The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-23
LEADERS Of farm
STRIKE SEEKING TO !
GET LAbOR'S help
Reno Appeals to Railroad Chief
for Moral Support Of Big
Organization
ny The Associated PreSs)

Seeking new allies, leaders Of the
national farm strike Monday said they
hoped to put . dent In the nations
food basket.
Milo Reno. president Of the Nation
I'll Farmers Holiday association hur.
ried to Chicago to confer with A. f..
Whitney, president Of the Brother
mood Of Railway Trai1,men, In an at
tempt to win that organization's
moral support" He characterised
President Roosevelt's assurances Of
Sunday night that farm prices will
20 raised, as pure sophistry."
A few produce trucks. bound for
Sioux City, Iowa, were halted by pick
s.s near James, Iowa. Sunday night,
but It could not be learned II the
picketeers were Holiday association
paembers. There was no disorder.
Wheat continued to move out OF
North Dakota despite an embargo
order by Governor william LANCER.
Activities by county shfriffs in an at
tempt to enforce the order were ex-
pected.
May Withdraw Resignation
From North Platte, Neb., came word
that Keith Neville would withdraw
his resignation as chairman Of the
Nebraska MIRA board, II employers Of
less than 10 persons are exempted
from the provisions Of the recovery
set. He said there had been no in
dication whether his proposal would
ue accepted.
Information that the buying holi-
day will not be halted was given out
~ Reno before his departure for Chi
cago.
Reno said President Roosevelt's
statement Sunday night contained
no ray Of hope there will be changes
in policies which so far have proved
Ineffective.
1.-THE president failed to even men,
ton cost Of production. We're not
going to stop this battle until we get
what We want and have demanded
cost Of production
Reno said the Continental Congress
Of Workers and Farmers and the
Technocratic Federation Of the World
FIR Industrial Democracy had pro-
ferred their cooperation in the strike
and that he was confident the farm
ers themselves would join the nom
selling movement in great numbers. u
State Leaders Are Wary
Thus far, the leaders in but six OF
The a days states Of the Holiday as
ISOLATION have officially proclaimed q
strike. They were Iowa, North Da-
kota. Wisconsin. Nebraska. Minnesota
and Oklahoma. In two others-Col-
orado and Michigan, opposition was
expressed.
From Otto Pfeiffer. president Of the
Nebraska-Iowa Cooperative Milk as
ISOLATION. came announcement that
hts group will oppose attempted cur
tailment Of milk shipments 70 the
Omaha market.
About IS men began picketing sun
Gay night on q highway near James
Iowa, in the northwestern part Of the
state, and turned back several trucks
Of farm produce en- route to Sioux
City. It was not determined whether
they were Farm Holiday members.
County Farm Holiday officials said.
however, the picketing was being done
ny farmers voluntarily but that they
were mot totally out Of sympathy
With picketing."
II the embargo order BY Reno Is
not effective there viii be no other
'.ay," asserted w. G. Daniel, prest-
dent Of the Woodbury. County asso-
citation.
Daniel said pickets would be sta
toned Monday night along the high
way leading to Sioux City In m e.
fort to enlist the support OF other
farmers.
There has been no definite indica-
ton Is to the effectiveness Of the
strike.