The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-05-06
Continued from last week.

Al the conclusion OF his speech,
nIsOn unconsciOusly revealed the
vretched hypocrisy that lies be-
hind the revolutionary" preamble
n the Farmer Labor platform. 1t
!, well to quote part of this pre-
amble again.
@The capitalistic system is on
trial for its life, and the common
ueOule must work out new or
der of things, set up new social
system, under which every man
and woman will be guaranteed the
right to work and produce that he
may enjoy the fruits thereof" We
know that the capitalist system
cannot guarantee such a life for
the masses. The Farmer Labor
ties hypocritically call for a "new
order of things" "a new social
system," which if it means any,
thing, means that the capitalist
system will have to be abolished.
Against Militant Action
Well, what about the planks of
the platform Of the Farmer La
Dor party? Olson said, "All these
measures that we stand for are
for naught unless we also elect a
Farmer Labor legislature Cir
MinnesOta) =" AS far as the
masses are concerned these meas
ures are naught but attempted be,
trayal, whether the Farmer Labor
party controls the legislature OF
not
The platform and the other pro
paganda of the Farmer Labor par
y are designed with the one ain
in view-to prevent the masses o
workers and farmers in the Unit
ed States from taking the revolu
tiOnary path out of the miser,
and oppression of the capitals
system. A revolutionary" pre-
amble is followed by a platform
designed to curb the militan
struggle of the masses-this is tn
Farmer Labor party.
Explaining" the Crisis
While the preamble stated ths
the capitalist system is on tris
for its life" Lemke, one of tn
Intellectual leaders of the "prC
gressives", tried to show in HI
speech that the capitalist systel
was not on trial. The preser
crisis he proved" with quantitit
Of figures is due not to the cal
Hallst system but to the finance;
manipulations carried on by Wa
Street and its Federal ReserV
system since the war. Lemke the
according to the Minnesota UniC
Advocate, Offered the Frazier b
as the one safe solution of Il
present nationwide panic whit
mas crippled industry and stagna
Cd the economic structure of go
eminent and society"
The purpose of the entire arg
ment Of this high light of t
pOgressives," who is the co
8 gressiOnal nominee of the Nor
Dakota Republicans with Non-ps
usan League support" was to CO
vince the farmers that it is not
capitalist system that is respo
sole for the misery of the pre-
Ut crisis and inevitably bree
such crises, and to convince Sht
!ufther that it is not necessa
iOr the capitalist system to
GOne away with, as the preaml
Nclares demagogically, but tn
N the contrary, the Frazier
oilers the solution of all of |
evils of capitalism.
Paying for Protection"
Governor Olson gave an inkli
VI tne revolutionary" theories
- Ie Farmer Labor administrati
ne stated in support of his inco
YAK plan that, 81 have no desire
@ke away from one man in or,
give to another, but 1 bell,
ulat the more a man owns
more governmental protection
seeaS to hold his ownings and
S Iat be true, he should pay
ton" O' u pio'
The Farmer-Labor party sta
y tneory, as it has shown.
H lands in practice, for "gove
esCal protection" for the r
y. winch IN the practice Of the Fa.
LaOor party means clubbing
h employed who demand relief
PAID for by the rich. and ev
tas. the n destitute farmers to ,
Stn.. tne awnings" of the V
Ban,s banks, the Federal L
eou. k at st, Paul, the insure
mo psnies and other blood s,
t,I,l mortgage holders. This D;
THE nS o. capitalism being on t,
ms PARTY is ONE OF 7