The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-12-15

IHS the unity Lnar mas been con-
stantly growing between the farm
; ers and workers.
Sabotage Is Used When Other
Methods Fail
Owing to the campaign carried
on by the United Farmers League
and these other organizations the
plan of the management, and of
those whom they were serving, has
not worked out so well. Although
they pretended that they had the
interests of the farmers at heart,
the majority Of farmers realize
that If that were true they would
be settling such a costly situation
instead of going to so much effort
to prolong and aggravate it.
The management sent. out bal
lot to each of the farmer members
to vote as to whether they would
support the manageent. or not. 1t
Is reported that out of the $500
members, 1000 voted their support,
346 voted against. while 954 did
not vote at all.
Then commenced a campaign of
sabotage. First some trucks were
damaged. Then some machinery
was damaged at the Lynden plant.
Next someone put three shots with
a 20 gauge shotgun thru the win
dow of the labor temple while the
boys were in there playing cards.
Then some more of the Darigold
| property was damaged.
All this was given great pubIici-
ty but did not an0use the farmers
and strikers to, take up arms
against one another as was antici-
pated.
Three boys were caught throw
ing rotten eggs at some of the
scabs but cur generous dispensers
of law and justice (?), out of the
kindness of their hearts (?), de-
clded not to sentence these boys
unless there was some more dam
age done to the plants. In other
words they have someone now to
be the goats.
There was also some dynamite
put IN a sawdust car. Three
sticks got into the firebox and ex-
pIoded but no one was hurt. This
sabotage and shooting has been
carried out by some one, who has
had lot of experience in that
kind of work. Possibly by the
same kind Of gun thugs ard stool
pigeons that were hired by the
Yakima officials to throw the
workers and farmers at one an
others threats so that they could
step In and place this district also
under martial law. This has also
failed to work so far, but the
} farmers ard workers must be con.
startly on their guard against
such tactics.
United Front Is Formed
Still the NRA arbitration board
always in such hurry to settle
. peacefully all and any labor dis.
putes that arise, Ito the detriment
OF course, of the workers), is very
conspicuously absent in this case
The management tells the farmer
members that call is well" and tc
stand pat" For whom is al
well? Not for the farmers. MOI
, for all strikers. Then it must BIZ
! breaking favorably for the ex
! ploiters of both.
{ But is it? Let them be not too
sure for their tactics have driver
( together the farmers and worker,
and cemented their solidarity. Tn.
y very thing which the money elias.
) has fought against and tried {,
8 keep from happening, has happen
0 ed. BY the persistent and contin
!. ued efforts of the United Farmer
: League, the Unemployed Councils
: Peoples Councils and Communis
party, by the exposure to tn
farmers and workers of the oh
Z lective of these tactics, a unite
I front committee Of farmer mem
! bers and strikers was elected las
Z Friday evening at a joint meetin,
!. Of strikers and farmers. The uuI
/ pose of this joint committee is !
carry on consistent county cam
! paign, exposing how the manage
7 ment has engineered this whol
I thing to the detriment of I'll
farmers and workers and for II
Z benefit Of the milk trust.
4 For the calling Of a unite
! front county mass meeting as 500
y as possible, of all workers an
Z farmers and their different orpay
I izations-this is the next ste,
I Then we shall demand that ii
! management defend its attitn6
! taken in this strike situatiOl
! Committees viii be named Of dit
I ferent organizations to demand I
4 the management, county commi:
{ sioners, city council and anv othe,
y that the strikers union be recos
!. nlzed, that they be immediatel
\ put back on the job and that Ii
y question OF wages, investigation 9
! operating costs Of the Darigol,
; price Of butterfat to the farne,
{ and any other questions of mutu,
/ benefit to the workers and farm
= ers be under the direct superv
;: sion of this Joint committee. p,
! titlons covering the same poin,
Z are to be circulated to and n
\ SIGNATURES of all members Of n
Darigold who will support I'll
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