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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
RENO LOCAL SETS
UP RANK And FILE
STRIKE COMMITTEE
By G. O. A.

WILLOW RIVER, Mimi, Oct.
23.-The local Farmers Holiday
Association held strike meeting
at the high school with about 70
farmers present. The principal
speaker was George Anderson Of
the Minnesota United Farmers
League state committee. He also
pointed out that under the NRA
and the AAA, the crisis has grown
steadily wonse as far as poor farm
ers and city workers are concerned,
and he urged the eecltion of dele
gates to the Farmers Secord Ma
tional Conference.
The Willow River farmers de-
cided to support the farm strike
through their own elected strike
committee Of action, and also to
help extend the strike all over
Pine county. They also decided to
be represented at the Chicago Corr
ference.
Joe Jaglowsl1 of Rutledge, and
Joe Mickog and Arthur Borchardt
Of Willow River were the farmers
elected to go to Chicago Nov. Is
to Is, to help work out a real
farmers program of struggle and
demands.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
DAYTON TOWNSHIP
SIGNED UP 90 PER
CENT INTO u. F. L

NEWARK, S. D.-Mr. Hanson,
from Roberts county and 1 with
the help of two members of the
Committee Of Action of Dayton
township put on a membership
drive there. In half a day we
signed up SO per cent of the farm
ers in that township. Now, if that
can be done there, it can be done
in practically every other township.
The farmers are ready to go.
All they need Is a little push to
get them started. So I say every
member of the Urited Farmers
League all overt the country, let's
90 and give the farmers a helping
hand and build the u. F. L. into
the largest and strongest farmers
fighting organization of the
Urited States.
Ed Tmpecoven.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
CHARGE RED TAPE
And DELAY GIVING
OUT S. D. RELIEF
Beadle County Relief Meet
Demands Immediate
Action
By Edwin Pfutzenreuter

HURON, S. D., Oct. 21-A mass
meeting representing farmers and
other workers of Beadle county,
both employed and unemployed,
was held here recently to protest
against the starvation policy of the
State Relief Director w. L. Eales.
A united front committee from
these groups sent a resolution to
Eales demanding immediate ac-
ton in providing food, fuel and
livestock feed. Copies Of the
resolution were also sent to Cover
nor Tom Berry and H. L. Hopkir s,
federal relief director.
A dangerous situation is facing
the impoverished farmers and
workers of the county, the resolu-
ton points out; many "are not
getting sufficient food to retain
their health" Due to lack of feed,
livestock is being sold off below
basic necessities.
Relief Director Eales is acccsed
of resorting to "too much red tape
and delay" "Relief funds have
been promised again and again BY
Eales ard then withheld in whole
Or in part" the resolution states
It demands that Eales comply with
the honest demands of the people
for relief or resign.
The Farmers Union of Beadle
county was well represented at the
meeting as was also organized la
Dor Of Huron.
When asked to comment on tbs
demands Governor Berry said ht
had nothing to say" Eales woulC
only promise to investigate" some
more.
1t is the hardened cruelty Of
such institutions as our state re
lief department that thoroughly ex
poses the capitalistic state anC
makes us reds. It is not becaus,
] we occasionally meet on street
corners" and elsewhere to Discus,
our problems. as L. w. Bicknell. {
member Of Governor Berry's state
relief commission, seems to think
judging by his remarks at the re.
cent Blue Buxxard parade IA Alb.
erdeen.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
THOSE ON RELIEF
Mustn't HAVE FUN
So Say the Commissioners
OF Potter Co., S. D.
By a Farmer Reporter

GETTYSBURG, S. DIFF ron
live IN this county POTTERY and
are fortunate enough to have lost
your job or farm ard you are
broke because you obeyed "the buy
now" command of the government
or because the banker grabbed
your money before you could get
it out, you are going to be fur
Their penalized if you have nerve
enough to ask for county aid.
A recent regulation of the coun-
ty commissioners provides that
persons getting relief may not
have cars or radios and must pet
along without parties and paid
amusements. l suppose this is the
standard Of living Roosevelt had
In mind for US when he said in
his radio speech Oct. % that we
are headed in the right direc-
ton"
Unless we put up a stiff united
fight against his cruel "planned
scarcity" program that is certainly
the direction in which we are
headed ard getting there fast
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
No More Pots
and Pans

At THE Soviet Congress of Col
n lective Farmers held in Mos
cow early this year, a delegate
from the Ukraine was telling an
American reporter about his col
lective. what have you to show
for three years Of collective farm
ing?" he was asked. He produced
a sheet of paper from his coat
pocket and read some figures.
In 1929, the collective farm
started with 20 horses. Now it
has 80 horses. During the past
three years, the collective farm
built up a dairy farm and a hog
farm of 80 mich cows and geo
breeding sows respectively. Out
of its profits of the three year,
of collective farming, new pigsty,
two cow barns, a stable for horses
aid two grain sheds were built.
Also an apartment house for six
teen families. The collective farm
has communal kitchen and din
ing room For something like IL
rubles, an adult gets three square
meals day. There is a special
kitchen for children. The meals
may be eaten, in the common din
ing room or taken home.
To the question whether COM
munal feeding was compulsory, the
Ukrainian replied laughingly:
"Why mol Anybody who cares
to can cook meals at home. But
very few do. Why bother? Our
women would much rather get an
equal share of the income by work
ing around the farm and spend
their leisure at the club than to
potter with pots and pans. Even
the old-fashioned women-foIk have
70 quarrel with the public kitchen.
though they sometimes Quarrel
with the cook"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
RECIPES
By MRS. ANNA LARSON
Dagmar, Mont.

DEVILS FOOD
Part One
l cup sugar
1s cup butter ard lard
1 egg
u cup sweet milk
2 cups flour
Mix these in order
Add Part Two
Il cup sugar
21s heaping tablespoons cocoa or
z squares chocolate which has
been mixed and boiled in u cup
of water.
Last add l level teaspoon soda
and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Bake 80 minutes.
DAT MEAL COOKIES
1 cup sugar
l cup melted butter
2 eggs
y pound raisins, boiled in 6
tablesoons Of water
2 cups of rolled oats
2 cups flour
! cup nuts, if you have them
y teaspoon soda
tablespoons Of water.
Mix butter, sugar and well beat
en- eggs. Boil raisins 8 minutes
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
NAILS TO BEHEAD
81 GERMAN ANTI
FASCIST WORKERS

BERLIN, Germany. At least
y anti-fascist workers lie in Hit
ler's dungeons, condemned to
death by the executioner's axe.
The names of only "a are known.
In regard to the others, the Ger
man Red Aid, (sister organization
OF the international Labor De-
fense), functioning illegally in
Germany, has been unable to dis
cover any details. The German
press speaks only of so many
communists condemned to death. !"
The German Red Aid has sent
out an appeal to the workers Of
the world to save these anti-fascist
workers from the axe of the Brown
Shirt murderers, by joining in
protests and demands for their
release, and by contributing ma
terial aid to the victims Of Ger
man Fascism, through the com
mlttees set up for that purpose.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
The Army Leads
IN the New Deal

BUFFALO, N. Y.-An objection to
supporting the NRA movement appeared
at pacifist meeting here under auspices
of the Evangelical Brotherhood. One
speaker declared:
'"The reforestation program has piven
us sample of militarism In the MIRA.
Young men in reforestation camps are l1n-
der the supervision of army officers. Cen
eral Hugh S. Johnson, the NRA executive
is an army man. do not believe that the
church should endorse any movement
which comes under army supervision
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
NEWLY ORGANIZED
u. |. IN GRANT
COUNTY ACTIVE
1t Won't Be So Easy Now
to Put Things Over
On Small Farmers
By Julius WaIsta6

The United Farmers League,
just recently organized in Grant
County, South Dakota, demon
strated what can be accomplished
through mass action when a num-
Der of farmers stopped a rich
widow from trimming a farmer on
a crooked cattle deal.
Alfred Tiala, secretary of the
United Farmers League and JUL
US Walstad, South Dakota, state
organizer, while holding a meet
ing at Marvin, learned of a case
where a Mrs. Margaret Kreuger,
a rich widow living at Waterfowl,
through the aid of her son and
others had seized a number of cat
tic belonging to small farmer,
Charles Gabert of South Shore,
and was holding these cattle,
claiming they had caused $500 Of
damage to her pasture.
This case was taken up by the
United Farmers Local in Osceola
township. Frank O'Farrell, sec
rotary of this local, used very
good judgment in this case. A
committee of nine farmers was
elected to investigate the case.
In their investigation they
found that Gabert was pasturing
three quarter sections Of prairie.
Previous to this year he had pas
tured the whole section but this
year the widow Mrs. Kreuger re-
fused to rent him the one quarter
which happened to belong to her
although he offered her 500 rent
fer it which was $50 more than
customary.
It happened, off and on during
the summer, that Gabertas cattle
would break out of his pasture
and get or the widows lard, due,
great extent, to the fact that
her pasture fence was poor.
At no time were the cattle al
lowed to remain in the widows
pasture. She had no other cattle
in her pasture.
The U. F. L. committee walked
all through this pasture where
the damage was supposed to have
been done and there was hardly Z
sign of cattle having been there
and the damage was estimated mo-
to exceed so cents. Gabert''
neighbors were approached in re
gard to their opinion on the cas-,
and every one said the widow wa.
in the wrong.
The committee then decided K
mobilize the farmers and they tool
cars and drove out. In a short
time around $50 farmers wer,
present. These cattle were held il
a sort of valley by the widow
son and a deputy sheriff who wa
armed. The farmers drove In
body and when these two men saw
all the farmers coming they com
menced to shiver and shake. Tn,
( spokesman for the farmers toll,
the sheriff that we have come t,
get the cattle, they have done n,
damage and you have no right t
hold them.
TIE sheriff saw that the farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
MARSHALL COUNTY
ORGANIZATION IS
SPREADING FAST
IL Locals Have Member
ship of 200; Send Dele
gates to Chi. Conference
By E. P.

BRITTON, S. D.-A farmer meet
ing was held in the court house
here on Oct. 81 to consolidate the
Marshall county United Farmers
League organization. About so
were present, including State Or.
ganizer Julius Walstad of Sisse-
ton and State Secretary Johr
Sumption of Frederick.
The first speaker was C. H.
Sharp of Brown county. With his
usual thoroness he analyzed the
crisis. He showed it was rot due
to lack of technical development,
for we have far more flour and
textile mills and other manufac-
turing plants to process our supel
abundant raw materials than are
needed for our home and foreign
markets. He explained the role Of
capitalism In producing the crisis
and of the Communist party as
the leader in the farmers strug-
giles for decent standards of liv-
ing. In closing he urged the farm
ers to read their newspaper, the
Producers News, regularly and to
keep it informed about conditions
in their own communities and
what their Organization is doing.
Julius Walstad then gave a
rOusing speech showing that the
farmers who developed this coun-
try are now just fighting to keep
their homes as the Indians before
them did when the whites came.
! His talk sparkled with wit and he
was continually interrupted by ap-
plause. Behind his pleasant ex-
terror is a fighting spirit that can
not be dampened. He has just re-
turned from an organizing tour
that took him as far south as
South Shore, Codirgton county. He
says the farmers down that way
like the United Farmers League
program. Now he is going to
spend some time consolidating the
gains made in the territory where
he has been working.
After these talks the farmers
proceeded to elect five more mem.
bers to their county U. F. L. com.
mittee, making nine in all.
The following delegates to the
Farmers Second National Relief
Conference in Chicago were
elected: Ed Impecoven, Gilbert
Gronseth, P. J. Olson. Several
more delegates will represent the
various U. F. L. locals of the
county.
Quite a little literature was solo
at this meeting, including copie:
of the Producers News and sub.
scriptions.
Marshall county now has U. F
L. locals in IL out of 26 town
ships with total membership o.
about 200. Organization is spread
inc RAPIDLY. ore Of the, most activ,
organizers beirg Ed Tmpecoven o.
Newark. Nicolai Nelson is con
tinually on the Job signing up sub
scribers to the Producers News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
u. S. Talks" Peace
But Builds More Planes

LOS ANGELES, Calif-The navy is
seeking immediate funds to build two giant
dirigibles, larger than the Macon. This was
told by Rear Admiral Ernest ]. King. Be
sides this, the navy will ask for funds to
build several squadrons of huge long dis
tance bombing seaplanes.
The admiral also said the bureau of
aeronautics is making an effort to have
1000 planes actually operating with the
feet at sea or available at costal air sta
tions within the next year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Another Victim
of Lynch Law

BALTIMORE, Md.-Another feather
has been added to the cap of Southern
state when on Friday, Oct q, the state
of Maryland executed Fuel Lee, a Negro
farm hand. For two years the Interna-
tional Labor Defense has put up a hard
fight to save the innocent Negro, framed
There was no evidence against him, but he
was the first Negro to hand. No attempt
was made to find the real murderer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
High Death Rate
From Starvation and Freezing

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Deaths from
starvation and freezing were more num-
erous in Minnesota in 1882 than ever be-
fore, figures from the state health depart
ment show. Four persons died from star
walton compared with two each in 1881 and
1924, the only other two years such deaths
were recorded.
From excessive cold, 25 persons died in
1882, compared with IL in 1928, the pre-
vious high mark of such deaths.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Auto Strikers Act
Against Strike Breakers

DETROIT, Mich.-After a month of
striking against speed-up and low wages,
thousands of tool and diemakers organized
into cavaran of 800 automobiles and went
from factory to factory trying to stop the
scabs from breaking the strike. Thousands
of police were modified to prevent the
strikers from approaching the factories.
Six arrests were made and few were in
jured. In one factory foreman fired six
shots at the strikers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
HUGE RISE IN FARM
TAX BURDEN SHOWN
FOR LAST 20 YEARS

DENVER, Colo.-According to q
Joint survey made by the u. s.
Dept. of Agriculture and the Colo
rado Agricultural experiment sta
ton, tax burdens for the Amer
lean farmer have increased ar av-
erage of 152 percent in the last
20 years.
An increase of $50 percert was
shown for the New England states;
lao percent for the east north
central states; Isl percent for the
west north central area; 214 per-
cert for the east south central
area; 1872 percent for the west
south central area; 155 percent for
the Pacific coast states; and 80
percent for the Rocky Mountain
states.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
France Has
a New Premier

PARIS, France Widespread slS =
Of civil servants, teachers, and o.na 4
eminent employees are expected
newly-approved premier Albert Sarls'1
preparing to call for sharp slasneS 7 !.
pay of government workers to msA' "
1888, 100000 deficit in the budgeL, IN
He also announced that he WOuu 'us !
out his predecessors policy with res sFss
debts to America, and would also To-" n
enter into any separate discusSlO .a,,sG
Germany on the question Of dlssfi''''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
In the Farm Home
THAT'S TOO BAD.
MRS. |.


Newark. s. d.
Dear Editor:
l was elected delegate to the
Chicago Conference, Nov. is to Ii
but On account Of the serious ILL.,
ness Of my dear mother, l don't
hardly think l can make it.
l am the only woman delegate
from my county. My husband, Ed
lmpecOven, will go in my place.
l am panning on contributing an
article to the Producers News soon.
| think that the woman's page will
prove interesting ard just what we
need. Mrs 9
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
UFL IS BUILT In SOUTH DAKOTA
AS CONFERENCE IS PREPARED

ers meant business and he was net
slow in turning the cattle over,
there were over a hundred head
of cattle in the bunch.
This case is an example of what
can be accomplished through erga-
nization and mass action This
widow has been known to pull
similar deals in the past but she
viii soon learn that she cannot get
by with these tricks in the future.
There is a u. F. L. here now.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Wealthy Judge
Cuts Cooks Pay

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-The rising cost of
living has so affected the buying power of
Orphans Court Judge Termble's $4,000
salary, that last week he reduced the pay
OF the cook who has been working for him
for IS years. She used to get SIS week.
now she gets $40.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
u. F. L. Is SET UP IN
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

HECLA, s. D., Oct. 30.-At a
meeting at the Isaac West farm
in Portage township last Thursday
temporary U. F. L. organization
was set up. C. F. Engle, who is
moving to Portage from Liberty
township, was elected delegate to
the Farmers Second National Con-
ference.
When the delegates from the
west arrive here Nov. 10, we plan
to get one of them to give US a
talk and a permanent organization
will Their be formed.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Yakima
Prisoners Released

YAKIMA, Wash.-The four Criminal
Syndicalism defendants in the Yakima case
have been released on personal recogniz-
ance as a result of an intense campaign
carried on in their behalf by the Interna-
tional Labor Defense with the support of
other working class organizations.
Three of the defendants were of the
Goold family, father, daughter and son,
and the fourth was Jones.
Thirty-five other workers are still in
Jail in connection with the Yakima case.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
5 Dead, Is Hurt
In Spanish Strike

MADRID. Spain.-Heavy police 4
tachments attacked a construction won
ers' strike here. Three were killed and J
were badly hurt. This was the blOOds
of all outbreaks in a day of fighting .
many quarters as a result of Socialist OPP
sition to the strike.
Later in the day two more works
were killed in a fight between strikers d
scabS.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Ia Strikers
Arrested In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Police broke
up demonstration of striking women gar
ment workers in the downtown district
They arrested Ia persons and charged
them with using abusive language and un-
lawful picketing.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Hunger Strike
In Jugoslav Jail

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia.-In the mic.
at Split, 81 Communist political pris Ta,s-
came on hunger strike, demanding attn
TO be brought up for trial or to be relesss
The strike lasted five adys. Durinc ,'T A.
strike the wives and families of the pr, y
ers organized a collective inteventioSS "A
the authorities, and were supported in b.
by large masses of workers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
235 Mutineers
Sentenced IN Indonesia

BATAVIA, Indonesia.-Up to the Pc
ent 235 seamen and soldiers have Da
sentenced in connection with the mutt
on the Dutch warship, "Seven PrOvnm.
IN 1882. Of these SO Europeans and y
natives have been sentenced for "insErs
tionary disobedience," and IL EuOpa15
and ten natives for "Offenses against ID
tary discipline"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
By MRS. z. COSPER
Outlook, Mont.
DustIess Buster

To one cup Of water take four
tablespoons Of kerosene, wiring out
cheese cloth, hang on line to dry.
Keep in closed car. It is very
good for busting ard in Expensive.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Japan Fears u. s..
Recognition of u. S: S. r

MONTREAL, Canada.-Tbe, sDr..,
communism in the far east wouId1 F T. ~. =
Grated by American recognition Of S sS.s
russia, fears Toshio Shiratori E SO's
why such recognition would be 81 , .aa;
matter to Japan" said Shiratori han - "
route to his new post as Japanese am ami, =
dor to Sweden. '''iDas's
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
26 Dead and Many
Hurt In Albanian Floods,

TIRANA, Albania.-Tweutv.
sons were killed and many, iniursS Su p.
as floods swept. over lower Alyan;S.' ~
greatest damage was done in tha :. IL
Permeti, where, hundreds. of worI;;nu 'L d
families were left homeless and AZ, go. ca
Communication facilities were dests ssISa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Mussolini Gets
Ready for War

ROME, Italy.-The Ministerial OoaH'
has altered the law on the organissn@
the army for the purpose Of ensuing
more efficient grouping of the Alpine y
mentS, also enabling these to be readI
war at an instant's notice. Further D Y
Spouse to proposal from the air "a
minister, the establishment Of an ar ~
Gil was resolved upon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Mooney Defense
Committee Maps New Fight

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-The defend
ers of Tom Mooney, will carry his fight for
freedom to the United States Supreme
Court next month.
Tom Mooney fighter for the working
class before he was put in Jail, still depends
on the workers and farmers to help him
get out Of prison.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Police Kill so
Arabs In Demonstration

JERUSALEM, Palestine-Thirtv All.
were killed in Jaffa and many hundr1
were wounded as British police affq,nuiS
TO break up demonstrations of Ank
against the Zionist campaign to drive 4,
Arab farmers from the land.
Supported by the British impeusa
the Zlonsts are buying up land and an
ing away the Arabs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Soldiers Want
More Pay in Mexico

MEXICO.-Im Immediate reorcan;,.s
OF the army and navy, reduction i n u.
Of officers from the rank. of first 'es lpaI
up, and division of the money amOns S y
lower ranks of the soldiers and sss O'
were the demands of the soldiers ' suS
group of officers. Sa 4
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-11-03
Steel Production
Drops From 1920 to 1920

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Steel produc-
ton In the Youngstown district has drop
ped this week to 30 percent of capacity,
compared with AZ of last week. The num-
Der OF active open-hearth furnaces have de-
0lned to thirty of the SO in the district,
against 80 last week.