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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
MAY DAY PICTURES
OF MINNEAPOLIS
FILM AND PHOTO LEAGUE
IN THE CLASS STRUGGLE

Minneapolis, Mimi The Film
and Photo League of the Workers
International Relief, which was or
gained in this city on April 20.
has already shown that it is a live
wire organization and will do
some very good work. On May
Day eleven members took pictures
of the whole parade. By having
a meeting the day before the dem
Onstration and planning their work
the League managed to cover the
parade from all angles. A cap
tain was selected to direct the tax
ing of the pictures, permission was
demanded of the police depart
ment to allow the official car of
the League absolute freedom of
the streets, one photographer was
sent with each of the neighborhood
marches, others were stationed a.
long the line of march with in
structions to take different types
of pictures, still others went with
tht official car, so that we now
have pictures of the neighborhood
marches, the mass meeting at
Bridge Square, the line of march,
the meeting at the parade grounds,
speakers, and banners carried by
the demonstrators.
Since May Day the members of
the League have been busy devel-
oping and printing the pictures and
arranging them for exhibition.
They are also planning to go out
taking pictures of slums, factor
les with workers looking for jobs,
children of unemployed workers.
and other shots exposing how the
workers are forced to live.
In addition to this they viii
soon start classes in developing
still pictures and in projection OF
movies. The Film and Photo
League is very anxious to make
contact with other workers film
organizations, and to exchange
pictures and ideas with them. Or.
CARNATIONS and individuals who
are interested should write to tn,
Film and Photo League of the w
I. R., 300 Third Ave-, South, Min
neapolis. Mimi.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
JOINT STOCK LAND
BANK BANKRUPT
IN MINNESOTA

The Southern Minnesota Joint
Stock Land Bank was put into
bankruptcy May 2. The bank had
outstanding on April 80, s21,OOO,-
900 of bonds. It's total resources
amounted to about % million dol
lars and the loans outstanding
amounted to $11,0OO,OOO.
The failure of this bank is one
other indication of the severity of
the crisis among the farm popula-
ton.
It means that the small and
middle farmers who have loans
from the bank will be robbed dur
ing the next several months BY
the receiver for the bank until its
affairs are liquidated, until the
mortgages are redistributed among
| the capitalist class.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
$4OO,OOO,OOO Asked By Railroads

Total loans sought by the railroads of the coun-
try from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for which approval by the Interstate Commerce
Commission has been requested aggregate approx
imately $4OO,OOOOOO, with the receipt BY the Com
mission May of an application from the Chicago.
Rock Island Pacific Railway for approval of q
S1OOOO,OOO loan for three years,
The purpose of these $40O,OOO,OOO is to "pay off
fixed interest obligations -. principal of bank
loans maturing principal iEsta.lments of equip
ment trust obligations notes" in other words
to pay the capitalist class its regular plumber.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

on their backs. The little boy
answered, "Do not speak to me
you are all dirty and 1 don't like
you," and with that he ran away.
Bobby walked further and he
met a man walking with his son.
They were smiling and having a
very nice time. Bobby wondered
why this little boys papa wasn't
working. He met a little girl
and he asked her if her papa was
working. She answered, "My
daddy doesn't have to work. He
has people working for him."
and she ran away to her garden.
Bobby did not want TO be a lazy
boss who had people working for
him and who did not pay the
workers enough wages so he
went on his way again.
Bobby walked and walked and
when night came, he and his
title dog stopped at a barn and
went to sleep. In the morning
they awoke and started out "a
gain. After a long hike Bobby
and his dog reached village. In
this village everything was as
it should be. Each one had what
he needed and not more than his
neighbor. There were not boss.
es who were too lazy to work
and who had people Shaving for
them. Everyone worked for his
food and clothing. This is what
little boy told Bobby when he
asked him what this place was.
At last, thought Bobby, 1 have
found a home
He went, by the little boys
direction, to the Labor Commit
tee and asked them for work.
They told him that in this vii
lage no children were permitted
to work. They placed him in a
children's collective where he
could learn a trade. There Bob
by Joined the Pioneer group.
There they were also taught
many things, and had sports too.
They had big library where
all the children could go to read
One day Bobby went to his
comrades and told them that he
must leave this wonderful village
and go home to tell his people
:, about the Soviet Union that they
had here. So Bobby started out
again to go back. He slept a.
long the road, and when he was
hungry he ate berries. Finally
he reached his village. Here
Bobby organized Pioneer groups
and the children showed then
| parents that they were helping
; them fight for better conditions
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
SPORTSMEN help
IN FIVE YEAR PLAN
OF SOVIET UNION
WEST SIBERIAN SPORTSMEN
WRITE OF THEIR WORK
TO MIDWEST L. S. o.

The following letter from the
Kamen Physical Culture oTganiza-
ton of West Siberia was sent to
the midwest convention Of the La
Dor Sports Union held April %.
1t tells of the collective farms
that are steadily gaining in favor
in the Soviet Union.
Dear Comrades, Worker Sports
men of Minnesota:
Our country of socialism under
construction has entered into the
fourth year of the Five Year Plan
when it is to be finally completed
under the leadership of the Com
munist Party and the working
class.
We have achieved new great
successes in agriculture. More
than 500 of Individual scattered
peasant farms have joined the col
Iective farms. The number Of ma
chine-tractor stations and state
farms is growing. The Industrial
ization of the country is advanc-
ing by leaps and bounds.
The 'Kamen District is produc-
ing mostly grain and vegetable
oil and we have over 500 of the
peasant farms collectivized. By
the end Of 1882 we shall have
three machine-tractor stations and
we shall have wiped out illiteracy
on collective farms as we'll as "a
mong the rest of the population.
We have no unemployed in the
country and in our district. Sports
organizations are taking a most
active part in socialist reconstruc
ton. Our Kamen sport group had
on January first over 800 men,
bers including members of collec-
tive farms. About 800 are shock
brigaders. These shock brigaders
go from place to place helping the
workers and farmers carry OH
their work. To help the collective
farms and villages in their eco
nomic and political campaigns our
sport organization sends sh-bri-
gades out which give all possible
assistance IN organizing sports
meets, red corners, wall newspa.
pers, etc.
At present we are preparing for
the third Bolshevist spring = or.
ganizing special brigades for col
iective farms and local soviets in
order to increase the quality and
amount of the crop. Each bri-
gade, consisting Of ten members
has special tasks to fulfill.
In the city we have one big
sports hall, sports ground, q
swimming pool and skating Kinks
In the schools of the collective
farms and the factories the youth
also have sporting grounds. About
1,O50 children of the district take
part in physical culture activity
Every morning we have special
exercises in order to improve the
health of workers.
We ask you to write us about
your work, living conditions
growth of your sport organization
and In this way we shall strength
en- our united proletarian from
and carry on the fight for worlc
revolution and for socialism.
Kamen Physical Culture
Organization.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Unemployed Council!
Demands Hot Lunch
for School Children

New York A campaign to
force the city government to pay
for free food, milk and hot lunch
es in two schools has been started
by the Eighth Street Block Com
mittee of the Downtown Unem-
ployed Council of New York City.
The schools are located in one of
the most crowded tenement Sec
tlons In the city and investigation
has shown that 500 of the work
ers In the neighborhood were un-
employed. Teachers have had to
provide what little food the starv-
ing school children received.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
ORGANIZER SPEAKS
AT FARMERS CLUB
CLUB TO SEND DELEGATES
TO UFL CONFERENCE

Elmer, Mimi, April 2e.-The
United Farmers League called a
meeting at Elmer, Mimi, for APP
ril 20. The meeting was attended
by about 20 farmers.
The st. Louis county organizer
of the United Farmers League
was the speaker.
The response of the farmers
present for the militant program
of the United Farmers League
was very enthusiastic.
Here in this farming community
as elsewhere, the farmers are fac
ing continually worsening condi-
tons to the present capitalist &C.
onomic crisis. Many of the farm
ers have mortgages on their farms
which means that they are subject
70 the robbery of the bankers
Taxes have in many cases increas-
ed. No outside work is to be got
ten and the farmers have to de-
pend entirely on the meager in
comes from their farms. At the
same time the prices that the far.
mers get for their products are
below the cost of production.
When the farmers heard the
militant program of the Unite,
Farmers League; the program O
struggle against the bankers an,
capitalists, against evictions ano
Tor tax exemption for the boo
farmers, they wanted a speaker {,
come TO speak at their next farm
ers' club meeting, as there will h,
more farmers present.
Six of the farmers subscribe,
Tor the Producers News and the,
also promised to send two dele
gates from their farmers club t,
the St. Louis County Conferenc,
Of the U. F. L.
The prospects for building a U
+. L. local in Elmer are yer,
promising.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
PIONEER PETE HAS A
TREAT FOR PIONEERS

Meet Pioneer Pete. Every week
from now on he'll be up to some
thing in our Pioneer Corner. This
week he is going to ask five Ques-
lions, the correct answers to which
will be printed and will equal 10
points in the New Contest. What
new contest? The winners Of all
puzzle story, report competitions
will receive points. When they
get 100 points they will receive a
prize. What's the prize? That's
surprise. Try and get one then
you'll know.
1. What electric power plant
was put into service IN the Soviet
Union on May L?
2. Who is the commander-in.
chief Of the Red Army?
8. What is the name of the las
governor OF California Who refuS
ed to free Tom Mooney?
A. Who were the three member.
Of the Young Communist League
killd by thugs during the las
year?
B. The mother of which of tht
Scottsboro boys is now in Ger
many?
Hello kids, Pm Pioneer Pete,
All my comrades I've come her
to greet
My purpose is steady
stand ALWAYS ready.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
u. S. Steel Slashes Wages Again

The United States Steel Corporation announced
Is per cent wage cut on May g. Last October 1
the workers in the U. S. Steel plants were forced
TO take 10 per cent cut. This was the signal for
a widespread slashing campaign thruout the couD-
try. A similar wage slashing drive is the ilnme-
date prospect for the working class thruout the
country.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

dog along. The dog, Pally, ana
Bob went on and on, and when
ever they felt hungry they would
stop for food at a country house.
At last they came to a little
village. Everyone looked so
poor and hungry and shabby
that Bobby wondered why. He
saw a little boy about his own
size so he called him over and
lsked him the reason for all
this poverty. The boy answer
ed; Everybody is so poor be-
cause their boss does not give
them enough money to buy food
and clothing, and not enough to
pay rent"
Bobby asked the little strang-
er why the boss was so selfish
and the little boy said it was be-
cause the boss wanted ali the
money for himself. That is true,
thought Bobby, because my sis
ter and brothers never get enuf
wages.
He asked the little boy if
there was any work in the vii
lage and the little boy answer
ed: "There is strike going on
in the factory, the only place
where any work is going on
He went on to explain what a
strike was: "When people donf
want to work for the boss wher
he gives them too little wages
for so many hours of work, the
workers form a line outside the
factory and sing songs, ana
won't work unless the boss gives
them better conditions. Some.
times other people sneak in Il
work. The strikers try to stor
them. The people who are try.
ing to break the strike are call.
ed scabs. Bobby did not wan
to be a scab so he and Pail,
went away.
At last Bobby and Pally cam,
to a second village. The house,
were all beautiful. Each hous,
had a big garden filled will
flowers and trees. The peopl,
were well dressed and looked $,
Ioverfed that Bobby wondered. A
last he spied little boy his siz
who wore black trousers with
, pretty silk blouse and real mic
shoes. Bobby stared at this ba,
he had never before seen
whole suit of clothing without
patch on it.
Finally he got up the courag
to ask him: "Why is everyone s
beautifully dressed and the,
have such pretty houses Will
ether people have little tumble
, down shacks and hardly a "a,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Wall St. Kills Bonus Bill

The House Committee on Ways and Means
agreed May to report adversely ali bills pend
ing before it for immediate cash payment of adj
justed service compensation to World War vcte1-
ans. The action of the committee is the result of
orders from Wall Street covered up by the excuse
that payment in cash at this time would impair
confidence" in the maintenance of the gold
standard in the United States.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Democracy In "Our" Banana FINN

The following item is taken from the ,,ru
of President Hoover of May 2:
2:3O p. m.-Charles Francis Adams ,
rotary of the Navy; William R. CASH
Acting Secretary of State; Francis W.
Assistant Secretary of State; and "A
c. Wilson, Chief Division of LatD.A A..
can Affairs, Department of State. csHa
discuss plans for supervising the elea;
to be held in Nicaragua next Noyembr
Which only goes to prove that Nicaragu 4
independent republic. Unfortunately the gw
writes out the calendar at the White Houss h,
to mention that the United Fruit Company al
and W. Seligman Company, Wall st. bsrH
VINO own and run Nicaragua wele present
proxy at the meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
By C. D.

Say-did va ever stop 30 think of things?
Let's do it now and see what it brings
There's two kind of guys in this world, yes knew.
Ones got nothing, the others got dough.
Well stop and take look at the two
Now maybe there's something we can do
Look at the fellow the left,
He's what we call capitalist.
Owns all the factories and big machines,
Bags of money and limOusines.
Now look at the fellow on the right,
He owns nothing but brains and might
A worker he is-who never gets fat,
He's one of the PrOletariat
There's the picture-funny I'd say.
How did the fat one get that way7
He didn't build that factory and machine
Still he's got the limousine.
That worker there-he did it all.
Slaves all his hfe from spring 10 fall
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
From Sewing Machine to Cartn''

A sewing machine is handy thing 4.
around the house. The Singer SeWns ~
Co. made lot of money selling them " I,
wives III bygone years. Of course Wv :,
get sewing machine from the Singer q
can scrape up enough cash, but the SlnS'
found better business. ID
It's huge plant in Elizabeth, N. >. 0
out cartridges and parts for war plan !,
the guise of sewing machines, inaleli-s a,
manufactured for the next war Ihlns s.,rsrs
peaceful OH the prair1es, workers anu M
the largest sewing machine company 9TH
isn't making cartridges to shoot bears
is NEAR.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Starvation Means Revolution

Speaking before the General Conference d
Methodist Episcopal Church at Atlantic Cit
May 6, Acting Secretary of State Castle P'
out the program of Wall Street at the 70
disarmament" conference. He pointed out %
other things why the United States was OPP
to a boycott as a means for keeping peace %
the imperialists.
''There can be no doubt that ,"
universally applied, would bring !,
to its knees, but at a cost that S'D-
almost worse than war. Except Z
Try able to feed itself from its O~
sources it would mean starvation .,
tiOn means revolution and the eOn'F
all government.
A boycott would mean starvation" anu /
walton means revolution and the COLLAPSE
government. What Castle fears for MS =.
lst masters is not that starvation Wouu
hunger and suffering for millions but
would mean the collapse of capitalist go',.
and the establishment of workers ana
government, where there would be toOa ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Striking Miners Get
Relief From Workers
international Relief

Flushing, Ohio Local Union
No. 2138 of the United Mine
Workers of American has receiv-
ed from the Workers Information
al Relief Cleveland office a ship
ment of canned goods, groceries,
and clothing 10 help feed and
clothe the hungry and RAGGED
families of the striking miners.
All clothing was immediately dis
tributed and more clothing Is
needed at once as many miners
are practically barefoot.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Told In Brief
White Guardist Murders Doumer

President DOumer of France was assassinated
on May by Tsarist White Guardist named
Paul GOugolOff The purpose of the assassination
was to hasten the attack of the French imperial
lists on the Soviet Union. Gougoloff considered
that they were too hesitant in putting thru their
war plans and sought to avenge himself in this
way. Albert LeBrun, president Of the Senate, was
elected on May 10 president of France.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
THRESHINC
1T OUT
Where 2 Equals IL

A farmer of diego, Kan. solo
AZ cents few weeks ago. immediate. Io"hids
he had his 9-year-old daughters ~" 49,! alte's,
for 80 cents. When it takes two co,,, eS natso
sole one pair of shoes who will saw ' ~ q !
not something rotten in this csni..,. Hat To
And what sane farmer will refuse - Syss
Communist Party-the only party w, we Ia
this system-at the next election D'a Il
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

The above story, by the way, was sent IA =.
a comrade from Washington. We hone A..
cry farmer will keep his eyes and ears ~.
stories and clippings for the Producers Nsv,
In that way build the paper into the living :.
OF the struggling farmers of the U. s
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
Communists Lead Coal Strike

London, May Give thousand Fife miners in
six pits have gone on strike under the leadership
of the red unions despite the frantic attempts of
the reformists to prevent the strike
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

Now all you have TO do is make
up the last line so that it rhymes
with the first two. Five points
worth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

DOWN WITH THE JAPAN.
ESE MPERIALIST INVASION
OF MANCHURTAi
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13

A sick German shepherd dog was found j
lumber yard in Boston the other day and was
en- to dog hospital Within As hours, 1900
sons, 900 of them In person, applied to adoa
dog. Suppose a sick and hungry child lad
found IN that lumber yard, how many would
offered to adopt it?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-13
The Worst Victims

While the newspapers are full of stories d
child health, it is we'll to remember that la
boys and girls under 21 years of age in @5
states are injured in industry each year, ana d
S'OOO of these are under 16 years of age, aeon
to the White House Conference on Child Hz
The same men who pirate about proper dsa
care OF children are throwing their parents 0a
work and injuring IN factories the children VI
the parents can't afford to feed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-25
Conservatory Pupils
To Present Recital

Younger pupils Of violin. dramatic
art and piano at the Menus Conser-
vatory Of Music will be presented In
a recital at o'clock Friday evening
in the Terrace Gardens OF the Pat.
terson hotel, it was announced Thurs.
day by Miss Belle Menus. Parents
and friends are cordially invited to
attend, Miss Menus said.
On the program will be the follow
ing numbers: piano, Rain Before
Seven" Jane Hall; violin, Eta
Waltz" Jane Hall; reading, "Hiawa-
tha," Robert Ritterbush; piano, "Puss
in the Corner" Winnie Lou Halver-
son; violin. Seven O'clock" Marilyn
Madison; reading, "ier Family" Doris
Jones: piano. Hunting Song" Phyllis
VAIL; violin, "Regimental March,"
Ferris, Cordner, Jr.; reading, 1.-THE
Lost Doll" Betty Ann Hall; violin,
Santa Claus Guards, John Heising
violin, 1.-THE Robins Lullaby" Mary
Jane Nelson; reading, 1.-THE Fairies
and "The Turtle" Mary Jane Refvem.
Violin. Flow Gently Sweet Alton"
Arnold Fosteson; violin, Playing in
the Sunshine" John Belk; musica,
reading, 1.-THE Patchwork Quilt" Eliz-
abeth Ritterbush; piano, Giants"
Constance Cole; reading, "Differen-
ces," Lois Erdahl; piano, Lullaby"
Gayle Kelly; violin. "Breezes Of the
Night" Ernest Paul; piano. "Barca-
role" Ruth Bendickson; piano.