Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
LABOR IS OUT
FOR THIRD PARTY
State declarations of Utah and Greg on
Want Production for Use; Organ.
izer Williams is Kept Busy.

ing ltSelI TO new social OrQor ana
a new party" is the report of How
ard Y. Williams, national organizer
of the FarmerLabor Political FEEDER
alton, issued from the national head
quarters at the Hotel Frederic, St.
Paul, Minnesota. He has just returned
from six weeks organizing trip COW
ering meetings and conferences in
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Wyo-
ming, and Nebraska.
THE state Federations of Labor of
Utah and Oregon at their recent con-
ventions passed resolutions calling for
production for use program and
new party to realize it," said Mr..
Williams. The miners of Butte are
on record for a new party and the
International Union of Mine, Mill and
Shelter Workers at their national
convention in Salt Lake City declared
for "a labor party with a strictly anti
capitalist platform ". based on the
trade and industrial unions, farmers
unions, and all progressive elements
who feel that a complete break away
from capitalism is necessary The
state officers of the Idaho Federation
of Labor are cooperating whole
heartedly in setting up a Farmer
Labor party for that state.
Setting Up FL. Party in West.
with similar support in these
states from farm leaders, it was no
surprise that state conferences of very
representative delegates in Montana,
Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Nebraska
declared for launching Farmer-L abor
parties Immediately in those states
and set up organization plans.
"A trip of this kind impresses one
with the fact that the profit system
and the New Deal have failed. They
have failed for the 100000 unem-
ployed. the 2O,OOO,OOO on relief, the
$4,000 farm families on relief this
spring, the 100000 young men in CCC
camps receiving a net wage of $500
per month, and the two out of five
children in our schools suffering from
Watching Third Party.
There is no question that a new
a production for use program will re-
ceive a greater hearing than any
third party candidate since Lincoln.
The masses of the people are dissat-
isfied with present conditions, the in
creasing load of debt and taxes. and
hn fot Nf hn Iyyoi Scfr To
meet the crisis with anything but
palliatives. In farm sections leaders
are already predicting that Roosevelt
will be defeated. With the Repub
lican party putting up real fight the
voters, the newspapers and the radio
will be greatly concerned in what the
new party candidate has to say and
how he and his program will effect
the election.
"Our national Farmer-Labor party
will poll at least to 10 million
votes and in close three cornered
race may win in 1886 and will GER
tainly do so in 1910. We will in
crease our present third party dele
cation of twelve in Congress to from
40 to 100. If the fight should be
close between the Republicans and
the Democrats this Farmer-Labor
group will hold the balance of power
in the next Congress and il the cleo
ton of president should be thrown
into the Congress would have the de-
Gliding vote"
Need Economy of Abundance.
Going on Mr.. Williams said that |
the president has the cards in his |
He may be able to hold the farmer
and labor votes through 1886, al
though breaks are taking place every !
day. He certainly will not be able !
to hold the masses through the 1898
election Many of our leaders believe |
hat that off-president year will see
The new party elect majority of the
Congress, dramatic the production |
'or use program and go on to win |
he presidency in 1910. If not in :
1896, then in 1910 we will have an
election as critical as that of 1860 /
hat put Lincoln into the White
House. Just as we needed a new
party then to free millions of black /
men. we need new party today to
rec millions of white men from this
of scarcity, restitution and
want and to usher in an economy of
abundance, gearing the machines up
o the needs of the people and not
heir empty pocket-books. producing
sufficient wealth to enable us to give
every family willing to work at least
1900 a year income"
Speaking tours for Congressman
Amlie and Lundeen are being set up.
dr Williams will hold state confer
,nces in November in Missouri, Kan
as, Oklahoma. Arkansas, Colorado
md New Mexico to launch Farmer
4abor parties in those states.
True education is an operation rer-
ormed on the whole man and not on
N abstraction called his mind.
!, Jacks. Oxford. England.