▁interesting ▁forum ▁of ▁radical ▁discussion ▁in ▁the ▁country ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁The ▁American ▁Mercur y . ▁ ▁Qu ot ations ▁Major ▁General ▁S med ley ▁Butler ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁widely ▁quoted ▁statements , ▁declared ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁magazine : ▁ ▁" I ▁spent ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁and ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁active ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁period ▁I ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁my ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁class ▁mus cle ▁man ▁for ▁Big ▁Business , ▁for ▁Wall ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁bank ers . ▁ ▁In ▁short , ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁ra ck ete er , ▁a ▁gang ster ▁for ▁capital ism . ▁ ▁I ▁helped ▁make ▁Mexico ▁and ▁especially ▁T amp ico ▁safe ▁for ▁American ▁oil ▁interests ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁I ▁helped ▁make ▁H ait i ▁and ▁Cuba ▁a ▁decent ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁City ▁Bank ▁boys ▁to ▁collect ▁reven ues ▁in . ▁ ▁I ▁helped ▁in ▁the ▁rap ing ▁of ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁Central ▁American ▁republic s ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁I ▁helped ▁pur ify ▁Nic ar agua ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Bank ing ▁House ▁of ▁Brown ▁Brothers ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 - 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁I ▁brought ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁sugar ▁interests ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁I ▁helped ▁make ▁H ond uras