The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-10
ATTACK ON WALLACE
CL|MAXES SESSION
OF HOLIDAY GROUP
Minnesota Farmers Demand His
Removal From Office BY
President Roosevelt

Montevideo, Mimi, May 10.-(P)-
Members of the Minnesota Farm
Holiday association prepared Wed
nesday to join farmers Of other
northwest states in farm strike
Saturday, after concluding a mill
tant session here Tuesday night, ell
NAKED by a demand that President
Roosevelt remove Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wallace from office.
The attack on Wallace cam e
through a resolution adopted by the
state association delegates asserting
the secretary had not been In "sym-
pathy" with efforts to guarantee the
farmers the cost Of production
through national legislation.
It also was decided by the 1000
convention delegates, who Monday
voted farm strike, they would not
pay interest, taxes or other debts I'M
til the dollar became an honest
measure of value"
operation Of banks and other credit
agencies and a national presidential
moratorium on farm, city home and
personal property foreclosures, and
other relief measures.
Delegates joined Milo Reno, Ma
tional Farm Holiday association
president, in attacking the rejection
by the national house of representa-
tives of the cost production amend
ment to the farm relief initiation bill.
In the final session of the conven-
ton here, delegates turned their at
tention to sheriffs who are carrying
out foreclosure sales on farms.
Ask Sheriff's Removal
Governor Floyd B. Olson was re-
quested In q resolution to remove
from office J. c. Bermel of st.
James, sheriff of Watonwan county,
for foreclosing several farms. He was
charged with "trickery" and disobe-
dence to Governor Olson's iastruc-
tons.
Following the expiration April 80
OF a proclamation forbiddtng fore
closures by Minnesota officers, Gov
ernor Olson advised the Sheriffs to
postpone all sales when it was i'm
possible to secure IAN adequate bid"
for farm and homestead property.
The state convention commended
Governor Olson, a Farmer-Laborite,
favored establishment of third par
ty nationally, demanded lower inter-
est rates on mortgages, heavy federal
income, gift and inheritance taxes,
an end to issuance Of tax exempt Sc
curities, and payment of adjusted
compensation to war veterans in
treasury certificates or notes.
Governor A. G. Schmedeman of
announced he would con-
fer Thursday with district attorneys
and sheriffs to work out a plan for
keeping highways open during the
farm strike.
Withdraw Iowa Troops
Withdrawal of National Guard
troops from Crawford and Plymouth
counties in Iowa. scenes Of recent
farm disturbances. started Tuesday,
and Governor Clyde Herring an
nounced that civilian authorities will
resume their duties at 9 a. m. Thurs
day when martial law is lifted.
There are 81 persons still under ar
rest at guard camps at LeMars and
Denison. 1t is expected that with
the reopening of the civil courts
county attorneys informations will
be filed against persons accused Of
participating in farm sale riots at
Denison and Primghar. and In the
abduction and mistreatment of Judge
G. G. Bradley at LeMars.
Most Of the accused men will face
charges of assault and contempt of
court, Governor Herring said, while
4 few of the alleged leaders may be
charged with conspiracy or criminal
Ninety per cent Of the farmers In
Oklahoma will join the farm holiday
Saturday in which all farm produce
will be withheld from market, it was
predicted by r. l.. Rickerd Of Okla
homa City, president of the Okla
1oma Farmers Holiday association
He estimated $4,000 farmers would
iOin II, tho c}r;Lo