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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

them to come and help US draw
up a program Of demands and Oh
action for all the impoverished
farmers of Wisconsin. These
members of the Farmers Union
and Holiday Association responded
heartily. Many of them were very
valuable in helping the U. #. l..
plan its program for Wisconsin.
The fact that we requested farm
ers who were not of our organiza-
ton to exercise full delegate rights
made a very good impression on
all.
We made it clear to the Farm
ers Union members that we of the
.. F. L. could not fight with
them to fight in favor of infla-
ton because we were convinced in
flation will hurt rather than help
the farmers.
We explained to the Holiday
Association members at the con-
ference that we would not unite
with them in fight to get Wal
lace ousted from office because we
believe the the farmers have moth
ing to gain by replacing one poll
tician with another.
We told the members of the
Farmers Union and of the Holi.
day Association that we did not
insist that they unite with us or
everything that we may propose
We called for a united front OF
the issues on which we car
agree-a fight for relief, 70,
special relief in the drought.
stricken area, against foreclosure:
and evictions, for higher price.
for farm products, especially MIX
etc.
If the farmers in the other farm
organizations are approached on
this basis, showing them i'm ac
ton that we have the same faitl
IN them that we have in ourselves
they can be drawn to take part /,
the Chicago Conference and the,
will be Of the greatest importance
IN making the Conference q euc
cess. We have no reasor e. e..
or to suspect the farmers in th
other farm organizations. The
are honest. They are sincerely. a.
cording to their best understand
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
IN 5
YEARS $l,5OO,OOO
Gets 100000 a Year for
Life From the Chase
National Bank

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. IS.
Testifying before the Senate bank
ing and currency committee, AL
bert H. Wiggin, former head of
the Chase National Bank, admitted
that in the hast five years he has
received nearly $1,500,000 in bon
uses, salary, and extra income
from other corporations at the
same time that he was head of
the Chase National Bank.
When he retired last winter, he
was voted 100000 a year for the
rest of his life by the executive
committee of the Chase bank.
Testifying in deep voice, Wig
gin said HIS banker associates "al-
ways suggested" the additional
compensation" he was to receive.
"And l helped to fix theirs" he
added.
"You helped 70. fix theirs and
they helped to fix vours"? asked
committee counsel Pecora.
eyes" Wiggin replied.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
Weekly OrganizatiOnal Letter
By ALFRED Farmers Mimi

fact "cost of production" prices
may and will serve as IAN impetus
for extending corporation farming
by eliminating the little fellow sns
most of US, from agricultural pro
duction. Khe government may
readily grant the passing OF tns
Frazier bill without endangermg
sacred profits" We already have
nearly so per cent initiation. Inc
money class have no objection y
fact they are expressing greas
desire, to initiate some more "
that they can rake in the las.
shekels that may still remain D
the hands of the mass of the Amer
lean people.
These are the false issue
Messrs. Bosch, Reno, Simpson SD'
Co. are asking the American farm,
ers to strike for. If the barmsn
had been consulted as to wn'.
they would strike for, it would ~
be so bad even if the Farmers as ~
not chosen their issues correcAr
But these demands have not O''
selected by the farmers.
If these fake demands n !.
granted, as they probably VII ,s,
because they are what the mOn,s
class wants, then these "lesOs,s
will say to the American farm' -.
"See, this is what we got isr ~; 80
hooray, vote for US next eiscs, '.,s
when a little later the fsrnsSs
learn that this relief has ?. UIO. ~.
mo relief, the leaders viii ~ ~
"You can't blame us because s,. -
went on strike to put these '1 \
across" The whole scheme a,
get credit for the leaders 70. I. Nv
achievement and TO prepsre ne
the blame for betrayal o.
rank and file Of the FARMERS
The answer to this schs. mend \
betrayal is the Farmers O AMI
National Conference where re. ne
and file dirt farmers viii nav as0ssorsl
opportunity to decide on : !. u ., m
scale what thev VIII fie ~. - com
dor +he leadershir ~ .rsicr
r,;++Aes ~ corrritteos Of .cnr-
elected hv themselves !'rd - sso
chile IN the farmers y
! +, +ho p-ceeedinoe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
ANTI-WAR MEETING
HELD IN NEBRASKA
Permanent Anti-War Com
mittee Is Established

RAVENNA, Nebr.-Two hun
dred fifty farmers from more than
Is counties of the state and city
workers from nearby cities met
here at the farm home of William
Pritschau. The purpose of the
meeting was to welcome home the
Nebraska delegates to the Anti
War Congress. Although the dele
gates were unable to reach Ra-
VIENNA in time. the meeting was a
success.
Maggie Pritschau, militant farm
woman acted as chairman. Talks
were given by several members Of
the Holiday who brought out in
their speeches that cancellation OF
poor farmers and workers debts
would be the only real relief from
the debt burden.
A speaker from the Young Coma
munist League pointed out that
the youth of Nebraska would fight
against being used for cannon
fodder by the capitalists in their
next imperialist war. A member
of the Communist Party pointed
out that only through a workers
and farmers government coul1
wars be ended. He called for the
defense of the Soviet Union.
A protest resolution was adopt.
ed ard sent to President Roosevelt
denouncing U. S. Intervention in
Cuba and demanding the imme-
date withdrawal of all armed
forces from the Cuban area.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
Preparing
New Betrayals

The National lenders of the
Holiday Association and of the
Farmers Union are threatening to
call national farm strike. These
gentlemen have been condemned,
not only by US but by the rank
and file of their own organiza-
tons, for having called off strikes
in the past without consulting the
wishes of the rank and file. Now
they are pretending to give the
rank and file farmers something
to say about their affairs. The
farmers throughout the country
are to vote when the strike is
called off.
But who will count the votes Z?
The self-appointed leaders, of
course. They can count the vote
as they please, either to continue
or discontinue the strike.
In the first place, we dirt farm
ers have not had any say SO as
to what we should strike for.
These self4appointed leaders have
decided for us that we should
strike for "cost Of production" the
Frazier Bill and for initiation. II
these issues were brought up fol
discussion among the rank and
file of American farmers, they
would be declared false issues Iand
would be rejected.
Cost of production" may near
anything or nothing. The Frazier
Bill is another quack remedy that
is intended to keep the farmers
from struggles for real relief. The
farmers are beginning to realize
that initiation Is a boon for the
profiteers and bane to the farm.
ers.
The government can easily grant
"cost of production" on some
gentleman farmers model farm
but the great mass Of American
small and middle farmers would b,
left where they were before. Il
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
BASIC SURPLUS"
PLAN In BOSTON
MILK AGREEMENT
Government Reports Farm
ers Will Increase Income
by $2.25 Per Month

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. IA,
The proposed milk marketing
greement for the Boston milk shed
his passed through the prelimi-
nary stages and has been sent to
the field for consideration.
The agreement continues the
"basic-surplus" racket whereby the
Milk Trust robs the small dairy
farmer. The price proposed fol
"Class 1" milk Iat country receiv-
ing stations is 1921 per hundred
pounds. For "Class 2" milk the
price to farmers is the average
monthly quotations for Boston 81
score butter, plus 20 percent, f. o
b.. country receiving stations.
The price to consumers is es-
tablished at IL cents maximum
and IL cents minimum. Chair
stores are fighting this price
however, demanding that milk de,
livered to the door by wagons
should cost 13 cents.
The Agricultural Adjustment
Administration reports that this
agreement will affect 10000 dairy
farmers in Vermont, New Hamp
shire. Massachusetts,, and Maine.
It also states that the agreement
will bring $45,000 greater income
every month to these 10000 farm
ems. This means that each farmer
will benefit. if at I'll. to the ex
teri of 1925 per month.
It would be interesting to finC
out how much benefit the Mill
Trust will derive from this agree
ment. But the federal government
isn't releasing any such informa
ton.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
The Conference
Must Begin Now

We cannot leave it to mere
chance that the right thing will be
done in the Chicago Conference
when the time comes. The Con-
ference which is scheduled for the
18th of November must in reality
be begun long before that by the
farmers all over the country. The
issues must be thoroughly discus
sed in meetings and proposals for
actions prepared.
Since milk is the most important
farm product in Wisconsin, the
United Farmers League state con-
ference, held in Wausau On Oct. IL,
decided that the Wisconsin dele
gates to the National Conference
will demand there a special ma
tional milk conference to draw up
national milk demands and to plan
nationwide actions to put these
demands into effect.
1t seems to us that 1t would be
an excellent thing to do in every
state, and in smaller territories too
for the farmers to plan in advance
Just what they want to bring up
in the National Conference in re-
gard to their own state and re-
gion. No matter how many dele
gates go to Chicago, if no one
were to go there with clear ideas
about its purposes the results
would not be very good. A thou
sand times zero is still zero. Sc
we must have plans in advance
These plans and proposals must
come from broad masses Of Amer.
lean farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

Let us all work for it, and by
all means get the paper as wide a
circulation as possible.
DOINGS OF LAST WEEK
Howard F. Riddle, Cascade Co.,
Mont, sent three dollars to apply
ON account. expect to have a
few more locals here before long"
he says.
Jack Witt, Marathon Co., Wis,
sent us a yearly sub. He also
writes: eve had our regular meet
ing and got seven new members.
Edw. C. Baunann, Clearwater
Co. Mimi, RENTED for bundles re-
ceived ard ordered 100 copies per
week instead of Is. Henry Gusey,
Clark Co., Wash, sent so cents for
bundle. Emil Maxi, Marquette
Co. Mich, ordered bundle.
Growing in California
Donald A. Mcneil, Sonoma Co.
Calf, sends one sub. "The League
has been very active of late with
good prospects of growing" he
writes. Spanaway, UFL Of Wash
sends US $1.25 for papers.
Hard Up There Too
| Mary Petaja, Musselshen Co
Mont, renews for six months. She
sent names for sample copies, IanC
says Farmers like the paper
fine"
Nick Larson, Clark Co. Wash.
sent two subs. VIM. Lushenko
Mclean Co. N. D., sent US eighteen
25-cent subs. R. B. Lorentzen, o.
Beltnami Co. Mimi, sent one sub
Homer Ayres, Perkins Co. S. D.
sent one sub.
Erik Sweet, Williams Co. N. d.
alse sent one sub.
MRS. FRANK MURTLAND, Bel
WI trami Co. Mimi, sent US two
subs. Carl E. Taylor, Aitkin Co
Minn., sent US four subs.
]. w. Eustis, Texas, sent one
sub. L. Santamun, Ashland Co.
Wis, sent two subs. Jacob Pam
ula, Bayfield, Co. Wis, sent on
sub. William Moxness, McHenr!
Co. N. D., sent three subs.
N. G. Bjorndahl, Srohomish Co
. Wash, sent one sub. August Sch
lemmer, Chisago Co., Mimi, sen
us one sub and one renewal. JAS
Freeman, Yakima Co. Wash, or
dered bundle of papers and pro
grams. Gust Turrquist, Snohomisl
, Co. Wash, sent a dollar for SOM
papers.
Tie Guide Against Rotten
Deals
Hans Larson, Hutchinso Co. S
D., sent one sub. 81 sure wish
: could get out and sell this pape
as it is the paper every farme
{ ought to read to guide themselve
e against the rotten deals that is pu
: over on us farmers" he writes.
Arthur Korkolo, Valley Co
Mort, sent us five subs and or
dered another receipt book.
II One That Does Not
Give Up
C. M. Boskaljon, Pierce Co
Wash, sent one sub. evil &c
home for n few days, then bac
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

in the class struggle aO.;,
says. he
Gertrude Kamppinen. Sill
Co. Mont, sent dollar f., "A''
die received. Howard f. Ran S'
Cascade Co. Mont, sends two -uO
subs and says he is busy ~ 'ASts
Chicago Conference. ~
7. L. Edwards. Adams Com
renews his subscription f., y
year and sends twentv-ssv., Oae
cent subs and says, az tSiD,.
can get several more subs i !
next two weeks" ~
Workers Eager for PaDs,
Margaret Hunt, Brown c. On
sends one sub. 81 have 81 =
some copies to the unemr e.'e.
workers. They were receives 800 y
these workers with great MT,
and eagemess." ''
EDWARD c. BAUMANN, Glen.
IL winter Co. Mimi, sends TIM.
more subs and orders more raoo,0.
books. Mrs. Frank Murtland Ry
trami Co. Mimi, also sends tbr..
subs and wants her bundls -
creased to so per week.
A. KorkalO, Valley Co. NOD,
sends one sub and wants 100 m;
cago Conference Calls. Home.
Ayres, Perkins Co., S. D.. SEM.
one sub. VIM. Ferguson, Yakim.
Co. Wash. sends one sub. Franz
Walters, Woodbury. Co. Iowa. sent
a dollar for bundle of back mum.
bers. c. A. Morris, San JOamn.
Co. Calf, sends one sub.
Edwin Pfutzenreuter, Brown Co
S. DIX, sends two subs.
w. E. Broker, Clark Co. Wiz.
sends one sub. o. HuopOla, Wa.
dena Co. Mimi, sends one sub. !
BARLEY, Kenosha Co. Wis, sends
one sub. Theo. Reindal, Poll Ca
Mimi, renews and orders recent
book.
Mr.. Johnson, Yellowstone Co.
Mont, sends dollar for bundle.
Robert Kirmo, Burleigh Co. N. D..
sends one sub.
Jonathan Hoff, Emmons Co. N.
OAK, pays for bundle and orders
another 100 copies. Reports are
coming in that the Emmons coun-
ty people are sure speaking well
| of our UFL."
Arne Jaskala, Butte Co., S. D.,
orders 100 Conference Calls. Wn.
MOmess, McHenry Co. N. OAK,
sends two subs. Hans Kauppls,
Cowlitz Co. Wash, sends three
subs. Roy Miller, Sherman Co.
Nebr., sends one sub and orders
100 UFL Programs. Fred Dal-
ziel, Renville Co. N. OAK, sends
one sub.
Edna Sandbank, 0ttertail, MINI
sent in one six-months sub and
asked for sub blanks.
William Biglow, Seattle, Wash
paid 81 in advance for bundle or
ders.
F. Dobbins, Oshkosh, Wise. sent
in four six-weeks subs. Good work
J for a start.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

The next dav we decided 70
'cakA p real demonstration. Four
hundred came ont this time. IN
clrdinr the nolire force +he sher-
iff and his Identities We hal some
good enea1Jfrv m the street. We
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

exposed the inhuman tactics of
the government towards the needy
by neglecting to provide enough
relief. This time when the COM
mittee went to see the commission
ers, they got what they were after
including the money to pay for
the grocery orders that we got the
day before.
We are now getting delegates
elected to the Chicago Conference.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

Tom Mann, veteran revolution
list and a member of the British
Communist Party, was at fir4k
refused entry into the United
States because of his active op-
position to imperialist war. The
immigration officials were fl
naliy forced by mass protests to
allow him 30 enter the country,
bat they coEntrived to do so too
hate for him to take part in the
United States Congress Against
War.
Tom Mann "a allowed Go re-
MAIN here only two weeks, but
ne Is spending this time tour
ing the country for the Anti
War Congress.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
The Farmers
Are Interested

Every farmer, no matter what
organization he may belong TO, Is
beginning to look for a real wav
out of the crisis. We saw that
clearly IN connection with the wis
consin q. =. L. conference. We
went to meetings Of the Farmers
Union and Of the Holiday Asso-
cintion ard Of the Milk Pool and
told the farmers that we wanted
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
Advance Guard

WITH National Office fanctiOning, with the
w going all the country, getting better
organizatonal work and subs for paper M
The conference in Chicago will be another move ou,5
organization and the much bigger scaI
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20
PERSISTENT WORK OF UNITED
FARMERSLEACUE IN BELTRAMI
COUNTY, MIMI, GETS RESULTS
Relief Office Run by County Commissioners Goes Bust
Because of Heavy Graft Accompanying
Distribution of Relief
Head Of Relief Station Refuses to See Committee From
y. +. L.; Big Demonstration Following Day
Forces Granting of Demands
BY MRS. FRANK MURTLAND

BEMIDJl, Mimi think it is my duty to let the read
s OF this paper know what going in this county under
the profit system. N'~N
The farmers were told last fall when Roosevelt was
elected that in few months they would again be ON her
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

Write to the Producers
News about your plans and
preparations for the Farm
ers Second National Confer
ence.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

ing, looking for a way out of the
crisis for all impoverished farm
ers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

steet with plenty to eat and wear,
with enough money to pay the
creditors, and maybe buy a new
car Iand what not. But high prices
sure came in with Roosevelt.
All winter long the living stan
dards of the farmers in this coun-
ty went down and down, until
about five hundred farm families
were forced by starvation to apply
for federal aid, such as is being
distributed here.
Graft in Relief
Before the present federal re-
lief office was established the
county commissioners handled the
relief, but soon the county went
bust. No wonder the county went
busted with all the graft going on.
One commissioner was supposed to
have paid STA for nurse to take
care of a patient in the hospital,
but the patient never saw a nurse
while he was there. This is just
plain graft. Now one of the COM
missioners who serves on the re-
lief board demands $3.50 bride of
a certain store or he would send
relief orders elsewhere.
The present relief station is run
by the same grafters with the help
of some imported liars, thanks to
the Farmer Labor state govern
ment of whom they have a good
supply.
The farmers and workers are
fast losing all the illusions about
| the Roosevelt New Deal, and many
who once said that they got toe
much pride in themselves to ask
for relief, now see no use in try
ing to uphold this capitalist sys-
tenn at the misery of their wives
and children. Many of them ARE
now taking pride in building the
United Farmers League ard fore
ing the relief stations to give food
and clothing.
Relief Head DOdges
Farmers
On Tuesday, Sept. rs, group Of
members of the u. F. L. went tc
the relief station. The doors were
locked so someone called by tele.
phone and the answer was thai
Carney, the head of the relief sta,
ton, was not there, but we could
see him through the window. The
crewd was small, but well orga.
nized, so we stood by the door .anC
waited. Soon the police came anc
escorted the relief agent, who wa.
not supposed to have been there
and his office force to a WAITING
car. Sc he got away this time.
We went to the park and held {
meeting till noon and sent +ele
gram to Governor Olson demand
ing that if the promised relief
does not come by tomorrow, W,
will take it. By this time we wer,
all getting kind of hungry, SO W.
went to a large store with I
restaurant annex. A commftte.
asked the manager for somethins
to eat. The manager scratched hi
head, looked us over. and said OK
So we MI ate dinner.
After dinner we went to an
other place and held another meet
inV. then we went back to the
store and got groceries for q
families to last until the next day
!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-21

Berlin, (UP)-After having suc- ceeded in making any wheat im- port superfiuous, the government onw is concentrating upon elimin- ating, so far as possible. fats or TOT eign origin.
 In this field, however, no such complete success as yet has been achieved as in the case of wheat. Despite the Hitler governments drastic measures aiming to stimu- late the consumption of domestic fats. Germany still is importing about 46 per cent of the fat con- stunned by the population.
 In the spring. the import ratio was as high as 60 per cent.
 The reduction of fat imports Is regarded to be due in the first place of the anti-margarlne law enacted by Hugenberg. Hugenberg, when minister o1 agriculture, imposed a tax upon margarine amounting to 25 pfen- nigs per pound, which doubled the price of margarine.
 Thus the margin between the margarine and butter price was re- duced, and many housewives turned to German butter instead of mar garine.
 For those who could not afford | to buy butter, or even to pay tht new price of margarine. Hugenbere issued fiat cards" enabling then to buy margarine, or other fats l free of tax.
 In order to avoid such hard ships, Hugenberg's successor, Wal ter Darre, body revised his prede- l cessor's fiat plan."
 Under Darre's new margarine decree, those possessing "fat cards will have a right to demand tht
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-21
BY THOMAS B. MALARKsY

BY THOMAS B. MALARKSY United Press Staff Correspondent
 Los Angeles, Cal, (UP)-One of the outstanding hopes for the ln- ternational Pacific Highway is the idea that the inter-continental thor oughfare will bring greater friend Illness and understanding between the three Americas.
 But, its sponsors say. there are many practical benefits, too.
 Tourists of the United States spend hundreds of millions of dol lars annually in the Orient ana Europe, but comparatively little Tn South America. Construction Of the continent linking highway would divert large portion or tnls golden tourist crop southward and thus help pay the cost of road con-
 MutuhI Benefits
 Non-competitive trade between Central America and Mexico, Tn the tropical zone. and the tnlteo States and Canada, in the temper ate, would be opened upwith mu- tual benefits to all concerned.
 Such a thoroughfare as the In ternational Pacific Highway would
 
 communication facilities. Increased trade and commerce would impress upon steamship companies the val. ue of developing coastal routes. It is even conceivable that an inter continental railroad. closing up the links of existing roads, would be- come a reality.
 South and North America, it is further maintained, have much to offer each other in the line Of ex- port trade. The 12.00o mile high way would tend to open the door between the two continents and de- velop commerce.
 Added to all practical consider ations is the desire to sweep aside misunderstanding and suspicion by creating a direct highway link.
 Partly Surveyed
 Enough of the proposed route Of the International Pacific Highway has been directly surveyed, or in vestigated, to say. definitely the pro- ject is feasible. A reconnaissance