The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
On to Washington With
Farmer-Worker National
Hunger March Delegates
.Hers From Northwest Delegates Show Solidarity of
Workers and Farmers In Demand For Relief
D. HANS RASMUSSEN

Minneapolis, MIMI, FRIDAY
,.,onOonl - Left Grand Forks
TSdnesday afternoon at 500 o.
w. where we had picked up Bill
T Hs,InI. Now we are four. Drove
!" NIGHT towards Minneapolis.
~ Tss snow disappeared and it is
- ~ mite so cold. Our generator
~ ""Dt haywire and refused TO per-
Sats in the middle of the night
s WIN nothing but snow and Christ
VIZ trees IN sight. Hurray, for
i J.t young Finlander from Belden,
s avn generators in the dark is
-Sat he enjoys. AN he asked for
1as broken match and off we
" again. Now he is at the wheel
I'd lin is driving from the hind
sat
Arrived at Minneapolis Thurs
5.v morning at seven-its Thanks
wing ~ day-we are thankful we
81 here Found headquarters and
I'd coffee. Bunch from Seattle
Id left for Milwaukee. We are
wsiting for the school buss from
Duluth They feed US on Mulligan
stew, and it's good.
Speaks At st. Paul Meeting
Rio meetings at Minneapolis
and st. Paul Thursday evening. l
vas sent to the St. Paul meeting
IN sneak. Some said / did we'll
never know myself. Told them a.
bOut the farmers troubles and
how they organized and boosted
for the Producers News and
think it is going to bring results
Many good workers will help to
push the paper along.
It's getting towards noon Friday
We are still waiting for the truck
from Duluth. 1t is reported to be
here at two. Had coffee and more
Muligan for breakfast, slept IL
private house last night. Meeting
at Milwaukee tonight, but we CAM
make it. Will try our darndest tt
be at meeting in Chicago tomor
row evening.
Run out Of gas in the middle o.
the night and middle of town las
night; had to walk miles to fine
place where we could buy a gal
lon and had a time finding thu
car after we did get it. Ant W,
going to tell Hoover something af
ter we get there.
Showed little last night, bu
not very cold.
Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 28.-
Left Minneapolis at 800 o'cloc.
Friday afternoon, truck from Dul
nth had not yet arrived. Ha
trouble finding our car. Jim ha
parked car a few block from meet
ing place, did not know in wha
direction. The four of US hunte
IN all directions, when car wa
finally located we had a fine tim
finding one another.
Greeted By Chicago Workers
Drove all night and arrived j
Chicago about seven Saturda
mOming-found the Peoples Aud
tOrium and had coffee. Were tai
en- in truck to Jewish Club an
had swell dinner later. All gla
to see us and we meet a lot {
interesting people. Had supper ;
NE Auditorium. The truck fro
Duluth has just arrived with ele7
En- delegates from Duluth, Mimi
apOlis and St. Paul. They starte
out at ten last night from Mimi
aPols, having been all night al
al day on road. 1t is 25 abov
damp and cloudy, feels nasty col
no snow.
had to go through a doctor
examination to see if we we
physically fit to stand the tri
looks very much like we are &
% Doctor and nurse going alon
tonight big meeting in big ha
OOhseumb at eight.
Ouls Try PrOvOcatiOn At Meeti
Meeting is over, four to fl
~OuSand people there. Delegat
marched in with banners shown
'nat state they represented,
Continued en- P4ge Two)