The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-04-06
The Philosophy Of the
Farmers Union

1t sounds rather radical when the Farmers Union speaker
declares at county convention of that organization 1T
necessary for to operate outside the law as 1t exists TO
some extent" il
Glen Talbot the son of the N D. Farmers Union pres
dent received applause when he pronounced his dsoyay
to the system "of which we knew nothing about"
He then analized present economic system MANY
people connected with the present administration see now
what we have always telling them that the basis of the
structure the purchasing power OF Agriculture
It has been destroyed" Talbot said
Starting out with Is wheat and two cent hogs he
sop 6at n sounds good to farmers because when they be-
eve this they must be convinced that the government in
order eliminate the depression the low agricultural
purchasing power will have to be eliminated first
But because Talbot knows that is not true in fact
he admitted that much after the meeting his talk is only
The trouble with our economic SYSTEM the Of the
depression the fact that every kind of business industry
and ALL carried profit and for use for salts
faction of the needs of the people And profits mean that
the people who work producing things goods that
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getting and the increased value of article when is
finished is the profit that into the pockets of the
capitalists.
And these men are using their millions of dollars profit
to employ more workers to make st greater profits But
when those who work who make all the things there
cannot buy back what they make who ELSE is going to
buy it? The few capitalists cannot possibly all the food
the clothing the automobiles etc. And when things cannot
be sod factories have to close down. workers
poyed and the purchasing of the decreases
still further They call it depression.
But Talbot was very careful to mention anything
about profits in his speech And there was purpose in his
wanted them to fall behind his program the program of the
Farmers Union to orce Congress to put laws statute
Mills and Myers"
Elect the proper legislators Talbot says.
"Our fellows trying right to educate senator's
and congressman he excams.
Mister Talbot wants to get into Congress to educate
the legislators to put laws the statute books to take
troll away from the Melons Talbot admits that the adj
nistration is only the willing tool of the Wall Street boys
and that the law laid by the Morgans Mills
What ridiculous contradiction
If his thp of
not permitted But after the meeting Talbot was asked
whether since he living the year 1884 he heard
He had to yes But when the question was put
to him why he never touched upon the problem that presents
itself with the word Facsm, he answered that he did
have any time
"Wen tell you why you did not try to explain Fascsm
% this meeting of farmers Talbots opponent said 'You
know we'll that Fascism the last weapon the Morgans
and MELONS have to prevent the workers and farmers from
taking control away from them And you know also that
this weapon is used at the time when the working
pie getting organized strongly enough to accomplish this
democracy your pariamens your legislators get
kicked in the pants and are sent home"
Talbot admitted that this is true he could not very
'erv it since it just happened in Austria, and it has
happened in Italy Germany and other countries before
But, the Farmers Union said 'you can't tell the
people that they wouldn't understand You can tell them
only what they want to believe you tell them differently
they will not follow but will stay back behind the last
'That is why the Farmers Union is preaching egisla-
ture to Them that they understand and there they follow
In other words Mr. Tabott you fool the people; you
tell them theories in which you don't believe You tell
them lies just to make them follow you blind alley
cannot help that the people disguised with this
rotten SYSTEM you accept that fact But in order tC
keep them from attacking the root of things in order to pre-
vent them from really overhrowng this system you keep
fooing them.
Your economic theories that you are trying to teach
the farmers are lacking every basis, they fake.
fake your gospel of educating congressman preached
for the of creating confusion advocated to split the
ranks of the farmers
You are doing WELL Talbot. Your smooth tongue, tha
gby utters the most radical phrases together with you
absolute lack of conscience will get you into Legislature
yet.
You of the strongest props of the staunch
est supporters of this damnable system, Talbot
The Morgans, MELONS, Mills and Myers certainly cal
be proud of you'll But not you anyone your
win keep this system together much longer It is busting
up fast
And more and more farmers and workers are becomin
of the fact that patching up no pasters and sae
win bring permanent recovery for sick man Capitalism
They know that they have to make clean sweep.