The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-25

tary in Minnesota, stressed the
necessity for the League in Mime
sofa to get into action Immediately,
to overcome the delay which has al
ready occurred in building united
front struggles to win drought re-
lief from the Federal Government.
The need for more attention to
organizational questions was espe-
cially stressed by Tantilla. I'VE can
not hope to lead these struggles of
farmers unless we overcome our or
gani5ational weaknesses" he said.
I'VE have not understood the neces-
sity of building the organization
with every struggle We carry on"
Two main organizationaI steps
which Tantilla proposed were:
broadest circulation Of the Farmers
Weekly and closer attention to the
way in which local meetings are
conducted because bad organiza-
tional meetings will do more to
kill an organization than ANYTHING
else short of selling out to the bank
ers."
/ Push Relief Bill
Arthur Timpson of Wisconsin
showed how the drought situation
had made it absolutely essential
that we win the greatest possible
support now for the Farmers Emer-
gency Relief bill. The drought"
said Timpson, SIS bringing about a
condition of the most widespread
decay on countryside. To combat
this we must take up the bill seri-
ously and win support not only of
membership of United Farmers
League, but all impoverished farm
ers.' In explaining history of bill,
fact that it was proposed by the
Central Committee of the Commu-
mist Party, showed, said Timpson,
that this Party, different from all
others, really has the interests of
poor and impoverished farmers at
heart. Of all the farm bills that
have been proposed or passed, this
bill alone really meets the imme-
date situation with which we farm
ers are faced"
In answer to motion from floor
of convention, the chairman intro
duced 5 of the II Roberts County
farmers who were just acquitted on
charge of rioting. Knute Walstad,
introduced his son, Julius, Secre-
tary OF the United Farmers League
in South Dakota, Louis Rieck. Hen
ry Hackberth, Johnny Long and
Ernest Magnuson.
After the delegates had applauded
each of the South Dakota lighters
julius Walstad took the flooH and
thanked the delegates for their
solidarity which they and their fell
lows had lent to the South Dakota
struggle. THE UF.L. of Roberts
County stood right back of us, but
this would not have been enough
10 secure our freedom. The solidar-
lty of the whole of the membership
OF the United Farmers League, sup
ported by thousands of other farm
erS ana workers throughout United
states, was the power that wrung
from the jury the verdict of not
guilty. w
Our arrests was the insurance
companies and States answer to
Ihe United Farmers League actiyi-
Ties against starvation conditions
against foreclosures and eyictions
FOR over a year evictions came to
a stop in Roberts County. United
front committees of action, stimu-
lated by the nited-Farmers League
stood guard for more than a year
over homes of impoverished farmers
OF the county.
I'VE of South Dakota are clad
of our victory, but glad of it in
the full knowledge that we have
only won one Of many battles that
farmers shall have to fight. Our
victory says to us, Prepare for
harder tasks, the powers of Wall
Street are far from being COM
pletely crushed Our victory shall
enable us to gain new strength
with which to make ready to meet
mere severe tests"
Mass Pressure Wins
Demonstrations which took place
in the court at Sisseton, said Wal
stad, were allowed only because of
tremendous mass pressure outside
Of the courthouse They could not
have taken place or succeeded were
it not for this pressure.
A stirring plea for increased ac-
tivity by the United Farmers League
in winning the broader masses OF
farmers to fight for their daily
needs in unity with it was made
by Lem Harris, Executive Secretary
of Farmers National Committee for
Action
Both in principle and in action
the United Farmers League has
demonstrated its fundamental diff