The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-30
The Fascist Tide Is Rising

The awakening of ever greater masses of the farming
population the steadily increasing mtancy of the poorer
farmers and the rapid growth of the United Farmers League
in parts of the country not passing by unnoced by
the powers to be-
That the Roosevelt recovery program is a complete
failure is becoming and evident to the most
innocent people, The contradictions the ocy and brutality
OF the AAA have never been clearly revealed
der the influence OF the drought Even faithful democrats
like Aee Pomerene of Cleveland head of the Recon
sucton Finance Corporation and u S. Senator recog
nizing contradictions.
'"The R.FC. has voted $63OOOOOO to rrigate land to
increase productivity said Pomerene cat the same time
Secretary issued orders to reduce the hog the corn
the wheat and the cotton supply paying processing taxes
So hand spending money to increase produc
ton and the other spending decrease production
Can anyone defend this policy?"
The Indignation of this senator is nothing compared with
the disgust and anger of the farmers the victims of AAA
and other militant farm organizations that is eevatng the
farmer from attitude of disgust and hopeessnes to a DO
sion of organized struggle More and farmers are
becoming conscious OF their power as united AS
this process reaches certain heght-then good
night AAA and Good Night Roosevelt
Of course this prospect is hofyng to the admnistra-
ton and it's employers Apparently orders been given
the newspapers to stop calamity talk and editorials
situation has given an inaccurate picture :" By
Juggling big bunch of figures the editors try show
the farmers that their income has increased 80 and
per cent new edition of balyhoo And more to
Militant farmers and their organizations will not fall for
this stuff and for this and mainly because these
creasng strength the democratic administration has re-
solved to deal differently with them They ought
Wonderful talks patriotism" and the preservation
of American institutions doing the trick By bringing
forward the lowest instincts of certain classes of people
fascist organizations are being formed.
Hayes the National Commander of the American Legion
said in his speech at Billings last week: FThe and
men who fought to must continue
their efforts in time against the inroads of radical
elements which teaching strange tenets and advocating
tearing down of those fundamental principles upon which
our nation has progressed"
The result of such speeches and of plenty alcohol are
fascist hords ready to launch attacks like that on the Farm
of
casper Michigan FARM organizer And these cases Just
ne beginning The process of organization of fascist troops
has just started Wall Street has too much to lose not t.
go the entire way.
The question arises: What going to do to COM
bat this onslaught of the ruling cass What must be done
to stem the rising tide CT Fascism?
The organization Of farmers defense units becomes an
urgent necessity. Small groups of five six men with one
captain must be formed Immediately These groups must
have meetings. strong discipline be developed so that
they can be ready when need arises.
The organization of such defense groups has already
been contemplated by the UF.L State Committee The
attack OF the School Wheels and the kidnapping of GEORGE
Casper prove that time must be lost to accomplish this
task. w