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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
REPORTER THROWN
OUT OF MEETING
All Businessmen Asked to
Leave Meeting of 200
Farmers

Sidney, Nebr., Jan. 28.-All bust
ness men and a reporter were ex-
PEELED from a courthouse meeting
of the Farmers Holiday associa-
ton here Saturday afternoon as
200 farmers gathered to demand a
five year moratorium on all mort
gage foreclosures from District
Judge J. L. Jewell.
Judge Jewell told them he could
net recognize such a moratorium.
o. A. Rosenberg, Newman Grove
and Mrs. L. A. Pearson, Sidney,
were in charge of the gathering
and farmers from DUEL, Kimball
and Cheyenne counties in Nebras-
ka and Logan county Ohio at
tended.
Jack Lowe, Sidney newspaper
man, was the first to be expelled
Mrs. Pearson made a motion Il
exclude him "as an enemy to thu
movement" Lowe was usheret
from the room amid threats fn)n
the farmers.
Shortly afterwards, three at
torneys and two business men wer,
ordered from the room.
While more than 100 farmers
milled about, Sheriff William
Schulz was handed an order Of
foreclosure sale in the office o
the district court saturday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

There is Only One Way Out for
the American Farmers

demands only through srug
GLE always robbed will grant just
and necessary for They will stop
evng when make Them They will higher prices
only them TODD Only action
agencies Wall the necessity granting
mands
organize struggle protect Through
struggle wiz relief and only through struggle.
struggle immediate demands relief
protect the robbery misery uncertainty
cuty that this system of society, capitalism would always
those who toll We ife
misery it, place of cap
at system which workers and only profits
up a workers and farmers government
The United Farmers leads the tong
in the struggle for their everyday needs against every
misery starvation misery
calls the impoverished join city
for revolutionary overthrow Of the capitalist system
The overthrow of the capitalist system the
scaion without compensation of all the agricultural pro-
ductOn belonging landowners bankers companies
machinery companies and corporation including buildings
and livestock
This would Immediately abolish the rent interest," and mort
debts which the small and middle forced
bear
production by the rich
government and would be
part to establish socialist agriculture.
This workers and government would part
of this cOnfscated land Stock machinery buildings would be de-
voted to and what part distributed among
farm workers. tenants and small with insufficient
land.
deeper deeper into misery The possibility of even
existing becomes uncertain the
Soviet Union other hand raising their living
rate that knew the United They built
eminent rules there Because they have this robbers of
other countries preparing attack and farmers
the Soviet Union League stands
with the Soviet Union
Of their country which is aherlan and against all robber
It and robber
Just it declares its solidarity with and worker
Of the Soviet Union who building Socialism the Une
Farmers League declare its solidarity with exploited colonial people
especially those robbed and by Streets army and
e How to Organize
e
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
TOTAL OF LANDLESS PEASANTS
MPOLAND REACHES 100000
Exports of Agricultural Products Is Cut by Half
Result of Sharpening Crisis; Admitted for
First Time by Government

lutely no hope of any improve
ments in Polish standards of iv-
ing for many years to come.
The organ of the Wilma land
owners "Slovo" writes: "The pres
ent situation of agriculture is
reminiscent of the worst situation
in the middle ages" The organ
of the National Democrats ga
zieta Vershavska" writes: Agri-
culture is a patient which whom
everyone sympathizes, but in
whose recovery no one has any
confidence, not even the govern
ment with its new economic policy
One of the most prominent Pol
ish agricultural experts, Karshev.
ski, has just committed suicide. He
left letter in which he declared
that the agricultural situation hat
become so strained that his nerves
could no longer stand it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
WATER DUCKTNG
STOPS BIDDERS
Farmers Wife Bids in ALI
Property for SIS, Aided
by 200 Farmers

Overton, Nebr., Jan. 25.-Threat
of a ducking in a warer2ank 50
effectively discouraged bid, e;'s al
a foreclosure sale Of personal
property and livestock under 2
chatts' note held ~ South Oma-
ha bark at the farm of Mike
Thin"es near OYerton that Ms
Thinreo bid all the property in FOL
about SIS.
The procedure was simple. A
piece OF property would De offereC
for sale. Mrs. Thiunes would b;
a few cents. Whea anybody els
Or d representative of the bank
ventured a bid, a delegation fron
the 200 farmers gathered at TIT
sale would wait on the outside bid
der and suggest a wetting in tn
water tank.
The suggestion invariably dis
couraged the outside bidders.
Mrs. Thinnes bought horses fo
rs cents a head, a few cattle TO
Is cents a head, and farm ma
chinery for similar prices. She
then returned the note to her hu:
band.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
WORKERS ADDRESS
COLO. LEGISLATURE
700 Delegates at Capitol
Demand Relief in
Meeting
(BY H. 1. c.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 23.-Demand
of the workers and poor farmers
of Colorado were heard by Gov
ernor johnson, the State Legisla-
ture and Senate today when a
committee of so, representing the
State Hunger March and United
Front, the latter numbering so or
CARNATIONS including A. F. of L.
locals, workers fraternal orders
and unemployed bodies, was adj
mitted to the executive chambers
following a mass meeting of 5,00(
at a ball park and a determined
demonstration by 5000 before the
state capitol. More than 300 dele
gates were present from most sec
tons of Colorado.
The list of demands was mad
to the governor by Charley Guynr
captain of the southern Colorad
delegation. Both Guynn and Will
liam Dietrich, section organizer
of the Communist party were in
vited to address the Legislator
and Senate while other speakers
reported back to the waitini
throng.
Basis for a statewide Organizs
ton was laid at the state confer
ence. Over 700 delegates repre-
senting the United Front organ
cations and sections of COLORADO
were there and their message
being carried home. An attemI
of the state federation of Labc
to organize a move counter to tn
United Front is meeting with fai
ure because Of its obvious lack {
sincerity and consideration for Il
unemployed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Warsaw, Poland, Jan. pa
discussion has taken place in the
Polish Seym following on the
presentation of the budget of the
Minister for Agriculture. The de-
bate revealed truths which are
usually concealed in the Polish
press.
According to the statements of
the Minister for Agriculture the
export of agricultural products
has sunk tremendously; butter by
SO per cent and meat by 81 per-
cent. The general fall totals 49.7
per cent.
The Seym deputy Kalinovsld in
formed the house that the num-
Der of landless peasants now to-
tails over five millions. The pau
perization of the masses in the
agricultural districts had reached
such a pass that there was abso-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY SHOWS
RECORD EARNINGS

Total income of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company for 1882
was nearly $1,OOO,OOO,OOO, or the
largest ever recorded by any life
insurance company, it was shown
yesterday in the annual report
made public by Frederick H. Eek
er, president.
The balance sheet as of Dec. 81
gives total assets of $S,769, 372, 425
an increase of SITS, 256,772 for the
year. The company is the largest
underwater of life insurance in
the world.
Total income for the yeal
amounted TO 1921, 95S,101
A great part of its billion in.
come of this company has com,
! out Of the meager earnings Of tn,
farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Depew, New York
Bank Closed Feb. :

Albany, Feb. 3.-Joseph A.
Broderick, Superintendent of Banks
has taken possession of the bust
ness and property of the Bank of
Depew at Depew, N. Y, he an
nounced today.
Deposits at the close of business
Feb. 2 were about $650,000. Con-
stant withdrawals and deprecia-
ton of the assets prompted the
action, the superintendent said.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
MARCH 6 SET FOR
TRIAL OF KILLERS
OF STRIKE PICKET

Ole Anderson and his son, Leon
ard, who confessed to killing &c
year old Nordahl Petersen, strike
picket on the night of Oct. a, 1882
will come up fer trial in district
court in Granite, Mimi, March 6.
They are charged with third de-
gree murder.
Peterson was on picket duty
with others near Candy, Mimi
when Anderson and his son drove
by and fired several times at the
pickets. Peterson was killed in
stantly. -.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
AUSTRIAN FARMER Is MURDERED
BY POLICE AT SALE FOR TAXES

Vienna Austria, Jan. lS.-Collisions between
desperate peasants and the police took place yester
day in Mittertrixen Clover Carinthia) when the au-
thores tried to sell up the property of small peas
and for overdue taxes. The police attacked the
peasants with fixed bayonets and one peasant was
stabbed to death There is tremendous indignation
in the district and special police renforcements have
been drafted in to restore order.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Buenos Aires, Feb. 2.-The undeclared wal
between Bolivia and Paraguay (fostered by the u
S. and Great Brittany has resulted in a veritabe
bell for the workers, admits Dr. Arthur Elliot,
missionary in Paraguay. He says "More thou
sands have been killed than anybody cares 70
tell and other thousands have died of thirst, star
walton and disease. Each country has $4,000 men
under arms. Asuncion is city of hospitals"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Dutch Navy Mutines

London, Jan. S1.-The Daily Mail prints SEN
sational news of mutiny of the Dutch navy m
the Far East which involves the cruiser Java and
two destroyers-the Piethein and Evertsin sta
tioned in the Dutch East Indies The mutiny was
caused by proposed reduction in the pay of the
sailors, marines and petty officers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
5000 Demonstrate in South Bend

South Bend, Ind, Jan. 31.-Over 5000 work
ers demonstrated here today against the basket
system of relief. This was the largest demonstra-
ton ever held here and it followed number Of
local victories in forcing better food from the re-
lief committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

President Hoover has asked Secretary Of
Commerce Chopin, to prepare list Of imports
from countries of deprecated currencies. The &C
tual program is to levy new taxes on the Amer
dean workers and farmers thru higher tariffs.
This would help to keep up the profits of some
manufacturers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Standard Oil Merger

Rumors are floating around Wall Street that
The two largest Standard companies, Standard Oil
of New York and Standard Oil of California are
planning to merge during the present year. This
would be another step to crush out the smaller
fry of capitalists in the oil industry.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Food Products Corporation Makes
Huge Profits

Standard Brands-Sellers of Chase and San
born's coffee and Royal baking pOwder-repOrted
q net profit for 1882 greater than for 1881. Their
income was $15OOO1, 491-a tidy sum for the third
year of depression. And Brazilian coffee planters
have to burn their crops because they can't get
the cost of production.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

The railway workers of the Free State have
refused to handle goods from the North of Ire
land (Ulster) where 5000 workers are on strike
against 10 per cent wage cut ordered by the
government Railway Wage Board The Great
Northern Railway system is practically closed
DOWN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Denmark Feeling Crisis

Copenhagen, Jan. 10y bail)-In the be
ginning Denmark which is chiefly an agricultural
country, was not seriously affected by the eco
nomic crisis. During the last couple of years.
however, the fall in the price Of farm goods has
hit the country very heavily At the present there
are about 10000 workers unemployed about
40 per cent of the industrial workers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
MINI. FARMERS
PROTEST SALE
Sheriff Puts Thru Sale of
Family of Is After
Lying Promise
(BY R. IT,

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 3O.-Eight
hundred workers and farmers dem
onstrated here today against the
foreclosure of Esk0 Lappenen's
farm at Corbin, MINI. Leppenen
has a family of II children. Three
hundred of the demonstrators were
farmers who had come from as far
distance as 100 miles, and the
rest were workers of Duluth who
had organized a demonstration in
solidarity with the farmers again
A meeting was held first inside
of the court house in front of the
sheriff's office. The speaker for
the United Farmers League p1i1t-
ed out the necessity of the farm
ers and workers to be united in
the struggle against the attempts
Of the capitalists to deprive then
of the right to live. He calleC
upon the assembled workers anC
farmers not TO bid On the farm.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Postpone Delinquent
Tax Sale Third Time

Clarinda, a., Jan. 31-The Page
county delinquent tax sale, held on
Monday with no bidders appearing
was postponed for the third time
by B. F. MUTT, county treasurer
to March 81.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Millionaire Cabinet Prospect

William Woodin, presiden Of the American
Car and Foundry Co. is the latest recruit to the
number of millionaires who are expected to be
part of Roosevelts cabinet. Whether they are
officially members or not, they will participate IN
the decisions Of the Democratic administration
just the same.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Peruvian Workers Demonstrate
Against War

Peruvian workers under the leadership of the
Communist party carried out a militant anti-waf
demonstration January 81 in the heart of Lima,
capital of Peru The demonstration demanded the
release of 10 political prisoners.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Get Less Than $40 a Month

ST. Paul, Minn.-The East Side block and the
ueighborhoOd committees of the Unemployed
Council held big public hearing recently and
about 600 workers present. It was dis
closed that the average relief given out was less
than $40 q month.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
100000 JobIess Meet in London

London, Feb 5.-The greatest massed gs oos
ering of Great Britain's unemployed stree ls-'
occurred in Hyde park this afternoon The az"
cnstration called by the trade union congress =
protest against the governments economy pOlN'
More than 100000 took part
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Naples, Italy, Feb 5.-TwO strong earn
shocks were felt today in the neighbOrhOOd Oh
Mt. Vesuvius. No damage was reported MOI
than 200 tremOrs have been noted around the V0F
since Thursday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Manila, P. l., Feb manuel QuezOn, Presi'
dent of the Philippine Senate announced his IN
tention to visit the U. S. to talk over the "lnde
pendence" BILL He is opposing the struggle o.
The Filipinos for real independence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
German Reichstag Dissolved

Berlin, Feb President Hindenburg has r.
Gered the Reichstag dissolved since it was appar-
ent it would not support Hitler as Chancellor
The date for the new elections has been semi
officially set for March 5.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Chinese Volunteers Fight
BraveIv

For the fourth time within week Chinese
volunteer troops carried out fierce attack Feb.
] on the japanese invaders holding Chumen Pass
IL miles north of Shanhakwan The japanese
claim that the Chinese were again repulsed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Rumanian Oil Workers Battle
Police

Pieestl, Rumania, Feb. -Four thousand oil
workers battled the police yesterday during dem
onstration against the governments decision to
support the wage cuts and lay off policies Of the
Romano-Americana Oil Co., a subsidiary Of the
Standard Oil Co.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Washington, Jan. 31.-The u S. government
yesterday sent second note 10 Peru, demanding
that it surrender the Leticia region to the Colom-
bian puppet government of Wall Street. Peru
has rejected the u. S. terms of Settlement"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Clashes between dissatisfied peasants and the
Italian militia have taken place in the towns of
Monte San Giacomo and SasanO. The demon
STATIONS occurred because of the recent lease law
which places severe restrictions upon the rural
population.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Strikes Occur in Berlin

Berlin, Jan. 31.-Many strikes have taken
place in Berlin factories at the appointment of
Hitler for chancellor There have also been strikes
in lower Saxony and in the railway repair works
in Esslingen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Denmark Abolishes Right

Copenhagen, Feb. 1.-The Danish government
has abolished the right of the Danish workers to
strike and has inflated the krone to 22h to the
British pound which will greatly increase the
cost of living for the working class
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10

Washington, D. C. Jan. 31.-The House Of
Representatives passed bill yesterday continuing
the one cent a gallon gasoline tax until June 30,
1884. This hits the masses of small farmers who
must have gasoline to get to town.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Shoe Workers Win Victory

Boston, Mass, Jan. 31.-The strike of the
American Shoe Company workers in Chelsea, Mass
ended To-Day with complete victory for the strik-
'ers. The company withdrew the wage cut 10
rs per cent and agreed to recognize the shop
committee
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Snowbound Indians Get Aid

Supai, Ariz.-Fear of starvation for 200 In
dams isolated in snowbound reservation was
ended today when mail contractor and six tribal
braves broke through deep snowdrifts and reach
.Supai with desperately needed food and supplies.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Sue Ex-MayOr Walker for $2,O7s

While ex-mayor Jimmie Walker of New York
is sporting around Europe his creditors are clam
Oring for cash here. One of the latest is the
Croker Hotel Company of San Francisco to
whom he owes a hotel bill for $2,079.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
International
News
France Has New Premier

Paris, Jan. 31.-The new premier of Franco
is EdOuard Deladier. He succeeds Paul-BOncovr
who took Uffice after the defeat of Herriot I,
is not expected that the new premier will wi.
the support of the Chamber of Deputies
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Canada Deports 1852

Over 1852 foreign-born workers were deported
from Canada in 1882, reports w. A. Gordon, act
ing minister of immigration. Of these 500 were
deported because they were sick and SO because
thew demanded "exorbitant" l. e. living-wages
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Committees of Action

The organization of the farmers struggle their immediate
demands primary task all possible try
ganize them into the United Farmers League.
In will find, however, that farmers
ready struggle unedy several
heant about joining the United League
organization them Then there be farmers already
long organization and ogan
zaion
We should try these Commit
tee of Action This committee should consist militant
farmers the neghbOhOOd It's duty is to
immediate struggles Ability willingness to lead
should be the only qualifications election this
Action.
These Committees of Action, which UNITED FRONT #
all the community larger area organized
also where the United Farmers League United Farmers
League ready all times participate organization
UNITED FRONT Committee of Action should
to initiate organization of such Committees all
ers into struggle
In these United Front actions the United Farmers League and
its members be the most class conscious
fighters of the By actions the United
Farmers League convince the farmers supporting
Committee of Action that they should this nation
wide organization militant farmers that tsey should DIN the
League of these United struggles must build
the United Farmers League and Producers News its Off
cial organ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Laundry Workers Win Strike

New York-The strike in the Starlight Laun-
dry which started last week was settled when the
employer reinstated a fired worker and agreed
not to discriminate against union members.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Proposal to Close Copper Mines

In order to push up prices the copper COM
psnies considering proposal to shut down
this summer. At the present time the industry
is running at twenty per cent of capacity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
10000 u. S. Sailors In
Mimic War

Honolulu, Feb. 5-The American scouting
fleet of 81 vessels an 10000 men is preparing to
simulate an attack on the Pacific coast In order
10 train the sailors for the next world conflict.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Sentence Boy to 80 Years
o. ne

New York. Feb. 4-RObert Washington, 10
year-Old Negro elevator operator was sentenced t.
80 years in Sing Sing for stealing so cents and
~. overcoat.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
Told In Brief
Demonstrate Against Wage Cuts

Pittsburgh, Feb. Fifteen hundcei workers
demonstrated today before the JOnes-La1glilin
s'ce mill arolrst wage ,uts that the ste - Gus
try is !laIoirg to put 1T, effect.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-02-10
HOLD SALE WITHOUT
FARMERS KNOWLEDGE

A resolution was adopted de-
handing that the sheriff Withdraw
the foreclosure proceedings. The
sheriff said he couldn't do :his,
due to the technicalities Of the
law. Finally the sheriff in the
office admitted that the sale was
going to take place at 10 a. m. and
that it will be held in front of the
court house. The farmers and work
ers filed out of the sheriffs office
and went outside, only to find the
sale was through without any
workers or farmers knowing that
the sale had been held. In the
meantime while the spokesman fer
the farmers was discussing this
matter with the sheriff and &C.
lnantirg to know just where and
when the sale was to take place, a
couple of other sheriffs had gore
outside with the representative OF
the Feceral Land Bank and ma
chined the sale through without
airy public announcement. Only
one man bid and that was the
agent of the Federal Land Bank
the holder of the mortgage.
The workers and farmers were
indignant over this low down
method of the sheriff and elected
committee to go to the sheriff.
office to tell the sheriffs jus
what kind of robbers and trick
sters they really are.