The producers news., 1932-12-23

famed some measure I'll EctAcAg
even though unwillingly given. i.
The governor of Montana was
notified by telegram of the un-
bearable conditions prevailing In
the county and that official wired
back that he was sending rep
resentative to investigate the sit
uation. AS result on last, Tues
day T. C. Spalding, state chair
man of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation committee, arrived in
Plentywood where he met with rep
resentatives of the farmers at the
Farmer-Labor Temple. He listen
ed to the grievances of the farm
ers and was afforded an oppor-
ltunity to look upon small part
of the suffering which the farm
ers of the county were forced TO
endure. Mr.. Spalding was appar-
emily deeply moved at the appal-
ing distress of the people and he
: promised to do all in his power
, to remedy a situation that was
; allowed to develop because the
! farmers welfare had been neglect
! ed by few individuals who could
f readily, if only willing, relieve
such distress.
COMMITTEE CONCEALS $4,000
: On Tuesday evening Mr.. Spald-
: ing met with the central commit
: tee of the r. F. C. What took
| place at this meeting cannot be
o stated as details are not available
f 1t was discovered however, that
IS there were six thousand ($6,000l
s dollars intended for relief which
.e the destitute farmers had been de
l. prive d of. Mr.. Spalding, it is
, stated, severely criticised the com
- mittee on this point, leaving th'
farmers Of the county to draw
:. what is the most charitable con
= clusion, namely, that the centra
a committee was more interested i
! saving the finances of the r. F. {
- for the R. F. c. than they were i
~ ~ relieving the misery of the farm
- ers who were entitled to receive
little extra benefit from TIM
n $4,000.
% Wednesday morning Mr.. SpalC
ing called a joint meeting of tn
VI farmers representatives and tf
y central committee for the purpos
he said, of promoting an under
standing calculated to insure Il
maximum of relief for the dest
tute as outlined in the policy
the R. +. c. Rodney Salisbul
twas chairman of the farmers cor
mittee at this joint meeting. Ma
points we re discussed, with t
result that assurances were Civ
y by the central committee that t
!, errors made by them in the pa
me would be rectified and that eve
le- effort would be made to salts
nee the claims of the applicants. 7
nef ne farmers committee also present
'uls list of seven demands viii
vV were:
oe- 1. Removal of present Centr
'iOh Committee at Plentywood and
're- appointment of representa-
;. farmers on the committee to {
80 tribute relief.
1nt q 2. Sufficient funds to furnish
! IT. necessary clothing and shoes
OF each and every member of ia
De lily applying for aid.
OF 8. No discrimination to be
ercised against any applicant
any gardless of political beliefs.
acn a. Sufficient funds to be secu
- by the governor of Montana, bs
Y II on facts and not on the fictioni
laus political heelers;
80 5. Full quota as sanctioned
loOV r. F. C. ($4.00) per head
ana month for each and every men
nina of a family for groceries;
each 6. Applicant to be notified
-. -. l:-.I - --.l..- HE annlicafiou
yet rejected. This to give him an
iOoK portunity to counteract hte
!, sonal prejudices of the comm
!, the members.
nope Keymen TO be empowered t.
sue emergency relief without
you ing to await the supreme
'Klng descension of an arbitrary Cel
g " Committee.