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CARTRIDGES ARE CURRENCY
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of the world? There are many rich men in the United States who would like to swap their money and position with the men of England who have given up their fortunes in defense of their country but have found their souls.

"The sum of human happiness to-day is greater in the British empire united and at war for liberty and humanity than ever before; and it will increase with the sacrifice."

Then I went down into Mexico and studied an empire of natural wealth and resources, but a nation that has never yet found its soul, or a flag which represents service to humanity.

CARTRIDGES ARE CURRENCY

When the Mexican soldier finds Carranza money will not buy food, he or his woman takes the government cartridges and buys their provisions. Cartridges are currency in Mexico.

Zapata has maintained himself supreme in his state against six administrations in the City of Mexico and never imported arms or munitions. He holds a rich territory, the food of which can buy the arms and cartridges of his opponents.

Seventeen million people on the richest mineral territory of the world, that can grow anything in the world and produce food in abun-