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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
SENATOR TAYLOR TO DISCUSS TAX
PROBLEMS OF KOOCHICHINC COUNTY

Cuigmais-Friday April s, at 8
P. M.
Little Fork Saturday, April 8,
at 200 P. M.
Everybody is invited and urged
10 attend these meetings and hear
Sen. Taylor's message.
Sen. Charles E. Taylor is not a
stranger entirely in Koochiching
county. In 1907 he took home
stead in that county when it was
the frontier of Minnesota. The
township of Dentaybow it named
for him and his three comrades
that homesteaded together in that
township. In 1908 he taught school
in the county, and that fall was
elected court commissioner OF
Koochiching county. In 1910, he
and several others, launched the
Border Call, Socialist paper, al
international Falls, and the same
year he was candidate on the SO,
cialist ticket for the Legislature
when he carried the county by {
large majority. That was wher
there were several counties In tht
legislative district.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
FARMERS AGAIN DEMAND COUNTY
AGENT OFFICE Be KEPT CLOSED
Protest Against Attempt of Businessmen to Keep Enemy
of Farmers

Over two hundred Sheridan
County, Montana, farmers gath
cred here in the Court House
on Tuesday, March 22nd to
prevent the attempts of some of
the local business men to have the
county agent job restored. The
job had been abolished on Feb. 8
after vigorous protests by the
farmers of the county.
There were so many farmers
present that many of them could
not get into the Court House. The
mainstreet agents Of the bankers
thru a few of their chief mouth
pieces tried 10 tell the commission
ers how valuable the county ag-
emit was to the farmers. The far
mers, however, think otherwise and
when they got up to speak they
showed that the county agent has
done practically nothing for the
vast majority Of the farmers Of
the county.
The chairman of the meeting,
Commissioner French, one Of the
chief enemies Of the farmers, laid
down the rules of the meeting de-
spite the vigorous protests of the
farmers. In order to nrevent the
farmers from exposing the county
agent racket on the basis of their
own experiences with the local
stool pigeon, the chairman ruled
that the personality" of the pres
eAt county stool pigeon agent
could not be brought into the dis
cussion- The farmers proceeded
to discuss the present county ag.
ent and the office despite this by.
pocritical attempt by the chairman
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01

Charles E. Taylor, senator from
Sheridan county, Montana, for
eight years, and for many years
editor of the Producers News, now
the official organ of the United
Farmers League, militant mass
organization of the farmers that
is mobilizing the farmers of the
United States to better their con-
ditions by mass struggle against
the oppressor of the farmers and
workers, who has been speaking
to large and attentive audiences OF
small and middle farmers, and
workers in northern Minnesota,
win speak in KOOchiching county,
Minnesota, under the auspices OF
the United Farmers League, at
the following places on the dates
indicated below:
Harrigan, Monday, Apil 4, 200
P. NJ.
Silverdale-Monday, April 4, s
P. M.
Ray-Tuesday, April 5, 8 P. M
Loman-Wednesday, April 9Th
400 P. M.
dford-Thursday, April Z, al
8 P. II.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
WHITE EARTH, N. D.
ANTI-WAR PROTEST
TO RALLY FARMERS

In this section of North Dakota
an Anti-War meeting, protesting
the war preparations Of the I'm
periaIist world will be held at
White Earth hall on Wednesday
evening, April 9Th.
Before this meeting in the even
ing, preliminary meetings will be
held as follows:
At Belden Hall Wednesday. APP
ril 9Th. 200 p. NJ. where a few
short speeches will be given. A
meeting and hold an open air
meeting at Staney at $3.50 p. NJ
and also steet meeting at Ross
at 4:S0 p. NJ, advertising the large
mass meeting at White Earth, and
then on to White Earth.
Everyone should attend at least
Dne of the Protest meetings. Pro-
test against the bosses war prepa-
rations which will be only added
misery to the workers and poor
farmers of the entire world! For
ward to a mass protest of bosses
war plans! Defend the Soviet
Uni0nl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
SCIENCE DEVELOPS
STEADILY IN USSR
SOVIET YOUTH EAGER FOR
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

New York, March 25.-The we'll
known American scholar and man
of letters, DR.. Calvin Bridge nas
recently returned from a visit to
the Soviet Union. In an interview
given to American journalists he
declared.
Science. in the Soviet Union is
on very high level and it is de-
veloping uninterruptedly. The
stores of scientific knowledge are
being widely spread amongst the
population. 1 noticed that large
forces of scientific workers were
being trained. In particular the
youth is enthusiastic for scientific
knowledge. Very different from
the western European countries,
the Soviet Union is filled with
happy optimism" The Soviet I'm
ion is certain of a brilliant fut-
ure."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
SUGAR COMPANIES
ABOLISH MINIMUM
PRICE FOR BETS
FEDEDAL SEED LOANS WILL
AID SUGAR COMPANIES IN
CURTAILING INVESTMENTS

In order to exploit the sugar
beet growers of Colorado even
more than they have been exploit
ed TO this time the Western Slope
Beet Growers Association and the
Holly Sugar Company have abol-
ished the minimum price section In
the contract for the coming rop
season. This has just been an
nounced by w. L. Lawson, super
intendent Of agriculture and fac
tory manager of the Holly Sugar
Company at Denver.
The abolition of the minimum
price in the contract means that
the company plans on paying the
sugar beet growers less in the fall
of 1882 than they got in 1881 when
the minimum price was in force.
They are determined to drive the
growers and their families and
the agricultural workers at a more
lnUense pace and into deeper mis-
cry in order to keep up their pro.
fits. In addition 10 this the sugar
companies have got the federal
government to grant the growers
crop loans so that the company
can be relieved to that extent ii
its investments for the crop year
Instead of the advance being made
by the company as previously il
will be made by the Federal gov
eminent.
On March 8, the Secretary o.
Agriculture, Hyde, amended tn,
crop loan regulations so that tn,
producers of sugar beets could al
so get loans. While the wretche,
loans given the wheat farmers an,
Continued On Page Twol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
FARMER-LABOR
PARTY In ANTI
SOVIET FRONT

Minneapolis, Minn.-The Hen.
nepin County caucus of dele
gates to tine State Convention
of the Farmer-Labor Party, at
a meeting Sunday. March 20,
refused to support a resolution
demanding the recognition of
the Soviet Union by the Unit
ed States, following the reiec-
ton of the resolution by the
resolutions committee, Thus
the Farmer-LabOrites. who hy-
pOcriticany pretend friend
ship" for the Soviet Union, OPP
emily show themselves as the
allies of the imDerialist war
policy of the Wall st. govern
ment, part of which is to en-
force an economic and credit
blockade against the Soviet
power.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
(By our special correspondent
(Concluded)

And so, after twenty-five years
of efficient administration of its
by these very efficient
men, these worth while people
who all belong to the county's 'ex-
elusive social set and who, hav-
ing made a success of their own
business have for that period
been placed in charge of the 'Coun-
tvs business Koochiching county
finds itself broke. There she lies
flat on her back, bound and gag
ged, her pockets turned wrong
side out, and empty. A few rag
ged, disconsolate, hungry looking
taxpayers standing around, hur-
riedly look about for signs of vio-
lence. They discover many foot
prints leading away. They follow
them up and find that they all
lead to the courthouse. A short
examination there discloses a well.
beaten path between the court
house and the office of the Mime
sofa and Ontario Power Co. Know
ing glances pass between them anC
they all pull out for home to sloI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
TOILINC FARMERS AND
IMPERIALIST WAR
Demand Hands Off Chinese Masses and Chinese Soviets
In AntWar Demonstrations
Organize the Toing Farmers For the Defense of the
Soviet Union

peated on a much larger scale if
the imperialist robbers are sue
cessful in realizing their plan for
charging the present conflict into
world imperialist war or for a
war against the Soviet Union. The
imperialist robbers are ready to
slaughter millions of workers and
farmers in order to destoy the in
dependence of the Chinese people,
the Chinese workers and peasants
revolution and the Soviet Union.
And even if someone wants to
disregard this human side, does
the war really mean better econ
omic conditions for the toilers
Absolutely no! War does moi
mean, as the capitalists and theil
henchmen try to assert, the over,
coming of the economic crisis
work and, high wages for the
workers and the betterment of the
! conditions of the toiling farmers
On the contrary it means: increas
ed misery, greater oppression anC
intensified terror against toilin;
millions, while the war profiteer
and exploiters of workers ant
toiling farmers will make million
of profits.
But you say, the last Worl,
War brought flourishing prosper
itv for the American workers an,
Continued on Last Page)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
Rally Against ImperiaIist War Apr. 6
PROTEST WAR PLANS
AT SEVEN DAKOTA
DEMONSTRATIONS

The following Anti-War demon
stations on national Anti-War day,
April 9th, will be held in Dist. No.
Ii:
Williston, N. D.-Court house,
500 P. N.
Minot, N. D.-Open air meet
ing, 800 P. M.
Frederick, S. D.-Savo Hall,
P. M.
White Earth, N. D.-Town Hall
500 P. M.
Belden, N. D.-Community hall
200 P. M.
Larson, N. D.-Larson hall, Soc
P. M.
Also an anti-war demonstration
will be held in Plentywood on Ap
ril 9th.
All these demonstrations vii
be united front affais of variou,
organizations. The UFL, You'll
Section, Young Communist Lea
que, Communist party, etc.
Toiling farmers, demonstrat,
against the imperialist war a
these meetings.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
LTTVNOV'S SPEECH
In PAMPHLET FORM
SPREAD PAMPHLET IN ANTI
WAR WEEK MAR. 31-APR. 6

"The Soviet Union Stands for
Peace is the title of the new
pamphlet just published by the
Workers Library Publishers, CIV
ing Comrade Litvinov's eEectrify-
ing speech at the Geneva Dis ar
mament Conference in February.
This sixteen-page pamphlet sells
for one cent per copy.
Particularly at this time, when
war in the Far East has already
begun, when the borders of the
Soviet Union have been attacked
by the capitalist world, and when
the war threatens at any moment
to burst into flame throughout the
entire world, this urgent plea for
peace on the part of the spokes-
man of the only workers and far
mers' government in the world
should be a particular appeal to
the workers, who are inevitably
the victims of all wars.
Comrade Litvinov, representing
the Soviet Union at the conference
which was supposed to bring a
bout disarmament, clearly demon
strated that the Soviet UnioI
wants peace, clearly demonstrated
that the workers of the world
want peace, and just as clearly de
Imonstrates that the capitalist ma
tons are not striving for peace
but are planning for war.
"THE SOVIET UNION STANDS
FOR PEACE" by Comrade Litvin
Workers Library Publishers, so E
ov. one cent per copy. Order from
18th St., New York City.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01

to cut the discussion.
The only way in which two of
the commissioners, Frank French
and Victor Anker, thought they
could save the county agent was
to lie about the decision which had
been reached at the meeting of
the county commissioners on Feb.
8. The proceedings of the county
commissioners for that day show
that they accepted the resignation
of the county agent effective as of
May / unless he got another job
and left sooner. Now they are
trying to tel the farmers of the
county that the proceedings are
incorrect and that they did not fire
the county agent. Only one of the
three commissioners, Carl Hansen,
is working for the interests Of the
farmers.
The two commissioners who are
working against the interests of
the farmers did not even make a
decision as to what they wosld do
with the county agent. They are
trying to figure out some way in
which they can lie out of the past
decision and keep the county ag-
ent despite the vigorous protests
put up by the farmers of the en-
tire county. The farmers of the
county, however, are determined
that the county agent must go nc
matter if the present decision OF
the county commissioners is to The
contrary. They have had all the
experience they want with one
such stool pigeon and do not want
to keep the office of stool pigeons
and change the occunants
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
(By a Farmer Correspondent


Pittsburg, Kansas, March 2S.-
The conditions of the farmers In
this section of the great agricul-
tural State of Kansas beggars de-
scription. l have been touring the
southern and western section of
Crawford county in behalf of the
County Hunger March. The work
ers and poor farmers of Crawford
county are organizing this march
on Girard, the county seat, April 4
and 5, to present demands for inn
mediate relief for the unemployed
workers and poor farmers of
Crawford county. They demand
also that the County Commission
ers endorse the National Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill.
Wherever 1 have gone in the
county, l have been enthusiastical-
ly received by the poor farmers,
who have been waiting for mill
tant leadership of this type for
some time.
Just a few facts:
Tenant farmers are compel
ed to pay what is known as ;
premium rent" of 800 to $15'
cash rental for use OF land il
addition to the regular crOl
rent,
Farmers who Gown" thei
farms, find that taxes are 81
exoTbitant that they are unabl
to pay them.
Until a short time ago, tn
Sheriff of the County had
pleasant little trick of lOadini
a real estate CRATER in his cal
going around the county, wit
the legal" method of sellFEa
for taxes, giving these CRATER
a tax deed for the sum of
dollar or two. These past sale
have been declared legal" a
though the practices has bee
discontinued for the present.
One young tenant farme
who went heavily in debt las
year, was persuaded by til
landlady last fall to stay "a
the farm another year." an
SOW most of the farm to whea
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
KANSAS FARMERS And WORKERS
HOLD HUNGER MARCH APRIL 4
Organization of Hunger March Forces Red Cross to Con-
tnue Giving Relief

Pittsburg, Kansas, March I'll
Girard, Kansas, is the county seat
of Crawford County, in county
with less than $4,000 population.
The principal industries are coal
mining, railway shops, and, until
the crisis hit, some tile and brick,
also considerable farming and
dairying. Since the 1929 crisis,
employment has been reduced by
approximately sixty per cent.
Those that are still on the job,
work one and two days week.
Most of the miners at pay day are
presented a bill at the company
stores of, from three to ten dol
lars.
This is United Mine Workers
of America, District IA, of Alex
Howat fame. Only a few years
ago it was one hundred per cent
organized. In the course Of the
fight between the Lewis machine
and the Howat faction, the miners
have been completely disorgani0ed,
Some mine operators have TAX
en- advantage of the crisis by go
| ing into bankruptcy to keep from
paying compensation to the min
ers, whom they have butchered
and killed. Then opened again IN
! der a dummy management" cali
ing it a cooperative operated
mine. and they hire the miners un'
der this fake plan of miners con
troll. but the miners never get
chance to see the books. What tht
miners do get is work like hel
four and five days a week ant
then when pay day comes fin'
/ they are always in debt"
The farmers had q bumps
crop" last season, but prices wer'
80 low that many Of them ccul'
not afford to harvest It. As a re
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
.TOILING FARMERS OF KANSAS
ARE EAGER FOR ORGANIZATION
Preparations Being Completed for Hunger March to
County Seat on April a

This he did and now that
spring is here, the landlady has
ordered him to get out.
I'm February, the County and
Red Cross declared that there
would be no free seed this
spring. About three weeks ago
we started preparations for the
County Hunger March. One of
our demands was for free seed.
Thinking to separate US farm
ers from the struggles of the
workers, the county and Red
Cross are TOW furnishing free
seed. This will mot fool Craw-
ford county farmers. as we
know that our interests lie with
those Of the workers. and side
by side we will struggle until
we win al! of our demands.
We urge all farmers to join the
with the United Farmers
League and the Unemployed Coun.
cils.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
FARMERS WIDOW
GETS RELIEF THRU
ACTIVITY OF U.F.L.
FARMERS PROTEST ATTACK
ON UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
OF ST. PAUL

Chisholm, Mimi, March 25.-t
The United Farmers League held
its monthly meeting on March 81.
We discussed the growth of the
United Farmers League. The or
ganizer gave his report. We de-
cided to send a committee of three
members to see the county COM
missioners about the county pay
ing the bill of a farmers widow
who has been sick and has been
taken to the hospital for an oper-
alton. It was decided 10 call a
mass meeting of the Cherry far
mers to send committee to the
County Board meeting at Duluth.
The mines closed down at Hig-
bing, Mimi, the South Edna and
the North Edna. There are only
one or two mines left running
here with about one hundred men
all told. This is the working sup
ply of our richest little village in
the world except for township and
county work.
The workers and farmers at this
meeting passed the following reso-
luton:
TO SHERIFF MOLLER,
MAYOR BUNDLE and
GOVERNOR OLSON:
Thru reliable sources we, the
workers and poor farmers gather
ed in this meeting have found out
that jury of business men in the
capitalist courts of. st. Paul have
Continued on Page Twol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
TO
SHARPEN STRUGGLE
IN ANTI-WAR WEEK
Japanese perialsts Sending Reservists Into Manchua
for Attack on Soviet Union
France Moves to Consolidate Danube Bloc Against
Western Frontiers of USSR

Mass demonstrations of workers and farmers turnout
the United States April 6, will mark the close of Anti
War week and will show the American capitalist class
that the toing of the United States detern
ed to prevent Wall Street from driving them into new
world slaughter The April protests will rally the workers the
small and middle farmers of the United States for the defense of the
Chinese for solidarity with the militant struggles of the Chin
Sovets and for the defense of the Soviet Union.
The capitalist class is ntensifying preparations find
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01

suit, hundreds of thousands of bu-
shells Of wheat and corn, together
with other farm products, rotted
in the field.
At the present time a standard
grade of milk is thirteen cents a
gallon, butter fat ranges from
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
Taxpayers League of
KOochiching County

the hogs and grub out few more
stumps, that portion of the timber
that BaclOus has left to the farm
er and on which the farmer pays
high taxes while the part that
stood above the stump ever paid
few, if any, taxes, comparatively
speaking.
Many taxpayers are recalling
that these county officials, even
after election, still continued 20
make a success of their own bust.
ness even while that of the coun-
ty was drifting onto the rocks.
They seem to think this strange.
Others claim that the rapid rise
and success of these private busi-
nesses have been in direct ratio
to the fleetness of the disappear
ing fortune of the county, case
of what is ones loss is another's
gain.
AS in the case Of certain class
of co-partnerships where the one
furnishes the experience and the
other the cash, only to find at the
end of a year or two that the one
now has the cash and the other
the experience; so, in this county,
a certain group of Kiwanians has
furnished the efficiency and ex-
perience and the taxpayers the
cash to run our county govern
ment, only to find that these in
vestments have changed hands,
The taxpayers have plenty of ex-
lperience but no cash, or anything
else to speak of.
Whether or not this experience
will prove of value to the taxpay-
ers is doubtful question. There
were evidences at the last election
that there is still a large number
of taxpayers who crave more Of
these efficiency administrations.
It is doubtful if this county
, could stand up under another one
for it is already bankrupt. Her
) are the figures as given on Dec
: 81, 1881, less the sinking fund
| that have been accumulating Il
} pay off the debts:
! Townships bonds and
l outstanding warrants 5 94,640.9l
; Cities & Villages,
Bonds and outstand-
2 ing warrants ----.---.--. 2Ss, 1868
E School Districts,
Bonds & outstanding
warrants ---..------------- / ,182, 1862
: County, Bonds & out
e standing warrants ], 456, 1888
Total debts -----------$2, 972, 6O7. 9
z The assessed valuation Of th
CONTINUED on Page Twc)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01

COMPLETE THE DRIVE
FOR 1000 NEW SUBS
BY APRIL FIRST
The border vidette., 1932-02-06
VIII. HATHAWAY CANDIDATE FOR
SUPERVISOR

William II. Hathaway. in this
issue of The Border Vidette, an
nounces bis candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Sup
ervisor for District No. 2, which
comprises the eastern and north
eastern part of Nogales and tha
Calabasas and River precincts.
Will Hathaway is a native son
of Santa Cruz county; a rancher
and heavy taxpayer. His family
consists of his wife and five
children. Two of his splendid
boys are students of the Univer
sity of Arizona aud prominent
in Southern Arizona polo circles.
He is member of one of Santa
Cruz county's Oldest most highly
respected families and a life long
Democrat. His many friends
predict be will be nominated q,
the coming primary election and
with other Democrats elected al
the general election next Novem
Der.