Evening star., 1933-11-13
RENO FEAYS DR|BE
OFFERED FARMERS
Farm Union Head Charges
Wallace Is Tool of Wall
Street.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa. November
13 tN.ANA Farmers of Harrison
County fiocked into this town on the
fringe of the hog-corn belt yesterday
to hear Milo Reno head of the farm
union, reply to Secretary Of Agriculture
Wallace's speech at Des Moines Mr.
Reno called Mr. Wallace's proposals a
ibribe. and Mr. Wallace a tool of Wall
Street. The farmers seemed to like It,
e Reno is about as picturesque a stump
speaker as has been seen for some time
lie combines vituperation with evange-
1ism and says with profanity and many
exhortations things which the trainers
Of this more expressively radical sec
ton want to fear. Many of them are
not unsatisfied with the corn-hog pro-
gram as outlined by Secretary Wallace.
but they feel they have been fooled so
lcng that they do not trust the men
and agencies selected to put the plan
into effect in this part of the country.
The meeting yesterday was In BIZ
zarre setting-the dance hall on the
fair grounds. small wooden building.
the ceiling lined with brush. and the
walls draped with green bunting.
Dust STERN Rages.
The lighting was bad and outside
hung the dim yellow haze of dust
storm like q dry mist which cut off
Sight few hundred yards away. Wind
whined around the building. 1t was
eerie and disturbing and the figure Of
Reno on the platform, hands lifted
aloft, dim light shining from the lenses
Of his glasses, was a part OF the storm
and the tImult without.
He had been late in coming from
Sioux City. With his hat pulled down
over his eyes to keep out the dirt, a
red tie Illuminating bis dark costume,
ghe walked around back of the hall,
through a group OF appiauding follow
ers With his gray tcusled flair. and
thin face giving MIN an impression
Of intense earnestness, he began to talk.
Every one around the sides of the
room crowded forward, silent and abb
sorbed- Whatever Milo Reno may be
vivid and real figure here in the river
counties Of Iowa.
Reads of Revolution.
Reno told them that he had been
reading about the American Revolu-
ton and that it sounded to him much
ike the present time. There was Pat
rick Henry, who said he was going to
have what he wanted 'or he would raise
then, and there are Tories now, men
who believe in the Wallace program.
! And there are those who are willing
TO compromise, who will take an all-day
sucker and lie in bed with it till 1t is
, all gone, he yelled. That got them, and
they cried ''hurrah."
! He recalled how a British general
was captured by Francis Marion, the
swamp fox, and who, when he found
the rebels living on dried corn and
roast potatoes, said that no empire in
fhe world could conquer such men.
TITS Just like that today" Reno said.
= Berates Capitalists.
The Farm Bureau, which is very un-
popular in Harrison County, came in
dor share of his fire, and he said it
was sustained by capitalists
: Talk about AL Capone being a
racketeer," he cried. Why the biggest
racketeers are those which the capital
tsts have tied on to the people of the
United States
There were calls from the hall, you
are right" that's the truth"
The two meetings held in Des Moines
recently, one by Gen. johnson and the
s0ther by Secretary Wallace brought
sfrom Mr. Reno the comment that
johnson was John the Baptist. and
wallace made him think of the labors
of the mountain which brought forth a
mouse.
wallace intimated, although he did