The producers news., 1935-09-20

mass resentment. the city authori- |
ties have backed up from their own
order and only nine families are
now without water. They have |
also backed up on enforcement of |
a supplemental order providing
that water users who furnished
water to destitute neighbors,
whose service had been discontinu-
ed, would have their taps closed.
The shell of secrecy and evasion
that surrounds city and water
works affairs has ben thickened.
The editor of the Ely Opener and
other citizens of the city have now
been denied all information and
further access to city records. City
authorities who are responsible for
the present mess have declined to
appear before citizens mass meet
ing, or otherwise explain or defend
their acts before the public.
SPEAKERS FLAY
FASCIST POLICIES
Speakers at last nights mass
melting were Gus Patrick, labor
leader, Walter White, attorney and
President of the Townsend Club,
Judge j. F. O'Connor, and Jerome
G. Locke, Editor of the Eye Open
er.
Judge O'Connor assured the peo-
pie that hearing before the Mon
tana Public Service Commission
would shortly be granted. He has
been in contact with said Commits
sion and has worked out the de-
tails preparatory to hearing. The
Judge reviewed legal questions in
volved at considerable length, and
said that while there are many
court decisions under which city
authorities can deny water to those
who fail to pay, such decisions
were written in times of prosperity
and should not be applicable un-
der present conditions. He believes
that under health laws the city
water board has far exceeded its
authority. Mr.. O'Connor volunteer.
ed his services, without charge, il
prosecution of the fight for jus
tice. and took occasion to blast the
U. S. Senate for its failure to pass
the bill providing for govern
ment owned banking system anC
the stopping of all bond interes
payment to Wall Street.
Attorney Walter White agrees
with Judge O'Connor as to lega
principles and obstacles in tn
water fight. Jerome G. Locke re
viewed the entire fight ard sal
in part:
s'The water mess in Living
stOn is but one thousands of
similar manifestations of the
complete and permanent break
down of a capitalistic order The
plotted death of Huey Long, rail
rOading of workers in California
to long prison terms, because
they dared strike, Farm Land
Bank espionage on victims
whose property is mOrtgaged
the purchase of machine guns
and building of a new armOry il
i this city are all definite drifts
into the same kind of Fascisn
= QRuman slavery that has. over
y y whelmed Italy and Germany.
= = The only other alternative i
- a prOfitless or production for us
economic system. This can be aC
- cOmplished only by terrific an
- ceaseIess struggle and by tn
y pressure of great mass acton l
- support of all programs desigT
= - to take America away from Wa
~ Street and restore it to tn
IL people along with the hhert
= and security now so rapidly val
NJ ishing.
IS Mr.. Locke described the No
nd tana Halliday Association, its pla
d. and purposes and read the nan
of of Holiday Committee memb'
ar who have been designated by
IIv association to investigate and
an port for action on the Livingst
water fight. w. H. Smith presto
at the mass meeting and N
Emily G. Fible was elected sec