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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
WYOMING FARMERS TO SEND DELEGATES
TO The WASHINGTON RELIEF CONFERENCE

brotherhood with labor as -,
Resolutions printed adioinino 1--WE
a witness of this. Meetings q, are
other and similar resolutions '- ..;S
be made are to be held ~ wv VII
Springs Nov. 10; at Iowa CeS a"k
Nov. IL; at Empire school en't'
nut Valley, Nov. II, and on OueS'-
at Moore's school house NV S'let
Fl. Laramie, Nov. IA. 'f'n Of
The farmers of this part :.
Wyoming will soon be - q q
march. VI ne
Editors Note: COmrade Win.
leaves two impressions thu.
think ne does not wish to Ie.S'
In the first place neglectin9 ~
election campaign, leaving halls
of the campaign literatpre ~
distributed and making yerv ~
tie attempt to influence N.
election results are not o.
munlst actions" To our nina
1t was a task that should havo
been done, and now that il was
not done we should not try To y.
cuse it on the grounds tina, M.
was not "actiOh" but that wba,
other activity these conrad.
conducted was action" Fla
ton campaigns are places n,
; action and if we don't act W
have missed an opportunity that
wont come along next week or
next month. That does mot of
course mean that since we have
missed out we must wait for the
next election campaign. We must
carry on more intensely DO make
up for our past failures.
And secondly, if it is 'in the
cards" that any farmers actions
for higher prices are doomed ia
it not also 'in the cards" that
struggles against foreclosures
and evictiohs are also fOredOOm.
ed to fail?
Because we wont OverthrOW
the capitalist system at one full
swOOp doesn't mean by a lot We
can't make them come across
with some Of their bloody plum.
der.
tits IN the cards" that if we
don't fight we will sink to the
levels of Chinese coolies. Com
rade Willer and the other mill
tants in Wyoming are carrying
on the struggle. for relief and
against capitalist plumber de-
spite the WRONG theories which
have been developed. We hope
that they'll understand why the
theories are wrong. If not, We
hope they will tell US where
they disagree and we can then
thresh it out more completely.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
milk TRUCKERS
STRIKE ON CUT
Milk Trust Demands Militia
Be Called to Put Across
20 Per Cent Cut

In order to crush the strlke V
Ohio milk drivers a committee 1lVla y.
the milk exchange has asked La
the militia be called out. Inc
milk dealers are also armmg "
guards to ride on the trucks.
The demand for national guar
men was made to Adjutant Usn
eral Frank D. Henderson OF -.
Ohio National Guard. de W :.s
asked to take up the matter
Governor White. ~
The strike was called when 'n' =.
milk trust tried to cut the w HT1I :
of the drivers 20 per cent. W. W.
the dairy farmers were on strl IS
picketing the roads, tne Awe
truck drivers were forced to arlI y.
their cars thru at the risk OF ne =.
own lives and the lives OF
picketing farmers. me
The milk trust which roOs 80. :.
dairy farmers is trying to iner s.;v.
the exploitation of the truck u shs
ers. Only united struggle o. ,.;-v
truck drivers and Of the ga. ga.
farmers and Of the city wOlI s.
can win AGAINST the milk truss
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
LOCAL OUTPOSTS OF
WALL ST.

While this is happening in Wash
ington, many farmers fail TO see
that such happenings reach out
clutching, grasping hands to the
farthest corners of the United
States, including our State Of
Wyoming. Our local bankers are
controlled by the big bankers who
in turn control the grain exchang-
es, the packing plants, the grair
pits, and the millers. Thru the
local banks grain and livestock is
forced to market after prices have
been manipulated, down and up
after It is in their hands.
Many times the farmers and
stockmen of Wyoming have at
tempted to form organizations b!
which they could retail for them
selves fore of the earnings Of theil
labor. Always these attempts hav'
failed. It is "on the books" tina
they should fail. Why? Because
if the farmers were attempted Il
organize strongly in real farmers
cooperatives and the workers il
effective unions, their huge profits
would cease to be. If the farm
ers, at all times, got good prices
for their labor, as they should ant
the workers always got good wage
for their labor, there would not b
so much left over for the banker
and other exploiters. In fact per
feet organizations Of workers ant
farmers would leave nothing a
all for them. The exploiters know
this and, as a result, use the ter
rifle power of vast fortunes takel
from the workers and farmers t.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
WONT HIT EXPLORERS

Of course, Mr.. Roosevelt's "sci-
entific" tariff will not take them
out of the hands of the local graft
ers, while well organized, local
mass action would. He will fail
also to do something about the
fact that when a beet farmer, a
beet worker or factory worker
buys sack of sugar from a local
factory or store, he must pay the
freight from N. Y. Wonderful,
isn't it, the efficiency of the cap
italist system, for someone be-
sides those who create all of the
needs of ife). He will continue,
with local help, to permit the To-
cal factories to pay the farmers as
low price as. possible unless the
farmers take matters into Their
own hands. He will continue tc
guarantee the right of the rail
roads to charge the same old rate
Of freight to move % cent wheat
and two cent hogs. In fact he
will help the railroads do this anC
will guarantee them 6 per cent OF
their investment while doing so
He viii guarantee the farmers
what? The great capitalist priv
lege of carrying on their backs
those who "toil not, neither d.
they spin"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
THE MAN ROOSEVELT
FORGETS

One promise of Roosevelt's has
struck home to a few farmers
here, but not to those farmers who
are class conscious enough to de-
mand that they have legislators
selected by them from their own
class and unhampered by any Of
the profit-takers. It is this: He
has promised to help the forgot
ten man." Just how he win do
this is not quite clear. Will he
force the big interests to cease
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

break up or make effective any at
tempts to control prices and the
wages. However, at such times as
the present one, new organizations
are springing up the total aims of
which are not to grow better hogs
or make two plants grow where
one grew before, or to try to con-
troll legislation for the farmer, but
to gain by mass action what is i'm
possible without it-real relief for
the unemployed and for the i'm
poverished farmres.
THE SACRED BEET TARIFF
Just before the recent election
here the Republicans put on a
big drive to make the beet farm
ers believe that if their pet tariff
was removed by the Democrats,
the sugar factories would not be
able to operate. But the farm
ers did not seem to care a great
deal whether or not they grew any
beets. For a number of years, be-
tween the exploitation of local
banks, merchants and the sugar
tariff, they have been growing
beets at a loss. They were also
wise to the fact that the American
workers and farmers as a whole
paid well over 100000, 900 for a
tariff which protected those who
produced only II per cent of the
sugar consumed.
They finally realized that they
have been producing beets for the
benefit of the local bankers, the
merchants, sugar factory owners
and, in order to do so were finally
compelled to put their small chill
dren in the fields instead of in
school. Many of those farmers
who were able to hire workers will
not be able to pay them after the
banker and the merchants take
their huge rake off from the beet
checks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
FLA GIVES SELF ALL
THE CREDIT

The local press in carrying the
story told how the FILA took all
the credit in stopping the sale.
The leaders gave stories to the
press to this effect.
However it was the UFL they
consulted as to how they should
go about the stopping of these
sales. 1t was the UFL that mo-
bilized the largest crowd.
Some Of these FILA members
are badly disillusioned and that
means the members of the UFI
have some work on their hands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
BANK HOLIDAY EXTENDED

Carson City, New, Nov. TO-
Extension of the Nevada bank holt
day for another two weeks was
ordered by Governor Blazar, in a
proclamation Thursday. The clos
ing of 10 of the states 26 banks
started the holiday"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
500 GATHER

The farmers gave them to UNI
derstand that they were there to
bring the cows back, that had been
taken by the sheriff from the
Nobel farm, and that they aimed
to stop all foreclosures, End didn't
mean maybe.
With this they left the court
room, piled into their trucks and
cars and left for the Fred jacob
farm, at Granton, where they were
going to demonstrate for the sec
ond time within two days the
stopping of a foreclosure sale.
About 1900 farmers had gath
cred at this place from three coun-
ties.
REFUSE To BID
A speaker got up and told the
farmers not to bid on the prop
erty as they were not going to
allow the sale to take place.
The spirit and militancy of the
crowd was aroused to a high pitch
and when the banker made his way
to the chairman he was surround
ed by a crowd of hostile farmers,
who told the banker what they
thought of him. and his lackeys.
When he got to the chairman he
called the sale off, stating he
would advertise another sale.
Immediately Walter Broker
took the platform and spoke to
the farmers in the name of the
'UFL. He pointed out that the
banker had called off the sale;
that this was another victory of
the farmers thru mass action; and
called upon them to prevent a
future sale of Jacobs property.
He called upon them for greater
struggles to prevent the expropria-
ton of the farmers.
He called upon the youth to
participate in the struggles, as
tire future belongs to them. Al
this point the older folks let out .
yell saying 'That's the spirit
what we need is more youth Of
this kind"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

Forward to the Farmers
National Relief Confer
ence, to be held In Wash
ington, D. c., Dec. z to 10
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
AWAKENING FARMERS

The farmers are waking up.
They are beginning to realize that
they never have had government
"of the people, by the people, for
the people" They are beginning
to demand government "for useful
people" by useful people them
selves and other workers.
From coastal plains of the Pa
cific; from the mountains and the
plains; from grain fields and beet
fields; from the fields of the north
and west and south they are ris-
ing.
Out of the fog of corruption
clean men are rising; with hands
Of toll they are tearing apart the
wells of musty lies; thru their use.
full brains are running clear
streams of thought. So we must
all think. We must pull apart the
haze of misinformation, of clever
lies, of spitefulness toward our
fellows; we must blast as false the
race hatred that splits our ranks
we must rise up beyond the mar
row boundaries of our little selves
and reach out, unhindered by tn,
minds of narrow selfishness, to
ward each other. Then, and thel
only, can the imagination randi,
out beyond the narrow confines o.
one childish brain, and grasp tn,
truths of other minds. Together
we must think and act, for if vs.
do our minds viii clarity and ex
pand and gather in the fruits Of
fine intellects everywhere and oul
acts win be right and thus pow
erful.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
MASS PROTEST OF FARMERS
PREVENTED TWO FORCED SALES
Continued from Front Page)

When the farmers drove up be-
fore the court house and got out
of their trucks, excited county Of
ficials peered out Of the court
house windows, wondering what it
was all about. They soon found
out.
The sheriff was just coming out
of the court house and was imme-
diately surrounded by farmers.
His first thought was that there
would be a riot. He said "Be
peaceable, don't riot" He was told
that we didn't come to stage a
riot, but to protest against fore
closure sales. The sheriff then
went to get the banks attorney,
VIII o would give a talk on why
they sell mOrtgaged property.
Upon the arrival of this man,
all farmers poured into the court
Nouse. about 800 strong.
ATTORNEY USES SOFT
SOAP
Mr.. Attorney for the banks got
up and tried to soft soap the
farmers into believing that the
banks had a perfect right to con-
fiscate the property of the farm
ers, and leave them without the
means of livelihood. However, he
didn't make it work as angry
farmers called him on his bluff:
FARMERS TALK BACK
Statements by the farmers in
cluded the following:
''The bankers and bosses have
been telling us prosperity is Just
around the corner. now lie. them
wait for their money until pros
perity does come around the
corner.
'Why do the bankers take in
money until just a few hours
before a bank goes busted" The
attorney admitted that this was
unjust.
Others got up and said eff the
banks have a right 30 foreclose
on the farmer. why can't the
farmer fOreclOse on the bank7"
Laufenberg, a FLA leader told
them several times in tones not
pleasant where the whole bunch
Of bankers fitted. One member
pointed out that the bankers and
bosses didn't do anything toward
the production # the things thev
were going to sell, the things that
the farmers had life long labor
and savings In. The bankers
would dump them into the ranks
OF the army Of unemployed 10
satisfy "their poor creditors"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

Forward to the Farmers Ns
tionaI Relief Conference !"
z to 10.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

Here In Wyoming, farmers ARE
getting together. They are for
citing their petty differences in a
great, common need. They are
reaching out toward a common
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Gottfried Lang, Perrysburg, N
Y, subscribes for one year.
Stephen Fritsch, Trenton, N. j..
subscribes for six months.
Willis Hibner, Bull, Idaho, sends
another six subs and orders an
other receipt book: "Had a meet
ing Friday and organized another
U. F. L. local with IA members,
Willis writes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

making huge profits off the farm
er? Will he, with the help of the
local Democrats, insist on a re-
duction of rents, taxes, and in
terest rates? Will he pass laws
which will enable the farmers to
get production plus prices for the
crops? Or will he merely loan the
farmers more money and thus
drive them farther down into mort
gage and loan slavery? It is not
possible to find any laws in the
constitution or in the laws of any
state which protect the farmers
against less than the cost of pro-
duction prices or any laws which
protect the workers from less than
living wage.
TAKE THE BULL BY THE
HORNS
Yet, all of the laws protect the
millers who, last year, made one
of the greatest profits in their
history by paying the farmers one
third the cost of production for
wheat, and the big tobacco inter
ests who made the greatest profit
in their history by paying the to-
bacco farmers less than the cost of
production for their tobacco. 1t
didn't matter that the farmers
children could not have the needs
of hfe;' it didn't matter that the
farmers lost their farms or they
dropped into slavery. But it did
matter that the big millers and
the big tobacco barons lived in
winter and summer palaces and
drove their wives, children and
mistresses in Packards and yachts.
With slight variations, the Demo
Gratis, who will be in charge in a
few months, will continue the same
policies UNLESS the farmers
wake up and take the bull by the
horns.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
FARMERS SHOULD READ
NEWS

Elsie Hasse. AnacOrtes. Wash,
subscribes for hte paper, and
orders a sub book. ''This is a
wonderful paper which every
farmer should take" Elsie says.
C. N. Rude, Gheen, Mimi, sub
scribes.
Arthur Dalback, Roberts, Mont.
subscribes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18
LIBERTY WAS NEVER
HANDED DOWN FROM ABOVE

G. V. Pearson. Ruthven, Iowa,
sends one sub and orders a sub
book sent to his sister. "He
writes ''SOme of the farmers are
getting their eyes opened, but
there are also a large number
that seem to be waiting for
someone to come down from
above to help them out of their
economic difficulties"
Workers Center, Tacoma, Wash
pays for copies received.
Workers Book Store, Chicago
H., sends US names of prospec
tive subscribers.
Martin B. Larson, Harmony
Mimi, subscribes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-18

Continued from Front Psge)
The Washington times., 1932-12-27

everywhere and when we come
home from school he is always
there wagging his tail. He is
going on II years old and had
rheumatism but he is O. faith
full old Major and we love him.
Red needs a lot of attention
since he has lost his mistress.
He needs more love and petting
than ever to make him forget.
/ wish / could have Red. I
guarantee he would get all the
love he could want because
there are five in our family and
we all love dogs. Some day we
are going to get one for our
own. A little dog we can raise
with all the love and care a dog
should have. / do hope Red
gets some one to make him
happy like he was before his
mistress died. I hear my mother
and father say lots of times
that we are not rich but we are
happy and love each other and
money can not buy love and
happiness"
Bernard Glassman, 4010
Eighteenth st. N. W.:
II don't think Red cares
about luxury very much. I
think he would be happier IL
he could have his mistress
back again with him. He prob
ably thinks about her all day
but that will wear off sooner
or later"
Donald and Edwin O'Bryhim,
21O Twelfth st. S. W.:
1--WE want to become mem.
bers of The Washington Times
Adventure Club. Edwin goes
to the Bradley School. He is
8 years old and in the "A
grade. Donald is 6 years old
and in the lib. We hope to
see our names and pictures in
the column"
The Washington times., 1932-12-27
a ApVFTTaRz T551;55 ;'1!j Club

It is 1868 days before next
Christmas.
You can start counting them
off right now, club members,
and you will be surprised how
quickly the year will pass. Al
most before you know it an
other Christmas will be upon
you and you will have almost
completely forgotten the one
just gone.
Two of our members, how
ever, we expect will remember
this Christmas for years and
years. They are Kirk Miller,
jr., 3505 S st. N. W., and his
little sister, Antonine.
The two youngsters left
Christmas Day to spend the
holidays in Miami, Fla, and
we expect right this minute
they are out on the sunny
beach in their bathing suits.
Doesn't that sound grand?
You Tell 'em
Of course, none of us would
like to be away from Washing
ton all winter, and miss all the
sleding and ice-skating and
everything. But two weeks in
the south, away from the cold
and snow, would be a nice
intermission.
We hope Kirk and Antonine
will write us when they return
and tell us all about their hol-
iday. That would be something
even if the rest of us didn't
have such a glorious vacation.
Both youngsters are old club
members and ardent Popeye
and Mickey Mouse fans. Pop
eye is Kinks favorite and he
eats all the spinach he can so
he will grow up big and strong
like his hero.
We still have some interesting
letters about Red" the Chicago
dog whose mistress left him
$27,5O0. Here are a few Of
them we think will interest you.
Love Him
Juliette Coulombe, Bowie,
Nd:
Il am very sure Red is think
ing of his mistress and all the
love and petting she gave him.
Money isn't everything. In fact
it is nothing if you haven't love.
Dogs are very much like hu-
mans in wanting to be petted
and loved. We have a nice big
collie dog whose name is Major.
We call him ours but he really
belongs next door. But they
haven't any children and we
have known him so long and
pet and play with him that he
. sleeps on our porch. He fol-
lows us around, to the store and
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
B. Y. P. U. Convention
LOCAL CHURCHES WILL SEND
DELEGATES.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of America will convene in national
convention here Wednesday July 6.
1t is considered the greatest gather
ing of Christian youth in the world.
Local colored churches will send
delegates to the convention. Pilgrim
Baptist church, st. Paul, plans to send
15 delegates, among them will be
Miss Mildred Bolden, John Lawrence,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon and L. w.
Harris Jr. and Miss ]. Haskins. Zion
Baptist church, Minneapolis, plans to
enroll ten delegates, among them will
be Smythe Norton, who is active on
the committee arranging for the con-
vention, Raymond Poster, the Misses
Ruby Hines, Miss Octavia Moore, Ear
line Taylor, Frederika Lewis, Ida
Wade and Anna Belle, McCloud.
Surprise Birthday Party.
Mrs. G. H. Hall, 1915 Clinton ave
nue. south gave a surprise party for
Mr.. Fred Edwards Tuesday night June
2S. After lovely dinner the eve
ming was spent in whist.
State Association of Women Meet.
The State Association of Coolred
Women met Wednesday in annual ses-
sion Twenty-eight years old the asso
citation has membership of seven
clubs in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02
ST. PAUL MONARCHS BASEBALL
TEAM SPLIT.
Specials:

Special:
Due to some misunderstanding be-
tween the two managers, Frank Boyce
and Johnnie Davis the st. Paul Mon
archs baseball team has been divided
in two sections, the Colored Gophers
managed by johnnie Davis and the
remaining few under the Monarch ban
ner
At the beginning of the season it
seemed as though st. Paul would have
good representative team but since
the split neither team has won a game
however the Colored Gophers should
be the strongest since they have tbs
original team.
There has been some comment from
the st. Paul Milk team (white) whom
the Monarchs were scheduled to play
in the near future as 20 a cancellation
because of the weakness of the pros
pective opponents.
The possibility that this game takes
place depends solely on the showing
the colored teams make in their en-
suing games
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS cABA-
RET DANCE.
A large crowd attended the open
ing Cabarst Dance given Monday eve
ming at the Western Ballroom.
Babe Salters' Creolians delighted
the dancers with syncopated dane
numbers.
Entertainment features were fur
nished by Henry and Thomas come
dians and Dancing Buddy, tap artist
Twin City Herald ads pay.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

Be particular about your food. Eat
at the San Pablo, 43s Rondo St.
Adv.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

Picnic.
The Phyllis Wheatley Glse club held
a picnic Sunday.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

Of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the poet
was httingiy observed by the James
Weldon Johnson Club, st. Paul or
ganization Monday night at Bethany
Baptist Church. Mrs. May Porter
presided. Mrs. Eva Walker Carr is
president of the club.
Mr.. A. Philip Randolph of New
York city is the house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Boyd of McKubin st.
Mrs. Beulah Rogers of st. Anthony
avenue has been confined to her home
by illness.
DR.. and Mrs. Norman Howell of
Rondo st. are moving to 975 st. An
thony avenue July 1.
Miss Jeanette Brown of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, is visiting her father,
Mr.. Alfred Brown of st. Adams st.
and other relatives.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-07-02

large chorus of both churches will
furnish the music These services
will be conducted each Sunday eve
ming alternately. The following Sun
day evening the services will be held
at Bethesda Church, with the Rev.
John A. Alexander of st. Peter church
preaching the sermon. This new in.
novation is the result of very help
full service which will last one hour
each Sunday evening.