The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-05-19
Betrayal!

What the steps in this shameful order
for retreat before the battle had started?
On May the National Convention of the HOLIDAY Assoc
ion decided on nationwide strike Reno attemnted to
stop such strike call by appealing to Senator Smith of the
Senate Agricultural Committee for excuse he could
give the farmers.
On May Reno wrote to all officers and members of
the Holiday Assn This is your notification THAT THE
GENERAL FARM STRIKE HAS BEEN CALLED FOR
MAY 10, 1888" CThe emphasis his).
On May 10 Congress passed the farm relief bill without
the cost of production slogan which Reno and Simpson
have been shouting about. On that day THREE DAYS
BEFORE THE STRIKE WAS TO TAKE PLACE, Reno said
"That amendment perhaps the one meas
ure which might have prevented us from striking
NOW THE FARMERS MUST EITHER LIE
DOWN AND ACCEPT PEASANTRY, OR BAT
TIE TO FINISH"
On May II, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE
STRIKE the United Press reported, president Reno
and presidents of the state organization declared the strike
would begin scheduled
Early May IL the capitalist press already knew what
Reno planning The United Press while reporting that
farm holiday associations in midewestern states went
ahead today with plans for national farm strile' also
made the following significant remarks,
Possibility that Reno might use his influence
to stop the strike when it was learned that
he was sending telegram to President Roosevelt
tonight asking if the executive would declare
moratorium farm foreclosures and executions
until farm production costs are conceded to the
farmer"
Reno was understood to believe that if the
President answered in the affirmative it would
On May IL, Reno and some of his eutenants met in
st. Paul where they received letter from Governor Olson
70 which we refer in main story this week.
The strike supposed to begin at 1901 a. m May
H. Less than "a hours before that time Milo Reno pres
dent of the National Holiday Association declared the strike
WHY WAS THIS DONE Was the condition
OF the farmers any different from what it had been
eght days before when the strike was decided on
at the National Holiday Convention by the dele
gates? Was the situation any different from what
it had been two days before when Reno had de-
cared that the ''strke would begin as scheduled?
The condition of the farmers was the same
May II as it had been on May A, May 10 and IL,
and as it is today.
On May IL Reno had made his request to President
Roosevelt for moratorium on foreclosures and evctions
o roosevelt done this? Nothing of the sort! Reno made
request to Roosevelt and Roosevelt made to the in
Sgrance companies for enency. NEITHER REQUEST HAS
FARMERS.
WHY, THEN, WAS THE STRIKE CALLED
OFF? THE STRIKE WAS CALLED OFF BY
KENO BECAUSE HE GOT ORDERS FROM THE
BANKERS THROUGH OLSON AND ROOSE-
WELT TO DO so.
Reno called off the strike because he is opposed to mill
@ struggles on the part of the farmers. Furthermore
~ 10 insurance companies received over year ago, loan
@nI2OOO from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
ough the efforts of Congressman Campbell. Reno is
T3 IN debt to the bankers and takes their orders.
would VINE Keno was issuing statements that the strike
to SION axe place as scheduled he trying to find way
s he strike Olson, Farmer Labor Governor of Mime
this issue '' O" We ieiei " ~ "
vo ey are old hands at this On September of last
o reno and Olson the leading figures in the
Vb Oh the governors and Holiday leaders at Sioux City
west eo TO break the strike of the farmers in the north
Deal ana Olson are helping to carry through the New
uc. Inc farmers determined to struggle for higher
"sdlnSt evlctOns and foreclosures and for relief
to b ana his colleagues know this and therefore agreed
could Ieelng that when the farmers went home they
Tho o0tDCage and break the strike by calling it off
Of the achery of Reno has demonstrated the necessity
his own c advocated by the United Farmers League In
Frs MIST TqS Reno has decided that "NOW THE FARM
mrs LIE DOWN AND ACCEPT PEASANTRY'
DOun1 FARMERS ARE NOT GOING TO LIE
ABE AND ACCEPT PEASANTRY. THEY
n T"E 1GOI GOING TO FIGHT.
RenoS ;ttohSln the farmers have struck despite Mr.
League stnJ Ious decision. There the United Farmers
the poOr IN the front ranks bringing to the farmers
ses u rank and file leadership of their strug-
cOmuOSJ economically elected strike committees,
carry &C OF striking rank and file farmers can
ers '" the struggle in the interests of the farm
to defeat A ~ pcketing must be the other weapon
uties and "" s attacks of the food trust the dep
The t u the traitors such as Reno
tensfv N. 'rlke struggle must be brOadened TO in
tons ene struggle against foreclosures and civic
taxes Of Az Orce the cancellation of the debts and
relief froe impoverished farmers ard 70 win each