The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-02-15
ANGRY JUDGE
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bonds at the original amount of
$500 each when the district attor-
ney interrupted and demanded a
$1,000 bond for Simon Swanson
because che is not a citizen of the
United States" The farmers wer.,
given until Monday to provide
bonds and were released in the
meantime in the custody of the
attorneys.
Organizers TIC Be Arrested
The U. S. district attorney is
attempting to bring before the
Judge the following officials of
farm organizations: Francis w.
Hottie, secretary of the Bergen To-
cal of the United Farmers League;
U. Point, secretary. and w. Mus
tonen, chairman of the Vandalia,
Mont, U.F.L. local: and Charles M.
Joslyn, Glasgow, Mont, secretary
of the Farmers Holiday Associa-
ton of Valley county, Montana.
Angrily the Judge cited some of
the many protest resolutions he
had received. The letter from
Charles Joslyn pronounced the in
dictment of the seven farmers as
q "frame-up" and demanded that
they be released Immediately and
Internationally.
The resolution from the Bergen
U.F.L. local stated that it was
common knowledge that due to
the capitalistic crisis and drought
and due to the AAA, thousands of
workers and farmers are slowly
yet surely being driven from their
homes. The only way we far
mers and workers can save our
selves and our families from loss
OF our homes and from starvation
is by mass action" The U.F.L.
demanded immediate dropping of
all charges" and stated that ga
reply on our action in the case"
was expected.
Mustonen's letter regarded the
prosecution as in the Interest of
the bankers and the government"
and declared it to be ISLANDER"
The resolution demanded immedi-
ate release of the seven farmers
and dropping of all charges.
Legislature Sends Protest
1t is reported that also mem
bers of the North Dakota legisla-
ture have sent protest letters to
Judge Miller and that these letters
had a particularly disturbing effect
upon the honorable Judge.
Flood of Protests Urged
The United Farmers League and
the Holiday Association, which are
organizing for the defense of the
farmers, are urging that farmers
and workers organizations all over
the country, from Florida to Wash
ington and from California to New
England, send immediate protests
to Judge Miller at Minot. demand
ing that the charges against the
seven farmers charged with "con-
spiracy" be dropped, as well IS
the contempt of court" charges
preferred against officials of work
ing class organizations.
Officers of the United Farmers
League state: "The attitude of
Judge Miller shows clearly how
unwelcome mass defense, is to him.
Mass protests and collection of
funds for the defense are very dis
turbing to the bankers who are
behind the prosecution. They try
to scare people and make protests
less numerous by citing few men
before their court. The result will
be the exact opposite. A flood of
protests from all parts of the
country will now pour into the
federal court at Minot.
"Ther militant organizations of
workers and farmers as well as
individuals will increase their eff
forts to protest and to do every
thing in their power to free the
seven farmers and the new de-
PENDANTS who are being made vic
tins of capitalist class justice" the
U.FL. statement concludes.
The Farmers National Commit
tee for Action, with headquarters
at Philadelphia, has sent out a
call to the more than so farm or
ganizations it is representing, call
ing upon them to at once send
their protests to JUDGE Andrew
Miller and to U. S. District At
torney P. w. Lanier, both of Mi
not, demanding that all charges be