The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-07-26
Again, the Farmers Paper

AT the 18th Annual Stock Holders meeting the PeO-
Piles Publishing Company the corporation publishing the
Producers News held at the Farmer Labor Temple last Mon
day. complete board of directors was elected by ma
Jort OF liza to 329 votes the first election directors
that has occurred for six years by reason of failure
OF at the Stockholders meeting those years
The meeting Monday the largest in point stock re-
presented held in the history of the company ndcat
ing the interest the matter concerning the Producers News
and the vote itself is the words that best describe the gen
erai attitude of the stockholders towards the
for the past two three years. the general policy
the paper which has discredted far and wide in field
where it has been very influential for years.
There need at the time of going into family questions
The board of Directors Immediately elected Charles E.
Taylor the writer editor and manager which act seems
holders of the Peoples Publishing Company as well as those
subscribers who are still the subscription list the
public generally
There will be change in the proclaimed policy of the
paper generally Politically it will support the idea of mass
labor party built upon the immediate needs of the farmers
and workers. opposed to the interest of their expoters
IL VIII as 1t always base DONE preach the class struggle and
light for the farmers and workers. the producers all the
time But will do that in better and realistic way in
a more tolerant and less sectarian way.
The paper henceforth will be Sheridan County manor
publishing the news subscribers expect in county paper
the county and the state and national news of
er interest to the readers and of that of particular inter
est to the farmers and workers as class In the repono
it will not be sectaan ntoleran but will report all the
news generally regardless of persons organizations fac
tons or parties For example, in June the Holiday Assoca-
ton OF Montana had it's annual convention in Levstown
when Rodney Salisbury of Plentvwood was aoctod S+o+
President and Art Wane of Raymond state Secretary
very successful we'll attended, and interesting convention
Not word of this appeared in the Producers News Agoi
the Holiday Association Of Sheridan County sponsored the
18th Annual Farmers Picnic at Brush Lake hio annual
event in Sheridan County and this section of the prares
But though the Producers News hypocritcalv nder its
editorial management pretended to support the idea of the
united front and the picnic sponsored by large section
Oh the tong farmers and the workers of the area did not
say one word about the picnic but actually sabotaged it
WIuy by its silence in the face of the fact that the small
capitalist papers in Penywood Sheridan County and sur
rounding area considerable publicity to the affair as
matter Oh general news and again its lying and distor-
ted and malicious attitude towards the Farmers and Work
es Cnce!9uon League IN regard to which it published
stores Which it knew to be false and mseadno in cam
pgn TO wreck the work of those behind this organization
on ne basis OF the vest and most inexcusabe factonas
ers News. ~
Henceforth the columns was the policy when the
We was the editor before will be open to the public alb
Sotey and without qualification Anybody can and every
body invited to write articles for the paper and write them
WIN the assurance that they will be printed And letters to
the Editor cczng the policy of the paper or the actions
OF the editor will be published prominently as those let
ers OF praise and endorsement The paper will criticize
anyone and refuse him chance be heard in his own de-
tense by the audience the Editor makes mistake
VI taxes wrong position ne will gladly rectfy the
Inc paper will report occurrences as they occur even
to the most fng detail the best of its ability # will
report to its utmost ability the activities of all farmers and
workers economics faterna and political organization tv
ing 10 give all points OF view in all controversial matters
In regard to business it will support consistently all
cooperative enterprises of the farmers and workers not as
an ultimate remedy of the and political ills of the
aon put as an effective instrument of the farmers and
workers In their struggle for power the establishment of
workers and farmers government
Inc PRODUCERS News has particular fight with the
local business providing they are not LOOKING for or or
ganlzing one We feel that the small businessmen whose
prosperity depends entirely the prosperity of the farm
es and the wages of the workers. should be r.
the farmers and workers and support their interests po
y and economically and not support those interests which
not only ROB the farmers and workers but who in the end
rob and ruin the small businessmen These groups should
work together for the good of themselves and adopt bust
ness poncy OF protecting the local farmers and workers
against the big bankers mortgage holders machine corpo
atoms and public utility companies F
they should Fundamentally support the idea of the
ght OF the farmers to decent living out of the products
OF ms toll and wage for the workers that will sustain de-
cent standard OF living If this is DONE there will be LIVING
Tor the small businessmen and if the businessmen win re
NE the soundness of this policy stop sending GUN thu0s
Hu 70 TAKE machinery away from the farmers in behalf Of
eviction OF farmer and neighbor they and the Producers
News can and will get along fine The matter is up to the
IuItner IL is the policy in reference the recent
disputes and controversies to let by cones be bv r.