The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-10

contracted. These debts we're
forced upon US because we could
not get along at the time with
out mortgaging our future. In the
second place, is it more honest
than cancellation to cheaper the
money until it is worthless and
then "pay off" our debts with this
worthless paper? Is this form of
cheating more honest than re-
pudiation of debts when we know
that we are not able to- pay these
debts? believe not.
We could not agree on a strug-
gle to remove Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace, because we be-
lieve that replacing one politician
and master-class servant by an i
other will do US no good. |!
We do not expect all the farm
ers as yet to agree on the full |
program of the United Farmers
League. Many farmers possibly |
would not agree with US that it is
actually beneficial for us farmers
to go out and help organize the
Agricultural Workers Industrial
Union.
But there are issues upon which
we can agree. We can agree upon
fight to save our homes; we can
agree to fight for higher prices
for our products, and think we
can agree on a fight for the can
collation. of our debts. Let US get
together into one solid fighting
front on these issues upon which
we can agree.
When we enter the United Front
that does not mean that any orga-
nization needs to lose its identity
or independent character, nor does
| it mean that we should hide our
own particular program. In the
course of the united front strug-
giles the programs can be brought
!, forward, analysed and explained,
: and undoubtedly the program that
best fulfills the requirements of
the farmers will finally become
the program of all.
? Organization for Results
q When we organize it must be
for a purpose other than merely
to have something big to look al
and to admire. The purpose of
organization must be to get results
Z for the farmers-a better STANDARD
7 of living and safety from thu
= worst features of the crisis.
= A small organization that vii
g fight will accomplish more than
: large organization that remains in
" active. An organization that vii
: get out and fight will grow an
|. become bigger and stronger a
= time goes on. And we'll have t
get away from the idea that some
body must come and organize US.
y The farmers themselves mus
IS. become the organizers. The pus
US must come from the rank and fill
Is. It is to the interest Of the bankE
ar class to keep us thinking that "
OF can't do the trick ourselves. IT
ey sooner we get that kind of o.
ne notions out of our heads the be
ng ter it will be for US.
II The boss class regards Us
Ut dumb beasts of the field. But y
'es are ceasing to be dumb. We a
re learning to organize. Not on
ne are we thinking, but we are eve
" beginning to know how to tai
how to express our thoughts. Di
farmers have been doing all t
talking here this afternoon.
ue The Chicago Conference
ana Before / close / want to say O
Of more word on the Chicago COME
LILY ence. No farmer can afford
sue consider himself not interested
not this momentous Conference. 7
m decisions and plans that must
We and will be made in Chicago v
ect. involve, in one way or anoth
est every farmer in America befo
18th very long. For that reason It
highly important that every
cality of the country shall be "
en- - represented by delegates.
CV And now in conclusion, so Il
4eo you may derive a correct idea
II how the United Farmers Leas
Ing functions, l want to say that
= ideas / have expressed here
ss not my personal opinions. IL
LOl are the collective ideas OF tn
es sands of farmers in many sta
s au organized in the United Farm
inc League. These collective Id
have been hammered out at
years Of experience in strugg
after years of threshing tn
1ers things out in mass meeting al
ton mass meeting. It merely happ
that / have been chosen as
spokesman to bring these col
,und tive experiences and the collect
late thought to new sections OF
Our American farm masses for tn
lace consideration here today.