The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-03
|P|CKETERS RESUME
PATROL OF ROADS
NEAR sioux CITY
Minnesota Governor Supports
Holiday BY Asking Farm.
ers to Cooperate
MORE FARMERS ENLISTED
Wisconsin and South Dakota
Producers Prepared to
Enter Movement
! MORE FARMERS ENLISTED
by The Associated Press)

by The Associated Press)
The siege of Sioux City. Iowa, was
lifted little by some farmer pickets
Saturday while elsewhere councils of
war threatened to extend through
Wisconsin and South Dakota the
strike" for higher prices.
At Marshfield. Wis, several thou
sand farmers debated whether to Join
the farmers holiday movement and
withhold their agricultural products
from the market until a satisfactory
price is realized. National Farmers
Union leaders were confident Wiscon-
sin would be in the holiday process
sion by nightfall.
Sioux City was blockaded from the
northwest by pickets who patrolled
the main highways leading to that
city from South Dakota. but to the
west. the farmers along the Nebraska
roads respected the truce called by
Milo Reno, president of the Farmers
Holiday association, and some pro-
duce rolled unchallenged into mar
ket.
Organization Goes Ahead
The farmers strike call in South
Dakota was deferred pending the re-
suits Of the governors conference at
Sioux City Sept. 9, but organization
work went on regardless. The Farm
ers Holiday association estimated TO-
600 South Dakota farmers had joined
the movement. The strike was to
start next Monday.
Gov. F. B. Olson of Minnesota gave
aid to the movement in general by
urging farmers of his state to with
hold non-perisl1able produce from
the market until after midwest gov
errors meet in Sioux City. Sept. 9.
The conference is designed to set
tie the controversy between pro-
ducers and buyers over prices paid
for agricultural products.
/ Pickets in the Sioux City vicinity
renewed their blockade attempt fol-
lowing the arrival Friday of five
! truck loads Of livestock, and an
nounced they would keep it up until
the governors conference is held. con-
| tinuing it indefinitely if no farm re-
lief program is formulated.
Meanwhile it was learned that
farm strike organizations have beer
perfected in 40 of Minnesota's 81
F! counties, but it was indicated by
John Bosch OF Atwater, Mimi, pres
ident of the Minnesota Farmers
Holiday association that a strike call
would be withheld pending the out
come of the governors meeting.
Telegram Inspires Statement
| Gov. Olson's suggestion for farm
| erS to withhold their non-perishabls
products was made Friday night at
! Duluth. where he stopped en- route
to Minneapolis from Two Harbors,
MINI. It came In the form of a
statement issued following receipt Of
message from Carlos w. Goltz, at
torney for the Woodbury., Iowa,
County Farmers Holiday associa
ton. Goltz asked for a gubernatorial
proclamation against the marketing
of produce.
| Both merchants and stockyards
men in Sioux City were complaining
that the strike was having a detri-
mental effect on their business. The
merchants said their sales had been
decreased because of the reluctance
OF out-of-town buyers to go through
the lines Of strike pickets along the
highways. Many men have been laid
OH IN the packing plants, the stock
yards men reported. adding the strike
was costing them thousands Of dol
lars every day.
Although Reno. recently declared a
truce pending the governors confer
ence. plans were under way to extend
the holiday movement. John Cal.
mers. Iowa chairman of the Farmer,
National Holiday association. said ali
Iowa county leaders would gather q,
Des Moines Sept. 6 to formulate plan.
for spreading the strike and to ont.
line proposals for submission to th4
governors conference.
Turner Denies Report
Gov Dan Turner OF Iowa denied Al
Des MoineS last night he had ordered
State Agent Baker at Sioux City tc
begin campaign to clear Highways
in the vicinity, making use Of wha:
deputies were necessary.
Gov. G. Ben Ross Of Iaho declared
Friday he would not attend the gov
ernors' conference at the invitation
of Gov. Warren Green Of South Da-
kota. saying in my Judgment any.
thing the governors could do would
be futile.
At Bowling Green, O.. Friday 1000
farmers of northern Ohio met and
;agreed to peaceful withholding" 81
their produce from markets but went
distinctly on record as being opposed
to road picketing.
At Great Falls. Mont. state unit
of the Farmers Holiday association
was formed. with w. B. Hanna Of Biz
Timber as president.
| The Sioux City Tribune Friday be.
gan circulation Of petitions urgins
the governors when they meet herr
to demand that President Hoover cal
a special session Of congress immedi
ately for the sole and express" pur.
pose Of enactment of the McNary
Haugen farm relief measure en-
bodying the equalization fee principle
! MILK STRIKE NAY N
I DECLARED AT MITCHELL
Mitchell, s. D., Sept. 3-tF1 -Itina
} tions . milk strike would he staftol
) Monday In the Mitchell ARA 4 tn
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