The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-06-09
IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR The
LEAGUE And FOR The news

The financial condition of the United Farmer League and
the Producers about which we have spoken briefly
past has become so aggravated that we must devote our
editorial column this week to call for immediate support
from our members readers, and sympathizers.
For several weeks have carried calls for help for the
establishment of the National Headquarters Last week
announced the address of the National Headquarters
Now must tell our readers that the National Office
cannot be kept going much longer unless support is mme
diaey furnished by the farmers themselves Our calls for
nep brought III only oU "nIc mas ohg since peen EXPENDED
for postage and printing Most of the League locals did not
respond to the call and those that did, with the exception Of
the Washington locals, turned in only few pennies
group of militant farmers in Pennsylvania,
not members of the League, understood the need
for supporting the National Office and contributed
about quarter of the total amount raised.
that facing the National Office Subscriptions and bundles
have fallen off dsasrousy during springs work Renewals
have been neglected If it not for the renewals in
home county Sheridan this issue of the paper could not
have been published There limit however to help from
that source and we have about reached it,
Future issues of the paper only out if
get Immediately widespread response to this
appeal
The maintainence of the National Office and of the
Producers News are now more necessary than ever Re
quests for assistance continue to in to the National
Office
THESE REQUESTS CANNOT BE ANSWERED
BECAUSE OUR NATIONAL OFFICE is STRANGLED
POSTAGE, sTAT1ONERY, AND FEW OTHER Es-
SENTIALS.
Farmers everywhere who get acquainted with the Pro-
ducers News recognize their fighting paper But
subscriptions and bundle orders are only obtained by
tnuous activity on the part of the Advance Guard members
of the Leaue League locals readers and ympahizers of
the Producers News.
Now, more than ever is it necessary to have paper
that will unmask the false promises of Roosevelt and his
administration will expose the betrayal OF the misleaders
and will continue to point out the necessity for action
to the farmers. The Producers News is that paper.
Immediate action alone can prevent break down in
the national organization of the United Farmers League and
the stopping of the publication of the Producers News We
have not placed the situation before readers plainly
before perhaps mistakenly Now do and call
each and every reader of the Producers News do his part
to help through this crisis in which find ourselves
Words are not enough. Concrete action is necessary
We therefore offer the following suggestions for immediate
action. This is what can and should be done.
Immediate aid to the National Office Collection lists
for this purpose have been printed you do not have
drop card to the National Office and obtain one Ask
your neghbors contribute few pennies by pointing out
the important role of the National Office the League
the struggles of all the farmers.
Pcncs Dances card parties and other social affairs
be used to obtain for the League the funds that
so absolutely necessary.
An energetic effort to build the subscription and the
bundle circulation of the Producers News There should be
at least subscription book and bunch of Is sub
scpon cards In community which reached by the
Producers News Where sub books and cards available
energetic campaign should be made to build circu
laon for the Producers News in the community there
sub books cards will be glad to send them at
Wherever there is subscription to the Producers
News there should be bundle If any effort is made
every bundle will pay for itself easily Even if only
manage small bundle order it. Every bundle of five
week means that five farmers will read the paper
next week than last week.
These are only suggestions. you set yourself to it
many other ways will be found.
We want to hear from every League local. every
member OF the Advance Guard every reader of he PRO
ducers News telling what is being done in vonr @
munty to help the National Office in its present critical
situation and to build circulation for the Pro-
Every answer that we get TO this response win 10
PuDnSned In coming issues of the paper Be sure that
your local. your community, is represented