Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-26
Order Comes From National
Holiday President
Milo Reno.
Most CreamerieS and Pro-
duce Houses in County
are Inactive.

A farm strike which had as it's
extent about five states of the mid
west to start with, but gradually is
gathering more states as time goes
on, officially was declared in effect
Saturday noon by Milo Reno, national
president of the Farmers Holiday As
ISOLATION. Encouraged by the wheat
embargo which Governor William
LANCER declared in North Dakota,
this was deemed an opportune time
to withhold from the market all farm
produce until righteous demands of
the farmers are satisfied. The five
states starting the strike are, Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Nebraska
Strike meetings were prevalent
throughout this section Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday, with the result
that strike committees were appointed
to meet in joint session at various
places to decide upon methods Of
carrying on a peaceful strike.
Some of the creameries of Pine
county were inactive Tuesday and it
is expected the remainder of them
will be closed to further production
on the market by the time this is in
print. Producers and buyers of ruta-
bagas and potatoes were allowed to
finish their orders in some places in
the county Tuesday but consignments
of cream were turned back and later
in the day loads of produce were
turned back to the farm 1t is the
aim OF those in charge of the strike
to carry out their plans in a peace
able manner and they voice their
desire for the cooperation of every
one in Withholding from the market
the products of the farm until such
time as they are assured of cost of
production for them.
State Presidents Letter.
The Askov unit of the National
Farmers Holiday Association held a
meeting in the d. B. S. hall Monday
night at which about 200 people at
tended and during the course of the
meeting letter from State Holiday
President John H. Bosch to the mem
bersh1p was read. The letter follows:
When established Government through
a long period of time fails to perform
the functions for which it is eStab-
llshed. when it fails to protect the eco
nomlc groups and when this continued
refusal threatens the very life of large
NUMBERS numbers OF people, it becomes the
s sroanna and, ana patriotic duty of those
ened to use such powers as they may
possess to secure the protection re-
FUSED by government
Agriculture for years has given as
nuch as twice as much wealth to So
f neyita hT t It has received in return
general economic ruin Tt is the faiImre
OF government to readjust our economic
structure to fit human needs that is re-
social disorder ~
We have asked that AGRICULTURAL in
n npnn1 the inevitable result of our
financed at a rate of interest similar to
mat charged other industries. Our re-
quest is ignored.
late the exchange of commodities so
mat no group may benefit at the ex-
the cost of 0fhg nroG gToups. We ask for
from the government is the destruction
OF food and other necessities of life.
aithoueh people are starving and almost
We ask that we be permitted to pay
our pun honest debts with an honest dol
ieflation compelling us to work orr
selves and our families until they can
To2ia.s no more in an attempt to pay
lolarS worth sometimes ten times as
much as those we borrowed
for these and countless other rea-
sons, the Farmers Holiday Association
n cooperation with other farm organi-
cations, is in accordance with the wishes
u It's members calling a National Farm
Ie ega TO- to become ee, effective October a.
'eceive Cost Of Production for our
PRODUCTS.
We declare that we will:
l. Pay no taxes or interest until
= We will buy only that which,
complete necessity demands
ID we Will pay no interest bear
ing ue6ts until we receive the cost
A: We will stay in the homes we.
now occupy.
;. We will not sell our products
unless we receive cost of produc-
tlon, but will exchange our products
WI with labor and the unemployed for
the tmngs we need on the farm
on the basis of cost of production
for both groups.
we do not. desire to withhold food
rom people but are compelled to de-
quail to their value. Every county is
o make the strike effective at once.
te e eesfre 1d mat s each county have ready
o ask every farmer to withhold from
ne market all of his products. We
ave the economic power to right eco
omic and social wrongs peacefuIIy.
let us use that power
We have paid for the privilege of
.orking for many years. Let aus now
rect our efforts towards getting
omethdng for the products we now
way. efo
The government can at any time end
ne strike by helping us to arrange the
cOnomc system so that agricuIture
III receive from other groups of So
ety as much wealth as it gives. II
nouid De unnecessary for me to point
Ut the seriousness of the situation
very man or woman who loves liberty
na freedom should help to prevent a
,stem OF peasantry and wage slavery
he future of the entire nation NAV
spend on you. Do your part. Cali