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"Wall Street, Big Business, Capital Predatory Interests," or whatever name you
choose to give the system which has given us AMERICAN FREEDOM, represents
a group of men who understand, respect, and adapt themselves to this powerful
LAW OF ECONOMICS! Their financial continuation depends upon their respect-
ing the law. Most people living in America like this country, its capitalistic system
and all. I must confess I know of no better country, where one may find greater
opportunities to accumulate riches. Judging by their acts and deeds, there are
some in this country who do not like it. That, of course is their privilege; if they
do not like this country, its capitalistic system, its boundless opportunities, THEY
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CLEARING OUT! Always there are other countries,
such as Germany, Russia, and Italy, where one may try one's hand at enjoying
freedom, and accumulating riches providing one is not too particular.

America provides all the freedom and all the opportunity to accumulate riches
that any honest person may require. When one goes hunting for game, one selects
hunting grounds where game is plentiful. When seeking riches, the same rule
would naturally obtain.

If it is riches you are seeking, do not overlook the possibilities of a country whose
citizens are so rich that women, alone, spend over two hundred million dollars
annually for lip-sticks, rouge and cosmetics. Think twice, you who are seeking
riches, before trying to destroy the Capitalistic System of a country whose citizens
spend over fifty million dollars a year for GREETING CARDS, with which to ex-
press their appreciation of their FREEDOM!

If it is money you are seeking, consider carefully a country that spends hundreds
of millions of dollars annually for cigarettes, the bulk of the income from which
goes to only four major companies engaged in supplying this national builder of
"non-chalance" and "quiet nerves." By all means give plenty of consideration to
a country whose people spend annually more than fifteen million dollars for the
privilege of seeing moving pictures, and toss in a few additional millions for liq-
uor, narcotics, and other less potent soft drinks and giggle-waters.

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Do not be in too big a hurry to get away from a country whose people willingly,
even eagerly, hand over millions of dollars annually for football, baseball, and
prize fights. And, by all means, STICK by a country whose inhabitants give up
more than a million dollars a year for chewing gum, and another million for safe-
ty razor blades.

Remember, also, that this is but the beginning of the available sources for the
accumulation of wealth. Only a few of the luxuries and non-essentials have been
mentioned. But, remember that the business of producing, transporting, and