The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-13
PRODUCERS FROM 50
Counties ASSEMBLE
IN CITY FOR MEETING
Governmental Embargo MIGHT
Leaf to State of Civil
War, Speaker Says
VOLUNTARY ACTION URGED
Usher l. Burdick, Fargo, Is
Elected President of New
Organization
VOLUNTARY ACTION URGED

Declaration that state government
tai embargoes on the shipment of
farm products might eventually lead
to state Of civil war was made in
Bismarck Monday by c. c. Talbot.
jamestown, a leader in the farm holi-
day movement. speaking before more
than 200 North Dakota farmers from
30 counties.
Talbot. president of the North Da-
kota Farmers Union, has been assist
ing IN the organization of county farm
holiday units.
The farmers met in the World War
Memorial building here to organize a
permanent North Dakota association
OF the National Farmers Holiday as
ISOLATION.
Usher L. Burdick, Fargo, was elected
president Of the state unit; Oliver
Rosenberg, New Rockford, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Chris Linnertz, Ward
county, secretary treasurer; and Burt
Salisbury. Benson county, represent
alive to the national association.
Reports on Conference
Talbot reported on the conference
Of governors at Sioux City, Ia, last
week, which be attended. The gov
errors met to consider the farm holi-
day movement and drew up a program
OF suggested legislation designed to
help in boosting produce prices
Talbot called for a voluntary en-
barge by farmers, saying 1.-The decla-
ration Of an embargo by governors to
be effective would entail martial law,
Thereby causing state of war to ex-
list In large or small sections of the
United States.
Il also realize that this might be
easily construed as a reason for the
president to call federal troops to sup
press these conditions. creating in
that case. of course. civil war;" he
said. However, conditions in the ag-
ricultural sections producing the sur
plus food commodities have become
so unbearable that farmers in these
surplus areas are justified in almost
any action for preservation Of their
homes.
Il am certain that If they are in
telligent enough to declare volun-
tary embargo on their commodities
that by no stretch of the imagination
can this be construed as state Of civil
war, and, of course, would accom-
pliSh the same result"
Il am convinced spontaneous action
springing up in these states Is EVIL
dence of the realization on the part
of farmers of the desperate condition
they find themselves in, and that
within very short time voluntary
action on their part will accomplish
complete embargo of surplus food
commodities in this area"
Talbot cited the action Of Cover
nor William Murray of Oklahoma in
declaring martial law to raise the
price of crude oil.
Sustained BY Court
1.-THE fact that the action was sus-
tanned by the supreme court" he said,
"convinces me the courts will as easily
sustain the same action in relation to
food supplies coming from these
states because the price of all food
commodities in this area are leopard
izing the continuance Of home owner
ship, the school system, In fact all
business interests within these states.
II feel governors of these food
producing states would be justified in
similar action since only one COM
modify in Oklahoma was in contro-
versy while practically all production
of these other states Is in jeopardy"
Talbot, E. e. Greene, jamestown,
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