS NtIlliitl.I WHO "CSN. -Af''ik
johnson of Washington, chairman Of
the house committee "n immigration,
appeared in place Of Attorney Gen.
cral Palmer or I'm ni'rta:ipn Commits
>ioner Caminetti 10 direct the prose-
cuton, while jackson II. Ralston,
counsel for the American Federation
of Labor, appeared for Mr.. Post. 'he
charges were vague when it came
down to cases. but were loud and Vi
whenever johnson Or his
got Il chance t. turn aside
into general discussion.
POINTS IN POSTS CASE
Thus far the case has developed
these facts: Palmer seEt his agents
out to round up "reds," and they ar
rested over 5000 men and women on
the chance that among them would be
found dangerous alien anarchists and
Caminetti failed, week
after week, to review the cases so
that the jailed persons could have
their innocence established or ques-
toned. Post then took charge, as
acting secretary, and began review
ing the cases at the rate Of 100 day, |
with the result that hundreds of in
nocent men were discharged, and hun
llreds whose guilt or innocence may
yet be determined were released on
$500 or $1,000 bail. This action in
furiated the Palmer-Caminetti-J john
son farces. and they were finally NOV
ed to retaliation when Post foiletl
their scheme to have Ludwig Mar
tens, the Soviet Russian representa-
live seized as a common criminal and
rushed to Ellis island, there to be
ocked up.