Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-09-21

THE HOLIDAY Association

Much Is being said AID Con
now days under the influence ar
activity Of Holiday Associations
In some localities efforts % III
organization are prompted by sin
cerity of purpose and directed ,,
intelligent and fair-minded leader
ship. In other places. members 0.
the Holiday Association have per
mitted the leadership OF their or
ganized effort 10 fall into the hands
of Communists or other radicals
who would merely use the assoeiz-
ton 10 further a selfish cause. in
cite men TO violence. and encour-
age a spirit Of rebellion aeainsf our
government.
The other day a man said 70 u.
1t IS getting 10 be a sad state
Of affairs when a man eann0r col
leet under due process of 1aw 2haf
Is justly due him.. This man nas
not a banker. a Joan agent. Or one
whose sympathy was necessarily
with those Who had made loans 70
farmers. He was Just an ordinary
citizen. the same as | was.
NY reply to him was In the form
Of questions. | asked. Don't ron
think. Joe. that ifts just as sd 4
state OF affairs when a farmer
can scarcely raise enough 10 4e4d
and elothe his family and through
nc choice OF his own i c0np-as
10 accept charity from he EnKa--l
ment or his neighbours ISM it Z
sad state of affairs when I farm
err must sell what little he raises
at less than the actual cost os rro-
duction." Yes. isn't II a sd |
state Of affairs when. because ~
three IF successive ufouzh !
and with deInoralizing prices. taxes
on farmers lands have piled NJ N
I'll. with penalty and all. he holds
little II anr euity In his proper
tyr My friend said he had never
thought Of it in just hat vay.
That's the trouble. Most III II
think OF things In rnlv one Eas
prone To iet our srnanaf1-
follow tie line Of lfast r4+ane+
and because a farmer uses =4ers
possible means to save his proper
y and protect his family-even
he NAV resort to eyrraD-d- /,
nary means. We quickly Jump a
conclusions and place him il q 1.
lass Of law violators. /.
Ny opinion NAV not be RDrsh q
Fhoop. but really think the Holt
lay Association has 4 definite and !.
helpful mission to perform. In
his debt problem. ne have rwD ex-
remes. On the one side i the :
nortga gor-be he banker. snar
gent. insurance company a. on !.
II he wants to BE- fair. !
mere Is usually 4 xar to adjust :
latfers with the man who o#e@ 4
ne money. OF course 1t i nacag- !
ary TO get your feet under the
talk things over. and some :
mes make some concessions Ard I
lat's just where the trouble rurra II
!. some loan agents take the ba :
eFe-me. IIl-gef-minfs attitude. =
Iodern Shylocks. exacting the last
ound of flesh. There IL the one e. Z
eme. The other i the debtor who i
unwilling 10 meet his creditor II
way. He sees an opportunity i'm II
situation such as this 10 sneak ff
It from under honest OBLIGATIONS =
It'll an attitude OF ssrry and ee@ 10
!" He hides behind some orra- OF
cation such az the Holiday asso- b
ation, gets his case SET I'D as ore "a
Ing trampled nnder the hoof OF a 0f
arciless creditor. and before long of
$ joined the ranks of communists n
IN Its war cry OF down with the e
vernment." That's the other er- i
me. One Is no better than the =
her. and for both there should CO
a remedy.
II
The Holiday Association mar -
Il be the remedy. With existing ~
,nomic conditions, there Is need IL
a moratorium of some kind. -
I whatever ~leniency i granted. | ~
Is only just that consideration -
gwen to the creditor az welI a.
mar who owes and cannot par. :.
give a man another chance Is
thing. To wipe debts off the -
Is quite another.
Ia
L the Holiday association a
as the agency which viii
ne debtors and creditors togafh-
on a common ground or under
nding. II It can, through intel
leadership, direct the think
OF men with a give-and-fake
Itude between the Shylock er- :
mist on the one hand and the
d-beat on the other. its ~erfSf- !.
g can well be justified. If. ON
other hand, the Holiday asso- TH
don permits itself to be direct
by selfish propagandistg who. -
D no thought OF justice In mind. III:
ely joins hands with the "a -.
, you'd escape paying his debts. -
would resort to n means TO Az.
omplish that end. then. I'm our
MON, it will quickly defeat fts
purpose.
era
In Williams county. North -
lota, the Holiday Association -
made Its stand very definite -
resolutions adopted last week -,
council OF defense declared. -
We should Like IL undersfos,d
we condemn any farmer who -
is 10 take unfair ADVANTAGE as -