The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-09
DEPUTIES RALLIED
500 Farmers Prevent Truck
Loads of Hogs From
Being Shipped
NEW UNITS FORMED
FILA Leaders Ditch Milo
Reno Orders to Main
tain Control
NEW UNITS FORMED

Despite the order of Milo Rene,
self-styled head of the Farmers
Holiday movement, that a truce be
declared by the striking farmers
until after the governors meeting
on September 8 the farmers have
showed that they have no intention
of establishing such truce.
Four truck drivers who attempt
ed to smash thru the picket lines
on Monday, Sept. 5, near Sioux
City, were the worse for wear
after the attempt. 1t was one of
the most vicious battles of the
strike thus far. Fourteen trucks
bringing livestock tried to run the
gauntlet of 200 farmers. The
group of 100 truckers riding in the
IA trucks assembled near James
for the attempt to smash thru. The
farmers modified on the highways
and when the trucks came they
were greeted with a shower Of
spiked logs, scrap iron, poles and
stones thrown before the trucks.
The truckers shot into the air as
they drove thru.
Sheriff Sends 40 Delegates
The trucks continued on thru.
The sheriff sent special delega-
ton of 40 deputies to the scene of
the clash but they arrived after
the struggle.
The farmers, 100 of whom foI-
lowed the trucks to Sioux City,
warned the truckers not to return.
When they did the truckers brot
with them small army of gum
men from the sheriffs' offices In
Woodbury. and Plymouth counties.
Five hundred farmers on Mon
day prevented the shipment of five
carloads of hogs to Chicago from
the Illinois Central Yards. Two of
the cattle cars were moved from
the pens to a point several hun
dred yards down the track.
On September 5 Steele county,
Minnesota, unit of the Farmers
Holiday association was formed, at
a meeting at which 1900 farmers
were present. Thomas E. CASH
man, former state senator, was
named chairman of the county or
ganization. State Representative
C. L. Gray was named secretary.
Thus far the movement seems to
be in the hands of politicians al
tho an executive committee was
\ named consisting of thirteen mem-
bers.
Ditch Milo Reno's Edict
In order to continue their lead
ership over the farmers which was
endangered by the Milo Reno or
ders that a "truce" be declared the
Farmers Holiday leaders in Wood
bury county, near Sioux City,
stated that the Reno order was .
mistake"
The Central Cooperative asso-
citation, a livestock outfit operated
in five midwestern states, has
warned" the farmers of these
states that they should not engage
> in livestock strike. Instead they
q offered the farmers the ancient
- slogan of cooperation" as a solu-
ton to their problems.
y Milo Reno is promising to degen
E crate the Farmers Holiday into a
II cooperative venture. Within a
Is year he erpects to have this new
Al marketing system developed under
le the leadership Of the FLA. He is
Is trying like the rest of the takers
r. to take the farmers off of the
picket line and like Governor Oh
- son, he promises them "coopera'
:, ton" as the way out for them.
in Montana Unite Is Organized
A unit of the Holiday movement
5 was organized in Montana in
Great Falls at a meeting held on
September 2. The movement is
lie being built around the already ex-
a. listing reactionary farm organiza-
le tons. Present local, county and
he state officers of the farm organi-
: cations will act as temporary off.
Il GERS of the Holiday Association
Resolutions were passed demand
ing lower freight and handling
charges on agricultural products,
I'd Especially wheat and livestock, anC
demanding a reduction in the prics
n OF gasoline which Is exhorbitant
re thruout the state due to the 'sPitts