The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-07
Friday, March 7, 1880
WE FACE THE FURY!

Inc WOTlu is III d IermenC.
From every section of the globe comes reports
of dscontent-mObs, riots, demonstrations.
The universe is in a crisis-one of the ever oc-
curing times, when people upset prevailing con-
Gitions and set up things.
This ferment does not seem to be confined to
any country to any zone-but north, south,
east and west there is unrest. Even the United
States, the richest and most productive nation on
the globe is not immune from this disturbance
which seems however, to be just starting here.
Going abroad, there is the revolution in China
which has been in process for the past six
seven years. There has been a lot of discomfort in
Japan, manifested in riots and ruthless repression
Indian is in condition of rebellion against Eng
land and may soon be out of hand. In Germany
and Austria there have been serious outbreaks. In
England there is starvation and unrest In France
the government falls every other day. In Mexico
attempt made to assassinate the president
In all parts of South America there is trouble
The other day the Spanish dictator Primo Rivera
overthrown and steps taken to restore the
constitutional monarchy. But this did not suffice
the last week reports riots and demonstrations
all over Spain, menacing King Alfonso, and declar
ing for the overthrow of the kingdom and the
establishment of Republic. In the streets of
Madrid the students carried red flag, shouting
"Down with the king, and up with a Soviet re-
public"
Returning to the United States unemployment
is astounding. In New York. Boston, Philadelphia,
Chicago, SanFrancisco, Detroit and Seattle there
have been demonstrations of the unemployed, de-
handing work and food, which have been sup
pressed by the police. Yesterday, Thursday, had
been designated a demonstration day by the
jobless all over the world. What has happened
do not know as this article was written and
printed before the reports were in. No doubt
there was trouble enough.
1t is reported that unemployment is acute the
world over. 1t is claimed that four and a half
million of workers in Germany are idle, one and
a half millions or more in England and half mil
lion each in Italy and France. Hundreds of
thousands are idle in Sweden and Norway and
other industrial sections of Europe. In the Unit
ed States over six million are out of work at the
very lowest estimate and this number, in spite of
what captalistic papers say, increasing every
day, and there is no hope for immediate relief In
fact the future is so dark as to make US shudder
Hoover's promise of no further reduction of en-
ployment has proven worthless. The unemploy-
ment subject has found its way into the United
States Senate. Sen. Wheeler and Sen Wagner
discussed the matter at length Monday, laying the
blame at Hoover's door The red baiters have
raised red scare, and the labor takers, Green
and Wold have proclaimed that the Russian Com
munists have sent over million dollars to foment
trouble here: that that is the trouble instead of
unemployment. Of course this is too ridiculous to
even to a good joke. Tuesday, Hoover answered
that the fault for unemployment lay with the
United States Senate-for not passing the tariff
bill guaranteeing the industries with more profits
at the expense of the workers.
Hunger and unemployment is manifest every
Al IL
United States Says Though the people starve
there is so much food that there is no market for
what there is this is grim.
The farmers are for the most part bankrupt
and those who are classified as "rich" are rapidly
approaching insolvency. Thousands and thousands
of farmers will not be able to seed an acre this
spring No one needs to worry about crop reduc
ton. True Wheeler has passed resolution thru
congress authorizing the loan of seven MILLIONS Of
dollars far feed and seed to the bankrupt farmers
of the south and west but this is mere bagatells
Of what is needed, and thousands of acres will e
falow in spite of everything or anything that car
be done.
No longer are the dispossessed farmers going tt
the industrial centers, rather workers emerg
ing from those places, those who can, and strag
Cling back 10 the country where they can fine
shelter and maybe find fuel and raise garden.
There is trouble ahead in America and in thu
entire world. What will be the result in Americ'
is conjecture, but in Europe it means convulsion
and revolutions.
Beating the heads of hungry women with police
mems clubs viii feed no one-but it may brn,
about the very things that the red scare jingoe
profess to see here now.
Job and food, however is an answer, and thi
answer must be forthcoming, not tomorrow, bu
today
If not, the red flag of Russia will wave over al
of Europe before the next holidays, and there wi
he instruction in this country from shore
shore
hungry people is a dangerous people
LEAVTTT NOT TO TRY FOR TOGl
CO. L. L !.