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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
y Lux Tells the True Story Of the Wber Nebraska Frame

your ,e county Jail Wilber Nebraska April 19.-That
the qI rank and file farmers may know to what ends
ers and cass VIII 80 to in their fight against both work
CARDS ia ,aefs wish to present to you the facts
farmers e arrest of twelve unemployed workers four
- ana myself at WILDER, Nebraska
The law e Legislature passed socaed moratorium law
need - So Worded it did not mean anything did not
would NOT De held unconstitutional because its operation
''' nave saved single farm
the court ene Neman farm advertised to be held at
eanzer Of % WILDER, Nebr March IA, 1888. AS or
in protest e Holiday Association sent for, to assist
against 81 inns SALE Any citizen has right to protest
should bwo law not yet declared unconstitutional
aided by cb up this sale but the robbing ruling class
entirely overl lawyers twist all constitutional laws or
bo LUX the law if it serves their selfish interests
who Were UG farmers with about 85 unemployed workers
Tor them gL down by the farmers who sent truck
M Abt req at the court house. March Ia, 1888 at
Dozen Of b lOO were able to enter the sherffs office
Holda'D Onl were women Several children we're present
threats NO songs were sung Everything was peaceful
Us workers O any kind was used by any Of the farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
DAIRY CONFERENCE IS
PLANNED FOR THE MILK
SHED ABOUT PHTLA. PA.
MILK TRUST RAISES
PRICES TO WORKERS
IN NEW YORK CRY

One of the first results Of the
new price regulations of the New
York State Milk Control Board
was the increase Of one cent per
quart in the price Of milk To the
stores in Brooklyn and Queens IN
New York City and other parts Of
Long Island.
Prices in these boroughs have
been lower than in the rest of the
city due to competition of the
small dealers with the chief apen-
cies of the milk trust-Bordens
Farm Products Company and the
Sheffield Farms Company.
The workers will have to nav
one cent quart more for their
milk-while the farmers will not
benefit at all from the increase,
which goes entirely to the milk
trust.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
MORTGAGE BILL
PASSES SENATE
Roosevelt Measure VIII
Bring Two Billions to
Mortgage Holders

The Roosevelt farm mort
gage bill by which the big
mortgage holders are granted
a two billion dollar relief fund
was formally passed in the
Senate on April % without o
dissenting vote.
The bill provides for the farm
ers only a change in the ownership
OF the mortgages now held by the
insurance companies and banks
The federal government will now
try to collect Az per cent fn)m
the destitute farmers on the mort
cages which It takes over from
the rich holders.
The bill has already been passed
In the House Of Representatives in
the same form. Final
action will be taken in the Senate
after the initiation program and
the omnibus farm relief bill have
heed V)teC out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
Committee for Action
lnMinn. Makes Demand
For a Special Session
ONLY TEN PER CENT
OF YUMA CO., ARIZ.
FARMERS MAKE WAY

Phoenix, Arizona, April s.
More than fifty per cent Of all
farms in Yuma county have been
foreclosed or turned back to the
original OWNER and are 1bw vacant
thirty-five Or forty per
cent are living on their farms at
the good will Of the mortgage
holders.
Only about teri per cent are
making any Roadway in paving
even the most elementary expense
The banks in Yuma county have
been practically non-existent for
the past year or so.
The United Farmers League has
been organized here in Yuma courL
ty ard protective measures arc be.
ing worked out to aid the toilinp
farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
CONCLUSIONS OF
CRISIS WAR
British Embassy Economist
Admits Capitalist Class
Moving Toward War

Washington, d. C.-War is the
conclusion to the present economic
crisis in the opinion of II. o. Chal.
key, British economist and COM
mercial counselor of the British
Embassy here. Chalkey has drawn
a chart of the course of the pres
ent crisis. From all of the forces
of the present crisis unemplov-
ment" and Taxation" result. From
these come "fall of governments.
social disorder, revolutions, and in
ternational animosities.
From these comes warfare.
THE threat Of a resort to arm
in his (ChaII0ey's) opinion, is
Undoubtedly kept alive by the
support furnished by the con-
tmuOnce Of the vicious circle
COf the crisis)" according TO
the capitalist press.
The events Of the past few weeks
clearly that the capitalist
class Is preparing for war as a
way to break the vicious circle of
the crisis.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

At LAO m armed local henchmen led by a
former Chief Of Police at WILDER who had been run
out of town. and known boOteggers with several
others Of about the same calibre melted by County
Judge Coyote (sure named right assaulted both
farmers and workers. smuggling both Ia clear fhe
sheriffs office. The door was closed
The sheni did not need any help and so testified Coy
ote testified he gave the order to fire gas into the room
Two stories have been told as to whether the sale was
held The Indignation among the farmers was strong
to take action The socaed deputies were not to be
SEEM The meeting moved out to the Neuman farm for
wener roast.
When the workers and farmers were out there Coyote
testified he called the Capitol at Lincoln for instructions
arrest certain onesthose that were militant
in the fight for the right to live.
Those unemployed in LINCOLN that have been forcing
lief from rotten corrupt Community Chest and myself
with the -four farmers arrested held incOmuni
cadO for 10 days.
An attorney from Iowa that came to see me was so
inundated don't think he has ever been back in the State
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
FARM WAGES FALL
TO LEVEL OF 1900
Usual Increase in Wages
During Seeding Did Not
Occur in Last 4 Years

The United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics reports
that farm hands are getting the
lowest wages in 33 years. Work
ers are being paid from $2.1O a
day In Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island to So cents a day in South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
These wages do not include board
which the worker must furnish
himself.
The Bureau makes the following
statement in explanation Of these
starvation rates: There is usually
a seasonal advance in farm wages
during the planting season, but
for three years past declining
prices Of farm products have more
than offset the increase in demand
for hired workers in the first quar-
ter Of the year"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
stop SALE IN
S.D.BY ACTION
Farmers From Nebraska
Join Brothers in United
Action

Spencer, Nebr.-Farmers from
many parts of Boyd county, Ne
braska, and from Gregory county,
South Dakota joined forces with
farmers of Charles Mix county re-.
Gently and halted a foreclosure
sale at Lake Andes, South Dakota.
About ! p. m. hundreds gathered
at the court house. The sheriff OBJ
Jected to Intervention by farmers
from across the river but they
told him that they were there
fighting to save their homes and
for the right to live.
WILL STAY ON FARM
A satisfactory settlement was
agreed on giving the farmer an
other year to stay on his farm
and there was mo sale. A colIec-
ton was taken up among the
farmers to show their Loyalty TO
brother farmer and after sing
ing Holiday songs on the court
house steps they returned to their
homes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
20 FARMERS COME
TO U. FL. MEETING
Set up League Local in N.
D. of rs Members; Hear
Unemployed Leaders
(BY L. X

Menoken, N. d., April About
~ farmers and their wives at
terhed a meeting here March 20.
called by the county chairman of
the United Farmers League, Geo.
N. Varnum.
Several speakers from the I'm
employed Council in Bismarck also
spoke, among them Messrs. Mason
and Drennen. They made an an
peal to the farmers to get TO-
gether with the workers and fight
together as one.
George Varnum, who acted as
chairman, filled in time between
speakers, touching on some Of the
high points on how the organiza-
ton Of the National Committee
for Action started ard what It
stands for.
After the talks and discussion a
local of the United Farmers
League was set up, and 25 farm
ers became members. A Commit
tee Of Action Of eight members
was also elected.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
STRIKE THREAT
IS MADE In N. Y.
Farmers Threaten Strike
Action if Board Does Not
Grant Increase

Farmers in Herkimer and
other New York counties
have sent kilograms to the
State Milk Control Boarl de-
handing that the board in
crease prices to the farmers
and threatening to strike if
they did not receive an in
crease.
The Board is covering its re :
fusal to provide any increase in
prices to the farmers with all sort
Of excuses. These excuses arc also
intended to cover the fact that the
first decision of the board means
ain increase in prices to the city
consumers for the benefit of the
milk trust.
Although the distress of the
milk producing farmer is the
impellihg motive TO all this ac-
tivity," said Charles II. Bald
win, chairman Of the board,
obviously the sterilization of
the milk market comes ahead
of any direct attention to the
problems of the producers, be-
cause his welfare depends ON
the market for his product"
The "stabilization of the milk
market" of which Baldwin talks is
the increase in prices to the milk
trust. This is what Baldwin also
called putting a bottom under the
milk market"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
(BY d. W.

Maklnen, Mimi, April 22.-At a
mass meeting attended by over a
hundred farmers, the strikers Of
Markham decided to discontinue
their strike. Although the de-
maids OF the farmers were not
won through the strike, they were
all enthusiastic ana felt that their
struggle had not been for naught.
The decision to discontinue the
striking came partly as result Of
The vicious terror used by Koski
against the Markham farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
FIRST AID FOR
YOUR UFL LOCAL

Are your meetings dull. Do
you talk a lot and get no
where? If 50, you will want to
order the leaflet just ,ff the
press, "Are you Coming to The
Meeting?" It is reprint Of
Alfred 1iala's timely ard
pointed article which appeared
recently in the Producers News.
We want all your members to
get one so we are charging only
10 certs for 25 copiea or 30
cents for 100 copies. Order a
bundle for your next meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
MUSE PUsH OWN PROGRAM

starvation daily being denied aid Their news came through
me Unemployed Council organization that fights star
vaton and to whom reports daily Of aid being denied
families.
All this in America democracy for wealth
and privilege but starvation and misery for farm
ers and workers. Persecution for workers and
farmers who protest and fight against such a damn
able system.
iris case should show to all farmers and work.
ers that the ruling rObbing master class will con-
tinue to rule and rob unless we organize and stop
them with pressure
Don't wait for your neghbOr to do the organizing
do II yourself. Get Precinct Committee of Action
contact every other precinct in the county Get in
touch with State Headquarters Tony Rosenberg
but ORGANIZE. '
The Roosevelt relief for farmers and workers will only
relieve us OF what may have but will benefit the
bankers and other parasites who favor the Roosevelt re-
that farmers and workers must unite '
Fraternaly
HARRY NJ LUX
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
Farmer-Labor Leader Tries
to Discuss Revolution,
Refuses Clear Answer
MARCH is PLANNED
Relief Measures Demanded
By United Front Meet
Ignored by Legislature
(BY A. IT,

st. Paul, Mimi, April 49,
When 40 farmers and work.
ers, tired of waiting to see
Governor Olson who was not
IN, began to march into his
private office today, the chief
executive decided that he had
better see them and imme-
dlately gave the delegation
IN interview.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
TO RAISE PRICE
United Farmers Protective
Assn. Militant Group,
Plans Action
VIII Insist on Rights of
Workers Being Watcred
in Any Struggle

The first annual member
ship meeting Of the United
Farmers Protective Associa-
ton, militant farmers or
ganization in Pennsylvania,
unanimously approved a plan
for the ealing OF a confer
encc Of dll the farmers in the
Philadelphia milk shed. The
meeting took place on April A
and 5 IN Dublin, Pa.
The Conference of the dairy
farmers and city workers IN
the Philadelphia Milk Shed is
to be called between May 30
aud May 20. The purpose of
The conference is to Increase
the price Of milk to farmers
without increasing il to city
workers, by cutting into the
great spread Of profits that
the middlemen receive.
UNITED FRONT CONFERENCE
The resolution provided that the
conference be called by a Call
Committee appointed by the Execu
tive Committee Of the United
Farmers Protective Committee. In
order TO make il a united front Of
all farmers in the area, whether
members Of the U. f. p. A. or
not, II was decided that the Call
Committee should include farmers
who are not members of the Pro-
tective Association.
Delegates to the conference must
be either farmers whose income
comes primarily from their farms.
or else city wage workers.
The first meeting Of the Execu-
i've Committee after the annual I
membership meeting, which occur /
red on April 10, Immediately I
started preparations to carry out
the wishes decisions Of the mem
erhp.
In opening the discussion at the
Executive + Committee meet Lewis
behtzley, president Of the United
Farmers Protective Assn, stated:
ms Milk Shed Conference is the
liiS' step in the fight for a living
price our young organization takes
Inc conference is therefore Of
,he utmost Importance. We will
nave TO o.pe with the big com.
meiclal dairies, with the big con.
Gems IKE National Diaries. This
requires careful planni q
az. preparation. 1t requires the
support Of the majority Of farmers
IN THIS territory"
We are we'll aware that we
VIII not only have TO fight the
mE dealers but we will aIeo
nave to battle the leadership
~ :, certain farm Orgahizations
,''a' IS not chilly inactive but
ac, many cases Is active
a,'NINSf the interests of the
!. a ~. farmers who are interested
Al, ,''', conference ,, should write to
I 1,',ea Miller, Secretary Of the |
o Jnl,od Farmers Protective Asso-
''a'lon, Dublin, Pa.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
DISTRIBUTE PRODUCERS
NEWS

One hundred copies of the Pro
ducers News We're given out. They
will be Of great benefit to the
farmers. Watch for a great sue
cess at our next meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
HOLD MEETING
FOR FREE SEED
Cattle Starving in Mimi.
United Front Committee
to Call Next Meeting
(BY Z. IN

Bemidji, Mimi, April 15.-We
had a united fn1nt meeting here
On the question Of feed relief for
cattle.
In arranging the meeting we
encountered many hindrances. The
county commissioners refused US
the court house. We got the
armory. That cost us $40 in adj
vance which is hard for poor farm
ers and workers to get at any
time, and especially at the last
minute. A sympathetic business
man helped us out with the fl
nances and the meeting went on.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
MUDDY ROADS HOLD
BACK MANY

The roads were terribly muddy.
One truck load of farmers living
20 miles out started for the meet
ing at 8 o'clock in the morning and
didn't get here until 8 o'clock in
the evening, too late for the
meeting. Other reports Of SINH
lar cases have come but in spite
of this 200 farmers and workers
attended the meeting.
The county agent was there. He
had been down to st. Paul for
two days, finding out just what he
could offer the farmers in the way
OF relief. He told the farmers he
could take their applications for
seed loans and for small loans for
feed where his committee thought
1t was necessary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

AS yet the county court refuses state amount of bonds
nave postponed the trial three times without any notice
u.s. Today Judge Coyote refused cash bond attorney
presented to bail us out with
Two state senators have down One of these men
Senator Van Kirk known enemy of farmers and workers
the son-nlaw of exU S. Senator Burett Of Nebraska
Spain in 1898 Van Kirk had the gall to tell the Lincoln
here in Jail that the POOR of Lincoln were being treat
ed better than they lived before while these
receiving the of the relief cuts and the ptu Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

'nce although he paid $50 by state senator to
lish our defense.
To date no warrant has been served on anyone.
No has been able to the county court record
the case if there is The attorneys that were
obtained were called on innumerable times to drop
the case, have been intimidated TO such an extent
they refused to defend a class issue. Six Of
the unemployed refused TO take the stand stating
that the District Court proceedings were like a
Kangaroo court in the army, Two Of the unem
ployed and myself were seas in the 'war for
demOcracy.')
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
STOCK is STARVING

One farmer then reported that
he had made application for a seed
loan and had been turned down.
Another farmer reported that one
of his neighbors had lost two head
Of cows and four more are so weak
Of starvation that they are down
and can't get up. There were five
speakers, followed by discussion. A
committee was elected TO call an
other meeting. This is a united
front committee Of farmers and
workers.
Also present was a bunch of dis
ruptegs from Clearwater county
and from here, who wanted to
throw out Frank Murtland and Ed
Bauman, United Farmers League
organizers. When they sized up
the crowd, however, ard saw the
determined look Of the farmers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
MARKHAM FARME rs END STRIKE.
DEPUTlZED YOUTH BREAK RANKS
FARMERS WILL WIN MISLEAD YOUNG FARM
Frs INTO THEIR OWN RANKS; WILL.
FIGHT FOR RELIEF

Through his agents in the com,
munity he was able TO fool some
OF the young farmers in the com.
munlty into going to work. He
then deputized these young farm.
ers and provided them with arms
for self protection" In the past
few days Kosk has maintained a
crew of 30 men in the community
whereas in no other part of the
Sixth district is any work being
done.
SHIFT STRUGGLE TO RELIEF
The strikers felt that by discon
tinuing the strike, work would inn
mediately be stopped and they
could thereby prove to the misled
young farmers of the community
that they were merely being used
as tools of the strike breaking com
missioner. Furthermore, it was
felt that it was not worthwhile
struggling for an even distribution
OF labor since the county is with
out any funds whatsoever, and the
warrants which are being issued
cannot be cashed. II was found
necessary TO shift the struggle to
one of securing relief for the inn
poverished farmers.
The strike originated in February
Of last winter because KosEi. the
commissioner of the Sixth district
refused 10 carry out his pre-elec-
ton promise of recognizing the
farmers elected grievance COM
mittee, recognition of which would
insure equal distribution of coun-
ty relief work.
81 ARRESTED
During the oourse Of the two
month struggle Koski has used the
most vicious terror in order to
break the strike. Thirty-one ar
rests have been made and seven
farmers have been framed up in
the Steel Trust courts of the Mes
aba Range and sentenced to serve
terms for the crime Of unlawful
assembly" Ten farmers are out
on peace bonds. One farmer was
shot in the back by a gun thug.
He was among those released on
peace bonds while his assailant,
The would-be murderer, Weiberg,
was freed Of all guilt.
However, in spite of all this
error, the farmers are determined
% carry on their struggle for the
light 10 live and they are resolved
o win over into their ranks those
Who now were misled to fight
against their brothers.
A complete review and analysis /
f the strike will follow later.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
ASK FOR COOPERATION
OF FARMER-LABOR PARTY

Morris Karson of the delegation
appealed to the governor to get
his Farmer Laborite following to
act with us in a united front TO
get through our demands which
the governor admitted were all
right.
Instead Of answering this appeal
for a united front, the governor
wanted to argue about whether a
working class revolution will come
In the future or whether the revo-
luton is occurring already. He
maintained that the revolution, is
here right now. He was told the
delegation had not come to argue
that point but to impress him with
the fact that farmers and work
ers were in hell-of-a-fix right
now, that they needed relief inn
mediately. He was asked il he
would call a special session, Of the
state legislature to deal with cur
demands.
The Governor didn't know. He
hemmed and hawed. Well, maybe!
That would depend upon whether
or not the state Legislature does
anything about relief during these
last few concluding days Of the
regular session. He would not
commit himself TO any definite
action. Since then, the legislature
has neither passed relief measures
nor has Governor Olson called a
special session.
MUST PUSH OWN PROGRAM
The farmers and workers will
have to go ahead with their own
program of struggle for the right
to live decently in their humble
(Contlnucd on foec Tvo)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28
DEMAND SPECIAL
SESSION

The 40 men had been dele
gates to a conference called
by the State Committee of
Action April IA, and twenty
OF them were an elected com.
that was sent by the
meeting to find out what the
Governor would do in regard
to their demands and wheth-
err he would yield to the de-
mand for a special session of
the legislature to take up the
problems of relief facing the
farmers and workers in Min
nesOta.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

Your paper is the best way
10 educate the people. Let
them read the truth and
facts" says w. r. Miller, Of
Twin Falls County, Idaho.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

and workers, they gave it up as a
bad job and walked quietly out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

!. ~, ~. tanners who are interested
an, 'o4 conference should write 20
IE. eD Miller Secretary Of the
cia, '..d FARMERS Protective Asao-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-04-28

We are we'll aware that we
wi, VIII not only have to fight the
p'E dealers but we will also
nave to battle the leadership
:, !, certain farm Orgahizations
s,'a' IS not chilly inactive bit
4c many cases il active
af :. the interests of the