The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-01
Chicago Farm Conference

II Is now two weeks before the Farmers Second Ma
tional Conference to be held at Chicago November
1918.
From all Indications over 1000 farmer delegates
from every OF the country win gather at this
historic Conference to formulate plans OF action in
their fight to save their farms and land from the banker
mortgage sharks their families from misery and pov
ertys
1t IL a fundamental OF isnl-Leninsn that the
proletarist will not succeed In its fight against capital
ISM unless it succeeds in establishing fighting ai
ance with the vast masses Of small farmers and agri-
cultural labrers unless 1t succeeds in at least neutral
izing the strata Of middle farmers.
This defines the vital necessity for the Communist
Party in all its districts TO give the closest attention
and energy to the preparations for the Conference
Arrangements for sending delegates and housing
them must be taken up with the greatest energy.
The Party must show itself as tbs leader in the farm
ers' struggles against monopoly capital.
That the millions of small dirt farmers are begin
ming to through the false promises Of the Roose
welt government is evident enough from the present
strike of the Western farmers against the Roosevelt
NRA. farm program
The Roosevelt farm program has turned out to
mean nothing but subsidies to the rich farmers, and
heavier mortgage burdens sasnes in real income for
the vast majority Of small farmers.
Such misleaders as Milo Reno arc trying to break
the present farm strike by warming the striking farmers
against picketng and disorder" He pleads with the
farmers to stay at home He never urges the farmers
to organize actions to stop foreclosures de-
fend their farms
But the rank and nle farmers are breaking away
from this leadership
Tbs Rank and File Farmer
Ths rank and file farmers over the heads Of their
officials ct the old time farm organizations such as
the Grange, the Holiday Association the Farm Union
are themselves eecting delegates to the Chicago
ference despite the efforts their leaders to stop It,
The Party must give much attention 10 work
among the farmers than the past Specifically
II must see to that Communists arc sent into the
rural districts to assist In forming farm committee,
assist In the election Of farm delegates Chicago
Conference, and TO lead the actions against
the mortgage holders, ETC.
The cry for cancellation of taxes and mortgage
debts grows louder every day, and Is carried out by
tbs farmers themselves In their actions.
The United Farm League has organized many &C
tons that have prevented farm foreclosures Every
where the farmers striking back at the capitalists
and the Roosevelt government which rob them.
The Communist Party supports and will actively
participate in this Conference 1t must show the farm
ers that only struggles, led and directed by the
farmers themselves win their strikes and stop
foreclosures.
It must point out TO them that just as mass
struggles alone can win them temporary relief from
capitalist robbery only the unity with the proletarjat
for the revolutionary overthrow the capitalist system
can provide permanent solution to their problems 1t
must point out to them the Of the Soviet road
to collectvisation.