The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19

that the persons they entrust with high office dc
not lead them to the slaughter pen The letter
which is well worth reading, is as follows:
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE ORGANIZATION AND LEADERS OF
THE TOILING FARMERS AND PEASANTS
'-,!7E-., OF ALL COUNTRIES
''Dear Friends: '~" $500
eve are addressing this letter to you to ion
us in the struggle against the preparation for a
new world war. ..,4,~.. ,...yz. d.
Recent events have shown that the menace of
world war is closer and more direct than it
might have seemed some time ago. We have wit
messed number of open acts forecasting armed
conflicts
No one who is sincerely interested in preserv-
ing peace can now close his eyes to these facts.
IL Is not sufficient to call oneself an opponent to
war without at the same time doing something de-
Unite against the real menace of war 1t is not
enough TO declare oneself in favor of peace and to
give vent to general slogans about the brotherhood
OF nations, and meanwhile to support the imperi-
allsts who are carrying war against the revoIu-
uonary liberation movement of the peasants and
workers and all toiling masses of China and few
erlshly preparing military invasion of the u. s.
D H. The struggle for peace must not be a strug-
gle OF words, but of action. All real friends of
peace all those who are really opposed to war
must at the present time unite on the basis of a
common platform of struggle against the war
dangers.
Against the united front of the enemies of the
COllng masses-the organizers of war, let us pub
hsh united anti-war front of the toiling farmers
and peasants of the world. Let us join the ranks
OF the working class and those of its organizations
winch are really fighting against the threatening
war Let US strengthen in the struggle the fra
ternal alliance of the workers and farmers and
peasants throughout the world No matter how
ufterent the path along which the various farm
eIs ana peasants organizations and their leaders
NaEt e serve the cause and the interests of the
farmers and peasants, no matter how different
Chelr lighting methods may be, in the face of the
menace of war and in the struggle against If the
extension and consolidation of the international
unltey of the toiling farmers and peasants of the
world must become the most essential task of all
the labouring farmer and peasant organizations
ana all real defenders of the farmers and meas
ants interests
The Farmers and Peasants international
council proposes to the organization and leaders of
the tolllng farmers and peasants of all countries
70 come to an understanding among each other
concerning JOINT measures and common program
OF action against the menacing world war. # is
necessary to prepare joint campaigns amono tba
broad masses of farmers and peasants. II is naces
sary to disclose the instgators of the new world
war by means of joint manifestoes and leaflets nv
means of issuing common pamphlets. and adontino
antl-war resolutions at the farmers and neasan+e,
meetings, by means of manifestations and demon
STATIONS, by means of converting various dis
trlct and national anti-war farmers and naasar+s,
conferences, by appearing before all representative
institutions parliament, municipal, institutions
etc)' focusing the attention of the masses IN the
horrors which will result from such war
we call upon you to begin and carry on a most
energetic campaign under the slogans: "DoUn with
the mstigators of wharf.-the landlords and conito1-
lstsF Hands off China and the U. S. s. RI aFar-
mers and workers of all countries, unite in the
struggle against war!"
In order to lend the campaign a concre+o obor
acter, and to rally the broad masses of farrers
ana peasants, 1t is necessary to link I'D these
slogans with the very day needs of the farmers
ana peasants In every individual country. and
even IN every individual district it is necessary to
cohlolne TINS campaign with local conditions.
Inc antl-war struggle must be carried on not only
Dv the farmers and peasants organizations and
leaders, but must also draw in the farmers. and
peasants masses. For this reason we pronose r.
form antl-war farmer and peasant committees
and to unity their activities.
The Farmers and Peasants International -,
ell VIII help in every way any of your undertak-
ngs Tor the preservation of peace We are ready
70 discuss all questions and proposals concerning
the mtensification of the anti-war STRUGGLE with
all organizations and leaders of the farmers and
peasants organizations, made by them.
All farmers and peasants organizations and
Iner leaders must at the same time carefully con-
slder the question how to unite the national anti
war struggle of workers and peasants with this
movement in other countries.
Dear Friends
Inc Farmers and Peasants International Conn
III calls upon you to join hands with the WORKING
'iass IN the struggle against the preparation for
new war which will injure the toiling farmers
ana peasants more than anyone else. We there
tore ask all the defenders of the farmers and
PEASANTS interests to express their opinion on tba
ssues we touched upon here