"Then it devalued and took away all moneys, currency and negotiable papers from their banks and citizens, and a law was passed in its legislature that all mediums of money exchange, purchase and sales was prohibited and unlawful, thus closing down all their banks, gambling houses, breweries, distilleries, saloons, bars, liquor shops, and all other non-productive and unethical industries. Distribution was concentrated so that excess food markets, stores and factories were also shut down. Everybody had to abandon non-productive labor, and professions.
"The state administration took charge and supervision of all these functions. All unemployed workers plus some of the former idlers were advised to volunteer into productive occupations, industries and crafts.
"It was a most marvelous successful enterprising experiment of the age. From a small populated state, with millions of unproductive acres of barren and brush lands, the inhabitants who were sustaining themselves mostly from non-essential, and unethical industries, suddenly developed into an extremely booming, progressive bee-hive, so that the drones who were employed in non-productive occupations, with its idlers, the former half of its population, and including a large influx of a great many idlers from other states, were all feverishly working overtime at its extensive productive projects in sanitation, housing, agriculture, forestry, reclamation, public works and industrials.
"In an oversupply of labor, working hours were shortened and during periods of undersupply, hours were lengthened. Overproductions were shipped on a barter system to other states as an exchange for articles that they didn't have.
"They were all to remain living in their present homes until new and better standard of living quarters were built ready for their occupancy.
"They also voluntarily deposited with the government all their jewelry for safe keeping, so they would not be able to use them for a medium of exchange during the transformation.
"After a certain time the pattern of life of the citizens of this state turned out to be a very workable plan. All were actively employed in productive work and happy to know that they were doing it to reach and realize a beneficial goal. Knowing the purpose, and importance of this experiment, they tried in every way to make it successful.
"Even our wealthy gladly made sacrifices, and were happy to join and know, that at last, they and their future generations would live in peace, in comfort, in complete security, and without fear.
"Other states and nations soon started to join and emulate this system until it was finally adopted by all of our nations. The metamorphosis, from our former economic system, to our present one was smoothly accomplished without any hitch. All Mars' nations then united and entirely suppressed the political entity of every one of their nations, merging all of them, even their religions and languages, into a single one for the entire planet of Mars. Our old way of life was changed to our present one by a gradual development. They put in execution the following bill of rights. We are to promote, defend and guard human rights, dignity and safety of the person. We are to have full liberty of political speech and assembly. We are to have equal rights, and opportunities in our economic and political fields. We are to have an equal standard of life with economic security (barring those of us of higher degrees) without want, fear, privation, or exploitation. We are to be provided with all our life's substances. We are to be free from an oppressive government rule. Our aim is, and will be, continual social progress and expansion for a higher standard of life. We are to have the right of individual petition and appeal to the highest government executive, council, and court of justice. We do not and will not have race, and sex intolerance and discrimination.
"Our government continually and gradually put in operation constructive plans and improvements.