The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-11
The UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFERENCE


At the close of the Farmers National Relief Con-
ference the United Farmers League will hold Organ
rational Conference in Washington, D. c. This confer
will mark historical turning point in the life of the
United Farmers League
The agenda for the Organizationa Conference as
given by the National Committee thru the Secretary
Rudolph Haru and published in the Producers News on
October Is indicates the significance of this Conference
The Organizational Conference will revolve around
four questions:
81. Report of the U. F. L. National Committee
and the preparation of future activities.
''2. Report on the new program and bylaws.
SO. Election of the National Committee.
a. Other organizatonal matters.
The main aim of the Conference which will be de-
veoped fully under each of the above points will be
make of the United Farmers League for the
ganization and leadership of the GREAT MASSES OF
FARMERS TF4RUOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
The report of the National Committee will undoub-
edy show that very far from this goal the pres
ent time At the present time the main strength of the
United Farmers League has been concentrated in the
northwest in Minnesota, upper Michigan and northern
Wisconsin, the Dakotas northeastern Montana. Even
In these the UFL had been active in only
tered, and we might say, haphazard way.
While the organized strength of the United Farmers
League has been concentrated in only section of the
country there is nucleus of organization of the United
Farmers League practically every in the country
outside of the south In the SOUTH however the task of
organizing the impoverished farmers Negro and white
has been carried by Tenants Leagues and Sarecrop
pers Union locals.
Out of the Organizational Conference must come
organizationa seup that will bind all of these scat
tered activities into one united organization.
This will make impossible the misleadership of the
farmers by reactonay leaders of the old farm organza-
tons carried thru the Farmers Holiday Asso-
al
great of the country during the late summer The
farmers who participated in this struggle showed that
they ready for militant action. 1t is task
ganze these farmers under the leadership of the United
Farmers League.
The main organizational steps which will make this
possible given in points and above In the early
work OF the United Farmers League a program was
drawn up The development of the struggle among the
farmers and the experience that the United Farmers
League has been gaining revealed certain nadequacies
the program Due to the great pressure of work those
engaged in the task of organizing the farmers, and the
absence of regularly functioning National Committee
the revision of the program delayed for long period
after the necessity for revision recognized.
The Organizational Conference will have the task
of adopting pew program and bylaws for the United
Farmers League The basis for the new program and BY
laws will be draft which is being prepared by the
National Committee. The organzational weakness of
the United Farmers League in the past makes it abso-
utey essential that each delegate to the Organzatona
Conference prepared discuss in detail the ques-
hon of the condition and organization of the farmers in
his or her community county and n order to
make the preparation for discussion by the dele
gates as complete possible shall endeavor to pub
ish the Draft Program and bylaws in the Producers
News before the Conference)
The third point on the agenda indicates much more
han just the election of a\Nationa Committee II also
means putting the National Committee into active lead
rshp of the United Farmers League turnout the coun
ny Up to the present time the units of the United
armers League have been acting independently of one
mother Under the control of the National Committee
ne entire organzaonal structure of the United Farmers
league must be defined clearly and leading com
nittees selected for various states and regions
On the basis of the report of the National Commit
ee the Conference viii have the task of ouinino +b
uture activities of the United Farmers League Tbe
armers National Relief Conference viii draw up series
4 demands based on those adopted by the Rank and