The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-28
FRAZIER IS mighty
GLAD FARMERS ARE /.
WILLING TO BATTLE.
j. S. Senator Praises Militant
Farmers Union and Holt.
day Association
HITS WHOLE PRICE SCHEME
Kicker, Noodle and lemke Are
Other Speakers At Willis
ton Convention
HITS WHOLE PRICE, SCHEME

Williston, N. D., Oct. 28.-tP}-De-
claring he was mighty glad that
farmers are willing to 60 on strike to
protect their own rights" q. 8. Sen
ator Lynn ]. Frazier told the North
Dakota Farmers Union convention
Friday what we need is q real fight
Ing, militant farm organization such
as the Farmers Union and National
Farm Holiday association"
He told Of efforts made by farm
leaders to obtain q fair cost OF pro-
duction" plan for farm products, de-
claring "our whole price system Is
wrong"
Referring to the strike called by the
National Farm Holiday association,
Frazier said why shouldn't they fight
for their homes and protection for
their families7" He said farmers
were Disseminated against In the last
special session of congress. and did
mt get a square deal in the new deal"
He declared he expected to see some
Of legislation passed when amended
at the next session Of congress, add
ing that I'VE want and are going to
get initiation Of the currency"
Criticize Relief Set-Up
Criticism Of the present set-up for
farm relief was voiced by editor A. w.
Kicker of the Farmers Union Herald,
who in an address before the conven-
ton expressed opinion the farm board
plan was better because some Of the
members had been farmers and were
sympathetic toward agriculture.
This board was strapped" he said,
and In its stead we got Mr.. Morgen-
than from Wall Street or somewhere
In New York. We certainly gained
nothing but lost lot"
1T Is our job as an organization
he declared, ito chisel out Of an ad-
ministration all that We can chisel."
Kicker said that out Of the farm
board and its half-billion dollar fund
they had been able to "chisel" Is or %
million dollars with which had been
set up q marketing machinery ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific.
But It Is tough chiscling when sou
attempt to chisel anything out OF Mr.
Morgenthau, but that's our Job" III
added.
Kicker told Of having gone with
delegation from is wheat states *
Washington to see how much could bs
''chiseled" out Of the government to-
the people.
.The allotment plan was not ours.
he said, ut already had been made
but the committee sought to raise tn
bonus to go cents per bushcl."
Attacks Capitalist Plan
The speaker declared all depression
have been due to the capitalist system
and that this must be eliminated O
at least modified to prevent . recur
renee Of depressions.
The president asked for and re-
ceiyed power to do everything, he said
except to issue greenbacks. This, h
said, should have been done, payin|
it out to for public works in which
the fourteen million idle men Of tn
country could be hired making It I'm
necessary to support them.
Senator Frazier paid tribute to til
willingness Of the administration t
give relief and cited Morgenthau's al
in preventing foreclosures and his Of
fer to stop future foreclosures
farmers would telegraph him show
iug such aid was needed.
Thomas H. Noodle Of the state pub
lie works board, spoke Of the tremend
ous importance Of the Missouri rive
diversion project and thanked tn
convention for its endorsement. Con
gresham william Lemke criticize
farm relief legislation passed by til
special session. explaining advantage
Of q plan outlined in the Frazier bill
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