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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11

ment from money appropriated by
congress "for flood control work
to relieve unemployment"
The war department has already
issued a statement that it is not
responsible for this brutal oppres-
sion and robbery of the negro
workers but that it "can and does
exert moral pressure" on the con-
tractors. It is this moral pres
sure" fom the slaughter machine
of the capitalist class of the Un-
tied States that has permitted this
horrible exploitation.
This is one of the most glazing
examples Of the "public works"
program Of the capitalist class
"public works" for the contractors
and grafters - "public works" Sc
that the negro workers can o.
worked like slaves, dubbed like
slaves. exploited like slaves, killec
like cattle for the bloody profits
of the contractors working Tor tn'
Hoover War Department.
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NO LAW FOR BANKERS

indianapolis. - Herbert Wilson,
prosecuting attorney for Marion
county, published a statement IN
the local press asserting that there
is no law by which the state can
punish the heads of defunct banks,
even if they accepted deposits when
they know their bank was IN an
isolvent condition. This same pros
ecutor can find all kinds of laws
to Jail workers for fighting for un-
EMPLOYMENT insurance and better
living conditions.
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LECTURES ON
FIVE YEAR PLAN
GARLIN SPEAKS THRUOUT
NORTHWEST ON TRIP.

Appearing in Is different farm
centers, Sender Garlin, co-editor
of the Labor Defender, official or
gan of the international Labor
Defense of New York, will lecture
to farmers on the subject: "The
Soviet Five-Year Plan, the Hoover
Plan, and the American Farmers"
Garlin, a labor journalist, who
reported many outstanding events
for the workers press, including
the Gastonia, N. C. trial, bitter
strikes of the coal miners in west
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
Virginia, has just returned from
a four months visit to the Soviet
Union and Germany.
He visited Moscow, Leningrad
Kharkov, Dneprostroi, Rostrov-on'
Don, Stalingrad, Odessa, large
number of collective farms in TIT
Germany of the World" in the
Ukraine, including "Verblud" anC
"Gigant," the latter being ovel
100000 acres in size. Garlin alst
visited scores of sanitoriums an'
workers and farmers rest room
in the Crimea and Caucasus. Tn
speaker will show pictures of tn
places visited and contrast thes
with scenes in the United State
under the Hoover Plan"
Garlin will discuss charges o
dumping" against the USSR an
show the relation between the fiv
year plan and the present pLgn
of the American farmer. He WI
/ also discuss the Farm Board an
proposals for "farm relief"
4 Blaisdell-Wednesday, Dec. 10.
, Stanley-Thursday, Dec. II.
j Belden-Friday, December 10.
Parshal-Saturday, Dec. IS.
: Williston-Sunday, Dec. 20.
$ Epping-Tuesday, Dec. %.
: Powers Lake-Wed., Dec. %.
T Columbus Thursday, Dec. "a.
lPlentywood, Mont.-Sat. Dec. 20
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11
Polish Police Fire
On Protest Called
BY Communist Party
(Cable by InprecOrr)

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. big
protest demonstrations were held
against the continuak death sent
ence passed by the exceptional
courts. Communist leaflets were
distributed. Many collisions oc-
Cured with the police. The po-
lice fired into the crowd.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11
COTTON
ACREAGE CUT
HOOVER GOVERNMENT BACKS
THE BANKERS PROGRAM

The capitalist press reports that
the attempt to reduce cotton acre
age is being renewed at the pres
ent time. The capitalist class is
attempting by this means to save
its potts and to help the specu-
lators at the expense of the poor
farmers and the negro and white
troopers.
In this present attempt are the
governors of the various cotton
producing states, and national
business leaders" among whom is,
as the capitalist press points out,
Bernard Baruch, big Wall Street
Spectator.
The capitalist press reports that
the various states are not in agree.
ment on the details of the plan
because the bankers and speculat-
ors of each wants to rob those Of
the other states with the plan.
There was not general UNI
animity of opinion about thu
matter, however, although tn
governors of Alabama, Georgia
Tennessee and North Carolina
heretofore opposed to legisla
tive action. indicated a willing
ness to do everything legiti
mately possible to make tn
program a success.
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A DELEGATES PRESENT DEMANDS
G HUNDREDS OF Mich. FARMERS
over 100 Farmers Present In Court House at HouQhton
10 Back Up Demands of Delegates to the Supervisors
oRGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE Is ELECTED

Hou0htOn, Mich, Dec. 1.-The
..ganization of farmers commit
s.s. Of action, under the leader
hin of the United Farmers
IssUue in Houghton county, Mich
can has developed in a short
trns into a fighting farmers
movsment. Farmers committees
f,om seven different localities, 40
Elected delegates representing a.
Som $50 farmers turnout Hough-
I'm county, presented their de-
mands to the county supervisors
meeting. Besides the forty dele
Gates over 100 farmers crowded
Il, court room. They came with
determination to black up" the
delegates who read the demands to
tbe tools Of the Copper Trust who
completely control the political
machine Of Houghton county.
The farmers are becoming more
militant as the farm crisis deep
ma Never before in the history
Of this county have the farmers
taken any organizational steps t.
better their own conditions. The
court room was filled to the walls
with husky farmers. The super
yiSOrs acted as if a thunderbolt
had come from the clear sky aA
the demands were read to them,
It was something new, something
that the tools of the Copper trust
never expected.
The chief spokesman, Mr.. Pc
erman, attorney for the Calumet
Hecla Mining Co., also supervisor
from Calumet, tried every con
teiyatle method to sidotrack the
issues that the farmers brought
forth in the resolution. Th'
spokesman of the farmers wa
cross examined" by this Cope
Trust lawyer in order to try II
eVade the real problem of tn
farmers.
Farmers Demand Answer
However, this did not work on
as the lawyer expected. The farm
ers answered that eve did no
come here for fun, we demand a
answer whether you gentleme
will put our demands into effect
we demand cancellation of mort
cages and taxes; we demand
special tax on banks, railroad
mining companies, ETC." The ar
swer was that the supervisor
we're helpless" in the situation
Our speakers pointed out to tt
farmers that there is a bunch {
helpless supervisors who run tt
county and that an election can
paign to clean up on the who
bunch Of takers should start +;
once.
After the supervisors adjourn'
the farmers held their own NEE
ing right in the court room. Thu
invited the supervisors to after
the meeting and discuss the pro
lens with them. Only two r
NAMED who tried in a feeble WI
to defend their position as t
farmers exposed their treache
and the methods they use in co
trolling the county politics.
The farmers made the superv
Ors understand that this time OF
100 came to demand their rigl
but next time they should not
surprised if a thousand farmt
marched into the court house.
The farmers understand Il
Continued on Page Two)
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HOOVER HEADS PLAN

The Farm Board has been one
of the chief agencies in the at
tempt to "solve" the agrarian cris-
is at the expense of the farmers
thru acreage reduction. In this
present attempt the Hoover gov
eminent is also cooperating for
the spectators and the bankers.
Governor BlackwOod said if
the new plan succeeded. he
had assurances from leaders
"whO have conferred with the
president and others" that a to-
tai of at least 100000 bales
of cotton would be definitely
withheld from the market, to
stimulate prices"
At the present time thousands
of share troopers in the south ar
destitute of the necessities OF life
for the coming winter. This is
the result of growing cotton dur
ing the past season in capitalist
United States under conditions Of
capitalist crisis and decay.
The capitalist class proposes tha'
these farmers hould cut their acre
age next year - that they shoult
have not even the little they hav'
now in order that the capitals
class may be spared its profits
The capitalist robbers want to saw
their profits at the expense of tn
very lives of the negro and whit
poor farmers and choppers.
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CHINA MASSES
RALLY AGAINST
/ IMPERIALISM
CAPITALIST POWERS HOLD
SECRET CONFERENCES nv
PARIS FOR ATTACK.

The imperialists continue their
secret conferences in Paris, striv-
ing 10 subordinate their conflicts
of interests to the main task Of
crushing the Chinese Revolution
and war on the Soviet Union. The
Paris secret conferences are being
supplemented with secret talks
between the French puppet states
on the western border of the So
Wet Union. A dispatch TO the
New York Times from TamisioFa
reports a secret conference in that
city between King Carol of Ru-
mania, and Count Stephen Bethlen
de Bethlen, former Hungarian Pre-
mier, and the French and Italian
ministers to Rumania.
The war in Manchuria is pro-
i ceeding, with the Chinese workers
and peasants rallying in increas-
ing numbers to the fight against
? the Japanese invaders ana the
Kuomitang betrayers OF China
: Figuring broke out yesterday in
d the vicinity of Kungtalpu, south
: west of Mukden, and at fleming
e tai, near Hsinintun, between Jap
s anese and Chinese workers, peas
y ants and soldiers. Japanese air
: planes were used to bomb the Chi
y nese of whom 800 are reported
= killed.
e A japanese force attacking the
IS walled city of Changtn was re-
s. pulsed by force of 5000 Chinese
IS workers and soldiers. A japanese
rs detachment is marching on the vi
lage of Tsailopu, between SiRlni1
and Chiuliuho. the village Il
held by Chinese irregulars, made
up of peasants and disbanded SOB
diers.
~ Marking Troops Attack Worker
( and Students
y Fighting between Marking
troops and Chinese workers an,
students occurred yesterday u
Is Marking, following an attempt b.
the Marking government to sup
press the anti-imperialist, anti
IN Marking demonstrations of work
as ers and students in that city. tn
on students beat up the secretary o
ice the National Central University
re- and wrecked the offices of th
De- university. DR.. Chu Chia-hu;
'en president of the university ha
I've been forced to resign.
nix, Marking government official
Tot induced the students to disban
at with a fake promise that the GOV
eminent intended to resist the JaI
led anese seizure of Manchuria. A
INK soon as the students disbande
the police began making wholesa
cen arrests of workers and student
ley Martial law was declared in Ma
on king by the Marking governmel
the which announced that it has "di
the covered evidence that the studel
get invasion OF the capital had bel
all inspired by Communists"
uni Chinese Paper Scores League,
In Praises Soviet Union
a. In the meantime, mass reser
IL ment is flaming up througho
' China, and even the Chinese bon
a. geois press is being forced to Ia
&c :. a more militant stand against t
o. q imperialist moves for the par
49, ton of China. The Chinese new
-, paper, "Tungpac" declares:
heir Recent events have complete
10 Iy exposed the League of Ma
're" tons as far as China is cOr
Continued on Page Two)
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Meeting the Deficit

Prospects Of billion-doar federal deficit for this
fiscal year have revived discussion Of tax increases
1t no longer is possible to dismiss the deficit light
ly Less than two weeks ago it placed at $685.
100000 Now the United States treasury statement
shows an S879OO00OO shortage for the first ten
months Of the fiscal year.
At the current rate Of loss the deficit on June 80
will be more than s1,135oOoOOO That figure is con-
sderaby larger than our total ordinary annual ex-
penditures before the war.
There are two ways to meet the deficit One is
to increase taxes. The other is to borrow and go
deeper into debt
Theoretically, the government might reduce ex-
penditures but actually it can not. The future Is
ortgaged by commitments which can not, or at least
will not, be escaped Indeed it appears that ex-
penses are going up rather than coming down
National defense is about the only large item that
could be cut easily, and unfortunately neither the
administration nor congress is ready to do that.
So far the administration has indicated that it
will take the easiest-the most dangerous-way. It
proposes to increase the public debt. This was con-
drned last Wednesday by the assistant secretary Of
the treasury speaking before the United States
Chamber Of Commerce convention.
Such policy might be justified if the government
we're certain that the present deficit was caused solely
and that income would be up again next year.
But the government has no such certainty On
the contrary, there signs that the deficit will be
even larger next year. unless there is substantial
tax increase
An increase in customs receipts is not in sight,
tariff revision and revival Of foreign trade are not
probable this year.
Domestic business, reflected in income and cor
poration taxes following short spring upturn has
been falling during the last month further slump
in Wall Street has brought stock prices to the lowest
level since March, 1927
The farm outlook is darkened by reports Of new
grain SURPRISES abroad, and prospects Of another
drought According to the chief Of the United States
weather bureau the severe drought of 1880 continues
unbroken in many parts of the country especially
in those sections most seriously affected during the
last year"
If the administration is intelligent it will face
these unpleasant facts in determining it's tax policy
It will forget that it is the eve of another pres-
dental campaign and base its policy on sound fran-
cial principles rather than partisan expediency.
To go on increasing the public debt in times like
these is not sound finance If the deficit is to be
made up by an increased tax, good business requires
that it be taken from the personal incomes of the
very wealthy.
higher tax on middle class incomes or on cor
porations would retard business recovery.
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A Fundamental Matter

Prompt action by Judge Baker in the
criminal court in directing attention Of the
grand jury to the manner in which a law was
written by fraud and forgery in the closing
hours Of the legislature gave some measure
Of hope to those who believe in free institu-
tons.
The success Of that body in bringing to
justice those who substituted forgery for
legislative processes will determine whether
this is to be a government by the people or by
special interests through their agents and
tools.
There is agreement among legislators on
the one fact that the law as signed by the
Governor was not the same law as was passed
by the members of the legislature.
Somewhere in the morning hours a diff
ferent measure was substituted and prompt
" signed by the Governor.
There may be some debate as to the eff
feet Of the changes upon public interest.
There can be no debate on the fundamental
question that laws should be passed by the
legislature and not by lobbyists.
The bill affects the rights Of bus COM
panies and the control of them by local Off
Gals instead of the public service commits
sion. Inasmuch as that commission under
the guidance of the Governor has an IN
broken record of giving the utilities all that
they ask and the people no redress from
outrage and wrong, it may be expected that
when ever public interest and utility greed
clash, greed will win.
The people of the state have come to ex-
pect that result on utility matters. They
have submitted quietly to outrages in rates
and valuations. They have become subnnis-
sive to utility extortions and exactions. But
they have not yet become submissive to the
direct writing of law by lobbyists.
If any official, high or low, consented to
the legerdernain by which copies of the law
were switched, he should be sent to jail. 1t is
as Judge Baker so clearly pointed out, treason
and the overthrow of all government.
But can the law catch up with the traitors
and the manipulators? Is the law strong
enough or wise enough to get the real rebels
against free institutions?
The matter is much more important than
catching any other law violators and should
be pursuedto the very end. Until these crooks
are caught, all other law fails.
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THIS new ambassador the republic of Spain is
i sending to US is said to be an open critic Of
the United States
Well after he arrives he would better put on his
muller or he will go back quicker than he came
So far as he is concerned it is fortunate that he
IS an open critic for this enables him to get it out
OF his system
You see if he were a closed critic, it would all be
canned up in him and he might have liver com
plant.
When you are making your list Of heroes do not
overlook Laddie that little dog in Chicago who saved
one child from burning house by arousing help and
Then gave his life, trying to drag another child to
safety
Carnegie should have founded hero fund for
dogs.
pADEREwsKI. the master Of the piano. states that
L he is going to play until he dies.
He hasn't the hair he used to have but he still
has the fingers and the temperament.
Paderewski is more than great musician he is a
great patriot
General snledley Butler has made a great mistake
Electrically speaking to get into this mess with this
Haitian
After having cavorted through the headlines of the
world, arm in arm with Mussolini it is a sad anti
climax TO do number with mere minister from
Haiti
If King Alfonso several years ago turned down a
one million collar offer to go to Hollywood and appear
IN pictures, he now can kick himself all over the lot
for he wouldn't be in it now with Joe Brown for in
stance.
Nothing fades quite 50 rapidly as an ex-king.
A CHIVALRIC Texan desires to marry one of the
IA Siamese twins, now that the girls have won
their freedom from their manager along with iudg-
ment for $500
But how could fellow marry one Of them with
out committing bigany?
The supreme court Of Illinois Just has let four
gangsters 90 for technical reasons
We would have terrible time saving the country
If It were not for these technicalities.
Stephenson now is trying to get out on a writ Of
corn cohitis, but don't believe h47l make it.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE =
Child Can Learn Bowel Action Habits

A small vessel, made especially
for the infant, is held between the
mothers legs, and the child is sup
ported in comfortable sitting po-
sition.
This is repeated time after time,
and at least so per cent OF babies
get the idea promptly. In a few
instances infants do not seem to
learn readily; in such cases, a.snall
glycerine suppository or the tempo
rary insertion Of any well creased
or oiled tube will begin the action,
and after two or three days the
artificial stimulation can be omitted.
1t is, OF course, important to have
the child understand that the mat
ter is entirely normal. 1t must
not be frightened, and everything
possible should be done for its COM
fort.
The mother should realize that
the infant should not be taken from
a warm bed and its skin placed in
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it will have no dramatic moments
whatsoever.
In the past ali Tammany defeats
have been achieved by men who
could theatricalize the issue. Will
liam -Travers Jerome, for instance,
was great Snowman. He staged a
melodrana and won a following.
But there is necessarily an i'm
permanence in victories won in this
fashion. During the third act of a
play, man in an orchestra seat
may weep his eyes out for the fate
Of the heroine trapped in the lonely
farmhouse by the predatory city
chap.
But when the house lights go up
and the audience wanders out, it
quickly forgets the poor girl and her
sorrows. It is easy for the spectator
to be reminded that it was all a
play and that he doesn't need to
worry about it any more.
And so the end Of Tamnany can
be achieved only by the slow, but
thorough process of education. That
is difficult, but not impossible.
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JOFFRE's CHICAGO VISIT

JOFFESETS CHICAGO VISIT
May 4
ON May 4, 1917, the French mis-
~ sion arrived in Chicago for a
tour Of the middle western states.
Marshal Joffre delivered his first
address, as follows:
"My friends, 7 am proud to have
in my hand the American flag,
which Is to the American people
what the French flag is to the peo-
pie of France, a symbol of liberty.
81 hold in my other hand the flag
Of France, who has given Of her
best, her stanchest, and her brav-
est, and which also stands for lib
erty.
II had the honor to carry the
French flag on the field Of battle,
ard I am glad to join the flag Of
many battles to the flag that never
has known defeat.
with this flag bring to you the
salute Of the French army to the
American people, our starlch ally
in the common cause"
The marshal then joined the two
flags Of red, white, and blue. The
whole assembly mounted the seats
ana -cheered.
The mission was enthusiastically
welcomed and Hospitality enter
tanned at Chicago and thence pro-
ceeded to st. Louis.
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loo Much Noise

4 YOUNG couple just has been
N married by television. Since
they were first to try the expert
ment they undoubtedly got a big
kick out Of it.
Was the knot tied any better,
however, or their future happiness
made more secure, than if they had
been united in some country par
sonage by the light Of kerosene
lamps?
Paul Keylandt drives his new
comet car" around the Tempelho1
airport in Berlin at the rate Of
ninety miles an hour, its 151-pound
motor splitting flame from the rear
and spectators falling OF the air
port fence in alarm.
A great victory for modern science,
no doubt, but think Of what life
would be ike with a thousand such
vehicles racing through. the Hol-
land tube or up and down Main
street.
Say what you will, but q good
deal Of our ingenuity is being wasted
on the production Of unnecessary
noise, smoke and confusion, and
that, too, at time when the ma
jority of human beings never stood
in such dire need Of quiet and re-
taxation.
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nv DR MORRIS FTSHBETN

BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeias the Health
Magazine.
DROBABLY no other factor of
I infant training concerns the
mother so much as the difficulty Of
habits so far as concerns their ex-
cretions.
Some mothers are apparently
able to teach their babies not to
soil themselves after they are 6
weeks old. Other mothers find it
difficult to train infants even after
2 years Of age.
Granted that the child and the
mother are of normal intelligence,
training can do much in this regard.
In a recent consideration of the
subject in Hygeia, Katherine
BroWnen suggests that the first
step is to determine the usual
hour of the bowel action, which,
at the age Of 6 weeks, is. perhaps
twice each day.