The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-30
aApCES OF STATES ATTORNEY
Tp0N WHICH INJUNCTION WAS
SSIED AGAINST S. D. FARMERS
'"' .tration of Farmers and Workers Takes
- Place in Sisseton

~" .r.tion of Farmers and Workers Takes
~ Place in Sisseton
foor Of the organized might of farmers and work
lo The bankers and Insurance. companies into this Is
aS ZIONIST farmers and workers organizations. Fear
d the hand of the Attorney General of South Da
g ssS when it wrote the document printed below
~ rd the Injunction, printed IN previous ISSUE are
t of advancing FaScism and should be read by
carefully They indicate clearly from where the
5 blowing Fascsrn' as yet sui cloakeo IN Vne mantei
dbw. -, ;4;o, e III ~ ~ /
ore sending protests against the arbitrary actions of
% South Dakota authorities Farmers everywhere and es-
oav the farmers OF kopertS county, are oeOerIneo 10
roch this vicious injunction.
a Mrcb 81 the day of the trial. possibly the biggest
f farmers that ever assembled in South Dakota will
crow Ssseton in protest. This day will be of the
t outstanding events ofAmericas militant farm move
ment 4l ~i+;or o,o o1so ,,ronorno for +b;S do,,
Numerous deputies sworn in and possibly the National
Cnard will be called out.
81 must be the day when the offices of the Judge
hGvnor and the President absolutely flooded with
Oe wires and letters Every organization must join in
this protest
IN CIRCUIT COURT
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
COUNTY OF ROBERTS S.
State of South Dakota
On relation of Walter Conway
Attorney General
COMPLAINT
The United Farmers League-Council of Unemployed
both voluntary associations Julius Walstad State organizer
Of the United Farmers League Hans Grimsrud, Secretary
Ohe United Farmers League and Carl Kaple, Albert Hoist
Ole Rnde Tony Nigg, Merl Plant A. ]. Smith, Earl Mon
tag Leonard Ruckdasche Ralph Ruckdeschel Elmer Eddy
Fred Schacher Elmer Krogstad Axel Rosenkar Charles
Carlson Ed Knutson Robert Berg, John Schacher, Christ
Week. John Hanson Axel Anderson, David Bloomqust Louis
Rek Henry Krone Jerry Long, A. j. Hanson, E. j. Pitts
Henry Hackberth Art Faith Alfred Hoffman, Carl Lelness
Buback, Alfred Chel, Albert Davidson, Walter Gray,
Hugh Wiley C. S. ChristanSon Albert Vreim Clarence Ged-
WTo1c4
Eback W. R. DeArmet Ed Erickson, Joe Cooper Ed Con-
ley Frank Parker, Leo Krausch, Russell Whpky John En-
Powell Bert Hanson Charles Buback Albert Nicholson, VIM
Peters, Wills Rick, Erck Erickson Ernest Krone John
Gnau Alfred Judsh, Edward Judish, John Long, Albert
anOuSe Arthur Simon, Nicholas Nelson Theodore Nelson
Edward Lehrke Ralph Conley Guy Tarvn Jr Fred Schind
M Merle Plant John Doe Plant whose true christian is
unknown VIM. Guerts Clifford Ellstad, R. B. Stevens H.
Thomas H. N Aberts Gilbert Gronseth Edward mpecoven
W OShaughnessy Hazel OShaughnessy, Frank OFarrel
William Causen Otto Hi members of said associations
and all other persons whose unknown, who
members of said associations.
Russell Constantine, Clarence Sharp, E. L. Bolland
Defendants.
The State of South Dakota prosecuting this action b!
Walter Conway, its Attorney General, complaining OF tn
detendantS alleges:
That the plaintiff is the State Of South Dakota,
the sovereign states of the United States of America
The said Walter Conway is the duly elected qualified an
acting Attorney General of the State of South Dakota
: That the defendants the United Farmers League an
me Council of Unemployed unncorporated association
maintaining membership in the various counties OF tn
ae and particularly in Roberts, Marshall Grant, and Da
COUNTIES that the Council of Unemployed is connected wit
ana auxiliary to the said United Farmers League and ain
ana purposes of which the that of the Unite
farmers League, that said organizations maintain con
e OF action for each of said counties and in addltlc
Mo committee of action in the various townships Of tf
@%unIy; that said organizations maintain membership
county OF Roberts at approximately five hundred mer
S and also considerable membership in Grant, Day al
hal counties; that the defendant julius Walstad,
S himself to be the state organizer OF both SAID org
Lauon and the defendant Hans Grmsrud, is the seer
y OF the United Farmers League and also the Council
Unemployed; that the other defendants named herein
MEMBERS Of the said organizations and actively participa
e activities of the said organizations and advocate
Is MzatonS
That among the aims and purposes for which said {
carnations are created and organized and to which Il
ROeTS thereof pledge themselves to cry out ana VIM
lug said Organizations and the members thereof pledge the
carry out and which the said organizations ana
. bperS thereof advocate, suggest and encourage
& up and destroy the present system OF society py re
SUnary means, by riotng by resortng to mop Vlclen
St and encourage the wifu resistance by mop vloel
% @ lawful orders and processes or the courts 20 re
NJ 9VouS assembly the execution of the statutes ana u
S state and to obstruct the public officers OF Ls 81
M ei e performance of their legal duties or executing
processes of the courts; to encourage ADVISE orec1
WOLF OCner persons to participate In riots acts OF IOIce
m;e Tor the purpose of obstructng justice ana oue
and daton of the laws to advocate and teacn aslesL