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The producers news., 1932-06-17
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
FARMERS ARE NOW
SLAVES OF BANKERS
Bv A STUMP FARMER

Cherry, Mimi, June 10. = The
farmers In this community are
facing starvation and misery.
Most of US are blacklisted min
ers of the Steel Trust from the
Mesaba Range. We moved to the
rocky and timbered hills to try
and make our living with the idea
of being independent of the Steel
Trust. But now we find that, aft
er we have Sweated and toiled for
many years and have built small
farm for ourselves we are losing
everything. We get nothing for
our products, our taxes remain the
same. Many of US have mOrtgag-
es until we are in a position that
we are slaves to the bankers.
In this locality we are making
preparations for the Hunger
March to Duluth on June 21. The
farmers are beginning 10 realize
that the United Farmers League
is the only organization of the
farmers that actually is fighting
for the interests of the farmers,
On to Duluth IN thousands!
The producers news., 1932-06-17
PIKE-FLORENTON
TO RALLY 100 FOR
MARCH 70 DULUTH

Virginia, Mimi, June II. = A
mass meeting is to be held at the
FlorentOn hall June 10Th where we
are going to have a lot of ques-
tons to discuss. I hope everybody
will be there so We'll have a good
meeting.
We're also going to take an ac-
tive part in the Hunger March to
Duluth on the 21st of this month.
Our quota is 100 persons from
Pike-Florenton, and I'm sure we
are going to get the quota if not
more.
Now let's all be there as only
thru struggle will we beat the
boss class down.
NICK ALLEN.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE SUPPORTS
COMMUNIST PARTY

While the United Farmers League is not
political party, yet it does not stand alOOf from
the political struggles and for that reason it point
out to the toiing farmers to support the only DO
ttica party which represents their class interests
The United Farmers League is leader and or
ganzer of farmers for struggle against capitalist
robbery, against the entire capitalist system and
the capitalist class. The United Farmers League
organizes farmers to fight for the cancellation of
mortgages and debts for the poor farmers; for
exemption from taxation for poor farmers; for un-
employment and social insurance for workers
and small farmers at the expense of the govern
ment and the rich; against imperialist wars and
for the defense of the Soviet Union and finally
for the abolition of the capitalist system of rob-
berry and exploitation and for the building of So
ciaism. The Communist partys election program
shows the revolutionary way out of the capitalist
crisis. The United Farmers League would be re-
miss IN its duties to the class that it represents
If it did not urge the toiling farmers and ths
countryside to support the Communist party in its
election campaign.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
HUNGER MARCHERS
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commissioners and copies sent to
he individual members of the
board:
1.--Exemption from taxation of
all poor farmers. Immediate can
collation. of all delinquent taxev
(back taxes) on property ana
homes of poor farmers. Neces-
sary increase in the. taxes. Of
large property owners corpora
tiOns, rich farmers. mining COM
panies and banks IN order to get
funds for the execution and ap-
plcatiOn of these demands.
2...CancellatiOn of debts and
mortgages for all poor farmers
by the state Rural Credit Bu-
reau, Federal Land Bank, etc.
No foreclosures, no evictiOns, no
sheriff sales on livestock, imple-
ments and property of small
farmers.
8. Unemployment, sick, mater
nifty and old age insurance at the
expense of the state and employ
ers for small farmers who are
dependent wholly or in part on
outside employment.
4. Immediate resumption of
large scale public works benefit
cial to workers and farmers.
such as farm roads. road i'm
prOvements, drainage bitches,
opening up of rivers for flood
prevention, etc.
5. Distribution of all county
and public work according TO
need without discrimination a.
gainst SINGLE married, young or
fOreign-born workers.
3. Minimum wage Of SO cents
an hour for all county and pub
hc work and recognition of the
Grievance Committees elected by
the workers, S-hour day. time
and One-half for over time. no
piece work or contracts.
z. Cash relief for all needy
families, of not less than s5 De.
week, plus 81 a week for each
additional dependent. Free med
ical and dental aid for all Door
families, adults and children.
g. Abolition of county agricul.
tural agents and the reduction oi
salaries of all county officials
SO that no official receives more
than s1,5OO a year.
3. The free use for small farm,
ers, young and adults, of all pub
iic recreati0nal facilities such a.
halls, auditoriums, sports facili
ties, etc.
The producers news., 1932-06-17

Have you noticed this
column has been getting
shorter lately? This should not
be so. We want it to grow and
grow until we can fill a whole
page with it. Everybody must
get busy and get a lot Of new
subscribers, also get the old ones
to renew.
Another way you can help US a
lot is by getting some job work
for US. We can print campaign
cards with your pictures on, post
ers, bills of all description and
anything in the printing line. Send
in your order and don't send it in
just at the last minute. If you
want special campaign articles in
the paper, send the articles to rs
in time. We can mail a copy to
every voter in your county if you
send US the names, but we can not
afford to do this for nothing.
Twenty dollar per thousand is the
best we can do. The Producers
News plants must be kept going
and we must eat a little off and
on in order to keep up the spirit.
Organize, get more subscriptions
get some job work and advertis-
in g.
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Stanley Christensen, Powers
Lake, N. D., sends in three subs.
Helma Maxi of Sandstone, MINI
sends two subs.
Andrew Kuust, Sanish, N. D.
sends in four subs.
Bruce N. Taylor, Palisade. Min
nesOta writes: Enclosed 81 to ex
tend my subscription. Will try Il
The producers news., 1932-06-17
DARING MILITARIST

The "ROOter' in its leading article points out
what an efficient cog in the war machine Roose-
vet was during the last imperialist slaughter,
when as business manager Of the navy, Roosevelt
displayed the most daring uses of emergency ex-
ec1tlve power ever exercised in a high govern
ment position" This is promise to the capital
ist class that Roosevelt viii be just as efficient
and daring" in the next imperialist war. inst as
daring" IN the attack on the Soviet Union if he
is elected president
The producers news., 1932-06-17

The first number of the Roosevelt Rooter
which has just been issued from the headquarters
of the Roosevelt politicians carries the slogan:
Make this Country Safe for Democracy in Busi-
ness" This country has been "safe for democracy
IN business" during the whole history of capital
ISM Democracy in business means capitalist
ownership of the industries and starvation and
privation for the masses of toilerS. This is what
Roosevelt stands for, just as the other agents of
the capitalist parties.
The producers news., 1932-06-17

get INTO the Ikght again securing
subs for Our Real Farmers Pa
per-:
FOR FARMERS AND WORKERS
Sam J. Olson, Forest City, Iowa
sends money for sample oOpies:
'It sure is great stuff. It's coming
good. 1 tell the farmers we will
refuse to pay taxes. We don't need
bunch living on our backs. It
will be the farmers and workers.
One for all and all for one" he
says
Willis Hibner, Buhl, Idaho, sends
one sub and renews his subscrip-
tiOn. He writes: "KnOw of many
farmers who are ready for the
.UFL. Yours while / live, for this
final struggle for civilization"
Fred Davis, Stockton, Calf, re-
quests information about the UFL
Richard Kosli, Redwood, MINI.
sends in two subs.
Ellen Semponen, Superior, Wis.
sends in two subs.
NestOr Vaino, Angora, MINI.
send in three sub cards.
MORE SUBS FOR PAPER
Julia KjOrstad, of Willston, N
D., sends in one sub: 'SWhen Om
campaign manager comes wei
have some meetings and then
think we will get a lot more subs
for the paper" says Julia.
Edward Hammargren, Redmond
Wash, sends 81 for a bundle o.
Producers News and writes: "Sent
so as to arrive for our next bis
meeting, June 29th, please" Biz
meetings and plenty of papers ar
what count.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
VOTE COMMUNIST

Fellow Farmers: Join the workers of
the cities for determined struggle under
the leadership Of the Communist party a
gainst hunger and imperialist wars and
for the defense of the Soviet Union! For
a determined struggle against the capital
ist parties and for the support of the
workers and poor farmers candidates,
the candidates Of the Communist Partyl
UNTTED FARMERS LEAGUE.
Rudolph Harju, Secretary
The producers news., 1932-06-17
DOings Of the
Advance Guard

Did you miss this little column last week1 Well, it
wasn't there And this week it might not be complete
as it should be- The trouble with us here at this end is
that have We don't expect to get fat but we
have to eat little in while. Sometimes we must
leave our happy home in order to go out somewhere else
and grab few dollars to apply grocery bill That
is just what did last week. but getting work and get
as anywhere else.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
SOCIALIST BETRAYERS

The Social-Fascists have special role to play
and are the most dangerous to the workers and
farmers. The Socialist party with its Thomases,
Hlquits and Hoans, is preparing further betray-
ais of the working class. The records of the So
Galist administrations of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
and Reading, Pa, are classic examples of the So
claist party's program of betrayal In both in
stances the hunger and misery of the workers is
as acute as in any other capitalist city. In both
places the hungry unemployed workers have re-
ceVed the same treatment as they do in other cit
les In socialist" Milwaukee hungry UNEMPLOYED
workers are given police clubs and jails, instead
Of bread and relief.
The recent Socialist party convention in Mil
waukee further proved that it is a willing tool of
oecaying capitalism. The Socialist party at its
national convention called for the entrance of the
United States into the Imperialist World Court
(Pomt of the Socialist party platform) and
helps the imperialists to cover up the war-makinr
character of the bandit League of Nations bv
phrases to the effect that the u S. should enter
under conditions which viii make it a more eff
tective instrument for world peace" The Social
ist party is here representing the League of Ma
tions as an instrument of peace and is covering
UP its rObber and war making policy against the
Chinese people and the Soviet Union. The So
cialist party is an enemy of the workers and
farmers and deserves the enmity of all workers
and farmers.
PROGRESSIvEs, TOOLS OF WALL STREET
Similarly the fake Progressives In and out
side Of congress are serving the interests Of the
capitalist class. They have no other pr gram or
solution for the hunger and misery Of the work
ing class than the program of capitalism. Their
The producers news., 1932-06-17
DURING PRIMARIES
PRESENT DEMANDS
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final struggle of over throwing
this rotten capitalist system which
has brought about this industrial
and agricultural crisis. The third
demand on our party platform
points out the correctness of the
Communist party in the leadership
of the farmers struggles.
8. Emergency relief for the
poor farmers without restric-
tons by the government and
banks; exemption of poor farm
ers from taxes, and no forced
collection of rents or debts.
The demands of st. Louis com-
ty farmers IN their struggle fc-
relief from the county and state
are closely linked with the Com
munist party platform pointing
out that the farmers place their
confidence in the leadership of the
Communist party in their struggle
for relief.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
VOTE FOR ROME IN ST.
LOUIS COUNTY

In the state of Minnesota the
workers and farmers viii boycott
the bosses primaries in order to
be able to sign the petition for
placing the Communist party on
the general election ballot. The
Minnesota election laws disqual-
fy the voters right to petition if
the worker or farmer votes in the
primaries. In the seventh commits
sioner district of st. Louis county
the workers and farmers have
placed Andrew Roine as the Com
munist candidate for county com
missioner. There the Communist
voters win vote for their candidate
and boycott all the others.
Thus boycott the bosses and the
bankers primaries and vote fol
relief, cancellation of debts anc
mortgages, tax exemption for al
poor farmers and lowering of tax
'es for the middle farmers.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
VIM. Z. FOSTER
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" week preceding the meetino
Soviet Union in the oonat had
OF a Socialist system, and uC'loO U,SO
called on the farmers to raTs sn be
the g defense of the Soviet '1tts NY. t0'
The chairman of the onoA
was COmrade Charles E. TaVloea oas =
PientywOOd who had lust 1s.Si 40 't
ed from the Chicago coDvert;a tssOfa,
the Communist party to wb;.a O q
was a delegate. Taylor o.,Sa a A
farmers a brief picture of se tSt '
mendous enthusiasm of tbH &C Rs'
ers in Chicago for the uroo,. "Ofk.
the Communist party. Of
Mother BlOOr who cOnclna.,
meeting called on the farm. 'Ae
the northwest not only 10 u
Communist in the fall eI...iN ON
but 10 support the ComUs'.-s O's
party by joining it.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
March Again lime q

The st. Louis county United
Farmers League again has taken
up the question of fighting for re-
lief for the thousands of poor
farmers of the county. Under the
United Farmers League another
farmers hunger march has been
organized which viii take place on
June 21st.
On June 5th at the UF'L county
convention held at Virginia a new
program of demands was formu-
lated, basically the same as the
ones presented to the county COM
missioners last September. Else
where in this issue the demands
are published and the readers are
urged to study them carefully.
These demands will be formally
submitted to the commissioners in
connection with a huge farmers
Hunger March June 21.
Farmers Will Not Tolerate
Further Evasion
The county board of the United
Farmers League has sent a copy
of the demands to each member of
the board of county commissioners
so they cannot put the argument
they have not Studied" the de-
mands. The farmers this time
will insist upon a definite answer
to each demand. The st. Louis
county farmers are determined to
mobilize enough farmers to back
up the demands that the county
politicians are compelled to make
concessions. The farmers Hunger
March June Il must be of decisive
Importance to the farmers of the
entire state of Minnesota. 1t will
mean the turning point in the
attitude of the farmers toward
mortgage foreclosures, sheriff. s
sales and evictions. 1t must mean
the further entrenchment of the
United Farmers League in the
farming masses not only in St.
Louis county but in all the north
ern counties of Minnesota. After
the last September farmers Hun
ger March several hundred mem
bers have Joined the UFL. SINH
larly it must now also result in
hundreds of new members and a.
bove all in hundreds of new read
ers for the Producers News. There
will be a thousand extra copies OF
this issue distributed during tht
Hunger March and those farmers
iwho for the first time see the pa
per must be urged to subscribe
and become readers of our paper
Through a mass circulation o.
our paper we can keep the farm
ers informed about the politicians
and if need be organize other dem
onstrations of farmers to force thu
Wall Street lackeys to stop mort
gage foreclosures, sheriff sale
and evictions. The farmers cal
do that only by militant struggl,
and organized mass pressure.
Forward to a huge St. LOuil
County Farmers Hunger March
Build the United Farmer
League the leader of farmers
! strugglesl
Struggle against imperialis
war and for the defense of tn
Soviet Union.
Build the circulation of tn
Producers News, the fighting pa
per of the militant farmers!
The producers news., 1932-06-17
IND IMMEUIAIE
ANSWER

The foregoing demands adopted
at the UFL county convention are
clear and to the point. The pow;
erty ridden farmers of st. Louis
county feel that it is the duty of
the county administration to adopt
such emergency measures as will
give immediate relief to the farm
ers and city workers, by placing
the burden of the relief on the
shoulders of the rich farmers, land
lords, bankers, corporations, mir
ing companies who can well af-
ford it out of the profits they have
acquired at the expense of the
workers and farmers. The farm
ers expect immediate action on
these demands. Evasion and prom
ises will not do. The needs and
suffering from hunger and want
cannot wait any longer. We trust
therefore that the board of COM
missioners as a body and each in
dividual member will be ready to
meet the delegation of farmers on
Tuesday, June 81, 1882 at 8 p. n.
to discuss and act upon the fore
going demands.
st. Louis County U. F. L.
Reino Tanttiia, Secretary.
John Lindman, Chairman.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
COMMUNIST PARTY PLATFORM

The poverty ridden farmers of the country
side are keenly interested in the coming elections.
The question of being driven from their homes
through mortgage foreclosures, sheriff sales and
eviction assumes profound and paramount import
ance for the farmers in the coming elections The
Communist party in its program demands for the
poor farmers:
Emergency relief for the poor farmers with
out restrictions by the government and banks; ex-
emptiOn of poor farmers from taxes, and no
forced collection of rents or debts
This demand comedies with the urgent needs
OF the poor farmers. It is the only remedy that
is adequate, that will save hundreds of thousands
OF American small and middle farmers from de-
structon, ruin and consequent slow starvation and
death.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
County Attorney Helped CrOOl

@A~@NAAA~y AAGAk~A NAUVA
County Attorney Hadler pre-
sented 20 the grand jury the evil
dence on which indictment of
Martin was sought. The glaring
insincerity of Hadler is at once ex-
posed by the fact that he permit
ted Martin, so it is claimed, to ap-
pear before the grand jury as a
witness. No one is simple enuf
to believe that Hadler is so lack
ing In the knowledge of law that
he does not know that to permit a
person against whom indictment is
sought to appear as a witness be-
fore the grand jury considering
the case would invalidate any in
dictment the jury might return.
Rather do the people seem TO be
generally agreed that Hadler saw
chance to parade before the tax
payers as watchdog of their in
terests by bringing this case be
fore the grand jury, while at the
same time carefully shielding Mar
TIN from every chance of harm by
permitting a step that would IN
validate any Indictment the grand
jury might bring should the hand
picking Of that jury prove ineffec-
tual.
Checks Cashed by International
Falls Bank
Martin admitted before the
grand jury, 50 it is alleged, that
ne made out the claims in Ernest
The producers news., 1932-06-17
MILLIONAIRE FARMER

rlnahy 70 fool the farmers, Roosevelt is dis
piayeo as farm raised and farm bred, lover of
ane stock which ne still raises on large scale
EARNING" Tor this bankers agent is a game, for
the toiling farmers it is a wretched struggle.
The producers news., 1932-06-17

radical phrase mOngering is intended for decep-
ton and betrayal The Farmer-Labor party of
Minnesota is serving the interests Of capitalism
just as the other social fascist groups are doing
In Minnesota where the Farmer-Labor party has
been in power for almost two years, the condi-
tiOns of the workers and poor farmers are no bet
ter than in any other state. During the Farmer
Labor administration the state Rural Credits Bu-
reau has cleaned out thousands of poor farmers
through mortgage foreclosure and many thous-
ands more will be foreclosed during the next few
months. At the same time when the Rural Cred
its Bureau has carried out its foreclosure poiicy
the Earmer-Labor governor, Floyd B. Olson, has
handed out over $2,500,000 for the national guard
for the purpose of training cannon fodder for the
Wall Street masters to be used in the impending
;mperialist world war and in an attack against
the Soviet Union, the country where the workers
and farmers rule.
The fake prOgressives of all shades and colors
and the Farmer-LabOr party are tools of capital
ism for the continuation of hunger and Imperial
iSt wars.
The producers news., 1932-06-17

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grand jury leaked out, the writer
has no way of knowing. He is
merely giving here what is now
general report and seems 30 be
quite general, common knowledge.
How Grand Jurors Voted
Here are the names of the grand
jurors who heard this evidence,
and their names are arranged in
two groups; in one those who vot-
ed for Indictment, and in the 9TH
er those who, it is alleged, voted
against Indictment.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
Friday, June II, 1882.
TOILING FARMERS VOTE
FOR THE PARTY OF YOUR
CLASS, VOTE COMMUNIST

With the approaching of the coming elecuon
campaign American capitalism tlnds Nsen III ~e
worst economic crisis in its history. For almost
three years the crisis has continuously oeep<neo'
Fifteen million workers have no jobs. Misery
hunger and starvation is rampant IN rich America
Hundreds of thousands of poor farmers are being
driven to prostitution. Mortgage foreclosures,
driven to destitution. Mortgage foreclosures,
sheriff sales of poor farmers homes and their
means of livelihood, and eviction from the land
are increasing daily Capitalism has reached its
stage Of decay and disintegration. The capitalist
system finds itself in a blind alley. The ruling
class is making desperate attempts to overcome
its difficulties by shifting the entire burden of
the crisis on the shoulders of the toilng masses.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
CAPITALISTS TRY TO FOOL FARMERS

1t is in a situation of this kind that elections
in America will be carried on. More than ever
before will the capitalist class resort to demagogy
TO fool the toiling masses. Every agency of cap
talism will be brought into play. Hundreds of
tons of paper and tons of ink will be spread from
end of the country to the other, and thousands
Of professional demagogues will be employed to
serve the master class to mislead the toiing mass
es during the election campaign. The Republican
Democrat, Socialist and Farmer-Labor parties ar.
all serving the interests of the capitalist class in
the coming elections. They are all enemies of
the workers and farmers They all have one pro-
gram: the continuation of the capitalist system
of starvation and war
The producers news., 1932-06-17
PLAN ATTACK ON SOVIET UNION

Further than that the capitalist class is try
ing to find way out of the crisis through imper-
ialist war and an attack upon the Soviet Union
where workers and peasants, under the leader
ship of the Bolshevik Communist party of the
Soviet Union are building sociaism-where there
is no unemployment or starvation and where the
living standard of the workers and farmers is get
ting better every day. While in the capitalist
countries the world over the workers and farm
ers are slowly sinking deeper and deeper into
dispair and desperation, the living standard of
the workers and toiling peasants of the Soviet
Union is becoming secure and better
.ime goes on and will continue to do so provided
the imperialist robbers can be prevented from ex-
ecuting their sinister plans of imperialist inter-
vention.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
WAR IS ON

The imperiafist war has already begun. jap
anese imperialism with the tacit understanding Of
the United States and other imperiaist nations,
cespite the mutual contradictions of imperialist
interests, has murdered thousands of Chinese
workers, has plundered Shanghai and Manchuria,
preparatory to an open attack against the Soviet
Union. American imperialism is aiding Japan
and assuming leadership in the very front of the
imperialist attack against the Soviet Union.
The producers news., 1932-06-17

We support the demands of
the city workers and memplOy-
ed for relief and unemployment
insurance against wage cuts,
speed-up, evictiOns, etc.
The producers news., 1932-06-17
KOOCHICHING

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