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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Friday, March 10. 1888


For the first time the farmers of North Dakota have
hnselves met, discussed and drawn up their own mme-
e program This they did in the State Relief Conference
hout the hghpad services of the professional farm lead
RS" who have misled them for many years
The United Farmers League takes due satisfaction in
the demands which raised there because it was the
United Farmers League wrch alone raised the demands Tor
relief against evctions and foreclosures and other ne
date needs in North Dakota two years ago. Inc
farmer rank and file delegates the conference have agreed
to organize and struggle for the demands which we have a0
vanced in this state as throughout the Northwest
Ire United Farmers League and the Producers News
have aided the farmers to utmost of their ability IN the
organization and carrying through of the conference
The conference is over Now the task of orga-
nzng the majority of the farmers OF the state Oeho W
demands and program drawn up at the Conference
The limited Farmers League and the Producers News
will do all in their power to carry on the WORK ouCle a.
the conference We glad despite the sacrces IL n"S
entail for the paper to be able to print the last
Bulletin in this ISSUE the request of the Secretary OIL e
North Dakota Committee for Action, Ashbel ngerson
We call on the members of tire United Farmers League
to be in the vanguard of those who will carry out Ine
of the conference through the election OF local
of action to lead the farmers IN the sVruggie io 'io
laid down at the Conference
Where the United Farmers League exists it has shown
itself To he the most militant section of the farmers
order to oroanize cassconscious support for the State com
ittee for Action and for the local Committees OF Acton
we must spread the United Farmers League turnout the en-
tire state
The United Farmers League supports he program
drawn UP at Bismarck Every new member Tor ne Une
Farmers League will organizing force behind the pro
gram and the Action Committees
The Producers News is bringing the message OF the Cor
ference to thousands of farmers thuout the state 1t WI
continue to devote its pages to organizing the farmers
North Dakota as elsewhere in the struggles for ter mmf
date demands In order do this it necessary that
have much more widespread circulation in North Dako
This can only be accomplished by the fullest support OF tn
rank and file farmers themselves The Producers Ne"
calls on them for this support.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
HAD So TO START WORK
ACTION COMMITTEE
OF DAKOTA FARMERS

Rv unanimous vote the Conference set up State Com
for Action to keep mass pressure of all rank and lille
no matter what their organization behind our pro-
Committee was charged by the Conferences:
l. To work in close affiIiatiOn with the Farmers
National Committee for Action and with Committees OF
Action of other states.
To urge all affiliated groups to hold to the prin-
ne that leadership and control be in the hands of rank
and file farmers farm workers dispOssessed farmers
g. In every to protect the interests OF the city
workers
A. To call the mex: North Dakota Farmers Confer
ence year from sooner if conditions demand IT.
The committee elected follows:
Tobia Koch, }Lcyrds Adams county
J. v. Tracy Lennon Is. D. p. o., Adams county.
Bert Salisbury, Minnewaukan, Benson county.
Harve Hunter Esmond, Benson county.
Stanley Christianson, Powers Lake Burke county.
Frank Witty Larson, Burke county.
Fletcher Ingerson, Flaxton, Burke county.
G. N Varnum Menoken Bureigh county
Anton Nelson, Wilton, Box 154, Burleigh county
John F. Zimmerman, Castleton, Cass county.
Henry Sukut, West Fargo, Cass county.
John Pfeifer, Cakes, Dickey county.
Adolph Henden, Forbes, Dickey county
Arthur Strand, Glendale Dickey county.
Nels 7. Koppang, Alamo Divide.
Aslak Haugo Cheyenne, Eddy.
David Montgomery, Darlington, Foster.
Charles Young, Drscoll, Kidder.
John Harvsto Gackle, Logan
Pleny Borg Russo, Mclean county.
i Stuart Love, Turtle Lake. Mclean county.
Andrew Litvenenko Max, Mclean county
William Noteboom, Fairvew, Mont p. O.. Mckenzie CC
Lewis Baumbach CharIson, Mckenzie county.
John Teuvor, Stanton, Mercer county.
William Rettke Beuah, Mercer county
Adolph Hukkanen Sansh, Mountrail county.
i Lester Dibble Palermo, Mountrai county.
Il Thomas Nelson, Niagara, Nelson
A. Wixo Niagara, Nelson.
H J. Lawson, Fairmont, Richland county.
Ernest Erickson, Goodrich Sheridan county.
n W. c. Peterson, New England, Slope county.
Il Albert Bjerke, Finley, Steele cuonty.
Jasper Haaland, Grandin Trail county
Melvin Smith, Gaesburg, Trail county.
Dan Zaharov, Max, Ward county.
Roy Dalziel, Glenburn, Ward county
Z Fred Wagner Ray, Williams county
O.
{ Executive Secretary: Ashbe mgerson FlaSton N.
address letters to this address,
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would not solve the problem as the
majority of farmers would not be
able to meet the terms imposed by
the government.
The mayors committee then
planned an organization of farm
ers, grangers, cooperative mem
bers, and business men. A dele
gate was to be selected from this
meeting, one from the grange, and
others from the cooperatives, from
business mems groups, and other
organizations. This would form q
permanent organization. This or
ganization which would be de-
veloped on a statewide plan anC
they would work for relief legisla
ton by lobbying at the sessions
of the state legislature. No en-
thusiasm was manifested by thu
! farmers over this relief plan which
/ the officials were trying to rail
road through.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
BEET FARMERS
TAKE SEIZURES
1000 Stop Sale, Sheriff
Seller Property and
5000 Take Action
(BY H. L.

Scottsbluff, Neb., Feb. 25.-To-
day THREE THOUSAND farmers
went to the sale barn in Scots
bluff and returned the personal
property of Mr.. Swanson back to
his farm home with orders to the
sugar trust agent to keep hands
off. .....-.-.---
Swanson, who lives four miles
south of Mitchell, Nebraska, got
a loan of $2,7O0 from one of the
sugar trust agents by the name of
of Quincy. Quincy runs the
Mitchell Mercantile. Swanson used
81 500 of his loan or credit, ac-
cording to the agent. Swanson
harvested 81 acres of beets, IL
ton an acre average, at $4.25
ton. The check came back, as
usual, made out in the name OF
the farmer and the sugar company
AGENT.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Resolutions Adopted

the front. Those people who are
opposed or have no desire to par
ticipate in any imperialistic wars
to be exempted from active SER
vice.
5. Be it Resolved that we the
farmers and workers of North Da-
kota assembled at the North Da-
kota State Relief Conference here
by declare our solidarity with the
workers and farmers of the world
regardless of race, color, or creed
i'm their struggle for economic
freedom from their common enemy
the capitalist class and especially
with the masses of China anC
Germany at the present time.
6. Be it Resolved that we TIL
delegates to North Dakota State
Relief Conference vigorously op
pose the Imprisonment and perse
cution of Tom Mooney, the Scctts
boro boys and other political pris
b oners. And demand their imme
date unconditional release.
,
7. Be it Resolved that this Cor
ference demands that our govern
ment Immediately recognize tn
t Soviet Union.
8. We demand the repeal of a
: Vagrancy Laws now on tn
/ Statute Books of the State
!, North Dakota.
: 9. We, farmers and workers,
|, North Dakota believe that the Sc
e diers bonus is very small retul
o for the disruption and risk of Ii
which the soldiers underwent wh'
d business men were making W
t profits. We therefore, dema,
/ the immediate payment of {
IL bonus by the federal governmel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
RELIEF DEMAND
GETS RESULTS
Williams County Farmers
VIII Get Commissioners
to Apply for Funds

Bonetraill, N. D., Feb. 28.-To-
day farmers of Bonetraill demon
strated, demanded and won relief
from the county commissioner in
their district who is also the key
man for the relief. A few days
before these farmers were fooled
in Williston when they were told
that there were no relief blanks
there
The commissioner had seen the
blood in the eyes of the farmers.
When the farmers learned how
! they had been fool they talked
things over and organized the
demonstration fro Feb. %, to the
county commissioner.
At the meeting today a cimmit-
tee of three farmers was elected
The farmers walked a mile from
their meeting place to the home o.
the county commissioner. A
spokesman for the farmers tolc
how they had been tricked, ant
that they were now waking up
and taking things in their own
hands. In closing, he pointed on
the need for organization.
The farmers drew up a resolu
ton which the commissioner
signed. The Farmers Relief Com
mittee will sign the letter an
mass demonstrations are being al
ranged to get every commissions
J in the county to sign it.
; The farmers got relief from til
commissioner and all went HON
with a smile.
APPLY TO LANCER
t The resolution which is directe
f to Governor LANCER, reads as 70
: lows:
$ 'Whereas we the famers Of
e Williams county are in desper.
e ate need of relief. therefore,
e ssBe il resolved. that YOU an
: ply to the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation for s3O,OOl
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

l. Be it Resolved that this Con-
ference go on record as support
ing the demands of workers and
farmers for immediate cash relief
medical, dental and hospital care,
old age an disabled pensions and
social insurance.
2. Be it resolved that this confer
ence go on record in favor of any
and all measures that will loosen
the grip of the power trust and
give power rights without restric-
ton to the people of the State.
8. WHEREAS, at a time when
the farmers in the United States
are suffering from starvation and
misery, the United States govern
ment is expanding millions on wal
preparations. And whereas NUM-
lions are being sent from the
United States to Japan and to the
warning countries of South Amer
lea, which countries have been IT.
stigated by British and American
imperialists in their rivalry fo1
world supremacy. And whereas il
the Far East, American Imperial
ism is trying to seize territory, re
sources and markets at the ex
psnse of the other imperialis
powers"
Be it resolved that the Farm
er's Relief Conference go on rec
: ord as absolutely opposed to a
imperialistic wars and therefore
we demand that all military force
? of our government be immediate
" removed from any foreign LAM
and also we demand the immediat
S transferring Of all war funds I
s relief and educational purposes.
A. Be it resolved that we demar
a law to be passed to the effe'
that those who advocate imperia
II istic war must serve actively
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Organization Of the North Dakota Conference

ing of the friendly members OF
the legislature raised the first
funds to start the work. After
this first start, money was slowly
collected from legislators, state
officials, legislative employees and
farmers from all over the state
who responded to our call for
money to do this work. AT all
times it was difficult to raise
money and the committee was con-
tinually hampered because OF lack
of funds. Due to the hard con-
ditions among farmers very little
money was received from that
source.
However, the work was begun
tnG calls were sent oft and farm
ers began to RESPOND The frs
al. ne Sci: cut about Januar!
20. Due to the extremely ba'
weather and road conditions the
Conference was postponed from
February %, "a and rs until MAJ
/, 2 and 8.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
DOings of the
Advance Guard

The race for the prize given out for the month Of
March is now in full swing Roy Miller of Frederick. s.
D. Jumped in as the first shot out of the box with hand
full of subs. making 26 points Next to him comes
counIe of fellows from Sheridan county, Mont with Is
and Is points The fourth one is Vim. AIikas Jr, of
Gleason Wis, with nine points.
Roy Miller is the one you got to keep your eye on
otherwise he is going away with the book He IS
Just that kind of fellow He knows good book when
he sees it. Don't let him get away with it, you beat
him vet you really try hard He goes after subscb
ers and gets them you can do the thing. South
Dakota is not the only place where they want to read
the Producers News.
Georgia Nigger" is an interesting novel and well
worth while reading. The who gets the most points
for March will get it. We got about five more weeks
to 60 Get busy and get the honor of being the winner
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
A YEARS WORK. $s5

Swanson got $35 for a years
work for three grown people and
his wife.
The sugar trust agent claims
that Swanson still owes the COM
pany 1913 so he tried to sci him
out at a sheriff's sale. One thou
sand of Mr.. Swanson's ueighbors
met at the farm, stopped the sale
of the property. The next day the
sugar trust sent the sheriff with
three deputies when Mr.. and Mrs
Swanson were not home and seized
their personal property.
Then the numbers of the farm
ers trippled, three thousand came
and the personal property of Mr.
and Mrs. Swanson was returned tc
I fboy,o
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
Two Calf. Banks Close

Following California national
banks were closed on Feb. IA. ac-
cording to the Comptroller of the
Currnecy:
First National Bank Of Carls-
bad, Calf, resources, S12s,091.
First National Bank of Ocean
side, Calf, resources $685., 4S2.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
FOUR DELEGATES
ELECTED TO TAKE
PART IN MEEING
(RY E. HI

Gackle, N. Oak, Feb. 2S..-A
farmers meeting was held yes
terhay at the Junction garage, Lo-
gan county, for the purpose of
electing delegates ID the Farmers
Relief Conference at Bismarck.
The meeting was organized ir a
rush due 10 the fact that Calls
ware sent out rather late.
Quite a large crowd attended
and a lot of enthusiasm was dis
played by the farmers while g
islge number carle to listen be-
Cause Of inteLse curiosity.
Four delegates we're elected Il
represent the farmers frcm thu
surrounding townships at Bis,
marck.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
1000 SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS
STOP SHERIFF AT FORECLOSURE

Tax Report, No. 1, issued by the
National Committee for Action
were called.
A still larger, mass meeting of
farmers was called for the next
week, at which further organiza-
tional work of the Committee of
Action plan as proposed by the
Farmers National Relief Confer
ence is to be carried on.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
SCORES HIT FOR
UNITED ACTION
Oregon Member of Ma
tional Committee for Ac-
ton Exposes Fake Plans
(Bv a Farmer Correspondent

(By a Farmer Correspondent
Woodland, Wash, Feb. 10.-The
farmers of this district showed
their militancy and desire for ac-
ton by an enthusiastic acceptance
of the Farmers National Relief
Conference plans at meeting
called at the Woodland higs school
by the mayor and. other business
men, and their allies the rich
farmers, Feb. 8. The mayor and
businessmen attempted to manoeu-
yer real, militant action into peace
full channels of compromise which
would not hurt the interests of the
bankers.
FAKE PROGRAM PRESENTED
Approximately so farmers at
tended the meeting. A committee
composed of the mayor, the local
druggist, and few well to do
farmers presented a program, or
organization form, which had nc
basic demands whatsoever or meth
cd of struggle for these demands
First, the committee informed
the farmers present that they haC
made attempts to arrange fol
feed and seed loans, as a great
many farmers who do not have thu
necessary funds viii find it hare
to secure seed for spring planting
this year. The committee had con
ferred with the bankers and ha'
found that these loans were no
available unless good collateral o
chattel mortgages on stock, and O
the incoming crop were secured
Further the rate of interest wa
out of the question as it was to
high.
HAVE NO COLLATERAL
They advised the farmers to SC
cure feed and seed loans from tn
government, but admitted that TIL
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
ASK UNITED FARMERS
LEAGUE CHAIRMAN TO
ASSIST

Charles E. Taylor, chairman of
the National Executive Council Of
the United Farmers League, was
asked by the committee to help
organize the conference as he was
in the state and well known to
many farmers there. He express
sed his willingness to do this as
the United Farmers League is al
ways ready to cooperate with and
support farmers of all organiza-
lions who are struggling for bet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

call this state conference. Barrett
and other members of this COM
mittee selected Ashbel Ingerson OF
FIaxton, N. D., as their Secretary.
P. J. Barrett and IngersOn set
up headquarters m Bismarck, N.
D., in the latter part of January
from which to organize this his
toric conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

for the month of March, since
$4,000 is not sufficient to take
care of all IN need. This increase
is also needed to take care of
emergency cases such as eyes,
ears, teeth, pregnancy and hos
pitalizatiOn.
eve base our request for sup
port of this resolution on the
failure of the Red Cross to fur
nish the long promised under
wear and shoes"
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times what these products can be
bought for at other stores.
This is called Financing" the
beet farmers. The beet farmers,
however, are waking up, and they
call it "robbing" the beet farm
ers.
All up the North Platte Valley
the socalled finance stores, which
are owned by the sugar trust,
have mortgage on 90 per cent of
all the beet farmers tools and live
stock. They can foreclose one
every time they think that the
farmers need little bulldozing to
scare the rest into submission.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
DIVA Rauhala, Ashby, Mass,
sends one sub.
v. Kchler, Lynden, WASH. sub
scribes for six months.
J. A. Craigie, Brockt''n, Mort
subscribes for the county edition.
H. FL Hawbaker, Franklin cOun-
ty, Pa, sends a six month sub.
Mrs. Irene Young, Skagit cour.-
ty, Wash, sends money for bundle
orders.
Roy Miller, Frederick, s. OAK.
this time comes In with sever
more subs.
A PAPER FARMERS NEED
Henry Sukut, Fargo, N. Dak.,
writes. Received your sample
ecpy. It is a paper the farm
ers In u. S. have needed for
hong rjme. Will try and get
subs for your paper. Then he
sends u dollar for 4 six month
sub.
Alfred Tiola, Waterville, MinI
sends us four subs.
John Carlson, Bethel, Mimi, re
news for six months, March Her
is where the prize contest 70,
March starts Each Is cents count
one point.
Roy Miller. Frederick, S. OAK.
starts the bali rolling. He come
IN wish nine subs. % points.
Waino Wilson, Roberts, Mort
is net with one sub, two pCjn
A. o. Koinu, Roberts, Nor
wants another sub book. He SEM
two subs (six points,.
VIM. Allikas, Jr., Glea:o1, Wi
comes with a bunch Of nine sui
nine points.
K. Belko, Sumner, Wash, sen
one sub, one point.
Hartin B, Larson, Harmon
MINI, subscribes for six montl
four points. :.
VIM. Ferguson, Seattle, Was
pays for a bundle and one sub, o
point.
N. J. Clancy, Montpelier, N.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
ROB BEET FARMERS

Hundreds of the beet farmers
never see a check from their beets.
The robbers for the food trust
furnish food to the farmers to
keep them alive at four to ten
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10

AS the Farmers National Relief
Conference grew out of the strike
around Sioux City last September
so the Farmers North Dakota
State Relief Conference held Mar:
1928 grew out of the Farmers
National Relief Conference.
Like the National Relief Con-
ference the State Conference was
conference Of rank and file farm
ers who drew up a program for
rank and file farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-03-10
JOIN HANDS AND
BATTLE

Paul Kabahuk, Max, North Da-
kota, sends us three subs, seven
points.
Everett Jenkin, Noxon, Mont,
orders ten copies per week.
HOT SPOTS IN DAKOTA
Erik Sweet, BOnetrail, N. Oak.
sends sub, four points. Get
ting to be hot spots in N. OAK,
Farmers are taking things more
in their own hands," he says
E. A. johnson, Verndale, MINI.
sends a list of names for sample
copies and stamp to pay.
Gablier F. Reibin, Monteca, Cal.
orders a sub book and samples.
P. w. Hansen, Chicago, Ill,
sends two subs, two pOints-yOur
) guess is correct.
H. F. Hanson, Williston, N. D.,
renews for another year, eight
, points.
John w. Marshall, LeetOna, ONO
S sends five subs, five points.
F. M. Clark. Tilden, Neb., wants
(, sample copies.
J, German Olson, Manitou, N. Oak.
= also wants samples.
:, Walter s. HalOnen, Sandstone,
e Mimi, wants a receipt books Il
e. am sure l can get someone TO
}. subscribe" he says.
FARMERS UP AND GOING
The u. F. L. local of Puyallup,
y Wash, orders sample copies
'SThe farmers are all up and 60
ing" they say.
Art Lorensky, Max, N. D., Il
news, four points.
3 John Koshey, Gackle, N. Dal
e sends two subs, four points.
u w. S. Puchett, Buffalo Spring
:, - N. D., subscribes, one point.
n F. Orvola, Hancock, Mich, SEN
" one sub, two points.
Is H. N. Tvedt. Alamo, n. Dial
=, also sends one sub, two points.
y Gust Erickson, Kelsey, Mir
sends us two sub, six points.
John o. Hara, Richland, Mon
renews for another year, eig
20 points.
~ Geo. Peele, 8 points; 81.
= Brenteson, 2 points; Andrew Ha
gen, A points; all of Wesley, MOI
Nels Reinertson, Comertown, ]
% news, 16 points; Jorgen Jorgens'
q Dooley, Mont, renews, 18 poin'
% Soren Rundborg. Reserve, Mot
# renews, points; Hans A. OILS
! and Claud Smith of Plentywo'
: renew, 8 points each.
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assaulted" and went away.

assaulted" and went away.
When the action of the farm
ers became known the Aberdeen
National Bank and Trust Company
sent their lawyer to the sheriff's
office asking that the sale of the
property of Jennie Potter of Alb
erdeen be postponed for two
weeks.
The sheriff made no move to
foreclose the farm of Marshall E.
Brown whose farm was also up
for sale. The mortgage on this
property was held by the Federal
Land Bank Company of Omaha.
The farmers were tUld to wait
until three o'clock.
MARCH TFRU TOWN
About 2:3O ]. F. Mason the
mortgage came back and told the
crowd of the proposition he had
made to the committee in regard
to raising money for Simpson
Half dozen fellows grabbed theil
hats and quickly raised the money
Promptly after 8 o'clock farm.
ers left the court house, lined VI
) in marching order. went dow1
. Lincoln Street, and marched sew
|, eral blocks on Main Street.
!, After the crowd had scattered
!, the committee called on Mr.. Ma
/. son to report the result of tn
q collection. He appeared surprise,
and disturbed and told the corn
q mittee he would deposit the none,
in the bank, write his own chez
! and see that Mr.. Simpson got il
He was told that that was tn
lob of the committee. On thei
' advice he promptly made out
4 certified check for $40. On tn
check Mason wrote, eff a ma
+ strike you ON one cheek turn tn
e other"
e When the check was presente
. to MIR. Simpson he refused 70 tal
q Il but would turn it over to Il
poor or the Salvation Army.
DONATION OF $40 FOR
ORGANIZATION
After a committee meeting TIL
Il evening Mr.. Simpson was asked
g he would donate the money for 0
,e oanizational purposes. He vi
nleased to do so. Half Of Il
5 money will be used by the Sta
Committee for Action and L
n other half for the County Cor
lmittee for Action.