The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-09-16

TIE PROF.
often here Of bolshevism, socialism,
disloyaltv do not seem to have much /
effect in leading he farmers away
from their efforts to get square
deal. Also last minute rush OF poll- |
ticians to do things for the farmer,
have not thrown any dust in the peo-
pies eyes. {.
Their independence has already
produced greater results than could
possibly have been achieved by stand
ing for old party machines The CEN
trail government took over the rail-
roads after the war and reduced war
rates 10 per cent instead OF returning
to private management and lncreas-
ing rates Is to 40 per cent IS we did
here. The soldiers have been treated
a great deal better too. More than
Is 900 of them, for instance, are now
located on good farm provided by the
government.
Progressively minded people will
find great encouragement in watching
Canada.
CHILD LABOR Law THROWN OUT
Cotton spinners of North Carolina
who find more profit in employing lit
tie children to run the spindles, have
found federal judge to declare the
federal child labor law unconstltutlon--
al.
The learned judge declares that the
regulation Of labor is reserved to the
individual states although if our mem
ory serves US right the federal gov
ernment regulated labor by abolish
ing slavery as far back as 1868. So
if he is right, the emancipation pro-
clamation is unconstitutional and for
mer slave owners can recover DAM
ages from the federal government as
well as 20 back to slavery.
The same Judge threw out the hrst
child labor act pushed through con-
press after many years OF hard work
| BY progressives, on other grounds
and congress tried to fix it up to
meet the judicial objections. He finds
! that their attempt interferes with
state rights and with property rights
which take precedence over human
rights. -, .,.,
arguments are those which Were Of
fered by the cotton spinners when the
bills were before congress. On one
occasion they produced medical
Imam who could "prove" that u hours
i a day Of work at spindle was a
good thing for the physical we'll beng
Of 10 to IL year old child.
HOOyER,S HUNGARIAN COUP.
In recent article published by the
Worlds Work Of New York City one
Of our army officers describes how
1.-The American Relief organization was
nsed to overthrow the working class
government of Hungary and to place
reaction back into power. Such things
are generally kept under cover but
the army officer had probably lei
! great pride at what he and Hoover
i had done overcome his better Judg.
ment. And the Worlds Work did moi
] realize the blunder until the maya
zine was in print.
: Hoover and his subordinates refus
ed to sell a pound of food to TIT
workers representatives. They Were
also the go-betweens who worked OF
the representatives Of the Hungarian
government with brides and grea
promises of personal promotion: Inc!
got several weak army officers IN tnl'
way and number Of the officials o
labor unions who were ready to swat
low promises.
Then they suddenly consented to al
Il low the honest representatives OF tn
workers government to buy food an
these representatives handed owe
J ST 900 900 expecting that the repre-
sentatiyes of America would act 4
! good faith. Instead Hoover,s organ
4 cation refused to deliver the 100
Hungary had bought until the WORK
| ing class government was driven ou'
: SPIES were sent in to spread the re
] port among the starving .populace 9
) food in few hours II this overtur
were accomplished. :.
After the overturn the foolls
workers who had helped were double
crossed and an absolutely autocratl
= blood letting regime instituted.
s One might says that the America
! lpeople were double crossed too becaus
ali this was done without the consel
of Congress after the war was ovt
and in defiance of the principles
the American Relief commission.
One does not have to be a symp;
thizer with the working class COVER
ment in Hungary, to feel that undo
lhand work of this kind should not
3 done by our representatives
3I The Worlds Work refuses to allo
, reprints of all or any part OF II
; Numbering officers article.
THE REPORT ON HAITI
In he senate report on condition
in Haiti under our flag the Navy d
pertinent admits practically all OF tt
serious charges brought against it al
denied previously as exaggerated al
unfounded.
It admits that American War shil
lhovered around Haiti for a year al
half when our diplomats were tr
ing to persuade Haiti to surrender j
sovereignty peacefully. It admi
that marines were landed in Haiti
DAYS before the alleged riot which
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