The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-07
Leaders Attack AAA and
Profit System But Turn
Down United Front
Relief Struggles Evaded;
Only Solution Offered
Is Initiation

Cooperative Union is large enough
to have a powerful influence on
the farmers of the country. Two
thousand visitors attended its ma
tional convention held in Sioux
Falls, S. D., on Nov. 20 and 81.
During the past year % states paid
in dues Of S100 or more-total
dues paid m was $24,139. The
National Broadcasting company al
lows the Farmers Union leaders to
broadcast over a nationwide hook
up, their legislative policies and
other points on their program.
Each of these talks bring in a re-
Spouse of 5000 to 10000 letters.
How is this organization using its
power and influence? Is it taking
steps to meet the prolonged crisis
which is showing definite signs of
leading straight TO panic and ma
tional bankruptcy?
1t should be stated that the
spokesman of the Farmers Union
do a thorough job of criticizing
the mess into which the business
leade. chip of the country with the
aid OF its obedient Republican and
Democi attic administrations have
led US. In the face of an over
whelming democratic landslide, the
leaders of the union are independ-
ent and radical enough to fiercely
attack the policy of destroying
food in the midst of nationwide
distress and starvation. President
Everson's way of putting it was
that eve have poverty in the
midst of plenty, and Wallace has
abolished the plenty" He also
took pains to debunk the cheerful
rews which the administration has
been broadcasting about how farm
income has risen this year one
billion dollars. He says "The adj
ministration seems unable to dis
tinguish between gross and net in
come" Everyone knows that pric
es for things farmers have to bu!
have risen considerably during thi
period also.
Against the AAA
The loudest and most fiery o
the attacks on the AAA was de
livered by Milo Reno who as pres
ident of the National Farmers Hol
iday association was permitted
speak at the convention. CharaC
terizing congress as a bloc of cuck
COS and the present administratio
is debauchery, he advised thu
when the administration hands OF
the next all day sucker that tn
farmers tell them to ego to hell
"Why, if Governor LANCER gC
three years in prison and a SO
600 fine for being convicted {
stealing STA from the governmel
the administration leaders shoul
get 10000 times $4,000 fine fl
what they have caused to be stole
from the people" Then Reno mat
big slip when he said, "The ne
deal ought to be called the Je
deal" Everyone ought to kno
, by now that no race or nationali
is responsible for the mess we a
, in. Responsibility lies right at Il
: door of the powerful finance ca
italists of all races.
Profit System Attacked
7 An effective attack on the who
profit system was made in the +
v port of the Junior Farmers Uni,
+ work. This report stated that ct
!, purpose of building farm you
movement is to create a me
= ium whereby our farm boys al
D girls may have a chance to lea
: what is causing farm owners
become farm tenants; where tn
may study the economic structu
in relation to themselves, a
where they may mingle with thu
neighbors in militant class ca
: scious organization. We mt
v learn very soon that We cam
!, have both democracy and capt.;
y ism. If we are forced to aband
+" capitalism we must adopt anotl
: system of economics; there is
one path open to free people a
that is the collectivism of coop,
alton 1t is imperative that {
children learn to use the prin
pies of cooperation as the OF
Il known defense against the dict
:, orship of capital, with its impel
:, ing rule of terror, sabotage a
q war.
After all these attacks, it see
ed that the slate was all clear
~ eff for serious proposals going
Ie the very heart of the situati
IN What was offered? Initiation m
n than anything else. Reno's re
re edy for the situation is to re
nt flate. He said: ''The 1920 depr
sion was not the aftermath of
war but due to the deflation pol
of the financial buccaneers
America" Congressman Lemke
North Dakota held UP a dollar
and claimed that if placed in
OF culation in a crowd it might
t. $1,000 worth of business as
it. passed from hand to hand. Fl
n this he argued that a few bill
IL issued to refinance farm mortg
al viii start a whole series of trs
n actions which will help break
81 depression. The legislative ]
ne gram urges the passage of vari
ad bills which would initiate the