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

could not attend, Ashbel Ingerson
son OF former Senator Ingerson of
Burke County, and now the gen.
eral manager of the Farmers I'm
ION Exchange, substituted for him
Ashbel Ingerson is a prominent
member of the North Dakota Hol-
lday Association and is the secre-
tary of the North Dakota Commit
tee for Action, and a rising young
Farm leader, widely known in Nor
tn Dakota.
Art Wankle, state secretary of
the Montana Holiday Association.
elected at the state convention held
at Lewistown, early in June, and
also secretary of the Sheridan CO.
unity Holiday Association. was the
chairman of the meeting. Because
of car trouble he arrived late 50
Jerome Blodget of Dagmar, acted
as chairman until Secretary Wan
kle arrived, opening the speaking
program by few well chosen
words and introduced Ashbel In
gerson, who read the greeting that
had come from the outside to the
picnic pointed out the necessity
for the Tightening of the Holiday
organization now more than ever
in the face of the New Collection
drive about to be started bv the
bankers. Only organized mass ac-
ton under the proper leadership.
can prevent this, save the homes
of the farmers and workers, and
sufficient out of the crop to plant
another one and feed and clothe
the family over next winter when
relief which is now being cut off.
will no doubt be abolished entirely.
and will be if the Holiday is now
kept a going concern.
Art Wanlde arrived at about
this time, and introduced, after
making a short speech, Vincent
Dome who made the principal
speech of the day. He spoke of
conditions generally, the necessity
for organization, and stronger and
better led organizations, about the
Truck Drivers strike in Minneapo-
lis, and the militant struggle, and
how the union men worked in CO.
operation with the Holiday Asso-
citation of Minnesota. This was re-
ceived with much applause. Dunno
also explained the workers party
and its program which was listen
ed to with great interest.
Taylor was then introduced and
spoke on the program and purpose
of the Farmers and Workers Can
collation. League, and the direct
legislation it was initiating for the
benefit and protection of the farm.
ers and workers. The Cancellation
League first proposes the cancel
lation of all federal seed and feeC
loans, which the farmer never viii
be able to pay, and which they
should not be required to pay. NJ
independent farmer is responsible
for the drought-it was a nationa
calamity. He said that next, tn,
Cancellation League proposed tn,
cancellation of all back taxes Of
the farms and homes of the farm
ers and workers, up to and inclu
ding a valuation of $4,000 whethe
the whole or part of the entir,
valuation thereof, where the farm
and home were in possession o
and actually resided upon by tn
title holders; and third, for tn
exemption of such farms and HON
es from all taxation in the future
and fourth, for the taxation o
mortgages the same as any othe
property.
The sales tax which is a tax Of
the poor, on the workers and ten
ant farmers, to replace the ia,
taken off the property of the rich
1t must be defeated, and this sla
in the face of the producers mus
be met by a slap back by tn
workers with the program of tn
Cancellation League.
"There are a bunch of 'cracke
pots who pretend to be concerne