▁right ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁fruit ▁companies ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁I ▁helped ▁see ▁to ▁it ▁that ▁Standard ▁O il ▁went ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁un m ol ested . ▁Looking ▁back ▁on ▁it , ▁I ▁might ▁have ▁given ▁Al ▁Cap one ▁a ▁few ▁hints . ▁The ▁best ▁he ▁could ▁do ▁was ▁to ▁operate ▁his ▁ra cket ▁in ▁three ▁districts . ▁I ▁operated ▁on ▁three ▁contin ents ." ▁also ▁published ▁as ▁the ▁book let ▁War ▁Is ▁a ▁R ack et . ▁ ▁The ▁" Fact s ▁and ▁F an cies " ▁column ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense ▁( p . ▁ 2 5 ) ▁included ▁this ▁item ▁from ▁Senator ▁Robert ▁La ▁Fol lette , ▁Jr ., ▁based ▁on ▁statistics ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission ▁study : ▁ ▁" If ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁were ▁one ▁hundred , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁wealth ▁were ▁one ▁hundred ▁dollars , ▁the ▁following ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁proport ions ▁of ▁ownership : ▁ ▁One ▁man ▁would ▁have ▁fifty - n ine ▁dollars , ▁one ▁man ▁would ▁have ▁nine ▁dollars , ▁twenty - two ▁men ▁would ▁have ▁one ▁doll ar ▁and ▁twenty - two ▁c ents , ▁and ▁sevent y - six ▁men ▁would ▁have ▁less ▁than ▁seven ▁c ents ▁each ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁month ly ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Def unct ▁American ▁political ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Def