The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
CHANGE
TIE
WORLD!
BY SENDER GARLIN :


WHEN Bruce Blven one of the editors of the liberal
" New Republic" went out to Iowa several months ago
to make survey of the farm situation ne returned with
the report that things rather agreeable out IN the
farm country in spite of the militant picket hnes over
turned milk trucks and bloody encounters with the hired
thugs of the big milk distributors.
That Bliven arrived at such calm and serene con-
cusons is not surprising when you get insight into
the Investigating" methods which ne pursued Seated
comfortably in the airy and sun-lt offices OF the Des
one a Register Bven drew his stuboy fingers
over the prepared several staff members OF the paper VINO
had gone representative farmers and gotten croSsec
ton" o opinion
By the simple device avoiding ceners LIE Mars
were hapess judge foreclosure sale had rope thrown around
the United dauness newpapermen arrived at
conclusions which the editors desired
cpa1N will undoubtedly bring the farm
enot only in Iowa. Minnesota North Dakota
and the Second National Conference held in chi
cago in November TOO delegates have not been idle
CONSIDER the following exchange kilograms between the militant
North Dakota and William LANCER the governor OF that
state.
"ny hundreds Of poverty McEIenry
County telegram of the Meny County Farmers Commit
tee for Action demanding immediate adequate cash relief We
American standard Of living and intend TO see
to that get It, Millions and billions OF dollars are oene Spe
on the Army Navy of which from the Public Works
program banks and corporations from the R. F. O.
funds.
build machinery Of the destruction of humanity surely we
get enough amount in McHenry County SO that we can
live as we are Of living in dire poverty we
now doing even though the bone To
do $4,000 to $4,000 month to start with and
maybe at that
1--WE demand that there is plenty
of funds readily available relief
in CASH committees of rank and file farmers
and meetings Of those needing relief
We hold you personally responsible that this done
We demand your immediate
"sgned> Olson, chairman"
That was pretty long WIRE suggested 1ngon,
United in North Dakota when he
showed me the wire out in Chicago who paid
yhv the.po the oil d.
thing c. O. d."
THIS sizzling wire brought twopage excessively and
characsticay Iangers secretary,
who suggested that while he symphzed with the farmers very
muc respectfully that instead of addressing your
requests the State address them the President
United States and to Mr. Harry l. Hopkins as administrator
and o Congress of the United States"
The Governors secretary
believe President would comply with demands
the law making this appropriation for the relief OF the n
ployed"
IN ANOTHER County holding
meeting Cheyenne N. they off hot wire to
LANCER d." which declared that:
MANY hundreds OF destitute and impoverished farmers here in
Eddy County are demanding immediate cash relief here mas Deen
years dollar
families sufficient food and clothing,
and children cannot go to school Poverty and misery rampant IN
of this situation the commissioners
county hearess selfish thed Kulak farmers
who work for the bosses and the bankers have failed to take action
alleviate terrible condition People
suspect that these Commissioners have been influenced to take
the course they have because of your ocad economical policy OF
administering relief
notice the the Relief Commission that
recently that there about 100000 the fund
a three
counties in this section for few months
G. relief funds immediately.
immediately before five o'clock for relief meeting
here tonight
"tsigneD n D. Committee
governor replied although denagOg message
at the meeting The Governors tele
gram said:
you MAY SURE THAT
LONG AS I AM GOVERNOR, UNTIL GOOD CROP AND
GOOD PRICES, POOR PEOPLE ARE GOING HAVE
EAT AND ENOUGH TO WEAR AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSPECTION STOP YOU FELLOWS
WOULD SEND A COMMITTEE HERE INSTEAD HAVING SO
MASS MEETINGS MUCH THE
NEWSPAPERS A
DOWN YOU
WOULD SAVE YOURSELVES A TROUBLE ANNOY
STOP AM MIGHTY SORRY CANNOT
WITH WISH YOU
WOULD GIVE GREETINGS REGARDS STOP
AUTHORIZED THIS TELEGRAM TO THE
MASS MEETING.
4tsgned) WILLIAM LANCER, GOVERNOR
row NGERs bombastc demagogy the militant
Dakota cench their reports
that the country indicate gng
kind of battle that will shake the
North Dakota the interests
EVEN the gentlemen beginning
of