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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
WHITE SOUTHERN
WOMAN SUPPORTS
NEGRO CHOPPERS

We are down here in the
''Black BeIt"-the some of the
white Iynchers where to have a
black skin is terrible fate. |
am a white woman. born and
raised In the South and tOmora
row will visit the prison where
the poor Negro farmers and
share troopers of Dadeville are
being held, many of them are
wounded and dying by the hand
of the rich, ruling class, for
defending themselves against a
murderOus attack. Please tell
all poor farmers and workers,
awake, Unitel You have only
your chains to lose and a world
to gain"
M
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
CALF. STRIKERS
TRIAL VICTORY
Tree Primers Vote to Con-
hnue Strike In Seventh
Week

Vacaville, Calf, Dec. SO.-The
1rst trial of the striking tree
primers Of Vacaville resulted in a
victory for the strikers. A hung
Jury was dismissed after a dead
lock of rs.
Three Melgar brothers and A.
ESplnoza were arrested following
q strike meeting that was broken
up Oy the police. They were tried
On a charge of disturbing the
e@ce: The new trial is expected
% take place in the middle of
Inc seventh week of the strike
rnus the ranks as solid as ever.
however, many strikers are feel
ing the pinch of hunger and need
1000 badly. Food should be sent
70 the Workers international Re
mel 1928 Fillmore street. San
Francisco. ' 0ai
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
HALT TAX SALES IN TWENTY
IOWA COUNTIES; FARMERS IN
LEMARS STOP FORECLOSURES
JUDGE URGES LAW
FOR MORATORIUM
ON MORTGAGES

LeMars, Iowa Jan. 5.-Action
of irate farmers in the 'bread
basket of the world" has forced
Judge C. w. Pitts, of the Ply
mouth county district court to
write to Governor Herring re-
garding a moratorium ON farm
foreclosures. The United Farm
ers League points out that this
measure, if enacted, is a very
weak one.
The judges plan would take
away the power of the courts to
sign mortgage foreclosure de-
crees on farm property where
money judgment was being
asked. Only the court now, has
authority to sign such DEGREES.
By an act of the state IegisIa-
ture such power could be taken
away from the courts.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
CLOAKS OWN ACTION

Judge Pitts himself did not
have to sign the two DEGREES
which resulted in the farmers
militant action. By writing to
the governor he therefore tries
to absOlve himself for his ac-
ton which would have robbed
two farmers of their homes, had
not the farmers fOrestaIIed such
an outcome. Judge Pitts mere
ly passes the buck by his letter
to the governor. The Judge also
suggested to the governor that
he moratorium be enacted for a
period of six or seven months
which is totally inadequate to
give farmers any relief.
COntrasted with that are the
demands of the farmers them
selves for no evictiOns and a
moratorium on taxes, interest,
mortgage foreclosures and loan
payments until the depression
lets up"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
TWO BARLEY CROPS
GROW ON FARMERS
LAND IN POLAND

Wielun, Poland.-A peasant cut
his barley a little too late so much
of the grain remained on the field.
A few weeks later it had grown
enough for second harvest. This
second crop led Polish agricultur-
lists to believe It possible to pro-
duce a special kind Of barley to
be sown early in the spring and
give two crops during the year.
IF such is found to be possible,
1T win not help the Polish peasant
any, as prices on barley would be
|cut further and he would find him
self no better off producing his
double crop than producing one
lcrop year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
N. OAK. FARMERS
FIGHT FOR RELIEF
in WILLIAMS co.
Flood LANCER With TeIe-
grams Demanding
Action

Driven almost to the point of
desperation because of their mis-
placed confidence in the politicians
of Williams and many other coun-
ties, the farmers have now set out
resolutely to secure relief for them
selves and their families.
1t took considerable time to re-
alize just how treacherously their
so-called political representatives
were acting but the need of food
soon set the farmers to organic
ing and Investigating and now
these politicians with drawn faces
and nervous breathing are stirring
themselves to some effort.
DUE TO FARMERS. ALONE
This effort let it be remembered
is due to the farmers themselves.
Having had only hazy notion of
how to go about securing relief. A
delegation Of farmers came from
Williams and Mountrail counties,
asking assistance from the United
Farmers Leagues as how best to
proceed.
The day following, Rodney Sails
bury, state secretary of the U. F.
IL. accompanied by Harry JUL, sec
ton organizer, of the Communist
party, arrived at Bonetrail, where
they addressed a full house Of
farmers. The information they
gave was readily accepted and
plans to secure relief were put in
motion at once. The Sheridan
county representatives next stop
ped at Williston where $50. farm
ers were waiting to receive infor-
nation. Similar steps were taken
at this point, so that at the pres
ent writing the greater number of
counties are taking up demands
for relief.
Governor LANCER has been plain
~ notified that he cannot shirl1
the responsibility of securing re-
lief-cleverly as he and his pre-
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
SALES STOPPED FOR A
MONTH

1t was in this same vicinity last
summer that farmers engaged in
a milk strike to raise the prices
of milk. When leaders of the Holt.
day Association stopped picketing
in the midst of their strike last
summer, the farmers found out
that only through mass struggle
under their own leadership can
they retain their homes and win
better conditions.
They, therefore, have taken mat
tiers into their own hands and have
been successful in stopping sales
in many parts of the state. The
officials at LeMars, scene of the
johnson sale, were forced to post
pone further sales for month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
5000 CHINESE
DEAD IN ATTACK
BY JAPANESE
Rae City of Shanhaikwan
In Bloody Attack on
Chinese Civilians

New York, Jan. 7.-Japanese
troops and tanks yesterday con.
tinued their advance into North
China over the smoking ruins of
Shanhaikwan and the mangled
bodies of more than 5000 Chinese
civilians ruthlessly slaughtered by
the Japanese army in its three-day
bombardment of Shanhaikwan, the
gateway to North China and Jehol
Province.
ONLY A TRIFLE
Japanese warships have at the
same time trained their guns on
the working class sections of Chin
wangtao and other North China
cities.
A Japanese newspaper has de-
clared that the slaughter of the
5000 Chinese was only trifle.
1t declares, "The Shanhaikwan
incident was only a miniature of
what is coming"
Jehol is province of China
which the japanese now claim it
is necessary to incorporate into
Manchukuo. Manchuluo is the
Japanese-controlled state which
japanese bayonets set up in Man
churia.
War is now raging in China and
South America, and each day
brings war nearer the workers and
farmers of the whole world. The
Anti-Imperialist League calls on
workers and farmers everywhere,
TO fight against imperialist war
which only brings destruction and
misery for them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
WAR VETERANS MAKE
THINGS PLEASANT

The feeling of distrust created
by a lying press was for a short
time noticeable, but the war vet
Grams, when it was learned that
the hunger marchers were begin
ming to arrive, threw the doors Of
their club rooms wide open, gave
the marchers q rOusing weacome
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
Y \ p ANS STATE
HUNGER MARCH TO
BISMARCK CAPITOL
(BY R. w. DALZIEL)

Glenburn, N. D., Jan. PA con-
ference of mortgaged and tenant
farmers will be held in our school
house No. January 10.
will give report on the Farm
ers National Relief Conference,
and will present the demands of
the conference to the farmers.
We are organizing a march on
our legislature at Bismarck for the
third week in January.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
WORKER PRESENTS DEM DS OF HUNGER MARCRS ON FLOOR
OF BOTH HOUSES OF NlONTAN LEC ATURE WINS APPLAUSE

and Immediately drew from their
slender resources funds to furnish
them with food. In this respect
the auxiliary of the veterans must
receive special mention. These
women, educated to the fact that
they and their husbands were also
of the marchers' class contributed
the last five dollars in their treas
ury TO feed the delegates. This
class spirit was deeply appreciated
by the marchers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
JIMMIE FREYLER DONATES
USE OF HALL

Another feature which brought
a fraternal cheer from the march
ers was the announcement by
Jimmie Freyler that his Athletic
club was accessible to the dele
gates while in the city. This was
a gift that cannot be measured in
dollars and cents, as without the
use of this hall it would be rather
difficult to transact business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
PROTESTS POUR
In AT MURDER
OF CHOPPERS
Countrywide Denunciation
of Terror Forces Release
of Three
SOME. STILL HELD
Urge Widening of Protests
to Free Negroes Still
Held In Jail
SOME STILL HELD

Birmingham, Ala.-Protests con.
tinuing to pour in on the local
sheriff and Governor Miller of
Alabama, have forced the release
of Ivy Moss, Jugg Moss and Of
Thomas Moss who were being held
in jail after they had defended
their neighbor Cliff James in pro-
tecting his livestock from the
bloody hands of the law.
The funeral Of Cliff James and
Milo Bentley who were murdered
by Sheriff Kyle Young and his
posse at Notasulga was held Fri
day, January 6. A mass memorial
meeting was arranged and from
there it was expected that white
and Negro workers would march
behind the bodies for six miles
through the main streets of the
city to Grace Hill cemetery where
a tremendous outpouring of work
ers was expected to hear Negro
and white speakers at the grave.
WIDOWS ADDRESS
MEETINGS
Both Mrs. James and Mrs. Bent
ley, widows of the murdered Ne
gro share choppers, have address
sed meetings of workers in Birm.
ingham, telling their audiences OF
the miserable conditions under
which they live and urging sup
port of the Negro share choppers
who are still held in Jail.
White and Negro workers all
over the country have protested at
the cruel treatment accorded the
Negro farmers and demanded that
they be allowed to organize into
the Share Choppers Union.
WIDESPREAD PROTEST
These protests have come from
fraternal organizations, branches
of the International Labor De-
Tense and the Friends of the So
Wet Union, Negro churches and
sports clubs as well as many To-
Gals of the United Farmers
League. Different organizations
from such cities as Atlanta, Cleve-
land, Birmingham, New York
Lawrence, Youngstown and Gin
cinnati have flooded the governor
of Alabama with kilograms. Meet
ings have been held in Boston
Pittsburgh, Forest, w. Va. New
York, Cleveland and Chicago pro.
testing the bloody action takel
against the most oppressed of al
farmers-the Negroes.
Many other protests have beer
voiced by farmers of the North.
west and have already been re-
ported in the Producers News. The
United Farmers League urge:
every farmer to send his prO~ssi
to Governor B. M. Miller. Montr
gomery, Ala, and to Sheriff Kyle
Young, Tallapoosa, Ala, without
delay. Stop the terror against the
Negro share troopers with a
mighty mar of protest.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
DOLLARS FOR BULLETS
NOTHING FOR BREAD

One thing to be noticed here: In
Cascade county the workers and
their families are starving to death
yet the county commissioners abb
solutely refuse relief TO the desti-
tute. But these same commission
ers can afford to spend upwards
Of $500 per day to hire thugs TO
murder fathers and mothers who
cry for bread for their starving
babes. Such is the spirit of SYM
pathy which fills the minds of
capitalist politicians.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
First Time In History That Workers Spokesman Has
Ever Been Allowed the Floor; 1O4 In March
Representing Farmers and Workers Turnout
State Demand Relief

ing out truthful" news from
Plentywood.
Farmers of Sheridan county
who read outside newspapers have
been afforded an opportunity to
reflect On the designs of a filthy
wretch who would laugh with glee
could he have succeeded in having
their elected delegates to the hun
ger march butchered by the II
gun thugs who were awaiting the
delegates at Great Falls.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13

Keith had a balance of two
cents left on the calf but the
government took that as tax ON
the So check.
This is a concrete case of how
farmers are being ruined under
capitalism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
NOT ACTIVE

If the food served as meals at
the city slop house to the destitute
of Helena is approved by the
Health Department, then it is safe
to expect that Helena will sooner
or later experience an epidemic Of
disease resulting from the eating
of putrefied meat. The soup may
not prove 50 dangerous, as this
was composed chiefly of dish water
CONTINUED on Last Pager
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
TOUGH CONSTABLE

Promptly at ten, the sheriff, two
cOnstables and a lawyer started
the sale. The crowd Immediately
surrounded the sheriff and his men
and informed them in strong
terms that they had come TO pro-
tect the farmer and his children
and insisted that they would do
the bidding. One constable began
To get tough: "We're running this
sale here. You fellows watch out
OF you'll get jailed" "What
charges can you BRING" someone
shouted. The sheriff decided to
start the sale.
The first object put up for sale
was a hay loader, worth perhaps
$50. Give CENTS" called out one
Of the appointed bidders. Given
ty-five cents" said the lawyer.
"Any more bids? Sold" All this
took place inside shed, in such
low tones that hardly anyone could
hear During the minute in which
the news of what was happening
spread through the crowd, two
more sales took place.
With an angry roar the crowd
began to jam into the shed. A
lane was opened reaching the
lawyer. Somewhere showing be-
gan, and out came the lawyer, the
sheriff and constables into the
CONTINUED on rage 'TwoJ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
Pennsylvania FARMERS TAKE
over SHERIFF SALE: BUY ALL
STOCK AND GOODS FOR Sl.lS
50 CHICKENS GO FOR 8 CENTS; HORSES
BRING NICKEL. APIECE
2Oo Farmers Come From Is Miles Around: Sale Held r.
Satisfy Judgment of $500 Nets $11S
(BY ALFRED MILLER)

Perkase, Pa Jan. 3.-Today 800 farmers ran off
sheriff sale in accordance with their own plans John
Henzel widower with four small children, was to be
sold out TOOLS stock and household furnishings to satisfy
Judgment of S 500 against him.
Hand Belongings Back to Owner
However, the 300 farmers took matters into their
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
500 HALT SALE
Insurance Co, Forecloses on
Mortgage; Lawyer Sub
mits Bid of $4,000
FARMERS ENRAGED
Make Lawyer Raise Bid to
Cover Indebtedness of
Farmer

LeMars, Iowa, Jan. 4
Farm unrest smoldering for
months in the Iowa corn
lit, famed anew today, as
:~a~ed farmers gath
cred to stop a foreclosure sale.
Demonstration occurred when
Herbert Martin, attorney for the
New York Life Insurance Com
pany submitted a sealed bid of
$4,000 for the John A. johnson
farm. This bid was $4,000 less
than the mortgage and would
have left the farmer still in debt
to the insurance company.
DRAG LAWYER AWAY
Enraged by the attempt of the
Insurance company to hogtie the
farmer, the crowd dragged the
lawyer for the insurance company
down the steps and threatened to
tar and ride him out of town on
a rail. Sheriff R. E. Rippey was
slapped by the farmers and Judge
c. w. Pitts who attempted to sum-
mon aid was seized by the mass of
farmers and prevented from using
the telephone.
A few hours later Martin was
forced TO wire officials of his
company asking permission to
raise the bid. He ended his wire
with plea to crush answer, nv
neck at risk" By thus bidding the
full amount of the mortgage John
son was relieved of Indebtedness.
With the foreclosure sale stop
ped, the farmers went to the may
Or's office, seeking the key to the
Pew Implement Co., where fore
closed tractor, once the property
of Joe Sokolosky, was stored. They
were unable to obtain the key,
however.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13


belongings for $1.18 and then
handed them back to him. Henzels
children stood in the lane where
farmers attending the sale could
see them. They wore placards
reading, Farmers save our home"
"Your children may be next
"Our lives are in your hands"
Previously, the United Farmers
Protective Association, a strong
farm organization in this regios,
had decided to stop the injustice of
robbing Henzel of his property
and taking from him all his means
of making a living because he was
unable to pay his debt.
Messengers were sent to call
farmers from each of II surround
ing locals to be present at the sale
and to carry it out in accordance
with their plan. On the night be-
fore the sale, the Executive Com
mittee of the Association agreed
that the crowd assembled on the
farm for the sale should appoint
a special committee of action to
control it and also should appoint
three farmers who were to be the
only bidders.
At $3.50 in the morning, crowd
Of 800 farmers had gathered. And
some came from 25 miles away.
Listening to speeches describing
the farmers case, every man in
the crowd agreed that there should
be no bidding except by the APP
pointed three farmers. These men
climbed up on the manure pile in
the COW yard where everyone could
see them
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
NO BID SALES
Wide Movement to Retain
Homes and Land of
Farmers
SOLIDARITY SHOWN
Sales Postponed Until Feb.
When Farmers VIII
Act Again

DesIAoines, Iowa. - The
overall clad Iowa farmers
are showing just what the
strength of numbers means
when it comes to retaining
the homes they have built and the
land they have broken and titled.
At twenty annual county tax
sales held turnout the state, mas
ses of farmers have stilled the
voices of possible bidders with
the result that they still have own
ership of their homes and no
farmers have to face eviction on
these cold winter days.
SIOUX CITY SALE
STOPPED
Climaxing a well managed "no
bid" auction Tuesday, January 8,
in the office of the new county
treasurer, F. Price Smith, of
Woodbury. county, Sioux City },
the tax sale again was delayed one
month to the satisfaction of 500
farmers and workers who jammed
the treasurer's office and court
house lobby.
After hearing NJ bids during .
two hour session of offers, Mr..
Smith was compelled to postpone
the sale.
UNITED FARMERS ACT
/ United Farmers attended the
Boone county tax sale at Boone
and forced Treasurer Harold Pet
erson to postpone the sale go days.
At Knoxville, where several hun
dred farmers gathered to protect
the Marion county sale, another
6Oday continuation was granted.
OTHER IOWA COUNTIES
No bidders for farm property APP
peared at the jefferson county sale
at Fairfield and County Treasurer
". S. Samuelson, continued the
sale to January 30.
County Treasurer Orval J. FL
ingson postponed the Winneshiek
county sale until February 6. At
Bedford the sale was extended to
March 1.
Three hundred farmers present
ed petition to postpone the Ply
mouth county tax sale at LeMars.
They asked delay until July. The
county officials were already COM
PEELED to postpone sales one month.
Only two small pieces of land
were bid in at the Allamakee coun
fly sale and at Ames the Story
county event disposed of one small
piece of city property.
On motion of w. M. Ellis, bank
Ter, the Floyd county sale was
postponed until January 80, after
$4,000 in taxes had been paid on
Saturday. A total of $4,000 has
been received since December "a.
WIDE MOVEMENT
A go day delay featured the
Buchanan county sale. In Chicka-
saw county sales will be held Feb.
Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
100 POUND
CALF FOR 81 AND
TRUSTS TAKE ALL

Gre enfield, Iowa, Dec. 49,
Guy Keith shipped a 100 pound
calf to Chicago. He received 2
cents a pound for it and wanted
to use the So TO buy some
Christmas presents for his fam
lily.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
ATTORNEY RETREATS

When the sheriff and the attor-
ney who started the action saw the
determination Of the large crowd
of farmers they announced the in
definite postponement of the sale.
Attorney John T. keenan, thought
discretion the better part of valor
when he saw the farmers and. re-
membering what had happened to
Attorney Martin few days before
in the Johnson sale, he withdrew
action.
Tt has been learned the farm
ers plan to go to Des MONIES by
truck in order to put their relief
demands before the legislature.
The assembly convenes Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
TWO KILLED IN
ILLINOIS Mine
STRIKE, JAIL 80
Wife of Striking Miner
Killed on, Porch by
Co. Gunrnan

Taylorville, Ill.,, Jan. g. The
situation in the southern Illinois
coal fields is very tense as the
rank and file miners continue on
strike.
RAID HEADQUARTERS
To protect the Peabody Coal Co.
and its gunner five units of the
National Guard have been sent to
the strike area. They have al
ready raided the Christian county
headquarters of the Progressive
Miners Union here and closed it
up as well as the relief station
and soup kitchen.
Miners who are defending their
vegr existence against the Pea
body Coal Co., have established po-
sitions along the highway between
Jerseyville and Tovey, scene of
several clashes between miners on
strike and the company's scabs
and hired gunner.
TWO KILLED
Thirty miners have been jailed
and all meetings have been BAN
ned in Taylorville. Mrs. Emma
Comerlato, mother of three chill
dren and wife of striking miner
was shot dead by a gunman while
standing on her porch. Victor Ro-
dems, member Of the National
Guard was killed when thugs at
tackled a picket line at Mine No.
IL, near Kincaid. About 1000 min
ers are expected to attend Mrs.
Cumerlato's funeral toay.
In Springfield miners are pick
citing five of the Peabody mines.
Seven carloads of scabs have been
sent into the strike area to work
Peabody mines No. 81 and 81.
Many of these scabs have been
hired by Lewis head of the reac-
tionary United Mine Workers Of
America which is trying to break
the strike. The scabs carry UNI
WA cards and have been depu-
tiled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-01-13
1000 FARMERS
BAR IOWA SALE
Attorney Withdraws Ac-
ton at Farmers
Stand

LeMars, Iowa, Jan. 8.-Protest-
ing against farm foreclosure sales
1000 northwest Iowa farmers
served notice today that they would
appear at the state house to de-
mand relief laws as the state legis-
lature convenes next week.
Their action came as a develop
ment of a mass meeting of mem
bers of the Farmers Council for
Defense after they had halted a
foreclosure sale on the farm of
John Schimberg for $4,000. 1t
was the farmers second such vic
tory in three days.
A crowd of between 800 and
1000 farmers gathered at the
courthouse just before the sale was
to start. Many of the group were
the same farmers who had stop
ped the sale on the johnson farm
Ja71fa7.xy
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SIOUX CITY SALE
STOPPED
UNITED FARMERS ACT

United Farmers attended the
Boone county tax sale at Boone
and forced Treasurer Harold Pet
erson to postpone the sale go days.
AT Knoxville, where several hun
dred farmers gathered to protect
the Marion county sale, another
6Oday continuation was granted.