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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
DEPRESSION IS
OVER SAYS FDR
Big Money Feels Better and
That's All that Counts

In his radio address to the Young
Democrats of Milwaukee Presi-
dent Roosevelt used the expression
"The recent depression" A few
days ago the president informed
big business that business could
now have a breathing spell. In
other words, the depression was
over.
Of course the depression is over
for 600 big corporations who have
increased already big salaries to
presidents, vice-presidents, sons of
presidents and nephews of vice
presidents. John P. Morgan main
tains there never has been a de-
preston. Henry Ford, another bill
lionaire, says that the depression
is a state of mind. Andrew Mel
Ions fortune has increased in pro-
portion to the millions of humans
who have been forced onto the
dole. Rockefeller. DUPONT and 9TH
er owners of America have not
noticed any depression except in
the added lines of job seekers in
front of their immense plants.
But is the depression over for
100000 unemployed workers OF
for 100000 urban people on re-
lief? Is the depression over fol-
nearly 100000 farm families who
fear eviction? Is the depression
over for 100000 young men and
women between the ages Of 10 and
81 years who are now known as
the "lost generation" since finish.
ing school? Is the depression over
for millioSS of school children who
are listed by the government al
suffering from malnutrition?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
Millions Driven Off Relief
CITY WORKERS MUST TAKE JOBS AT COOLTE
WAGES. NO PROVISIONS MADE FOR SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND FARM FAMILIES
while the@winter that ther

Washington, D. C. = While the'
Roosevelt administration forces
the city workers to take relief jobs
at the coolie wage by cutting of
direct relief and threatening them
with Jail sentences, government
aid of any kind is being eliminat-
ed entirely in the rural areas. AS
rapidly as grants for direct relief
are cut off from the states, seven
hundred thousand farm families
will lose even the pittance which
they now receive.
An analysis of the governments
own published figures shows that
no provision whatsoever is being
made under the work relief pro-
gram for the seven hundred thou
sand farm families now on relief.
This means that all those except
the few who can qualify for one
of Tugwell's "rural rehabilitation
loans" will simply be left to starve.
When Roosevelt announced last
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
The Most Humane System
OFFICIALS OF GEORGIA CHAIN GANGS AND
PRISON CAMPS MEAN TO PUNISH PRISON
ERS NOT REFORM THEM

that is much below freezing! Many
am incipient case of tuberculosis
has been prevented by the health
full outdoor treatment of the chain
gang.
COMMISSIONERS STARVES
HIS CHOPPERS
Judge Johns, the most intelli-
gent of the men on the commits
sion, tried hard to convince me of
the truth of his statements. He
said:
81 assure you that those men
in the convict camps Che doesn't
like the term chain-gang) are
far better off than the niggers
1 work ON my land. And / work
a lot of them as share-crOppers
and as day labOrers. They get
more to eat than give my men.
They work shorter hours, they
have better places to sleep in
and they get more rest. And
that goes for most of the white
share-crOppers in this state,
too"
All the prisoners gain weighs
on the chain-gang, he assured me
They. get meat once a week. and
sorghum syrup every day-thinh
of that" he added. 81 know of al
least three camps where they are
going to have ham this weekend
Chains and spikes? Well, after
all, they are out on the highway
and they might run away. Lack Of
sanitation? Well, after all, a pri
SON isn't meant to be a hotel"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
EMPLOYING INTERESTS AND BIG BUSINESS ARE
PREPARING TO CRUSH ALL UNIONS IN SER
les STRIKES NOW BREWING
Big War Chest and
Hired Army is Ready
NEW DEAL AGENTS ARE ON THE GROUND TO
AID EMPLOYERS

Los Angeles What threatens to be the bloodiest
ict waged between the organized employers and their
employees the Pacific Coast may begin Immediately after
termination of the present contract between the shipping in
Sept. 80.
The unions with several unimportant changes are
Ous to continue the contract for another term of
The shipping interests backed by employer associations and
chambers of comerce from Seattle to San Diego
they through with the maritime unions as they are now
organized and conducted
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
ITALIAN PEOPLE
OPPOSED TO WAR
Only Munition Makers and
Big Biz Profit and Masses
Would Avoid Conflict

Amsterdam. = The powerful IN
ternatiOnal Transport Workers
Federation, with membership of
well over 100000 in 80 countries
has received an extremely inter-
esting report from Italy describ-
ing the attitude of the Italian
people toward the Ethiopian ad-
venture of Mussolini. The report
was drawn up after a careful in
vestigation into all strata of Ital-
ian society and contains the fol-
lowing conclusions:
1. The Italian people have, gen.
orally speaking, strong impress
sion that Fascism wishes to pro-
woke a war in North Africa at all
costs, and needless of the concilia-
tory efforts of other countries.
2. War is unpopular not only
amongst the middle class groups
and workers, but also in certain
upper circles which fear the con-
sequences of defeat.
8. 1t is generally felt that a war
will be the grave of Fascism.'
4. The vast military and econ
omic preparations made by the
Fascist regime clearly prove that
Mussolini intends to carry matters
to an extreme.
5. Apart from those groups who
are benefting from the booming
armament industries, the aversion
of the people to war is general
This feeling is beginning to find
expression in a spontaneous anC
unorganized manner, both among
st the troops and the civilian pop
ulation. The discomfort of the civ
ilian population is so great that
the regime has no alternative but
to resort to increasingly drastic
measures. The present situation
may best be summed up by saying
that a mood of growing defeatism
is Selling wide sections of the PEG,
pie. Among the troops protests anC
assertions are becoming more anC
more frequent. Not for nothing are
the troops unarmed until after
their arrival in North Africa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
STORE CHIEF LAUDS
ADS IN NEWSPAPERS

Spokane. Sept. "a. - The
newspaper will continue to be
the "big gun" in the advertising
program of the National Red
and White stores Herbert T.
Webb, Chicago advertising man.
ager, told nearly 500 at the or
ganlzatiOn's Pacific coast re-
giOnal convention here today.
Webb said newspaper space
would be increased from 10 to
Is percent because of the med
fum's value in the past.
"The local newspaper is your
most important advertising med
ium." he declared, because it
carries to the public the news of
the things they need and want
at the time they want theE."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

winter that there were five million
families on relief and that he was
going to turn a million and a half
back to the states as "unemploy-
able" he included these seven hun
dred thousand families among the
unemployables." Thus, when he
said he would put the remaining
three and one-half million on work
relief, he left out the farm families
entirely.
When he set up new agencies to
administer the relief program, he
remembered the farmers long
enough to put Tugwell in charge
of farm relief. Now Tugwell has
announced that he will give no di-
rect relief to the farmers. He will
only make loans to those who have
security and can pay interest of
between and 5 per cent. And he
has asked for only ninety million
dollars with which to make loans,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
1900 MONTANA
MINERS WALKOUT

Billings, Sept. %. - Approx
mately 1000 coal miners walked
out today in the national soft coal
strike which affects some 30 mines
principally located in Musselshell,
Cascade and Carbon counties, in
this state, according to William
Riddell, president of district No II
of the United Mine Workers OF Am
erica.
Union officials announced that no
attempt toward a settlement
would be made until the basic
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
DAILIES SPOOF
RUSSIAN NOTE

Chicago President Roosevelt's
1E@ostOrm note to the Soviet I'm
ion' threatening serious consequent
Te$ II speakers at the Communist
International congress in Moscow
were Tot prevented from making
speeches against U. S. capitalism,
vas treated in comic vein bv the
leading Chicago dailies.
III they are really threatening
our government why don't we
ISAe care Of COmrade Foster.
nrOWdeF and Darcy ourselves"
ASKS the Daily News, ''instead of
asking Moscow to do it. They
are Americans. They live here.
y they are cOnspiring anywhere)
'eyaFe cOnspiring here"
Al Inc editrOial suggesting that
me note to Russia was an attempt
- =. tne administration to cover w
S ne collapse of its own Russian
-plpe Dreams" concludes:
-. Let US DO our own policing
snd Keep the Russian question
out Of politics"
The Chicago Tribune in a hill
~ ~s1oos editorial headed Says Mos
NV NV 70 Washington proposes tina
NeCy. OF State Hull
Might ease the diplomatic
ens'o" BY inviting the next con-
:" 49, OF the Third International
P. "eet IN Washington. Then
c ssSssla would not be permitting
SSO"splFaey against American
- ). to keen open house
Nus N us territory, and the New
so 49, might pick up many inter
g ideas which il could use
+. N It's own progress"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
ACCIDENT MORTALITY

In 1888, more than $1,000 per-
sons lost their lives because of &C
ciderts. Industrial accidents killed
14,50O workers, permanently Grip
pied $4,000 and temporarily dis
abled 100000. Preliminary re-
ports of the National Safety Coun-
Gil indicate that in 1884 the acct
dent toll rose to- $4,000 and that
$4,000 workers were killed while
at their jobs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
Local Pilot Receivers and
Again Takes to Air

"Thor" Thorsenson, local air pill
OF who holds transport license
and who lost several fingers on his
left hand, about two months ago,
while waving some friends away
from the rapid whirling propeller
of his plane, is again in the air.
Until very recently, Mr.. Thor
senson has been confined in the
Memorial Hospital and under care
for the injured hand. His host of
friends are rejoicing that he is
again able and we'll to WELD the
pilots stick.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
Coal Miners Prepare for Strike
AS Their Spokesman Wrangle
JAILED FOR RETURNING
COWS TO OWNER

Grand Rapids, MINI. - Ed
Anderson, Ole Anderson A. C.
KOOken, Hershel Thompson,
world war veteran, and An
drew Kangas, members of the
United Farmers League, were
jailed today for attempting to
return two cows sold to anOth-
er whO failed to pay for same.
This is one of the main driv-
es in an attempt to smash the
UFL. The farmers were bound
over to district court ON $500
property bonds each.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

Increase of 9 cents on tonnage
rates." said John l.. Lewis, presi-
dent of the union. "They can take
it or leave it.
Lewis also told the negotiating
committe of two producers and two
miners that he wished they would
stop their "thumb twiddling' and
get an agreement.
The operators refused to recede
from their position what a 7h
cent increase was the best they
could offer. They already have con-
coded to the union demand for a so
cent increase in pay of those min
ers paid by the day and a modi-
fed union demand for a 1Opercent
increase for yardage and dead
work (removing slate etc.l
ATTITUDE
UNCERTAIN
An indication that President
Roosevelt would leave the miners
and operators to settle their own
scrap came from the White House
when officials there said Mr.. Roo
sevelt hoped to leave Thursday for
his western trip. Some White
House attaches said, however, they
expected the strike to be settled
before Thursday.
Word came from relief head.
quarters that no funds would be
provided unless actual need &C.
Cured and until there had been an
official determination that the walk
out was justified.
Union officials privately express
sed belief that they would wiz
their point. On the other hand
there was considerable sentiment
among the producers gathered here
for the negotiations to hold out
indefinitely.
Edward F. McGrady, assistant
secretary of labor, continued hi
! policy of comforting frequently
with the negotiating committee
but did not stay in the conference
room throughout the day. He also
continued to express hope to le
porters that the settlement would
be speedy.
EXPECT FEDERAL
RELIEF
Union officials revealed the!
were counting on federal relief TO,
strikers if the walkout is prolong
ed. Union spokesman added tina
their constitution did not provid,
for any strike benefits, although
there was a general fund for EN-
ergencies.
Company stores throughout tn
coal regions still were extending
credit to the miners today, report
to the union showed.
Lewis, obviously pleased, toll
newspaper men that none of tn
mines closed yesterday had reopen
ed this morning. The only mine
working, he said, were in Illinoi
and eastern Kentucky. The Pro
gressive Mine Workers of Americ
a rival organization to the Unite,
Mine Workers, have contract
/ with number of producers in Hi
nois. while in eastern Kentucky
number of operations are non-un
ion.
The negotiations actually are di
rected toward terms for a neV
wage and hour contract to succee
the agreement that expired Sun
day midnight after five extensions
The unions present proposal call
for the new contract to last unit
April 1, 1887, a date which unto
officials are known to believe
favorable to the operators OWN
to the uncertainty in the Europea
situation and possible enlarged dc
mands for coal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
DOG CARRIES MAIL
TO OWNER EACH DAY

BrOadus. = A shaggy, 6-year
old police dog is William TOnn's
mail carrier.
Each day the dog Buster"
arrives at the mail box 200
yards away from Toms home
well in advance of the delivery
man WHO places the papers and
mail in the dogs mouth.
If there are any packages too
numerous to carry in one trip,
Buster makes another.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
HIDE
DEMANDED BY
FL'S IN MINI.
Minneapolis Mayor whose
Police Shot into Strikers
Faces Revolt in his party

Minneapolis. = AS a result of
the killing of two boys and SER
ious injuries to dozens when po-
lice shot into the ranks of pickets
here last week, the Farmer-Labor
party has new problem on it's
hands.
Briefly. the Farmer-Labor mayor
of Minneapolis, Thomas Latimer,
went sour on them and allowed
his police to run wild. Latimer's
record was one of the deciding fac
tors in the decision of the Farmer
Labor party to support him. Mass
meetings held by party clubs have
demanded an explanation, while
the editor of the st. Paul Labor
Advocate fatty calls for his re-
pudiation.
PLANT VIOLATED
CITY ORDINANCE
Twelve hundred armed police
men were sent to drive 500 pickets,
including men and women, from
the gates of the Flour City Orna-
mental Iron Co. This company
was violating city ordinance pro-
hibiting the housing of workers
in industrial plants, but Latimer
sent his police to assist in the vi
olation. (Scabs were brought into
the plant.)
The two boys killed by the po-
lice were not pickets. One of them
was high school student who had
stopped to watch the trouble.
The other was a young man who
was escOrting a young woman
home from a church social.
OLSON ORDERS
PLANT CLOSED
The iron mill strike was taker
out of Latimer's hands immediate
ly after the police murders wher
Governor Olson ordered the plant
"closed and sealed at once" The
governor indirectly scored Lati-
mer saying that saving human life
came first, and said he would act il
an effort to reopen the plant was
made.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

washington, Sept "a = Deadlocked over a cent and a
half wage boost, bituminous producers and mine union
spokesman struggled in vain today for key to unlock the
nationwide soft coal strike
Negotiations dragged through the day with neither Ap
paachan producers the United Mine Workers Welding
ground
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
PAPERS ATTACK
UNIONISM

With the organized employers
are actively cooperating the big
newspapers of the Pacific Coast.
These newspapers are doing their
best to whip up a sentiment among
the masses of the people against
the unions. Certain reactionary la
Dor leaders of the conservative la
Dor factions are collaborating with
the employers in their program.
These labor leaders, many of whom
are said to be subsidized by the
employing interests, are Just as
much interested in suppressing la
Dor militancy as are the employ
ers, and they are preparing to give
the forthcoming strike their &C
tive opposition.
Employers are creating an i'm
mense war chest whereWith to f.
nance the organization and equip
ment OF private army of mereen-
aries to be used in smuggling and
numbering the strikers into SUBJ
mission and defeat.
WON'T TRUST
THE MILITIA
Heretofore, the employers, In
breaking strikes, have depended
/ upon hired thugs, municipal police
and the state militia. Episodes in
the San Francisco general strike,
however. revealed that scores Of
militiamen were opposed to being
used as strikebreakers and on more
than one occasion refused to fire
on strikers when ordered.
The employers, therefore. have
decided upon a new course of pro-
cedure. With a private army of
professional killers, thoroughly arm,
ed and disciplined, headed by Of
hcers who can be trusted, the en-
ployers expect to win quick vic
tories in decisive battles with strik
ers. Selection of the mercenaries
that will form this private army
Is proceeding with great care, and
only the most uncomfortable and
brutal thugs are being enlisted.
At a general conference of
representatives of employer as
sOciatiOns held recently In the
BiltmOre Hotel. ii was annOunc-
ed that funds to crush the ex-
pected strike, now assembled in
the war chest. aggregate more
than S10,00O,O00. II was also
stated that the organization of
the private army was nearly
completed and that the enlisted
men. under competent instructors
were being taught the essentials
of defense and attack. Drill and
practice grounds near Los An
, geles, San Francisco and Seattle
il was said, had been secured.
No effort at secrecy on the part
Of the employers is made. Met
ings are being held in all the in
dustrial centers. Agents of the
Federal Department of Justices
are on the ground, and it is a
openly stated that these federal
agents give the employer prepare
tons their approval.
THE OLD RED
DOGGY WAVED
Of course, the financial contri-
buttons and the military prepare
lions are being made under the
guise of public pronouncement that
the object Of this sensational pro-
gram is the elimination Of Com
munism" from the Pacific Coast.
AS a matter of fact, the Com
munist movement on the Pacific
Coast is weaker in point of num-
bers and militant enthusiasm than
1t has been for two years.
1t is not Communism or the
threatNof Communism that is the
target of employer attack. It is
militant union labor agitating for
|, and demanding higher wages
shorter hours and better conditions
Of toll that has brought about q
consolidation of the employers as
sociations of the Pacific Coast fol
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
CHILDREN ON RELIEF

a.. more re than 100000 children un-
LEI 40 10 years of age are on re-
cer. tRey constitute nearly 40 per
sons Of the total number of per
Cd States. - rOils IN tne oni'-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
TSAREATSYSTEM
Bv JOHN PAINE
Federated Press
Note 20 Red Baiters


very complete summary OF the
.o1ients Of Karl Marks COmmu-
80 Manifesto may be found in the
Sn 1, bulletin of the Nation.
a civ Bank of New York City!
PELLET WORKERS GET TIME
OFF TO HUNT NEW JOBS
headline.
New method of purging the
rolls?
Rroadcasts by the League of Ma
,ions radio station of news reports
cf ,he Leagues attempts to AVOID
var IN Europe are being cancel
lsS on TIE grounds that they
might endanger the peace!
ROOSEVELT is REPORTED TO
HAVE TOLD HIS HYDE PARK,
Nv NEIGHBORS ALL ABOUT
THE AIMS OF THE NEW DEAL.
WE'LL THANK GOD, AT
LEAST HE REMEMBERS
THEM
Roger BabsOn, hOary and holy
DrOnhet for big business, says that
business needs more than a brea-
thing spell.
Some people are never satisfied!
It's a long time since we've
heard Benito Mussolini tell the
world that Italy is devoted to the
cause of world peace.
WHO'S HEARD FROM HOOV-
Err LATELY?
CAUTIOUS
TIE American Federation of La
Dor economic report says that the
fall upswing in business is the
heaIthiest since 1880.
However, it adds, wage pay
nents are tagging far behind.
In ether words all we need is a
recovery IN wages.
And we've been trying to get that
for six years!
And so it isn't much of a recOv-
eFyl
EDWARD DOHENY. THE OIL
NAN WHO STOLE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WORTH OF OIL
FROM THE PEOPLE OF THIS
COUNTRY AT TEAPOT DOME,
rs DEAD.
1895 HAS BEEN A BIG YEAR.
DILLINGER DIED TOO.
~ Sheer Coincidence?
Inc eight bulky packing cases
filed with documentary evidence
alleging EthiOpia's "barbaric unfit
nes' to continue as a League of
Nations member, which the Italian
delegation brought to Geneva.
were all labeled Bologna"
- THE FORMER MUSIC CRITIC
:. OF HEARST'S SAN FRANCISCO
. EXAMINER IS RUNNING FOR
!. MAYOR OF THE GOLDEN
GATE CITY ON A LABOR PAR.
6 TY SLATE.
g.. WONDER IF HE'LL GET HIS
EXPOSES SUPPORT?
" IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27
negotiations Deadlock
Workers Await Word

MINERS DEMAND INCREASE OF CENTS PER
ION, OPERATOR REFUSES MORE THAN
SEVEN AND A HALF-PRESIDENT WILL NOT
INTERFERE, BUT RELIEF WILL BE STOPPED
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

G,r "G e is the most pathetic pic
can a morse fly sitting on a radiator
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-11

WASHINGTON FROM HIGH ABOVE THE
VIRGINIA SHORE. To the left the Arlington
Memorial Bridge crosses the Potomac to the Lin
coin Memorial Centering in the picture is the
Tidal Basin, fringed by the trees which bear the
famed cherry blossoms Beyond the Monument
the Federal triangle buildings show clearly, and
the Capitol is seen in the distance.
- Fairchid Aerial Surveys
The Washington times., 1935-06-24
REP. RANDOLPH
TRIES AGAIN

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, West Virginia Democrat,
didn't last long in the District
of Columbia singles tennis tourna-
ment, going out 60, Go, before
Raphael Sherry in the first
round, but he is all set to go
much farther in the doubles.
The Mountaineer Solon has
paired off with Edward Red
Mather and today at 5 o'clock
they clash with Don CARRIER and
Bill Buchanan.
Yesterdays opening singles
went off with only one hitch,
Tony Latona being defaulted
when he failed to make his ap-
pearance on time to exchange
WallopS with Counselman.
Nate Rizenberg, D. c. Junior
champ, had to rally strongly to
save himself from defeat at the
hands of Joe Baker, finally win.
ming, 1-6, 816, Ga.
Sara Moore took long step
toward toe No. / ranking honors
among local netwomen when she
grabbed the City of Washington
singles yesterday by defeating
Mary Ryan, 90, 80.
The Washington times., 1935-06-24
JACK DONOVAN
FACES WRIGHT

A double header wrestling treat
awaits WashingtonianS at Griffith
Stadium Thursday night when
promoter Joe Turner comes back
with another all-star show.
Featuring Jack Donovan, red
haired IriShman, against Reuben
Wright. Texas cowboy and a new
conner here, in one finish feature,
Turner today had signed Cliff o.
sen to oppose John Katan in an
other one-fall match.
One of the SmootheSt and most
scientific youngsters among the
heavyweights today, Olsen may
encounter difficulty in solving
the peculiar eaggTession Of Katan.