The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-25
STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES


"The Declaration Of Independence
document underlying the Institution
of this country, states that every hui
man being is endowed with a certain
! inalienable rights and that AMONG
these are "the right to life, liberty,
and pursuit of happiness" These
rights are today denied to the great
mass of people Of this country by a
privileged class which thru its econ
Omic and political power dominates
the life of this country.
This privileged class has, thru the
organization of trusts thru inter
locking directorates, thru the great
banking institutions of Wall Street.
concentrate the control of economic
life Of the country in the hands of a
financial oligarchy with it's head0uar-
tiers in Wall Street. 1t uses its pow
er to preat wealth for itself at the
expense of the happiness and we'll
being of the farmers and industrial
workers. who are the producers of the
wealth Of this country.
In order to maintain its special
privileges and to aid it in exploiting
the farmers and industrial workers
this privileged class has fastened its
grip upon the government. It uses
the legislative, executive and judicial
branches of the government alike as
instruments in its service to secure
greater and greater profits and to
anaSS greater and greater wealth.
during the past few years millions
OF farmers have been driven from the
farms because unable to secure even
the means for a livelihood thru their
labor as result of the exploitation
by this privileged class. The Esch-
Cummins Law passed in the interest
OF the railroad owners has been one
factor IN producing this situation.
The industrial workers, STRUGGLING
to maintain their organizations and a
decent standard of living, have found
that this privileged class has at its
command the power of the govern
ment whenever the struggle over the
lghC TO organize, wages and working
conditions have resulted in a strike
line use OF injunctiOns against the
workers on strike IS an every day oc-
cufrence. The Infamous Daugherty
injunction against the railroad shop
men still stands-an injunction which
at one stroke robbed the workers of
every night supposedly guaranteed by
the constitution.
The Republican and Democratic mar
ties have proven themselves equally
the instrument of the privileged class
IN using governmental powers against
the farmers and industrial workers.
1hese conditions have developed a
widespread movement by the farm
ers and industrial workers to orga-
nlze political party which will fight !
tnelr battles and challenge the con-
tInued rule of the privileged class in |
this country. -
The political organizations of farm
erS and industrial workers. scattered /
over the country, must be united for
5he 1924 presidential campaign. so
mat they may present a united front
against the parties of the privileged
class and join in a common STRUGGLE
against that class.
10 achieve this end the UNDERSIGNED
groups join in this call for a National
convention to be held in the Twin
1IteSS, beginning Friday, MAY Both,
or the purpose of nominating can
ldate for president and vice presi-
'orm. @l Pie''
We extend an invitation to send
delegates to this convention to ali
armers' organization, local trade
mlons, central labor bodies, state fed
ratlons of labor, international unions.
cooperative organizations, labor fra
ernal organizations and all farmer I
nd labor political organizations. the
Nonpartisan League, and the Com