-Caveat Lector- from: http://mu.mlive.com/kooks/index.ssf?/kooks/stories/19980309mankindunited.frm <A HREF="http://mu.mlive.com/kooks/index.ssf?/kooks/stories/19980309mankindunited .frm">Mankind United vs. the Hidden Rulers </A> ----- Edited by Donna Kossy MANKIND UNITED VS. THE HIDDEN RULERS By the mid-'30s, the Great Depression had already impoverished millions. Everybody was looking for an answer, an idealistic scheme, or even just a shred of hope that things would get better soon. Many flocked to utopian organizations and one of the strangest was a west coast group whose bible was a book entitled "Mankind United." "Mankind United" painted a grim picture of an ancient conspiracy of evil-doers, the "Hidden Rulers," who were behind all the wars, depressions, revolutions and injustices of the world, from day one. These evil-doers were now plotting to make things even worse, to literally enslave the mass of mankind. That was the bad news. The good news was that another vast, international organization was working against the Hidden Rulers. That was Mankind United. The book described how the benevolent organization was formed on Christmas day of 1875 by sixty "generous and deeply sincere men and women" known as the Sponsors. They formed a world-wide commercial organization, the Universal Service Corporation that would eventually run the world for the benefit of mankind, rather than for the benefit of the Hidden Rulers. Because the Hidden Rulers were ruthless and determined to eliminate all who stood in their path to power, the Sponsors were forced to work in total secrecy; even their identities were secret. The research wing of the Universal Service Corporation, the International Institute of Universal Research and Administration, produced many futuristic and fantastic inventions and devices, which also had to be kept strictly under wraps. But eventually, the corporation's knowledge and inventions would be shared with the world. The book went on to detail how the Sponsors chose hundreds of talented men and women from all over the world, called the Vigilantes, who underwent a secret, fifteen-year training course. When the time was right, the Vigilantes would present the Mankind United program to the world, via a "free 30-day Program," in which the Sponsors' "well-guarded sixty-years of discoveries and carefully prepared recommendations will be freely offered to the human race." After the program was completed, the entire population of the civilized world would vote on whether they wanted to live a life of hardship and deprivation as slaves of the Hidden Rulers, or live in the perfect utopia promised by Mankind United. Undoubtedly, the population would select Mankind United. After ten years, the New Age of prosperity would be ushered in. Among its benefits would be: �Guaranteed employment for all. �A work schedule of four hours per day, four days a week, eight months a year, paid vacation the rest of the time. �Minimum salary of $3000 a year (in 1934 dollars); within ten years, all would be paid at least $30,000 a year. �A pension of $3000 a year for all those over 40 who'd worked 11,000 hours, for incapacitated people and all those over 60. �Every family in the world would have a spacious, air-conditioned home, with every convenience and gadget, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, hothouse, athletic courts, swimming pool, playground, fountains, waterfalls, shrubbery, trees and lawns. �An "international auxiliary language" would be taught to everyone, in addition to their native tongue, to promote worldwide communication and brotherhood. �Education would be universal. �All transportation would be free. �Fear, envy, jealousy, illness and war would all be things of the past. With hopes of living to see such a world, thousands joined Mankind United bureaus around Los Angeles and San Francisco. Members were told that there were 176 million members throughout the world. But at its height in 1939 there were about 27,000 active members. Those who attended Mankind United meetings were under the impression that they were hearing communications that originated with the secret, benevolent Sponsors. Their link to the Sponsors was a captivating speaker named Arthur Bell, and known as the Division Superintendent, The Speaker and most often, the Voice of the RightIdea. Bell told them he was one of the Vigilantes who had studied for fifteen years at the International Institute of Universal Research and Administration. Bell kept members in suspense as to when the 30-day Program would begin. He told them it couldn't begin until the Sponsors were sure that the public would cooperate. They didn't want their inventions to fall into the hands of the Hidden Rulers. But time was running out. The Hidden Rulers had pledged to exterminate 600 million of the most intelligent and religious people of earth, beginning on March 28th, 1939. Those who escaped bombing, gassing and poisoning "would have vibrating devices turned upon them that would vibrate the eyeballs out of their sockets." When the time came, the Sponsors would fight back with their own secret weapons. One device made it possible to hear Mankind United programs inaccessible to others, by attaching it to any radio. Another could stop all motors, including airplanes in mid-flight. Arthur Bell possessed a "seeing eye" strapped to his arm, that when lifted, created a state of suspended animation all over the world; this device could be used to prevent the firing of weapons and, ultimately to end war. Bell also claimed he had seven "doubles" and could travel any place in the world in just three hours. When World War II broke out, the Sponsors still weren't ready to begin the 30-day Program. Members became suspicious, and dropped out. By 1942 there were only 3500 members left; they were the most fanatical of the original bunch. Meanwhile, the group was under surveillance by the FBI. On December 18, 1942 the FBI moved in on them, arresting Bell and fifteen other leaders of what was now considered a "cult," for violation of the Wartime Sedition Act. Amid sensational press coverage, they were charged with "willfully and feloniously conspiring to disseminate false information and reports with intent to interfere with the war effort of the United States and undermine the morale of the armed forces." Twelve of the group, including Bell, were convicted and sentenced to up to five year in federal prison, though the conviction was reversed on appeal after four years. With its leaders in prison, Mankind United was hard pressed for funds. The solution to this problem was to incorporate as a church. The new "religious" organization, Christ's Church of the Golden Rule, was incorporated in 1944. Its connection to Mankind United was not disclosed to the courts. "Student Ministers" of the new church were now required to give up their former lives, turn over their property and funds and to work for church-owned businesses. Their schedule, sadly and ironically, was a far cry from the Mankind United promise of four hours a day, four days a week, eight months a year. Instead, they slaved for twelve hours a day with no vacations and very little pay. All the profits were turned over to headquarters. It began to look as if Arthur Bell was the Hidden Ruler and Mankind United members, the slaves. By 1951 Bell's unfair practices, business and legal troubles had burned him out; he left the church which disbanded soon after. Now, almost no one remembers the outlandish tale of Hidden Rulers with vibrating machines and Sponsors with secret weapons and the promise of vacation four months a year. 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