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jurisdiction" of the supervisors
and within the jurisdiction of the
directors of the building.
They agreed to try to prevent
any foreclosures providing that
the circumstances or facts sur
rounding the case were such as to
justify the prevention of foreclos-
ure. The farmers committee
pointed out to the supervisors that
all foreclosures of toiling farmers
are due to the crisis, to economic
conditions outside their control
and should therefore be prevented.
The supervisors finally conceded
this in part.
The supervisors told the COM
mittee that as far as seeds are
concerned, which is an immediate
problem here, the farmers should
get loan from the Federal Land
Bank. The farmers objected
strenuously to this, pointing out
that this meant putting the farm
ers deeper in debt. The farmers
demanded free seeds from the
state but the supervisors said that
these could not be obtained for
this years planting. When the
farmers committee then demand
ed that the county furnish seed,
the supervisors said that the coun-
ty could not do this even on long
term loans.
The supervisors agreed, on the
demand of the farmers, for a spe-
cial meeting of the board provid-
ed the chairman also agreed. Lat
er they called up one of the farm
ers' leaders and said that this spe-
cial meeting was against he law.
After the adjournment Of this
meeting of the two committees
the committee of farmers and
workers reported the results to a
mass meeting of farmers and
workers who had waited in the
court house for the answer.
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Farmer-Labor Convention, Platform

the disillusioned workers and far
mers tied to the Farmer Labor
party and to prevent them from
taking the leadership of the Com
munist Party, the only party of
the working class.
Owning the Feed Trough
Olson brought forward the main
election campaign slogan of the
Farmer Labor party. "There is a
fundamental issue in this cam
Ipaign. WHO is GOING TO OWN
THE GOVERNMENT OF MINNIE
SOTA?" In practical political"
terms this means: which gang of
lracketeers, Republican, Democrat,
or Farmer Labor, is going to get
its noses into the feed trough of
graft swill as reward for carry
ing on the capitalist state attack
on the working class. Whether
the Farmer Labor party or one of
the other capitalist parties GOWNS
THE GOVERNMENT OF MIN
NESOTA" it will be govern
ment owned by and for the CAPT.
talist class.
To the Farmer Labor politicians
the main issue of the campaign is
"WHO is GOING TO GET THE
GRAFT?" This is not the main
issue of the coming elections as
far as the working class is con-
cerned. The main issue of the
election campaign will be the re-
lief for the toiling masses of city
and farm, relief from the capital
list class. The struggle in the
election campaign must be, like all
of the other struggles of the work
ing class, part of the struggle of
CLASS AGAINST CLASS. The
Farmer Labor party which shouts
demagogic phrases about "the cap
italistic system being on trial for
its life" is in theory and practice
capitalist party. In the strug-
gle of the work class against the
capitalist class, the Farmer Labor
party thru deception, hypocrisy
and demagogy stands aligned with
the other capitalist parties in the
attack on the working class. In
the struggle of CLASS AGAINST
GLASS, only the Communist Par
ty carries on the struggle for the
immediate and basic interests OF
the working class.
Farmer Labor Horse Trading
While the Farmer Labor party
knows how 30 maneuver among
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the money which is then loaned to
the farmers.
The origin of the bill gives a
good idea of its benefits" the
farmers will get from it.
The bill was introduced by Sen
Norbeck, progressive" of South
Dakota, chairman of the commit
tee on Banking and Currency,
but it was drawn up at the ere
quest" of the Treasury Depart
ment and the Federal Farm Loan
Board which have supervision ov-
er the credit bank system. 1t al
so has had the approval of the
Federal Reserve Board, Senator
Steiwer told the senate. Senator
Norbeck had a letter from the
Secretary of the Treasury endors-
ing the bill and which was includ-
ed in report by the committee.
It has the support of Wall
Street-its Senate, its Treasury
its Farm Board, its Federal Re
serve Board and its millionaire
Secretary of the Treasury, Ogder
Mills. 1t was drawn up at the
request" of Wall Street. wal
Street supports this bill because 4
win not effect the present piundel
the farm masses have to pay II
outrageous interest rates and ma,
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Doings of the
Advance Guard

Farmers facing worsenng conditions one
says The president of the American Federation of La
Dor, Bill Green, also out and tells that the work
ers facing worsenng condtionsthat things get
ting instead of better The present system has
come to point where the capitalist class is afraid that
cannot function much longer For the people who work
for living conditions are getting worse all the time 1t
is kidding ourselves We might well own up to
lit and face the facts
The workers realizing that the A. F. L. has help
ed to bring these conditions about by always supporting
the present system The workers now rapidly organ
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not large it was enthusiastic and
many became interested in ths
program of struggle of the United
Farmers League and the Youno
Communist League.
AS a result of the meeting ulau,
were made to organize an Unem.
ployed Council in Williston.
The May-day celebration bev
in the Farmer-Labor Temple here
last Sunday was not quite as bio
as the one they had in New York
City, where the New York pauen
report 15O thousand workers mar.
AIDED thru the streets. However
we had a good representation If
farmers, and very interesting
meeting was held, where national
and local problems were freeIv
discussed.
The Young Pioneers sang their
poppy songs under big applause.
After the meeting a lunch served
by the Pioneers was enjoyed BY
all, and everybody agreed it was
a day well spent.
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HIGH TAXES
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Wallini and RENO Tanttila were
here and both gave very inStruc-
tive talks on the crisis.
The youth of corbin are also
taking part. A Young Communist
League unit was organized on
April 18th. So enthusiastic were
the young people that Joined at
the first meeting and started the
YCL with a big boom, when
week later at the second meeting
eight more joined. But this is just
the beginning.
The phenomenal growth and
success of the UFL and the YCL
at Corbin have enraged the local
political boss and the county eG
tension agents bull club. Thel
have turned fascists in their fren'
zy OF desperation.
Now after the farmers demand
ed and got road work away from
the hands of the few the political
boss and his clique have tried
their best to break up the UFL
with fascist tactics-that is with
force but have not been success
full. Such tactics only resulted IN
increased enthusiasm among the
farmers for the UFL.
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RED CROSS RELIEF
Is SAFETY VAIW
GREAT SOCIAL SYNrur
OF WALL STREET BANT sISIP

The Red Cross was adr,;..,
J. Blaine Gwin, staff assist u b
the vice chairman of II" 70
Cross, to have acted tins Ned
the crisis as a Safety valve y m n
admission at the annual 1aS
ton of the Red Cross on sS I'en'
shows its "relief' act,v;tS -" z
have been one of the main 70
ons of the capitalist class II zap
venting the workers and fa,r PIE
from getting relief from the 'u u
eminent 10 be paid for bv tbs CIV
These Red Cross activitie" ' nc. rlS1'
according to Robert Bondy' ', w.
tiOnal director of disaster Nv, va
toward a "grand synthesis NJ
tiOn-wide social planning u ma na'
nationwide social planning, lug .
the Red Cross is its service, u
Denai1 OF the bankers to keen N.
toiling masses passive and ~ .'e
cept the misery Of the crisis vi -
out military resistance. "''i'
The basis of the relief oo.,..
ties was shown by Gwin. h W
mitted that Red Cross relief WI ~
ers among the unemployed bsn.
relied for their information aon nv. /.
few sources, with special emrl.
sis of the employer as a so,,r"a !
The source of the Red Cross ~
lief information" has beer A..
capitalist class who have tb,o~.
100000 workers out on ~.
streets to starve. This is rolf,
against the tOiling masses and r.,
the capitalist class.
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the capitalist parties in Minnesota
for the chance to run the govern
ment for the capitalist class, it is
not yet decided as to how it can
dispose of its support to the capt.
talist class. At the convention,
Senator Lawson proposed that the
presidential electors of the Farm
er Labor party go unpledged so
that they could bargain effectively
in the case of close vote between
the Republican and Democratic
parties. The Minnesota Union Ad-
vocate reports part of his argu-
ment for this horse trading as
follows:
"He argued the possibility of
a close vote in the presidential
election this fall, and in the
event that the election failed to
name the president, Minnesota
under his proposal, would be
able to throw its II electoral
votes to the most progressive
of the two contending candi-
dates of the two old parties.
and thus name the future pres
ident."
This Farmer Laborite thinks
that his party should decide
whether Hoover or Roosevelt, OF
which of any other two candidates
of the chief capitalist parties, is
the most progressive. Lawson
spoke on Tuesday afternoon, Mar
20, Olson spoke the following
morning, and, while not declaring
himself for Lawson's plan openly
declared himself for the support
of some progressive" candidate ii
the national elections.
II am not an economist, and
yet, 1 believe / have some in
stinctive ideas as to what il
right and what is wrong.
cannot analyze the nationa
wrong. And so l hope that IL
the next presidential contes
the voters of the United States
and particularly the voters o.
Minnesota, will have an oppor
tunity to vote for some pro
gressive candidate for presiden
who will represent the ideal
and principles of this move
ment, and whose philosophy O
life and government is in help
ing the masses, rather thai
helping those at the top of tn
heap.
i Olson Cannot analyze the ma
tional wrong" He hesitates nov
about the demagogic preamble t
the platform, but his "instinctiv
ideas as to what is right and wha
is wrong" guide him without hest
tation to the support of a "pro
gressive" in the national election.
((To be continued next week.
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OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS
DEPENDENT ON THAT INDUS
TRY.
The working class press will
rouse the courage of these humid
reds of thousands of workers in
all industries, the courage of the
toiling farm masses for militant
struggle against capitalist misery
and oppression. WE WILL "BET"
ON THE SOLIDARITY OF THE
WORKING CLASS, ITS BOUND
LESS COURAGE, ITS GROWING
CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS. WE
WILL "BET" ON ITS ULTIM-
ATE VICTORY AGAINST PAT
HURLEY'S MASTERS. AND
WE WILL VIM
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deceive the tOiling farmers into
the belief that they are being Civ
en- some relief by the Wall Street
government.
1t COULD be effective in reduc-
ing interest rates on NEW loans
made by the farmers. Actually ii
means absolutely nothing in re-
lieving the farm masses from the
interest plumber the capitalist
class takes. These small and mid
die farmers cannot pay the pres
ent interest demands of Wall
Street, not TO speak of contracting
new CHEAPER debts.
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Continued from Front Paee)
ment demanding change consid-
cred improvement in progress
and the faction cOunselling eau
tiOn and restraint. Out of this
struggle will come safe, sane
and sure progress. The rank
and file must not permit those
occupying positions of authOri-
ty in public office and in the
party organization to interfere
with its continued development
and advancement. The recent
convention furnishes the great
est encouragement that the vir-
llity of the movement has not
been impaired by its partial
success. Let us hone that it
will continue to maintain its
present militant and progress
i've spirit"
"Out of this struggle will come
safe, sane and sure progress" This
is the watchword by which the la
Dor takers want to keep alive
the workers and farmers reliance
in the Farmer Labor party. They
prepare the ground for the devel-
Opment in the Farmer Labor party
of a militant" wing whose duty
it will be thru, attacks on the lead
ership and the officeholders to
continue to mislead the workers
and farmers. Responsibilities"
for capitalist government bring
about the disillusionment of mass
es of militant workers and farm
ers. To keep these workers and
farmers deceived as to the true
role of the Farmer Labor Party it
is necessary to have within the
Farmer Labor party cleft wing
group which will attempt TO keep
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Friday, May E, 1882
FARMER LABOR ASSESSOR
BE FAIR WITH HIM"

The Minnesota Assessors Manual gives some
of the rules and regulations for the plunderng
of the farm masses thru the capitalist tax sys-
tenn. One of these regulations reads as follows:
"True and full value shall mean the
usual selling price at the place where the
property to which the term is. applied
shall be at the time of assessment; be-
ing the price which. could be-. obtained
there for at private sale, and not at fore
ed or auction"
The assessment of the farm lands of Mime
sofa must be, says the Farmer-Labor govern
ment of the state, at the inflated price levels of
1928 and previously. The assessment will be NOT
at the prices which the farmer actually gets for
his property when he is sold out by the Rural
Credits Bureau of Minnesota, but at the prices at
which it might have been sold five years ago.
When the Minnesota Rural Credits Bureau
sells out farmer he gets the wretched results of
a sheriffs sale. Before he is evicted they want
him to pay taxes not on this value but on values
at the pre-crisis levels.
The Polk County (Minnesota) Leader, Far
mer-Labor paper, quotes this with approval.
Assessors we understand are anticipat-
ing lot of Observation-Disclosures this year,
due to the depression. You will not only
do favor to yourself but to the assessor
also If you will bear in mind the facts
mentioned in the above paragraphs"
There should be more than misunderstood
ings" this year in Minnesota. The farm masses
should refuse to pay the outrageous taxes of the
capitalist state until tax exemption is won for the
small farmers and decisive tax reduction for the
middle farmers The Polk County Leader states
in effect: "You will do yourself and the assessors
for the bankers favor if you will continue to pay
the outrageous taxes they demand even at the
cost of your very existence"
1t goes on to state that there should be no
misunderstanding" because. after all the assessor
is only a servant of the capitalist class and its
state power.
''The assessors Of the state make up
great deal of the state government. Your
assessor is acting under government orders
and comes to you with a compulsory bust
mission. Be fair with him."
The United Farmers League says to the farm
ers: The assessor comes to you with plumber de-
mands of the capitalist class. His government
orders" ordres for slowly numbering YOU for
the benefit of the holders of the states bonds His
compulsory business mission" is to plumber you
for the benefit of the capitalist class. "Be (as)
fair with him" as you would be to any other slave
driver of the exploiters. ORGANIZE MASS RE-
SISTANCE TO HIS DEMANDS.
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IZIIl2 IIllO I1I11lId1II O1S01lIZd-'
tons as their only way out.
They are organizing and
demonstrating against war.
The farmers are also realizing
that their organizations, such as
Farmer-Labor, Farmers Union and
lot of others have also helped to
bring about these worsening con-
ditions. The farmers are getting
sick of these organizations. They
want an organization that will
protect them from tax sales and
foreclosures. They want the Unit
ed Farmers League. All you have
to do is to go out and tell them
about it and they are ready to
join.
1t is not enough that you talk to
them, they must also read about
how other farmers are lining up.
You must get your paper to them.
This is very important. Where
ever you go you must talk Pro-
ducers News and tell them it is
the only farmers paper, fighting
the farmers battle. Get the farm
ers to subscribe. The workers
should also know what the farm
ers are doing. They should also
subscribe.
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
John Mikkola, Columbus. Mont,
sends US three more subs.
G. Daniels, Bruces Crossing,
Michigan, sends in a sub.
T. E. Pirre, Williston, N. D.,
sends in two subs.
Einar Iward, Hurley, Wis, sends
three subs.
Joseph Vlach, Jerryville, Long
Island, N. Y, subscribes for six
months.
VIM. Iapinoja, Enumclaw,
Wash, sends in one more sub and
pays for bundle.
Ellen Lemponen, Superior, Wis.
sends two more subs.
FACING WORSE CONDITIONS
RENO Tanttila, Virginia, MINI.
sends us nine subs. Most of then
are 25c ones but it all helps a Lot
and gives the paper a start anC
that is what we want. He aIsS
writes: "Here in this farmine
community as well as. eIsewher,
the farmers are facing worsenins
conditions due to the present cap,
ltalist economic crisis. When tn
farmers heard the militant prO
gram of the United Farmer,
League, the program of struggI,
against the bankers and capital
lists, against eviction. and for ia,
exemption for the poor farmers
they wanted speakers to come an,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-06

WILLIsToN, N. d., May p
Twenty members of the Young
Communist League rode through
the main streets of williston yes
terday urging workers and farm
ers to attend the May Day meet
ing which was held at the court
house. Displaying banners and
posters they sang revolutionary
songs as they drove through the
city. Although the meeting was
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FORCE

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Tell the masses some of the news of the crisis
but point to the certainty of our future prosper
ty" while you do So They know that the crisis is
bad, it would be foolish not to admit il in part.
But says Pat Hurley, to the newspaper owners.
admit it in such way as to deceive the masses
into believing that it is passing, that the future
will be better. At the same time get them used
to the idea that even if prosperity returns thew
must be satisfied with being poor," with privatOn
and suffering.
he wants the capitalist press to tell the mill
hons of unemployed that the automobile cauital
lists are betting $5OOOOO,OOO while the stock mar
ket is at its worst SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE
HYPOCRITICAL LIES THAT THE AUTOMo-
BILE INDUSTRY is BETTING s5OOOOO0oO ON
THE SANITY AND COURAGE OF THE AM
ERICAN PEOPLE" WE THE PRESS OF THE
TOILERS, WILL PLACE THE FACT THAT
FORD MURDERED FOUR WORKERS OF THE
5000 WHO CAME TO DEMAND RELIEF THAT
WHAT is AT STAKE IN THE AITTOMORTTE
INDUSTRY is NOT HALF A BILLION DOL
LARS BUT THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-06

This country has got very bad case
of nemasthenia. l know that that isn't all
it's gOt-it's bad case of collie, too, and
still joints sore head, buck ague and plen-
ty of other trOubles-but the main trouble
is nerves, fears. 1t isn't fear of death. It's
fears are lot less noble than that gesture
of the love of life. It's fears are of lot
lower order than that. What we've been
afraid of is-we're afraid to be poor.
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The privation and oppression of millions this is
"neurasthena," this is "bad case of colic "stiff
joints, head, buck ague." "But the main
trouble is nerves, fears" Pat Hurley tells the
capitalist press representatives that they must
preach poverty to the masses, get them used to
the idea that prosperity is not coming back while
you say it is get them used to the idea that cap
italism in its decay means such suffering and
misery as the working class of the United States
has never known.
Pat Hurley is not afraid of the "fears" of the
masses, he is afraid of their COURAGE, AFRAID
OF THE UNEXAMPLED COURAGE THAT
THEY HAVE SHOWN IN STRIKE STRUGGLES.
IN STRUGGLES FOR RELIEF AGAINST THE
COAL OPERATORS IN KENTUCKY, AGAINST
THE TEXTILE OPERATORS IN NEW ENG
LAND, AGAINST THE POLICE THUGS, THE
TEAR GAS AND THE CLUBS OF THE CAPT.
TALISTS.
He closes with the following:
Evening star., 1932-07-26

Agricultural workers in Cuba are be-
ing paid from 5000 to $400 a year.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
NAMES RECIPIENTS
! OF SCHOLARSHIPS
St. Mary'S School Superin-
tendent Announces Winners
of Three Awards.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LEONARDTOWN. Md, July 90
Miss Lettie Marshall Dent of Oakley,
Md, superintendent of the st. Mary's
County public schools, yesterday an
nourced at her Office in the Leonard
town Court House those who had won
tie scholarships to st. Johns College,
Annapolis, Md; Blue Ridge College,
New Windsor, Md, and the Maryland
Institute, Baltimore, Md.
They are as follows:
st. Johns College-James Bradley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Bradley of
Milestone, Md He graduated from the
Great Mills High School in June, and
was the only boy in the class of IL.
This scholarship offers free board and
tuition with a four-year course.
Blue Ridge College-MiSs Bertha
MilliSon of Mechanicsville, Md, gradu-
ate of the new Margaret Brent High
School. This scholarship offers a two
year course with tuition and is valued
at $780,
Maryland Institute-Miss Lee Nell
Watts of Pearson, Md, graduate of the
Great Mills High School, class of 1882
This offers a four-year course with
tuition with appointment recommended
by Board of Education with State Sena-
tors approval without recourse to ex-
aminations
All the scholarships are subject to
Senator j. Allen Coads approval.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
MAN HELD IN EXT0RTI0N
ATTEMPT TRIES SUICIDE
Frederick County Jail Inmate
Drinks Poison-Fellow Pris-
oners Call Doctor.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, July 26.-Ed-
ward Seal, Frederick County, in jail
awaiting trial on indictments charging
attempted extortion, was saved from
probable death last night by quick
medical attention after drinking a
poisonous solution.
Prisoners at the Jail had been using
the mixture as a disinfectant and they
said they saw Seal drink some OF 1t.
A physician was summoned at once.
Seal is charged with writing threat
ening letters to Fred L, Glaize, presi-
dent of the City Council, demanding
$4,000. and also of demanding $1,000
from a gasoline and oil company that
had given him employment.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
WOMAN TO GET HEARING
ON DJSORDERLY CONDUCT
Capitol Heights Resident Files Pc
tition for Writ at Upper
Marlboro.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, July 26.-
Claiming she is being illegally detained
in the county Jail here, Henrietta Lynch
of Capitol Heights yesterday filed
petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
She will be granted a hearing before
Judge joseph c. Mattingly today.
The woman was arrested by Capt.
tol Heights town officer on disorderly
conduct charge, fined $5 and costs by
Magistrate Oscar Poore. and commit
ted to jail for IS days in default.
Her petition names Sheriff w. Curtis
Hopkins as defendant. She is repre-
sented by Attorney Joseph K. Roberts.