FARMERS STRIKE IN AMERICA
SERIOUS SITUATION IN WHEAT BELT ARMED FORCES READY FOR EMERGENCIES United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, November 6. A message from Des Moines says: “The mid-Western States are seething with new agricultural unrest, seeking to deal vigorously with farm pickets. The authorities of Sioux City requested the aid of the National Guard troops. Meanwhile a 40-foot railway bridge was burned, while violence is reported in other States as the strikers attempted to stop the flow of foodstuffs into the markets. Approximately 20,000 armed men are held in readiness for immediate action, and over 50,000 Guardsmen are held in reserve. The farm organisation leaders placed the number of pickets as high as 250,000, and State officials 50,000. Many State Governors and farm leaders have reiterated their demands that production costs should be guaranteed by the Government, and price-fixing, and threatened to demand congressional action over Mr Roosevelt's head hen Congress meets in January.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19641, 8 November 1933, Page 7
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