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The producers news., 1932-06-24
NEGRO WORKER
SUPPRESSED BY
WALL ST. GOVT
Campaign on Against All
Communist and Militant
Publications
PROTEST BY THE LID.
Ford, Communist Candi-
date for Vice-President Is
Contributing Editor

The national capitalist govern
ment has begun a campaign of
suppression Of freedom of the
press, aimed directly at Commun-
list and militant publications. Most
recently is the holding up in the
customs Of the Negro Worker,
militant international Negro peri
odical published in Germany, Of
which J. w. Ford, COmmuniSt
candidate for vice president, is a
contributing editor. The notice
from the Customs office in New
York stated in a communication
dated June 2nd, that the maya
zine was prohibited under the
provisions of Section 305 of the
Tariff act of 1880" or the ground
that it contains "seditious htera-
ture." The entire lot, consisting
of approximately 300 copies, will
according to the statement, be
"seized and disposed of in due
course as provided by law" How
ever, the International Labor De-
fense, which is the American ag-
ent for the magazine, was asked
to sign an assent TO the forfeit
ure and destruction of the copies
which had been shipped to them,
and to "waive any rights Of pro
ceedings" in the matter This,
the workers of the United States
may be assured, the |. l.. d. re
fused to do. The |, L. D. is
fighting 10 secure possession Of
the magazines, and 70 smash the
affort at fascist suppression Of
workers literature.
On the cover of the NEGRO |
were two pictures Of
one used on a collective
Soviet farm, the other in capitalist
,attle maneuvers. The first wa-
abeled "Soviets for Peace, the
econd, Capitalists for War" Ar
icles in the magazine pointed out
hat Negro workers have nothing !
0 gain by inAPerialist war
This reveals the reason for the
uling about "seditious literature.
t was the Anti-War number Of
Continued on Tage Two) y
The producers news., 1932-06-24
UFL ORGANIZES
IN BRENTWOOD
New Committee Elected to
Push Work Neglected
During the Winter

Brentwood, Wis, June l5.-The
United Farmers League which was
organized here last fall and was
doing good work with regular
meetings kind Of went to sleep for
the winter and on account Of poor
road conditions had not held any
meetings. Recently, however, it
was again revived on the 14th Of
June. A new committee of action
was appointed which we hope will
start the United Farmers League
to do work for which it is intend
ed.
At this meeting many subjects
Of discussion were raised and by
which We can start demands for
bettering our conditions here
which surely are no good. Dairy
products must be almost given a
way while taxes still remain sky
high. Rent is high for farmers
who do not own farms. Mortgag-
ed farms are being foreclosed as
fast as the farmer is unable to pay
interest or pay his debts. SO we
see that lot Of good work can h.
done and is needed in Brentwood
We are going to try to get subs
for the Producers News soon and
would like TO get at least a few
sample copies. We are very short
Of money at present. in fact, broke
but will hold a social soon b get
little funds.
Yours for the United Farm,
League.
HENRY HENDERSON. I
Brentwood, Wis
The producers news., 1932-06-24
FARM LEADERS
JOIN IN ATTACK
ON SOVIET UNION
Farm Bureau, Grange and
Open Reactionaries Line
Up Against U. S. S. R.
FORCED LABOR"
Prepare for Attack of Wall
Street on Workers and
Farmers Fatherland

The Farm Bureau Federation
and the National Grange, profes-
sional friends of the farmer" "a
gain show their reactionary role
through a slanderous attack on
the Soviet Union. They have join
ed with the American Legion, the
Daughters of the American RevO-
luton, certain A. F. of l.. leaders,
oil and coal companies, and soci-
cites of Russian emigres-in all
nearly $50 frankly reactionary
organizations to present a petition
to the secretary of the treasury
demanding an embargo on imports
from Soviet Russia (printed in the
Congressional Record of June 10
Their pretext is the familiar lie
that there is forced labor in the
U. S. S. R., that the goods in
question are produced under "con-
1itions of virtual slavery" They
make this brazen slanGer at a
time when the slavery oe Amcrl-
,an workers and farmers--the Ne
gro croppers, the mine workers,
Ford employees, and the rest of
he exploited proletariat-is in
,reasing at a ruthless tate. They
gnore the fact that Russian work
,rs and farmers have the seven
md eight hour day, the most COM
olete social insurance the world
las known, and a rapidly rising
standard of living.
The petition continues: at is
he belief of all these organiza-
ions (signers of the petition) !
hat American political ard eco
omic institutions are imperiled rs
result of the commercial war
'aged by the dictatorship in Mos.
ow upon all civilized society"
The existence of forced labor
hruout Russia is a matter of gen
raj knowledge" Suppose dly as
roof of their charge, they bring
orth the article of the Soviet Con-
tuition which declares that "la-
Or is the duty of all citizens" in
ther words that no one can live
= the profits from the labor Of
Continued on Last Fage)
The producers news., 1932-06-24
By ERIK SWEET

Bonetrail, N. D., June TO- We
are now drawing close to the June
elections. Here in Williams coun-
ty we have a county agent who
pretends to be a friend of the toll
ing people. Comrades and friends,
remember he is just a tool of the
master class. This coming cleo
tion it will be up for voting. We
must carry this out in all our I'm
tied Farmers League locals and
spread it to the mass. Be sure and
Vote Him Out!
This tool who pretends to be ou1
friend who sits at a desk with
crossed legs, who slams the door
in our faces is cross when the
farmers come in. Not only that
but comes out and talks for the
All Club which is an organization
of the ruling class to poison the
minds of our children 50 that they
can be used for gun fodder by the
capitalist class. This bird has had
an easy chair long enough.
From the toll and sweat of US
poor farmers and workers he has
eaten and drunk his whiskey.
What have we to show for it?
have We? It's a safe bet
that there is room for all he has
done for US on the point of my
pencil. Most of US like some
xhiskey once in a while. Come,
cts kick him off and take a shot
The producers news., 1932-06-24

the statement was read, Alex Nor,
al, district organizer of the Com
munist party rose and pointed out
further proof that the Socialist
party was the third party Of cap
italism and not a workers party
andchallenged Mckay to a debate.
Mckay made a demagogic talk
evading every issue facing the
workers, evading the wage cuts,
unemployment, imperialist war
plans, etc, and completely ever
looked the challenge by the Com
munists.
Socialist officials shouted that
the worker reading the statement
of the four who had quit the So
cialist party should "be smacked"
but the crowd, including many
rank and file socialists, refused %
permit it. Two more at the meet
ing Immediately associated them
selves with the four joining the
Communist party. and took the
same action they did.
The statement Of those quitting
(Continued on P~gD Two)
The producers news., 1932-06-24
ALA.LYNCHERS
AREDENOUNCED
French Workers Take Up
Fight for Freedom of
Scottsboro Boys

The following five cables from
Paris sho whow the French work
ers are taking up the struggle for
the freeing of the innocent Scots
boro boys:
June "A demonstration of
French workers, headed by the
executive officers of the French
Red Aid, greeted Mrs. Ada Wright,
Scottsboro mother, and ]. Louis
Engdahl, general secretary of the
International Labor Defense, upon
their arrival in Paris. Meetings
had previously been held in Pra-
que, cho-Slovalia, despite the
refusal of the authorities to allow
Mrs. Wright of Engdahl to ad-
dress those meetings.
June 6. (Monday Morning)-Pa-
risian liberals and intellectuals at
tended the Scottsboro meeting held
at the famous Club Du Faubourg.
which was addressed by Mrs. Ada
Wright and by ]. Louis Engdahl.
The audience pledged themselves
to press the Scottsboro issue at
the American embassy and to
strengthen the Scottsboro commit
tees throughout France.
June s. monday aftenoon)-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news., 1932-06-24
COMMUNISTS TO
HOLD PICNIC IN
WILLIAMS CO., ND.

As part Of the Communist
party primary election cam
paign in Williams county.
North Dakota a big picnic will
be held in Bonetrail on July 4.
The main speaker at this picnic
will be Hans Rasmussen, man
ager of the Producers News,
who will explain the program
Of the Communist party in the
election campaign.
The Communist candidate for
sheriff in Williams county IS
John Kjorstad, farmer of
Williston. Comrade Kjorstad
is carrying on his campaign un-
der the main slogan of the
Communist party for the farm
ers.
Emergency relief for the
impoverished farmers without
restrictions by the government
or banks; exemption of impOv-
erished farmers from taxes,
and no forced collection of rents
or debts"
The farmers of Williams
county are beginning to realize
that only the Communist party
their class interests
and it is probable that in the
fall elections there will be in
county as we'll as in
Burke and Mountrail, a Com
munist candidate and a capital
list candidate for sheriff.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Reject Demands Of MINI. Farmers
FAKE FARM RELIEF
BILL is DEFEATED
IN THE u. S. SENATE

On June 15 the senate reconut-
ted the McNary farm relief plan
70 the committee which was CON
sidering it thus killing the bill
Thi plan would have permitted
he Farm Board to decide IN
which Of the three means of re
lief" should employ after II had
decided that an emergency" ex-
is,ed. The three methods which
could have been used in the bill
were the equalization fee, the de-
benture plan. and the marketing
allotment plan
The hearings on this bill and
the propaganda in its favor which
has been flooded thruout the coun-
try by the "progressives" and the
reactionary farm organizations,
the Farmer Union, the Grange and
the Farm Bureau, has De,n used
to fool the farmers that in this
way they could get some relief.
from the misery Of the crisis.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Williams County, N. D., Agent Must
Be Voted Out by Telling Farmers

ourselves, Let him earn his own
whiskey in an honest way.
We also have a heck Of a set of
county commissioners. While I'm
on the war path, I'm going to
make a remark on what they did
this spring.
This spring the county had COM
menced to advance money on the
seed loan checks. One farmer was
turned down flat. That's just one
case and God knows how many
more. One reason maybe because
he is a member of the United
Farmers League. This farmer
owes no more than the rest of US.
We have had these boys on the
carpet before where they shook at
the baby knee. Next time we will
take all the shaking out Of them.
We shall take no promise. There
are no words that can express the
misery of farmers and workers
pushed on US by the Hoover war
and hunger government, not only
in this country but throughout the
whole capitalist world.
From Hoover's hands and his
administration drip the very sweat
and blood of all starving and ex-
plotted millions in America.
Well, friends remember the June
primaries. We have a Communist
ticket in the field. Remember the
Communist sheriff candidate, John !
Ajorstad, Williston, N. D.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
THREE LEADERS
FOUND GUILTY:
RESISTING COP
Held Anti-War Demonstra-
ton in Ontonagon, Mich
igan on April 80
PROTECT SPEAKERS
Despite Lack of Evidence
Judge Forces Trial
for Leaders
By JOHN SPIEGEL

Toivola, Mich, June IL On
June 1, protest demonstration
was held At Ontonagon, Michigan
for the purpose of demanding the
release Of our Comrades koSki,
Arvola and Gene Island who on
April Both were arr ted for try
ing to hold an Anti-war Meeting.
At this June Ith demonstration
the prosecuting attorney Of Onto
nagon county, Donnelly, had herd
ed a flock Of American Legion
naires. together with some pceVy
Of the village and county,
with the intention of again smash
ing the protest demonstration Of
the poor workers and farmers. But
to their surprise they found that
the poor workers and farmers ha
gathered in a determined effort
put thu a successful demonstatio
which they did.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
New Soviet Tax Laws
Aid Cultural Growth

The collectives are likewise exemp,
from taxes on their ugar beet
crops. Cotton plantations in the
new regions are not subject 20
taxation for the first five years,
and neaf, kendyr, rami, and
southern hemp, new areas under
vegetables, poultry breeding and
bee keeping are also TO be exempt
Collective farms which fulfilled
their procurement programs on
schedule and conduct their ac-
counting accurately are to receive
25 per cent discount from their TO-
ia tax. To stimulate the develop
ment Of collective Farm trade all
income Of these farms from farm
products sold through collective
farm markets are exempted.
In addition to the tax levied on
the collective farm as a whole, the
members Of a collective are taxed
for the income derived from the
1on-socialized part of their house
holds. II this income does not ex-
,eed 50 rubles, the peasant pays a
fixed tax Of 4 rubles, while for IN
,omes in excess Of 80 rubles
yraduated scale Of taxes is set
The tax on individual peasant .
households ranges from seven ru-
,les up. Households with two or
more working members are al
owed special reductions. Members
+ collectives have the following
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Franco-German Strike

Berlin. June T. A big dam j.
being built on the Upper Rhine at
Kembs. Both German and French
building workers are engaged on
the job and the strictest measures
are taken 70 see that they do not
come together IT, reply 70 wage
cut Of 24%t the German building
workers decided 10 20 on strike
and get in touch with their French
colleagues. One hundred fifty Ger
man building workers succeeded in
crossing the Rhine despite the
sharp watch kept by the autbori-
ties and in meeting their French
fellow workers. Strike arrange
ments were made and the whole
staff both French and German are
now out together.
The producers news., 1932-06-24

The money income Of the rural
population in the L. S. 5. r. is
expected to increase 70 "a billion
rubles( 1923 billion in 1882 as
compared with 1872 billion in 1880
and l9.I billion in 1881 but the
receipts of the agricultural tax for
1882 will remain the same as lat
year. The entire amosnt collected
as taxes in rural districts is left
in the local district budgets and
half Of this amount remains in the
treasury Of the village soviets.
This will make possible increased
appropriations for education and
health work and for the economic
and cultural needs Of the village.
Many new schools, hospitals and
nurseries, roads, cinema theatres
libraries, etc, will b. established
by means Of these funds.
A decree was passed early in
May by the Central Executive
and the Council Of
Peoples Commissars covering the
tax for 1892. It stip- /
ulates that the collective farms are
to pay from 3lz to 5 per cent Of
their total income. The poorer.
less well established collective
farms are either partially or en-
tirely exempt from taxation.
In order TO stimulate livestock
and dairy farming, no tax will be
evied on the stock Of the collec- /,
ives or on forage and feed crops
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Workers. Farmers Protect
Speakers

Donnelley, anxious that some
thing should be started, walked
forward to size up the crowd.
Then Dr. Blake took turn at IT,
Finally Donnelley and Blake con
versed and then the crowd of
would-be demolishers moved up to-
ward the speakers stand The
workers and farmers, realizing
that something was soon to take
place closed in around the speakers
and the would-be nunhes retreat
ed TO the intersection Of the street
and waited for the successful con
clusion Of the protest demonstra-
tion.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Jury Trial Despite Lack Of
Evidence

Then on June 9Th came the trial
Of the three comrades Donnelley
for the people vs. Macdonald for
the respondents.
Macdonald put up a good dc
fense; in fact, he cornered the
prosecutor and the many witnesses
against the respondents. It was a
clear cao for the judge 70 over
er rule jury trial The court ad-
vised the prosecutor that there
was no evidence and not sufficient
to warrant a jury trial But thru
some hokus pokus the judg- decid-
cd on a jury trial.
Macdonald Of Iron River, Mich,
in his final plea for the respon-
dents, made a complete somer-
sault and guilty of resisting an
officer" was the jury's verdict.
Macdonald used these .ame tao
tics during the Copper country
strike in 1914.
The prosecuting attorney Of On
tnnagon county, Mr Donnelley,
gave notice thru the Ontonagon
Herald that a Communist mo- ting
was going TO be held in the village
of Ontonagon on June and that
all those not in sympathy with
Communism refrain from attend
ing such meeting. But Mr. Drn-
1elley forgot about the notice and
naturally eager 70 learn something
brought the whole gang Of super
patriots with him. What is the
'ommon name Of a public official
yhn will say one thing and do the
,ther?
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Quit Socialist Party;
Is Enemy of Workers

Seattle, Wash, June g. -Four
Socialist party members, very act
i've in its ranks up until now and
all officials, threw a bombshell in
to a mass meeting called by the
Socialist party here on June 3 to
hear the Socialist candidate, Nc
Kay, speak.
These four members, Olga Hog
lund, secretary of the county exec
utive committee; Ira Ball, member
Of the county committee; Winifred
Black, secretary-treasurer Of Local
No. 2 and Anna Bolin. chairman
of Local 2, presented a signed
statement declaring that because
of its treacheries against the
working class. they were with
drawing from the Socialist party
and joining the Communist party.
CAS- finally issued the statement
includes another signature, that Of
George Ferris of Local 2.)
EvADES CHALLENGE
During the CONSERVATION among
The Socialist party leaders after
The producers news., 1932-06-24

Chicago.-A second reduction Of
1919 in wages Of Armour & Co.
employees was announced effective
June II. Salaries Of the packing
company have been cut twice and
wages once once previously.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
MINI. FARMERS
MEET DESPITE
MANY THREATS
Commissioners Again Re-
fuse Farmers Demands
for Road Work
STOP PROVOCATION
Farmers Support Veterans
Demands for Bonus from
Ruling Class

Bagley, MINI, June II. - On
June 7th farmers met at the Bag
ley court house regardless Of the
threats that were made by the
boss class of Bagley and the rest
of the hypocrite politicians. w.
Wench, leader of the Bagley post
Of the American Legion, Eli Staten
of the Bagley Mercantile Co., and
ether tools of capitalism were
there noseing around TO see if they
couldn't start trouble.
The meeting was called to order
by the organizer who was made
chairman for the day. Comrade
George LaFauntain was elected
acting secretary. The meeting no
more than got under way when w.
Wench came in through the court
house carrying a typewriter into
the county engineers room as an
excuse to look the crowd over. He
wanted to see if it was safe to at
tack the meeting because a bunch
of his kind were waiting In the
clerk of courts room ready to
come up. But the crowd was too
big for them and too militant.
When he heard the radical phrases
of the farmer he went back down !
stairs.
StOrekeeper Tries to Break Up |
Meeting
However, Eli Staten of the Mer- ,
camille who is a great upholder of !
the capitalist laws broke the 18th .
amendment in order to get a few
drinks TO get more nerve to come |
up and disturb the UFL meeting.
He kept butting in on the discus
sion that was on the floor and n
motion was made from the floor
that he either keep in order or get |
mp and walk out if he didn't like
the meeting. This motion was sec
onded and carried. Slater got so
raving mad he jumped up swear
ing. He said, 81 am going out,
chis crowd is too hot for me-" He
walked out amidst applause from
The farmers.
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Demand Road Work

A committee of three husky
young farmers was elected to call
on the county commissioner, de-
manding road work and work for
farmers and their teams. When
this committee got in the commits
sioners' room, Hugh Pattison be-
came as meek as a sheep. He did
not feel like hitting these farmers
as he hit a woman at the previous
meeting. But they refused the
farmers demands, stating that
they already had voted to reject
hand labor and team work.
The following resolution was
passed on by the farmers:
The producers news., 1932-06-24
Resolution for q. F. L. Meeting
of June Z.

Whereas, we, the farmers and
workers assembled in the county
court house at Ragley, Mimi,
knowing that the representatives
Of the capitalist class at Washing
ton, D. c., have refused to grant
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The producers news., 1932-06-24
Resolutions for U. F. L. Meeting
of June 2, 1882.

Whereas it has been proven to
us workers and farmers of Clear
water county that the editor Of the
Farmers Independent has been
taking dictation from the boss
class Of Bagley, and,
Whereas it is proved that this
editor in so doing has proved him
self to be tool in that he did not
print the truth about Hugh Patti
son hitting a farmers wife, and
Whereas, this editor under the
false colors of the Farmer-Labor
party has hypocritically supported
the boss class,
Therefore, be it resolved that
we, the farmers and workers as
seznbled in the Clearwater county
court house June Z, 1882, number
ing 10o, condemn his actions and
that we appoint at this meeting a
committee of farmers and workers
to deliver a copy of this desolu-
'tiOn TO him in person.
The producers news., 1932-06-24

June s. MONDAY afternoon)-
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news., 1932-06-24
EvADEs CHALLENGE

During the CONSERVATION among
The Socialist party leaders after
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-08-26
State Game Warden Gives Dates And
Bag Limit For Hunting Upland Game
Correcs Date For Open Season For Hunting Jacksnpe
Game Is Reported Plentiful Throughout State
License May Be Secured Now From
Clerk of Court

In bulletin from E. Lee Le'Compte
State Game Warden, a correction is
made in the date for the open season
for hunting jacksnipe. The dates for
open season for hunting other game
and the bag limit is also listed. The
letter follows:
Railbirds-The first open season for
hunting of any species of game in
Maryland territory is for railbirds,
September LIST to September Both, in
elusive; Federal regulations prohibit
the hunting of railbirds before II
o'clock noon on the first day of the
open season. Bag limit: 25 per day.
Federal regulations prohibit the
hunting of reed birds, greater and
lesser yellow-legs or other species of
shore birds at any time or in any
manner.
Dove-The open season for doves is
September LIST to September Both, in
elusive; then closed October LIST to
November 14th, inclusive; then open
November 18th to December 18th, in
elusive. Bag limit: IS per day.
However, it is unlawful to hunt dove
in Allegany, Garrett and Cecil Coun-
ties except between the dates of No
vember 18th and December 18th, in
elusive.
Squirrels-The open season for
squirrels is September 18th to October
18th, inclusive; then closed October
18th to November 14th, inclusive;
then open November 18th to Deem
Der Oath, inclusive. Bag Limit: 10 per
day.
However, it is unlawful to hunt
squirrel in Allegany, Garrett and
Cecil Counties except between the
dates of November 18th and Deem
Der oath, inclusive.
Jacksnipe-The last bulletin we is
sued we stated the open season on
Jacksnipe as provided by Federal reg
ulations was November 18th to Janu-
airy 18th. This was mistake on our
part as the open season is November