The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-11
Hoover and Hunger Congress
Refuse to Hear the Marchers
HUNGER MARCH IS VICTORIOUS STEP IN RAILYNC
MILLION MASSES FOR FEBRUARY 4 DEMONSTRATIONS
Farmer Delegate
Reports March
to Washington
By HANS RASMUSSEN

Washington, D. c., Dec. T.
Dec. I've are the guests of the
City of Washington, our national
capital. In the building where 500
of US sleep, there is no heat. Some
have a blanket-others haven't.
One toilet and one wash stand for
500. This morning we had a cup
of coffee and one-half loaf of
bread most of the bread was
thrown away. That's the way to
bring the price of wheat up.
About noon we all lined up and
marched to the capitol. and what
demonstration it was. Never
has Washington seen anything
like it. On the big open space be-
fore the capitol we formed a half
circle-15OO of us. We have our
own band with us. Untold thdus-
ands of spectators wherever we
looked. No soldiers in sight but
plenty of police. Some of them
with rifles and other funny look
lag shooting irons. We knew
they could murder US and we
didn't care. The 1900 would just
as soon fight as not but we were
not there to start the fight.
Committees had been appointed
to bring our demands to the
House and Senate. While waiting
: we hollered ourselves hoarse hur.
raining, singing and demanding
this and that. The band playeC
5 in between.
i The result was what we had ex
r pected: House and Senate refuse,
d to see our representatives. o.
we go to the White House. On
I marcher is laid by the wayside-
: tainted. The police is taking car
: of him.
:. 1 am told that l was picked a
q one of the committee to see tn
: president but on account of no
: being present at the meetin
/ where the picking was done the
put some one else in my plac,
; The president refused to see tn
committee.
Outside the White House. wheI
we stopped for some time. spects
tors by the thousands everywher
Never has anything created s
n much attention in Washington &
Y did our parade.
For miles and miles we marcl
n ed, not escorted but herded by Il
police very closely all the time
they being about as many as US
:, At the A. F. Of L. building v
- stopped and demonstrated again
= the stand they have taken again
- unemployment insurance. The
- we marched to the auditoriu
10 where each was handed a san
o. witch and an apple, and where a
other big meeting was held.
= That was the end of a day tn
'+s will go down in history.
- (The report of Hans Rasmuss
20 for the days prior to the demo
= stration follows-Editor.)
est Toledo, Ohio,
'm Tuesday, Dec. 1, 10
let Last night four big meetin
were held in Detroit. Slept on
ao' mattress and had swell breakfa
IN After all were filled to the br
&c with good food, chief of pol
me sent word that if anybody W
Inc hungry they would be fed at I
mo police station. 1t is about noon !
,er fore we get ready to leave. N
isO trucks and cars are again decor
mo ed with banners. About fiji
III ms marchers join us in Detroit W
ne truck and cars.
'ne Police cars galore escort US tt
csc town. No lie the man told the o
'es er day that all police had nice n
cars. At city limits they leave.
o. are getting used to being escort
anu so now we kind of miss them.
I've PARADE IN TOLEDO
srs Toledo is our next stop. We
wiz rive towards evening. No unifor
Anu in sight outside Of a lone I
here and there on corners. Para
on foot for about a mile with b
ners and song to hall, Coliseui
Rested up a little then marcl
again with songs and hurrays
eating place. Several cops on
tors showed the way. In Inter
tional Workers Order hall sup
for all was waiting. We are Il
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