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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08
A GREAT PAPER!

Your last issue was
/. great, it is getting bet
ter all the time. We are
wishing you success. The
farmers seem to be in
terested in it.
Part Of the forenoon and 81
hour of the afternoon Of the pie
mic day was spent in doing sports
Of various kinds, races, tug-o-war,
etc. Local farmers spoke during
the afternoon on their own I'm
mediate problems, needs, and their
grievances. We expect to start
more locals in the county soon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08

r..o Governors II in ad,
~. l"O to Gov. LANCER OF
dtIol RIookota-have already
Nortn .s Re5,e for their attitude
been tb e'1 war speech made by
On I'll, in the Governors
L Lawrence in Washington.
CQ potb governors-0lson Of
,r DUcs and Comstock OF
SAGiolIbl iIc evaded an
N 'llsri1g the questions put to
t :%pI'' by the militant farm
w. VI only have they evaded the
-. ~ issue raised by the PrOduc-
' We News. but they have eVaded
- ! !, a manner which itself raises
- question Of the honesty Of the
-..~1lifes-uuite regardless of the
Yen 'r4srt Of these replies them
selves.
DISREGARD QUESTIONS
Mother of them has even taken
-, +roubIe to answer the ques-
~ which mean the lives and
S 49, of the working class, Of
s s,Y and workers sons. Olson.
= Minnesota has crawled behind
y, non of his secretary, V. A.
nav while Comstock has left the
s1:rering of this vital question to
i. executive secretary" ore O.
K. Fjetland.
AW. Cramer, a militant farm
Or Of Pittsfodd, Mich. on reading
he Producers News report of
Governor Langer's speech at
The Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Holiday Convention, wrote to Gov
error Comstock inquiring about
the Governors Conference in
which war had been discussed, ac-
cording to LANCER.
COMST0CK REFUSES TO
ANSWER
Cramer got no reply from Gov
srOr Comstock. "In the absence
Of the governor" as the accom-.
panying letter indicates, his execu.
tive secretary Fjetland answered
Cramer's letter.
Regarding the vital question O.
the war discussion in the Cover
norS conference Fjetland writes
$50 far as I know, the matter o.
military policy was not taken VI
at the Governors Conference Of
March g."
This Is the Sheerest hypocrisy.
Ar. Cramer did not inquire as
70 what Fietland knew about
the Conference, or even what
he would admit. Mr.. Cramer
inquired from COmstOck as TO
what HE knew about the Con-
ference.
COmstOck refuses to answer tn
question Of imperialist war whiC
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08
HAVE SUPPORTED WAR

Harding, Coolidge and now
Roosevelt. have supported the
military oppression of colonial
people by U. S. Marines and war
ships.
These men like COms'Ock
probably are naturally Op-
posed to war" BUT THE
BLOOD OF WORKERS AND
OF FARMERS is ON THEIR
HANDS. THIS is THE RE-
Atty THAT COUNTS!
James Flower, State Secretary
of the United Farmers League in
Minnesota. asked Governor Olson
FOUR questions based on the ex-
posure of the Governors Confer
ence made by the Producers News
Flower also asked that Olson an
swer directly"
Olson, the great Farmer Labor
champion Of Minnesota refused to
answer directly" but took the
same evasive path as Comstock-
he answered through his secre.
tary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08
olson and Comstock Refuse Direct Answer on War

rOoTA ND MICHIGAN GOVERNORS TURN LIFE AND DFAr4*
Mc1ION OVER TO SECRETARIES IN ORDER TO AVON n T Ap
Q CUT ANSWER TO WORKERS AND FARMERS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08
(By Special Correspondent

LOup City, Nebr., Aug. 19.-One
hundred and fifty farmers pres
ent at an anti-war meeting here
in the court house today voted to
send a delegate to the Anti-War
Congress to be held in New York,
Sept. 20, Oct. 1.
The main speaker at the meet
ing, Roy Miller, exposed the war
plans of thhe New Deal admins
tration. He showed how the allot-
ment plan, the National Recovery
Act, and the reforestation camps
were all part of the preparations
for new world slaughter.
Karl Kron. a young Nebraska
Holiday farmer, was elected as the
delegate to the Anti-War Con-
gress.
The farmers and workers pres
emit at the meeting went on record
as opposed to all imperialist war.
AGAINST IMPERIALIST
WAR
eve pledge ourselves" read the
Anti-War resolution passed, "to
support the Anti-War Committee
of Nebraska in their work against
Imperialist War. We further
pledge ourselves to support the
Anti-War Congress to be held in
New York Sept 20, Oct. 1, and will
do all in our power to help elect
and support delegation from the
state Of Nebraska.
"We demand that all the milf.
tary forces Of our government be
Immediately removed from foreign
lands, such as Cuba and China. We
also demand the transferring of
al war funds 20 relief and educa.
tional purposes"
Another resolution was passed
demanding the abolition of th,
National Guard.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08

Michigan. The Governors of your
states have attempted to evade
the issues of war raised by the
militant farmers Of these states.
Demand that they give you a di-
rect answer as to what they are
doing in the war moves of thu
Wall Street bankers.
Farmers Of North Dakota:
Governor LANCER has refused to
answer two letters on his speech
at Devils Lake Holiday conven-
ton. in which he boosted of his
war pledge, given to President
Roosevelt at the Governors Con-
ference on March 6.
One letter was addressed to him
by Ashbel Ingerson, Secretary of
the North Dakota Farmers Com
mittee for Action. The other was
addressed to him by Matt Haugen
of Hettinger, North Dakota, who
lost an only brother in the last
world slaughter to make the world
safe for Morgan's profits. Both
these letters have been printed IN
the Producers News.
Demand of Governor LANCER
that he answer these letters.
Write to him yourself, demanding
a COMPLETE explanation of his
Devils Lake speech.
Farmers elsewhere: Write to
your governors demanding that
they reveal the war program dis
cussed at the Governors Confer
ence, the existence of which Gov.
LANCER has admitted.
Discuss the question of the
! coming war with your neigh
bOrs. Use the Producers News
to convince them of its rapid
approach and of the criminal
collaboration in these war
preparations of the various
state governors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-09-08

FARNlERLABOR GOVERNOR MINNESOTA ANSWERS ONLY ONE
QUESTION OF FOUR PUT TO HIM BY JAMES FL OVER
STATE U. F. L. ORGANIZER
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
Simple Songs

Says Dr Sigmund Spaeth, who has Ph. D. in music and lot of highbrow knowledge on the subject, the only way to write really popular song is to put ones self in the state of mind of less than aver age person, with less than average vocabu- lary range of thought experience and sense of humor. Many novelsts and short story writers of considerable skill in their own fields are now trying to make some money by writing popular songs. They are not likely to succeed, says Dr Spaeth until they can forget education and the self-eonseious- ness that usually goes with it.
 He calls absolute simplicity of words and music essential to popularity. That simplic- ity makes it possible for everyone to learn the songs easily. particularly to catch phrase or chorus which can be sung com fortably even if the rest of the song is merely hummed. Dr Spaeth ought to know what he is talking about. He has compiled several collections of popular songs old-timers as well as more recent ones. Apparently he con- siders it no disgrace eithcrsto write such songs or to enjoy them once they arc written. They are ballads. and have their place in life
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
Fewer Air Crashes

The Imperial Airways Company of Eng land recently completed its 10,000,000th mile of commercial flying. This is not much in comparison with recent air trans. portation achievements in the United States. Yet it shows progress. The company was formed nine years ago. At that time its air routes measured 1000 miles in all Western Europe. Today they total l2.Oo0 miles, serve three continents and cross l9 countries. From fleet of l7 planes in 1924 1t has increased to one of Al planes Their average size is bigger than that ot any other commercial air fleet in the world, 1t is claimed.
 The most interesting feature of this report is the fact that in all the l0,000,000 miles flown there have been only five accidents involving injury to passengers. The safety record in the United States has been steadily improving. along with the swift develop ment of commercial air service. Flying will never be 100 per cent safe, but neither IS transportation by any other means, from railroads to walking. Passengers injured In a plane accident may find the infrequeney of accidents little consolation. but potential passengers should be encouraged by ths steadily increasing likelihood that they wilS reach their destinations on schedule time and in safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04

Connecticut is included in list of New England states that are discussing the pos sibility of suing good old Uncle Sam for taxes alleged to have been illegally collected during the years l866767-68. Some S200,- 900. .000 is said to have been levied upon the six New England states in that period and bill has just been presented in Con- gress to enable those six states to recover the full amount plus we presume. interest. In addition there are 2l other states where there are claims of illegal taxation amount ing to $l00.O00.000. In all these the legislatures have already sanctioned the law suits. Connecticut has not yet taken that step. Perhaps she will wait to see what action is taken by the federal government. And why bring suit if it is merely going to add to the state expenses without an award in the end. It will be wise to see how some other state fares before suing the government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
THE BICYCLE IS A VERY GOOD SIGN

If begins to look as though (credit us for not saying like) the bicycle Is coming Dack, tc Whether this is in any great measure que to the depression and a return or sanity to ah extravagant people, I am not qualined to opine. but hope not. 1 hope the bicycle Is gaining popularity because it is So convenient, so pleas ant, so healthful and so economical means or getting about.
 At first it seemed that bicycle riding was pa astime for the idle rich, in their various Win ter summer, spring and fall resorts. Then the young children began to ride about Tn the quieter suburbs on fine days. Finally oiueI people began timidly mounting the youngsters bikes to see whether they had forgotten how to ride And so the jolly old wheel is last gain ing the place it deserves in our daily life For it's health value alone-there should be bi- cycle or two in every garage. You absorb oxy- gen as you push your bike about ana take in all materia medica better for1autointoxica;,,, ton than little more oxygen than you VIII ever get driving motor vehicle.
 while ago I received visit from gen. tleman S3 years of age, poet and philosopher an author and man of keen intellect. He push ed his bike five miles through city trafnc to call on me. I have never listened to more delightful chat
 The bicycle is fine test of age. If you're an old one you'll evade it naturally If you are young 'un you'll gladly take the oppor- women ride to display their beauty; older women should ride to save theirs. In any case, if you seriously regard bicycle as be. heath your dignity, you may as well co, count yourself in the early stage of arterioserosis.
 A little advice to the novice: If 1t is long since you have ridden a bicycle or II you nave never before ridden, get wheel having hlgh gear, which is easier Tor an awkward rider 10 manage and requires less rapid leg action. but if YOU expect to ride much uphill or through rough dirt roads, get low gear at first and exchange for higher gear after you have had a season of training. If you have occasion to o ride after dusk, be sure that your wheel IS equipped with suitable headlamp and q tan lamp-you know how difficult dark bicycle is to see when you are driving an automobile Wherever people enjoy bicycle riding the special care of the traffic police should oe engaged to impress upon automobile ufNers that the bicycle riders rights must be respect ed Obviously the bicycle rider should always have the right of way over the drivcr of q motor vehicle, as a mere matter or salety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04

worldly cynicism. Godliness and reverence arc things of the past.
 Two years ago the judiciary committee reported favorably on the birth control bill. This year it repeated itself. The bill then passed the House. It now remains to be acted upon by the Senate. If it fails of pas sage there it must hang fire for two more years before being brought to the attention of the public. If it passes the Senate, which we optimistcally regard as unlikely. 1t will go into effect shortly. Our attitude remains as it was in the very beginning op- position to any letting down of the bars. We regard this tampering with the birth control laws simply concession to the spirit of the times
 If anything we should at this time seek to strengthen our laws rather than weaken them. The statement that ConnecticutS s birth control statute remains, despite its amendment, the strietest in any of the states. or other countries for that matter. does not mitigate the fact that we are gradually be- ginning to cater to the sexual appetites os the populace. We have always appealed to their wills. The fight seems to be going out of our people. They sway with popular fal- lacies as the boughs with the wind. In time we may come to rue this action of ours. Certainly it never will win much praise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
NEA Service Writer Wa Washington.-Wh do people 20


 Washington.-Why do people go broke?
 Uncle Sam knows most of the answers, after careful study of the bankruptcies of numerous salaried and wage-earning indivl- duals.
 Optimism-that's the chief req son. Most of the bankruptcies studied were traced to extrava- gance-often at the behest of high pressure "buy now and pay later' salesman, endorsement of notes for friends or relatives who failed to make good, avoidance of liabilities on foreclosed mortgages that couldn't be carried, and speculation in stocks or real es- tate.
 Less than five per cent of the 266 consumer bankrupts covered by the survey were regarded as primarily dishonest" by the ex- perts of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and Yale universitys institute of hu- man relations and law school. However, the latter believe that "the number of extravagant, dis honest, incapable or speculative debtors securing bankruptcy dis charges is in excess of the num- Der of unfortunate debtors who deservedly receive freedom from their debts" Credit Factor
 only 13 per cent of the cases were laid to decreased income. al- though the fact that the survey covered the eight months ended June, 1881, suggests that unem- ployment and wage cuts may be a heavier factor in current consumer bankruptcies. "a Debts can be discharged so easily through bankruptcy that there has been a big increase in these actions among wage earn ers-414 per cent between 1920 and 1880. In 1929 more than | $25, ,0OO,0OO,000 in retail sales were made on credit, upwards of l $6,0OO, 100000 of it on the in stallment plan.
 | Creditors rarely oppose con- sumer bankruptcies and the app!i- cations for discharge from debts are granted in 991s per cent of cases. Rarely is there any in quiry and seldom do creditors receive anything from the assets. In 262 of 266 cases creditors re- ceived an average of six-hun- drcths of one per cent on their claims.
 During years of prosperity" it was reported. many consumers pledged their future income in order to satisfy tastes and desires | beyond their financial capacity. One family, not to be outdone by another, bought far in excess of it's current income. When busi- ness was supposed to be at Its best. bankruptcy was at It's worst"
 Twenty eight per cent of the | bankrupts were found to have been extravagant. Thus man earning $2,500 year was found owing s3,40O for clothes, food hand rent purchased within q year; a $100-a-month man was support | ing a family of four and buying | a piano, furniture, refrigerator, an automobile and clothes for all on tho installment plan, and a l man who earned $3,000 in one year spent over $10,000, of which | $7,000 was on credit.
 Seek to Evade Debts
 More than Is per cent of bank rupts were those evading judg ment debts-the second largest group. Nearly 90 per cent of the | group were persons who had put
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
It's the Driver

There are some queer kinks in the motor safety problem. Accidents do not occur, as a rule, in dangerous places but in places that look safe and easy. This is because the driver takes too much advantage of the situation It seems impossible to make cars any more fool-proof because with every improvement for safety, such as better brakes. tires etc. the drivers like wise take advantage of them and lose the safety value. The strategic procedure would evidently be to improve the driver; but that is harder than improving the car.
 The chief danger factor is speed Fatalities vary in geometric proportion with the speed, That is. double the rate of motion and you quadruple the danger. The risk at 90 miles an hour is nine times the risk at 30. Fixed speed limits. however are found no: to be the most effective means of control. The nearest tbat traffic regulators seem to have come yet to a satisfactory rule is req sonable and prudent speed, considering the conditions But this again, brings us back to be driver He is the big problem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04

Senator Frank Bergn, democratic major ity leader and member of Governor Cross's liquor commission, has again urged the Legislature to speed up its work. Un- less it does so extra sessions loom. Senator Bergin said he would not be surprised to find sessions being called on Mondays and Saturdays during the remainder of May. There is barely one month of the session left now. And there are at least 500 bills up for consideration, including many im- portant measures that absolutely have tc be passed before the General Assembly ad- iourns. It behooves our legislators to be up and doing something for the benefit of their constituents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
The Date Is Set

Connecticut will go to the polls to elect delegates to a state convention, which will take action on the repeal of the 18th amend ment, on June 20. Governor Cross has just set the date. Originally June 17 was set for the election, but inasmuch as this falls on Jewish holy day the change was immed- lately proposed and made effective. The state convention will follow shortly after the election. the date to be named by the gov ernor. With both slates of delegates ready 1t IS not too soon to advise people on how to vote June 20.
 There will not be fifty names on the vot- ing machines for electors to choose from. Instead there will be but two choices per- hitting of no splitting of tickets. If you want to elect the fifty wet delegates you pull the lever opposte-For Ratification. If you want to elect dry delegates you pull the lever csignated-Against Ratification. This in itself may confuse some people. It might have been better to have labelled the levers simply "wet" and dry thus elim- mating any possibility of wrong vote.
 However. those who keep in mind what the purpose of the election Is will not make mistake. We are eleeting delegates to at- tend state convention at which the sub- ject to be discussed is an amendment to the constitution. The matter of this amendment is the repeal of the 18th amendment. There fore those who wish the 18th amendment removed from the Constitution, so that state control of liquor may be enjoyed will signify their intention by voting for rati.i- cation of the proposed amendment If there are majority of delegates elected for rat iheation they will naturally control the state convention and cause this state to be registered at Washington as ratfying the proposed amendment
 It may sound complicated. but it really isn't. There is no need for anybody to err in his or her vote. We presume that a ma jority of the voters of Connecticut are de- sirous of repeating the 18th amendment. They have signifed this in various ways. Certainly their vote last fall at the special referendum on the 18th amendment was convincing proof of this. That should not keep anybody from the polls in June The dry forces of the state are determined to re- sist every effort to get rid of the 18th amendment. They are organizing for this election in June in proper fashion. Despite this we believe that the wet forces of the state will prevail with little urging. Re- member the date, June 20, and remember to vote for ratification of the 18th amendment sTepealer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
Let's Have Beer

< Tn the interest of harmony we think that Governor Cross should issue some sort of proclamation before Saturday lifting the ban on the sale of beer in Connecticut There are many breweries in the state that now have supplies on hand that can be dis posed of to the public. It is only fair to an industry that Uncle Sam has just revived that it should not remain stagnant in state that, so far as we know, was never regard- cd as dry. We understand full well the cir cumstances which may be holding up the gubernatorial ediet, but we think that there are other circumstances which outweigh them and compel the lifting of the ban.
 We have our liquor control board We have our liquor control act. It may be nec- essary to amend certain parts of 1t. Nobody has ever claimed that it was perfect in every part But in the main 1t is as effective today as it ever will be. Why not proceed now in as orderly fashion as is possible to start the wheels of new industry rolling. Con- neetieut breweries are awaiting the signal to start dispensing their brew. Connecticut cit- zens are but waiting to sample legally the brew they have tasted illegally. In add'- ton 1t IS high time that the state was availing itself of the thousands of dollars in permits.
 The action of Fairfield county officials in allowing beer to be sold in that section of the state should have convinced Hartford ofiicialdom of the need of action. Nothing can come of this action in the southwestern part of the state. No doubt shipments from nearby New York had convinced enforce ment agents. local, state and government that it was foolish to attempt to block this traffic going on under their eyes. Since 1t was to be legalized in few days, why not now! That seems to be Fairhelds idea and we're not sure but what it isn't the right one. At any rate conditions there are still no different than in other counties, save there is more open selling of the beverage. We say remove the ban.