Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
August 26, 1932
The Producers News
Plentywood, Sheridan County, Montana
What is this article about?
Iowa dairy farmers on strike against milk trust prices face violent opposition from Sheriff Lainson's 75 armed deputies using tear gas near Omaha. Farmers persist, halting trucks and gaining Nebraska support, despite betrayal by association leaders and Governor Bryan's orders for more deputization. (248 characters)
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
TEAR GAS ATTACK
Deputize Army of 5,000 if
Necessary to Break Strike
Says Sheriff
SUGGESTS MURDER
Farmer- -Labor Misleaders
Try to Get Control of
Strike to Smash it
With the militancy of the
striking farmers winning
new recruits to the struggle
the milk trust is attempting
to break the strike of the
Iowa dairy farmers with use
of an army of gun thugs
deputized to crush the farm-
ers. Sheriff Lainson has al-
ready 75 thugs armed with
clubs and guns with which
he has threatened to smash
the picket lines around
Omaha. He has threatened
to "run every picket out of
Pottawatomie county."
The farmers are more de-
termined now than ever to
stand their ground, hold the
picket lines, despite the
threats and attacks of the
milk trust thugs, and to win
higher prices from the milk trust.
They have succeeded in stopping
all trucking to Omaha and have
won substantial support among
the farmers of Nebraska across
the line. Not a single truck reach-
ed Omaha on Wednesday after 9
a. m.
Tear Gas Used Against Farmers
Sheriff Lainson has boasted that
he will recruit an army of 5,000
if necessary. This army will be
used to force the farmers to accept
the miserable prices of the milk
trust, without a murmur. Lainson
has armed his gunmen with tear
gas.
The gas has already been brought
into use. Farmers who were
picketing the roads around Omaha
have been attacked with tear gas
bombs.
The spread of the strike to Ne-
braska has brought the state ad-
ministration out for armed oppo-
sition to the farmers. Governor
Bryan has ordered all sheriffs to
deputize as many thugs as nec-
essary to break the strike, which
he calls "upholding the law."
Leaders Betray
The Milk Producers association
is trying to betray the strikers.
The leaders of the association
have reached an agreement with
the distributors -with the milk
trustwhich is a betrayal of the
demands of the farmers. The
farmers have refused to accept
this agreement and have continued
their picketing. The Association
leaders have now showed their
true face as agents of the milk
trust-by appealing to the attor-
ey general to protect milk trucks
by the use of the militia.
Sheriff Lainson has openly or-
ordered his deputies to proceed with
brutality against farmers whom he
calls "hoodlums." "I don't want
any of you boys to get hurt," he
told his deputies. "What happens
to the other fellow doesn't matter
so much" This is an order to his
gunmen to beat up and if need be
murder the farmers' leaders in or
der to break the strike.
Misleaders Refuse Workers' Aid
The capitalist press reports
Clinton P. Savery, one of the so-
called leaders of the strike, as re-
fusing the aid of workers in the
city to the farmers in their strike.
He has followed the cue given by
the sheriff and says that he wants
no "violence" in the strike. This
is in preparation for a more open
betrayal by these leaders when the
sheriff's milk trust deputies at-
tack again. The farmers' real
(Continued on Page Two)
Deputize Army of 5,000 if
Necessary to Break Strike
Says Sheriff
SUGGESTS MURDER
Farmer- -Labor Misleaders
Try to Get Control of
Strike to Smash it
With the militancy of the
striking farmers winning
new recruits to the struggle
the milk trust is attempting
to break the strike of the
Iowa dairy farmers with use
of an army of gun thugs
deputized to crush the farm-
ers. Sheriff Lainson has al-
ready 75 thugs armed with
clubs and guns with which
he has threatened to smash
the picket lines around
Omaha. He has threatened
to "run every picket out of
Pottawatomie county."
The farmers are more de-
termined now than ever to
stand their ground, hold the
picket lines, despite the
threats and attacks of the
milk trust thugs, and to win
higher prices from the milk trust.
They have succeeded in stopping
all trucking to Omaha and have
won substantial support among
the farmers of Nebraska across
the line. Not a single truck reach-
ed Omaha on Wednesday after 9
a. m.
Tear Gas Used Against Farmers
Sheriff Lainson has boasted that
he will recruit an army of 5,000
if necessary. This army will be
used to force the farmers to accept
the miserable prices of the milk
trust, without a murmur. Lainson
has armed his gunmen with tear
gas.
The gas has already been brought
into use. Farmers who were
picketing the roads around Omaha
have been attacked with tear gas
bombs.
The spread of the strike to Ne-
braska has brought the state ad-
ministration out for armed oppo-
sition to the farmers. Governor
Bryan has ordered all sheriffs to
deputize as many thugs as nec-
essary to break the strike, which
he calls "upholding the law."
Leaders Betray
The Milk Producers association
is trying to betray the strikers.
The leaders of the association
have reached an agreement with
the distributors -with the milk
trustwhich is a betrayal of the
demands of the farmers. The
farmers have refused to accept
this agreement and have continued
their picketing. The Association
leaders have now showed their
true face as agents of the milk
trust-by appealing to the attor-
ey general to protect milk trucks
by the use of the militia.
Sheriff Lainson has openly or-
ordered his deputies to proceed with
brutality against farmers whom he
calls "hoodlums." "I don't want
any of you boys to get hurt," he
told his deputies. "What happens
to the other fellow doesn't matter
so much" This is an order to his
gunmen to beat up and if need be
murder the farmers' leaders in or
der to break the strike.
Misleaders Refuse Workers' Aid
The capitalist press reports
Clinton P. Savery, one of the so-
called leaders of the strike, as re-
fusing the aid of workers in the
city to the farmers in their strike.
He has followed the cue given by
the sheriff and says that he wants
no "violence" in the strike. This
is in preparation for a more open
betrayal by these leaders when the
sheriff's milk trust deputies at-
tack again. The farmers' real
(Continued on Page Two)
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Farmers Strike
Milk Trust
Tear Gas Attack
Sheriff Deputies
Picket Lines
Labor Betrayal
What entities or persons were involved?
Sheriff Lainson
Governor Bryan
Clinton P. Savery
Milk Producers Association Leaders
Where did it happen?
Iowa, Omaha, Pottawatomie County, Nebraska
Story Details
Key Persons
Sheriff Lainson
Governor Bryan
Clinton P. Savery
Milk Producers Association Leaders
Location
Iowa, Omaha, Pottawatomie County, Nebraska
Story Details
Striking Iowa dairy farmers face tear gas attacks and threats from Sheriff Lainson's deputized gunmen to break the milk strike. Farmers hold picket lines, stop trucking to Omaha, gain Nebraska support. Association leaders betray by agreeing with distributors and seeking militia protection. Sheriff orders brutality against farmers.