The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-24
They Cut Relief and Prepare for
War; What Will You Do?

The relief budget for Sheridan county has been cut
down from $4,000 during the CWA program to $4,000
der the FERA; $4,000 have been cut since April.
At the same time the need for relief is increasing Al
ready 800 families in the county being cared for while
applications coming into the central relief office
daily.
What is the Central Relief Committee doing about this
situation? They admit that budget insufficient to
satisfy the most dire needs they further declare that the
drought ntensifyng the situation They are doing
nothing.
AS answer to an emergency call for more funds the Com
mittee received telegram granting miserable $l,5OO
When asked what they were going do to get larger funds
+hev answer: eve don't know They don't even know
what happened.
Roosevelt has sashed the federal relief budget by more
than half billion dollars However, IN the reheI e1penu
lures for the fiscal year ending july 1889 are suc re
items as 40 millions for naval construction 285 millions Tor
CCC camps and millions for army alrplanes
Mavbe the gentlemen in the Central Relief office know
these facts and they do not like to tax ABOUT IT, 6S
not they facing 40 farmers who are demanding OO
cents per hour cash relief.
There is not going to be any more cash relief they say
we have orders to that effect Ii these of1lclaS VINO are
boasting that they are burning spending their
ohe time and their energies for the of the COM
mon people are taking these orders without any protest.
without anv effort to change the situation then they
much responsible for the miserable relief situation the
hunger administrations in Helena and washington.
eve can't help it, we are doing all and can't do
more we get orders from Helena and Washington are
the answers of the gentlemen Neville and Stenehem Their
boasts are empty they not doing their dutyon the
contrary they doing everything uphold the star
walton program of the Roosevelt government
Millions and millions are spent for war measures For
ha+4eghins swimming coffns being built hundreds OF
thousands of boys trained in the CCC camps to become
cannon fodder navy and army order bobers and Scout
panes new poison gases being manufactured while
millions and millions of human beings children are
suffering the lack of life's necessities
There is still large number of people, in Sheridan
county the red spot of Montana who have full confidence
in the work the Roosevelt administration is doing And
MANY farmers and workers still believing that the work
the local relief officials is beyond question They think
that the local republican Democrats doing all they
cam and that they cant do more" But there is chance
that even these people, at least to the extent they belong
to the working class will find out soon that the democratic
promises areproises and will remain promises and that
relief officials have real interest in helping people in need
but interested only in their positions.
Those farmers and workers who recognize the empty
phrases of Roosevelt and the lame of the Neve
and Stenehems will realize that they do something
eventually end their misery.
They can support those organizations that making
serious efforts to eliminate poverty and suffering those that
are fighting for the control of the wealth of the nation by
those and who toll with muscle and BRAIN who
create all wealth.
Support the State Convention of the United Farmers
League Send delegates to Dagmar June 1916 to dis
and adopt program that will provide better basis
for organization and militant struggled
Young people, boys and girls support the National You'll
Day demonstration at Willston Wednesday, Nav 80!
Protest the appropriation of funds for warurderl Jor
in the fight against preparations and for cash relief
blood for the almighty dollar On National Youth Day thi
youth will march all the country to show their de-
termined opposition against imperialist war
joint