The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-05-24

upon us all and we must take steps organize for
he protection OF our homes.
Youth Conference
This call is also directed to you youth the farms,
who denied adequate education you who get
neither the proper food Clothes recreation to make you
healthy and happy and you who have nothing to look for
ward to except the gloomy prospect of nhertng Dads
mortgages to work in the CCC. which Roose
ves recruiting camps for the army which is rapidly being
prepared for the impending mperiastic War for profits
war in which you may be forced to participate in, war
which you may be forced to fight workers and farmers of
other countries who have been modified under the
circumstances you Or if you leave home seeking work
you may be picked the highway from the freight
like slave of old-and detained at the
Transient Relief Camp where you will be forced to work
for ninety (9Oc) cents per week.
special subconference will be held in connection with
the main conference to take up the special issues of the
farm youth
Program of Demands of the United Farmers League
The basis for discussion at the Conference will be along
the National Demands of the United Farmers League We
call upon all farmers to struggle in their behalf for
the following demands that they may be raised at the Con-
vention.
l. Immediate and adequate Cash Relief, without
restrictions from the county, state and federal govern
ments or their agencies to all needy families and indi
viduas
2 Cancellation of all secured debts back taxes and
back rents and seed and feed loans, for all impOver
ished farmers.
8. No sheriff Sales foreclosures and evictiOns of
ruined farmers. and seizure of their crops live
stock poultry implements, and machinery for debts
T. All business, alOtments and other check pay
ments to be made payable to the farmer alone and not
to the mortgage holder landlord, banker or CREDITOR
s. Full compensation to the farmer for animals
slaughtered under the tuberculosis test
Reduction of land rents paid by the tenant farm
orc and sharecrOppers to the rich landowners BANKS
and on land owned by the counties and the state
7 Higher prices for farm products to the farm
ers at the expense of the prOhteerlng trusts anu I
mOnOpOIies and not at the expense OF workers ana
small consumers.
g. Adequate free school facilities, free text books
and supplies free transportation and free lunches Tor
the children of the impoverished farmers
@ Free medical dental and hospital care for needy
farm families and workers, with the right to choose
their physician or hospital
TO- The right to organize to demonstrate to strike
and to picket without interference from the authOrI
ties their agents.
IL. We demand that our representatives in Wash
ingtOn pass the Farmers Emergency Relief Bill and the
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill CHR 1885,
The Convention will devote most of its time to dis
cussng and planning on the methods of realizing these
mands Local demands for the state will be discussed
outlined to meet our needs
How to Organize and Send Delegates
to the Convention
All groups of farmers organized and unorganized ar
invited to send delegates to this Convention by hodin
meetings in Townships communities on the basis of on
voting delegate to each Is farmers or fraction thereof
attending the meetings.
Besides the locals of the United Farmers League ocs
units of all other farm organizations such the Farmer
Holiday Association, the Farmers Union Grange Farm
Bureau local farmers COMMITTEES of action local farm CO
operatives etc. especially invited and urged to sen
delegates.
This is to be a Convention of actual dirt farmer.
Former farmers who have been forecosed and who hav
been unable to find other employment are eligible to
delegates. Farmers who have incomes other than tina
from the farm which they themselves operate are nc
eligible to be delegates Individual farmers who have nc
been elected, may fraternal delegates
We urge you to call meeting of the local unit of you
farm organization farm cooperative or call meetn
IF hOrc
at this meeting explain the purpose of this convention
elect delegates After eecting the delegates you shout
elect special finance committee to collect the
money to send delegates and to be responsible for other
vities involved This committee of farmers should ais
If possible hold meetings in the adjoining townships
communities and get them to send delegates also Worl
es both employed and unemployed in the towns are urge
to send fraternal delegates - - g
Finances for Delegates
All travelling expenses for delegates must no ro;se
plus % to be turned to the committee in CHARGE of II
convention at the time of registration for the
the Convention. - W ApenSeS
Other than raising money to send delegates tho I
cal finance committee should try to raise few dollars
send to the Call Committee at Pentywood that is in charc
OF the preliminary work Of the Convention tn helm 5af
at least part OF the expenses such as paper and
or news letters and instructions ETC. that must he sent @
meals, room rent, office supplies etc. -
Money may be raised by collections at local neotn,
OF farmers, by circulating lists among the town busne
and county officials who have hoor xpou +oI~o~