Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-14
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down part of the crop the owner of
the land got the full amount of the
government check in the final settle
ment as the share-cropper invariably
owed the owner for this or for that.
From Arkansas the delegate reported
that 1870 of their schools were closed
for want of operating funds, and thou
sands of children were going naked.
The western states of California, Ore
gon and Washington reported album
dance of crops but a very limited
market resulting in low prices. The
report from Nebraska stated that the
business men were with the farmers
in their demands which was also the
case in south and North Dakota. The
delegation from Wisconsin was mill
tant and was going to carry on the
fight regardless of how many times it
was called off by Milo Reno.
Minnesota reported action in the
strike movement and stopping of fore
closures. One delegate from Canada ex-
planned the conditions up there, which
are not so favorable: When a person
| is delinquent for only one year with
his taxes he is sold cut, but has two
years within which he may redeem it.
A farm relief program had been re-
quested from five political parties;
the Republican party responded that
| they had no delegate to send but ex-
planned their program in letter; the
/ Democrats took similar action and
/ referred to the present administra-
tion's activities; the Socialist sent d
delegate but he did not stay for the
rebuttal; the Communists had a rep
/ resentative there and he stayed
throughout the meeting. The labor
element at the conference stated that
they were ready to cooperate with
/, the farmer.
| There were some over 700 dele
gates at the conference representing
81 states. Last year there were only
nine states represented. This year
500 of the delegates were clad in
overalls.
| The conference adopted seven points
which in brief were as follows:
| 1. Cash relief for needy farmers.
2. Cancellation of debts and taxes.
! 3. Against foreclosures and evic-
! tiOnS.
4. Higher purchasing power.
s. Tax relief.
6. Reduction in rents.
Z. Relief for the oppressed Negro.
A few questions were asked and
answered by Mr.. Hermansen.
Committees Appointed.
Returning to the affairs of the
local unit of the Holiday Association.
it was decided to elect a grievance
committee of five members to look
after local needs; this committee con-
sists of Owe Hermansen, Holger
DiXen, Peder Jorgensen, J. P. Madsen
and Fred F.. Hansen.
Relative to soliciting funds to pro-
mote legislation and test cases the
mittee to take care of that: Carl Mad
sen, j. P. Madsen, A. P. Jensen, D. j.
Adolphsen and Theodor Jensen.
! In addition to the routine affairs
! the meeting also deviated into the
liquor question and adopted the fol-
| lowing resolution which the secre-
tary was instructed to send to our
representative and senator in the
state legislature: 1--WE demand that the
sale of hard liquor be legalized in
the state of Minnesota and that regu-
latory laws governing the sale Of
same be passed by the present special
session of the legislature before they
adjourn"
After a little discussion on other
matters not strictly within the bust
adjourned.