DISCONTENT IN U.S.A.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17909, 13 October 1932, Page 7

DISCONTENT IN U.S.A.

MARCHES ON WASHINGTON FARMERS, “REDS,” AND VETERANS WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. The Farmers’ National Relief Conference, an organisation growing out of the recent farm strikes at lowa and elsewhere in the Middle West, to-day announced .“a farm march” upon Washington, about December 7. Between 5000 and 10,000’ disgruntled farmers are expected to come in trucks and motor cars to present to the Government definite demands, including, a moratorium for debts, rents, taxes and mortgages, postponement of foreclosures, tax sales and evictions, also direct financial relief for indigent fanners. In view of the fact that a Communist march about December 15 is definitely planned, and there is also the possibility of another bonus expedition about the same time, the Police Chief, Mr. Glassford, has requested the officials to grant him complete authority to evict, if necessary, and so preclude the possibility of military action as was taken against the bonus inarchers on July 28. ILLINOIS MINERS' MARCH STRIKERS PUT TO FLIGHT DEPUTY SHERIFFS’ GUN-FIRE NEW YORK, Aug. 25. • The striking Illinois miners' march upon the minefields of Franklin County was stopped last night by scattering gunfire on the head of their column by 300 deputy sheriffs at Mulkeytown, just inside the northern border of ‘the county. Shots were directed mostly at tho tyres of the miners’ motor-cars or into the air, but in the darkness the invaders were not aware of that, and in their panicstricken attempts to escape many wrecked their cars in the ditches. The deputy sheriffs followed up their advantage by spanking the fleeing minors with their gun butts and baseball bats.

Once the retreat started, the police had no difficulty .in turning it into a rout. More than 300 cars were left abandoned on the scene of the clash, and to-day 4000 of the marchers returned to’ their homes, following the advice of one of their leaders, who told them to disband for the present but to be ready to return soon and "use different methods."