The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-03-22
Friday, March q, 1885
The Great Falls Tribune
Insults Farmers and Workers

For the first time the capitalist press of Montana takes
notice of the Workers Unemployment Old Age and Social
it entirely after pressure from all the country
brought about favorable consideration of the bill by
the house labor committee.
The bourgeois papers report the BILL yes but their
reports distorted and the conclusions they draw
ridiculous This is done deliberately in order to effect the
worst possible impression of the bill upon the readers
In it's issue of March IT, the Great Falls Tribune
ries editorial supposedly crcizng the bill The chief
objection of the Tribune editorial writer follows mo
provision made the for funds to the bene
fits"
Workers and farmers who are supporting the bill and
who have been fighting for it all along know, of course
that this statement is outright e 1t is made because
the Tribune editor has the BILL and then of
would have business to write about it, or what
is likely is making such misstatementS purpose.
Very definite provisions are made in Section Of the
bill for the appropriation of funds. Section states
Cali moneys necessary to pay the compensation guar
anteed by this act and the cost Of establishing and main
tanning the administration of this act shall be paid by the
government of the United States All such moneys are
hereby appropriated out of all funds in the treasury of the
United States not otherwise appropriated Further taxa
act shall be levied on nhertances gifts and Individual and
corporation incomes of $4,000 year and over"
The Great Falls Tribune writes that the bill provides
that the federal shall pay pension of not
than $40 week. with So week additional for each de-
pendent to all the unemployed aged sick and otherwise
in Section that Compensation shall be- equal average
local wages in such occupation but SHALL in be less
than $40 per week plus So for each dependent"
Of course the Tribune not mention that besides
old and sickness Insurance. the workers bill also has
provision providing for maternity benefits to during
period OF eight weeks previous and eight weeks following
childbirth.
The Tribune editorial closes with the following two para
graphs in which the writer tries to convey the impression
that the bill is impossible and ridiculous. We quote
owe see in this country a very rapid development
of the idea that the federal government every
dlVidua living and that from inexhaustbe
OF wealth the treasury draw without limit to pay
each person good income. Each new exponent of the
idea of distributing wealth goes one step farther than
the previous one in proposing liberal distribution
OF pensions to citizens We rapidly approaching the
and hat he
government can support us all without any effort
Our part individuals.
Stated BADLY it sounds ridiculous and vet poll
teal theories that contain that basic implication are
gaining surprising popularity
We certainly glad that the Tribune scribe recog-
nZes the fact that the idea that he federal
owes individual living is spreading rapidly Human
hengs have right to live and those who work have
1lght to live comfortably
The wealth of this country with all it's natural resources
machines and man is really nexhaustibe" At the
present however this wealth absolutely under
the control OF few thousand individuals who bruay
fuse to let the vast of people parae of it. They throw
millions upon the streets refusing to let them work They
let children sarve and they acuay-as the Tribune scribe
does heredeny farmers and workers their right of exist
ence.
Full of demagogy and sarcasm the Tribune states that
we are approaching theory that one need work and
produce and that the government 'can support us ALL
1hls is adding insult to injury time when Is million
people not allowed to work and millions of farmers are
not allowed to produce in abundance small class of pro-
teers has hold OF all the jobs capitalist government pro
tects this group for the sake of their profits and corrupt
press is throwing insults at workers and farmers accusing
them OF wanting living without work a crime of which
they themselves guilty.
The the capitalist newspapers show their onnos
ton TO the Workers Unemployment Old Age and Social In
surance Bill and try to make it ridiculous the more will
workers and farmers unite and fight together to have the
OH made law in order to get measure of security for
themselves and their families.