The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-21
Reno ADMITS FARM
STRIKE PLANS HAVE
ENCOUNTERED SNAG
Holiday Chieftain Asserts Some
OF the Boys Are Rocking
The Boat

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 2l.-(P)-The
national farm strike called for noon
Saturday may run into snag. Milo
Reno. leader Of the agricultural SELL
ing holiday, said today.
Some OF the boys he said, ARE
rocking the beat. have received
some widely divergent opinions from
persons who say they are holiday
members. I don't believe some of
them are. The holiday association Is
behind the national strike whole
heartedly."
But despite this and despite the
incompleteness Of plans, Reno, who
h president Of the National Farmers
Holiday association. sponsor of the
strike, said the movement would be
followed through, he predicted long
drawn out battle.
He declined to name the states or
persons to whom he referred except
to say that he didn't believe AL those
statements which he read in news
dispatches about the state groups not
coming in" He did say. however,
tIlCl dRHC0lC Gu W NC O1COClko4Ol AL
some OF the state organizations which
has resulted in controversial state
ments and a divergence Of opinion
over the question of the practically Of
the national holiday.
Cabinet Discusses Loans
Members of the national cabinet at
Washington discussed crop loans for
farmers and speeding up Of mortgage
refinancing. A meeting to which
farm representatives were invited was
set for Tuesday.
Farm bureau officials pleaded for
further consideration of the admin
istration plan for relief through crop
control. Milk producers in Wiscon-
sin indicated their intention Of join
ing In the holiday movement and
others In New York were to act on
the plan Sunday.
The cooperation Of the Farmers
Union was extended by q national
officer and Nebraska unit telegraph
ed President Roosevelt to declare an
embargo on importation Of all farm
and manufactured food products.
Criticism of the Blue Eagle en-
tered the picture with the view that
the NRA had assisted in hosting in
dustrial prices but had left farm prices
unaided.
A national survey shows the upward
sweep Of prices farmers pay had been
halted when the bureau Of agricultural
economics revealed its newest weekly
index Of prices.
Plane sNffirial n>clare<io,,s
The official declaration Of the ma
tional embargo will come in q docu-
ment which Reno Is to complete Sat-
urday morning. he said. The holiday
chief refused to discuss Its contents.
Reno said the origin Of the strike
plan with its double barreled objec-
tive OF raising farm prices and obtain
ing cost-of- production for producers
to the "militancy" Of the holiday or
ganization. This same attribute, he
said. will aid the farmer In accom-
plishing his purpose through peace
full Withholding Of his produce from
the markets.
Meanwhile, in other states, develop
ments both favorable and unfavor-
able to the strike plans occurred. The
governors Of Nebraska and Wisconsin
extended sympathy to the purpose Of
the embargo.
Early Saturday Reno was awaiting
information from his representatives
In other states which would furnish
the national headquarters with de-
finite information on local plans. He
was also busily engaged IN writing q
letter to presidents Of % state units
In which he said he win urge forma-
ton Of county councils Of defense"
Illinois farmers sympathi1ed with
the proposed strikers but took no steps
to Join the movement.