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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
1ius Walstad, UFL Secy.
and l6 Others Kept in s.
Jail for Want Of Huge Bail
.,,tor Plans TO Serve Injunction Proceedings
Against so Other Farmers

system is constantly driving the
American farm population into
peasantry, and
Whereas the majority of the
American farmers are either in
CANCER Of having their farms and
homes fCreclosed on have already
seen fo-eclosed upon by the bank
rs and insurance companies and
are in danger Of being evicted from
their land by the tools and serv-
ants cf the bankers (the local sher-
ff) and
! Whereas there is no protection
Tor the farmers from the big In
surance companies and banks, there
remains only one thing for the
oppressed farmers to do in order
to stay on their farms and to keep
themselves and their families from
being thrown out on the road and
joining the seventeen million starv-
| ing unemployed, and that is to o.
| ganize and protect themselves by
! mass action, and
Whereas seventeen farmers in
Roberts county, South Dakota, in
Guiding julius Walstad, State Sec
rotary of the U. F. L. were taken
from their homes and thrown, in
jail because they had protected a
fellow farmer and put him back
en- his farm from which he had
been evicted by the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company,
aided by the force of the law.
Therefore Be it Resolved. That
we, the members of the United
Farmers League of Montana, pro
test the Fascist tactics employed
by the law, against these farmers
in the interest of the Insurance
company.
Be it Further Resolved that we
stand solidly behind these arrested
farmers who have been bled white
: for years by the bankers, Insur
ance companies and profit takers.
q Be it Further Resolved that VIZ
o demand the immediate uncon
o ditional. release of every one of thu
: seventeen arrested.
J. Be it Further Resolved that /;
copy of this resolution be sent t,
IS the Sheriff of Roberts county, Sis
d seton, S. OAK, to the presiding
It Judge of Roberts county, Sissetor
.e S.. OAK, to Governor Berry, Pierre
E. S. Oak, and to President Roose
Sc welt.
re Hold meetings, protest, deman
the immediate release of Walsta
tn and the 16 other farmers!
III Protest especially against tn
I'd outrage of trying to force farmer
d. with injunctions to keep quiet!
ry Bail has to be raised; the Law
IL years put on the job by the II
es ternational Labor Defense, wi
al have expenses. We do need none
ma Sisseton farmers write.
"a Show your solidarity by sendir
contributions to the State Offic
United Farmers League, Sisseto
ic s. d.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
FLEETWOOD /. L. D.
MEETS MARCH S

PLENTYWOOD. - The Plenty
wood Branch Of the international
Labor Defense will meet on Mon
day, March 5, at 8 p. m, at the
Farmer Labor Temple, it is an
nounced by the Secretary.
The Nieland case. where Julius
Walstad, UFL State Secretary,
and is other farmers IN South Da-
kota were arrested, will be dis
cussed and steps viii be taken To
support these farmers.
Since International Women''
Dav is onlv a few days off, the
meeting viii hear a speech "TerroI
Against Women. in Capitalist
Countries"
All farmers and workers are IN
vited to attend this meeting.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
Food for Families, Feed for
Cattle; UFL Farmers Demand
Food and Feed Gives out While Cattle Die; One Farmer
Lost Two on Saturday, Another Five
Head Last Week
RAYMOND. Mont. Feb. rs

RAYMOND, Mont. Feb. 26.
AT a very lively and inter-
esting meeting of the Ray
mOnd Local of the United
Farmers Leagua, yesterday,
the desperate situation of the
farmers in that community
was discussed and resolutions
were passed TO be sent to Sec
rotary Wallace, the Governor,
Senator Wheeler and the Re-
lief Committee in PlentywoOd.
Farmers got up at the meeting
and explained that they were un-
able to feed their cattle and horses
properly; they demanded feed.
One farmer reported that the
day before, on Saturday morning
he had found two of his cattle dead
in the stable. Another family had
lost five head Of cattle last week,
leaving them very few more left.
The farmers who are seeing their
means of existance perishing be-
fore their eyes were naturally quite
excited and decided upon decisive
action.
More important than cattle how
ever, are the families of many Of
the farmers. It was stated at the
meeting that a great number Of
farm families were short on the
most necessary food stuffs. Tbs
farmers made up their minds Il
fight against this misery and star
walton. AS one Of the first steps
the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolution
We, the United Farmers Leagu'
Of Raymond, demand adequate
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
$500 Imperial Valley Pea
Pickers on Strike; Defy
Hunger and Police Terror
Demand ~ Cent Per Pound Clean Water and Sanitary
Conditions; 5000 on Picket Line; 40 Per Cent
of Strikers are Women

CALIPATRA, Calif..-Faced with
unbreakable solidarity of $500
striking pea pickers, led by the
Cannery and Agricultural Workers
Industrial Union, the growers are
getting more and mere desperate
to save their crops and their pro-
fits.
The workers are striking for an
increase of so per cent in their
wages. They are demanding IL
cents per pound instead of 1 cent.
They are fighting for better sani-
tary conditions in their camps and
for better drinking water.
Three babies have died of ty-
phoid fever and malnutrition.
More than $500 acres around
here and Nieland are tied up by
the strike: If picking is not be-
gun in a few days the peas will
go to seed and the growers stand
to loose this and also the follow
ing crops. The loss of the past
week is estimated at $4,000 pei
day.
The big growers are using every
method of terror to bring the
pickers back to work. But it seems
the more the terror increases the
more grows the defiance Of th'
farm workers The large growers
are now starting mass evictions o.
strikers from their camps.
At "Young's Camp" 5000 pick
ers were ordered by local authori
ties to leave the grounds. Tbs
camp is unsanitary the police say
Evictions at a 1cond camp has be
gun.
: 5000 on Picket Line
Picketing is continued by the
strikers with undated vigor. Dali,
: the lines have been so strong
: 1900 to 30OO-that 500 armed pc
: lice did not dare stop them.
A few days ago one line OF oVV
: included more than 800 acres an
was three miles long.
: Comparatively very few scao
! have been found willing to brea
5 the strike. In East San Deg
: Camp, 1000 Mexican workers haS
been surrounded by armed guarC
e for week in an effort to terror.
{ them into scabbing. Not a sing
d one has broken ranks.
d While the police is continuln
y hundreds and hundreds Of worl
ers are joining the union. In
solidarity Of the Mexican. Negr
l. Filipino mad Puerto Rican worke'
3. is marvellous.
'c About 40 per cent Of the strl
IT CTS are women. And women strl
d ers are in many cases leading q
men.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02

cIssET0N, S. D., Feb. %.
JnIius WaIstad, State Sec
.5t oul,~ Of the United Farmers
T Taagi}e, South Dakota, his
L i1tPsr J[nute, and Is other
t ia,-1Ts are still held in jail
5 Iel o. as farmers so far have
bosr unable to raise the huge
o ooSa- Of bail demanded by
the Judge Of Roberts county.
Thew were arrested by the cOun-
-ere,fff on Feb. Fl, when they
tooF bssssssion Of the farm again
f.m which Henry Nieland had
5ss, evictsd. The farmers. 600 of
tfsm. took II. Oeltzke, son Of a
Eplak farmer put him on the road
s,i nut Eieland, the rightfuI own
or back on the place.
Thew ara charged with rioting
gd axe held on bonds ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000 each,
Injunction to Re Served Against
so Other Farmers
h the meantime the Assistant
Attorney General 8Iintener is go
inc ahead with plans to serve civil
Injunction proceedings against 81
other tanners who could be identi
fled as having assisted in replacing
Henry Midland and his family.
If this injunction is granted b,
the court it will mean that thes,
farmers. viii not be allowed t.
practice their right Of free speecl
and free assembly, "granted" ther
By the U. S. Constitution.
The purpose Of this action on tn
part Of the attorney general is ur
dOubtedly to keep farmers from
having MEETINGS protesting the al
Nst of their 17-fellow farmers.
This shows clearly how mucl
the county authorities and the fe'
lows behind them, the big insul
ancp companies, are afraid of til
activities Of the organized farmer
Injunction or no injunction til
South Dakota farmers ere goin
ahead protesting and demandin
the immediate unconditional re
lease of their II imprisoned con
rades.
Lead by their United Farme.
League. farmers in Sisseton al
all over the state are holding me-
ingS. defending their rights of fir
speech and free assembly, and d
claring their solidarity with tho
who STONED an eviction and a
now in Jail for it.
The state office of the Sou
Dakota UFL is calling upon +;
farmers to help fight this case al
give back liberty to those arreste
Hans Henderson. State Secreta
Of The U. F. L.. has sent the fl
lowirg resolution to the authoriti
He is repeating his call to
farmerS in the state IF Monta
70 stand back of the II South {
kOta farmers in solidarity.
Protest Resolution
Whereas the present ecorom
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
BY H. PURO
Member Natl Executive Council,
United Farmers League

WARSAW, Ind. - After a
trial that lasted from Feb. Ia
to II, the Indiana Circuit
Court sentenced Alfred ITALIA,
National Secretary of. the
United Farmers League to
serve q six months term in
jail and pay a fine of 5000 for
"Obstructing legal process"
Jesse Ham, a local Indiana
farmer who was arrested with
him, received a 60 day jail
term and a fine Of S100. Al
fred Tiala's wife Viola, an
other defendant in the case
which aroused a storm of pro-
test among farmers all over
the country, was freed.
On every one of the four days
of the trial there were between
500 and 700 farmers in the court
house, occupying every available
seat, sitting On the window sills,
and radiators, standing sometimes
as much as four deep against the
walls, and even filling the corridor
adjoining the courtroom.
The spirit of the farmers gave
added courage to their ARE steC
leaders. The farmers sympathy
and support of Tiala, his wife, ant
Jesse Ham mounted and grew a
the trial progressed. On the las
day of the trial farmers wer
speaking openly in the courtroom
about the frameup character of tn
case and declaring that they hav
got to organize to protect thei
homes and families and prevent
further attacks of the ruling class
The prosecuting attorneys, on
! Of whom was ex-judge Royse,
director and former president c
a Warsaw bank, upheld the bank
ers' interests above the interest
of Clarence Gearhart who ha
toiled for 20 years upon the far
= that was sold January 20 to tt
i Federal Land Bank of Louisvill
s KY, which foreclosed in spite (
S the protests of 500 farmers WI
7 attended the sale. The prosecutor
. were determined to convict Alfrt
Tiala, the popular leader of Il
: United Farmers League, who hs
e been the spokesman of the fan
ers who attempted to stop the sal
e The prosecution held that the la7
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
SUBSISTENCE
FARMS TAKE
PLACEOF eva
Roosevelt Announces Plan
to Solve Unemployment
Problem
ENJOY SECURITY"
Wages from Relief Funds
Not Essential Part of
Program
(See EditoriaIl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. %.
After firing 100000 CWA work
ers On Feb. 16 and $4,000 a week
later, and since the other 100000
will be laid off within the next six
weeks, President Roosevelt an
nounces what he is going to do
next to solve the unemployment
problem. He states that the es-
Establishment of subsistence FARMS
will be part of the new National
Relief Program"
The plan divided NEEDY groups
into three different classifications;
81. Distressed families in rural
areas.
"2. Those composing standard
populations, i. e., living in single
industry communities in which
there is no hope of further re-em
ployment, such as miners in tbs
worked-out fields.
"3. The unemployed in large
cities"
The security of needy persons IL
rural areas "must be identifie,
with agriculture" Roosevelt says
''They must be placed In position
of self-support. In many parts o
the country this calls for a chang
from commercial farming and de
pendants upon single cash croH
to the raising of the various com
modities needed to maintain tn
families"
| It is stated In the plan that ere
lief funds, therefore, viii be ez
pended ON behalf of the rural fam
lilies In a manner and to an exter
that will enable them to achiev
self-support. Work for wage
from relief funds Is not an esser
tial part Of this program, and wi
he provided onlv insofar as it
necessary to accomplish the pr
mary detectives"
Competitive farming will not |
encouraged. the plan explains b.
thousands of persons will be place
''in relationship with the soil al
: that will provide them securi'
!, they do not now enjoy"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02

ployees that will want to take part
in labor politics. He is "ready to
prosecute according to the law"
any city employee who will want
to join a union.
It is high time for the employees
of the city of Great Falls to orga-
nize and tell their Mr.. Mayor what
is what.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
UFL AND lid APPEAL
TIALA-HANN SENTENCE
TO SUPREME COURT
LABOR LEAGUE BACKS
WORKERS UNEM-
PLOYMENT BILL

MITCHELL, S. D., Feb. &c.
The Dawson County Labor League
at it's regular meeting, Friday eve
ing, Feb. %, voted to endorse the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill (H. R. 1899. The
secretary Ct the League was in
structed to wire South Dakota
eenatols and congressman and de-
nand that they vote for the bill.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02

Twenty cents out Of everv dol
Tor income went for taxes in 1873.
Tn 1923 H. was 10 cents. OF the 2oc
ont IF every dollar. SIC went for
Federal taxes 21hc for State and
10c for municipal taxes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
'SCOTTSBORO BOYS
ROBBED BY JUDGE
OF APPEAL RIGHTS
|. L. D. Calls for World
Wide Protest

DECATUR, Ala, Feb. "a
Judge w. w. (Lynch) Callahan,
today refused to hear the motion
of the international Labor Defense
for new trial for Haywood Pat
terson and Clarence Norris, Scots
boro boys. He granted, instead, a
motion made, by Attorney-G General
Thomas E. Knight, to refuse to
hear the appeal on the grounds
that it was net filed within the
statutory limits.
Attorney Osmond X. Fraenkel,
l. L. D. attorney, was in Decatur
to present the appeal.
The denial to hear the motion
and decide on its merits, cut the
time for the preparation and filing
of appeal papers to exactly one
week.
Judge Callahan had granted 9
delays in the filing of the motion
These were asked for and granted
on the grounds that preparation Of
the transcript on which it was
based, by the court clerk, too
based, by the court clerk, took
more than four weeks.
By today's decision, he admitted
that these delays were illegal, but
made no explanation of his delib'
crate deception of the attorneys
as to the time limit that could b
set according to statute.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-W. W
Callahan, of Decatur, Alabams
Judge of the trial of the SCOTS
boro boys, has made a deliberat
attempt to steal the right Of tn
boys to appeal his decision, it wa
charged by William L. Patterson
national secretary Of the lnterna
tional Labor Defense.
Callahan has deliberately misle
the attorneys of the lid as {
the requirements of the law i
the filing Of a motion for a ne
}, trial for Haywood Patterson ant
Clarence Norris. in order to b.
able to railroad them to the eles
: &c chair. Patterson stated.
: a 5000 ahoroe was based o
e IuS~e cnllehor'~ reueated extern
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02

flour, potatoes and other veg
etables.
Owing to the drought and grass
hoppers, and very few men having
been given CWA work. and the
policy Of the keymen Of not fur
nishing adequate relief, we ask
that our demands be granted.
A copy of this resolution to be
sent TO the Central Relief Com
mittee at Plentywood, one to Gov
ernor Cooney. and one to the Pro-
ducers News for publication.
Passed at the regular meeting of
the United Farmers League local
(Continued on Page Two)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02
INDIANS PROHIBITED
TO MOVE NEAR CITY.
MAYOR MOTIONS

GREAT FALLS.-The City Park
Board vigorously rejected the gov
eminent proposal TO establish an
Indian reservation in a part of
Sun River Park, two miles wess
of the corporate limits of Great
Falls, when well-to-do residents Of
the district objected to living so
closely to Indians.
The government maintained that
there was no place on other res
ervations for the nomad and un-
registered Indians and requested
the park board to sell a portion of
the huge park, to be used for res
ervation.
Upon motion of the mayor the
park board went on record oppos-
ing the sale.
White Superiority" is again
triumphant.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-02

We, the United Farmers League
Of Raymond, demand adequate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-12

a MOVEMENT is spreading the country to restore
the power of the boxing referee and put the game back
where years ago when referee the sole judge of
the winner and loser referee somebody then and
he commanded the respect of the entire sporting world The
good tried make themselves better the young
made every effort improve. Now and then, of course
referee would blow verdict but the whole the third
man in the ring held the confidence of the public.
The introduction of judges prize fights brought
about by commission rule and there have been many
aughabe verdcts given by politician judges frendsof
ecommsson judges that veteran ring followers are scream
ing for change the old system Some of the judges who
have employed fight experts have been everything
else but qualified for the duties
IT'S still has the right to give a
decision in the event the judges disagree but IN on saies t
inraons Of the s code Bring back the OLD order and let experienced
ZOE WILLIAMS cOumnist and Times
sports interviewed Mickey Cocrane the other day and
drew from the great leader little dope on the 1888 american League
g Of the league worth while He has been in it long
predicts the rest OF the first division oehs Will go 70 Ne"
Cleveland third and, Boston fourth ~ , 49,
pilot Philadelphia Athletics fifth Washington
winter grief to White sox fao
Watch for out OF Manager Jimmy Dykes
TIM 1NDos champion and Dick shikat
on the mat in New York on Monday under promotion
between the pair in New York for
said would have crossed slOO 600 at one time 1t
10000 Monday night Londos won in long tlss
Curley didn't live his agreement give shika
Dick 1
resulted recently
wrested to a seventy-ave draw Oroe City"
rURLEY and Londo met in
" saton" CuIey couldn't interpret
actions fiery
that he thought quite a wrestler
associated
with Jess SelsFoo Sitting
with Coroh interested
William Dimiof Stanislaus
the grapper Poland
all right said Coroth I'll phone you in the morning
other end sad
other fellow said all
mea I Cofroth I asked
Theopholou you? shouted Wait minute, don't
ryto tel a I'll be shortly
HE waiting lobby. I asked could do for
wrestler Dmi
should him. and that he should be selected to
told DmtroH could
without waiting
for dashed
And he has
himself, paid him off time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-12
Kentucky Aces to
Test Kautsky Five
College Stars Dot Lineup of
Invaders.

The Huff Colonials of Louisville,
a team composed of former COL
lege stars from the Bluegrass state,
will be the opponents of the fast
stepping Kautsky A. C.s at the local
Armory Sunday at p. m.
Augie Sale, who made a big hit
here last year when he played sew
eral games with the KautskyS,
Frenchy De Moisey and Darrell
Darby, star performers for the Uni
versity of Kentucky during the last
three seasons, will take care of the
forward and center positions for the
Colonials.
Sale was named on the All-Ameri-
can college team in both 80 and '33,
and De MoiSey, who uses one
hand pivot shot, was the most
feared man in the South, scoring
100 points in II Conference games
last season. In his three years at
school he scored GAL points. Darby
was one of the high scorers in 80
and '33.
Wayne Wirey, former star at
Franklin College; George Broderick,
star guard at Western State
Teachers College; Joe Hoffman,
University of Maryland ace, and
Butch Caesar of New Albany High
School, complete the Colonials
roster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-12
Eastern All-Star
Eleven Complete
Detroit Back and Badger
Tackle Are Additions.

By United Press
EVANSTON, III, Dec. 12.-The
Eastern ,All-Star football team
which will meet a Western squad
in the New Years charity game at
San Francisco was completed today
with addition of Doug Mott, Detroit
half back, and Mario Pacetti, Wis
consin tackle.
Dick Hanley, Northwestern coach,
completed his choice of eleven play
ers for the Eastern team when Mott
and Pacetti accepted invitations.
Andy Kerr Of Colgate already had
selected another eleven. The %
men will meet here Dec. 10 for the
trip west.
Mott. captain of the Titans this
year, is one of the Midwest's best
passers. Pacetti for three years has
been the mainstay of the Badger
line.
Duane Purvis, Purdue, and Don
Weller. indiana, will represent the
Hoosier State On the Eastern squad
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-12

The moguls presumed when they
emerged from six hours of secluSion
yesterday that every one knew Ford
G. Prick had been officially moved
into Office as president Of the Ma
tional League, and that other such
anticipated routine had been dis
penSed with.
The question of Judge Emil Fuchs
rights to race dogs in his ball park
at Boston probably will not come up
at all. The judge has decided to
drop the question, according to the
information. This virtually makes it
unanimous. Prick and Judge Ken
nesaw Mountain Lands had dropped
it before it reached them, with the
statement that dog racing and base
ball would not mix.
Babe Ruth'S status remained un-
changed and he still is simply a
vacationist abroad. But at any mo-
ment, according to the word going
around, an unidentified club will
seek his services as manager.
The appointment of Prick to the
National League presidency as sue
cessor to John A. Heydler, who re-
signed several weeks ago, was for
mality. He was selected soon after
Heydler quit. Harvey Traband at
the same time was named assistant
to the president and Heydler chair
man of the board, and this action
was ratified.
Tricks former position as head of
the league publicity service bureau
was given to William Brandt, Phila-
delphia newspaper man.
The annual all-star inter league
game was voted to Cleveland. It
probably will be played July 8. The
expected Tightening up on poSt-sea-
son transforming was passed by
with a resolution that the man
ayers should exercise care against
players receiving injuries.
The big player deals predicted for
weeks simmered down to an an
nouncement from Bill Terry, man.
ager Of the New York Giants, that
he had parted with Jack Salvesor1,
a Second-string pitcher, for the vet
eran Leon Chagnon, relief worker of
the Pittsburgh Pirates.