1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Quezon and Osmena were suddenly in a dilemma.

Both of them have a relatively broad political vision and have worked in the Philippines for a long time. They are very familiar with the current situation of the country and know that independence is not easy to achieve.

In 1916, the United States was forced to agree to the Philippines' desire for independence, but the Philippines has not been able to formally establish an autonomous government or even complete independence until today. Is it really just the US government's deliberate delay?

There is some element of this, but not entirely.

Another important reason is the implicit meaning of what Chuntian said:

With the current quality of the local Filipinos, they are simply unable to shoulder the responsibility of governing a modern country.

This is not a disparagement, but a fact.

Even if the officials sent by the United States compete fairly with local Filipino officials, it will be difficult for the latter to outperform the former.

Apart from anything else, until now, the Philippines has not been able to establish its own military system, and a considerable part of the work such as public security and national defense is handled by the US Army and Marine Corps.

Although these people are the executioners of the United States in exploiting the Philippines, they have also suppressed some dark forces within the Philippines to a certain extent. If they were all withdrawn instantly, chaos might break out in the Philippines immediately.

This is a "dilemma" at the national level.

On a personal level, Quezon and Osmena also have "choice difficulties."

You know, they are the "national independence heroes" of the Philippines. If they chose "not to gain independence immediately", how would the people view them? Wouldn't their political opponents take the opportunity to do something?

After thinking it over, Quezon respectfully asked:

"Ms. Field, do you have any other suggestions for us in the Philippines to achieve full independence and for our personal development?"

"Complete...independence..."

Chuntian glanced at Quezon with a half-smile and said slowly:

"If I have to make a suggestion, it's only one: you should fully consider the true wishes of all the Filipino people, not just the political dealings of a handful of politicians."

Quezon's eyes lit up and he understood what Chuntian meant.

This is asking me to throw the choice and responsibility to the people... "...Thank you."

Springfield's global visiting fleet stayed in the Philippines for less than a day. After the speech and politely meeting with some people, it set sail again and headed towards Singapore.

From there, the fleet will cross the Strait of Malacca, enter the Indian Ocean, then head to the Red Sea, and finally reach Europe through the Suez Canal.

Upon learning that Springfield's fleet was about to arrive, the British officials in Singapore were all very nervous and felt as if they were facing a great enemy.

The new US president's intentions to stir up trouble have been made clear. She recently announced a piece of news that shook the entire Southeast Asia. Who knows if she'll say something unfortunate when she passes through Singapore?

Although the other party has stated that they came to Singapore only to resupply the fleet, who can guarantee that?

For example, say something to encourage the Singaporean people to be independent, or criticize colonial rule, or have the local people "take the initiative" to come out and "petition" or something like that...

These are all old tricks played by the British themselves, and they don't think the lady doesn't know how to play them.

Therefore, the whole of Singapore moved with rare efficiency. While preparing for the welcome, it also dispatched a large number of military and police to conduct closer surveillance on potential "unstable elements" and even directly arrest them.

Before the people from Springfield arrived, chaos had already broken out in Britain.

Within a few days, Field's fleet had crossed the Spratly Islands and appeared on the sea near Singapore.

However, no one expected that while there was no problem with the British, others caused trouble.

Just as Thomas Church, the British Governor of Singapore, had rehearsed his welcome speech hundreds of times and everything was ready, with everyone nervously staring at the approaching fleet, something unexpected happened!

An unknown warship suddenly appeared from the direction of the Karimata Strait, heading straight for the American fleet!

At this time, radar had not yet been invented, and navies around the world still relied on visual observation, with the Japanese being a leader among them.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good today. By the time the lookouts noticed something was wrong, the warship had already entered a dangerous area where it could attack the American fleet!

Adding to the tension were several fighter jets that appeared right behind them, looking aggressive and obviously here to fight.

In an instant, the fleet's combat alarm was sounded.

The originally lazy soldiers immediately took up their respective posts. The American fleet quickly assumed a combat stance, removed its gun covers, and sent out flag signals.

If the other side doesn't give a clear and friendly answer, they will open fire without hesitation, and a few rounds of volleys will send the other side into the sea to feed the fish!

In their minds, ensuring Ms. Field's absolute safety is their top priority, even if it means triggering diplomatic conflict or even war!

After seeing all this, the British who came to greet them panicked. Huh?

what?

What’s going on!

Why is there an unknown warship here? Why does it look like it's going to start a war? Damn it, go check it out!!!

Which idiot who deserves to be fucked in the ass with French high heels is causing trouble?

The British were nervous, and the Americans were even more nervous. The captain of Springfield's flagship ran up like crazy:

"Ms. Field, please give the order to attack!" "Wait a moment."

"Can..."

"It's okay. I don't think they're here to cause trouble."

""

Feel...

The captain secretly groaned but was helpless. He could only stay where he was, ready to protect Her Excellency the President with his life.

When naval guns were firing at each other, accidents were difficult to avoid.

A president like Springfield who dares to go to the front line is always admirable, no matter what the final outcome.

However, just when everyone thought the battle was about to break out, the planes suddenly dived down and began to madly fire at the unknown warship!

Why?

Is this a joke?

Before anyone could react, the warship suddenly hoisted a white flag, and someone kept waving flags, meaning "Help! Help!"

At this time, Haruta calmly gave the order:

"Destroyer aircraft, clear the formation for that warship and let them enter our protective range."

"...yes!"

Soon, the order was given, anti-aircraft machine guns opened fire, and several planes attacking the warship were driven away. The warship carefully entered the American fleet. All the sailors gathered on the deck and allowed the American soldiers to board the ship.

Not until the situation was completely under control did the American delegation feel relieved. They selected a few sailor representatives who looked eloquent and brought them to the flagship where Springfield was.

"Excuse me, are you President Field?"

"It's me. I heard this warship is from the Netherlands. Why..." Before Haruta could finish his words, several people fell to their knees and said, "President Field, please help us!"

? ? ?

After the sailors' narration, everyone finally understood the whole story.

It turned out that the warship was the Dutch "Seven Provinces", a main battleship of the "Dejevin Provencin" class, and these people were all sailors on the ship, consisting of a small number of Dutch crew members and most of the local Indonesians and Chinese.

Due to the economic crisis, the Netherlands was unable to take care of itself and increased its exploitation of its colonies. In February of this year, it directly cut the sailors' wages by one-fifth!

The sailors, whose families had already been destitute due to Dutch exploitation and whose wages had been cut, were extremely dissatisfied and had long wanted to rebel.

If Springfield had not made his presence known in the world, they would have revolted on their way from Sumatra to Surabaya and been quickly suppressed;

This is the famous "Seven Provinces Sailors' Rebellion" in Indonesian history. However, due to Springfield's intervention, the course of events changed slightly.

After hearing about Springfield's deeds and the news that her fleet would soon pass through Southeast Asia, these sailors temporarily endured and waited to see what would happen;

The Dutch, who were a little nervous at first, were delighted to find that the sailors who had been bullied so much did not rebel, and they further increased their oppression:

In April of this year, not only were the wages of local sailors slashed again, but even the wages of Dutch sailors were cut by one-third!

Now, the Dutch were also angered by the Netherlands.

Oh, by the way, the officers’ salaries have not changed, after all, they are basically the descendants of the masters.

So, under the organization and instigation of several Chinese, the sailors suddenly launched an attack on the "Seven Provinces" while it was returning to Sumatra from Surabaya, Indonesia. They hijacked the warship and headed north, intending to "file a complaint" with Ms. Field.

What happened next was what Haruta and the others saw. After hearing these words, everyone at the scene exclaimed, "Wow!"

Is it still possible to do this?

This is the Dutch East Indies. Has our president's reputation reached this level?

Haruta stared calmly at the representatives for a long moment, then suddenly asked:

"Who among you is the Indonesian Communist Party? Or, in other words, who are members of these Indonesian party organizations?"

After this question was asked, one of the sailors who had been kneeling on the ground and refused to get up suddenly raised his head with a look of horror in his eyes!

It was discovered? How was it discovered?

Could it be that the United States already knew we were going to rebel?

How come Americans know so much about what's happening in Indonesia?

In fact, even without historical memory, anyone with a little experience would immediately suspect that there are members of the Communist Party or some other organization among this group of people, or at least some "heroes" who are educated and knowledgeable.

The "Seven Provinces Sailors' Uprising" in history was basically a spontaneous act of the sailors. Not long after, they all surrendered after a round of aircraft strafing killed more than a dozen people.

And now?

Gather information, reassure the sailors, formulate a plan, hijack a ship, sail to Singapore, confront the American fleet, meet President Springfield...

None of these can be explained by a mere "spontaneous movement." Without strong organizers, don't even think about it.

not to mention...

Haruta stared at the young man who looked up and met his gaze, and asked softly, "You must be the one who organized this uprising, right? What's your name?"

"..."

…uprising...

After hearing Haruta's question, the young man's expression visibly relaxed.

It seems that there won't be any major surprises.

The political leanings of this American female president were indeed as the legend had it. The young man stood up and bowed respectfully to Haruta.

"Ms. Field! Hello! My name is Ahmad Sukarno!"

Ahmad Sukarno was born into an indigenous aristocratic family in Surabaya, East Java. He was a civil engineer, chairman of the Indonesian Party, and the founding father of Indonesia.

"Oh, it's you."

Haruta nodded, looking as if he understood.

"I remember the article 'Indonesia's Accusation' you published in 1930 during your trial at the Bandung Tribunal. It was very well written."

“Thank you for the compliment!”

The young Sukarno couldn't help but straighten his chest with a proud expression.

He already felt that he was very capable and handsome, and now that he had received the praise of such a beautiful and powerful lady, he suddenly had some inappropriate thoughts:

Is Ms. Field interested in me?

Otherwise, why are you so concerned about Indonesia?

Ah, if I could become this lady's lover, Indonesia and I personally would really rise to prominence.

If Springfield could read minds, he would probably order someone to throw this guy into the Arctic Ocean to sober him up.

At this time, she was evaluating the previous plan and hesitating whether to include Sukarno in the list of people to be supported in fighting the Dutch.

After all, this guy is really good at jumping left and right. He is the most typical political creature. He is extremely cunning and has a lot of clever tricks.

Case 1: After the Indonesian Communist Party's uprising failed, it took advantage of this precious vacuum to jump between organizations such as the Islamic League, the Javanese Youth Congress, the Sumatra League, and the Surabaya Research Association, and ultimately contributed to the birth of the Indonesian National Political Union;

案例2:1933年8月被荷兰当局逮捕并投入监狱，1942年日军入侵时被释放,然后火速跟鬼子合作,帮助日本人强征奴隶劳工、征收粮食和强制农民种植军需农作物,有超过400万印尼人因此而死;

Case 3: After discovering that the Japanese seemed unreliable and the situation seemed somewhat dangerous, he continued to lick the Japanese while contacting the anti-Japanese forces without any psychological barriers, claiming that he was an anti-Japanese element hidden among the enemy and betting on the Indonesian Communist Party;

Case 4: After World War II, the Indonesian Communist Party grew in strength, posing a threat to Sukarno's dictatorship. He then collaborated with the military and played a rather disgraceful role in the "Madiun Incident" orchestrated by Hatta, which resulted in the killing of over 10,000 Indonesian communists.

Case 5: Sukarno came to power with great support from the Chinese. However, when he discovered conflicts between the locals and the Chinese, he began to suppress the Chinese, classifying them as "second-class citizens" and imposing various discriminatory policies, which eventually led to the subsequent Indonesian massacre of the Chinese.

Case 6: At the Non-Aligned Conference in Belgrade in 1961, Sukarno was worried that his proposal would not be passed, so he whispered to Nasser and Nehru in public before his speech. He only went on stage to speak after both sides nodded. As a result, everyone thought that his proposal had been approved by the two bigwigs, and they voted in support. But in fact, Sukarno only invited Nani and Nehru to have lunch together.

In short, this guy kept jumping around, trying all kinds of tricks, and had no strategic determination or plans. Not only did he mess up Indonesia, but he also lost his own position in the end.