The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-03-11
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st, LOUIS COUNTY, MINI. TAX
STRIKE IS BEING ORGANIZED
Cd Members Recruited for UFL in Five Week Period,
Three New Locals Organized


Virginia, Mimi, Mar. 3.-The
st. Louis County buro Of the Unit
ed Farmers League held a meet
ing, when important matters were
taken up and discussed upon.
Plans were MADE for our future
tasks and methods Of work that
are to be used In mobilizing the
poor farmers Of st. Louis County
for struggle against the capitalist
class and into our organization.
The st. Louis county organizer
of the United Farmers League
gave a report and reported that
81 new members were drawn into
the United Farmers League In St.
Louis county from Jan. is to Feb.
%. Three new locals of the Unit
ed Farmers League have been or
ganized during this priod. More
members actually have been got
ten by they have net been regis
tered at tn st. Louis county office
of the UFL
Due to the present capitalist
economic crisis, the poor and mid
die class farmers are willing tc
organize into the United Farmers
League if they are only given mil
: liant leadership. The County Or
ganizer reported that in every 10
cality where local struggles hav'
been developd around local de
mands and issues our UFL local
have grown tremendously. Mark
ham is a good example, where tn
United Farmers League led tn
:, farmers in a militant demonstra
=" ton to demand road work for tn
;. poor farmers. Thirty-four ne
: members were drawn into III
: United Farmers League inside {
: one week. The buro Of the UF
= decided TO instruct oil the local
Of the UFL to develop local struf
giles such as holding township d
. monstrations at the homes Of II
: county road bosses, and other X
= cal demands must be developed.
; The buro decided 10 st art a wi
40 orous campaign organizing Il
- farmers in every locality to go
!. tax strike. Declarations are 70
. adpoted 4 all mass meetings
- the farmers where the farme
:, who are unable TO pay their take
y due to high taxes, mortgages, 10
:, price of their produce should d
= clare a tax strike. The farme
- should demand that taxes on {
- large property owners be rails
such as Steel Trust, Corporation
l., Bankers, land spectators and ri
- capitalist farmers, so that t
= poor farmer can be exempted fro
- taxation.
= The buro is sending the
- Louis County organizer on a -
~ for the purpose Of organizing III
= locals and strengthening the G
- -, locals and to prepare the farme
- of the entire county for the t
a strike. It was decided TO have
-. special drive for the Produce
A. News. March 18th was set as X
" Sunday, the day when the emit
membership of the UFL In
IS Louis County viii be modified
go out canvassing the countrysl
cd for subscriptions.
A. Because Of the present ecOno
~ ic crisis, when millions of
workers are walking the sire
unemployed, and thousands Of 4
mers in the United States as "
al as the small farmers of st. Lo
hi County are unable to pay tn
taxes, mortgages, ETC., and are
ing evicted from their farms
I'm the thousands, the conditions
the small farmers have reached
point where they will Join our
ganization by the thousands II
UFL locals in every locality '
rhe take the leadership by develop
ara local struggles around local
-m- mands and issues. The buro
lrst the UFL is convinced that If
'ea- plans and method Of work I
the were outlined by the buro will
cry put into practice we will be
at 10 build a mass United Farm
sral League In st. Louis County.
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