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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

N. Buchwald, correspondent in
the Soviet Union for the New
York Daily Worker and Morning
Freiheit, and r. Bishop, correspon-
dent for the London Daily Worker
are the joint authors of a new
book on the Soviet farmers From
Peasant to Collective Farmer. %
issued by International Publishers.
1t is the story of the transfer
nation wrought in Soviet agricul-
ture In recent years. The authors
tell of the experiences of the COL
lective farming movement and the
perspectives of socialized large
scale agriculture which were
brought to the fore at the First
Congress Of Collective Farm 'ud-
arniks' held recently in Moscow.
The authors attended the Congress
and interviewed the delegates who
had come fresh from the collective
fields. They supplemented this in
formation and verified it bv sub
sequent trips in the various parts
of the Soviet Union.
The book is issued in two edi-
tions: cloth bourd at rs cents; and
paper bound at Is cents. It is
profueely illustrated. ard may be
obtained at the Producers News.
Plentywood. Mont.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

most militant farmers should be
singled out, and If possible these
should be organized into a Boost
ers club or into a group. The Pro-
aucers, News should be spread in
Inc locality Systematically. When
the same farmer has bought two
or three copies successfully, he
should be urged to subscribe. And
SO forth. Meetings, small or large
can be arranged, either with local
Or outside speakers. The main
thing about work in a new COM
munlty is that it shall be syste-
matte and continuous.
The logical person to report fer
the local is the secretary. How
ever 1t Is not fixed and fast rule
tnat the secretary must be the
one TO report. The Local reports
70 the county organization; the
county to the state, and state to
the national organization. Where
no county or state organization
exists, the locals report direct to
the National Office. And even
where thee is a county and state
UFL office, if for any reason they
canno+ give the necessary infor-
nation or guidance, we are here
IN the National Office to help you.
You can help US by letting us
know what are your difficulties
and what are your successes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
OUR LOCAL
IS BAFFLED

@Or local has had ten men,
bers for a long time? Can't get
sny more. Why don't we grOw?"
Thus writes one secretary.
A representative for the national
office visited this local and dis
cussed the situation there frankly
at great length with the daunt-
less ten. The members were in
clined to blame the lack of growth
to the backwardness of their
neighbOr farmers. Possibly this
was correct to some extent. How
ever the discussion brought to
light the fact that the agitation
carried on by our members had
been Of a general nature, not di-
rectly connected with local issues.
It needs to be pointed out that
the purpose of organization is not
% much in expectation Of q revo-
luton in the future as it is to get
masses Of farmers into action for
their own daily interests. In or
der to do this, we must have a
local program that deals with spe-
dfic local grievances. 1t May be
the seed of feed for cattle. It may
be need for direct relief; or for
the abolition of the county agent?
Maybe the grievance arises from
a cutting down Of public services
such as roads, bridges and school?
Maybe it's a new county tax? In
mary regions right now the burn
ing issue centers around the gov
eminent program of reduction of
acreage.
In the case of this baffIed To-
cal, it was found that the main
grievance was in connection with
a city marketing plan. The To-
eallty was carrying on truck farm
Ing primarily. The farmers go to
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
STANDARD OIL HAS
AGENT ON NEW DEAL
ANTI-STRIKE BOARD

Hettinger, N. D., Aug. Elm
order to crush the strike move
ment thruout the country, Roose-
welt has decreed the organization
Of national arbitration board
composed Of big capitalists and
union misleadsrs. You workers
can imagine the justice you viii
get from this board composed OF
this class Of men. Do not look
forward to anything in your favor
because you are going to be met
with great disappointment.
take particular notice of one
man on the board = Mr.. w. C.
Teagle-of the Standard Oil Co.
The writer spent 10 years in the
service of the Standard Oil Co.,
and was forced to either resign
or starve to death. The last year
in service my commissions were
cut four times.
Why doesn't Mr.. Teagle arbi-
trate within his own organization
if he is for the workers, ard not
stick his nose in somewhere else ?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Weekly Organizational Letter
Dy nTrED lAAA National Secretary
1917 Linden Ave, Mnneapoi -

70 increase members. A. What
ae4tatlon and education is being
carried ON. 5. What struggles are
beng conducted or prepared. 6.
whats are the local grievances of
the farmers. z. What social &C
tlVltes you are carrying ON. 8. If
you have a study circle, what is
De1ng studied and discussed. 9.
II you are doing anything special
TO attract the youth and women.
~: what seems to be your special
dlttlculties. IL. Are you carryinp.
on activity Or agitation in neigh
oorIng communities. IL. If You
nave a Producers News Boosters
Club and what you are doing to
spread the Producers News.
A little explanation in regard to
point No. II is perhaps in order.
Every local or group in a terri
tory, that is not completely orga-
nlzed should pick out ore or two
localities outside of their own
community for the purpose of get
ting organization started there. It
may be in the next township oy
precinct not too far away, be-
cause we can't run the old flivver
much any more. Regular visits
by comr2ittees should be made.
Creamery days are good occasions
or the night of the band concert
or other special occasions. The
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
FIGHT ON COTTON
PROCESSING TAXES
Manufacturers Make De-
mand for Taxes on Jute,
Wool, Rayon, Paper

Washington, July 31.-A hear
ing by the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration was begun
today to mediate in the struggle
between the manufacturers of cot
ton goods on the one hand and
the manufacturers of jute, paper,
rayon, silk, flax and wool products
on the other hand.
The cotton manufacturers de-
cyare that the processing tax on
cotton will mean the displacement
Of cotton by these other products.
Representatives of the cotton
manufacturers demanded that a
tax be placed on paper bags which
compete with cotton bags. They
also demand high tax on the
other products.
One of the chief struggles is
between the cotton and the rayon
manufacturers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
OUR ANTI-WAR
ACTIVITIES

IT.. limited Farmers League is
Inc, ln mart in the Anti-Waf Goa
ga 10 be held in New York on
S.nt 29. Oct. l. The National
0 Os has issued credentials to
Taa Reeve (Mother) BlOor, veter-
= nrganizer of the League, and to
arvo Salo, rank and file farmer
# Spencer, New York
II is not deemed advisable for
=. 70 strive to send a mass dele
.otion to the Anti-War Congress,
= NO would like to do. Just now
- az. straining all resources to
mild our organization. We are
Zinc thru with a series of CIR
s,;t schools" On top of these ac-
svities will come mobilization for
end the sending of a large mass
allegation to the forthcoming
T.ymer. National Relief Corfer-
erce in Chicago.
We are conducting anti-war ac-
tiTties among the farmers at
bone. where it counts most.
limited Farmers League local or
osnizatiors have taken part in ire
united front anti-war demonstra-
,iorf The expose of Governor
LANCER of North Dakota as a war
monger is part of our anti-war
campaign. This must be followed
U a systematic exposing of other
lingo governors.
WRITE TO YOUR GOVERNORS
State organizations, county
and local organizations, and
Individual farmers are urged
to write to their governors,
asking questions of the fol-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

the market where they have to-
hire stall from the city. The
stalls are auctioned off in thhe be-
ginning of March and cost farm
ers $40 per month or more. There
are not enough stalls for all the
farmers, so some are allowed 70
park their trucks on vacant plots,
Tor which they pay 25 cents per
day. At the market the farmers
sell their produce to commission
houses, peddlers, dealers and to
store owners and consumers. Cen
orally only about half of the pro-
ducts are sold; the remainder has
to be carried back to the farm, and
most of it is threwn away.
So the thing to do is to call
a mass meeting of the farm
ers on this issue; formulate a
demand; 10 set up a united
front committee of action to
direct The struggle; and in the
course of the struggle to build
the United Farmers League.
We have published a pamphlet:
"The Next Step for the Farmers"
which deals more at length with
the United Front Committee of
Action; and how to build the U. F.
L. in the course Of struggle. This
pamphlet can be had from the
Producers News or from the Ma
tional Office at 21k cents each.
And don't forget the Producers
News. It will cure that "back-
ness" of the neighbor farmer.
Send In the stories of the strug-
giles as the struggles progress.
The farmer who is in the struggle
will also want to see the trut1
about it printed and to read the
truth. He will become a reader
and subscriber.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
FARMERS APPLAUD
U.F.L. ORGANIZERS
MINI. Farm Bureau Meet
ing Shows Farmers Want
Real Program
(BY +. Il

Bem.dji, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE
rarm Bureau met in the vicinity
OF Nary on the evening of Aug.
. Tor their unusual misleading OF
the farmers. The sad part of it
was the county agent faker did not
appear. 1t almost broke the heart
OF the chairman but after a long
Stralning breath he consented 20
let United Farmers League speak
ers have ten minutes each.
After long session of nonsense
the time came for United Farmers
League speakers to speak. Ed.
Hauman was first to speak and
was welcomed by cheers and clan
ping Of the audience. He held the
floor with much interest for half
an hour with more applause at the
end of his talk.
Next Mr.. A. B. Lorentzen who
also was received with open an
plause, spoke on the principles of
the United Farmers League for a
good half an hour to which the
audience gave great applause.
The Chairman, who by this time
was very uneasy, got up and then
stated he did not agree with all
that was said and hastily ad-
Journed the meeting after which
ne was seen no more in the school
house, though the rest had lunch.
The farmers flocked around
County Organizer Frank Murtland
OF Beltrami County and bought all
the literature that could be had
and asked questions. They even
made arrangement with the school
biard for the United Farmers
League meeting in the school
house.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
$50 SCHOOLSIN
Sd. TO CLOSE
School Teachers VIII Also
Be Hit by Education
Cutting Program
(BY E. P.)

Hecla, S. D., Aug. 27.-Aecept-
ing the conservative figures of our
state superintendent of public in
struction, January 1, 1884 will see
at least $50 public schools in
South Dakota closed, affecting
about $500 children. Hundreds and
possibly thousands of country
children who have been going to
high school will stay at home this
coming school year because their
parents will not be able to pay for
the gas and other Incidental ex-
penses.
That teachers are going to be
hit hard this winter by the deep
ening crisis can be judged by the
figures given above on schools
that will be closed and reports Of
smaller teaching forces in town
schools. For instance, Redfield, a
town of about $500. reports it will
drop six teachers and close its
manual training department.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

cent instance is the Open Letter to
Milo Reno. The group in DarDO,
MinnesotS, who sent in the Open
Letter, ordered a bundle and they
easily got rid of it. This issue
should have been utilized by ali
locals and groups of the UFL, es-
pecially those who come into con-
tact with members of the Holiday
Association.
At every meeting and confer
ence the Producers News must be
brought prominently forward. In
demonstrations Producers News
banners should be displayed. bet
the farmers know which is their
fighting paper. If Producers
News agent is involved in farm
ers' struggle, if he should get
beaten, or arrested, let the world
know about Through the capt.
talist press, by leaflets, in any
way-just so our organ is popu-
larized.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
WANTS UFL LOCAL
IN POST LAKE, WIS.
Art Tirnpson. State League
Organizer, Is Heard at
Amigo
(BY N. W.

ElchO, Wis, Aug. al shsuId
have written to you before this but
l neglected to do so. l was cut
to mass meeting Sunday at An
tigo, Landlade county, Wisconsin,
where | heard Mr.. Timpson speak.
He is a good speaker and the
United turner's League is for
tunate to get a man IKE him. He
Is well posted ON a great many
issues, especially those Of the day.
WANTS LOCAL STARTED
enjoyed the meetings and
would like to get a League h.
cal started at Pos. Lake, an
inland town.
1t has been very dry and hot
here for a long time until todey.
Now we have a nice rain which is
a good thing as not only do the
crops need rain but we have had
several large forest fires not far
off. Crops are looking very gsod
here today. Prospects are for a
fairly good yield, ns the rain has
come in time.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
GOOD PROSPECT OF
GRAIN CROPS FOR
SOUTHERN u. s. S. r.

Moscow, July 15.-The Council
Of the PEOPLES Commissariats of
the Soviet Union. jointly with the
Central Committee of the Com
murist party. have published the
regulations on the ffTal plan for
the collecting of grain quotas
from the Soviet farms of the
southern districts of tho Soviet
Union.
The dAcree noi-,te ont fha4 the
defirite1v favorol,Io nrnsre~is IF
"ond rrons IN theeo DISTRICTS
nnalens T. nass;bIa ~ inc~aaso +1,o
a-''ouni Of o-rair, 70 10 do1iveral ~
the state nv fro ccv'al av--,~
T1'o~o d'et~s~+~ s-~l-,o rr1-~~'~o
N~~it ro,,ooeso r~;--~o To---~-.
ood Festival voI~a on Trars
Caucasia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
POPULARIZING THE
PRODUCERS NEWS

Our natiOanl organ is our chief
organizer. Therefore we must
pOpularize it. Wherever there is
a =. F. L. local, a group within
mat local should be set up as a
PRODUCERS News Boosters Club,
SnOse special function will be the
distributing of the paper, getting
SUBS and getting advertising. In
nose localities where the bulk of
NE farmers are U. F. L. members
y Sympathizers there's no reason
sny they couldn't get advertising
nom the local business men.
-Aese farmers should conduct a
campaign Of trading only with the
pp'rehants who advertise in the
PRODUCERS News.
~, VI course advertising can be got
y IN accordance with the num-
a. - Of readers. We must spread
dio.4 iSouucers News. We have in
~, stated how to get readers and
80 tserioers In connection with the
i5a 'l-war campaign and how 10 get
or sln IN Onnection with local strug-
S SU, Boosters clubs must set aside
sOao 9sys and evenings and arrange
5ssS affairs when large num-
tons. e urlVes Tor subscrip-
n y INA many places where there is
en- 'O OS,sl a Producers News Boost
h q. cub car be established. It will
v . ine beginning of U. F. 1. or
~ Boosters club member. .,o -
psD.. as correspondents for the
y yoUv IA And here's a tip. Watch tb
sO Sm local papers. When YOU find
t scEsaH there that can be be -, at
50 i al and Is worth attacyinp. 10
Ssds y the the Producers News T Tbe eO
70 -. extra = bundles of that issue
ested t mem IN the hands Of inter
argument or a fipbt -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

lowing kind: 1. Did you par.
ticipa'e'm the governors, scOnarr
ference called by Roosevelt at
which the probability of war
was discussed? 2. If SO, why
have you not informed the
people of your state? 8. Is
your attitude the same "a
Governor Langer's that right
or wrong you will support the
government In war? A. Did
you promise the Presidenv
tina! when war comes you will
do your utmost 10 drive the
sons of farmers and worker.
into war service and collect
our last pennies for the Red
Cross? Do you think farm.
ers and workers have any,
thing to gafr by WARP Win
you oppose our governments
entrance into war?
These questionnaires and the
governors answers should receive
the widest publicity. Send them
to the Producers News and try tc
get them into your local press
everywhere. On the basis of in.
yerest that this will be sure to
arouse we can spread the Produc-
ers News. Farmers are concerned
about war. They are interested in
heir governors attitude on war
Show them the Producers News
With your questions. They will
want to know their governors an
swer and the answer of other gov
ernors. Furthermore these will
serve as a basis of discussion on
he danger of war at your meet
ngs and with your neighbors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
BELTRAMI COUNTY UFL WINS
MEDICAL AID FOR YOUNG Girl.
will be no excuse in this mat

WaI De no excuse IN this mat
ter.
Immediately upon receipt of the
letter from Murtland, the chair
man of the town board went to
some of the farmers and asked
what that letter meant. The an
swer Of the farmers to the town
board was that it meant what it
said.
The town board found out mighty
quick that the farmers were back
of the United Farmers League,
and Immediately called "a town
board meeting and arranged for
medical aid for Miss Hitchcock.
At meeting of the United Farm
ers League Sunday in hammers
township Ed Bauman speaking for
the United Farmers League COM
mented on the case as follows:
The present victory in securing
medical aid for Miss Hitchcock,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
BRITAIN EXPORTS
HUGE ORNAMENTS
FOR WAR IN CHINA

Tendon, Aug. 2O.-Durfng
June British exports to China
included the following arma-
mems and munitions: ten mil
Hon rifle cartridges. IL anti
enc anti-aircraft gun.
three Al inch guns.
Exports 10 japan were only
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
WHAT ABOUT FIELD
ORGANIZERS

A suggestion for the cOnsidera-
ton of all state and county orga-
nizations is that of a state or a
county Field Organizer for the
Producers News. This field orga-
nicer should move about, conduct
ing meetings of his own, talking
of the farmers problems, getting
subs and advertising, selling single
issues. No doubt a livewire could
finance himself easily on the per-
centage allowed agents. Such a
Field Organizer could act also as
advance agent for regular UFL
organizer to follow. Thus spread
ing of the Producers News will
go hand in hand with organiza-
ton. The Field Organizers chief
function win Be to set up Boost
ers Clubs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Town Board Finds Funds
to Provide Aid When
Pressure Is Exerted >

shows that you farmers in Lam
mers township will not sit by idly
and see workers and farmers die
for the want of medical attention.
and places you along with the
fighting farmers in other parts of
this county, state and nation. BaH-
man asked them not to stop there
but to go on and fight for the
right to live.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
Struggles for Relief for I'M
Poverished Farmers
Is Under Way
(BY A. K.)

Bemidji, Minimize farmers ~
Beltrami county are coming to the
'front.'. Several meetings are beina
neld nightly. Out at the town of
hammers the farmers are organic
ing strong unit of the United
Farmers League, and have already
won their first demand by forcing
the town board to give medical
attention to Miss Clara Hitchcock
homeless youth.
When her case was taken I'm with
the town board by one of the
farmers, the town board openly
stated, that they could give no aid.
because they had not funds. but
they decided to send her back to
Nebraska as she had not been here
quite year yet. At this poing
the United Farmers League took
the fight up.
The UFL made a demand for
Immediate medical attention nno
notified the county organizer.
Frank Murtland, to take it up with
the town board. On July 81. Murt-
land sent the following letter TO
the following letter to the town
board:
Herman DenneL Chairman of
the Town of hammers
Dear Sir:
The case of Clara Hitch
cock has been brought 10 my
attention. I am informing yOu
that She United Farmers
League demands that you take
Immediate action In securing
a doctor and whatever aid the
doctor calls for. Your plea of
lack of money is no excuse I'M
the matter.
The United Farmers League
is holding yOu responsible for
Miss Hitcho5ck's welfare. and
immediate action on your part
Is necessary. Please be re-
minded that your ignorance
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

1880 shots of 40 milIimetre
munitions, and the parts for
one anH-aircraft gun.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
MANY NEWS" SOLD

A number of recitaAions and es-
says in harmony with the address
es were recited and read by some
Of the farmers wives and daugh-
tiers. A band furnished the music
Peanut and candy showers were
held for the children. At 10 p. m.
the meeting adjourned by singing
Solidarity. Many Producers News
and National Weekly's were dis
tributed and we trust subs win
come later.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

1. Number of members. 2. Num-
Der Of active and Of dues paying
members. 8. What Is being done
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
HMEH nA TO REPORT
AND WHEREBY ON

apain question has been r.,.od
tSs 'f 9orI and off hand V We ,u rr,ssa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01
PA. WORKERS AT.
FARMER PICNIC
United Front of Working
Class Stressed by ALI
Speakers
(BY H. H.

Greencastle, Pa, Aug. ga
picnic held at Rhodes Grove camp
ground near here on Thursday,
August II was a perfect success.
The affair was sponsored by the
Farmers Protective Association;
which entertained many of the
delegates enroute 10 and from
Washington last December.
A special appeal was made for
the city workers to attend and
thousands of farmers and workers
were present. They were not dis
appointed, due to the fact that the
committee had secured Lem Har-
ris, Lewis Bentley, of tn e
United Farmers Protective Asso-
citation, John Marshall, of Leetonia
Ohio, Executive Secretary Of Ohio
Farmers League; and Lester Ruff
ner of Lcray, Virginia, as farm
speakers, and James A. Fox of
Harrisburg, Pa, az Labor speaker.
LARGEST AFFAIR EVER
This was the sixth annual affair
of this kind held in This monster
Gus tabernacle by this farmers
association but never was the at
tendance so large nor so much in
terested in the speakers as this
time; which proves that the farm
ers who attended the National Re-
lief Conference have the proper
ideas for the rank and file farm
ers and workers. Solidarity be-
tween the two groups were urged
by all speakers and was well re-
ceived.
Lem Harris who just returned
from the scene of the New York
Milk strike described the brutal
treatment the farmers were re-
ceiving from the hands of the po-
lice. Mr.. Bentley thoroughly ex-
planned the graft Of the Milk trust
in Philadelphia. Mr. Marshall took
for his subject what the New
Deal means to the farmer" and
he surely done justice to the N. r.
A. to the satisfaction of the audi
ence by the applause he received.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-01

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