The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-22
Friday, February %, 1885
The Sioux Falls Conference
A Blow Against Bankers
Attacks

In MnOt N. D., federal judge orders the arrest of
organization leaders who protested against the persecution
of farmers who had fought for the security of their homes
against the attack of banker. Four given lecture
in which the Judge threatened use of fascist measures Two
others still in jail at Bismarck held default of bonds
with felony charge hanging them.
At the same time in Oklahoma City, Okla nine men
and two women with baby in her arms were arrested
and thrown JAIL charged with obstructng Justice They
also had sent letters OF protest to the federal court demand
demonstration. One of the arrested former instructor
OF the Oklahoma City university.
While this happens in the northwest and in Oklahoma
sharecoppers and tenant farmers prosecuted in Aran
Hundreds have been evced by the big planters And
when the rest held meetings organize the landlords
sisted by special deputies and hired gunmen broke up the
meetings. or tried to- kidnapped and beat the speakers
The head of Arkansas labor college students
boody beaten with revolver butts, thrown in JAIL
charged with thing another and finally fined $50.
These instances of persecution of workers and farm
ers organizations all the country the violation of all
constitutional rights the part of the authorities the right
of free Speech free assembly and the right to petition and
protest, are certainly not without connection.
When at the same time efforts are being made in con-
gress to outlaw and drive underground the most militant
part of the worngclass the Communist Party, with bills
formulated to include practically every radical worker and
farmer regardless OF shade of opinion it but
thing.
The gentlemen in Wall Street and Washington are
afraid They fear that the steady increase in prices
panied by the cutting of relief standards and of the
of those still employed will become such burden upon the
shoulders of workers and farmers that they will refuse
carry any longer They afraid that they might rebel
Only last week department of agriculture officials admitted
that they feared protests of the American housewives
gainst the rising cost of living
In order to those protests Ineffective better
even throttle them before they made the organizations
of workers and farmers must be smashed Without organ
ization without leadership all individual protests will be
uttered mheard, they will be just many little puffs of
wind.
That to be the idea behind the efforts of federal
Judges bankers landlords and congressman, to establish
fascsm in way the other and by these keep
the workers and farmers from offering resistance to fur
ther attacks on their living standards.
The congressional committee to investigate "unAmer
activities not interested in reporting to
the testimony of the activities of fascist organizations in
this country They simply suppressed it. They suppressed
the testimony of Gen. Smedey Butler the organization
of fascist army by bunch of Wall Street brokers for
march Washington The committee is only interested in
fight for better living standards and which constitute
to Wall Street, fascist organizations welcome to
continue operation.
But not too late to smash back this general attack
upon the working people.
atoms is growing On broad basis united front confer
of farm organizations is being built held Sioux
Falls s. d. next month for the purpose of winning cash
lief and production credits.
How necessary this conference is right now is shown
by the large number of farm organizations that have
dorsed and supporting it. Tens thousands of farm
behind it. for they all need immediate relief and
credits to put in new crop
successful united front emergency relief conference
viii be blow against the attacks of the banking fraternity
10 make success Montana and especially Sheridan cou-
ty of the drought counties hit must be
sented at Sioux Falls next month.