The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-07-02
EDITOR REbukES
LEAGUE ENEMIES
Reveals Motives Of Traducers
OF honpartisan Movement
and Praises Farmers.
(James N. Pierce in The Iowa
Aomestead,)

Not only during the war, but ever
since the armiStice was signed, Il most
alnnZing campaign IF suspicion and
hntr"d has been carried on in this
country through the newspapers. So
long as this sort Of propaganda could,
during the war. be attributed to hys-
tericnl fear or misguided patriotism, it
could he and was in a large measure
excused and cO.donrd by thousands of
thinkinE people. who from the first re-
gar'led it as wholly un-Amcricnn and
entirely nn'nlled for. But now that
the war Is over. what excuse or honest
reason can he offered for the present
Incorporate rawlings concerning a
falsely rhnrged "dSloyalty" of the
farmers in different sections Of the
country. and especially Of the farmers
OF the Northwest? TO my mind, one
Of the mennr>t and lowest pieces of
work that the pr"titrcriny interests
have ever tried to put over (not ex-
ccpting the theft Of millions Of dollars
or the peoples nancy during the wary,
has been their planned and studied
propaganda to blackcn the character
of the farmers of the Northwest in the
eyes of the rest Of the nation,
There is Il wtll-conSidrred purpose
In this propaganda. which is not read
lily apparent to thousands of renders.
VIII" daily accept as truth the doctored
news with which the newspapers
are supplied by the foes Of the organ
lied farmers. Really intelligent people
well know why the legislative pro-
grams OF the farmers of North Dakotn
and other western states are so hit
terly opposed. They know that the
carrying out of these programs means
tn" death Of the grain-dealing privi-
leGcs. the mining thefts. the lumber
''nd coal CRAFTS. the political ring and
dozen other organized lhefIS. by
means Of which the protitecrs have for
years and years been rohhng the farm.
erS " the northwest to the tune Of
hundreds of millions OF dollars unnu.
ally. One need not be an advocate
III IN" particular Legislative measures
mat the farmers of the northwest nre
putting through, in order 10 be nble
I" see through and understand the
wicked nnilllus and ticn,liSh ,liShon-
rsty of the big-inlereSt pruparnn,]o
mat Is he'hg put forth through Il cor
Tuptcd press aEain>, the farmers OF
hat >rriiOn.
A Question Of Right.
Inc farmers OF other sections Of
he country may n.s believe in stute-
'WncN public facilities and public utili-
les OF amy Kind. tor the protection
" the farmers and the consuming pub-
IL from wholesale ruhhcricS: III ey
may not believe in Sta1r-nwnp,l fer.
ninal elevators >lrckynrd> and mar
itt places (a> they nuW have them in
>"rth lsk"1al. through which the
:r'ntr> can handle ANA market thrir
ram and hrr>iork. free from the rx-
"rli"ns If the spectators and the
'r"ftttrs; they may not believe in II
lal'-"Wntd Nill (>uch us North pn-
"la now ha>|, Nh"rc the farmers can
ave their gralu ground into flour nj
"St, fire." from :hr eNtnrliuns and
'eat> If the great milling combine,
hat has for It hong lime existed and
"uri>lr'i III The Twin cities: they may il
al believe in Il >;atc-nwnru bank I
such rs North Dakota u,w huS), from I
Inch the farmers cam secure lauuS of
l"urN II loss t'!nn : per cent interest y
.'r :nhliiIh rs against the s. 10 and in =.
.''' cases l. per cent which they for \
i"rly paid: they may not hrlie>t thar
state should take u.'>>tS>inu al and I,
mrair coal niur> for the h,u.ti, and =
r"t"rii"n "t ttir rr"pl", rs WIS done u
' t:nvrrnnr Frazier If \urih bnkuiu. !
lriE- ti'r recent coal strike: they inr~ "
NJ hr!,'"r N u ,h'rai rnrlIn n>u,.un
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