The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-29
The significance of the
Farmers Conference

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TIE on Dec ITO took place against the
background Of the farmers militant strike
creating the spirit Of struggle and desire for organization AMONGST the
gges developed against foreclosures and ectons against the
e These struggles have already taken place primarily in the North
munist Party and began to all the
The Communist Party correctly utilized this situation
the broad population a
speech at the Chicago Coliseum, suggesting the
ference This call taken by committee of striking
the center Of the farmers militant struggle
THE preparations greatly activity
and impaired to on broad scale the required political orientaton
During the preparations for the National Farmers Relief Conference
organizations many struggles initiated Under the
leadership elements
penetrate existing organizations Holiday
citation Farmers Union etc. The left wing was built within these 9ani1
doed the Conference Had the
organizations the
agraan
OF the upurge of the exploited farmers placed
held Washington.
exploited
farmers Farmers gathered IN sa ana large meetings Of 80 aere9
estimated that represented
million population The these delegates represented
characterized the Conference itself and mbued it with militant spirit
THE Conference formulated presented
the majority Of the exploited farmers Of the country to CONGRESS and
that into the records both houses of Con-
population demanding immediate federal
relief to all needy rural families
credit for all
needy farmers moratorium on mortgages and on interest and rents
family
eeaon OF ofgag9s F cG anna d b s sivay ee
small the dbd and support the family at minimum health
the crisis Fin
o. property evtctons Illegal"
based the immediate needs of the destitute
the farm bills like Allotment Bills Frazier
sponsored progressive
a t ana s igen Of fbe Farmers Inion Milo Reno pe
dent of Holiday Association and officials of the National Grange etc
THE and
by cutting down The Frazier bill aims to rennce farm
oST e on se o oa b S5 9a r daa5e eap od VINO"
of incoming president
in his election
campaign to the farmers.
The purpose of sponsoring all these
administration to keep farmers waiting and
for the immediate relief The Farmers National
oaptsI pocns But we must realize that these deepseated
in Iudatng them and that the important political Party
concrete and completely expose these measures and in the
airy beyers of the tofng farmers
and Committees of Action on the basis OF i'm
mediate needs of the majority OF the farmers
Conference successful in broadening out the class outlook
problems alliance with the
problems The fact that farmers degaon met at tne same t
the Unemployed Hunger March was IN bringing ABOUT
concretey expressed the
Hunger including the
demanding recognition of the Soviet Union Another
immediate withdrawal of u armed
foreign land and and that the y government
wassl unanimously passed
Florida Alabama the
instrumental breaking
solidarity between Ne
will helpful in breaking down the terror
again South against Negro shaoppers
delegates the Conference
influence the recent struggles in Alabama
The UF1 delegation played important role
militant tone and political leadership
delegates demonstrated that farm youth
into the front ranks of farmers struggles