The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-29
;107HER ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE
PIC SHERIDAN COUNTY FARMERS

We ask yo1-just why are you
trying to lie about these American
institutions. The answer is-so |
the masses will not realize that
they are a part of the present sys-
tenn of oppression and robbery we
live under.
Syverud asks, "Wil we keep on
ignoring human needs in our mad
scramble for money and power.p
So this is admittedly what has
been going on, this oppression and
misery,-THIS is WHAT AMER
ICANISM HAS MEANT FOR
THE MASSES. For Syverud's
Americanism is by his own adnlis-
sion the capitalist system or rob-
berry and brutality.
He thinks that what lie calls
Communism has one virtue-and
that Is to shake the complacency
and self satisfaction out of the
petrified main-streeters so that
they realize that their wondrous
world is shaking beneath their
feet tho their numbed heads do
not sense it. Communism as it
stands now may be considered as
both menace and a help. Com
|, munism il it serves no better pur-
, pose than as a spur or a threat
. will be of some definite material
, help"
. And from this Syverud goes on
to make of Communists the torch
, bearers on the onward path Of
: civilization. Is it any wonder that
main street couldn't move for an
: hour after reading the Herald last
: week. "In the promotion of new
ideas, someone must do the pio-
D neering. Some one must bear the
= brunt Of attacks, do the work
4 blaze the way. And for the mass
i es, the great common people Tim
t agine the Herald talking to the
e "great common people"( there
: seems to be very few champions
t Communism if it favorably serves
e them as seems to be their pur
7. pose will be a friend in need. The
d must put up a solid front, max,
/ definite expression if they are II
r receive anything more than mer
s promises, on promises, that i
a what now offers an opening TO
It other remedies - even Commun
% ISM"
Is He says here that the masse
must organize for struggle j
0. they are to get anything NOR
IS than mere promises from tn
d, mainstreeters and their bosses
1T Wall Street. He calls out for OF
II ganization. But this call is nc
ot sincere. This is most vicious den
II agopy and deceit. His task is
r prevent the masses from enterin
OF on this very struggle he hypocr
u tically calls for. His is the tas
ne of all the takers. "The only q
ed tentative will be to make a radios
n cleanup in the old parties
st build a new one. The warning
- clear. Readjustments must
m made, if not of our own maxim
nd then Communism. Communist
an if any, will force better leade
es ship"
Oh Translated into practical politi
eo this means: We must try to ket
ne the masses following the republ
eo can, socialist and democratic pa
.es ties. If we cannot do that '
'us must bring another party into t
OF field with radical phrases, WI
gu radical phrase mongering. /
OF wants a radical cleanup IN t
at. old PARTIES" Are these parti
- owned body and soul or not
81 Wall Street, we ask. Wouldn't
be a nice thing for Wall Stree
| Syverud. if it could thru you
| the farmers to cease strugglll
| against evictions and against t
| county agent racket and outrae
| Gus taxes--and get them ntere
| led in a cleanup IN the old pa
| ties" Or wouldn't it be nice, 81
| lverud, if the capitalist robbie
SH could thru you mislead the VOL
ers and farmers thru another pi
fer ty. a Farmer-Labor party, for
aeA ample.
Sor For that is your solution TO
~. oppression that bears down on
= masses in the United States. J,
tric one more attempt to prevent
masses from organizing to s;
-, their homes and to protect tn
- very existence. You spoke rlgh
on when you said, "The urge OF
A. times forces us to keep up W
ray, the demands" The Plentyw'
BIB Herald, since its past attempts
= receive the masses have failed
Vat Vat miserably considers if other de'
,eTt might not work better.
No Just why did you stop with y
per- article when you did, SyverI
non on Whv didn't you add that little
-2t) ticle YOU wrote for the OAK
. Farmer. Were you afraid I
. the farmers would understand
thorolv what your article on Q
munism meant if they read I
vour solution, and that of the I
aid. is really taxpayers asso
ton. e..
who don't read the Dakota Fa