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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
AN OPEN LETTER
TO JOSEPH DIXON
Hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon,
Missoula, Mont.

Dear Sir:
In your speeches at Dillon, Three
Forks, Bozeman, Livingston and 9TH
er places 1t is reported that you re-
peated again and again the assertion
that you were out-and-but for main
tanning the right of free speech and
free assemblage in Montana. If elect
ed governor, you promised that you
would guarantee the unhindered ex-
ercise Of those basic rights to every
person and in every section of the
state. ..,,
Here in Big Timber last night you
made the same set speech; but for
some strange reason you rounded out
= twQ hour addrsss without even
mentioning free speech and free As-
semblage. Now, In view Of the fact
that freedom of speech and assembk
age have not existed in Big Timber
for nearly three years, and do not
exist today, not 9 few of your listen
ers were somewhat amused at the
oversight.
In Big Timber, less than three
years ago, a man travelling under the
auspices Of the U. 5. Treasury De-
partment, and speaking for the gov
ernment on behalf of a liberty loan
drive, was denied the privilege of
address q public meeting, assaulted
by a mob Of insurance promoters, oil
stock takers, business man and bank
ers, forcibly and feloniously run out
Of the town.
In Big Timber, resident of the
place for twenty-six years. volun-
teer in the Spanish War and one
whose proffered enlistment for SER
vice in World War had already been
rejected on account of age-was bru-
tally assaulted and deported by the
same super-patriots.
In Big Timber, the members of the
Farmers Union-a non-political &C.
onomic farm organization after your
own heart-are forbidden to assemble
and threatened with violence. In Big
Timber today, no persons may law
fully either speak or assemble in a
public meeting without first obtain
ing permission from one of the most
contemplate of the aforementioned
law breakers.
To this day the perpetrators Of
these outrages-the destroyers of
free speech and free assemblage in
Sweetgrass county-are still unpun-
18uCu exAU UApkVSCCNVGus All SV@n ue&AA
dozen of them are running on your
ticket. In your meeting last night
six Of them sat with you on the plat
form. The bell wether Of the band
is chairman of your county central
committee.
Now, in the event of your election,
let me inquire, Is it your honest pur-
pose to restore free speech and as
semblage in Big Timber? Will you
perform your sworn duty to bring
those unconvicted criminals to JUS
tice, or will you demonstrate that all
your talk about free speech and free
assemblage is merely the biggest wad
of political bunk ever fired at the
long g-suffering people of Montana?
Yours very truly,
w. J. HANNAH,
Big Timber, Mont, Oct. 8, 1920.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
FIGHT IS ON TO MAKE
STARVATION WAGES
Process By Which LAborers are
Forced to Take Lower Wages BY
Hiring and Retiring
BY Leo WolfsOhn,

ny Leo WQl1SOn0,
Staff Correspondent, Federated Press
Milwaukee - What union labor
leaders declared was result Of the
nationwide fight by the United
States Chamber of Commerce for tho
open shop, caused men in two more
shops in Milwaukee to lose their
work only to be offered places in
other shops at reduced wages tho
next day.
Mystery surrounds the number of
men who were discharged by tho
Wisconsin Motor Manufacturing Co.,
West Allis. While worancn who
formerly were employed ut the plant,
estimated the number rs 1900, IN
official, who asserted he was talking
for James Nesbitt, the superinten1T
ent, said that only 60 had been
fired"
Local union leaders declare that
they have information that many
tool makers Of the company will sooa
be laid off. They asservett that tho
company normally employs 1,E0O
men and that it now has 800 men on
its payroll, including huge Office
force.
'This is nothing but manipulation
of the labor market in accordance
with the lines laid down in the fight
on the open shop" said Herman Tue
ker, secrtary, Machinist union. The
plant has been laying of its men
gradually. There are not over SEQ
shopmen employed by it now." Il
Tucker reported that wor1naen ut
the National Brake and Electric Co
were told that there would be q
shutdown in some depavtmenks -
take inventory, causing hundreds q
men 10 lose their jobs "temperarily."
This is 4 strange time 10 tn1a -
ventory," said Tucker. r place 4,
different construction on tie doohe.
1t palpably is for no other pupsoa
than to dismiss the men and yshiKo
them at lower wages."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

Senator Harding, who hopes to be
president, is quite sure that govern
ment ownership is wrong, but when
pressed for reasons he proves to be
what is commonly described as q man
Of theory. He hasn't given the SUBJ
ject any great study. He is not "in-
timately familiar" with government
ownership of railroads in practically
every civilized country except Spain.
And his theoretical statements do
not even bear the test Of theory. II
do not want to see the American gov
ernment," says Senator Harding, ZEN
gagged in business, but l do want to
see the American government part
ner and friend Of American business. :"
Harding thus sets for himself the
impossible task Of being the friend
Of ALL business. The big packers
are at the throat of the livestock rails
ing business. A friend of the one
is the enemy of the other. The
woolen trust likewise is bankrupting
the wool raiser and the wool consum-
er. Wich is Harding going to bless :?
The under dog in the fight can not
get any satisfaction from the observ-
er who loves all the dogs too much
to interfere in any way.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

Vn august 10 HARROW fea6e
applied in the district court for
permit to carry gun, and in
one of the most peaceful, law
abiding communities in the state
of Montana"
It Is quite true that on the date
mentioned applied for a gun per-
init. It is also true, though not
stated by the candid editor, that the
permit was granted. Whether Dillon
is one of the most peaceful, law
abiding communities, ETC., may be left
for the readers of this statement to
Judge for themselves, in the light of
certain other facts which follow:
On June 20, 1920, ut Dillon, an or
ganized mob broke up peaceful
meeting Of farmers and townspeople,
threatened and attempted violence
against B. X. Wheeler, and late that
night attempted to gang him at
remote railway station. On that oc-
casion, having presided at the farm
ers' meeting, l was threatened with
various indignities. While my friends
were daily reporting to me in detail
the various plans for ridding the
community Of my presence, the SEX
an,iner" editor was sending copy to
the Butte "Post," denying that the
Wheeler meeting had been broken
up by = party of good American
A second Wheeler meeting was ad-
vertised for August 23d. No sooner
were the posters out than rumors
spread that the second meeting would
be broken up, as was the first. The
proprietor Of q local park refused to
lease it for the meeting because he
didn't want any trouble" One dis
ciple fof violence is said to have gone
tQ, Butte and Helena to seek immu-
My in advance of the crime. Elec-
tlbn posters and advertisements of
the meeting were torn down as fast
AZ they were put up, showing we'll
organised system Of repression was
already on the job. All persons con-
nected with the League expected to
meet violence of some sort on Aug
ust 23d. Feeling that l had q right
to attend that meeting, and q right
to defend myself if attacked, went
| to the meeting armed, and with q
| district court gun permit in my poc-
III have since learned that q prom
| A4AXtt RS18Vu0kV OOkNC \NAdCA OAk
terly that day when he learned over
the phone that Wheeler had not mo-
molested at Dillon. So perhaps there
was good ground, when Wheeler's
enemies expected him to be assault
! ed, for his friends to act upon that
expectation.
After the primary victory of the
Wheeler ticket, the disappointment of
the reactionaries vented itself in
more mob talk. About the same
time discussion was overheard of a
plan to pick fight with the local
N. p. L. organizer, and have crowd
on hand to beat him up.
In view Of all these happenings, it
lis needless to indulge in geAeralities
concerning the peaceful character Of
the community, or the odium which,
should attach to the carrying Of a
sweapon under such conditions.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
players Of the
baseball team
Nv threw the
sallsaip stp:s / 1 TIN.
Confession L
Chicago Whit
TINT they

sporting edisoraaA a1Sa8feeabie THEME
to write about. n
Friends Of the great American
sport are hopeful that the exposure
will result in making atcleaner game.
The present revelations, however,
are not a. complete surprise to those
who have watched professional base
ball in q general way, although the
extent of the fixing may occasion sur
prise.
Somehow many Americans have q
notion that if thing can only be
sanf a for dollar wiz !. sepnoaed ee 9Sn g gee
the best Of all possible motives. And
our great American sport. has been
on the profit basis. Club owners do
a lot Of inexpensive talking, but all
their figuring is for the dollar. What
is more natural then that some of
the players also should acquire the
profit motive to the exclusion Of
other motives?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
PRESIDENT WILSON
HELPS EXPORTERS

New York, IN. Y. Bureau)-Pres-
ident Wilson in refusing to abrogate
thirty-tsyo commercial treaties as pro-
vided in the Jones Shipping Act,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

Refusal of France and Belgium to
make public secret treaty known to
exist is another indication of how lit
tle intention there is among the pow
era of the world to observe what the
common people think ought to be the
principles of the league of nations.
According to news reports, England
has agreed that the action of these
other two countries is acceptable to
herself and proper.
England probably knows the con-
tents Of this treaty, while the rest
Of the members Of the so-ca)led
league of nations remain ignorant of
it. The league thus becomes more
and more a superficial form to fool
the common people while national
greed continues to play its terrible
game rs hitherto.
Along the same line. it is interest
ing to note the grounds upon which
a Pennsylvania congressman declares
he ID going to bring Impeachment
proceedings against Wilson. During
the last session congress passed the
Jones shipping act containing
clauses which makes scraps of pa
with foreign nations.
Wilson signed this bin anil it be-
came a law, although the other par
ties to these treaties had been ap-
preached in NC way whatever to find
out If they would consent to change
Of terms. We whO accused Germany
Of considering its treaty with Bel.
9ium as scrap Of Taper, deliberately
md without gs,sd motive. except ins:'.
far az trade grabbing is q good mo.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

II is said that Griffith II n16f6 stO
arrest under the defense of the realm
act and under the new restoration Of
order act for having this ORDER In his
possession and that every newspaper ,s
order, or the substance Of II, and etti-
tors Of British pspers reproducing It,
are likewise subject to arrest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
BRITISH LABOR PA
PER REVFALSl MIL
TARY SECRETS
Labor Paper will Risk Coming UNaer
Penalty Of the Defense Of the
Realm Act In Revealing Dastardly
Plots.
London Herald Cable Ia Federated
prasS

London--British labor's organ, the
Herald, will tomorrow risk coming
under the penalty of the defense Of
the realm act by publishing secret
military instructions signed by Brind,
chief Of staff of the British army In
ireland, which view with satisfaction
the accomplishments of the military
forces known rs "Blacks and Tans"
in tcrorixing the Irish people and
promise further police reinfofce-
ments.
Arthur Griffith, founder Of the Sinn
Fein organization, revealed this order
at the time he made statement 70
the press thavhe and other Sinn Eein
leaders have been marked for asassin-
alton, and that high officials In Dub
lin castle are cognixant Of the plot.
II am first on the list" he said "and
the story is to be circulated y in tho
case of Lord Mayor McCurtain Of
Cork, that was assassinated by ex-
crate action. We are aware Of the
names they have on the assassination
list"
The veteran Sinn Feiner said the
British were conducting propagan-
ad campaign in Amerita represent
ing the Sinn Fein Us divided into two
sections, with the lives of The mod
crates in danger from the extremists.
Two days after the murder and
looting in Balbriggan by ''Blacks and
Tans" the following was said in q
secret military order. according to
Griffith: z.
"There are indications that the
measures recently taken by the gov
ernment for the suppression of dis
order in Ireland are beginning 70
bear fruit@aafd have the desired ef-
feet on at any rate the more motler-
ate section Of the Sim Fein, who arc
prevent the campaign of ontxsge, Tha
Irish government hopes, II ~ Dk-
.sure is lmlfnxnlne
u " II||I llI' Y y
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
! WEEK
Ford, ~. H edition
The eandal
secre 1is ~ W. 4 Get o. X,
Tender of Corporations
Rad Boz r. - Organization
Harding IL Ownership

1A~p~ NnfE lENSs0 &
Why m
tions we walt NJ!
patriotisili 4 = !. n
cloud, M 2 y sr Y! .!|;
ForTs ain u. !
uct wM \ PEI i
has been I.
But i4 set
sewers. SEQ I q
the Nwsp
Thought [|ug to- J! !. 4
"Wage q g.
American
duced. An
Of high. p!.t !!
"There is.
ness; we al
period that
ton; people
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

H. &SFss4~ IA T.. b. j l. Sssss< =
months, they in an U W stlse same tims
advertising for thousands of men ii
come to Akron to work in their fac
tories.
Think for q minute of what this
means. They have not only deprived
$4,000 men Of work, but they are lur-
ing men into the city with misleading
advertising in the hope of having. q
still larger number Of men with starv-
ing families to bid against each 9TH
er in low pay.
Our corporations are soulless per-
sons and we can not very well blame
a mere thing or machine for not act
ing as if it had a soul, but we can
blame the politicians who have given
the corporations such utter freedom
to use human beings worse than the
farmer would use his beasts of bur-
den.
Miss Minnie Nelson, state superin-
tendent of public instruction in North
Dakota, has been down to Minneapo-
lis to tell the good people of that city
why the Nonpartisan league is bad.
The principal reason why farmers
should not organize, according to her
philosophy, appears to be that the
North Dakota reference library con-
tains about l8 very bad books.
The public has heard this argument
before and we do not wish to 60 into
details again except to point out that
if voters vote against candidates be-
cause of these books, they will have
to vote against the old-gang candi.
dates of Minnesota. Surprising as il
may seem TO the 100-per-cent patri.
OTIS, the Minneapolis public library
contains Is of these terrible books.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08

4 patriotic corpora
henry Ford, whose
ways been under a
dious price-cutting !?
h1ent that his prod
a to pre-war levels
siderable publicity.
,new pace he made
statements which
Ia general have
print.
his black sheep Of
twill not be re-
EXPLAINS the causes
follows:
in general busi-
ned by the waiting
b precedes q reac-
1ry walk of life are
to become lower.
it is an unwhole-
unrighteous condi-
The war. In every
Ire is growing idle
! enland is not there.
are being stored ;
Is are being stored
bf consumption is
Ugh the self-denial
gy of whom could
1.-THE high prices
mot pay the high
felt the injustice
lants are being
the country. La.
out Of employ.
nf living has seer
sch beyond meas.
6slrces, rich in ali
60 to make .
its progress il
ut q standstilI
d Of the prof
49, < Al. .
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tive, have made scraps of 2s.
Wilson refuses to hurry the treaty
scrapping as fast as some large ir-
terests think lie should.

In reading Of how many grea: III
dustrial concerns, such as the wooleM
trust. have closed their plants ami
consequently have laid off thou 81 Ills
of employees, sor,e Of US naturally
wonder how even men of the Wall
street type can do these things. They
know that the wages have not been
sufficient to enable tie worker to lay
by enough to protect his farily
against weeks of unemployment.
They know that he has not enough
laid by to get out of town in search
of other work.
How can men deliberately starve
thousands of eop!e and hold their
country up to high prices when they
could make almost as much by selling
at lower prices and running with full
time production?
But when we have expressed such
surprise, we have been too fnir to
the Wall street personality. II is
worse than this. The Akron lOhio),
Unionist, for instance, is authority
for the, statement that while the biz
u N ssat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-08
\ PERSONAL STATE
MENT
(By Harlow Pease)

A weekly newspaper called the
Examiner" published at Dillon,
where I live, recently abandoned the
democratic party for the Dixon ticket,
and tok occasion to denounce the
state democratic candidates In gener-
al and Harlow Pease in particular,
as lacking in democratic principles. "
The Examiner" is so well-known To-
cally as an appendage of the A. G.
M. dailies that its 'nonpartisan" atti-
tude shocks none Of It's readers. So
also its hostility to myself Is of so
long standing that the latest outburst
surprised no one. From certain in
dicatiosaa, .hey,evsr, this distribe M
foy props u
following statsmeha assds y
Gilpin observer., 1920-02-26
EVENING
k9EA!!R!l!Y /! TALE
WA 81 ndry Graham
-A Bonner gS%soSs
THE GRAY SQUIRREL.


SWELL" said the Gray Squirrel whose
name was George, II believe now that
I've had nice rest in my leafy nest
that I'll attend the great banquet"
"In fact. you're sure you WILL" said
Mrs. George.
"In fact am" agreed George.
Were you invited?" asked Mrs.
Georgie.
"Oh, no." said George, "but I'm sure
It will be pleasure for them to have
me-"
"Are you quite sure of that?" asked
Mrs. George with a sly wink.
"Oh, quite sure" said George. But
he, too, winked.
II notice you haven't asked me to
CO." she said.
swell, won't you Gomez" he asked in
voice which said, II hope, though,
you have a previous invitation"
Sorry I can't come," said Mrs.
George.
"ToO bad," George said, very cheer
full now. "By the way" he added,
you've nothing up your sleeve, l
trustT
up my sleeve, up my sIeeve" re-
peated Mrs. George. mo, I've moth
ing up my sleeve except fur" She
looked at her gray fur and smoothed
1t. mo, sir, there Is nothing up my
sleeve"
Nov you know perfectly well, Mrs.
George, that that is merely an express
sion. That Is to say, it is merely
saying-nothing more nor less than a
few words put together which mean
something else"
Il know what it means," laughed
Mrs. George; II was only teasing you,
you see. And If were in your place 1
wouldn't keep on trying to explain
something like that. It's best not to,
for squirrel isn't familiar enough
with words"
"A squirrel is familiar enough with
one word." said George.
"Oh, yes." said Mrs. George, nuts"
Nuts is the word dear to the heart
of any squirrel" said George.
Then, after moment, he added,
'Well, my dear, what are you going to
do when Pm away; will you have a
simple little supper of your own?"
Il am going to banquet, too"
what! Are you really coming to
the banquet with me after all 2" Georgie
said, trying to be very polite. "Of
course it would give me great pleasure
to have you come, but can't help Won
dering If they'll have enough to eat.
They don't even expect me. What do
Gilpin observer., 1920-02-26

THERE is such an unendlng variety
In blouses and smocks In all the
displays OF spring merchandise that 1t
Is difficult TO make choice with the
certainty that II is wise one. 1t
takes repeated visits to the shops and
consideration of the constantly ar
riving new models. to determine what
styles are favored and what features
persist. Fashion reporters learn from
experience that they are expected to
detect .he successful models and styles
features and 1t is not hard to do this,
In the two new blouses shown in the
picture above, two Of the outstanding
and successful features OF the new
styles nre emphasized. No woman
need hesitate to follow their sugges.
tiOns In making her selections for
spring. One blouse Of georgette, In
two colors. reveals the liking for
color combinations and fancIful eff
fects. The other, Of fine white voile
with filet lace and needlework as adorn-
ment portrays n different character Of
blouse, but one that promises to lead
all others as the favorite Of gentle
women.
The blouse Of white voile Is hand
made and the lace used ON II Is an ele-
CANT example Of fine work. It Is at
once simply and cunningly designed
Gilpin observer., 1920-02-26

4 BOUT now, heavy winter coats
"A begin to be somewhat burden
some even in those sections of the
country where winter fingers. Farther
south spring coats have already made
their debut and the vanguard of the
host makes 1t plain that we are to be-
come accustomed TO few changes in
the coat silhouette. They are not
ntartling however; the spring coat
rarely undertakes to be sensational
II has quiet part to play-and short.
The new models so far shown are
considerably shorter than winter coats
were; those that reach four to six
inches below the knees being the long
est. Some others are knee length.
They have wide sweep at the bot
tom, sometimes lessened by plait in
the material. Machine stitching and a
few buttons assume the responsibility
of providing decoration and both the
muffler and scarf collars suggest cozy
protection for the throat when winds
Gilpin observer., 1920-02-26

you think?" George Gray Squirrel
put his head on one side and sat on his
launches. ''Td hate to see you go hun
gry." he said.
"Of course you would" grinned Mrs.
Georgie. And so l am not going to
the banquet with you. OF course l said
that before but when you heard was
going to banquet of course you
thought must have changed my mind.
You didn't know there were two BAN
quets today. But 1t was good of you
to worry for fear should come with
you and didn't get enough to eat. OF
course there would be doubt about 1t
considering there isn't even a place
set for you at the banquet"
Have you special invitation to
your banquet?" asked George.
Gracious, no" she said. "Pm good
mate for you"
swell, did l ever!" said Georgie.
Aren't you the sly one. Where is
your banquet to be?"
"Ah, ha, ah, ha !" said Mrs. George.
when you were asleep l heard of q
banquet which was to take place in the
woods-a sort Of picnic walk-and I
thought I'd go along to-"
"Oh dear, oh dear" said Georgie.
TITS awful to think that will miss
1t and yet my banquet sounds rather
nice. Whatever will I dor"
Listen George" said Mrs. Georgie,
"well each do something for each other
at the banquets which we go to. You
can help me and can help you.
"At your banquet you eat all you
possibly can so you won't need a meal
at home and won't have to go into
the store house for a time, and I'll do
the same at the banquet I'm going
t0-and then besides we'll each run
away from time to time from our ban
quets and store some extra pro-
visions. Surely they'll be glad to have
us store away some Of their extra
food"
"A fine idea," said Georgie. Truly
you are good, bright mate. and I'm
proud Of you"
"Yes. and I heard the children say
they were going to have lots OF pea.
nuts tool"
Cheers cheers" nnId George.