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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
CARRYOVER
HIGHER IN CRISIS
Hunger Develops Faster
Than Curtailment In
Production

Despite lower world prOduc-
ton of wheat, outside of the
Soviet Union and China, as
compared with last year, the
carryover of the chief export
ing countries is larger than 1t
was a year ago. The purchas-
ing power of the working
people of the world has fall
len faster than the decline in
production.
The reduction in the world crop
is due primarily to the reduced
crop in the United States, since
the combined production in all the
other countries, except the Soviet
Union and China, seems likely to
be about the same as production
last year.
Despite. the reduction in world
production estimates show an in
crease in the world carryover Of
more than 5000, 00O, 900 bushels
az compared with a year ago. The
working people have been deprived
OF $4,000, 900 additional bushels Of
wheat during the past year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
another Baby Victim OF the NEW Deal

After the boy died his father went to the welfare
director and asked to be given box by the county
to bury his boy and suit of clothes to put on him.
The welfare director asked him if he owned his
farm. The father replied yes, but added that he
was two years back on his taxes The welfare agent
then asked him if he had any livestock. "Only two
cows and two horses" he replied
"SelI your stock to bury your boy,' ordered
the welfare agent.
"But l still have three children, my wife and
myself to feed" answered the father.
He did not get the box. He went home and
made box out of old rough lumber and put his
dead boy in it without any clothes on. At eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

Governor Floyd B. Olson,
State Capital Building,
ST. Paul, Minnesota
Dear Sir:
We are writing to you in regards to two of our
members, RENO Tantlla and Arthur Boelke of Sax
and Little Fork respectively.
In order to give you understanding it will be
necessary to review the circumstances of their arrest
farmers was on it's way to Washington to the first
Farmers National Relief Conference of rank and file
farmers from mary organizations. While passing
through Minneapolis they were invited to participate
in the demonstration for Unemployment Insurance and
Immediate Relief held in front of the court house in
Minneapolis. All of delegates had been assured
that there would be no trouble with the police
otherwise. The demonstration attacked by the
police and these two farmers were thrown in jail.
These cases have been tried and both have been
fenced to 80 days. They have to appear for commit
ment August and it will mean that both of these
will have to leave in the midst of haying and
harvesting. In much as both of these
innocent of any crime feel that it is your duty
Governor of this state to intervene and have these
sentences suspended, which you surely able to do
We are waiting for an answer to the above and
also writing protest to Judge Wright, Municipal
Court in Minneapolis about the matter
Yours truly,
THE UNITED FARMERS LEAGUE
A similar protest has been sent TO Judge Wright. We
urge all farmers protest these arrests to Governor Oh
at ST. Paul and to Municipal Judge Wright Mime
apOs Please send the you receive to The Pro-
ducers News for publication.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
ADMIT CRASH IN
POULTRY PRICE
Coming Winter VIII Bring
Lower Prices Government
Bureau Forecasts

Washington, July 25.-In-
creased production in poultry
products with decreasing de-
mand on the part of the
working people whose income
are being lowered still fur
Their will result in lower price
to poultry farmers this win
ter. 'The price outlook from
the standpoint of supplies is
not encouraging to poultry
and egg producers" reports
the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
The supply of storage eggs at
midsummer is a per cent above
the average for the past five
years and that of poultry is "con-
siderably greater" than year
ago. The number of hens and
pullets in farm flocks on July
was about the same as last year
but the number of young chickens
in farm flocks was 8 per cent more
than year ago. Production Of baby
chicks by commercial hatcherie'
the first half Of this year wa,
about 8 per cent greater than il
the corresponding period Of 1882.
Not only are the supplies Of
eggs and poultry larger than non
NAL but pork, other meats in pro
spect during the next six or eigh
months are also larger. The new
deal Mas not made any substantial
increase in the purchasing powe
Of the working people and thi
surplus" win continue to grow
and lower the market price.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

perfected in every county of the
state.
STATE PROGRAM OF ACTION
The conference will adopt a
state program of action, suited to
the every day needs of the toiling
Primers.
It will take up the big problem
of organizing mass United Farm
ers League organization in every
county in the state.
AS a preparatory step for the
Aberdeen conference the Secretary
asks all farmers in the state to
communicate with him, to the END
that meetings may be arranged In
the various counties, to organize
the counties and to- build up the
Aberdeen conference.
Seve1hl speakers are now avail
able for such work. All letters
should be addressed to Julius
| Walstad, Secretary United Farm
ems League, Sisseton, South Da
kota-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
House Of Wadell Is
Under Investigation
Distinguished Prohibition Enforcement Officers Private
Enterprise Under Scrutiny of Baneful Eye
of the Law

These are the pregnant days of
the "new DEAL"
In the shuttle the cards hre be-
ing well mixed and many peculiar
hands emerge.
Every thing changes. Some
times things change vepy slowly,
and then again more SUDDENLY.
Those who thought they were set
ting pretty" a while baak with a
royal flush and plenty of chips,
now find themselves in for the
draw with a pair of deuces and a
tiny stack, and unable to stay for
the big opening Of the recovery
jackpot.
And so it is with Mr.. Wadell,
the distinguished prohibition en-
forcement officer. Things and
times have changed with him, too
A few, months ago he had the
edge on the game. No home
brewer WaS too humble to- fatten
the kitten. and those who knew
their stuff prospered, especially
Mr.. Wadell. In fact some ways
he was monarch of this corner o.
the treasure state. But congress
passed the 81 law which lat one
| fell swoop set home brew on tn
bum. The 18th Amendment repea
passed congress. he saw his EN-
pire fade. The Roosevelt econom;
reduced the pay check, and WIT
the states going wet he sees IN
end of the. prosperity trail, tn
passing of the prohibition agent.
However. Mr.. Wadell, like Tn
crafty old owl that he is, IS no
to be caught mapping by old ma
depression. He saw change com
, ing. and caught it by the horns y
J it were reports over the grape
vine from Glasgow disclose. 1t
an interesting tale that travel
from lip to ear among the ervlro
of the peaceful Iand perfectly ~
spectacle CITY. as to how the OF
thrifty Mr.. WadelI silver plates
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
NAVY PROGRAM
NOW LAUNCHED
Fl Warships VIII Be Laid
Down in 'Second-to-None'
Navy Program

Washington, July 26.-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Swanson
launched the 'second-to-none'
navy program of the Roose-
velt administration with the
acceptance of bids for FL war
vessels-the largest number
of vessels in American his
tory ever bid for in a single
bidding.
Sixteen of the vessels will be
paid for as "public works" jobs to
the amount of $238,OOO,O0O. The
other five ships will be paid for
out of the current Navy Depart
ment appropriations.
Of the total to- be spent this
year $46,O00,OOO will be as "pub-
lie works" and $40,00d,O00 from
the regug1r appropriation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

be "a "justifiable price advance."
Howe himself calls present bread
prices to be "fair price schedules"
The only real action that the
Roosevelt government has taken
in reference to these prices is to
justify them. In order to continue
the illusions of the farmers and
workers, their hopes in the new
deal, the government is going to
make a "series Of periodic checks
planned to help consumers"
These periodic checks" are
planned-not to help consumers
but to fool them and the farmers
who produce the grain.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
RICH LANDOWNER IS
PLACED At HEAD OF
TOBACCO PROGRAM

Washington, D. C.-James Con-
rad Lanier, lawyer and rich farm
e. of Greenville, Nerth Carolina,
has been appointed expert" in
charge Of processing and market
inc Of tobacco by the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration. He
owns land operates several to-
hacco farms near Greenville where
he exploits Negro and white farm
workers. He is therefore an ap-
propriate agent of the tcbacce
trust under the new deal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
SOUTH DAKOTA
UFL WILL MEET
State League Conference to
Rally Farmers for
Struggle
(BY J. G. S.

Frederick, S. D., July 81
The State Executive Commit
tee of the United Farmers
League of South Dakota
which met last week, decided
to hold a. state mass confer
ence of the United Farmers
League. The conference will
be held in Aberdeen, on Sep
tember 10 and 10.
In the call for the state confer
ence, issued under the signature OF
julius WalsA!d, Acting State Sec
rotary, it is pointed out the need
for such a state conference was
never greater than now.
FACE STARVATION
The living conditions for the
farmers are simply desperate
There are no crops worth speak
ing of. The long continued droutl
his burned up the wheat and thu
corn. The outlook for potatoes i
very poor. The farmers of thi
state will face starvation this win
ter. There is no fodder for thei
livestock, due to the drought.
Under these circumstances tn
question of a strong militant or
ganization is a vithl, daily need o
the farmers. If relief is to be oh
tanned both for man and beast
mass organization such Ps tn
United Farmers League must b
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

and the little boy and took them to the county doc
tor. He told us the same as the nurse. He said
that if the boy did not get better we should come
back after July A.
On June % the little boy died.
His father and mother were out working in the
hay field and the little boy lay under pear tree.
happened to go to see how he was and there he lay
dying under the tree. carried him into the house
and his parents came, but too late-he was dead.
The day before his poor father had taken his
only five hens to town to try to sell them to buy
something to eat for his sick boy He could only sell
his three big barred rock hens and received 90 cents
for them
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
(By Germaine Sorden)

White Cloud, Mich, July 28.-Or neighbor's
r,tIe bow aged four taken sick last April Is
;tb an abscess in his ear His parents did not have
anv money to take him to doctor. The abscess
woke and it poisoned his whole body.
The boy fingered with this poison until about
b,ne Is when called up the county nurse and told
her about him. l asked her to do something for him
as he was just dying inch by inch.
1t took the county nurse just four days to make
an her mind to come out to see the boy and she
said It was only rheumatism and that he would out
grow it.
When heard this went UP and got the mother
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

o'clock at night he took his boy to the cemetery
with only few neighbOrs present and buried his
boy himself
The sexton dug the grave but the poor father
went and powed two acres for just the digging The
father covered the hole himself.
Just few days after this the supervisors took
eight thousand five hundred dollars of welfare
money to pay all of our county officers.
In this land of plenty the working people are
forced to bury their dead like dogs.
| was eyewitness of all this.
This is the real meaning of Roosevelts ''New
DEAF; starvation for babies
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
OVER 200 FARMERS
ATTEND MEETING OF
LEAGUE, SOME JOIN
(BY w. Fly

Webster, S. D., July 26.-About
200 farmers ind workers attended
a meeting which We held in Eden,
S. D., last Saturday night, July
%. l spoke to them for one and
one half hours. Comrades De-
Arment and Walstad of Sisseton,
were there and signed up several
farmers for the Uni ed Farmers
League.
This is the first meeting that
has been held IN that community.
1 look forward for some very good
results to- follow.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
British Cut Quota of
Ham and Bacon Imports

Washington, D. C..-The Brit
ish government has announced a
reduction of 212 per cent per
month in the import quota on
bacon and hams. This will cut
the export market of the Amer
lean corn belt producers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

world another world war would
mean an even greater cost IN
blood and deaths. They are NOT
minded to pay this cost even II
the capitalists are. II they must
fight Il win be in their own m
terests this time and not IN the
interests Of the international
bankers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04


Despite Premier Melon
AIDS statement that ''this is
a recess not an ending" the
capitalist press correspond
ents are forced to admit "that
there is little hope that it
(the cOnference) will re-
assemble in its present elabo-
rate FORM"
These correspondents admit vir-
tually that a new stEge in the i'm
perialist rivalries has been reached
that it is now war to hilt with
out hypocrisy of imperialist con-
ferences.
"But it is safe to predici
that never again will the rep
resentatives of sixty-six ma
tons with wholly divergent in
terests and different points of
view gather to se tie in one
prolonged parliamentary orgy
the economic evils that beset
them In varying degree. This
experience has been too dis
illUsiOning."
The delegates of the British en-
pire brought this forward boldly
by signing declaration pledging
their adherence to the Ottawa
trade agreements by which the
British capitalist class is striv.
ing to bind its empire into one
united front of economic and mill.
tary war.
"IOday's proceeding took ON
the aspect of funeral rites" re-
pOrss the London correspond
ent of the New York Times,
but the statesmen refused to
admit that the corpse was
dead. 1ney want to main-
tain the illusions in the minds
Of the working people of the
world that the cOnflict among
the capitalist countries can
be settled by peaceful means,
and to hide them from the
fact that the end of the con-
ference is a step toward i'm
Derialist war.
President Roosevelt was one
those who contributed most to tt
attempt to keep illusions alive.
a message to the conference h
declared, 81 do not regard the
economic conference as a failure
Secretary of State Hull, speal
ing in the conference showed Il
purpose of ROOsevelt's declaratlo
TO impute failure is to i'm
Pte the bankruptcy of world
craftsmanship IN the face of
unparalleled universal eCOnO-
mic distress and suffering"
hull and Roosevelt want to naa
tne American working people b
heVe that world capitalistic STATE
manship Is not bankrupt. Tn
lear that the American and 9th
peoples are turning to anotE
way out of unparalleled univert
4 economic distress and suffering
me way Of ending this bankrupt
epitalist system once and for
IN leaving London, Cox, one
Amercan delegates, showed WI
on the minds Of the capitals
Inc east world war cost $165,0t
wv'OOO he declared and at pres
! psaees It would cost only $500
wOOO. The capitalists feel {
war would be much cheaper 7
man It was fifteen years ago.
10 the working people Of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
Approves
Rise In Bread Prices
CENT A POUND INCREASE IN 81 CITIES DE-
CIARED TO BE "JUSTIFIABLE PRICE
ADVANCE"

During the month from June Is to July IL the prices
of bread in so cities went up about cent pound This
much is admitted by the Department of Agriculture Not
only has no action been taken by the deal admnsra
ton to prevent these increases to the workers IN the clues
brit the increases themselves are justified.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
WORLD CONFERENCE
ENDS; CAPITALISTS
PREPARE FOR WAR
FEAR TO ADMIT TOTAL FAILURE
Secretary Hull Declares Admission of Failure VIII Re-
veal Bankruptcy of World Capitalist
Craftsmanship

London July 27-The world Economic Conference
came to its ingorious end today with the capitalist
statesmen of the world fearing to admit publicly that it
out formal ending and without an adjournment The
world capitalist statesmen afraid to proclaim funeral
grafton the corpse of their promises to the people of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

According to LII.
Howe, banker and scholar, rep
resenting the Consumers" under
the title of Consumers Counsel
uider the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, Secretary Wallace
considers the increase in prices TO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
CONFERENCE TO
!. UNITE FARMERS
Worsening Conditions in
Washington Show Need
for Struggle
(By Casey Boskaljon)
Stat Organizer

Eatonville, Wash, July 26.
work of the farmers
united front state conference
is proceeding favorably. Or
ganizers are in the field and
the UFL locals report the
holding of open air meetings.
The conference has never been
more urgent than now. Feed price
Ias gone up considerably while
the prices of eggs have not been
changed. The price Of butter has
been increased a few cents at the
expense of the consumer.
NEED UNITED ACTION
When farmers have wheat for
sale prices Iare low. When it is IN
the warehouses prices go up. The
conditions are showing US the ne
cessity for united action.
All Washington farmers, orga-
nized and unorganized, should
elect their delegates and rush the
names in to Casey BoslCaljon, TT
ii, Box 269, Eatonyille, Washing.
ton. All names should be in earl!
Credentials will be sent on
later.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
u. :. :. Executive Council
Demands Freedom OF Two
Militant Mimi. Farm ers

In accordance with dacision taken at the Enlarged
Executive Council meeting of the United Farmers League
pro have been to Governor O5Oa and Judge
Wright against the sentencing RENO Tsntiila Ar
thur BOelke The profess to Governor Olson reads
follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
DO YOU KNOW

That 100000 men AID women
N the U. S. cannot read or write,
and that only $2O,OOO,OOO would
wine out slums; We. the U. S. gov
eminent spent $2,544,77O,O5S on
var debts alone in 1882?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
LANCER UN SPOT
Open Letter to Governor
Demands Immediate
Action
THOUSANDS NOW
FACE STARVATION
Denounces Program in In
terest of Bankers as
False Economy
Flaxton, North Dakota
Monday, July 81. 1888

Flaxton, North Dakota
Monday, July 81, 1888
Ashbel Ingerson, Secretary of
Ashbeyl IngerSon, Secretary of
the North Dakota Farmers Com
mittee of Action, dispatched the
following open lettep today to
Governor VIM. LANCER regarding
the insuing winter of 'black dis
pair" that faces the droughted
and hoppered out farmers of the
west half of the state, demanding
that he take immediate steps to
meet the situation resulting from
the drought and grasshOpper in
vasion, the third successive crop
failure in this section of the coun-
try, toward providing relief for
the impoverished and destitute
farmers and their families.
Ingerson definately and I'M
mincingly puts the responsibility
of meeting the desperate situation
existing in the northwest up to
Gov. LANCER in plain words and
demanded deed rather than bonn
bastic promises and political ora
tory so that the farmers and their
children may have something to
eat and wear when the cold Bit
ting zero gales sweep the open
spaces.
: OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR
LANCER SENT SPECIAL DE-
LIVERY WITH REQUEST
FOR ANSWER
FlaxtOn, N. ID.
July 81, 1888.
Governor VIM. LANCER
4 Bismarck, N. d.
Dear Governor:
The crops in the western
part of North Dakota are
burned up. Such crops as
have survived the drOught
CONTINUED on rage Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04
LIKES PRODUCERS NEWS

LIKES PRODUCERS NEWS
am sending five subscriptions
to the Producers News. The farm
ers here think the Producers News
is very good, and say they could
not do without it. / was out tax
ing subs yesterday for another
paper but 1 could not sell any
thing but the Producers News.
Hans Kauppela, Kalama, Wash.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-08-04

H'sdTcoRioAL Soon
Of Iz> r.%sSN3A'ETr
HELENA
Evening star., 1933-11-09

the working rules Of the merit system
for Government appointments In the
classified service met with such I'm
mediate and emphatic opposition. Wher
attention was publicly called to 1t by
Q member Of Congress, Representative
Cochran of Missouri, and objection to
1t was expressed by Secretary Perkins
the explanation was given that the
commission was compelled to adopt the
amendment to the rules by the refusal
Of appointment officers in the depart
ments and bureaus to select eligibles
certified of the higher ages. This was
in effect an sbrogation Of the duty
Of the examining branch to the prefer
ences Of the executives In the several
units Of the administration, establish
ing dangerous precedent contrary to
the spirit of the civil service system
Of selections.
The remaining age-limit provision, af-
fecting the examination of applicants
for employment as machine operators,
should likewise be rescinded. There Is
no danger Of a deterioration Of the
working personnel through successful
tests of competence, regardless of the
age Of the applicant for employment.
The same reasoning which has led to
the raising Of the age limit for
amanuenses applies to the other class
of workers.
Evening star., 1933-11-09

Curry 1t was rejected by the chairman.
Thereupon Mr.. Curry asked upon what
grounds it was thus swept aside. The
chairman hesitated for q moment, and
then declared: "Oh. well, I'll accept it"
and 1t was adopted without dissent, in
this language:
We urge all loyal Democrats to sup
port the candidates of the party chosen
at the primary elections or by party
conventions, and to such candidates we
pledge our individual support.
Not only did the chairman fail to
support the regular nominees of the
party for the municipal offices, but he
personally took a hand In the launch
ing Of an anti-Tammany and anti
Fusion ticket and publicly pledged his
vote to the head Of that ticket, Mr.
Mckee, whose slogan in the fight was
"a vote for Mckee is a vote for Roose-
velt'
Chairman Farley is a member of
Tammahy. How far will the Tammany
chief go in his warfare with the chair
man, and what will be the effect upon
the fortunes of State and national can
didates in future elections? Those are
questions Of keen interest in Washing
ton as well as in New York.