The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-11
IMPUCN THE MOTIVES OF INSURGENTS
Make Personal Attacks Upon Senator Anderson Rep. Ca
Avoid Own Shameful Ineficiency. ''O'O''' 'u'

The fight for the control of the
Montana Wheat Growers Association
is now on, and the struggle will CON
tinue until July 31st, when the Asso-
cation will close, and a Board
of Directors will be elected which win
continue Pres. Cresap and Manager
StraWman in control eff the organi-
eaton, thus continuing the present
expensive and shamefullv inefficient
management or a Board of Di-
rectors will be elected who will dis
pose Of Cresap and Strawman and
4Ite new president of the Board of
directors, and a new manager, and
ADOPT a policy Immediately that will
save the Montana Wheat Growers As
Soclauon from ruin, and establish as
permanent institution, the Montana
wheat Pool, to the profit and adj
vantage OF every wheat grower in
the state.
Issue Up to Membership
The issue is Up to the membership
Tor decision. Cresap and Straw
man have been forced. first by the
failure OF their nefarious design to
suspend and liquidate the pool, which
tiney mad hoped to do, in order to
close the Association without expos
ing their own incompetence and
wrong doing when the members voted
down the proposition, and second bv
a mandamus proceeding in the dis
lFlct court to issue the call for The
election OF a new Board of Directors
as provided in the Constitution and
BYLAWS Of the Association: after bav-
ing failed in their "Lock the Door
pcdlcy' OF retaining control of the or
sahlzatlon; after having been defeat I
ed IN every one of their undetermined
schemes to retain control of the AS
Sociaton by strong arm methods.
without the election.
Management on Defense
Yes! Cresap and Strawman have
Deen forced to make a campaign in
Ihelr own defense, and they are now
fesortlng to every tactic that MIGHT
De resorted to by wardhealing poli-
Iiclans IN an effort to perpetuate
themselves in power, and continue
tne policy of friendly relations with
the Minneapolis Chamber of Com
iaerce, ending in the final liquidation
ana ruin of the Montana pool, in be-
nan OF the interest of those who now
seem to be their masters.
struggle Tor Lives
CreSap ana Strawman are in the
OF their lives to retain the
control of the Montana Wheat Crow :
efS Association, to keep themselves
ON the pay roll of the association at q
Iat salary, third of which neither
Of them can earn in any other posi- J
l0n' They are bent on a rule or ruin
poHcy and there seems to be nothing =;
20 winch they will not Stoop in order /;
70 retain the control which thew :
sense Is slipping from them. {
campaign at Associations EXPENSE :
Beng IN office, and in control of i
ne Association. on a fat salary and :
Expense account and in control of the +
publication of the Association. tbe +
Montana Wheat Grower" Cresa, i
ma StfaWmm are out campaigning +
themselves, calling meetings and q
peahng and sending other empolves 7
a the Association, who must Go ont 2
n order to hold their Jobs. to cleo p,
.oneer and make talks for them. and g
ney pay the expenses of this private r.
ampalgn to sustain themselves in .,
over, out of the S150,OOO reserve of IN
ne AssociatiOn,-the money belong r.
- 70 the wheat grower members f.
1d they use the paper, the Montana 81
heat Grower" to carry their cam III
algn publicity to every member. y.
lolclty mostly of absolute false, Il,
'ods and slarGerOus attacks unon 81 q,
ose who have contributed the most 70
the building of the organization 60
Ia who are now fighting to prevent fel
e wreeking and destroying of the III
stltution which they have contribl1t- ' ~,
so much to the building. COZ 90,
Underhanded Methods ~
Not being satisfied with the above
vantages-advantages sufficient to ~
p IN mos any struggle, these fro
an, INSCRIPTIONS men, Strawrnan M
d Cresap, have resorted to thino IN,
allowed anywhere in any kind Of ON,
itics, public or private, or in anv ST.
t of an election, something no h.
lest man would do, under any cir nri
instances. something that Tam Me
ny Hall or the most corrupt inter the
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