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The producers news., 1933-06-09
TWO BILLION AND
HALF LOST DURING
THE BANK HOLIDAY

On May 8 there were 1,211 mem
Der banks of the Federal Reserve
system which had not recovered
from the Roosevelt bank holiday
in March. Licensed member banks
totalled 5,478 on that date.
While nearly 20 per cent of the
member banks remained closed
they contained less than ten per
cent of the deposits. The banks
which remained closed were, there
fore, the smaller banks which
could not get the help of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
as the big ones did.
Total deposits of the closed
member banks totalled $2,618,OO0,-
000-over two and a half billion
dollars robbed from the small de-
positors primarily.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
WHEAT STOCKS
OF WORLD RISE
Food Supplies Grow While
Mass of Working People
Face More Misery

AS a result of the declining
standard of living of the
working people thruout the
world stocks of wheat avail
able for export or carry-over
IN the principal exporting
countries on May l were 40
100000 bushels larger than
on May 1, 1882. The total on
May 1, 1888 was 774,OOO,OOO
bushels.
World shipments have declined
rapidly during the past six weeks
and in April were 21, 100000 BUSH
els less than for April 1882.
1T seems unlikely" the De-
partment of Agriculture is
forced to admit. chat world
shipments and consumption
will increase sufficiently dur
ing the remainder of the crop
year to prevent the world
carry-Over of wheat being
larger than the record carry
over as of July 1, 1933."
The producers news., 1933-06-09
MORE PROFITS TO THE
SPECULATORS

These higher prices mean more
profits to the speculators at the
expense of the working people in
the cities. Relief given to the
unemployed is being cut. De-
spite all of the propaganda handed
out by the capitalist press about
wage increases the wages of those
still working are at bare existence
levels.
Mass unemployment and miser-
able wages for those who have a
job a few days a week mean that
the city workers will be able to
buy less of the farmers products
at the higher prices than pre-
viously. This means not only
lowered standard of living for
these working people but greater
surplus" after next harvest, of
farm products.
Starvation is on the order of
the day under the new deal. AS
long as the working people get
no larger income, any increase in
the prices they have to pay can
mean only a lower standard Of
living and a greater surplus" on
the farms, leading finally to a
new downward tobaggon In farm
prices.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
STRIKE struggle IN
PHlLA. MILK SHED IS
OUTLOOK BYAUCUST
SUPPLY OF WHEAT
IN NORTH AMERICA
ENOUGH FOR YEAR

The United States carryover of
wheat IS expected to be as large
o'n June 80 as year ago. Canada
is reported to have had nearly
100000 bushels more wheat on
hand on May 1 than a year ago.
Total supplies of wheat in North
America are about 100000 bu.
larger than at this time a year
ago. These supplies are sufficient
to supply the domestic needs of
both Canada and the United
States for a whole year, without
taking into account the crop now
in the ground.
Despite this mountain high sup
ply of wheat the working people
of both the United States and
Canada are being driven to ever
lower levels of existence.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
LEAGUE PROGRAM
TO COLO. FARMERS
Speakers Tell Farmers of
Denver United Front
Against Misery

Denver, Colo, June Positive
interest in the program of the
United Farmers League and ap-
probation of the necessity for
militant, united action of workers
and farmers were clearly indicated
Dy 100 o1lce-prosperous jefferson
County farmers at the Lakewood
school house, near Denver, assem-
bled to learn the way out of the
present miserable conditions CON-
fronting them.
Success of the Denver United
Front in its struggle against the
mass misery of the city's INDUS
trial workers and the battles of
the United Farmers League dur
ing the past year were stressed by
the three speakers. Other meet
ings are being arranged and an
organization will be started SOON.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
HITLER'S WORK
PLAN Is FALSE
Peasants Get no Relief in
Fascist Program, Jobless
at Forced Labor

Berlin, June 1.-The Hitler eco
nomlc program which has lust
BEEN made public is conclusive
proof of the bankruptcy of all of
the fascist promises of relief for
the workers and farmers of Ger
many.
The program provides for a gov
ernment financed public works
program of 1,500,OOO,OOO marks
($415,OOO,OOO). The workers will
get nothing out of this program
except forced labor.
NO WAGES FOR JOBLESS
They will get RIO wages. They
will have to live on the miserable
unemployment doles they have
been getting thus far, plus ore
warm meal day (Which thsy
cannct get urder Hitler's urem-
ploymert relief, plus $1.5O per
week in script to buy clothes and
household goods. At most 400,-
OO0 of Germany's 100000 unem-
plcyed will get even this.
The peasants receive simi-
lar treatment. Hitler promised
them the abolition of mort
cages and enough land to live
Om decently. What he now
offers them is a reduction in
interest rates to Az per cent
TIE fascist peasant leader,
Darre, has been promising the
fsrners a 2 per cent interest
rae. - Ccrmah peasants
have just as little chance of
paying Az per cent as what
they are now paying.
But the rich mortgage holders
will not have to bear even this
cut. The Hitler government will
pay them one per cent, up to 300,-
100000 marks ($83, 3,0O0,0O0) 50
that they will get a total of 51s
per cent OH their mortgages.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
INITIATION PUTS
UP FARM PRICES
Higher Prices VIII Lower
Living Standard and Hit
Farmers Thru Surplus

AS result of the campaign put
on by the speculators in antici-
patton of widespread initiation,
prices of farm products rose II
per cent from April Is to May
15. The general index of farm
prices prepared by the Depart
ment of Agriculture advanced
from So to 62.
Even with this increase, prices
are below the level of January,
1882, the second year of the crisis.
The index of grain prices rose Is
POINTS. Meat animal prices were
up 8 points, chickens and eggs 6,
cotton and cottonseed 6, dairy
products A, fruits and vegetables
2. Wool advanced az points in the
month.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
WORLD TRADE FOR
FIRST QUARTER Is
LOWEST FOR CRISIS

Geneva, May 31.-The total
value of world trade for the first
quarter of 1888 was estimated by
the League of Nations today to be
$5,SS1, 100000 gold, or 35 per cent
of the total for the first quarter
of 1929.
The League report said that,
except for a recovery in the Last
quarter of 1892, the decline has
been continuous for four years
and the level for the first three
months of this year is the lowest
yet.
Incomplete statistics for several
countries irdicated, the report
said, that imports and exports
were declining still further in
April, after a slight recovery in
March.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
TAYLOR. .LUXAT
DEFENSE MEET
Oetense Committee Being
Built in Each
County
(BY C. W.

LOup City, Nebr., May 25.-We
mad very fine meeting at the
T TEurt house with three speakers,
Pafry Lux, Rob. Hall, and Charles
r. = taylor, national chairman of
.ne United Farmers League They
sure gave US splendid talks. We
ia Iaa a full house. The meeting
.aS'ea until IL o'clock. The crowd
nc: ssS very quiet and took in every
'niag that was said.
s.v we are sure thankful that such
WI oD.As can be found who will 90
Os out and tell the farmers the truth
s,,S. nu expose the rotten capitals t
ss'em' ~ cannot find words in
ou sue American language strong
S;.,g S;Iugh to condemn the rotten con-
VnS T. we are working under.
NJ - was very busy evening. I
W. put on a defense committee,
s,e no 0OoE up a defense collection Of
fr.n ana small collection to de-
h. ~. expenses. Collections will
IS s taken "a IN each township as soon
pleted. 'Ommltoee Is COM
but b.s bseCelved the bundle Of News
mo 1au - 5 50 much to do at the meet
after . :. mad no time to sell and
broEa the N collection we was ali
meetin.. But 81 We win have a county
SeS a. MAY n, so I win do nav
The producers news., 1933-06-09
SUGAR

their car they do not get any work
on the road.
They all have to walk to work.
Some of them have many miles
to go. The slave driver tells them
that they should be glad to have
a job that they can walk to.
This welfare director is an ex-
sheriff of this county and he sure
knows how TO treat the poor
working class.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
BEER DEAL FOR
KANSAS FARMERS IS
BASIS FOR STRUCCIE

Denver, Colo, June HERES
prosperity in lovely Colorado. A
farmer from Goodland, Kansas,
arrived on a Sunday, at noon, at
the COors Brewery "a scab con-
cern) at Golden, near Denver.
with a truckload of barley. Thir-
teen other barley-loaded trucks
were there for the same purpose.
all unable to sell.
Monday passed, then Tuesday.
Wedn sday night found the Kan
sas farmer broke, ready to trade
barley for gas so that he might
get home. He was invited to join
the United Farmers League.
The producers news., 1933-06-09

Our neighbor, a man 80 years
old, whose wife is past 20, has
been living on the county for the
past two years. Since this well
fare director got in office he sent
him one of these questionairres
and told him to fill it out and
send it back at once or he would
have to work on the road with all
the other welfare workers if he
got groceries.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
WORKERS GET Csc
AN HOUR ON KRESS
STORE IN ARIZONA

Phoenix, Ariz., May 15.-The
construction of the new Kress
store building is we'll under way.
Despite the huge newspaper propa-
garda of good wages, short shifts,
etc., the men are in reality receiv-
ing rs ceits per hour, and work
straight thru nine hours. Practic-
ally no Union men are employed
ON the job. The total cost of the
building is reported to be about
100000.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
GOOD CROP BRINGS
FARMER $3.50 LESS
THAN TT COST HIM

Denver, Colo, June 21-A farm
er near Castle Rock (S5 miles
from Denver) toiled nobly all Of
last summer and got good crop.
Then came the day of settlement
and-he had to pay out $3.50 to
break even.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
CALF. STANDARD TO
END CREDIT DEALING
(BY S. VA

Livingstone, Calf, May 81
After ten years of dealing with
the Standard Oil company farm
er here was denied any further
credit recently He was unable to
pay small bill this spring which
is the slack time for all farmers.
The collector said that hereafter
all dealings with the company
would have to be in cash or not
at all.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
County Is Broke But Can
Pay Welfare Director
500 a Month
(BY G.. S.

White Cloud, Mich, May
31.-On May 27 we had a
meeting of widows and work
ers on the welfare in White
Cloud. There were about 200
present. Clyde Smith and
Chester Grahm were the
chief speakers. The super
visors of this county who are
getting four dollars a day
refused to take a dollars cut
in their wages. One voted,
however, to cut the mothers
pensions in half.
We mothers are not getting
what the law of Michigan allows
us and we have never gotten it.
The laws says we are to get 81
per week for each child but this
county is giving about $1.25 per
child per week.
Furthermore, it has been two
months since we mothers have got
our pensions.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
LEAGUE PROGRAM

The new League program is out.
It is called the militant Program
for American Farmers" Get your
copy now from the Producers
News, Plentywood, Mont five
cents a copy.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
DRAG DOWN WOMAN
SPEAKER

A woman worker got up on the
box to tell the audience why we
could cOt parade. She was drag
ged from the box very brutally. |
could tell that she was hurt by
the sound of her voice.
A member of the young Com
munlSt League got on the box. He
was pulled down and his arms
were twisted by the cops. Another
member of the Young Commun-
lSt League got up but was drag
ged down and away before he
could say anything. Four police
men dragged him down the main
street.
Those arrested in addition to
William Ferguson are Helmi Hut
tunen, Carl Syvanen, Walter Hak-
ala. Aarne Pisila and Aug. Ham
mer. Another unknown man was
arrested in the crowd for saying
Dirty Dogs" to the cops.
LABOR DEFENSE is BUSY
My pockets were searched by
the policemen but they found
nothing and let me go. The In
ternatiOnal Labor Defense is on
the job and will handle the de-
tense of the arrested workers.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
NOT TOO BROKE TO PAY
SALARIES

The county is broke they tell US
and we will have to wait until the
last of June before we get any
more money, but the county is not
too broke to give a wealthy man
the job of welfare director. This
welfare director gets 800 per
month and five cents per mile for
his car.
He is just a slave driver, he
sent each man that was getting
work ON the welfare a question
naire 30 fill out. The ones that
did not send these questiOnairres
The producers news., 1933-06-09
WON'T STRIKE AGAINST
CONSUMERS

This strike will be carried On in
cooperation with consumers orga-
nizatiOns. Detailed plans are be-
ing made to keep the children of
the city supplied with milk while
the strike is in progress.
A protest against the cutting
off of relief to the unemployed is
being sponsored by the Unem-
plOyed Councils, Unemployed Citi-
zcns League and the Unemployed
Cooperative Leagues. Lewis C.
Bentley and A. M. Slower, presi-
dent and vice president of the
United Farmers Protective Assn,
Dublin, Pa, were chosen to speak
to the workers ON June 1, to ask
for their support in the coming
strike.
The Regional Committee mem
bers are returning to their respec-
tive localities determined to carry
on a wide campaign in proportion
for strike, which will involve New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland.
The Philadelphia Regional Com
mittee for Action grew out of the
Philadelphia Milk Shed Conference
which met in Philadelphia on May
II with am attendance of ESQ dele
gates. Some of the organizations
represented there are: the United
Farmers Protective Assn, Farm
ers Protective Assn. of Penna.,
West Jersey Dairymen's Union,
Farmers Union, Farm Holiday
Assoc, Capital City Milk PrOduc-
ers Assn, Unemployed Councils,
Unemploved Citizens Leagues. etc.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
GET 25c AN HOUR

These workers ON the welfare
have to work like slaves at 25c
per hour and eight hours a day
and four days a month. If any
of these mem have a license for
The producers news., 1933-06-09
Cut Mothers Pensions In Michigan

back did not get any work on the
welfare. He asked such questions
as How much money have you?"
and Have you got it at home or
in the bank?"
The producers news., 1933-06-09
.S.D.FARMERS
DEMAND RELIEF
100 Per Cent Support for
Relief Demands on
County
(BY T. EN

Hettinger, N. D., May 29.-One
hundred per cent support of mill
tant action and of demands for re-
lief was the sentiment of the farm,
els who met last Saturday in the
Seymour school house, StrooI.
South Dakota, which is just across
the line from here.
The demands included:
IL days a month work for
a married man and five chill
dren; 8 days a month for
men with smaller families;
and six days a month for 8
single men.
One d Ollar per day per
Z horse.
Eight hour day.
CASH payment for relief
work.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
William Ferguson, League
Organizer in Washington
Among Those jailed
ATTACK SPEAKERS
Jailed Workers VIII Be
Aided by International
Labor Defense
(BY l. R.)

KelSO, Wash, May 3d.
William Ferguson, militant
United Farmers League or
ganizer and six other work
erS were arrested today when
the police and other gun
thugs smashed up a National
Youth Day demonstration.
after the permit for the pa
rade was given and revoked.
About Is minutes bsfore the
time for the parade the police
assembled at the main corner two
blocks away. There were about
30 motor police, 80 state police on
foot, the town chief of police and
several stool pigeons. These lat
ter mingled wiCh the crowd.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
TRY TO INTIMADATE
WORKERS

The chief of police and the
prosecuting attorney were sent to
tell US not to parade or we would
be arrested, and charged with
disobeying the city ordinance and
inciti, G to riot.
The workers formed into line.
The police marched toward us.
One of the workers got an apple
box and took it up the street ONE
block ID where the crowd was.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
TAYLOR STARTS
ANOTHER TOUR
Widespread Demand Re-
suits In Second Tour of
Lux and Taylor

Lincoln, Neb.-Charles TAYLOR
and Harry Lux have returned to
Lincoln after speaking tour con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
State Defense Committee of the
Holiday Association. More than 25
meetings were held in all parts of
the state.
In response to the clamor for
return meetings and picnic dates,
Lux and Taylor are leaving, after
two days rest for another tour
of the state.
Now that warm weather is here,
picnics are much in demand, and
the county holiday associations
are arranging picnics to take ad-
vantage of the speaking dates of
the Lux-Taylor tour. The State
Defense Committee is pushing the
idea of picnics.
"Get together for a full day
IN cOMgenial surrOu ndings, and
let's discuss among ourselves
all the D rOblems which are
facing the Holiday at this
critical period" says Harry
Lux. Let us not drift apart
at this time and thereby undo
the valuable organizing work
we did last fall and winter.
We must close ranks and the
picnic is one of the first steps.
TO BUILD DEFENSE
The Lux-Taylor tour was under
taken to build a defense commit
tee to handle the defense of the
farmers arrested in the state for
militant Holiday activities, and to
build defense fund, for the Lur
case and other farmers cases.
The National Committee for Ac-
tion secured for this series of the
meetings services of Charles E
Taylor, of Montana, former state
senator and national chairman of
the United Farmers League and
managing editor of the Producers
News.
Although Mr.. Taylor has plenty
to keep him busy in the Northwest
the United Farmers League, which
is affiliated with the National
Committee, was willing that Mr..
Taylor should spend this time In
Nebraska because it was realized
that the Lux case is am important
part of the national fight of the
farmers to stay on the land.
Otto Anstrom of the North Da-
kota State Committee for Action
and Rob. Hall, editor of the Farm
ers National Weekly, accompanied
Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Lux.
The State Defense Committee is
inviting Lem Harris of the Ma
tional Committee for Action, with
which the Nebraska Holiday is
affiliated, to join the tour for as
long a time as is possible. Mr..
Harris will also speak at some OF
the Holiday picnics.
County Holiday officers or mem
bers are invited to write TO Ine
headquarters of the State De-
tense Committee at Lincoln, 500
Sumner Street and arrange date
for a picnic in their county,
The producers news., 1933-06-09
COULD NOT GET
CLOTHES

These demands will be handed
to the county commissioners. Last
winter the road work checks could
only be spent for a limited list OF
commodities. The farmers could
get neither mittens, shoes, or
clothes to battle the northwest
blizzards which hit here early in
the fall.
One farmer traded out his beam
check with the exception of a few
CENTS. He had one HI of a time
getting some papers and Bull Dur
ham. They finally called it "apri-
cots" and he cashed out his check.
ONLY 20 POUNDS OF
SUGAR
Many people caught a ride in
to the railroad, over so miles, to
get 100 pounds of sugar for the
winter. When they got there they
were turned down because their
"bean checks" orly called for 20
pounds.
The producers news., 1933-06-09
MAYBE SOONER
Struggle VIII Be Carried
on in Unity With City
Workers
TO FEED CHILDREN
Regional Action Commit
tee VIII Prepare Strike
In Four States
TO FEED CHILDREN

=, Perkasie, Pa, May 29.-
The Philadelphia Regional
Committee for Action. COM
prlSlng several farm and Ia
Dor organizations, held its
first meeting Saturday, Nav
II, at Hilltown, Pa.
On the basis of the resolu.
tIons adopted at the Milk
Shed Conference on the 18th.
1T was decided to work with a
perspective of strike by the
middle of August. A strike
may come much sooner. de-
pending upon national de-
Recognizing that when the
farmers sell a quart of milk.
or when city consumers buv a
quart, that both are robbed
we demand that a deeD cut be
made in the spread of profit
Of the dealers so that farmers
receive more and city cOnsum-
ers Day less. At the present
day We demand for 3.5 Der
cent butterfat content 9 cents
to the city consumer. s CENTS
TO the farmer at the farm,
and a cents to the dealer;
other grades proportional"
The producers news., 1933-06-09
COUNTY EDITION

Your paper is the best way
to educate the people. Let
them read the truth and
facts" says w. r. Miller, of
Twin Falls County, Idaho.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-09
COOLIDCE'S
LIFE REVERED
Native Village Pays Tri-
butte to Memory With
Service Sunday

PLYMOUTH. VT, Jan. 9. (UP)
His native village yesterday paid
tribute to the memory Of Calvin
Coolidge.
Memorial services at Union
church, where the former presi-
dent had worshipped since boy
hood. were attended by his friends
and neighbors. Scores of visitors
crowded into the little white
church.
The empty Coolidge pew was
draped in black crepe and an
American flag.
Eulogies were delivered by the
Rev. Edward Forkel, chaplain of
the state prison in Windsor, the
Rev. John Long of Proctorsville.
and the Rev. Norman Moss of
Ludlow.
During his sermon, the Rev.
Forkel referred to Mrs. Coolidge
as "the beloved companion AMI
inspiration of Vermont's most IA
nous son."
"Twice with calm but insuifer-
able sorrow / have seen his won
derful companion sitting in this
little church," he said. "On this
last occasion saw her face, sun
lit, TRANSPORTED. spiritualized. 1T
was all | needed to lift me above
my normal self.
81 saw her there yesterday
when she stood beneath the fall
Of rain and snow and tears. How
brave sh, is"
Following the church services,
the congregation went to Ply
mouth Noch cemetery, where a
wreath was placed on the flower
blanketed grave as a tribute from
his own people.
Two state militiamen stood
guard throughout the "a hours as
thousands of visitors passed the
grave to pay their respects to the
memory of the dead president.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-09
JAPANESE MAY.
PRESS SOUTH.
INTO PEIPINC.
Chinese Hurry Men to Je-
hol as laps Prepare
for Bombardment

PEIPING, China. Jan. g.
(UPl. - Chinese endorsements
were rushed into Jehol war zone
today while Japanese military
leaders at Tientsin prepared for
an aerial bombardment of Chi
nese concentrations along the .Ie-
hol border.
Omitted Press Toxic dispatches
said the Japanese began heavy
aerial bombardment of various
Chinese positions in Jehol prov
ince at dawn today.
Z The announcement caused spec
ulation as to whether the Japa-
reese plan prcsages Immediate
start of another major offensive
With the rich lands of JchOl as the
goal. 1t also brought nearer the
possibility that their thrust south:
ward into China proper would
reach Peiping.
] United States Minister Nelson
Johnson denied dispatches from
T0kio saying he had offered TO
mediate in efforts to settle the
Japanese seizure of ShanhaikwaM,
inside the Great Wall. last week.
Young Marshal Chang HSiao-
LANG, in command of the Peir-
ing-Tientsin area. meanwhile con-
tinued to rush achievements into
fire Jphol war zone. He was eX-
pected to proceed by airplane in a
day or so. southwark toward Fan.
kow, in Central China. for con-
ference with Gen. Chang kai-
Shek, head of Markings armies.
{ So far, General Chang has i'll
sisted that any further encroach-
ments by Japan into Chinese ter
1itory below the Great Wall be
net with forcible resistance. 1T
vas expected this policy would be
affirmed at the parley of these
two leaders, in an unnamed spot
midway between Peiping and Han
low.
In the war zone around Shan-
1aikwan, the Japanese meanwhile
we're reported digging extensive
benches and artillery replace
'nents.s which some took to indi-
-cst.Ss they were ready for a defen-
sive rather than offensive move.
Chinese popular Indignation
mounted daily. and authorities
feared an incident might occur
giving the Japanese an opportun-
itv to advance. Several UNIVERSE
ties suspended classes to aid the
military.