THE FARM STRIKE 45 1 



level. This was slated to begin on May 13. But the day before it was to 

 start Governor Olson advised Reno from his hospital bed that the strike 

 was ill advised and that it "would create more unfavorable sentiment 

 toward relief than favorable." After some deliberations, holiday leaders 

 finally agreed to call the strike off with the note that farm prices appeared 

 to be rising, that the farmers were too busy with spring planting to give 

 much attention to it, and further that there was a "sagging of interest" 

 among the farmers. However, the leaders announced that they would 

 closely watch the actions of the Roosevelt administration. 51 



51. Farm Holiday News, April, 1933. 



