The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-12

The United Farmers League calls on all its
members and other farmers to support this strike
movement 1t stands unshakably for strug-
lief. O' ''e '"''eS as '"e OILY way u gaining 'e
The experiences of the past year have shown that
the farmers of America ready to struggle against evic
tons and foreclosures to win relief and to force higher
prices from the food trusts These experiences have also
shown that only such struggle, the of farmers
standing shoulder to shoulder defense of their right to
live, repe the attacks of the bankers and the rich
The Sioux City strike and the strike wave that resulted
from it last showed with what determination the
American farmer is ready to struggle
The strike cannot be fishing picnic This strike is
serious busnessto the farmers at least The United Farm
League, the militant rank and file Organiza
ton OF the American farmers declares that the question OF
the conduct OF the strike warrants serious consideration
from all farmers particularly view of of the pro-
poss that have already been made by the self appointed
leaders of the strike.
How is the strike to be won? The leaders of the Hol
day Assn it is to be won by staying at home go
ing fishing The farmers who have been strike know
better than the leaders Their experience has benin the
Sioux City and related strikes of last summer in the Wis
consn strike OF this springthat remaining at home may
get the hogs stopped and going fishing may get fish,
BUT THEY WON'T WIN A FARMERS STRIKE.
Only militant picketng bring the food trusts to
terms.
farm leaders? We recall to readers attention the
peences that have had during the last year from
leadership Last summer Milo Reno told the farmers to de-
clare truce with the milk trust because the governors
conference going to win results for them Singler called
ting really militant Woodhead head of the Western New
York Milk Pool has been holding back the farmers with
visions OF what they would get from the state legislature
visions that have ended the State Milk Board which is
direct agency of the milk trust
This strike cannot be and must be strike of the
Farmers Holiday Assn. alone, of the United Farmers
League, the Farmers Union 1t must be a UNITED
FRONT STRIKE OF all farmers organized and unorganzed
members OF the Holiday of the United Farmers League
the Farmers Union and farmers who yet organized
A UNITED FRONT STRIKE demands UNITED FRONT
LEADERSHIP. successful strike demands leadership
elected by the farmers themselves The United Farmers
giles of the militant farmers part of UNITED FRONT
OF all farmers But as the more class conscious section of
the impoverished American farmers it will insist on agtat
ing for conduct of farmers struggles by themselves
This is not the program of a few high salaried
leaders. This the program that the farmers them
selves understand as necessary once they get into
struggle.
In this weeks issue have story the situation in
the dairy section of Wisconsin, written by farmer who
participated in the strike which President Singer of the
MILK Pool called off a of sudden when it was spread
ing like prairie fire and had prospect to be won"
From this experience this farmer drew the following
conclusions for the coming STRIKE conclusions which every
farmer Will understand correct.
"When the strike is called we must not let Our-
selves to be led by individual leaders like we did
last time
eve must organize immediate strike COM
mittees composed Of all farmers whether they
members of the Milk Pool, United Farmers League
or Farm Holiday or unOrganized farmers.
"These strike committees should conduct the
strike If necessity arise that the strike should be
called off, we the farmers through our strike COM
mttees should decide it."
In this struggles the workers in the cities will be orr
stauncn aes We must crush every tendency to "stare
the cities into submission as some professional leaders hove
declared These brothers, these city workers. Joint
committees OF workers and farmers be formed to nr
vide the working people of the cities with food directly
UNITED FRONT ACTION, militant strike action. mass
picketngths is the only by which the strike can
De Won These therefore, the means by which If mus
De FOUND unless we want to give up before we have started
UNITED FRONT RANK AND FILE LEADERSHIP
This is the only leadership which can be trusted 70 IN
successful struggle because it is our own leadership
elected by us, out of own ranks