The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-09-27

united front to struggle for rel
ers, especially in the drought {
ING needs of the masses of the
The letter was signed by Alfred
Tisls, presiden,, and Henry Puro,
secretary of the United Farmers
league. 1t was addressed to the
NATIONAL board of the Holiday in
are of Milo Reno, president. The
Letter follows:
Text Of Letter
Dear Sir and Brother:
I'VE NOE from the September Is
issue of the Farm Holiday News
thst your National Board is meet
ING in Des Moines on September Is
1.-THE Farm Holiday News quotes
you as saying in connection with
fhe calling of this meeting of
:. your National Board that:
THE situation that confronts
ae farmers, as well as other
groups of society, is the most
serious in the history of the re-
public. We should meet and
thoroughly discuss the situation
and, if possible determine the part
that the Holiday Assn. shall take
IN the distressing times that are
bound to come during the coming
winter
I'VE agree with you that the
situation confronting the farmers
and other laboring people is the
|. most serious in the history of tht
country and that as winter ap-
proaches, this situation will grow
worse. -------- --------
"We note also that an editoria
n the same issue of the Holida.
News opposes the AAA acreage
. cutting program and the "referen
dun" among the corn-hog farm
ers that is now planned by tn
AAA to get their sanction" TO
ibis destruction program.
ut is urgently necessary now
that the organized and inorganic
farmers mobilize for united actor
Lately on many occasions local OF
CARNATIONS of the Holiday Associs
ton and of the United Farmer
League have struggled joint!
against evictions and foreclosure
and on other issues.
"We therefore propose that tn
National Board of the Nations
Holiday Assn. elect representative
VINO shall meet with representa-
tives Of the National Executiv
Council Of the United Farmer
League to consider action on Il
following points:
I. To organize united mass stru
sies against the AAA acreage Gu
ting program in wheat and cor
hog.
z To organize mass struggle
for immediate drouth relief for 3
needy farmers.
.. To win adequate feed al
forage supplies for the cattle
the drouth-stricken farmers.
=. q. To demand higher prices f
cattle bought by the governmel
Under the 6routh relief program
and to demand that all funds fro
the sale of cattle will go direct
10 the farmers and not to the mo-
gage holders.
D. To demand the abolition {
the AAA program which is grin
ing down the small and middl
farmers and driving many of the
2 out of commercial production.
D. To demand the enactment
ne Farmers Emergency Rel
DILL measure which meets t
immediate needs of the toll
farmers.
l. To rally the farmers
united action against terroris
and fascist attacks on the part
oanHe.s Or rgser agen~-.
The exact formulation Of en-
demands, and the raising of f
@er demands can be discussed
@e Joint meeting of our represl
atives.
The establishment of joint
HOn on a nationwide scale betw'
me members Of the Holiday AS
9siOn and the members of
united Farmers League will I
OOuOtedly inspire other farmers
act with us also. Organizatio
p groups like the Farmers UT
1e Farmers National Commit
AT Action, and others would pl
NOly Join in these united effor
The National Convention
ne united Farmers League wi
~ %e: :. at Minneapolis this year, J
go declared itself for united
~ Sun OF all farm groups on a d
~ program, especially on
.eselon Of drOuth relief. The
vt snce Of united action was
TTI a., at the meeting of
E'T0oNrr Executive Cou