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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
H. HARTMAN Halls.
SUBSISTENCE FARM
PROJECT OF AA.A.
Good Move to Avoid In
employment Insurance,
He Thinks

WASHINGTON, July 29.-"Ap-
prove of the subsistence homestead
projec S? Of course l do" declared
Henry l. Hartman, president of
the United States Chamber of
Commerce, describing the "plow
under" farmers policy of the adj
ministration as the "most funda-
mental and far-reaching movement
under way today"
In the interview this captain of
Big Business Immediately revealed
why he thinks this subsistence
movement so great and so advant-
ageous.
Il believe that if the subsistence
movement already had been carried
out there would be little need for
unemployment insurance, or rather
unemployment reserves" said Mr..
Hartmann.
The president of the Chamber of
Commerce is splitting the beans.
Subsistence farms in order to avoid
payment of unemployment insur-
ance.
Il am not opposing unemploy-.
ment reserves, or old age pensions"
said the banker, oh no, "but my
fear is that they may impose too
heavy a burden upon business at
this time"
Yes, they might cut a wee little
bit into the huge profits. And that
is why the banker Hartman pre-
fers subsistence farms. However.
he is not sure whether it will work
and if then unemployment insur-
ance is necessary he wants to make
sure that most Of it Is paid by the
workers themselves.
Unemployment reserves must
come through contributions from
both the employer and worker" he
says.
The workers Unemployment In
surance Bill. which has gained
mass support all over the country,
provides that the insurance be
paid by the employer and the gov
eminent.
Hartman had just made a trip
with assistant secretary of agri-
culture M. L. Wilson, inspecting
some Of the subsistence homestead
units. He, had ne comments to
make on the fact that the govern
ment intends to put workers on
Subsistence farms" and have sur.
plus farmers absorbed by indus.
try"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
Slgning of U.F.L. Call" Is
Nause for Expulsion, Call
: Really Signed by Moe

Inc present officers of the
farmers Holiday Association
Ie Trying their best by all
means to get rid of some of
we most active members in
V ~ to be able to carry out
Slelr own personal ambitions
Tau that of their friends.
!. laat they are not afraid to
SIoOp to anything to accom-
I ptsn this was shown in the
tS received by Otto Gran
~ atn' Raymond, member Of
H. S county committee of the
holiday Association.
So~ letter containing his expul-
s %On from this committee, and
A I y BY Emil Moe, president, and
Tn5Ns ~ y, wankel, secretary, stated a
tS.' ~. talsehOOd, a fake reason for
Co.. expulsion from office. Otto
sb0rs 'iSm was not even asked
a rSs 'ne matter, nor was he given
TS anCe to defend himself.
Hoa reason for Grantham's expul-
SUMS M, : course that he refuses to
hi p W" me political aims Of Wan
conn. sna Moe and that he has not
ciat;sl nOed that the Holiday Asso-
partU' Nh Is being used as a political
vo,ss as an instrument to split the
ia q farmers and workers in
ba0to Ounty for the benefit of the
Aefs and Mainstreet politicians
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
OLSON DECLARED
MARTIAL LAW IN
MIlVNEAPOLESAT
Rcketing, Strike Meetings
Are Prohibited by Force
of 1900 Bayonets

MINNEAPOLIS.-The city was
placed under the rule Of 1000 bay
onets as the Farmer-Labor Cover
nor Floyd B. Olson declared mar
tial law here last Friday. And the
workers are learning fast.
They first believed what Olson
had told them, that the troops
were called for the protection of
the strikers; they are now finding
that trucks are moving. Whereas,
until Friday no truck was On the
streets, now they move freely. I'm
til Friday, pickets patrolled the
streets, large strikers meetings
were held. Now, no pickets are in
sight and meetings are forbidden.
This looks different from Gov
ernor Olson's promises. Illusions
that the troops were coming to aid
the workers are being blown into
all winds. The troops are here.
They occupy every corner, rifles in
hand. Military trucks patrol the
streets. Mounted machine guns
occupy the streets around the
armory.
Olson's declaration Of martial
law stated that Minneapolis was
Gin state of instruction" One
Of his first acts was to stake over
the operation of all trucks" Per
mits were issued for the operation
Of those trucks the governor
deemed necessary for the protec-
tion of the citizens" This open
act Of strike breaking Is supported
by the bayonets and machine guns
Soldiers are escorting the trucks.
AS much as possible the 5000
striking truck drivers are keeping
up heir piclceting inspite Of che
bayonets Of the labor governor.
Driver Of Car Killed
Carl Wallis, driver Of q private
car. was killed and his companion
seriously injured when a squad car
Of soldiers cuushed into them or
Tuesday. The troops were speed
ing To a place where pickets were
! CContinued on Page Four)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
WIS. DEPUTIES
KILL z STRIKERS
SHOOT 80 OTHERS
Troops Throw Up Barricade
as Marital Law Is Declared
at Kohler

KOHLER, Wis, July 2S.-Two
strikers, Lee Wakefield, Is, and
Henry Engelmann, q, were killed
and 80 others wounded in a muir
derous attack of deputy sheriffs
tere last night. Hundreds of dep
uties and gun thugs, employed by
the Kohler bathroom fixture plant
charged upon more than 1,o0e pick
cts with rifles, pistols, shotguns,
clubs and gas grenades. They
gassed and shot women and chill
dren.
Fearing the anger and wrath of
the workers over their killed and
wounded comrades and children,
the state government declared mar
tial law this morning. Two troops
of cavalry from Milwaukee were
sert in by the Governor and took
possession of the town. When these
troops were not fully effective to
drive more than 1000 of the pick
IS out of town, additional 800 Ma
tional Guardsmen were called.
The strikers reorganized and
were reinforced by unemployed and
employed workers from the Shey.
boygan plant, IL miles distant. BY
throwing up barricades across the
highways leading into the town the
troops try to prevent the strikers
from appearing in large numbers
Even visitors are barred from the
town by Darapets of sand bags
across which the rifles and ma
chine guns of the military are
+N~oote~inV.
The strikers, insDite of the ter
ror of soldiers, thugs and deputies
ara continuing to picket the plan
alongside the sentries IF the Ma
tional Guard. They are fighting
for their daily bread.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
WIS. FARMERS May
BUY HAY If THEY
SIGN A CONTRACT.
Hay Is $50 a Ton, Contract
Cuts Dairy Herd Is Per
Cent, Says Letter

Wisconsin dairy farmers, severe
ly hit by the drought, are allowed
TO buy hay at $50 per ton if they
sign the government contract that
calls for the selling of every fourth
COW, letter from Roy Miller, UFL
organizer of southern Wisconsin,
states.
According to the governments
own figures there is tremendous
underconsumption of milk in the
country. Children are starving,
babies are dying for lack of milk.
Yet. dairy farmery are forced 10
sell every fourth cow, they are
compelled to cut down their herds
Is per cent if they want to secure
hay at $50 per ton to feed the
rest Of their cattle.
Roy Miller's letter follows:
July %
Dear Comrade Editor:
"Will TRY to send you the long
promised letter on how our orga-
nization is progressing here. We
have been holding many meetings
of the UFL with which we had
much success. Several hundred
new members and many subscrip-
tons to the Farmers Weekly have
been secured and much literature
has been sold. rd
"The drought here is very Sc
we're. No farmers in this COM
munity have enough feed to las
them over winter and when the
government starts It's cattle de-
struction program around here no
body can just tell what is COINS
10 happen In southern Wisconsin
1.-THE farmers can secure hay a
so bucks per ton providing the.
sign the feed loan contract whicl
calls for selling every fourth COW
AS you know, the Wisconsin farm
ers are mostly dairy farmers an,
have high bred and high pric,
cattle.
while the drought has affecte,
the growth Of everything connecte
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
FARMER DESCRIBES
BESTIAL KILLING
OF TEXAS CATTLE
By a Farmer Correspondent

BARNHART, Texas.-Agents of
the Roosevelt Raw Deal certainly
are killing the cattle. On the Hen
derson ranch today they will kill
about 1900. Here is description
of just how it's done. I witnessed
one slaughter 10 miles south of
Barnhart of Is head belonging to
r. L. Owens, after some papers
were signed making claims for the
cattle. with Mr.. Owens agreeing to
burn the dead cattle.
Two of Roosevelt's Raw Deal
killers with their high power rifles
commenced pointing the guns just
anywhere. They hit flank or nose
and shed a lot of blood, on the
fence or ground. The bawling of
the cattle was hardly enough to
down the yell Of the killers squawk
ing like a band of Comanches, and
after 100 shots there were five
cows staggering about the lot.
The killers went in with axes,
and anywhere they could hit, the
blow was struck, until all were
dispatched. This small lot was
burned. They were good cows, for
stockers, all calves weighing less
than 200 pounds and if good to eat,
are good to give beef to anyone
The others are shipped for can
ming.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
1000 WORKERS And FARMERS
PROTEST FORECLOSURE SALE

for its acceptance. It was then
that the sheriff and all of his
deputies except Borne were taken
into the courthouse, because the
crowd saw that the sheriff was
supporting the bootlegger-mort-
gage holder. Deputy Borne re-
fused to take the SIS offered by
Mrs. Aust and rushed into the
courthouse.
A committee of workers ana
farmers followed him into the
sheriff's office and demanded of
the sheriff that her SIS, the only
legal bid made, be accepted. Borne
then claimed he had higher bid
from Lawyer Donahue. Goods at
torney.
Workers and farmers of Lewis
county, however, are determined
that Mrs. Aust shall not lose her
home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
Sheriff Taken for Walk
When He Refuses to
Accept SIS Bid

CHEHALIS, Wash.-One hun
bred militant workers and farmers
took Sheriff Blankenship, his dep
uties and the bidders representing
the mortgage holder for a little
walk in the corridor Of the court
house On July IA when the Sheriff
refused to accept the bid of SIS,
offered by Mrs. Fred Aust at the
foreclosure sale on her own home.
Deputy Borne, who was acting as
auctioneer fled. o.
More than 1000 workers and
farmers massed at the court house
to protest the foreclosure sale. The
mortgage on Mrs. Aust's farm was
held by Frank Good, bootlegger,
who refused every settlement Of
fered by the United Farmers
League.
Thirty minutes before the sale
was scheduled, a large committee
Of workers and farmers jammed
the office of Sheriff Blankenship
and demanded he call off the sale.
He refused saying that he "sympa-
thized" with the farmers, that he
knew the sale was wrong but that
he was compelled to execute the
law"
When the sale began, the bidder
for Good marched out Of the court
house under the protecting arm Of
the sheriff, but he didn't stay long
A committee Of workers and farm.
ers took him out Of the picture.
After a description Of the prof.
cry was read, Mrs. Aust made hel
bid Of $16. There were no Other
] bids. and the crowd Of 1000 roarec
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
Only Communist Fight
For Relief, Washington
Commissioner Declares

WASHINGTON, July rs. =
After a weeks tour of bread
lines and relief offices of Cleve-
land, Milwaukee, Chicago, De-
troit anu Toledo. District Com
missioner George E. Allen, re-
turned to Washington yesterday
declaring that SO per cent of the
unemployed are anxious to get
work that is not available.
Allen, disguised in tattered
clothes, stated that he had tried
to get a job IN IS different
places and failed everywhere. IT
found out our employment sys-
tenn is wrong from beginning to
end" he declared.
Il learned the power that the
Communists have is gained
principally because they will
listen TO people who are down
and out and win work for them
and fight with them" Allen de-
clared.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
MAGGIE PRTTSCHAU
NEBR., ON WAY to
PARIS CONGRESS
To Represent Midwest at
Women's Congress
Against War

GRAND ISLAND, Nebr.-Mag-
gle Pritschau, a farm woman of
buffalo county has left for Paris
together with 20 other women dele
gates from all over the country.
She will represent the farm woman
OF the midwest at the Interna-
Sional Women's Congress Against
war In Paris On August 4, S, and
.. Mr.. Prtschau was elected at
Mid-Western Conference Against
War and Fascism held at Grand
Island on July s.
Maggie Pritschau is the mother
Oh TWO children and dynamo Of
energy. She has planned her own
Work so that on her return she can
devote considerable time 70 a cam
Daign to bring the message of the
Paris conference before the farm
ems and farm women Of the mid
west.
The delegation Of 80 women is
headed by Mother BIoor, springhtly
and perenially-youthful 72-year-old
working class leader.
It's a fine delegation going to
Paris" Mother Bloor said, zone
that American workers and farm
ers should be proud of. We shall
not end our work in Paris. but
come back determined to organize
as many women Of as many views
as we can into leagues against wal
and fascism. The real work viii
begin when we return"
The delegates left on the Tie ID
France last Saturday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02

From North Dakota come re-
ports that the relief agencies have
been forced by the wrath of the
people to distribute meat freely.
At Williston, many of the cattle
taken from the farmers in Will
hams county, are being butchered
and the meat is distributed in big
amounts to needy people. Butcher
ing takes place Saturdays and a
large number of people is provided
with meat for immediate use and
for canning purposes.
Such practice, of course, is not
to the likings of the meat trust.
The profiteers of the trust have a
certain idea that prospective cos
tuners" might aquire meat in a
way that leaves the shareholders
of the trust without dividends. II
people would not get this meat
they might be compelled to buy a
couple of pounds in the future thru
the agencies of the trust and thus
assure the profits.
Thousands of cattle are being
bought in Sheridan county. Many
of these cattle are being killed and
buried. There are many families
in the county in need Of meat.
Demand that the wanton destruc-
ton of cattle be stopped De-
mand that every person in the
county, in need Of meat be pro-
vided first before any herd Of
cattle leaves the county. Protest
the killing and burying Of cattle
while there is a hungry person in
the countryl
There are butchers in the towns.
The job can be done right on the
spot. There cannot be any excuse.
Demand!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02

Italian newspapers, TO JUS
tify the heavy war mobiliza-
ton on the Austrian border
declared that though the pres
ent Nazi putsch was defeated,
the maintenance of troops
nearby was necessary to fore
stall another similar attempt.
In Berlin, the Nazi ministry of
propaganda would neither affirm
nor deny the mobilization of Ger
man troops in connection with the
present events.
In London, acting prime minister
Stanley Baldwin, frankly declares
that Great Bpitain's frontier now
lies along the German Rhine,
meaning that Germany is the po-
tential enemy of Great Britain.
The House of Commons over
.Vhelmirgly voted approval of a
tremendous increase of armamen's
h the air.
Hindenburg Dying
With Hindenburg, former Field
Marshal of the Kaiser and now
Germany's president, dying, Paris
vas talking of a Hehenzollern res
auration in Germany and views
we're expressed that French armies
were ready to march into the
Rhineland.
On advice from Mussolini, the
Austrian fascist governmt Mt new
headed by Chancellor Kurt Schus-
shnigg, has not confirmed Hitler's
appointment of vice-chancellor won
Pspen as German envoy to Vienna
Italian newspapers regard Won
.PapeNS appointment as a new
tricky move to further the German
FASCIST AnschluSs union WI n Ger
many) move.
Aftermath of Uprising
The aftermath of the Nazi up
rising in Austria IS a growing bit.
tsness between German and Ital.
Ian faScism, in which the two ban.
ut powers reveal the criminal deco
Of one another.
For example, commenting OF
hHler's pose of ignorance about
the prearanged seizure of the
Vaancellory which led to the killins
o. DOilufss and the bloody upris
mgS Of the Nazis, an inspired ar
ucie in the POpolo di Romano says
Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
ERNST TORGER
is MURDERED IN
NAILS PRISON
Killed by Hitler Storm
Troops on Goering's
Orders

NEW YORK.-Ernst Tougher.
German Communist leader and one
Of the four aquitted Reichstag fire
defendants. has been murdered in
prison by the Nazi butchers, ac-
cording to story published by the
Washington (D.C.) Sunday Star.
Reports from Paris have con-
tlrmed this story. The National
Committee to Aid Victims of Ger
man Fascism was informed bv a
cable that there is much concern
over Torgler in England, France
and other European countries. The
Daily Mail of London reported ten
days ago that Torgler had been
found dead in his cell. INQUIRIES
subsequently directed to the Nazi
authorities resulted in neither adj
mission nor denial, but were met
with semi-official ridicuIe.
The Washington Star reported
that Goering ordered Torgler's
murder during Hitler's bloody
massacre Of hundreds of his FOR.
lowers and lieutenants on June 80,
The story states that the death of
the Communist leader has been ad-
mitted by a Nazi official. whom II
quotes as declaring that he died a
natural death. Rejecting this Nazi
version, the Star comments tina.
Goering has finally fulfilled his
threat. made during the Reichstas
fire trial. to murder Torgler.
SchermgeR Murdered
The fate of Richard Scherinpe,
is not in doubt. He was br1taIIv
murdered in the period of bloody
massacres, around June 80. Thi,
anti-fascist hero was a lieutenan,
in the Reichswehr up to 1880. wher
ne was charged with high Treason
for Nazi activities in the German
army. In prison he met a humble,
OF Communists. broke with HitIA,
and Joined the Communist Party =
Germany.
After his release. ne openly ex
posed Hitler, answered a nunbe,
Of questions directed to him :,
Nationalist and Nazis In pamph
let, and was again condemned I,
prison for two years. When Hit
ler was called to power by the Ger
man industrialists, Scheringer wa
still in Jail and an attempt wa
made by Nazi leaders to win hin
back to their camp. He reiterate,
his support Of the German Commu
mist Party and was brown into
concentration camp, where he wa
recently murdered.
The report Of these murders EN-
phasizes the necessity for intensi
flying the mass united front figh
against the murderous Nazi re
g1me. Protests with demands 70
definite information regarding Tol
gler and Thaelman, for the SAT
and immediate release of Thael
mann and all other anti-fascist
held in the Nazi prison dungeon
and concentration camps should b
sent Immediately to all German
consulatss by locals Of farmers
and workers organizations and
individuals.
Flood the Nazi consulates wit
protest resolutions!
Answer the appeal Of the Par
Liberation Committee for funds fl
the freedom Of all anti-fascists
Rush money to the National Con
mittee to Aid the Victims of &c,
man Fascism, $40 Broadway. Z,
remittance to the Paris Commit
eeel
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
War Moves Of Capitalist
Nations Go on as Putsch
of Austrian NaZiS Ends
Italy Masses $4,000 additional Troops at Austrian BOr
rzed: French Ready for March Into Rhineand
LIMO DEAD And WOUNDED In PUTSCH
scbuschnigg New Austrian Chancellor, Refuses to Con
firm Won Papen as German Envoy; DoLfuss Is
Buried as Two of His Killers are Hanged

Armies of the capitalist powers surrounding Austria re-
NAMED a footing with mysterious troop movements
going in Germany the Fascist Austrian government
succeeded in putting down the remaining Naz insurgents
Csrinthia and on the Jugoslovian border.
Reports from Rome state that Italy has sent reinforce
s her troops to the Austrian border 900 more sol
d moved north into training camps and other posts
near border Jugosava has also massed large numbers
If hoops on her Austrian frontier
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
FOR FAKE REASON CRANTHAM
Is EXPELLED FROM HOLIDAY

The gentlemen Wankel and Moe,
having usurped absolute power in
the Holiday Association, in order
to carry out their schemes have to
expell all persons who are trying
to keep the Holiday on its path as
a fighting and protective organi-
cation of the farmers of Sheridan
county.
Otto Grantham asks us to print
the following statement:
ITO the Members of the Holiday
Association of Sheridan county:
1.-THE following letter was re-
eeived by me from the so-called
Committee of Action Of the Holt
day Association:
Raymond, July 6, "a
"Mr. Otto GTantham.
Raymond,
"Dear Member:
"At the enlarged meeting of
the Com. of Action Of the
Sheridan county FILA. thru
a vote, your seat at the meet
ing was declared vacant and
some one else elected in your
stead.
"This action was taken for
your signing the Call Of the
U.F.L. without any authority
or any consultation on the part
Of the r. II. Assn. officials or
its membership.
"Com. Of Action Of FIJI.
Assn.
"(Sign.) Emil Moe. Pres.
"(Sign.) A. N. Wankel, Sec"
(Continued on page 81
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02
Stop the Wanton
Cattle Killing!
Wison and Other Places Distribute Meat Freely Every
Week, Demand That Every Person in Need in
County Is Provided With Meat

Countless cattle being bought by the government
and killed and buried at the spot or in gravel n Thou
sands never reach the alleged destination the tables of the
needy families They annihatd for the same reason AZ
cotton is powed under wheat and other stus are de-
stroyed to keep prices up guarantee the profits of the
spectators and Big Business Mullins of people are star
ing! Who cares, as long certain group of people can
reap their juicy profits.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02

If all the workers Of the u. 8.
were employed at MIRA. code fig
ures (40 cents an huor. 40 hours a
week In the 'Fbetter" codes) It
would take them just about ten
years to earn enough to pay for
the last World war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02

The dead Of the World War. SOL
der and civilian, standing shoulder
to shoulder, would make q solid
wall around the entire boundary Of
the United States.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-08-02

What does it cost to kill a man
in modern war?
Around $25,0OS. according to Of
fetal figures based on the total
cost of the World War and the
number of people killed therein.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-11-15
Why
Liquid Laxatives
are Back in Favor
% -

The public is fast returning to the use
of liquid laxatives. People have
learned that the right dose of
properly prepared liquid laxative will
bring more natural movement with
out any discomfort at the time. or
after.
The dose Of liquid laxative can be
varied to suit the needs Of the in
dividual. The action can thus be
regulated. A child is easily given the
right dose. And mild liquid laxatives
do not irritate the kidneys.
Doctors are generally agreed that
SIENNA is a natural laxative. 1t does
not drain the system like the cathar-
tics that leave you so thirsty. DR..
CaldwelPs Syrup Pcpsin is liquid
laxative which relies on SIENNA for its
laxative action. 1t gently helps the
average persons constipated bowels
until nature restores their regularity.
You can always get DR.. Caldwel's
Syrup Pepsin at any drug store, ready
for use.