The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFER
MINNESOTA FARMERS SYMPATHY
Farmers of ST. Louis County VIII Answer Mockery by
Mass Organization Under UFL Leadership

hunger of the thousands of St.
Louis county poor farmers.
Answer of Farmers Is Organiza-
tiOn.
The st. Louis County United
Farmers League has had no illu-
Sions about the benevolence of the
corrupt county officials. And for
that reason a persistent organiza-
tional campaign has been carried
on since the Sept. 21st mass de-
monstration.
But now after the county board
has offered an expression OF
sympathy" which is nothing more
than a slap in the face of the poor
farmers of st. Louis county, every
ounce Of energy must be put t.
organization work. The answer
of sympathy" of the county board
to the specific demands for taS
exemption, stoppage of mortgage
foreclosures and evictions, demanC
for cash relief for the needy, mus
be a clarion call to action for ev-
cry St. Louis county small farm
er. Our answer to the county
"sympathies" must be increased
militant activity.
Thousands of st. Louis county
small farmers must be rallied
iaround the program of struggle
of the United Farmers League. /
is only through the mass pressur,
of the poverty-ridden farmers il
alliance with the city workers tina
the capitalist politicians can b,
made to understand that the farm
ers mean business when they asl
for relief and that they need some
thing more substantial than mer
sympathy"
Build the United Farmers Leagu
The st. Louis County Unite
Farmers League must not fal
back on the responsibilities tina
rests on its shoulders. 1t mus
prove to the small farmers thr
persistent organizational activit
that the United Farmers League j
the only organization that fight
for their interests. 1t must spar
no efforts to rally thousands G
farmers to fight in organize
fashion for their class interest
against those who exploit an
swindle them. The st. Louis Cour
ty United Farmers League mus
show by its determination an
militancy that it is capable {
leading the small farmers in the
struggles for relief. Our organ
cation now has an excellent oppol
tunity to show its desire to lee
the struggles of the exploited {
the countryside. a
| The United Farmers League S
Y Louis county conference laid out
a program of action on the basis /
struggle. The decisions must
). carried out in every detail. Othe
: wise we shall not be able to tai
e advantage of the opportunities
build our organization. Particr
: Iarly the decision to penetrate In
!. every township in the county mu
! be carried Out. If that is dol
: the next time when the Unit
= Farmers League delegation W
: "visit" the county board of cor
], missioners, we will be able to ha'
:, many thousands of farmers bac
: ing our demands instead of LIZ
as we had last September.
{ Reach Farm Masses Thru the Pr
IS ducers News.
l. The next few months must
= months Of intense organization
# activity. And in connection wi
this must go the widest possih
? distribution of the Produce
If News. The Producers News mu
n be made the means through Iwhi
? we shall be able to reach the far
( masses. Too much emphasis ca
II not be put On this phase of o
lie work. Last September we we
al able to mobilize 1900 farmers
le participate in the hunger mar
ID without any means of publicity
le speak of, so now since we have o
|. weekly paper we should be able,