The producers news., 1934-03-02
The North Dakota
Industrial Plan

going to drill some square holes,
began the drilling for oil.
After a short time, the drilling
stopped. The farmers hopes Of {
easy street were displaced by an
other fit of the blues.
Knowing these facts, we have
the right to question the sincerity
of this character, who is the "King
Pin" in the North Dakota Indus
trial Plan, and of other individuals
who were instrumental in the "oil
promotion schemes" some of whom
acquired out of that scheme suf-
ficient money to pay off mort
cages On their farms and homes.
Many cf these are now on the
state payroll ard are boosting hard !
for the North Dakota Industrial /
Plan.
No Promise Kept
We have also the right to ques-
ton the sincerity of our Cover
nor LANCER, who is one hundred
per cent for this plan and who
promised US that "No one shall
go hungry or cold as long as l am
Governor. No one shall be de-
prived of needed medical OF hos
pital care. There shall be no evic-
tions or foreclosures" Have these
promises been kept? Furthermore
1 he has PROMISED A JOB to
every one in need and able to
work. Are there no more jobless
workers in North Dakota?
He opposed, before coming into
office the sales tax. Before the
legislature adjourned, he rail
roaded the tax through with the
threat Of a special session if it was
not passed. This measure was for
the purpose of giving the Wall
Street bondholder a guarantee of
interest on their investments in
North Dakota. Was this measuru
for the benef of the tax weary
worker or farmer? The answer
was given at the special election
where this measure was decisively
defeated.
2 Science holds that human
= thought and action is governed by
2 environment and circumstances
People who have existed by toll, O.
necessity hold the interests of th'
workers and farmers at heart
: People who have lived by otne
means and in different circum
e stances are subjected to differen
: interests. Our Governor LANCER
e being the son of banker has
e lived in leisure and received tn
S privileges of education and cul
n ture. His profession as a lawye
d was presumably chosen for the
r purpose of advancing his own ecC
e nomic condition. This he has bee
le successful in doing, generally g
le the expense of the producers {
wealth, the farmers and worker
His political ambitions and clevt
manoeuvers have brought him ini
er the Governors chair. By radict
J; speeches and by the developmel
Ve of powerful political machine u
Oh der personal control, he hopes
rs perpetuate and to advance tho
at same ambitions. Hence, the cor
o. pulsory assessment of all the sta
Oh employees to build up the prop
es ganda organ of LANCER, Il
cy "North Dakota Leader" Hem
o. the pretended sympathy to Il
'e farmer and worker. Hence Il
Ia North Dakota Industrial Plan.
~ al LANCER Appoints His Men
- - Returning to the plan, t
e composition of the Washingt,
=, = delegation bears out this fact. T.
delegation went to Washington
obtain the money with which
further this plan. They return
a without any assurance of gettil
to the finances, only to report tn
o. SURVEYS will have to be co
NIL tinued throughout the entire sta
OF and detail plans must be form
tn lated before any steps can
de- taken. To conduct this work,
lch executive committee of seven me
In bers, directly appointed by Lang
an has been set up. This commit
II consists of individuals who are
nee fright hand" men in the prest
ex- political machine. It is claim
"a that they will direct the work
trs conducting the survey and gath
We ing the required data to submit
IRE the federal government so as
ne assure approval of the loan. TIL
Is REAL function will be to line
on, the various political factions &
ION to organize the propaganda
the quired to re-elect the LANCER
ms ministration.
- In reality, the misery, power
- and hunger existing in North
- kota are being used as fuel to k
the political pots of Langer's
ministration simmering and
maintain the influence and pl
tige which placed him in pov
- - and NOT to promote the welt
a. of the workers and farmers
~ North Dakota.
his Hunger and Misery Prevail
Tch- This will be more clearly S
ate. when we pause to analyze
re- present situation. What is
'tly, Poverty, hunger and misery
m vail among the masses in ev
ow- part of the state. while a 81
sty, class has wealth in abundance.
OF stores are full of foods, vegeta
con- and fruits. Our shoe and clotE