The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13
Held over from last week.

Held over from last week.
Jules ]. Anderson, editor of the
ScObey Sentinel. delivered the May
Day address to a crowd in the
Farmer-LabOr Temple Sunday. A.
n. Wankel was in the chair and
p. ]. Wallace and Representative
Sparkling preceded the speaker of
the day. Peter Gallagher rendered
the International whilst Gustave
Espelund sung several songs.
Anderson Talks
Mr.. Anderson stressed the signifi-
conce of May Day and how the work
ers of all lands were that day meet
ing with a common purpose in view
to advance the interests of the man
who tolls with his hands and brain.
From the time our forefathers used
a crooked stick to till the soil and in
that way get living, to the present
day when the worker sells his labor
to the combinations that own the
tools of production, the lot of the
producers has been a bitter one" said
Mr.. Anderson. "He has to continual
ly resist the exploitation of the few,
who, because of their control of the
money power, have a hold on the
means of life. Ever since Marx
wrote "Das Capital" the underdog
has seen a new hope and in every
land labor is waging a struggle to
the end that those who produce the
necessities of life should also elect
the government. In every land under
the sun that day men were meeting
and chnxUIT1cr fho - L. 80
tional solidarity of labor. These men
were imbued with a desire to bring
about a change whereby the many
would not be robbed by the few
where new and more humane sys-
tenn would prevail. They were ami
mated with the loftiest ideals making
for the advancement of mankind. 1t
was significant that the farmers here
an northeastern Montana were taking
their stand with the hosts of labor
there that day. By their action thew
were helping to bring about the
dream of the ages for a better and
brighter day for the producers of the
earth.
China
Mr.. Anderson talked at length
about. the imperialist tendencies of
the present great powers. He said
that the Chinese people had woke up
and were telling John Bull to get out
OF their country just the same as the
American revolutiOnists did in 1776
Surely the Chinese people have a
right to the self determination we
heard so much about during the war
and 1t is not necessary for Kellogg
TO send gunboats and marines over
TO Marking to shoot it into them.
The press today" continued Mr.. An
derson, "is full of British propagan-
da, designed to get the United States
em0rolled In another foreign war.
Before the world war England sent
over money and propaganda here.
She put men here in the editorial
rooms OF big dailies and these men
spread lies by the yard for the pur-
pose OF making the people hate the
Grmans. There are evidences of the
same thing today but the American
people are beginning to see things in
their true light. He concluded an
able address by declaring for a policy
OF Hands Off China and Mexico
Rep. Jas. T. Sparkling of Daniels
county said in part:
When | first came to the legislaA
ture know that Bob Larson looked
at me suspiciously. l know that he
wondered how it could be that a bust
ness man could be radical, could be
as radical as Bob thought he ought
10 be. know this is what he thought
and If you ask him, I'm sure he'll saw
he thought the same. And the feel
mg was mutual. For | wondered
too, how long Bob would remain as
radical as l thought he ought to re-
main. (laughter)
At first when the girl at the Pro
ducers News called me up and told me
to speak on the International Nav
Day IN America, | was at a loss to
know what to say, and even yet
have not prepared any speech. But
want to show how we can cary out
May Day in America and what it
should mean to Americans. l will
leave the most of the talk to my my
co-partner here, Mr.. Anderson, who
has prepared something more than I
have. have disappointed you people
IN Plentywood many times in not be-
ing able to talk here, but l will see
if ! can say something about how we
can get sympathisers for our laboring
people by working with those who
seem against us.
There is theory among the radi-
Gals that the interests of the farmers
and business men are exactly oppo-
site. The business man tries to get