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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
FOR FARMERS CONFERENCE!

The calling of the Farmers Second National Conference
by the Farmers National Committee for Action makes
essary immediate action by the United Farmers League to
contribute its full share to this conference
In the First Farmers National Conference it the
United Farmer League which contributed largely that spirit
The struggle which stimulated at the First Conference
has marched forward with league boots the
American countryside since that time.
This Conference will undoubtedly become an even
significant and vital gathering of dirt farmers than
the historic First Conference In order that it become
this in the United Farmers League must bend every
energy to the tasks before us.
We must do full share to to it that this confer
truly representative of the impoverished farmers
delegates from every community where there is local of
the United Farmers League where there readers of
the Producers News
In the Conference itself task shall be to bring the
militant program of the United Farmers League convincing
Y before the of the farmer delegates and contribute
understanding and experience in the creation of
NATIONAL PROGRAM OF ACTION for the impoverished
farming population Uf America.
Our task it will be- especially to help crystalze the
growing resentment of the American farmers not only
against the misery that the crisis has brought but most
sharply against the special forms of oppression and expta
ton which are being carried on under the New Deal
The forgotten" farmers of America must organize to
call account the New Dealers for the program of stabilized
starvation and sales taxes which expressing dest
tute people.
We must inst into the conference the idea of CLASS
CONSCIOUS struggle against the New Deal phase of the
capitalist program of starvation and preparations
Our work will help to bring about conference without
precedent in the history of the American farmers Our
ticipatiOn in the conference will give it leadership and
spirit that it get nowhere else than from the United
Farmers League.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

Therefore, Graeff's letter
adds, the Dutch government
considers itself entitled to
complete liberty of action and
renounces the truce" effective
Oct. A.
The tariff truce, signed on May
IL, was an agreement among the
capitalist countries that they
would refrain from raising tariffs
or other trade barriers during the
life of the truce.
The action of the Dutch govern
ment proves that even this ac-
complisnment of the World Econ
omic Conference was failure.
Each of the capitalist countries
has retained its liberty of ac>
ton" since that time, carrying on
the struggle for world economic
advantage just as bitterly and de-
terminedly as prior to the confer
ence. The action of the Dutch gov
ernment is only an admission of
the fact that the tariff "truce" was
never intended to be kept by the
capitalist countries which signed
il.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

out a protest, the Governor and
Mr.. Spaulding, state emergency
relief agent, would not give a boot
If every mother with babe in her
arms would starve to death. The
only sign of concern would be
their deep felt sympathy" which
all these willing starvation agents
Of Wall Street have an inexhaust-
able supply Of.
If Sheridan county has made
more trouble for the governor and
his starvation agents than all the
rest of the state put together. It
Is a tribute" to the efficiency of
their work in the carrying out the
Wall Str@t starvation in the rest
OF the state, rather than a reflec-
ton on Sheridan county.
The people Of Sheridan county
viii hold Governor Cooney re-
sponsible for relief in that county.
but they IRE not going to submit
TO starvation peacefully. even IT,.
as the Governor saws. the people
are submitting in the rest Of the
state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

naval preparedness Of this cOuntrv
Under the guise of reemplOymeSt
this huge sum of money is bein,
spent to build a fighting weap@
TO protect the financial interests
"The Cuban crisis is the most
urgent concern of the UpitS
States Congress Against War. n,
1000 or more delegates comm,
from every section of the Unitsi
States have not been called TO mas,
general resolutions in favor #
peace, but to mobilize the mass q
American workers, farmers and all
peace loving people against actual
measures of war.
Now Is the Time to Act
eve therefore o1ll upon all the
workers and farmers. upon al
opponents of war to derand the
withdrawal of United States war.
ships from Cuban waters. We cali
upon all supporters of our Con.
grees to wire Immediately to this
effect to President Roosevelt md
Secretary of the Navy Swanson.
We call upon all workers. farmers
and all Congress supporters to
demonstrate and picket before an
governmental offices. The time |,
short. We must act now"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
WE ARE
BUSY

The United Farmers League is
pushing ahead everywhere and no
one is taking it easy. The Ma
tlonal Secretary is kept on the
Jump, which is as it should ne.
This letter is written at the
School on Wheels" during an in
terval between conducting a class
and rushing off to the Minnesota
Conference which begins today,
the 18th at Crosby.
Tomorrow the National Secre-
barry goes to Frederick, South Da-
kota, for the two day conference
there. Then there will be a meet
ing or two in South Dakota.
Beginning the 18th the National
Secretary will be in Wisconsin for
a series of meetings until after
the Wisconsin conference. which
will be held OIL Oct. a. So if dur
ing that period, from the 18th To
the 9Th Of October, every letter
and request to the National Office
does not get immediate and ade-
quate attention, do not think that
we have closed our doors. Wen
be on the jump, that's all.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
ANTI-WAR CONGRESS PROTESTS
AGAINST INTERVENTION IN CUBA

counts for the extraordinary "Platt
Amendment" which gives tn e
United States government the
legal right to intervene at any
time. Our Economic nationalism,
which aims at the maximum de-
gree of self sufficiency, requires
that the United States control the
rich tropical resources of Cuba.
From the military standpoint, the
island is strategically located with
reference to the Gulf of Mexico
and the Panama C7nal. American
imperialism will therefore make
every effort to maintain its domi-
milton over this island without re-
gard to the will of the Cuban
masses.
New Deal Warships
"Under the New DEAF warships
have been classified as public
works. Some three hundred mil
lion dollars Of public works funds
have been set aside to Increase the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
RENEW
YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION
Weekly Organizational Letter
The Second National Conference

The Farmers National Relief
Conference last year was a sue
cess largely because of the push
put behind it by the United Farm
ers Leaguee. 1t will be largely up
to US of the United Farmer League
to ensure the success of the Sec
ond Farmers National Conference.
The detectives to be gained at
this forthcoming conference are
somewhat different from the OBJ
Jectives of last years conference
but they are not less important
detectives; they are more import
ant. Consequently we must put
every bit of our energies into play
to get a large representation from
the United Farmers League.
But the detectives of the con-
ference will not be achieved if only
members of the United Farmers
League are sent to the conference.
Around US and among US every
where are farmers belonging to
other organizations-members of
the Farmers Union, the Holiday
Association and independent farm
clubs. Everywhere there is a mass
of unorganized farmers. We must
get delegates elected to the Sec
ond Farmers National Conference
from other farm organizations.
from Independent clubs, and from
mass meetings of the unorganized
farmers. We must effect a real
mass conference. This must be our
major campaign between now and
the 18th of November.
Delegates from as far west as
the Pacific Coast will be going to
the conference These delegates
VIII need stopping over pieces
along the route when going to
Chicago and when coming back
Farmers enroute should arrange
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
JAPAN PLANS TO
MEET NEW DEAL
NAVAL PROGRAM

Tokyo, Sept. 10-The chal-
lenge of the New Deal second
to none" navy is being answer
ed determinedly by the Japan
csc imperialist press.
at will be impossible for ia
pan to remain a passive spec
tator," said Captain Sekine of
the Navy Press Bureau.
The newspaper Nichi Nichi's
English edition makes this
thought even more specific.
"Now America has dared US
follow her example and there
is nothing to do but build more
ships to maintain the existing
floating ratios"
The Osaka Ashai sees in the
Second to none" Roosevelt
program the beginning of a
new race in ornaments. "The
American naval program be-
trays the spirit of the London
treaty, since it encourages an
armament race and renders
future agreement difficult"
This newspaper propaganda
is the shadow being cas-: by
the increased naval appropri-
ations to be included in the
new naval budget.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

gates to stop, special efforts
should be started to arouse the in
terest of the farmers in the con-
ference. Then they will be sure to
attend the meetings. Those who
can and who wish to arrange to
have a group of delegates stop in
their community should write to
the National Office of the United
Farmers League. We will arrange
20 satisfy as many requests as is
possible.
States, counties and locals who
are sending delegations to Chioago
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
Continued from page One)

Continued from page One)
invested in Cuba. More than half
the present investment is in the
islands sugar industry. The Ma
tional City Bank controls the
sugar industry. Two Morgan cor
porations, General Electric and the
international Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. control the public utili-
ties. The American Tobacco Co.
dominates the tobacco industry in
volving $5O,OOO.O0O. The manga
nese deposits are controlled by the
Bethlehem Steel Co. The Chase
National Bank is the agent for
Cuban government, loans from the
country amounting to S215 200, 900
British and Canadian financial in
terests have investments of $685.
100000 in the island. These m
terests also demand protection
from the United States navy.
american imperialism has its
largest stake in Cuba. That &C
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

the Second National Conference.
There is nothing cut ard dried
about the Conference. The farm
ers will decide these qustions for
themselves.
All farmers and all farm orga-
nizations, local, state and nation
al, are urged to order copies of
the call from the executive secre-
tary of the National Committee
Lem Harris, at 1922 H ST., N. W.
Washington, D. C. Further infor-
nation about the Conference may
also be obtained from Mr. Harris,
The Conference will be held al
the Peoples Auditorium in Chi
cago. Sleeping accommodations
are being arranged through the
cooperation of workers organiza-
lions In Chicago. Farmers will
travel, for the most part, in
trucks, just as they did to the
Washington Conference last De-
cember. Each farmer is urged to
bring with him blankets and pro-
visions to be used both On the
trip and during the stay in Chi
cago.
All farmers are urged to begin
at once preparing meetings and
electing delegates. One delegate
for every 25 members or fraction
thereof Of your local may be
elected. Or If your community Is
unorganized, one delegate for ev-
cry 25 farmers attending the
meeting may be elected.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
WAR PREPARATIONS AND WAR
MOVES FAST INCREASING IN
ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
HITLER SECRETARY
Is MAIN FIGURE IN
ANTI-SOVET GROUP

Paris, Aug. 2S.-Alfred ROsenrr'
berg, Secretary of Hitler's private
foreign department, is one of the
main figures in the so-called Bal
tic clique which is now orga-
nizing an .anti-Soviet campaign
He is one of the promoters of the
League of the Baltic Brother
hood" which publishes a weekly
paper, called the Baltikum.
The social base for the League
is the rich landlords in Poland
Germany, Esthonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania. They see in the Soviet
Union huge regions which they
want to exploit.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

should inform the National Office
as soon as possible, of the number
in the delegation and from where
the delegation will start so that
the routing can be arranged sc-
cordingly.
The National Office invites qus
tions regarding the conference t.
self or regarding the arrangs
ments for sending delegates. L
you have not as yet received the
rational Conference Call, write to
us for one or for as many as you
may need.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
SECRETARY OF NAVY SWANSON CALLS FOR
NAVY SECOND TO NONE" AND SIGNS
CONTRACTS FOR Fl NEW WARS4IPS

Washington Sept. 19.-Secretary of Navy Swanson re-
peated the slogan of Wall Street for navy second to
none when he signed contracts recently for seventeen
vessels
II hope that this is the beginning of a
ond to none" he declared in office crowded with naval
officers and representatives of the ship building companies
that will make millions in profits out of the naval
ships.
The ships be built for the mperiahs struggle include
heavy TO- eight destroyers of 1900 EACH
1877 tons.
Washington Sept 20-Contracts let recently for two
OO0on aircraft carriers and two 10000 ton light crS
This the beginning of work the $23OOOOOOO
public works naval program of the Roosevelt adminstra
tlOn
The aircraft carriers will cost about $19OOOOOO each
and the cruisers to cost $11, $4,000 each.
Secretary Swanson signed the contracts for the gov
eminent Each day that passes brings evidence OF the
program which the final shuttle of the New Deal
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

to accommodate these groups of
delegates with housing, and SO
forth.
1t will also be an excellent op-
portunity for arranging for sue
cessful meetings. The return from
the National Relief Conference
last year gave ample proof that
groups of farm delegates will
draw good crowds of farmers and
a group is more effective for pro-
paganda than any individual
speaker or organizer can be.
Everywhere intensive efforts
must be made to interest farmers
in the Second Conference. Where
communities want group of dele
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
HOLLAND INTENSIFIES ECONOMIC WAR BY RE-
NOUNCING TARIFF TRUCE" SIGNED AT
WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

has renowned the tariff truce set up at the World Eco
noic Conference in London This rejection of the tariff
pact has opened wide breach in the only accomplishment
made at the conference.
The Dutch government has renowned the pact because
lit has in no way resulted in sterilization OF monetary
atons dimnuon of restrictions to international trade
according to Foreign Minister Jonheer de Grae in letter
ito Ramsay Macdonald as president of the conference
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
DANISH GOVERNMENT
WILL CUT IMPORTS
OF WHEAT FROM u. S.

Copenhagen, Sept. 2.-After
several days. negotiations be-
tween the Government and Op-
position parties, an agreement
was reached at four o'clock this
morning which will further de-
crease Danish imports from the
United States. An ATTEMPT win
be made TO increase domestic
grain prices by a special import
duty, thus far not fixed, on for
eign grain. Butter prices also
win be controlled.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
(BY CHARLES E.. TAYLOR,
National Chairman of the
United Farmers League)

Governor COoney of Montana
has threatened to starve the i'm
poverished farmers and destitute,
jobless workers of Sheridan com-
ty if they don't behave-that is if
they don't submit meekly to the
tyranical, overbearing, manical,
discriminating and brutal admin
stration Of relief in this county by
Jack Bennett, chairman of the
Sheridan County Emergency Re-
lief Committee, and take his bow
cry abuse and pretend they like it.
If they don't like the miserable
amount of relief he sees fit to
allow, he will "shut the county off
altogether and let them shift for
themselves"
In answer to a letter of mine, in
regard to the administration of re-
lief in Sheridan county, demand
ing in the name of the United
Farmers League, a new Emer-
gency Relief Committee composed
of workers and farmers, to be
elected by those needing and re-
ceiving relief, instead of business
men picked from above, and also
demanding the immediate dismiss
al Of Jack Bennett, the local post
master, from the committee be =
cause of his brutal discrimination
against those needing relief, Gov
ernor Cooney returned the follow
ing reply:
State Of Montana
Office Of The Governor
Helena
=. Fl. Cooney
Governor
Sept. IS, 1888.
Mr.. Charles 4. Taylor
PlentywOod, Mont.
My dear Mr.. TaylOrs
This win acknowledge receipt
Of your letter Of August 80.
which came during my absence.
I am at a loss 10 understand
why there should be so much
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
Governor Of Montana
Threatens to StarVe
Sheridan County Needy

trouble in Sheridan county
over this relief. We have han
more trouble with Sheridan
county than all the rest of the
state put together, and if this
does not stop, the only thing
that l can do is to shut the
county off altogether and let
them shift for themselves.
Yours truly,
F. Fl. COONEY,
Governor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
THREAT MADE TO INTTM-
IDATE NEEDY

Governor Cooney's threat to cut
Sheridan county off relief is made
70 mtimidate the starving workers
and farmers to submit to his Wall
street policy. But they wHl do
nothing Of the sort. Governor
Cooney, representing the bankers
and bosses, Is giving Sheridan
county only what he Is forced to
give, 30 as TO keep them from
shifting for themselves" and not
one cent more.
II the people Of Sheridan coun-
ty would submit to starvation with
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
COONEY CARRIES OUT
WALL STREET PROGRAM

Governor Cooney, like all the
rest of the capitalistic governors
such as Olson of Minnesota and
LANCER of North Dakota-is carry
ing out the Wall Street policy of
starving the workers and farmers,
in order to protect the interests of
the Anaconda Company, which
controls the state of Montana,
Governor Cooney pretends that he
doesn't understand what is the
matter in Sheridan county. He
knows that he has Jack Bennett
as chairman of the county emer-
gency relief committee because
Jack is man who will heartlessly
starve the people in carrying out
the governors, that is Anaconda's
policy. But the Governor doesn't
care whether the people are starv-
ing so long as he serves his bosses
well-that's why he keeps Jack
Bennett on the {oh
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
NO ANSWER
FROM WIRES

Tuesday forenoon the Western
Union reported: from Hoople, Sen
Frazier now enroute for Washing
ton, D. c., left yesterday.
Tuesday forenoon Western Union
reported: Sen. Nye now on his
way to Washington.
Wednesday afternoon, Western
Union report delivery of message
age to Congressman Sinclair and
Lemke at Kenmare and Fargo, but
no answer yet from either.
The Dakota press reports that
Sen. Nye has taken positive pub
lie position against the tax. In
a speech at Sykeston, he de-
nounced it as a vehicle through
which the wealthy seek to shift
the burden to the poor.
It is understood that Sinclair is
personally against the tax, but he
has said nothing for publication.
Lemke Las not stated his DO
sition one way or the other as far
as the Producers News can learn.
The members of the United
Farmers League in North Dakota
demand that Sen. Frazier, and
Congressman Sinclair publicly
state their position on the pro-
posal to tax the food of the work
ers and farmers of North Dakota
to guarantee payment of interest
and principle on bonds held by
rich bondholders. Every farmer
should write them demanding WHY
they did not publicly state their
position on the matter and what
it is.
Answers should be sent to the
Producers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
1000 DELEGATES
EXPECTED AT End
NATL CONFERENCE

CONTINUED from page one)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22

Inc present National Secretary took over the office
Auguts 4th There was cash on hand in the National
office at that time " VIZ
Contributions
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
N. D. POLITICIANS
DODGE POSITION
ON SALES TAX

The United Farmers League
wired the North Dakota Congress
sional delegation for statements of
their several positions, if my, on
the sales tax, for publication in
the Producers News this week,
Monday evening as follows:
TELEGRAM
Plentywood, Montana
Sept. Is, 1888
Sen. Lynn J. Frazier, Hoople, N. D.
Sen. Gerald P. Nye, Cooperstown,
N. D.
Congressman VIM. Lemke, Fargo,
N. D.
Congressman James H. Sinclair,
Kenmare, N. D.
United Farmers League wishes
statement, not over fifty words,
by wire collect, from you on your
position on referred sales tax
measure voted on at the special
election, Friday, September %,
for publio1tion in Producers News,
its official organ, large numbers
of which go into North Dakota
this week.
UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE
BY Charles E. Taylor,
National Chairman
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
U. F. L. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR AUGUST

The present National Socro+o,,, +oo1, o +bo offoo
Auguts 4th There was NO cash on bnd IN +I Niona
office at that time VA --'1i0 - "le
Contributions:
Friend Askov. MINI e5Oo
County Committee St. Iouis Co MINI 5OO
Marion B. Herric[ Ware DUuS ~ ~ Nii 9 oOO
Doctor Liss, O Chicago 70 ''lSAw' ln0 " ZOO ZOO
Sebeka, Mimi Ce-operatives 1000
For U. F. L. Programs:
S2S@
Organizers in Minnesota siJ
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
Thru The
SPORT MIRROR
By RUSSELL J. COWANS

the OF the Detroit dur
Crawford
Improvement
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improved playing
Benjamin. Clarence Smith and Lyons
$ Richmond
Va handler hurler
winning championships the deiunc
left fielder
tho Detroit Gill
stead during the early days the
cambridge while Richmond
able either TO his
performed
like the Stadium
He turned seres(t
TIesley possessing
the Tamtramck Stadium
bic header sunday Hensey
good control working the inside and outside the lie
issued ticket Iiensey should be
The Detroit ouheld Johnston.
slump
the beginning tho With Johnston
outdeders meowed beside
bobble
two Sunday
fielding II
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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
SUSPEND PLAYERS In
CHURCH BASEBALL LOOP
Commissioner Reverses De-
cision Of Sports
Committee

At special meeting OF the
Sports Committee of the Church
Athletic Association last Thursday
evening, Marceflus Williams. Mt
Olive pitcher. was suspended for
the remainder of the season. Ed
ward Bender st. Stephen short
stop. and Barey Jenkins, catcher
for the same club, for two weeks
each, and Edward Hill. third base
Williams was charged with
choking umpire Watkins in a
man for Mt. Olive, for one week
game at Atkinson Field, June IL
Hill also was charged with unruly
conduct on the diamond.
Bender was charged with hit
ting Umpire Erward Rucker In a
game between st. Stephen and
Second Baptist Church. jenkins
with showing the arbiter.
st. Stephen appealed the deci-
sion OF the Sports Committee &c
the Commissioner of the League
w. Reid. who reversed the deci-
sion OF the committee and permit
ted the two players to engage In
the game Saturday against Rus
sell Street.