The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-12-28
Drought Stricken Canadian
Farmers Invade Legislature

or quality best adapted to each
farmers needs.
6-Production credits for the
replacement of horses, cows, ma
chinery, repairs, seed, otc., without
collateral or interest.
THE government to guaran-
tee a nine months term in all pub
lie schools, no further closing Of
schools, free text books, free trans
portation to and from schools, feed
for school ponies where used, hot
lunches and full pay for teachers.
S.-No drought-area farmer to
/ be forced to dispose of or reduce
any part of his stock or domestic
fowl due to shortage of feed or
hay for winter. Livestock and de-
nestle fowl voluntarily sold to the
Gamers and packers to be paid for
at an assessed valuation which will
compensate for the losses and full
payment in cash to be made to the
farmer with no deduction for liens,
taxes, or for the benefit Of any
lienholder.
9.-Hay and other feed of good
quality to be shipped into areas
where there is a shortage of the
Same ar fhe expense of the gov
eminent.
10.-AIl emergency orders for
relief ard provisional orders for
relief livestock feed) to be con-
sidered as supplementary orders
and not to be deducted from direct
relief orders.
11.-Free medical, dental and
optical treatment for all those in
need of it.
12.-Every ratepayer, immateri-
e al of arrears of taxes or financial
: condition. to be allowed to contest
: any municipal election in any rur-
, al municipality.
n 13.-Immediate cancellation o.
S all promissory notes for automo
q bile licenses.
d 14.-All committees to admins
y ter relief to he elected by tn
farmers themselves ard no dis
elimination in the distribution o
m relief, nor against single persons.
,e Other members of the delegation
r. dealt with specific issues, such a
Is grants for hospitals, placing o
os doctors within reasonable distance
Ie opening a Red Cross hospital a
I'd Wood Mountain, government as
ls sistance to nursing homes at Shau
r navon, and other questions.
or Represent 1000
Ie- On one hospital petition tn
Ok delegation presented, nearly zoo
,Ie signatures, signed by people in Il
,ot drought area who had backed II
les delegation. Other petitions col
&C. tanning hundreds of names backir
art the delegates. Dozens of cOncre
re- instances were cited by the del
ant CATION where immediate help vi
n~ needed, where families were wit
out food and clothing and requir'
Ia feed for their stock.
civ The youth members of the del
g. CATION dealt with the plight OF {
led farm youth in the drought are
for the hardships and suffering tn
emf prevail among the young peoI
trv who are being herded into sla
Of camps. Speaking in a tone tn
rang loud through the legislati
sed chamber, this young stalwart t.
INTO the honorable gentlemen" II
aid the young people refused to star
al and accept the situation as inev
lit able.
her Next day the delegation n
nal members of the government a
ave demanded an answer to take bs
TO the farmers. They were hand
on more promises; their plight 9
nee problems would be considered. ]
toll Gardiner gang had nothing to
nal fer other thar frothy. Shiny wor
'eed Drought Relief Conference
ON Before leaving for home
With delegation issued a public sta
milk ment that their visit had been S
;our cessful only in q few minor gri
five ances, that a subcommittee
end been appointed to prepare a
icl- report to be given at farm'
meetings in the drought area,
,+tIo that immediate preparations wo
roas be made to hold a drought re
5oo conference early this winter VIII
49, the farmers would decide W
40 their next step would be in pr
! re irg their demands. In this {
=. nection. they called upon all T;
49, organizations and individual ia
~ ers, whether organized CT VI
,ar+s ganized, to give them sctive