The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-01-17
Fl. PECK WORKERS
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its books between the first and
the sixth.
A new private charity organic
alton formed by mini-ters, veter-
ans groups, and others in Fort
Peck was explained, the point be-
ing that its representatives in the
project towns have no connection
with the relief office. It can do
what the League does, but with
les effect because not backed by
the workers.
The meeting voted to demand
$50 relief per month for single
men, with SIS additional for each
member Of the family. Relief
should be in cash.
A letter sent from the the last
! Wheeler mass meeting was ap-
proved, which said, practically
all Of US have managed our affairs
much better than those we have
foolishlv permitted to run the
! country. When we got to the polnJ
where we can't be trusted with
money, please put us in institu-
tions. There are only 140O famil-
les involved"
The meeting voted to have in
vestigators elected by the unem-
ployed, and at least ten of them
There were six in the summer
when most men were working
now there is one. Delay in pay
ment of WPA checks was brought
up, and it was voted to demand
that grocery orders or cash be is
: sued to tide the men over unit
the checks come. Meeting voted =
have Investigators empowered t
write grocery orders or checks o.
} the spot. AS the letter from tn
Wheeler mass meeting Pat j
: nothing starves a hungry ma
3 like the first two weeks Of gOin
n without food"
:, It was decided to write to Ruff
= corn at once and tell him to max
= the January allotment for Glal
n gov a big one. The allotment
t sent out the fourth or fifth of ii
l. month. 1t was generally agree
= that while in Glasgow RuffcOl
had contacted no worker except
sheepherder whose wages he triC
to cut.
s A statement coming from Il
relief office here that Ruffcol
: knew all about the needs Of t
u workers because he had just be-
~ here and had been all over {
Ia project, was greeted with laug
y. ter, and a number Of people So
er he had not talked to a sing
n, worker.
g, It was decided to send a CO
en- mittee to the relief office at OF
to presnt these demands and
ask a number of questions abb
the handling of relief, and to
port back to the meeting at on
Lc- A committee of seven was elect
he They were refused an intervit
mt It was voted to send them b;
llk again. Part of an article was n
nd from the Workers Alliance, an
employed publication, telling h
the gates Of the White Ho
were slammed in the face Of
ED delegation of Is representing u
600 unemployed and relief VIC
at ers, and carrying part of owe
ate million post cards which were 6
raj to President Roosevelt protest
asst his starvation relief policy, die
Jn- ed by the big business desire
re- balance the budget and save 81
!. len dividends from taxation.
In While the committee was n
'ort ing its first visit to the relief
red flee, postcards were sent to I
)34. from each individual deman'
in Jobs at once. A committee was
1dl- ected to see Miller in the RI
ST. ployment office and repeat
,291 demand that men living her,
put back to work through
Glasgow Unemployment office
5 fore calls are made from {
and counties. All men living
nerS should. be allowed to registe
ltte' Glasgow. This committee rep
pro- back that Miller said he had /
ONE nothing yet from Helena on
'ch. similar demand made from w
IN er, Dec. 10 but that he would
five it in to Helena again.
The meeting at McCone
Thursday evening sent lett
Bridges, Miller's boss in HI
making the same point. The
Soze- Cone men ought to be treat'
, in part of Valley county.
lana Next meeting at the Hill
city 700 Thursday evening, ia
; OF 9. Committee will report OF
J. O. second visit to the relief {
from where it finally secured an
e Di- view.
$3.50
from nnEnnXEnC On let