The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-13
RICH PLOT DTCTA-
TOR SAYS EARLE

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Organ
lied wealth is conspiring to bring
about a dictatorship in America.
The hue and cry against social
ed Communists and Socialists raised
by reactionary elements is
"smokescreen" thrown out by cap
tains of industry to conceal an Gin
sidious" drive behind the scenes
against free and democratic gov
eminent.
These sensational statements
were made here last week by Gov
ernor George H. Earle in a speech
before an American Legion con-
vention. They carried especial sig
nificance because the Keystone
executive is a man of considerable
means, as were two generations of
ancestors before him.
Calling on Legionaires to be con
guard, constantly and vigilantly,
against destructive forces gnawing
at the vitals of liberty" the gov
ernor declared:
''The red label is applied to
every man, woman and child
who dares to say a word which
dos not have the approval of
Wall Street. Let us be not de-
ceived by these despairing walls
of dying special privilege.
Four HOrsemen Ride
ain America a dark cloud OBJ
scures the horizon. Our people are
in distress, our economic system is
in chaos.
Behind that dark cloud ride the
Four Horsemen-Dictatorship, Fa-
scism, Socialism and Communism.
do not believe danger lies in the
clamoring minority found in the
Socialist and Communist groups,
whose number is negligible.
"An Of us realize, however. that
there are millions Of patriotic and
! law-abiding citizens who are dis
contented and are rebelling against
the social and economic order
which has brought such widespread
unemployment and suffering dur
ing the last five years.
We know who is responsible. We
do not need economists to tell as
there is something wrong when we
!. have starvation in the midst Of
D plenty, when we have millions on
{ relief rolls in the richest country
in the world. -"
t 1--WE have been passing through
5 a depression Of plenty, solely be-
cause labor has not received the
proper share Of the wealth It
;. creates.
: ~ Recalls Buffers Charges
eff we consider the number Of
people in this country at 100,
and our wealth at 800, we find
that one person has $50, one has
SO, 20 have approximately S1.26
. each and rs have only z cents
each.
! "When such a state Of affair
. exists, anything IS possible"
II Governor Earle charged tina
powerful financial and industria
interests are quietly gathering
their forces to "lead US into "a
% scism or its equivalent" and hi
/ statement recalled testimony be
B. fore a Congressional committee b
g Gen Smedley d. Butler, forme
q marine commander, that Wa
g Street financiers had offered hh
;, millions to lead an army of 500
e 600 former "doughboys" I'M
: Washington to overthrow the go
!. eminent.
II ct warn you" the governor
= told the 'Legionnaires, '''that on
civilization is in danger il "
heed the deceptive cries Of spec
e ial privilege, If we permit on
= men of great wealth to send q
4; I. on a wild goose chase after &
4 called radicals while they cOuth
Z. ne 70 plumber.
II "Let us stand guard agar
c these reactionary forces VIII
NJ seem determined to give US r
es cism and dictatorship rather Il
n social justice and economic sec
e ity for labor"