The producers news., 1934-03-02

ufCner OeVelOpmeuLS Oh events
governing the North Dakota In
dustrial Plan prove conclusively
that the motive is not "a sincere
desire to promote the interests of
the workers and farmers of this
state. Instead of providing cloth
ing, food and shelter for all the
people in North Dakota, it has be-
come a political password by
which it's proponents hope to gain
admittance to office for another
term.
AS we predicted, this plan has
evolved into a political issue used
mainly for the purpose of consoi-
dating and strengthening the cor
rupt and strife-torn machinery of
the now thoroughly discredited
LANCER Administration, which rode
into power. on a carriage of gilt
edged promises which it had
neither desire nor intention of full
filling.
With the multitude of farmers
and workers completely disgusted
and in revolt against existing con-
ditions. With themselves and their
families cold and hungry, suffer
ing from lack of needed medical
and hospital care, they were il
no mood to continue to listen tt
flowery promises. Action has beer
demanded.
Workers and farmers alike, hav,
! organized to protect themselve
and their interests. They have re
sorted to mass action to prevent
closures and evictions. They
have ventured into the picket line
to fight for better prices and ais
against miserably low wages an
poor working conditions. The
have united their forces to strug
gle for relief. This is the situa
ton which confronted Governo
LANCER and his Administration.
situation that required immediat
attention. Thus the North DakOt
Industrial Plan was launched wit
the promises of all the food, clotl
ing and shelter and all the none
we need, not to be realized SOM
time in the future, but right he
and now.
TOwnley Selected for Job
In order to really make the can
paign effective, it was necessal
to use some individual with Il
ability to do a good job Of wOr
ing up the sentiment among t
workers and farmers at whom t
appeal was directed. No one w
better qualified for this task TIL
the "Organizational wizard a
promoter" A. c. Townley. F,
this task his qualifications we
beyond question. This is not t
first political manuever that
has put over.
His Former Deeds
: 1t might be well to recall form
Gays and deeds of A. C. Townlt
z the establishment of the St;
Mill and Elevator, the Bank
North Dakota, United Consum
Stores, and many other wild
schemes which were all to est
lish socialism within the State
North Dakota. These ventu
: have long since proven the fali
Z of ever obtaining political or e
: nomic freedom through the
7" means. The new North Oak
: Industrial Plan is no different Il
any of those former ventures.
:, timately when historical facts h
e dispersed all the intoxicating
i fects of self deception, this fc
of socialism ends invariably il
% fit of the blues.
It's real object is to provid'
means by which LANCER hopes
organize and coordinate his
litical machine so that it
weather the stress and strain
another election campaign. WIZ
)f er or not he succeeds in this,
e pends upon the extent to WI
If the people can be misled and
,f fluenced. LANCER HOPES it
=. be done. Townley BELIEVES
= can be done. Townley's confidt
may be based on his previous
70 perience as promoter and or
n nizer. 1t is not so many ye
ago since Townley DID PRO
that people can be fooled m
than once. This was when
launched the ULTRA-CAPITAl
TIC scheme of oil promot
~ whereby he earned the reputa
~ of the schemer, racketeer and
e. crook, which he still keeps.
ed was a few years after his hey
st in the Nonpartisan League v
that political field Of exploits
ne was at least temporarily
C. hausted.
ee The Oil Scheme
- Rumors began to float that t
" existed, not far under the SUI
oS Of thn North Dakota farms.