The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-22
RELIEF MEETING


has been entirely in ade-
quate for requirements. Hundreds
of farmers and workers and small
children in the county are actually
to death right now. Some
thing positive must be done with
out delay. Jerome Martell starved
to death a couple of weeks ago.
Others will die shortly if the pres
ent starvation policy is allowed to
continue if increased relief is not
secured.
Hundreds of children will be
unable to attend school for want
of food, clothing and shoes. Many
are not now attending school for
want of clothing. There will be
much sickness as the winter comes
on. Adequate relief must be Sc
cured and everybody in the county
should give heed to the matter
without further delay.
''The county commissioners must
be forced to mike application TO
Governor Cooney Immediately for
increased ALLEGATION of money.
Governor Cooney must be forced
to make demands for more money
upon the Emergency Relief Funls
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. The money has been
appropriated, is available, and can
be gotten if the proper efforts are
put forth. The care of the poor
is a responsibility of the Board of
County Commissioners, the Com
missioners make the application
for the funds. so the matter must
be taken to the Board in the first
instance and not too the County
Emergency Relief Committee.
The matter of feed relief for
cattle and horses will also be con-
sidered and decisions made. Many
cows and horses are starving now
for the want of feed as a result
of the hay end feed shortage
caused by the drouth, and hoppers.
And also the demand for the
cancellation of all previous feed
and seed loans made to the farm
ers will be taken up, considered,
and definite action taken.
Gov. Cooney and Congressman
Ayres of this district have been
invited to attend this meeting for
the purpose of le1rning the situa-
ton here from those who are in
actual reed of relief. If they are
interested in the welfare of the
needy farmers and workers in the
northeastern Montana as they
should be they will attend. Sen
ators Wheeler and Erickson are
now in Washington and the matter
will be tlken up urgently with
them.
! The farmers will send a commit
tee to meet with the commission
ers to invite them to attend the
Mass Meeting to talk over the
situation in the county, and to pre-
sent again the relief demand of
those needing relief. A large dele
cation will also visit the County
Relief Committee to find out what
that body has done if anything to.
wards securing proper relief allo-
cation, what amount of relief is
now allocated and just what re.
lief is now available and how it i:
being distributed.
Inquiry will also be made as e
the promised reorganization o.
the Sheridan County Emergency
Relief Committee.
The matter of free medical an,
dental service for the people of
the county, for which already vel
signed petitions have been filed
will be taken up again with tn,
. County Board. Those having ne
tition blanks in their possession
should get their neighbors to sig
them and bring them in to pre-
| sent on the 3rd.
Farmers and workers coming i
to the demonstration should brin,
In reports of neighbors needin,
. relief for presentation to tn
County Board and to the Relic
Commission. These reports shout
De In detail, giving names, mum
Der of children. and the needs O
the family. Such specific case
are very important.
A program for the Demonstra
ton has been arranged. In tn
evening there viii be a dance 2