The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

ing the trucks. workers Interna-
tiOnal Relief" Workers SOIidar1-
ty, Not. Charity" 1--WE Marcn
Against. Hunger and Wage Cuts"
ETC.
We leave at eight In mc-z:zS,
seven big trucks with IL to 20 in
each, one truck with provisions, all
decorated with big posters. Blow
ing our horns as we 90 through the
streets of Chicago.
Police Open Brutal Attack On
Marchers.
In Hammond, Indiana, only a
few miles from Chicago, We stop
ped. to parade and speak. Dozens
of tough looking policemen where
ever we looked-just waiting for a
chance to start trouble. First we
lined up on street with banners
for parade, they told us to get off
the street. On an empty lot we
started the meeting, cops all a
round, crowding in. First speaker,
Negro woman from Chicago. next
young, man from Chicago. When
he said the country was broke,
could not pay their school teach
ers but was always able to pay po-
lice force and buy them swell cars,
then. the brutes started, with
/ drawn guns and clubs they rushed
on us, knocking right and left. The
crowd scattered and we moved to
the cars. and trucks, getting blows
as. We went. Banners were torn
off. trucks and cars and glass
smashed. tires punctured by shots
Who could get cars and trucks
to. move, moved Our car moved
was soon stopped, cop standing il
front with gun Ieveled at US. We
stopped. He opens car door anC
struck, missed my nose but hi
Jim,s, now Jinn's nose is bleeding
Bill was hit in the head by some
thing-didn't know what, has big
lump. The kid was hit by clui
on the ear and lost hat. / wa
only one who had nothing to show
didn't even get a smell of gas fire.
right. by me. That's the way the!
make you love the present admin
iStratiom and make 100 percen
Americans out of you in Ham
mond..
Stopped outside city limit to &c
lined up. Now we are only fou
trucks: truck from Duluth an
Milwaukee reported smashed. HOY
many men in Jail we do not know
Many are missing. We still hay
provision truck and on we go to
ward Washington.
In Gary, Ind, we stopped an
had meeting in hall, packed house
Off again to South Bend, Ind
got there after dark. Expecte
more trouble. Not a policeman j
sight. Had supper at Hungaria
hall Hungarian goulash wit
more trimmings, spoke some an
2 had good collection.
. Trailed By Police.
? Kalamazoo, Mich. is next sto
n While on road, police cars. trailin
Us. The closer to town. the MOI
cars with cops. In town. tht
:, stopped US, told US where to pal
i car, didn't know what to make
= it, expected to be taken. to Jail, b
- what did we care. Were taken
Carpenters Hall and. given sou
IT Cars and trucks taken to CARA
y and we are turned over to Carpe
= tiers Union. Cops have disappea
ed. We will sleep in hall ov
night.
Duluth truck with delegat
d: from Duluth and Minneapolis, a
glass all smashed, has arrived.
Kalamazoo, Mich. 500 o'clo
Monday morning, Nov. S0.-N
are getting ready for breafa
;E Just read report in Chicago PAL
nd about attack yesterday. It's mo-
at ing but dirty lies. The paper sta
he we were 80 trucks. Fact is
fits were seven, one of which was
tie supply truck. The paper state:
ed brick was hurled at police capita
his Nothing of the kind was done.
ire lice STACKED US without any r
ar son. They were the ones v
rec started, not us. Paper also sta
yes that go women marchers attacl
ldy police. We have not over
20" women with us-they didn't
Iiet tack.
rec Cops Club Young Girls
not The attack was a dirty-cows
had ly one, entirely started by
bunch of brutes. They had all
lch. guns and clubs and we had M
UNI They even hit little schools g
low in the face so their faces v
do bleeding-the dirty rats. I
At had all the guns and we had n
T. otherwise things would not
looked as it did.
so During night, most of the
and ones have come back. A Chic
bunch went back and got a
truck. It's quite an interes
yov trip.
We
fast Detroit, Mich, Monday even
in Left Kalamazoo early this m
do ing, cops on motorcycles esq