The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-12
70 the kind Of near neiRhbors Sua.,.r

h i the kind q ne.r neighbors sweden
J, Socialists u Sweden and il other
european countries outside of Russia
y me taey advocate extensive ma
ttlonallzatlon also advise fair payment
20 tne former owners. Soviet Rms
STA, however, took the properly and
UP 20 the present the former owners
nave gotten except the right Is earn
q living extended to everybody. Swerl-
Ism owners Of what we regard here
as Dig business would probably CON
slder themselves fortunate Go selI 0uf
70 the moderate SOCIALIST state Al.
falr price. The Bolsheyiki mipht
come over the border any day and the
capitalists could not take their Land.
forests, mines and utilities with them.
Wf1tlng IN current issue of the
Nation, rederic G. Howe explains the
un-A american character of our recent
deportation of aliens, and this in turn
undoubtedly explains Howe's resipna-
ton as commissioner Of Immigration.
Ihls Well-knOwn author Of about
score OF books on reform subjects
sees great injustice in depriving the
l6,OOO,OOO people of alien birth in the
United States of protection through
the courts. ours is supposed to be
q government of laws" saws Howe.
mot of men "A man can be convicted
only for specific statutory offense.
Not SO with the alien. lie 4 specific
charge can not be proven the alien
can be held under the drag-net accu-
sation that he is likely to become
public charge"
The Inspector who makes the ar
rest, it seems, is prosecutor and Judge
Of the aliens case. There is no IN
dictment by grand jury, no trial be-
fore a jury, no witnesses in his be-
half, and until recently he was denied
the services Of a lawyer. The accused
alien, in fact, suddenly disappeared
and was denied communication with
any one, even his own family. He
lacks the elementary protection ac-
corded the victim Of intoxication In a
citv police court.
"Frameups are possible; frameups
to seize the aliens property; frame
ups resulting from race quarrels;
| frameunS resT1tinor from strikes and
;ndnstr;al Conflicts Men have heen
examined 1t Ellis Island whn claimed
thew had been heatn e comnel adn;s-
sions"
In the meantime Judge George
Bouruuin, in Montana, has handed
down decision that the alien has a
right to trial.
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| The increasing muddle and disas-
fer n our national affairs can not be
charged to anv but the so-called
oreaf business leaders. who in turn
haua the federal government in lead
mo STRINGS. These interests areSlook-
mo o,,t FOR themselves first and the
country second and Il is being randi
! ~ demonstrated that our country, rich
os i ;s IN natural resources and in
tha work;np ;ntell;pence of its people
can not stand the load Of such leader.
chin AZ ''.- 80 :
Gold reserves Of the federal bank
i system have fallen below legal re.
quirements and this calls for drastic
decrease IN credit just at the umt
ton. And these great men know a:
well as every third-rate economist il
the country that a credit system has
al mon actual business done, such a!
vented this serious trouble.
It is now announced that the gov
eminent deficit for the year to EN-
Jnne 70 will be $4,000, 100000. In
s ~ heg;nn;np to nav off our wa
debt deht we ye have actually added to. it b,
this enormous sumso gently hav
! we dealt with great incomes and. wa 2
profits. There are rumors ahoaI !!
about se double what has been announce
and our uo loans to Europe three to fly fly
, times ano ga as much as the $4,000, ooo,o 90
Foreign trade languishes for req
5 ment could overcome. The grip 9