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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

foreclosing. This gave the attor-
ney and the Sheriff Of Roberts
county the opportunity. They
evicted Nieland and let the son Of
a kulak farmer move in.
The day following the UFL inn
mediately called a meeting of ali
farmers In the court house to dis
cuss the case and to demonstrate
their determination TO stop evic-
tions and foreclosures.
About GOO farmers and also
many small business men, who had
been invited, attended this meet
ing. The attorney was permitted
to speak to the farmers. He
threatened them with prison SEN
fences If they dared to put Nieland
back into his home. When he at
tempted TO paint the PRESENT situa-
tion Of the farmers as wonder-
full state Of affairs ne was booed
off the platform.
Ignored Threats Is.
After discussing the case the
farmers simply ignored the case
and voted almost unanimously 20
put the Nieland family back into
their home.
The action that was taken fol-
lowing this decision was fully en-
dorsed a few DAYS later by 1000
farmers who met at the Sisseton
School Auditorium.
Forty-four small business men
Of Peever and Sisseton pledged
solidarity with the fa~mers and
workers. demanding security in
their homes for farmers ard work.
Grs. All Of them sent protest tele.
grams 70 the vcvernor and to the
President.
BLOW st state Conference
The attack on these II farmers
and the arrest Of the militant
leaders was believed here TO be an
attempt TO strike a blow at the
fContinued On mare ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

The farmers are held on bonds:
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 each.
The attack on the militant South
Dakota farmers, following on the
heels of the conviction of Alfred
ITALIA, National Secretary of the
U. +. i. and Jesse Ham is a clear
indication Of the banker class aim
to crush the farmers resistance to
foreclosures and evictions.
UFL State Sec'y Arrested
julius Walstad who is also a
member of the Farmers National
Committee for Action, is consid-
cred by the court to be the "ring
leader" Knute Walstad, and his
father was also arrested at the
same time for participating in the
"riot."
The farmers are charged with
"rioting" and the courts will try
to place even more serious charges
against some of the more OUT
standing leaders.
Replaced Evicted Family
| On Feb. 2 more than 600 farm
ers of Roberts county went to th,
farm of Henry Nieland, from
which Nieland was evicted tw,
days earlier, took hold of the sol
of a lkulak farmer, who had move,
into the place, and put him on tn
road and moved Nieland the orig
inal owner in again.
Henry Nieland had homesteade,
the farm 30 years ago. The North
western Mutual Life Insurance CO
which held a mortgage against th
farm, foreclosed on him and wit
the "Forces of the Lew threw hir
off his farm on Jan. 81.
Had Stopped Eviction Before
Previously, on or around Nov.
the Insurance Company tried 70
the first time to evict Nieland an
his family. Officers Of the UF
were informed Of the attemr
early enough to gather farmer
from around the county. The eviC
ton was stopped.
The second time E.. j. Turner
attorney for the insurance con
pany, was more careful to pick
date on which he knew not man
farmers would be around.
On January 81 the majority Q
the militant farmers were over !
! Marshall county helping the farm
| ers there TO hold a successfI
penny sale on a truck the Intei
: rntinnal Hnrvester ComnanY W.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
PROFITS OF POWER
COMPANY IN MONT.
ARE lO3 PER CENT
81, 100000 Profits in 1891
Investigation Reveals

WASHINGTON, d. C.-For the
second year Of the depression the
Montana Power Holding Company
shows a profit of 1903 per cent
based on total income and expense.
This was revealed by the re-
port Of the federal trade commits
sion on It's investigation Of the
power and gas utilities.
According to the report 103 per
cent represents a net profit of ST.
5t0,39S.
In 1927 the profits were 113 per
cent but expressed in dollars and
cents about $1,OOO,O0O less than in
1881.
The gross incomes for 1927 and
1881 were S1S,513,299 and $23, &c.,
762 respectively.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

Heavy artillery, machine guns,
hand grenades and poison gas were
used by the Dolfuss government
to crush the heroic resistance Of
the Austrian working class.
Women Aid Fight
Foot by foot the workers re-
treated after their apartment
houses had been blown to bits by
the fascist artillery. Workingclass
women fought Just as much and
as hard as their men. They car
ried munitions, reloaded guns and
properly handled rifles themselves.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

unchallenged. Under his admin
stration, relief was frequently de-
MED workers and farmers whose
political opinions were contrary to
Benefits. This was admitted by
Bennett. Especially generous re
lief allotments went to those who
acted as agents of Bennett and his
clique.
Benefits actions against the
farmers and workers of Sheridan
county have been systematically
exposed by the Producers News,
which has had considerable in
fluence in bringing abuot the resig-
nation Of the postmaster-relief
car.
Serious RumOrs Current
While rumors Of more serious
charges concerning Benefits &C.
tivities have been current, your
correspondent has not yet been
able to establish their authenticity,
due, no doubt, to the desire Of tht
CWA administration to "save its
face" However, il is well known
that the graft and corruption
which has existed throughout the
Civil Works Administrations in 4S
out of az states, has raised such
a stink that President Roosevelt
and Emergency Relief Administra
tor Hopkins in Washington have
been forced TO take steps. The
order recently went out to clear
up the organizations and make
them more presentable to the pub
lie eye.
No new CWA chairman haI
been appointed for Sheridan coun
ty, and Director Spaulding is pro
ceeding slowly with the appoint
ment. The idea uppermost in thu
minds of CWA heads in Helena i
to put some one in office who vii
be lust as indifferent to the need
of the unemployed workers and
destitute farmers, but who, at tn
same time, will not be so Spenl
brutal. The sentiment = Tor
''hardboiled relief chairman VIII
can at the same time be popular.
Need Slick Fellow
With the Roosevelt governmer
embarling on program of cut
ting down CWA jobs, reducing n
lief appropriations, ETC., it is yer
important for the government t
have a slick diplomat in the loc'
offices. Such a person, they fee
can go three times as far as a ma
so brusque and openly brutal Q
Jack Bennett.
There is no news in Plentywoc
as to who will succeed Bennett
postmaster. The Democratic con
mittee, Il is reported, is pullin
for J. w. or Mrs. Mckee, who al
: spending the winter in Californi
=
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
U.F.L. STATE SEC'Y.
JULIUS WALSTAD, IS
HELD ON HUGE Bail
Farmers Charged with "RiOting" two Weeks After
Placing Evicted Henry Nieland Back on Farm Stolen
by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
BLOW AT % STATE CONFERENCE
BankerRuing Class ResOrting to More Openly Fascist
Tactics in Effort to Crush Farmers Fight Against
Impeachment, Foreclosure, Evictions
(BY Special Wirel

. SISSETON, S. D., Feb. 21-Seventeen Roberts county
farmers including julius Wastad State Secretary of the
United Farmers League were taken from their today
ana thrown INTO jail on charge Of rotng The arrests fol-
lowed the militant action of Roberts county farmers two
weeks ago in putting Henry Neand back on the farm from
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Only 100 WA
JOBS Held IN
SHERIDAN CO.
Wage Cut to 80 to SO Cents
an Hour to Take Effect
at Once

Conditions of the unem-
pIOyed workers and destitute
farmers in Sheridan county
reached a critical period this
week as all but 100 were
thrown off Civil Works jobs
and an even more stringent
relief policy went into effect.
To the farmers and workers of
Sheridan county it has become i'm
creasingly clear that an organized
struggle for relief is necessary If
gradual starvation is to be avoided.
Following orders from Harry l..
Hopkins, Emergency Relief Ad-
ministratOr in Washington, the To-
cal lackeys Of Wall Street leaped
forward to discharge the complete
corps Of $50 CWA workers. When
the otests of the masses from
Maine to California opposed this
ruthless policy, Hopkins was forced
TO modify this order. His direc-
ions are to proceed with caution"
~ they say in the railroad bust
ness, and the local bootlickers have
discha ged all but 100.
AT the same time, they announce
that the miserable low wage of So
a Wetk which men with families
nave been receiving will be cut
The wages will not be higher
man DO cents an hour" they say
out Judging from reports from the
otllr parts of the country, the
VIVA committee will attempt &
io.Ce the price down to 30 cents al
hour.
lhs as in accordance with the
starvation program of Hopkinl
aimself who told a senate Commit
We two weeks ago (see Producer
news that wage rates woul,
nave to be adjusted downward"
Inc Plentywood committee ha
announced that all farmers gtttinj
soo neasly little allotment check O
tGV o. over will be cut off relief
AZ the same time. all CWA work
Sls' no matter how large their
family nor Row small their salary
"ul get no relief. The piles o
@ea' apples, butter and flour
M mere as surplus relief good
s sll remain piled high in the base
S ANY,, Of the relief office, and n
dthis. WIN W eiV'n an
-. !" y already well known abou
~"n That meat has been here tw
s., 'lrte weeks, with distribution
spuls on at a snails pace. Box,
n. "ppes have spoiled because Q
an. relief committee, under Ii
ns,a lO Of Little Napoleon Bennett
rst use1 to give I Memories
onS osa to give them 10 the need,
aim !. !, Of butter and flour M
VIII In the off.
eIs may be we'll to remember IN,
|. outer is TO be paid for wi,
vho pennies zen i. Of the city WORKER
s AZ = dre forced to nay processir
ist u non one cent a pound On butt
eovera nnlS means that Il costs q
Ia ,bll and the rich nothinI
no aus ls Is the butter which Il h
isrmers. '''''ywood workers al
p' aso continued pro,ss. q !,
h% us.ers News end delegations
he ld q and workers have fore,
csrlo 'oSaI committee to get IN
If bs su' Of grain and IS carlea,
county !, . be- distributed in th
tySS' : 70 prevent livestock fro
bs Sl,, q hurg'r. The cars are re-
HoDs,ol...uted as follows:
cine l s,.te ore Of each; Me,
Gene s, one Of each; Reserve,
NOntlnnfd a.. ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
ITALIA Given Six Months in Prison
Local Protests
Threat of Eviction
Against c. HOvdey
Calls Upon All Farmers in Territory to Join in Actor
to Stop Eviction Forced by VIM. Hass

COMERTOWN Mont, Feb. 19.-1he ComertoWn Local
of the United Farmers League went into action yesterday
protesting against the eviction Of Carl Hovdey farmer of
Sheridan county, here.
The following resolution sent to William Hass large
landowner who is holding mortgage of $500 against How
s place and served eviction notice against the farmer
in January
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
Workers Beaten
Back in Austria
Bloody Fascsts of Dofuss and Prince Break Present
Resistance of Heroic WorlTingclass; Workers With
draw to Reorganize and Build Ranks for Revolu-
tionary Struggle Against Capitalism's Hangmen

VIGNNA.-Defeated for the present but not crushed
the workers of Austria recognizing and rebuilding their
ranks for continued revolutionary struggle against the adj
vances of the fascist bands.
For week they have fought pitifully armed against
the perfect military machinery of q modern state.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

HELENA. Mont-As result of continuous series of
es and cOmplainst against his administration of the
xvii Works and Emergency Relief programs, Jack Bennett
has been forced to resign from this office At the same time
he has graphed his resignation to Washington post
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

Bennett has been a storm center
IN Sheridan county for several
Years. Charges Of rank discrimi-
nation, Of favoritism, and Of high
handed czarist action have gone
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23
ints, Force Resignation Of Gear" Jack Bennett
Sheridan County AutOCrat Is
Compelled to Relinquish Jobs
Of Postmaster, CWA Chief

Ooved to KaIispeN Where His Record Still Unknown
Complaints and Protests Against His Discrimina-
tory Tactics Pile Up in Official Washington
and Helena
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

$5OOOshy March l in
Subs, o6stions, Greet
ings for Faffeers Weekly
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-02-23

There is no news in Plentywood
as to who will succeed Bennett as
postmaster. The Democratic COM
mittee, Il is reported, is pulling
for J. w. or Mrs. Mckee, who are
spending the winter in California.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
MAKE YOUR SUBWAY NEIGH
Dor A READER


To P.R.B.. whose letter YVES print
ed August 9th in our Readers Col
un1n: You claim you are class-con-
scious and still admit you are
ashamed to read your class paper
in the subway. I can't see any
reason for your being ashamed to
read the Daily Worker in tie sub
way. Nest passengers who ride the
subway are workers like yourself.
Most of these workers do not know
there is a workers newspaper.
Here is how I inform my fellow
subway sardines there is such
paper. I get between several work
ers, enfold the paper SO tie words
Daily Worker" blazon in front CT
their eyes. It is a habit of people
to look from their newspaper int5
the other fellows paper, to read
the other headlines Naturally it
attracts him because it is different.
1 give him chance to read all the
headlines and t.sen turn to Sender
Garlin's Change the World column
From there I turn to the editarial
page ard let him ST. a Wifi
BIZ, CTS drawing and Harry C7rrcs'
"On the World Front" and if the
fellow has an insjstent curiosity
about my aeUsp1rsr 1 gently fcld
it up ard place it on tho scat along
side him. l get UP and walk to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
BarreGranite
Cutters Back
Workers Bill
By a Worker Correspondent

BARRE, vt. Last evening the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill III. R. 1899 was introduced at
the regular meeting Of the Barre
Branch of the Granite Cutters In
ternationsl Ascn. along with a re-
quest that the International Execu-
tive Council submit it in referen-
dun to all its branches.
There was a short discussion, a
motion was made and seconded,
and the vote was unanimous in fav-
or of the bill After the members
voted, the Business Agent, Frank
Ozzella, demanded to know whether
or not the bill is the one the of
flcialS of the American Federation
OF Labor favor.
Then Cardini, Socialist leader,
and a man who did all he could
while serving on the strike COM
mittee in last years strike to soften
the militaney Of the workers, rose
and said he proposed that the bill
be submitted to Sam Squibb, Inter
national President of the union
(Sam Squibb is the strike breaking
executive who had to leave Barre
in the night after he sold out the
strike last year. Squibb is uni
versally hated in Barre) He con-
sidered that Squibb should advise
the branch before action was taken.
This came from one Of the best
known Socialist Party leaders in
this section of the state.
Despite the fact that the rank
and file of the branch had voted
with thunder of ayes in favor of
the workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill, the officials refused to
endorse it, and themselves ap-
pointed committee to study our
bill and report back on it at the
next membership meeting. The
chair made the appointments. The
committee of three consists of
Frank Ozzella. one Mitchell, mem
Der of the Central Labor Commit
tee, arch-reactionary, and Alex
Thow, militant member of the rank
and file. The two first named are
labor takers, and officials. Thow
was named only to quiet the grow
ing resentment of the rank and file.
Even so, we now have one militant
fighter, against two reactionary
misleaders, a trick ,uaneuvering of
the officials.
After the meeting it became evil
dent by the conversation of the
men that the awakening rank and
file members of the branch realize
that this is but trick of the Of
f1cials to sidetrack our bill, and
they will be ready to put up fight
to sustain the unanimous vote in
favor of the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill at the next
membership meeting.
JACK WILGUS,
signature Authorized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Rv a Wnrker Corresnondent

CAMDEN, N. J.-After a strike
lasting 30 minutes Thursday, the
workers in the Photophone depart
ment of the RIGA. Victor plant,
CPD. No. So won a strike against
Speed-up and wage cuts.
The RIGA. Victor, Camden, N. j.,
as part of the campaign of the
bosses to cut wages, brought in an
efficiency expert by the name Of Mr..
Yomens. The gentlemen claimed to
receive the miserable" wage of $3.50
per day for his job of thinking out
devices to cut the wages of the
workers. He decided to make the
first try in the Photophone Dept,
Dept. PD. No. So. which is organ
lied 100 per cent into the Radio and
Metal Workers Industrial Union Can
Independent Union.
Immediately upon coming into the
factory, he called in the grievance
committee and informed them that
he was interested in the welfare Of
the workers, and wanted them to
make more money. Therefore, he
proposed the introduction CT the in
famous Taylor systemic be worked
as follows: The workers will be
given certain jobs, let us say marked
Is hours. If the particular worker
is to finish the job within IL hours,
he will be paid for 1872 hours, and
the company will keep ~ hours Of
his pay.
The workers Immediately saw that
this system meant nothing but an
increase in speed-up and an indirect
wage-eut of some Is to 20 per cent.
They called a meeting of their de-
partment, and voted unanimously to
reject it, A committee was elected
to inform the management of the
action taken. The committee was
told that the management will not
try to ram this plan down their
threats" But from reliable sources
the workers learned that the com
pany was changing the time cards,
in accordance with the new plan.
P.D. No. So then went to every
department meeting Of Local No. /
of the Radio and Metal Workers
Industrial Union, receiving the
unanimcGs support of all depart
ments organized in the RIGA. Vic
tor Plant. In the beginning Of
August, two men in the department
were put to work on a job in &C
cordance with this new plan. The
job was timed 500 hours to make it
impossible for the workers to see
the results Immediately. The men
again voted to reject the plan, and
decided to notify the management
accordingly.
However, on August 21st six men
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
Militant Policy
ms Strikes in
Butcher Shops
BY a Worker CORRESPONDENT


NEW YORK.-Several weeks ago
the butchers union succeeded in its
drive to organize 65 shops, so Cen
tile and 80 Kosher, which was an
increase in the membership of beth
departments, Kosher and Gentle,
of las. In this drive, during the
last i've weeks when the drive was
on, the leaders, Finkelstein and
Shine, who were not frightened by
certain bosses who used terror OF
gangsters and jail threats, con-
Quoted 50 strikes. This alone shows
the program Of action that union
of this kind has.
The boss at S02 Avenue U, Brook
Ign, during the two weeks that the
strike was on there, used every
means of terror and brutality, hir-
ing gangsters who went as far as
giving Finkelstein two days time to
remove the picket line from that
particular shop. Four days passed.
and the picketing was going on
more militantly than ever before
until the boss was compelled to set
tie with the union and grant all
the demands.
Those that were arrested were
Fjn,lelstcin, Shine, Goldberger,
Berk, Weitzman. Herman, Sterling
Kahn, Amar and Resnick. This
shows again that the leaders and
the militant unemployed of the
union have learned how to conduct
a policy OF class struggle against
terror, against racketeers, a policy
fcr better conditions in their
butcher shops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
CAMDEN RADIO WORKERS
WIN 80 MINUTE STRIKE
Photophone Department Is First to Strike In
80 Years Existence of RCA-VictOr

vr-ra nut to work on this plan. A
special department meeting was
callsd for Wednesday, August 22nd
right after work At well attended
meeting of the department it was
voted to stop work on Thursday,
send a committee to the manage
ment, and if the proposal of the
committee for day work, with in
creases in pay was not accepted,
they were to take a strike vote.
On August 22nd, at o'clock,
every man, some 400 in the depart
ment, stopped as one man. All the
men remained at their jobs, but did
not work, while the committee nego-
tiated with the management. The
department superintendent tried to
terrorize the men by telling them to
punch their cards and leave the
place Not a single man moved
from his place. The management
took belligerent attitude at first,
but when they saw the unanimous
attitude of the men, backed down.
Inc management agreed 10 90 away
with the premium system, to insti-
tute day work and to consider the
REIMBURSEMENT of wages within 80
days.
The stoppage lasted 80 minutes,
until the committee returned. The
victory of the Photophone Depart
ment must encourage all other
workers in the RIGA. Victor to or
ganize and build their union. The
strike was the first since the exist
ence of the RIGA. Victor Company,
which is 30 years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27
In THE HO M
For Cows, Not Battleships !!
BY HELEN LUKE

The reorganization of our space
alCng lines suggested last week
would make necessary its enlarge
ne1t slightly; and this, like the
general improvement Of the Daily"
is dependent on the success of the
$4,000 drive. So we issue the call
for contributions, whether large or
small; vote for an enlarged, i'm
proved "women's section" with your
nickels and dines Every dime a
vote! Make the drive a success, for
only in this way can we insure q
space big enough to accommodate
daily household suggestions, and al
SO news and other vital material
fo- and about women. Just how our
space shoxld be arranged we'll dis
cuss again later: meanwhile, pend
ing success of the drive, We'll keep
pegging away at mo War!" and
Cheaper Milk"
May we remind the Chicago COM
rades of the important Conference
Against the High Cost of Living,
called by the Lithuanian Workers
Literature Association, District
Three, Women's Committee.
Come out, Chicago comrades
housewives and other workers-and
help get Chicago right into the
swim by attending the delegates
Conference at Wins Hall, 3116 S.
Halstead St, Fri. Aug. 81, at P.
M. Mass organizations should send
representatives
A member of the Women's Coun-
ellis writes with great enthusiasm,
greeting the returned delegates of
the Paris Anti-War Congress:
1T made me proud to know that
one of our leading comrades. Clara
Bodian, secretary of our organiza-
ton, was one Of the delegates to
the Paris Congress Against War and
Fascism.
ITO be present at such a Congress
is thrilling indeed, but to have as a
fellow-delegat Comrade Bloor, is
an honor certainly. One who is
such an enthusiastic revoHtionist,
who beats so many of us younger
ones. We will take example from
her, and strengthen ourselves. She
is a true and tried comrade. I be-
ieve that 1 voice the sentiment of
other comrades when I say Hail to
Ccmrade Bloor, we greet and honor
ycul'
To-day we face no greater men
ace than that of war II me capt.
tali5t countries declare war we can't
hold it back or stop it with one ges-
ture
But we can do great deal now,
BY ourselves arousing the masses /
to the danger that faces our men
folks and our children. We can
organize ourselves still stronger and
stronger, so that we can feel the
powcr Of he workers, intellectuals,
and students, who must oppose war.
We can organize and hold back the
danger a little: and if war comes
we must turn it into civil war and