The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-09-12
Friday, September II, 1880
RALLY TO THE FARMER-LABOR
PARTY

During the coming sham battle between the
Democrats and Republicans in the State of Mon
tana, each side usual will charge the other with
being in state of vassalage to the Anaconda
Copper Company. This is funny.
The fact is that the Company was never so I'M
concerned about the result of any political conflict
between its political errand boys in state and ma
tienal legislatures it is over the battle that is
now getting under way. It has the utmost conf
Gence in the loyalty of Galen and Walsh to the
capitalist system in general and to the interests
of the copper barons in particular The same holds
true of the other poodle dogs who are barking
their political virtues for the deectation of the
masses
AS long as the workers and farmers of ~the
State of Montana continue to choose between the
tweedledums and tweededees of the Democratic
and Republican parties, just so long will they re-
main serfs of the Anaconda Copper Company and
the other capitalist feudal lords who rule this
state AS long as they allow their economic or
CARNATIONS TO be directed by labor leaders who
support the capitalist system, just so long will
they be powerless to extract a better standard of
living from their employers.
There is reason to believe that a number of
the official leaders of the labor movement of
Montana have been corrupted by the employing
classes, just as the officaldom of the A. F. of l..
from Green down-with few exceptions-have been
corrupted by American Imperialism. Those lead
ers play the game of the master class on the poll
teal field as well as in the trade unions.
Since the passing of the Butte Bulletin, the ex-
plotted slaves of the Anaconda Company have not
had militant organ to express their needs and
lead their battles. The labor leaders of today are
friendly terms with the exploiters The Great
Falls Tribune reports that the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, the Montana Power company and
the Great Falls Iron Works also contributed to the
Labor Day fund of the Cascades Trade and Labor
Assembly. The employers do not contribute to
the funds of class conscious fighters for the rights
of the workers. They did not contribute to the
funds of the Montana State Federation of Labor
to amend the present workmens compensation law
which is quite satisfactory to the employers. They
spent of thousands of dollars to prevent the
proposed amendment getting on the ballot
The workers and farmers of Montana will have
opportunity this year to rally around the pro-
gram of party that bases itself politically on the
class interests of the toiling masses in industry
and agriculture. That party is the Farmer-Labor
Party. On September 10, there will be held in
Plentywood, Montana, the capital of "Red" Sher-
ldan County, mass convention at which a pro-
gram of action will be adopted and candidates
nominated for senatorial and congressional offices
This program will call on the workers in Montana
industry to organize into militant trade unions and
on the farmers to organize into militant co-opera.
tves and on both to join the Farmer-Labor Party,
and rally to its standard in the election campaign
The Farmer-Labor Party will have in the fore
front of its campaign the questions of unemploy-
ment and genuine farm relief. It will demand
the immediate recognition of the Soviet Union.
first as gesture of solidarity on the part of the
American masses with their emancipated brothers
and sisters in the first Workers and Farmers Re-
public In history and as a step towards the relief
OF unemployment. 1t will stand for a militant
trade unionism, for free speech for workers of all
Shades of opinion, for the release of class war
prisoners, for equal rights for workers of all
and all coors, including the prosecuted Negroes It
will stand fearlessy for all things that promise
to advance the cause of the people and will not
compromise on any principle to win the support
OF Ignorance and prejudice
The time is ripe for revival of the militancv
that once characterized the labor movement of
Montana.