The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-07-24

R1NuucSrS. An economic Conn
-! "ill plan for abundance. leisure
VII DC enlarged ana unemnlov-
aent ended by producing what we
S Ss1n and should. We can set a nro-
canle minimum of S25O0 F., Ooh
ttamlly' with higher remuneration
~ reward various classes of work
80 according to deed. Every able
DOIleo adult must live by work.
ana by planned control of produc-
slon and hours there will be Jobs
for all. 'OD"
we shall work for international
arrangements to guarantee world
VIDE minimum for workers. abolish
1lScaI wars, and imperialism. and
dliocate raw materials. We shall
cooperate for peace, but we shall
lake no part in war whatever pre-
text 1t may be waged. When the
workers with hand and brain get
what they create the capitalist
olrVe for the profits hoped for
from imperialism will be abated.
We seek freedom as we'll as
peace and plenty-a freedom fully
possible only when men enioy both
security and leisure, and are not
dependent upon an owning class
tor their jobs.
But" many of you say, "this
sounds beautiful, but it is far in
the future. We must eat now. We
cannot wait to feast in Utopia."
Why is it far in the future? Be-
cause you make it SO by voting
your fears and not your hopes, by
your defeatist belief that the a.
bundance that we can produce sis
Too good to be true" We Socialists
promise you nothing that YOU will
not organize and win.
We do not forget today's needs.
Look at the immediate demands
consistent with Socialism. care
IuIEy stated in our program:
They include public housing to
conquer the slums and give en-
ployment, genuine social security,
employment and old age
pensions, health insurance and ma
ternity benefits; specific measures
OF help for farmers, including crop
insurance, a bill of civil and relig-
lous liberties; protection, especial
~ for the Negro against lynching
and race discrimination; guaran-
tee to workers of the right to or
ganize and bargain collectively in
bona fide unions; the shortening of
the working week to help unem-
ployment, and the destruction of
the brutal machinery of strike
breaking. We demand for youth
denied them, and
promise them escape from militar-
cation.
We help keep the country out of |
war, we propose to take the pro-
tit out of war and preparation for
var, to end American imperialism,
% establish genuine neutrality, |
and to lead the world in disarma-
nent, not armament.
We are against the sales tax!
We are for income and inheritance
axes, and a graduated capital
evy or tax on wealth in private
lands in order to support the cost
# government, wipe out the dan
serous burden of debt, and aid in
ocialization. We would use land
Falue taxation to help end private
and recover unearned
on land.
With great insistence we prv-
'ose the Farmers and Workers
tights Amendment to the Consti-
ution in order to end government
Y judicial oligarchy and to make
constitutional. Unlike
he Democrats, we do not have to
yait for popular government to be
licked around any longer before
re know what we want. We want
'Ongres to have the right to legis-
ate for the economic and social
of the people.
These proposals are more fully
lated in our platform. I shall am
lily them more specifically in a
cries CT speeches. But the great
urpose of our campaign is no one
them, important as all of them
re. 1t is to advance Socialism in
lr time,, our hope of plenty, I
eace and freedom.