The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-30

oreticaly and practically in every day contact
with the agricultural masses.
And when we, after the foregoing criticism
put before ourselves the question What should
be done?" we can relate positive examples as to
what our Party has been able to do in those
districts where it has taken UP the work among
the toiling farmers. In Minnesota District in
one of the Upper Michigan Sections, our Party
by organizing Farmers Action Committees, has
been able to mobilize masses of toiling farmers
to prevent sheriff sales on more than one occa-
sion, and in connection with these struggles has
been able to build the United Farmers League
on mass basis In Northern Minnesota our
Party was able to achieve partial victory in the
road strike last fall, where agricultural workers
and small farmers were working In the same
struggle our Left Wing Co-operatives and United
Farmers League we're put before these village
poor as organizations Of struggle, and, as re-
suit. these organizations were able to secure
mass basis.
After this road strike our Party through the
United Farmers League, was able to organize a
successful ST Louis County farmers hunger
march, consisting of several thousands of toiling
farmers, who in addition were greeted in Duluth
by several thousand of unemployed city workers
A joint mass meeting of about 5000 workers and
toiling farmers was held and County Commits
sioners were compelled to listen to the delega-
ton OF these farmers and to make some prom
ises regarding their demands for tax relief and
immediate relief from the county.
In North and South Dakota our Party has also
been able to mobilize destitute farmers in many
localities in thousands to demand immediate
relief, and in many cases this mass pressure has
compelled local authorities to give relief in some
other form or other.
In connection with unemployed hunger
marches, in almost every farm locality through
which our various hunger marches have passed,
toilins farmers have shown their deep solidarity
with the unemployed and with their struggles
and demands.
A few days ago we noticed from the Daily
Worker that in connection with the Kentucky
mine strike preparations in Robbins, Tennessee,
not only railroad workers and section hands
but farmers wanted to join the National Miners
Union and promised relief and support for the
striking miners.
This is very significant because 1t shows the
readiness Of the toiling farmers to join into any
Organization that they think is fighting or
ganization. 1t also shows the very powerful
spirit Of solidarity of the toiling farmers toward
the struggling workers.
These examples, no matter how insufficient
and small they are show very definitely that
there are possibilities for work if only our Party
is alert and will take up the concrete problems
of the rural masses, and assist them to organize
themselves and lead them to struggle for their
immediate demands ,tes ,' r~
We must acquaint our Party organs and men,
bership with Lenin's teachings regarding the at
titude towards the peasant question, and, in each
district section and locality take up concreJely
everyday work among the agricultural workers
and toiling farmers.