The producers news., 1931-12-04

notice IN the capitalist press, put
ting the facts of the deplorable
conditions of the farmers in the
drOuth stricken area on the
front pages. The Hoover sup
porting Farmers Union immedi-
ately followed suit with a welkin-
ringing farm relief program,
promising lot but actually pro-
ducing very little farm - relief.
However, as the direct result of
the U. F. L. demonstration, the
capitalistic Red Cross racketeers
put on a drive for potatoes, vege-
tables, and old worn-out and
sinking old clothes, in the
gathering of which they mobiliz-
ed the boys and girl scouts, the
American Legion, the Commercial
clubs and other system-serving
organizations of the big boy ex-
ploiters, which the railroads fin
ally agreed to haul free. This
was the first time in its history
that the Red Cross was ever
known to accept anything other
than money for relief activities.
Last winter it will be remembered
that it refused a carload of beans
and dried fruit offered by Idaho
farmers to feed the starving Ar
kansas farmers.
Taylor Called to South Dakota
After the return of the cara
vans, the Frederick U. F. L. COM
mittee asked fthe organization to
send Taylor TO South Dakota as
organizer, that committee under
taking to finance an organization
campaign dnder his direction.
Taylor arrived at Frederick on
Saturday, September 10Th, where
he again Spoke to a mass meet
ing at t fe Cooperative Oil Sta
ton, where two weeks before the
hOodlume had tried to break up
Mother Bloor's meeting, which re-
suited in a free-for-all fight in
which the town hoodlums were
whipped by the irate farmers. The
professional patriots" tho they
had announced their intentions,
did not show up, and a very sue
cessful meeting was held, after
which a number of new U. F. L.
members were secured.
Two Months Campaign
There followed a two months
organization campaign for the u,
). L. which resulted in the build
ing of several committees in the
eastern half of the state and Gre
ating much interest in the orga-
nization. Committees were orga-
nized at Forbes, North Dakota
the old home of Charlie Talbot
Z president of the North Dakots
Farmers Union, at Memo, and al
Palmyra. Basis for organization.
were laid at Crooks, Viborg
Roslyn, Pierpont, Columbia, anC
several ether places. Beside:
many contacts have been made
which will result In eventua
organizations. In this work, State
Organizer Taylor has been very
substantially assisted by Comradt
Clarence Tucker, who is develop
ing into splendid organizer. AL
/ so as result of the work already
done, requests for organization
meetings have come from widely
separated parts of the state a.
the significance of the U. S. L. i
understood by the farmers.
Producers News Official Organ
November 18th, Taylor an,
Tucker returned to PlentywooC
after two months work in Soutl
Dakota, to assist in the details o.
converting the Producers News
owned comparatively by six hun
dred Sheridan county, Montana
farmers, from a local paper int,
a national publication, the pane
having been designated as the of
! ficial organ of the United Farm
ers League in the Northwest t,
continue the United Farmer
which the National Committee ha
merged with the Producers News
and which paper will be sent Z
all the subscribers of the Unite,
Farmer.
1 State Organizer Taylor vii
speak next week in Mountrai
county, North Dakota, in supper
Of the National Hunger March
sponsored by the Unemploye
Councils in solidarity with tn
United Farmers League, and pre-
paratOry to a county hunge
march, after which he viii retur
to Plentywood for a few days t
assist on the Producers News un
I'll Manager Hans Rasmussen, wh
. is representing the farmers Q
Montana in the National Hunge
! d. c., when he will return to Fred
! ID. c., whe he will return to Fred
erick to continue his work
South Dakota with headquarter
at Frederick from where he WI
tour the state in answer to th
numerous requests from organ
cations.
Headquarter At Frederick
The committee at Frederick
? growing rapidly, now having
4 membership of nearly a hundre
and holding regular MONTH
: meetings at SavO hall. and ever
meeting is packed by membe,
/. and sympathizers to hear IN
splendid programs, which get be-
ter with every meeting, provin
what farmers old and youn
I can do when they get down /
business IN earnest. The commi
tee IS developing a fine brass ban
7 OF many pieces which viii be use
{ to great advantage in U. F. L. a,
) tivities in that state. The CON
mittee has also rented a residenc