The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-24
FARMERS PICNIC.
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where he has spent the last two
years in study and in working on
the farms and in the factories. go-
ing from place TO place to the diff
ierent factories and construction
Jobs. He happened to be in this
section travelling with and acting
as the secretary of a man who is
making an agricultural survey OF
the United States and who Is now
covering North Dakota and Mon
tana. He spoke on agrictift,,re
mere and in Russia, telling what
the soviet government Is doing for
the farmer as compared TO the do
nothing" policy of the American
government. He told how the
price OF wheat in Iusisa had NOT
varied for the last five years: that
the farmers were paid 81 per BUSH
Ell at the local elevators. He smoke
very intimately Of the conditions in
the farmers and workers republic
and was followed attentivelv bv
theaudience which indicated a keen
interest in the country where the
workers and farmers rule; where
people engaged in business, that Is
buyin and selling, are not allowed
to vote.
m Mother BlOor
The next speaker introduced was
Mother Bloor, the district or0aniz-
er Of the United Farmers League.
Mother Bloor is a powerful and
convincing speaker, a veteran of
many a working class battle. She
held her audience spell bound as
she discussed the problems of the
DAY, analysed the capitalistic col
lapse, the unemployment situation.
and the plight Of the farmers and
workers. She told the audience
what was wrong and proposed the
remedy. She told the listener
That there was no relief for the
farmers and workers under the
rule Of the capitalist or in the
frame Of capitalism. She paid her
compliments to the Farmers Union
and the st. Paul Cooperative ex-
acutivcs who are drawing huge sal (
ares for the confusing and delud-
ing Of the farmers. and charged
mat the Farmers Union did not
have a program to offer to the
farmers outside Of asking them 10
ct them sell their wheat and cat
ne on the same basis as anv other
commission firm. She denounced
ne ridiculous articles being pub
ished in the Farmers Union Her
I'D by Thatcher on his Russian i'm.
,ressions gathered on his seven
lays sojourn in the Soviet Union
md denounced him as being in the
ervice Of the republican national
ommittee. She appealed TO the
armers and to their wives 30 or
'anize in the United Farmers
'eague and to organize relief com
nlttees for the purpose Of super
Intending their own relief Sbe
old the destitute farmers that they
hould not think Of Themselves as
eggars and good for nothinps"
ut that they should hold up their
eads proudly like men, useful ,
zen, worthwhile people, and should ,
emand relief not as charity but !
s something due them and right ,
ally coming 10 them for work
ell done and for that which thew ,
nd produced but which had been !
ken from them by the exploiters. .
She was often interrupted bv !
pplause and when she finished !
as given an ovation. When the !,
Getting was over hundreds of wo- :,
en- gathered around her and :,
look her hand and told her that y
ey were ready to Join the Unit q
Farmers League and fight for "
cir lands and their homes and :
G right to liv eand feed their :,
ildren. The tears coursed down J,
9 cheeks Of many bronzed and =.
faces but there was a -
ne Of determination in their voic- ', "
never heard before. and n CLEAN :,
fire In their eyes that forestalls :. :.
ture trouble for the erploiters. "
Taylor Last Speaker ~
Editor Taylor of the Producers n,
'ws was the last speaker. He re