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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
NORTH DAKOTA JFL
LOCAL WILL STAGE
DEBATE ON RELIEF
COMMITTEE OF ACTION is
ELECTED AND PERMANENT
SECRETARY NAMED.

Flaxton, North Dakota, Febru-
airy ia regular meeting of the
United Farmers League was held
here February 9th. A Committee
of Action was elected consisting
of Fletcher Ingerson, John Paul
son, William Kohl, Russell Jen-
sen and Rueben Christensen. For
the time being this committee is
to act as the social committee al
so.
1t was decided that the meeting
of the UFL should be held every
two weeks. The next meeting will
be held at the Ingerson farm, Feb.
%, at 1880 p. m. Russell Jensen
was elected permanent secretary
of the UFL.
Fletcher Ingerson gave a talk
on the war situation in China anC
Nels Paulson talked on the Hun
ger March held in Los Angeles il
January. 1t was decided that ev
eryone at the next meeting b
prepared to speak on the follow
ling subjects: the strike of th'
Kentucky Miners, the United Far
mers League in the north and tn
south, bank failures, the Sovie
Five Year Plan, the COLLECTIVE
farms in the Soviet Union, tn
present session of Congress, tn
taxpayers convention, the depor
tation of Simon Swanson of Plen
tywood, the editorials in the Bow
bells Tribune, and the feed an
seed loans. There will be a dc
, bate in the next meeting on ere
solved that unemployment insui
ance is possible and a benefit
! Reuben Christianson and Erne'
Potter will have the negative an
: Nels Nelson and Fletcher Ingel
son will have the affirmative.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
FARMERS OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY,
MINI. TO PREPARE TAX STRIKE
Militant Leadership of the Markham Minnesota u F. L.
Brings "a Farmers In as New Members In One Week

did not see him as he was not in
his office. The committee left a
letter but has received no answer
to it.
The matters that were decided
on at the meeting were as follows:
That the meeting reaffirms the
demands that were made to Mr..
Murray, county commissioner Of
the 9th commissioner district of
st. Louis county on February LIST
when so farmers demonstrated
and put forward their demands
for road work by the farmers.
A letter be sent to the other
United Farmers League locals in
st. Louis county to put up the
same kind of fight as the farm
ers of Markham and also advising
the farmers in other parts of the
county that if Mr.. Noble is trans
ferred by Mr.. Murray to some
other part of the county, that the
farmers demand that he be fired
from the position as county road
foreman and in his place put some
small farmer. Road work on road
No. Is where Mr.. Noble was the
foreman has been at a standstil
ever since the demonstration.
The meeting unanimously decid
led to send resolution of profess
to the school board of Virginia
:. Mimi, because of its discrimina
ton against the farmers cream
|ery, the Mesaba Range Coop
creamery. And furthermore th'
farmers went on record as favor
ling boycotting the businessmen o
Virginia as the school board j
composed Of the business men o
Virginia.
That the United Farmer
League Of Markham protests a
gainst the action of County Com
missioner Stewart for sendinI
gunner against the small farm
ers when they as an organize
body go and demand immediat
relief work with no intention Q
: destroying property.
A protest was 30 be sent to tn
school board of Markham demand
: ing that public dances be forbie
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Japanese imperialists and the
starving workers and farmers who
are fighting to drive out all ex-
ploiters of all nationalities. In
fact, DR.. Anderson failed TO tell Of
any of the imperialist adventures
of the flag and strangely enough
she also failed to tell when the
flag had ever done anything for
the farmer.
The manufacturers and business
men got the best return on their
investment from the speech of G.
A. Dyer, legislative agent of the
Ohio State Grange and the Ohio
Farm Bureau. Mr.. Dyer made a
speech on taxation in which he
endeavored to show the farmers
how much money they had saved
by having him as their Legislative
agent. His speech was not very
convincing altho he was able to
show that there would be reduc-
ton on real estate taxes due to q
reappraisal of farm values. He al
so pointed out that there would bt
no taxes on household goods, Jew
elry, etc, and no direct tax OF
automobiles. He failed to point
out, however, that the vast major
lily of farmers have no furniture
of any great value, no jewelr.
Whatsoever and no high priced az
tomobiles. These expensive luxur
les are the property Of the veal
thy, the business men, bankers
etc. The new tax law helps ther
land not the farmer.
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committee opened the meeting and
thanked the various business men
and associations who furnished
the cash to make the affair a sue
cess. Chief among these were
the Salem Better Business Bureau
and the Manufacturers Associa-
ton without whose financial as
sistance this institute would not
have been possible" Thus did
the chairman openly reveal the un-
holy alliance between farm "lead-
er" and labor exploiter. Did these
fgentlemen who furnished the mon
ey get anything for their invest
ment? / believe they came as
near getting their moneys worth
as they could expect.
The Business Bureau chairman
who was introduced by the insti-
tute chairman gave a talk or
community building" calculated
OF course to prove that the mter'
ests of the farmer and business
man are the same.
FLAG WAVING PATRIOT
DR.. Mary Anderson, a profes
sional institute lecturer gave
talk on the flag, emphasizing tina
it has always been right" Sh'
failed 30 mention how the flag /
floating over the American ma
rines now engaged in shoot Nicar
aguan peasants, or how the sam
flag Is floating over America
battleships now engaged in pro
tecting the property Of America
lmillionaires in China against bot
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
BUILDING UFL IN
PHILLIPS, Wise.
FARMERS MUST UNITE TO
COMBAT OPPRESSORS.

Phillips, Wis, Jan. 80. - We
have at present only one organiza-
ton that will give the farmers
very square deal - the United
Farmers League. l only wish all
the farmers would join this organ
ization. Let US all be in this or
ganization, formed in one ideal
and make them listen to our law
full demands. l do not see why
the farmers should not have the
same rights and privileges under
the constitution and laws of our
federal and state governments as
are granted to people in other
lines of business and industry. ]
know that there is a very well
organized opposition to this idea
of farmers having the same rights
and privileges as are granted 9th.
er people.
Enough influence has and il
being used by the big business
concerns who handle and distrib
ute farm products, and who ar,
under the present system receiv
ing all or even more than all O.
the earnings and profits of tn
farmers. We are determined t
organize the farmers in one soli
body sufficiently so that they ca,
|, by their united efforts put them
! selves in a position to deman
their rights.
l believe that we must organic
and cooperate in order to &c
some of the much needed reforms
/ recognize that there is a figf
E on in this country to see whethe
' the majority of the people will /
i able to get a square deal, and
e further believe that if they do NJ
I put themselves in position to g
T. square deal, by joining the
n F. L. that it will be largely the
u own fault.
g The farmers must wake up
the fact that this is a real fig
e and there are real problems i
n volved. 1t may mean gre
g deal.
1t 1t seems to me that it is tin
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DAIRY FARMERS
OF HOUSTON IN
MILK STRIKE

Houston, Tex. Feb. 15.-Rather
than sell their product for prices
they considered too low, dairy far
mers dumped 1000 gallons of milk
into Houston cutters.
The producers, enraged because
Houston jObbers cut their prices
to 50 the 100 pounds, emptied
their milk cans in front of the
Phoenix dairy. The producers re-
ceive a price of 3Ki cents a gal
bon, while Houston housewives are
paying 10 cents a quart for stand
ard grades.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
FARMERS NOT STARVING
ENOUGH

For the greater part Of his
speech this well-fed, well-groomed
fakir carefully avoided the eco
nomic crisis through which we are
going. However, he finally came
10 the point where he had to say
something so he blurted out, "You
people aren't starving as much as
you think you are. You need to
practice little old fashioned
economy and common sense"
To show what he meant by "old
fashioned economy" Mr.. Dyer
cited an instance of how he had
hauled as cent wheat over dirt
roads with a team and wagon in
the absence of any rubber tired
automobile.
The average Ohio farmer today
lives on a dirt road, drives car
that no one but junk dealer
would buy, has no electric lights
no modern heating system, n<
bath room or any modern conven
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Markham, Mimi, Feb. g. The
representation at the United
Farmers League meeting that was
held at Markham, yesterday was
very good, although the weather
was stormy and cold. The cCm-
mittees that were elected gave
their reports. The committee that
was to see Mr.. Murray, county
commissioner, reported that they
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19

preparing barbed wire barbados
in the International Settlement in
fear of an armed uprising of the
Shanghai workers, under the
leadership of the Communist Par
ty. The japanese, furious at the
stern resistance of the soldiers
and workers, are preparing to deal
out death from bombing planes on
the densely populated working
class section of Nantao in Shang-
hal. Tens of thousands of the
refugees from the ruined Chapel
district are now in Nantao.
Chinese workers yesterday made
an attack on the Japanese Con-
sulate, sending a fusilade Of re-
volver shots through the win
dows.
No news has been issued regard.
ing the gathering of hundreds OF
thousands of white guards under
Japanese auspices in Hardin. Thi!
gathering involves the creates
danger against the Soviet Union
Workers! Do not be deceived b!
the silence of the capitalist press
On guardl In defense of the Sovie
Unionl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19

L'Anse, Mich, Feb. 9.--At 1890
in the morning of Jan. 30 the
courtroom of the Baraga county
court house was full Of small
farmers and unemployed workers.
After holding local farmers meet
ing thruout the county the farm
ers decided to take the decisions
Of the meetings to the county SUI
pervisors and put the heads OF
the county to test to see if they
would carry thru their boast Of
being Fundamentally with the
farmers" as one supervisor stated
at this very meeting.
The large crowd of farmers
waited over an hour before the
worthy" officials appeared on the
scene, with look of surprise on
their we'll groomed faces. Attic
a letter was sent by the United
Farmers League committee sever
( al days before asking for con-
ference of farmers and supervis-
ors to begin at 1890 in the morn
ing. the county officials were
nearly an hour and a half late. 1t
appears that they are always late
except on pay day.
The discussion was opened by
Comrade Rome and the resolution
was read which created a heated
discussion as to wrong use Of the
county funds. Here again the fact
was proven that the Baraga town
ship supervisor wasn't late on pay
day. The farmers had proof thai
this gentleman had charged $2O'
for a five-day trip to Lansing
Mich, (about 500 mile trip, ont
way.) This he admitted and tol'
the farmers they were marrow
minded" to bring up such "secon
/ daryl matters. It was pointe'
! out that this was only one cas-
E of graft that came TO light By &C
cident. How many have beei
0 hushed up we don't know.
Force Officials to Pass ResOiutaOl
n Stopping Of foreclosure sale
1 were discussed with a result tina
v the officials were compelled t
! draw up their own resolution ASK
Z ing the Federal Farm Loan Asse
citation TO send their represents
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
Sharp Rise In Minnesota
Tax Delinquencies

Delinquent taxes in Watonwan
county, Mimi, for 1880 are almost
double those of 1929. The 1890
figures amount to $34,022.95, as
compared with $18,37S.OO for 1929.
The township delinquent taxes
on farm land is nearly four times
as much in 1880 as in 1929, the
1880 figures being $23,690.84 as
compared with S., 572.93 for 1929.
The city and village tax delin-
quencies in 1880 dropped to S10,-
392.01 as compared with $780,
08 for 1929. The tax delinquen-
cies at Madelia this year total $751;
433.94 as compared with $2,517.5C
for 1929. Madelia township taxes
are the heaviest of any township
in the county, being $4,043.53 this
year as compared with $1,341.20 IL
1929.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19

japanese, United States ands
British warships are already bonn
harding positions of the Chinese
Red Army on. the Yangtze River.
The workers of the United States
must rally in tremendous United
Front mass movement to the de-
tense of the Chinese masses and
their Chinese Soviet Republic.
In preparation for the intensi-
fled attack on the Chapel district
of Shanghai the japanese are un-
loading thousands of soldiers and
heavy ornaments into Shanghai.
Heavy artillery and tanks have
been brought into position to re-
sumo the murderous attack which
in the past two weeks has caused
the slaughter of thousands of
/ Chinese workers and their fani-
lies.
The intensified attack on Shang-
hal is due in part to the advances
made by the Red armies in General
China. The japanese are aware
of the rise of the masses against
their bloody invasion and are at
tempting, by the crushing of the
resistance of the masses in Shang
hal, to curb the militancy of TIT
masses thruout the country. The!
want TO crush the militancy of tn,
masses by the policy of bruta
slaughter.
The actions of the imperialist
: in Shanghai proves that they to-
realize the danger to their il1ser
ests of the rise of the Chimes
masses. During the whole cours
! of the bombardment of Shangha
the japanese have been using tn
international Settlement as
{ base. While the japanese coul
{ use the Settlement as a base tn
soldiers of the United States
Great Britain and of the other in
perialists were prepared to fire o
u them if they pursued the Japanes
into the Settlement or if they use
the Settlement as a battle field g
:, the Jaapnese were doing. The onl
action of the imperialists has bee
y the sending of hypocritical not'
q to Japan which the latter h;
r answered by obvious and brazt
lies.
The imperialists are willing tn
the japanese should use the L
ternational Settlement as a ba
= for military action if they w
crush the Chinese masses.
y Workers. Prevent the shipme
of munitions to the Far East! D
n mand the withdrawal of Americ;
armed forces from China! L
there be no illusions, war is
already. War means increas
he misery to the working classl
RS will be fought at the expense
on our life-blood!
elr The Chinese soldiers are defen
ing the city in defiance of CHA
til Kai Shek and the Kuominta
continue to hold their lines int;
S. against the combined naval a
ga military forces of the Japane
The United States and British &
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19

ever held IN the heart Of the south,
Simms was cold-bloodedly muir
dered.
His fatal wounding came about
in the following manner. At 1880
on Wednesday morning, Simms
and Green Lawson, a striker who
had few days before been elect
ed section organizer of Brush
Crek, were walking along the rail
road track near Artmus, Ky. They
were headed for Brush Creek to
meet a delegation of miners who
had walked twenty miles across
the mountains to join the Brush
Greek strikers and march with
them to the demonstration that
was to take place in Plneville in
the afternoon under the joint aus
pices of the National Miners
Union, the delegation of outstand-
1 ing writers. Simms was to lead
both the Brush Creek and the Cat
lift miners into Pineville fifteen
miles distant.
While Simms and Lawson were
walking along the tracks they
heard behind them the chugging
of a small railroad car such as is
used to transport five or six rail
Iroad workers. Simms and Lawson
stepped off the ties to allow thC
. car to pass. Two Brush Creel
. Deputy Sheriffs, Red Davis ant
Arlan Miller were on the car. A
they passed Simms and Lawson
they apparently recognized then
/ for they stopped the car, threw !
: into reverse and rolled back t
!, where the two were standing
Without word of warning Deput
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
OPEN FORUMS TO
BE STARTED In
MINOT ON FEB. q
UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE
BACKS UP STRUGGLE OF
JOBLESS FOR RELIEF

Minot, N. D., Feb. IA Two
soup kitchens have been opened
here and they are patronized by
many hungry unemployed workers
every day. The forced labor of
the unemployed workers on the
highways for relief has served to
make the workers of Minot more
class conscious and many unem-
ployed committees have been or
ganized in different parts of the
city. These committees are dis
tributing laflets calling on the un-
employed workers of Minot to or
game for the struggle for i'm
mediate relief.
The Ward County United Farm
ers League is backing up the
workers in the fight for unem'
ployment insurance and immediate
relief. Next Sunday, Feb. Il,
regular workers and Farmers
open Forum" Will be started. INT
meetings will be held at the Som
of Norway hall every Sunday eve
ming at eight o'clock. Open dis
cussion will be welcomed. Tn
first open forum will be on tn
subject: "Why is it necessary T.
organize the unemployed"
The recent meeting held in Mi
not on "War and Hunger" brough
out a good representation of work
, ers in spite of the bad weather
. One of our farmer comrades
Daniel Zaharov, walked in fror
: Max, thirty miles away, arrivin
: almost frozen. He was, howeve
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l9 YEAR OLD HARRY
SIMMS IS KILLED BY
COMPANY DEPUTIES
Coal Operators Let Loose Reign of Wanton Terror
Break Strike of Kentucky Miners

PINEVIILE, KY, Feb. l5.-Harry Simms I9-year
old District Organizer of the Young Communist League,
who active in the organization of the Youth Section
of the National Miners Union in Kentucky and Tennes-
see died Thursday night 900 in Barbourvie KY of
bullet wound received at the hands of Aran Miller dpud coal
company thug.
COmrade Smms last before he the
converting of the successful
Conference Pnev Tuesday afternoon youth
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
County
u. F. L. Continues to
Gain New Members

Bagley, Mimi, Feb. 8.-The
United Farmers League is getting
many members here in Clearwater
County. The Farm Bureau and
the Farmer Labor Party are show
ing that they are the tools CT the
boss class by openly fighting the
small farmers in the United Far
meTs League.
You are doing fine work with
che paper. We are holding anoth-
er big mass meeting in March.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
BY JOHN MARSHALL

Farmers thruout Ohio and other
states of this section are new be-
ing treated to a species of enter
tainment and education" known
as Farmers Institute"
Once a year in every community
where the institutes are held there
is a program of a few days of
cheap entertainment and speeches
by local, state and national farm
leaders. This program of two or
three days constitutes a years ed
ucation" for each community serv-
ed.
Last week an institute was held
in Salem, Ohio. | attended only
the closing session but got quite
reliable reports. For instance,
asked a farmer who had attended
one of the sessions, whether nc
had learned anything. Eyes" he
replied. 81 learned that a farmers
institute can be conducted with
out once touching upon single
problem of the farmer"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
U.F.L. DEMANDS FORECLOSURES
BYFARM LOAN ASSN Be STOPPED
Mass Action of Farmers Forces County Supervisors to
Make Demand for Relief.

tive here to take it up with the
farmers, saying that the farmers
are in such an economic condition
that they are unable to meet their
payments and that they demand a
postponement of payments until
they are able to pay, etc.
This resolution which was pass
ed unanimously by the Baraga
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kentucky Thugs Murder Organizer
Child Murdered By
Maddened Mother

Akron, 0. Mrs. Annie Ben
bOs 43, hysterical at the birth of
her ninth child. flung the 2-day-
old infant into a blazing furn-
ace at her home today.
1t was believed she became
distracted at the prospect of
feeding one more mouth in the
large family. Her husband,
George, is rubber worker, en-
pNoyed only part time. She was
placed under police guard.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
BUSINESS BUREAU BACKS
INSTITUTE

The last session, held on Thurs
day, January %, serves to show
the character and purpose OF the
whole affair. This session was
held under the auspices Of the
Salem Better Business Bureau
which helps 30 finance the whole
affair.
The chairman Of the farmers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
JAPANESE PREPARE FOR EARLY
DRIVE ON CHINESE SOVIETS
Thousands of Soldiers, Heavy Artillery Unloaded In
Shanghai for Intensified Attack on Chapel

The Japanese rushing troops China The japanese Ad
ma Nomua Shanghai yesterday rated the Japanese intentions
push the River This together with the huge be-
China that the preparing for early
drive against the Chinese Red Army and the Chinese Soviet Republic
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FARMERS INSTITUTE RACKET IN OHIO

On the other hand, an increase
in license fees on automobiles and
trucks hits the poor farmers so
hard that many IT them have not
yet bought their license places fer
1882. There are two million such
in the United States. What part
of this number are in Ohio, l do
not know. Of course Mr.. Dyer
didn't tell the farmers this.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-02-19
Build the UFL

Build up the u. F. L. and fight
Tor Your rights. We all have a
rlgnt to live and in order TO live
we must have food, clothing and
shelter, SO FIGHT for it and do
not be lamb and bleat for it
! want to stress especially upon
Ia, na!nsrack farmers to start a UFI
Sllt IN your village right away
s sne, build It into a strong organi-
iauOn as we have been inactivs
"ng enough.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-17
HE HURT YOU!'
I exas Fighter Learns of Injury in Boxing Bout
 from Second
By Pap

FORT WORTH, Tex, March IT James Corbett, former heavy weight champion, believes the big trouble with prize fighters today is that they receive too much advice from their seconds.
 Maybe Corbett is right. [ Foster Howell, giant Texas Chris tain football lineman who has de- cided to develop himself into a fighter, boxed in couple of pre- liminary fights here, winning both by knockouts.
 After his first bout Howell re- turned to his dressing room, where Dick Griffin, his manager, was waiting for him.
 That fellow sure did hurt me with one of his punches" Howell told Griffin.
 Where did he hit you?'
 q don't know"
 'What?" asked the surprised Grif- fin, you mean to tell me he hurt you, but you don't know where he hit you? How do you know he hurt you them"
 Because my second told me he did" answered Howell.