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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16

CHEER FARMERS
Large Throngs of Chicago
Workers Greet Farm
Delegation
(BY WILLIAM FERGUSON

[ i II
With the Washington State
Delegation, Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. o.
We were so busy being entertain.
ed in Chicago by the Unemployed
Councils that just didn't have
time to write. l understand there
are 65 branches and the smallest
and youngest has a membership OF
800 and they are fine, militant
bunch.
SEE SIGHTS
The Lithuanian Branch cooked
us up a swell supper and breakfast
and all the Polish and other Ma
tionals took us to their homes and
saw to it that we had a good bde
and sleep. They gave us rides all
over Chicago and pointed out the
factories and steel mills, all idle.
We had fine meeting here.
CHEERED BY WORKERS
We were cheered all along the
streets by large throngs of wrok-
ers. About $1,000 Negroes belong
to the Unemployed Councils. There
was a splendid orchestra of about
20 stringed instruments played by
the Young Communists League
and the Young Pioneers. They
were perfect in music and tue anC
ably conducted by a fine master.
The papers stated that there wa
$4,000 actually in the marching
lines and 100000 on the sidewalks
All traffic was tied up and thu
police didn't interfere. On our re
turn they promise US a meeting il
the largest hall in Chicago and ;
bigger demonstration than ha
ever been seen in that city.
The unemployed in Chicago ar
well organized for struggle and /
Seattle was half as well organizes
according to size we would have
right to be proud.
WASHINGTON BEHIND
The United Farmers League L
the state of Washington is so ia
behind South Dakota, Montana
Iowa and Nebraska that it woul
seem as if we were standing still
So far. no funds have come in t
the Washington delegation, and
begins to look as if we can &c
home any way we see fit. We ha
a breakdown today and it cost 81
for a cylinder head, which jus
about finishes our treasury, so
means We must save even mroe
our eats because we must nav
gas and oil.
It is cold in Ohio. In fact "
notice hte cold here more than v
have anywhere else so far. w
have heard reports at times of IL
brutality of the police to the hui
ger marchers, but they have NJ
molested us at all. They have n
been to friendly, but, general
speaking, they show they do n
want too much trouble with US.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16

read to the senator's by the clerks,
while in the House of Representa-
tives it was read by Representa-
tive Howard of Nebraska.
Delegations visited congressman
and senators from each of the
states represented by farmers at
the congress and also went to see
Vice President Curtis and Speaker
Garner of the House. Both pro-
missed to bring the demands before
their respective bodies but their
answers were very evasive and
there is little or no likelihood the
demands will be met Several
senators would like to curry favor
at home by giving ear to the de-
mands. Not one came out in favor
of these basic demands of the
farmers. The farmers were re
fused the floor, and to present
their demands themselves.
Hoover received a delegation
headed by Philip Smith of New
Hope, Pa. He tried to hide be
hind the statement that he would
need time to consider the demands
as they were all new TO him, al
though farmers all over the coun
try have been raising the deman,
for a moratrrium and no eviction
for many months.
PROTEST EVICTION
While in session the farmer
wired a protest to Governor La
Toilette of Wisconsin at the bruts
eviction last week of Max Cicho
and his family from their farr
by 20 deputized sheriffs with guns
LaFollette replied that he refuse
to release Cichon (who had bee
jailed) or punish the sheriff VIII
fired on Cichon.
Many farmers started thei
journey homeward Sunday afte
the adjournment of this first his
: toric conference of farmers, gr1un
; down by capitalism. Others n
: NAMED overnight to make an earl
morning start. The conferens
marks only the beginning of
) fight to bring some measure o
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
DOings of the
Advance Guard

You people out the firing line probably d.,
know all the trouble we have back here We are IN
ing around in Is below zero weather without overOs
At night we lay awake nursing chibIains Will
try to figure out how going to get our next ton
paper Our credit is all shot, must pay cash e.
everything buy, and print paper without someb:
to print it on can't be done.
One of our troubles is that we send out L, /,
paper which get paid for. There is where -,
help lot by paying promptly and sending no, Ou
with the order. We don't mind at all sending mon. y
copies to prospective subscribers nor giving some sa
to those who go and get subscribers that is not aI
we are kicking about. '0'
What are losing out is on the big bundles o..
we get order like this Send us 100 copies Ell
week. We don't send out bills but once a month ~
by that time we find the papers have been given a
and funds have been collected so in that case W.
out several hundred papers, and we have anv cases G
that. "Ne
We would like to send the paper out free b, Il.
millions but we happen to be broke and can't do W.
must insist on your sending the cash with your order
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
CORN FOR FUEL

1t has been found that STU
bushels Of corn will burn and give
off as much heat as a ton of the
best coal. With prices still COM
paratively high and corn prices ex-
ceptionally low this grain is be-
ing used to fire furnaces in some
parts of the country. Particularly
is this so in Nebraska where corn
cribs are heaped high with bump
er yields. At Schuyler the county
commissioners are buying corn on
the cob at So ton to heat the
court house because coal is SIP a
ton.-Pathfinder.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16

a half hour late, the Board of Sup
ervisors had already adjourned. 1t
seems queer that they had so little
business that they got through in
less than half an hour. If a big
banker had been scheduled to see
them they probably would have
waited. but since it was only the
workers they wouldn't wait for
them. The elevator man probably
misdirected the workers intention
ally.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
THE FARMERS ONLY
WAY OUT

There is only one power which
can prevent big business and Mr..
Roosevelt from putting this pro-
gram through, and that power is
the combined strength of farmers
themselves. The Farmers National
Relief Conference at which farm
ers spoke for the millions of farm
ers back home is one positive step
in this direction. The organiza-
tons which they represent and
which by their actions in Wash
ington they consolidate and also
strengthen constitute another step
If the farmers are able to spread
their organizations thruout the
country and at the same time unite
with the unemployed and employed
workers of the city, they can then
and only then, dictate their own
terms.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
VISIT STOCK YARDS

We also visited the stock yards
and Swift's packing plant where
thousands of tons of meat are pre-
pared while thousands in the city
are starving because they have no
money to buy.
We left this morning for Indiana
and the workers escorted us out of
town about 80 miles. They told
us to stop on our return from
Washington.
We were welcomed by the In
diana farmers and had a good
supper, and a meeting was ar
ranged and well attended in the
school house at which Andrew Ola
of Montana, Ole Sundby of North
Dakota, Charles Mosley, a Mon
tana Indian. and Charles Taylor
talked.
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DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
H. L. Flagman, Dow City, Iowa,
writes 81 have found one of your
copies on the road. l am inter
ested in it from what / read as a
farmer. Please send me and my
friend each the paper for three
months. Enclosed find ST."
]. w. Eustis, Bull, Idaho, re-
news his subscription and orders
a receipt book. His boy is along
on the trip to Washington and
writes interesting letters home.
Howard Smith, Decatur, ILL.,, re-
news for one year.
LARS AND HERBERT RUN
EVEN
Lars Bolland, Langford, S. Oak.
sends us another dollar bill fol
two subs. "There is no money
among the farmers, but man
aged to squeeze this dollar out.
was on the ticket as elector fol-
Foster and got 10 votes in our
township, which was as many a:
President H-HHunger got" Coco
for you, Lars.
Flyod Sharp, Bristol, S. Oak.
sends one sub.
H. M. Larson, Frederick, S. D.
sends us four subs.
Frank Denk, Deerbrook, Wis,
sends us four subs.
VIM. E. Cambell, Sedro- Wooley
| Wash, sends one sub.
Elder Pyatt, Trout Creek, Mont
subscribes for six months and h
wants information about the U. F
i.
FARMERS SHOULD READ I,
Geman Olson, Mantiou, N. Dial
subscribes. 'T like the Producer
News and / think that every farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
WORKERS OBJECT
TO RELIEF DELAY
125 Go to Protest But Sup.
ervisors Refused to
Wait for Them
(By a Farmer Correspondent

(By a Farmer Correspondent
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. S.-The
farmers and unemployed workers
from the Unemployed Council were
scheduled to meet with the County
Supervisors and City Council at
the mayors office yesterday to
take up the question Of relief.
PROTEST DELAY
Workers complain that the de-
lay between the time they put In
their request for food and the
time they get it is so great that
thev could starve before they get
relief.
About 1875 workers went to the
city hall for the meeting which
had been pre-arranged. but when
they got there the elevator man
sent them to another building and
when they found out they had
had been misdirected they were
too late to meet with the Board
of Supervisors.
BOARD WONT WAIT
Although the workers were only
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
NO PRODUCTION CREDIT
70 RTHE INEFFICIENT"

And remember this, the volun-
tary domestic allotment plan is
not the only method. by which big
business will reduce you to this
level. For the interests of big
business, everything hangs on the
ability Of the federal government
and the bankers to "retire from
production" farmers who have
been contributing to what is called
the agricultural surplus. Credit
machinery, controlled by big bust
ness is fundamental to this major
offensive against the farmer.
For this reason, they will see to
1t that no production credit is
available for the inefficient
farmer, although there will be
plenty available for the corpora
ton farms and the large land :
owners. On many farms in the
south, there is no furnishing this
year for the tenant and the share
cropper. And unless the farmers
demand it by their organized
might there will be no seed and
feed loans, no intermediate credit
no credit which will allow small
and middle farmers to escape the
narrow starvation limitations Of
the live at home program.
This is Mr.. Roosevelt's program
and although he may hide It be.
hind a feigned sympathy for tn,
plight of the farmer, although h,
may even be induced to "rela,
credit restrictions" he and his fel
low politicians will make ever,
effort to shove it through.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16

While the great capitalist corporations have
billion dollars yet from the Reconstruction
poraton taking into account the amount they have repaid
only $3O97893 has been disbursed various states
lief for the unemployed This about So each the
100000 unemployed thrucut the country without taking
into account at all the millions of impoverished farmers
ONE BILLION FOR THE RECKLESS THAN THREE
TENTHS OF ONE PER CENT OF THAT FOR RELIEF.
This is the program of the capitalist class.
Section of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
supposed grant relief to the impoverished farmers Up to
Oct 81 S642O4 disbursed to 507632 farmers
The vast majority of the in the country have
eved absolutely relief from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation Those who did receive relief got enough
put in their crops and harvest them and in the
position those who got loans except that they have
mortgages their crops stock for this relief in addition
all of their other burdens
SMALL FARMERS PASSED BY
Under the Emergency Relief Construction passed
by the Congress- the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
is required place $300O000 capital at the disposal of
Regional Agricultural Credit corporations These
outfits organized grant the impoverished farmers
further relief Up to Oct 3D. the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation had placed $2400O00 in capital at the disposal
eight these regional offices Up to that time however,
only $16614 had been disbursed by these offices the
placed good security" The 339 stocmen
who got the oans had this good security They
pOvehed farmers but rich farmers the majority of
small and middle farmers in the country have good
security They have been morgaged to the ears and are
now being oreosed and sold out by the robbers who made
the loans to them.
Only thru pressure the farmers the work
get immediate relief Farmers National Conference
will organize this demand.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
SMALL FARMERS WILL
SUFFER

Let us suppose that in some
ay or other, you have been able
!. weather this loss and are still
,rming during the following year.
That is the situation now? Many
nah farmers and middle farmers
ave been ruined by low prices,
%me have been evicted and
tiers have been denied any pro-
iction credit whatsoever.
There is then every indication
at the production Of wheat is TO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
POOR FARMERS GO BACK
TO THE HORSE

George Soule, an economist and
one of the editors of the New Re-
public, discusses the question in
the current Harper's Monthly
Magazine. "But what are un-
wanted farmers to do? he asks.
They cannot find jobs in the fac
tories Farmers by the thou
sands have been forced out of
crop selling. Not all of them are
landless; the consequence is that
you can find them in marginal re-
gions all over the country-and
sometimes even on good soil-do-
ing their best to feed and clothe
their families with hand labor anC
domestic arts. Horses and bug.
giles are coming back. Farmers
are going out of the market fol
automobiles, gasoline, machinery
Farmers are being forced back e
primitive agriculture In order t.
eat"
The farmer does not like in :
efficient methods. Why, he asks
must his tractor rust from disuse
and his machinery lie idle, Will,
he returns 70 muscle power anc
horse uowerf And why, he uues
tons. must he cut his production
while millions Of unemployed wall
the streets in hunger? Regardless
Of whether he can answer thesl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
DELEGATES VISIT
CHICAGO JOBLESS
See Unemployed Living In
Empty Grocery
Boxes
(BY WALTER WITTE)

Syracuse, Ind, Dec. 4.-When
the North Dakota delegates stop
ped in Chicago on their way to
the Farmers National Relief Con-
ference we paid visit to Hoover
vile, where families and single
men lived in huts built of tin.
Some lived in big grocery boxes
with scraps of tin for roof.
We asked them where do you
get your food?" They pointed to
the garbage dumped in the dump
grounds
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er should read it." he saws.
Frank Waters, Sioux Civ 7.
sends US another sub. ''''
SPREAD 1T AS MUCH As
POSSIBLE
Jacob Polo, Carlton. Oregon
writes: 1--WE think the PrdO1crr,
News is a wonderful paper ahS
should be spread as much A.
possible"
Perry Morris, Twin Falls. Idaho
sends us two subs.
WILL GET A BIG
ORGANIZATION
Roy Miller, of Frederick 8 D.
is on the march, he sends sig suhs
gathered on his way. "The trim
lis getting better right along and
Il am sure we will get a bic or.
ganization of farmers from the re.
suit of the conference" Roy writes.
Abe Ozeransky, Portland, Ore,
pays for bundles.
Martin Tveit, Frederick, S. OAK.
sends us one sub.
! julius Walstad of Hankinson, N
D., subscribes for six months and
orders back copies. "I am with
you boys 100 per cent, julius says.
ROY HEARD FROM AGAIN
Roy Miller, Frederick, s. OAK.
is the go getter. He sends three
more subs from Washington, D.
c., and says owe will get a let
more on our return.
Mrs. o. M. Duffy, 0wyhee,
Nevada, subscribes for six months
John w. Marshall, LeetOnia,
Ohio, sent us a So sub.
JUST HAPPENED TO SEE IT
Dan HOff, Shaw Island, Wash
writes: 81 happened to see the
Producers News last time / was
in Seattle. l sure like its news
and l think folks around here
will get interested too in your
valuable paper" He subscribed
for half a year.
Otto Wallin, Superior, Wis
pays for bundles received.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
ROOSEVELT AND THE FARMER
What the Domestic Allotment Plan Offers Small and
Middle Farmers; an Opening for Mortgage
Sharks; the Farmers Way Out
(BY FARM RESEARCH BUREAU)

Since the bankers and middle
men are preaching optimistically
to the farmers of the day when
the Democrats shall occupy the
governmental seats, let us ex-
anime the prospects a little more
carefully. What does the future
under Roosevelt promise for the
farmers
VAGUE TO FARMERS
Mr.. Roosevelt has been evasive
in his speeches addressed to the
farmers. But if he was vague to
the farmers, he was not so vague
In his talks with the bankers.
Just prior to Mr.. Roosevelt's visit
to Topeka, Kans., where he deliv-
cred his now celebrated speech on
farm Keller, he had a conference,
not with farmers, but with Mr..
Owen D.. Young, international
banker. According to the New
York Times (Sept. 10) he dis
cussed farm legislation" And
MI. AOuHS put Ills oOolup VI OAS
business approval on Mr.. Roosevelt
and his program. Farmers may
wonder what Mr.. Roosevelt ex-
poets to do about the farmers. But
Mr.. Young and his fellow bankers
do not Wonderfully know! And
that they approve of Mr.. Roose-
velt's program has already beer
indicated by the support which
they gave him in the election cam
paign.
To the farmers, Mr.. Roosevelt
has indicated in rather genera
terms support of the voluntary do
mestic allotment plan. His com
mittment has been so guarded ant
so indefinite that farmers have M
assurance that he will actual,
push this bill during his four yea
term.
Suppose, however, that unde
the universal pressure of farmer
for relief, Mr.. Roosevelt should az
tually have this measure enacted
What would be the result to tn
farmers?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
Billions for the Rich
Pennies for the POOI
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is Launched
to Help the Bankers

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation made loans of
$39 96033 from the beginning February to the end of
October Of this 1888 537, O52 has been repaid.
The total made by the Corporation during this period
were distributed follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16
FARMERS LIVE
| ON PRAIRIE DOG
Beet Workers Have to Eat
Cactus; Fruit Rots In
Field
(BY E. GoRDO9 q


Pueblo, Colo, Dec. 9.-The farm
problem in southern Colorado has
been a very hard one this year as
far as the farmer is concerned. In
the very fertile section of the Ar
kansas Valley it has been terrible
to see, farm after farm of good
crops and no markets for them
Even where there was a market
the farmer was forced to take
great loss when bringing his crops
to town. Fields of spinach were
advertised that any who wanted
them could come and get them.
ONIONS ROT IN FIELD
! Lettuce, rhubarb and beans could
be had for the asking, but work.
ers in the city had no means of
| transporting these to town to use
them. At this writing, onions of
very good variety are lying rot
ting in the fields. There was a
wonderful crop of onions here this
year.
But in the Ordway and Sugar
City district the crops to a large
percentage never came up, due to
a drought.
The farmer who raised sugar
beets will not fare so we'll either.
This is due to the low prices that
the Sugar company has put thru.
We know that the beet workers
are still compelled to eat cactus
and prairie dogs in some sections
in order to live.
On the western slope peaches
lay on the ground and spoiled in
many cases. Also the farmers on
the slope got so little for their
potatoes that many left them un-
dug in the fields.
UNREST EVERYWHERE
Everywhere one may go here he
hears the unrest among the work
ing class. They are forced to live
in tin shacks, tents and in some
cases dugout. Yet in this city
there are thousands of homes
standing empty, so that even the
most ,uneducated worker can SCI
that there is something wrone
with the system.
E So fellow workers and farmers
/ if you are satisfied with your con
S ditions, if you are in favor o.
t hunger, cold and misery, if you
e wish to be slave to this capital
f list system, that uses you and thel
e throws you on the scrap heap, tina
L is up to you.
d But if you are the type of MAJ
;. who does not give up so easil
: and is willing to fight for tn
! right that you and your family de
: serves, for the right to live an
r live like human person deserve
It to live, then your place is in tn
/ United Farmers League.
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these sentiments from. the Who'll
conference.
DEMAND MORATORIUM

conference.
DEMAND MORATORIUM
Among the demands which the
farmers presented to Congress
were: Federal cash relief for des-
titute farmers of $500, OOO, 900;
food products used for city unem-
ployed shall be bought directly
from farmers, eliminating tn q
dealer; relief administered locally
by committees Of farmers; govern
ment price regulation to reduce
prices to consumers and raise it
to farmers, eliminating profits of
middlemen; no evictions, and a
moratorium on debts.
The resolution embodying these
demands was drawn up by Fred
B. Chase, N. H.; Louis Bentley
Pa; James Flower, Mimi; Jess
Green, Nebr.; Andrew Ola, Mon
tana and Paul Dale, Oregon.
A representative from the South
Oliver of Florida, a Negro farmer
was later elected to the resolutions
committee when the delayed south
ern delegates arrived. The Ala
bama delegation had been stalled
in Roanoke, Va, through lack Of
gas for trucks. The Conference
wired them funds and they arrived
the sectiond morning Of the Con
ference.
The delegates were grouped il
seven main sections, representa-,
the farmers of that section. Eacl
section nominated a member of tn,
resolutions committee and tn
whole convention elected them.
READ IN CONGRESS
After the resolution was draw
} up embodying the demands en-
J dorsed by the convention, it wa
presented on December 9 to Con
gress and to President Hoover.
In the Senate the statemen
(printed in full on page 81 wa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-12-16

Questions, the process continues,
Mr.. Roosevelt and the big bankers
will go on all the faster to
achieve the purpose of the volun-
tary domestic allotment nlan.
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Banks and trust companies .... $75S, S46,747
Receivers and iquidators of
closed banks | SO, 991, 200
Building and loan associations ..---.. 85,391 ,939
Livestock credit corporations 11,210272
Insurance companies 81, 058,762
Agricultural credit corporations .-....... 3O55726
Railroads ......-... 252 983 1889
Mortgage loan companies .-..-.........--. 8370858O
Joint stock land banks .o.......-......- 143OOOOO
Federal land banks 143OOOOO
Credit unions ....-..-..- 373352
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relief and security to the toiling
farm masses of this country.