The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-12-29

only keep 20 head of cattle. The
first two years he was able to
make the cash rent by selling all
he could get off the farm. But the
last three years he fell behind
more every year until now he is a
little over $500 back on cash rent
to his landlord. He was also in
debt to the banker. He was forced
to borrow some money from the
bank in order to live. The same
bank did the business for this
landlord. This farmer gave the
landlord a mortgage on a wagon,
haystacker, tractor, pillow and some
cattle.
The bank held the notes on this
stuff and told the farmer to sell
some cattle which he did and
turned the money in to the bank
to be applied on the notes. But
instead the bank kept the money
on what they held against him.
Farmer Is Sued
Then the landlord sued the
farmer for selling mortgaged prop
erty. The Holiday Association
Madison County Plan, took up this
case and decided to attend the
trial at 10 a. m. When these farm.
ers gathered at the courthouse
about 20 in number, the Judge cal.
led the secretary aside and said tt
ask for a jury trial. By the time
they got done talking about the
case, several truckloads of farmer,
had come in. On seeing this the,
dismissed the case.
Then about $50 farmers went
into the court room ard held
Holiday meeting. Mr.. Brunsdor
county secretary, brought up tn
case of Fred Rasmussen. Mr.. Ras
mussen hired an attorney, Lamon
Stephens, to represent him on
foreclosure case on an 80 acre. H
was to get Mr.. Rasmussen a loa
but he failed to do this. Mr.. Ras
: mussen went in and told this law
yer he would give him $25 for hi
r service. The lawyer told him tina
} he would collect the $75 fee if h
had to take the shirt off of MI
Rasmussen's back and run him on
OF the country. After this wa
/ talked about for an hour, Ro,
) Miller, the organizer OF the Con
munist Party in this section, wa
asked to give a short talk.
Mr.. Miller told that the reaso
the case was dismissed in the NOR
: ing was for no other reason tina
the fact that all the farmers can
to the trial. He said that they a
must be at the next trial in IL
afternoon. He also pointed on
that we farmers could not expe,
to get justice in court. Only whe
we organize and come out in nun
bers can we make the CRATER
take notice of US. But we mu
continue to organize until we WI
bring this bunch of crooks in cou
, in front Of a jury where workir
= class justice will be dealt out
= them under workers and farme.
government.
= Crowd Courtroom
q. AT 2 p. m. when the trial W,
to open only half Of the farme
d were able to get into the cour
IS room The other 200 filled t
:; halls of the courthouse. The la,
a yer then asked for a week mo
time which the Judge granted. B
E the farmers will all be there ne
IN week. So when there was no tri
lie we had another meeting.
al There was another case comil
st up, of Mr.. George LEM. Mr.. LIE
Of wanted to get a loan on his far
be Two silver-tongued insurance m
1t told him, if he would take out
IS policy, they would get him a 10;
s. Taking out the policy was to
u the commission for getting hi
s. the loan. He gave them a mo
IL gage on his milk cows. He nev
# got the loan but the sheriff ca
ly and took the milk cows to pay
u insurance agents for somethi
70 they never did.
The Holiday Association ga
ne "To make q day out Of It, we y
tie go and get the cows and bril
It them back" Two trucks and
of cars went to Arcadia, Is miles
Ie- the next county. There they for
SIX Of the eight cows. They loac
them up IN one Of the trucks.
committee Of about 20 farm
,ol went and told the agents that Il
K must bring the others back
I'M next day.
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