The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-29
housekeeping" Needed

It would be interesting to know how the Farm Bureau
membership the groups which have connection
with farming except that they make profits from trade with
them and services less useful rendered to hemor
profit Moreover when organized, apparently program,
of protection of the dirt farmer contemplated can by
stretching of facts be recognized class organization
For years. national president of the organization,
Edward ONea has presumed to speak for the farmers IN
Washington when appearing before committees to testify
legislation has boosted of the largest membership
farm organizations but its membership lists nave never oeen
submitted for analysis Almost without exception ONeals
support legislation been along the lines followed by the
National Association of Manufacturers and the United States
Chamber of Commerce. organizations which the present
has displayed overwhelming for the small
About all that these organizations have been do
ing along legislative lines has been to engineer attacks la
bor ONeal purporng to speak for the organizations
membership has acted stooge for them Inc Farm Bu
present of record in support of two vicious anti
labor bills, the Hobbs bill and the Morony bill
However usually the case ONeal finally went too
his reaconary activities when he to be expected
Joined the so-caed economy block in attack
ng tba Farm Security Administration direct blow at small
throughout the nation threat to their efforts
produce for the needs His alliance against the IN
the small farmers with the senators and
south from where he plantation
presidency of the Farm Bureau met with the
position of Ohio Farm Bureau and the Vermont organ
cation These in effect repudated his leadership Rep
from these two numerically powerful organza
to Washington and appeared before the congress
committee and their testimony was in direct opposition
to that ONeal. His chagrn easily be imagined
"cap the climax Philip Murray president of the
CLIO and Green president of the American Federation
of Labor speaking for ten million members OF organized LABOR
threw their strength Union its efforts
for the small farmers OF the nation and Oea STOOD dcre
tied exposed pseudo farm leader 1t was shown
that the whose interests he represented
labor and tenant exploiting plantation operators and the
poration farmers"
Since that time, ONea has been busy He has
issued tangedup statements endeavong to explain his
position the Farm Security Administration question which
generally add to about this 81 don't want to kill the FSA
but I'd like to killed. Added to his backtracking eff
still fool his membership he has joined with other
the organization of Free Farmers Inc The
purpose of this organization combat John
campaign organize the daymen of the country into
District SO of the United Mine Workers.
Among the leaders of Free Farmers Inc, find beside
ONea Albert S. Coos, national Grange master E. Bah
president of the National Council OF Farmers Coopera
tves E. Kmba of the California Farm Bureau, named by
the investigating committee officer of the
torious Associated California and Henke of
Farmers Association All of these worthless took
recently to testify before house committee against
labor.
James Patton national president of the Farmers Union
openly the opposition of that organization the
campaign organize the dairy farmers into his labor
Lewis is also denounced by the ClO and the
ALL organizations recognize the Lewis effort for just
prompted by desire to better the condition
of the dairy farmers but an effort to build power Tor on L.
Lewis.
The New York Dairy Farmers not impressed by the
agents of Free Farmers Inc They recognize the organization
They know there is little choice between the
organization and the Free Farmers They realize that
the main of both organizations to milk them
And they reported cold to all advances from either OF them
The farmers of the nation will begin to awaken to
that they have been msed when they urged
join the Farm Bureau farm organization Generally
speaking under its present leadership and its membership open
occupations the farmers interests matter of
Importance 1t has been the past and will continue
the future to be used principally handy tool for nf-
furthrng the interests of those who
plot the small farmers. s
The organization house" should restrict
its membership to farmers to call itself Farm Blu
reau And must adopt enlightened progressive pro-
of social and economic action keeping with the
growing understanding of it's membership will stand
completely dcredted useful organization in these