The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Friday, September |, 1888
Why the New Deal?

"The Agricultural Adjustment Act proving to be
farming industry" proclaimed the Roosevelt administration
on Aug "a in broadside issued to the press
About the actual accomplishments of the Act they
lttle-beeause there is NOTHING say They dribble
little about the production adjustment programs for cotton
tobacco wheat hogs milk that have already been put
into effect and from which, reputedy millions OF dollars
flowing into the hands of the countrys farmers.
Reports from farmers their paper, tn Producers
News much of which we have not yet been able to prnt
indicate that the New Deal the words OF these farmers
themselves is 'raw deal" rotten DEAL The market
for his goods is contracting prices RECEIVED BY THE
FARMERS for farm products at best barely keeping
pace with the higher prices of what he has to buy eav
mo him in the same position he was months ago. The need
for cash relief is becoming widespread medical aid is
dire necessity in practically every farming community
collectors congregate in the small town hotels like the grass
hoppers in gardens and fields this summer running
out each morning to get their fill for the bankers
But the Roosevelt administration speaks the truth when
it declares that its program gave the farmers HOPE"
Through publicity campaign unequaTed since the
world war; Roosevelt administration has been pouring
out hope (or hop) throughout the American countryside
Why has it done this7
No better to the aims Of the Roosevelt new deal
can be found than by the words of George Peek exarm
machine MANUFACTURER and at present paradng under the
srandoquent title of administrator of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act in speech to the grain gamblers, in
Washington August g.
Peek declared without much ado that the purpose of
the New maintain the capitalist system Of
ploitatOp.
order under which have all grown and prOSpered
to a greater or less degree" declared Peek
He neglected only to add that he and his kind have
prospered to a GREATER DEGREE and we and our kind
have prospered to LESS DEGREE So much less in fact
that after parents have shaved lifetime after have
shaved the best part Of lives and our children are learn
ARD LAND. WE MUST FIGHT FOR RELIEF AND
MEDICAL AID so THAT WE CAN LIVE.
Mr. Peek realizes this CLASS difference between the
greater and ess" that the ruling and owning class pros
to a
10 "1ess degree" Mr. Peek realizes further that the
farmers thinking deeply about this lesson in history
and economics and drawing conclusions from it.
with the number of strikes all the cOun-
try the coal strike in Pennsylvania, the milk strike in
New York the lumber strike turnout the entire lumber
region and others if you (azng to the grain gamblers
then he is gOiig with the OTHER CROWD. He isn't
going stand still and be dspOssessed of his home and
his property through no fault of his own"
cit is in the interest of the Nation Ito be truth
full should have said Wall Street-Ed) that everything
that be done shall be done keep him conservative
He is not going to remain under conditions such
have existed during the last few years."
The present system of society has robbed hundreds
thousands of their homes and threatens the remainder of the
impoverished farmers with the loss of their homes and land
This system driving deeper into the bog of de
tuition and misery.
In the face of this the New Deal and Mr. Peek, and
Wall Street would like to have Conservative" The
struggles throughout the American countryside during the
past year have shown that this Conservatism" is shaken
The farmers have taken to action because action brings
Suits
The New Deal wants us to HOPE that the leopard viii
change his spotsthat this system Of plumber and war viii
bring prosperity and peace.
Each days brings further evidence that we arr
driving toward much sharper period of crisis and toward
imperiaist war.
Nh. Peek feels that we will take UP with bad compan,
unless they make HOPE He told the sueculator
and swindlers would 60 with the "other crowd" Who
this "other crowd?"
The "other crowd" is the most militant ennovod ON,
unemployed workers in the cities These are our brother
in the factories in the soup lines in the mines and mills
This is the city working class-t is the proletariat
H Ii the "Other crowd"-nOt MIR. Peek's crowd
that stands by us in struggles that fights side nv
side with u.s. that pckets with on the strike lines