The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-11-23
900 FARMERS VOTE
AGAINST STRIKING
AT MEETING HERE
Resolution Calls for Law. and
Order League in County
if Necessary
SPEAKERS HIT STRIKE
Letter Sent To Governor Asks
Help For Sheriffs In
Strike Breaking

Nine hundred Redwood county
farmers assembled at the RedwoS
Falls armory Thursday afternoon
voted unanimously against joining
the farm strike and adopted series
of resolutions, one of which called for
the establishing of law and order
league in the county to assist in keep
ing markets open.
Another resolution, addressed to
the governor, declared ''local officials
cannot and should not be expected to
cope with or handle any situation
such as occurred at Marshall Novem-
Der 1O'' and asked that he "immedi-
ately announce his whole-hearted dis
approval of the endangering of hu-
man life, rioting and destruction OF
property in connection with the farm
strike"
After discussions of the farm stu
alton by John Brandt, president OF
Land O. Lakes creameries and A. j..
Olson, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau, the question Of closing
markets was thrown open to discus
sion. Creamery boards from all sec
lions of the county reported. Wa
basso patrons recently voted 270 to 6
against closing, Walnut Grove re-
ported only one per cent in favor of
the strike, Sanborn reported a vote
of lot to 2 and Wanda's spokesman
said the sentiment there is the same.
It was the largest crowd which has
filled the armory since Governor Oh
son spoke here last fall. In contrast
to the applause he received at that
time. Thursday his attitude and in
On the strike were the subject
of - unfavorable comment and
the resolution of +actful advice dir
ected to him was approved without a
dissenting speech or vote.
Both Mr.. Brandt and Mr.. Olson
devoted much of their time to dis
cussion of the organizations they re-
present, Both spoke against the farm
strike, urging thought, constructive
criticism and united action in asking
for legislation rather than violence
and disorder.
Mr.. Brandt explained how the but
ter market operated until a few
weeks ago, how the price varied from
day to day at the whim of specula-
tors and how "butter in shipment US
ually seemed to arrive on the down
market" With a chart, he traced
the course of the butter market since
the government stepped in, buying
for relief purposes and holding the
market steady.
"The price could be put higher"
he said, "and there is considerable
pressure brought upon US to do so
but with each raise in price there is
a certain loss in consumption. The
price is being held at the level most
advantageous to the farmer under
the present conditions. If the price
is boosted, as spectators are de-
manding, they will dump storage but
ter on the market and ruin it for
weeks to come" He said the farm
board wheat venture failed in that
way.
He told how years have been spent
building markets for Minnesota dairy
products and declared this work will
be lost if the strikers prevent the fill
ing of contracts. He said dairymen
in many other states are waiting and
anxious to grab Minnesota's market
at any opportunity.
He advised farmers against join
ing any farm organization without a
definite and well known purpose, that
is not led and controlled by actual
farmers elected from the member
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