FARMERS STARVING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 6 January 1931, Page 5

FARMERS STARVING

IN STATE OF ARKANSAS

PROLONGED DROUGHT CAUSES RUIN (United Preen Association-By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) NEW YORK, 4th January. A message from England (Arkansas) states that the prolonged drought that ruined hundreds of fanners in the Central United States last summer had a dramatic sequel, when a moo of ooU fanners, some armed, marched on this town, demanding food for themselves and their families. When the mob threatened to break into shops for provisions unless supplied without cost from other sources, local residents sent an appeal to Red Cross headquarters, while George Morris, an attorney, addressed tlie farmers, assuring them that they would not be permitted to starve, and cautioned them against committing regrettable depredations. Morris was frequently interrupted by cries that the wives and children were actually dying because they had no food. Some shouted: “We are not beggars, we will willingly work, if we can get work." The Red Cross authorised the local provision shops to issue a small food allowance to the needy until other arrangements can be made.

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