The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-29

Street realizes the growing determination among
the farm masses to struggle against the outrage
Gus taxes that they have had 10 bear. 1t is at
tempting to divert this, by the use of the repre-
sentatives of the large property interests into
struggle to cut out of the budget the benefits that
the tong farm masses get This is their pro-
gram of tax reduction.
"a taxpayers association, to command
the confidence of the public and secure
results, must be absolutely non-partisan
and, as above indicated, such associations
cannot accomplish the largest measure
of success without wide membership of
all classes of taxpayers, large and small
It's initial support, however, must gen.
orally come from the larger taxpayers,
who because of their intimacy with large
business affairs are more likely 10 know
the real deficiencies of government This
does not mean that the man whose taxes
amount 10 thousands of dollars is more
DESTROYS than the small taxpayer Of hon
est and efficient government. 1t merely
means that he often has, a result of
his experience, knowledge of the def
ciencies, which a taxpayers association
alone can Iurn1Sn 20 the great DOQy OF
citizens. But, If the large taxpayer, or
some parent organization such as the
Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Grange, or
State Chamber Of Commerce. must be a
support to these bodies, It In equally esr-
tain that the interest of the small tax
payer must likewise be secured. His in
tersst IL needed more than his money"
The United Farmers League tells the farmers
that we toiling farmers do not want to win the
confidence Of the public" The ""public that the
capitalist press always talks about includes the
rich and their representatives. We want the
confidence Of all the small and middle farmers and
workers. We want them to be confident that
only the United Farmers League will lead them
successfully, thru struggle, to a real reduction in
taxes for them and for increases in taxes for the
rich. We want the rich to be confident that we
will organize and lead the toiling farm masses
against them and their tax robbery. We want
them to be confident that this struggle will be
one OF class against Glass; the exploited against
ne explOiters and their agents.
Mr.. Baer wants the "initial support to come
from the larger taxpayers, who because Of their
intimacy with large business affairs are more
likely to know the real deficiencies Of govern
ment." He brazenly suggests that the leaders IL
the taxpayers associations should be the larger
taxpayers who are the exploiters, who are tn.
very ones who have been able to pay large taxes
out Of the plumber they have taken from the toll
ing farm masses and thru the exploitation of thu
city workers. Their intimacy with large bust
ness" means their intimacy with robbery an,
piunder. "The deficiencies Of government" tina
they viii find are that the toiling farm masses d
! not pay enough taxes and that they should pa
l in 0rde hat &hA No ~ e.
great degree.
| He points out that not only must the larg
taxpayers be a support to this taxpayers associs
ton, but also "sOme parent organization such q
the Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Grange,
State Chamber Of Commerce" This agent
Wall Street expects to get the same support fl
this tax reduction deception from the Grange, Il
Farmers Union, and the Farm Bureau as fro
the large taxpayers and the Chamber of Cor
merce. He knows that these farmers organic
lions" will not organize, do not organize the ia
mers for struggle, will not lead the farmers
the struggle for tax reduction. He knows tn
they will cooperate with the large taxpayers pra
tlcally, even tho they may make radical tax-th
rich speeches to the farmers
He points out to these farmers organization
just how they can cooperate.
linus, 1t would seem that associations
fostered and encouraged TO some extent
by statewide organizations. such as those
above mentioned would provide the
greatest possibilities of accomplishment
along this line. Each of the above orga-
nizations is active along this line, and If
their efforts are properly directed they
should accomplish much in the way of re-
ducing public expenditures through re-
, ducton of budgets to the essentials which
can be supported by the public without
undue hardship"
These organizations are the Farm Bureau,
Grange, the Farmers Union and the State Cha
Der of Commerce From the cooperation
these organizations with the large taxpayers
expects "the greatest possibilities of accompli
nent along this line" "This line" is the misle
ing of the farmers thru the non-class taxpay
associations, the associations run by the rich
order to prevent greater tax levies being pla
on them and forcing the farmers to pay m
: taxes or TO have his living standards attac
7 thru cuts in the budget.
e The fear of class-conscious farmers organ
y ton runs throughout the article of Baer. He
y gins with the demand that all classes must CT
3 crate in this tax reduction venture. He ends '
y the same thought.