You have heard the old, old story in which an ancient strong-man lost his strength by having his hair cut.
 Now, I am going to tell you how a strong nation is losing its strength by having its money cut.
 In the old days strong men were double-crossed by damsels. In these days strong nations are double-crossed by damtouts.
 The damsel would fool the strong man and deliver him into the hands of his enemies. The damtouts fool the people and de- The Original Benefactor liver them into the hands of their enemies.
 If there were no damtouts in these days the people would not be double-crossed and led into the blind alleyways of the financiers who rob them.
 In these days-the financiers are the enemies of the people and unless they are thrown off of their backs their future will be dark and terrible.
 A tout is one who leads the victim into the hands of the swindler.
 The touts of the financiers are everywhere. They are in your homes and prefess to be your friends. They buzz in your ears like mosquitoes. They say you must pay interest for the use of money.
 They lie when they tell you that but be-