The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-15
Communist Party Calls
For Unity to Beat Back
Attacks Of the Bankers
Statement of Communist Party on Divide County "Con-
spiracy" Case and Threatened Contempt
of Cougs" Proceedings

The sixth year of the economic crisis finds every
effort being extended to further lower the living stand
ards of the toing masses Every needy worker and
farmer already feels the pressure of the federal govern
ment in the drive to lower relief expenditures The
governments Social Security Act which does not con-
slider the 16 million unemployed sets wages below
the already mighty low prevailing standards of the
ous communities will further aggravate the resentment
of the and drive them to resistance in
the past years.
Efforts are being made to forestalI this mass re-
sisance by organized attacks the most militant mem
bers of various workers and farmers organizations
The tear-gas raid on the Drivers Union in Fargo;
the arrest of the Divide county penny sale de-
PENDANTS and after quashng the original indictment,
holding them for grand jury; the threatened
tempt proceedings against officers of workers and
farmers organizations for daring to protest all show
the intent of the federal government to smash any
SlStance to their program. When the local and state
authorities unable to collect the debts of the loan
sharks the federal authorities the role of the
collecting agency and using their powers try through
Intimidation and threats to carry this through.
In answer to the refusal of the toiling masses to
make payments and see their families starve the bank
and Wall Street agents openly use the power of the
federal government to force through their plans Fas
cism creeps into midst gains it's position by direct
ing it's attack the most militant members of the work
ing class, and after establishing its position destroys
the very instrument, democratic rights, it uses in
gaining its ends Only the immediate united mass
ton of every organized and unorganzed toer beat
this menace.
We have been divided by many differences of opin-
ions in the past These have been utilized to keep
from fighting common enemy and for immedi-
ate needs. Now stand face to face with attack
threatening every worker and farmer in North Dakota
We can no longer afford to allow these differences to
keep us separated and open to attack
The Communist Party calls upon all its members
to seriously raise the question of united activity in every
organization. Every toier must be guaranteed
the right to free expression of his opinion and that OF
his organization. All agree that workers and farmers
must be protected from such attacks that in Fargo
No but condemn the actions of Judge Miller in
attempting to gag the workers and farmers protesting
the attempt to Jail those who help prevent loan shark
from robbing farmer of his property.
Every organization must now rally it's membership
for united action the issues confronting Those
that prevent the united front of all toers give direct
aid to those now attacking u.s. and must be considered
from that angle in the struggle
The Communist Party stands ready at all times to
work with all the organizations of the workers and far
ners in close harmony the issues involved, and we
urge the building of strong united front OF work
ers and farmers against all expressions and manifesto
tons Of threats of the agents and tools of the capitalist
class.
COMMUNIST PARTY, u. S. A..
District No. H. Bismarck, N d.