The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-29
THE FARMER-LABOR
CONVENTION and
PLATFORM
PROGRESSIVE" PHRASE MONGERING AND
FASCIST PRACTICE OF DEMAGOGIC
AGENTS OF WALL. STREET

The convention of the Farmer Il
Labor Party of Minnesota, held in
q Paul on March 20 and 80, and
the program adopted at that con-
.~pntion show the way in which
This party of capitalism serves its
masters during the present crisis.
The main aims of the demagogy
# the Farmer Laborites are to
msintain the faith of the toiling
masses of the United States in
capitaIism and the capitalist bal
lot box democracy" and to con-
vince them that the Farmer Labor
Party differs fundamentally from
the other capitalist parties.
The program adopted at the St.
Paul convention opens with a de-
nagOgic preamble calling for a
oew social system in place of the
present capitalist system.
'The Farmer-LabOr Party in
convention assembled reiterates
lis faith in the producing class
es of our people and we believe
that the common people will
eventually be able to work out
their own salvation.
1.-THE capitahstic system is on
trial for its life. and the CON-
mon people must work out a
new order of things. set uD a
new social system under which
every man and woman will be
guaranteed the right to work
and produce that he may enjoy
the fruits thereof. We believe
that this nation cannot endure
half fed and half starved. half
employed and half idle. and
that every worker shall be
guaranteed the right to enjoy
the fruits of his or her own La.
Dor.
Why does this capitalist party
come out with the statement that
the common people must work
out new order of things, set up
new social system? BECAUSE,
AS TT SAYS ITSELF "THE CAP
EALISTIC SYSTEM IS ON
TRIAL FOR ITS LIFE" These
agents of the bankers realize
quite well that millions on millions
Of workers and farmers are learn,
ing that the capitalist system it
self is the basic cause of the pres
emit mass misery, and that these
farmers and workers are Begin
ming to realize that under capital.
ism they can expect nothing but
misery and slavery. The capital
list class demands that such think
ing be headed off, confined to safe
channels, and SO it uses this of it,
parties to mislead the worker;
and farmers of Minnesota thru
radicalprogressive" demagogY.
Farmer Labor RELIEF
The real thoughts of the lead
ers of the Farmer Labor party ar
about as follows: "The farmer.
are demanding tax relief, reliet
from pirate taxes, the unemployed
workers are demanding unemploy
ment relief, dozens of other de
mands are being raised by th'
common people. They are orga
nlzlng for these demands. Sucl
organization means danger for on
masters, the bankers, and so flo
Us, because there is no telling jus
where it is going to stop. 1t Nigh
not stop at just preventing u
nom making them bear the bur
oen OF the crisis. The best way t
mead this off is to tell them tn
system must be changed, offe
mem some false straws of 'imme
uiate relief that look life relief"
The platform of the Farme
Labor Party contains the result
u these anti-worldng class plan.
Inc points in the platform can b
put INTO two groups. The first c
nese contains planks in which OF
a agreement is made with som
u the immediate demands of tn
farmers and workers. The secon
group contains planks inserted fl
we purpose of diverting the after
HOn OF the masses to as great q
issues.
N the first group we have SUI
port Of the Frazier bill, repeal
sne per capita tax limitation law
;euefal and state unemployme1
Insurance, social insurance, i
vme tax and the soldiers bonu
-.e purpose of each and every OF
-. 'aese points is not to PROVE
C rTIei for the masses, but
T Tuh6 THE MASS STRUGGL
HAT is RISING AROUN
THESE DEMANDS.
The Frazier Bill
The Frazier bill, one of the ma
v; sues OF the "progressives" pr
$50 s Ior the refinancing of t
@erS debts by the gsvernme