The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-10-20

present. Altogether Is counties
were represented.
In addition to the 81 delegates
representing the United Farmers
League, there were Is from the
Farm Holiday Assn, IL from the
Farmers Union, one from the Milk
Pool, Is from the Finnish Work
ers clubs, five from the Commun-
list Party, four from the Young
Communist League, eight unorga-
nized turner's, one from the Co
operative Equity Exchange, and a
fraternal delegate from the Work
ers and Farmers Cooperative
Unity Alliance.
The keynote of the conference
was struck by Alfred Tiala, Ma
tional Secretary of the United
Farmers League, who made the
Introductory speech at the opening
of the conference. He dealt with
the evil efforts of the New Deal
for the farmers and emphasized
the necessity for just such United
Front action as would be discussed
and planned at this conference.
Tiala pointed out too that the
strike action being planned by Milo
Reno had the definite purpose of
keeping the farmers hopeful and
actually preventing them from
carrying on successful struggle
U. F. L. Supports Strikes
ITALIA pledged to the farmers OF
Wisconsin the determined and
whole-hearted support of the
United Farmers League in any
strike struggles which had the
betterment of the farmers con-
ditions as a basis. The United
Farmers League, however, while
supporting all strike struggles O.
the destitute farmers would carr!
on a persistent campaign for ranl
and file control of these struggle
and would continue to struggl'
against any one-man dictator lead
ership by such farm politicians o
the stripe of Milo Reno.
ITALIA pointed out that the Farm
ers Second National Conference, Z
be held in Chicago, Nov. Is to Is
would be "a real united front con
ference for militant action and
strike struggle. He emphasize
the Importance of all delegates t.
. the Wausau conference organizing
. in their home communities for tn
!. Chicago Conference.
Art Timpson, U. F. L. state OF
ganizer, reported for the Stat
Executive Committee. Timpso
surveyed the conditions of tn
farmers in Wisconsin, pointing on
the reed for relief especially il
the drought stricken areas, the ne
cessity of struggle for higher mil
prices, the increasing terror bein
used against the farmers to fore
close them and evict them from
their homes.
United Freht Necessary
1t was necessary at this confer
ence, Timpson emphasized sharp!
not only to draw up a program G
demands, but to organize UNITED
FRONT STRUGGLES around tn
demands. Each delegate presen
at the conference should conside
it his duty to organize the farm
ers in his community, regardless
of what organization they belon
to, in struggle for these demand
Delegates from various parts {
the state then took the floor poinr
ing out the necessity of struggl
t at this time in order to win decor
a conditions for the farmers.
r Outstanding among the report
was that of Arvid Salonen, one (
the farmers who had been nrreste
in the eviction at Phillips, Prit
county, on October 8. Salone
told the delegates how the Unite
Farmers League had initiated tn
struggle, how a united front hs
|. been organized to stop the sal
e and how the U. F. L. was no
going forward to build UNITE
t FRONT defense for the ten farm
g ers who had been arrested.
9 His report was greeted with el
: thusiastic applause.
Program Adopted
While the discussion was beir
, carried on, the resolutions and Il
! program committee adjourned.
the request of the committee, A
4 fred Tiala was asked to sit vii
q them in advisory capacity. Mer
bers of the Committee reporte
= sections Of the program and Il
\ various resolutions to the floor
! the conference for discussion
these were completed. The Pr
gram of Demands as we'll as &
Program for Immediate Acti'
= were accepted unanimously
N the conference. section by sc
ton. with only a few min