The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-07-26

mist leader questioned.
Third Great Crisis
1T means that America has now
reached its third great crisis. Cap
italism is sitting and choking the
life out of our people. The coun-
try is stagnant, it cannot provide
The necessities of life for the
great masses Of people. Capitalism
has come to an end. But as Amer
icans," said Minor, 1--WE will face
this crisis and see it thru. We
have abolished chattle slavery and
British rule and we can and must
abolish Capitalism so that our
people may live"
Minor then explained with what
means the present ruling class is
defending its privileged position.
The slave holder, who owned his
workers, body and soul. was shout
ing: You steal if you take my
slaves. The modern capitalist, who
owns the jobs, has the same slo-
gan: You steal if you take my
factories. Yet the developing cap
italist class disQwned the slave
owner as the working class will
disown the capitalists of their fac
tories and mines, etc.
Capitalism defends itself also
with weapons Of swindel," Minor
pointed out, showing its use of the
misleaders of labor to break the
strikes. San Francisco, Minneapo.
lis, everywhere, even in Sheridan
county these creatures are busy be-
traying the workers and farmers
Bob Minor pointed to Germany
showed the role of Fascism, thu
role Of the Socialist party il
bringing about brutal fascist
terror. He showed the danger o.
war as capt. alism's way to prolone
its deathbed existence. He ana
lyzed Roosevelt's position as 9Th,
friend of the forgotten man." hi
"New Deal" proving that Roose
welt took more away from the ex
soldiers, the workers and farmer
than Hoover ever dared to maxi
away by force of machine guns.
GIN Washington the drought i
looked upon as a blessing. Milk
not for babies to drink but fol
the stock brokers to make none,
out of. That is capitalism"
Class Parties
"No class can ever come t
power without creating its class
, par "" Minor emphasized, pointin
to history. "The Republican pa1
, ty has been the revolutionary elias
party of the present ruling class
The class party of the laboring
class is what p he questioned. y
is the Communist party, there j
no other" He then explained tn
role of the party in leading tn
, masses of workers and farmers
: the establishment of a new system
Socialism.
Minor then urged that every poo
farmer and worker who could Sc
the burning necessity of changin
this system join. the class part
of the working class, the COMMIT
mist party. eff you don't" he sal
t "you are just playing hockey frol
school,"
! More than 20 people followec
; this call and wrote down their al
: plication for joining the COMMIT
: mist party.
Again and again with tremen
dous applause the crowd enthusiast
ticslly showed its appreciation {
Minors speech and many peopl
stated that this was the best NEE
: ing they had ever attended.
Valuable contributions to Il
= program of the picnic were mao
by the Dagmar choir, its song
were much liked anu applaude,
! Gus copeland, Of McElroy, sang
: solo. and his cultured voice ais
: received much applause.
The collection for helping defrs
. the expenses Of the picnic W;
: taken by Arvo Husa, North Oak
! ia, State Secretary of the U.F.I
, and amounted to $2l.5S.
n Many people enjoyed an after
> noon swim in the floods of Il
lake. The dance n the evenin
E was participated in by a larl
/! crowd.