The daily worker., 1933-05-13

especially milk, and that it be dis
tributed free to the unemployed and
impoverished workers in the city. The
authorities are trying to defeat this
demand by proposing that the milk
be collected with payment to the
farmers and that the distribution be
in the hands of the police and other
officials.
Farmers League Issues Appeal
The United Farmers League of
Wisconsin has issued call for COM
plete support of the national farm
strike. In giving it's position on the
strike which begins tomorrow the
League issued a statement declaring
its support on the basis of the fol-
lowing points:
l. The United Farmers League
supports the strike and calls upon all
its members to join in.
2. The U.F.L. calls on the rank and
file members of the Holiday Associa-
ton, Milk Pool, Equity, Grange, Co
operatives, independent organizations
I as well as unorganized farmers to
set up democratica1ly elected united
front committees of action to lead
the strike and other farm struggles.
3. The U.FL. insists that militant
mass action, such as mass picketing
/ is necessary to win the strike and
other farm struggles.
4. The U.F.L. calls for an increase
in prices at the expense of the trusts
and banks and NOT at the expense
Of the city worker consumers.
5. The U.F.L. considers the strug-
gle for the following demands of equal
Importance to the proposed farm
strike, and calls for broadening of the
farm strike, to include struggle foI
these demands:
a. No foreclosures or forced sales
on property of impoverished farmers
because of inability to meet interest
and mortgage payments.
b. Tax exemption for poor ano
needy farmers. Cancellation of taz
arrears.
C. No evictions or tax sales.
d. Immediate appropriation o,
100000 by the state legislature fol
cash relief for impoverished farmers
for free seed, and other immediate
necessities.
The U.FL. calls on all Wisconsin
impoverished farmers to unite regard
less Of political affiliations, religion.
opinions, or nationality, and to carry
on the struggle for their demands.
United Action Wins Victory
OSHKOSH, Wis. (By MaiD .-Or
May 1st, the Poor Commissioner oi
Oshkosh cut off 81 farmer milk dis
tributors from distributing milk di.
rectly to the unemployed of Oshkosh
and turned the business over to mill
companies in the city instead. The
farmers of Winnebago County Gale;
meetings and set up committee O.
~ members, including five member;
of the Unemployed Council OF Osh.
kosh to go to Madison and protes
to the governor and head Of the In.
dustrial Commission, and demand {
return to direct distribution of mill
from the farmers to the unemployed
The committee of AZ members ira.
yelled to Madison, hundred mile
away and lodged their protest with
the governor.
AS result of their action, Governor
Schmedeman was forced to send {
telegram to the Poor Commissioner
compelling him TO accede to the de.
nlands of the farmers and workers
A small committee of three, consist
ing of one milk pool member, one I'm
employed Council member, and an.
other farmer, was elected to go bacl
to Madison for another conference
with the governor.
The head of the relief department
Janda, tried to split the workers anc
farmers by asking the committee Il
appoint conaroittee to consist o.
milk producers orlv to deal with him
Denouncc Iowa MsrtiaI law
GREENWOOD. Ark. Nov 49,
Members Of the Farmers Protectiv,
! Association Of Arkansas, meeting here
distressed the action CT the Iowa All.
thorties in establishing martial Law
and sent a telegram to GovernoI
Clyde Herring at Des Moines, de.
nouncing the action and demanding
the immediate and unconditional re.
lease Of the farmers held in military
compounds because they fought
against foreclosures.
Herring was denounced as the agen
Of the land banks, the insurance com.
panies and the mortgage holders. by
the neetins which was called by tn;
Sebastian County Committee of Ac.