1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"We all intend to join Ms. Field's NGW or serve her."

Robertson's face showed admiration:

"Only she would not discriminate against us black people. Only she would truly uphold the principle that all men are created equal. Only she would even help our black children during the flood! Only she would truly liberate us!"

Robertson was talking about how Springfield personally rescued a Black family from a flooded cabin during the hurricane relief efforts in Texas and Mississippi some time ago;

Although the photo of him smiling while holding a black child with a muddy face was ignored by most mainstream media in the United States, the black people in the United States who had been paying attention to the new president did not miss it.

From accepting black people as NGW to personally providing disaster relief to forcing Mississippi to sign the abolition bill, everything made the black people finally believe that their savior had come.

Even if the savior is white, or even a woman. "Is that so..."

Pershing nodded slightly, even smiling, a rare smile: "Well, congratulations, you've finally escaped from this quagmire."

Before Robertson and the others could show any surprise, he raised his head and said to the other senior members of the Comrades Association:

"Everyone! I'm here today for one thing only! As a veteran of the World War, I'm asking you to disband the Comrades' Association!"

"boom!"

This bomb is even bigger than the "Black Quit the Union" movement!

If "blacks quitting the organization" was a severe blow to the Comrades, then Pershing's words were equivalent to cutting the Comrades in half.

Despite Pershing's remarks about "World War Veterans" and "requests," given his status and position, these remarks were almost equivalent to the attitude of the Army and the White House:

The Comrades Association no longer has any value in existence!

For a semi-official, semi-civilian organization, even in the United States, such an "official statement" is extremely fatal!

If word gets out, no one will join or support the Comrades! "Why? General Pershing, what did we do wrong?!"

"What did you do wrong? Let's not talk about what you did wrong. You should ask, what didn't you do? In all these years since you were founded, what have you done for the veterans?"

"Uh...we..."

"Will they accept a mere $20 bribe from the Morgan consortium to persuade veterans to give up their pensions, or will they spend millions in dues and even more 'aid' on a life of luxury?"

Amidst the horrified gazes of the higher-ups, especially those from the McGuire faction, Pershing remained calm and said:

"Just because we don't talk about something doesn't mean we don't know it, but you've gone too far. You've seriously interfered with Ms. Field's plans and seriously affected the future of the Army. So, disband it. All veterans will be taken over by the newly established U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration."

Then, he looked at the stunned veteran representatives from all over the country:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Field originally wanted me to tell you what kind of security and honor she will bring to the entire Army and its veterans, but I think it is better for her to make the announcement herself. I cannot take away the honor that belongs to her.

"But what I can tell you is, quit this filthy organization!" "From today on, the Comrades Association no longer exists!"

"

A few days later, Pershing stood on the deck of the Japanese mail ship "Asama Maru", looking back at the land of the United States, and smiled at the figures around him:

"Beautiful ladies, I'll be counting on you for the rest of my trip to Japan!"

629 Infidelity, then cleanse

Pershing came and went quickly, just like MacArthur's abstract coup. He came to power at lightning speed and denied the legitimacy of the Comrades' Association.

Because of this, and the "Pershing Statement" issued almost at the same time, the attacks against Pershing himself due to the army's rebellion and the involvement of Pershing's confidant General McCoy in the coup dissipated before they could take shape.

At this time, many people truly realized for the first time how precise and decisive the political skills of this veteran World War I marshal, who relied on informal decision-making mechanisms such as the "Generals' Committee" to secretly control the selection of senior US Army cadres:

He condemned MacArthur, failed to protect McCoy, forcefully disbanded the Brotherhood of War and ordered the liquidation of the "McGuire faction," withdrew from the "Generals' Committee," and made a gesture of no longer interfering in the selection of Army cadres...

The ingenuity of the means and the decisiveness of the decision are astonishing. After making concessions to this extent, anyone who attacks Pershing again would be a bit tactless.

Therefore, after the "White House coup" broke out, although public opinion was calling for the killing of the soldiers of the US Army and the US Navy, it ultimately only focused on the rebels themselves and did not affect other "innocent people" such as Pershing.

Even so, because both sides have senior generals who were directly involved in military coups or assassinations of heads of state, the loyalty of both the navy and the army to the country and the value of their existence have been questioned by the people.

The military had a very difficult time in the last two months of 1933. The only unit that could hold its head high in front of the American people and be praised by the media was probably the Marine Corps where Major General Butler was stationed.

"...Look, look, Butler got lucky this time."

On his way to Washington for a meeting after receiving the notice, Benjamin Fuller, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, could not help but sigh as he watched the people cheering, applauding, and even sending gifts simply because a jeep had a Marine Corps logo on it.

Upon hearing this, John Russell, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps, remained silent on the surface, but felt a little annoyed in his heart.

Old man, isn't this good?

The Marine Corps clearly did nothing, but the image of the organization has been greatly improved in the eyes of the public;

Ma Run is indeed the President's most loyal sword!

I wasn't directly involved in politics, but I still got the benefits that politics brought me. I made a fortune!

Are you just sitting here and making fun of yourself?

It's still the hatred of the previous fight for the commander's position!

madness!

This time is different. If the Marines want to carve out a path for themselves in the future of the US armed forces, they must cling tightly to Ms. Field's thighs and truly become the President's sword!

In other words, he had to cling to the thigh of Butler, his former subordinate, now the "Special Advisor to the President", who was responsible for "testing the loyalty of the troops" and who could be said to have the power of life and death over everyone in the navy and army from top to bottom!

This idiot still has such an attitude!

We have to find a way to prevent this idiot from ruining the future of the Marine Corps. The two arrived at the White House with different thoughts. After verifying their identities at the NGW, they ran into Butler at the door, who was arranging the final preparations for the venue.

"Commander Fuller, John, you're a little late."

"Sorry, sorry, when I received the notification I was..."

"Well, it's okay. Come in and take a seat! Ms. Field will be here soon." Butler didn't know whether he didn't understand Fuller's official tone or was too lazy to argue with him. He interrupted the other party's explanation and nodded to Russell, his comrade-in-arms who had fought together in Nicaragua and Haiti to suppress the rebellion, and then quickly left with a group of people.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Fuller cursed under his breath and entered the East Room of the White House with several adjutants. He found that they were indeed a little late. The entire East Room was already overcrowded with people and many generals gathered there.

On the left side of the rostrum are senior civilian officials and generals of the Navy system, including but not limited to:

Chief of Naval Operations, retired three-star admiral William Harrison Stanley;

William Daniel Leahy, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Fleet and three-star Admiral;

Harry Owen Yarnell, two-star vice admiral, commander of the Navy's Asiatic Fleet;

David Sellers, Commander of the Navy Battleship Force, two-star Vice Admiral;

Commander of the Aircraft Carrier Force, Rear Admiral Joseph Reeves;

Arthur Hepburn, President of the Naval War College; Edward McKennan, Director of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics; John Greenslade, Director of the Bureau of Naval Training; Harrison Reed, Director of the Bureau of Naval Materiel; William Halsey, Captain, Head of the Department of Tactics at the Naval War College; Ernest Joseph King, Commander of the Submarine Force at Pearl Harbor; and Chester William Nimitz, Commander of the Destroyer Division. To the right of the rostrum were senior civilian officials and generals from the Army, including but not limited to:

Secretary of the Army, Civilian - George Dern; Commander of the First Army, Two-Star Major General - William Cole; Commander of the Second Army, Two-Star Major General - John Hull; Commander of the Third Army, Two-Star Major General - John Hynes; Commander of the Fourth Army District, Two-Star Major General - George Moseley; Director of the Army War College, Two-Star Major General - John DeWitt; Director of Engineers, Two-Star Major General - William Connor...

It can be said that except for those who were stationed overseas in the Philippines and could not get away, and those who had been following MacArthur as American sunny dolls, almost all the senior generals and core officers of the navy and army were present.

Seeing the Marines enter, everyone in the room turned their gazes over, some scrutinizing, some cautious, some hostile, or... a hint of flattery?

Apparently, many people misinterpreted Butler's personal actions of "lurking and reporting" as the Marine Corps as a whole stirring up trouble.

How could the Marine Corps, with a total strength of less than 15,000, most of its forces overseas and with absolutely no meat to eat at home, have ever seen such a grand spectacle?

Including Commander Fuller, everyone's expression was tense. They walked to their seats and sat down like robots. Some even stumbled and almost fell.

Alas, the fourth class of people.

Fortunately, less than ten minutes after Fuller and the others took their seats, the hot woman led Butler and the others into the East Hall. A group of naval and land generals stood up like lightning and shouted in unison:

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" Okay, that's a bit off topic.

In fact, this group of people just stood up and saluted Springfield. However, except for the military discipline in the Pershing era, which was always lax, this fully demonstrated their awe and obedience to the female president.

Some sycophants or "smart people" even perform the NGW military salute - extending the right hand forward and raising it above the head to show "always looking up to the saint", or hitting the left chest with the right fist to show "giving away my heart".

Still in his signature uniform, Springfield solemnly returned the salute and walked to the podium. Just as he was about to take his seat, his eyes fell on the faces of several leading generals in the naval group.

"Where's Sims? Why isn't he here? If I remember correctly, I asked him to come to the White House himself to explain to me the accusation of mutiny made against him by Major General Butler."

33

The admirals looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a long while, Secretary of the Navy Stanley finally came out to explain: "Your Excellency, Admiral Sims...had a heart attack this morning and just passed away."

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the entire room dropped several degrees.

Even the army commanders, who had suffered the greatest blow both theoretically and practically and were eager to shift all the blame onto the navy, could not help but look at the navy commanders with horror!

No... Did a flying fish flatten your brains? Huh?

A heart attack? At this very moment? Just by chance?

Well, even if Sims really died of a heart attack, why wasn't it reported in advance?

Why did they have to wait until President Field arrived at the meeting and asked about it in person before revealing this?

You said you weren't here to cause trouble for the President, so you might as well believe that I'm Washington!

The coup has escalated to this point, the situation is so critical, and the President can summon all of us senior military officers to the White House for a meeting with just one word. How dare you still do this?

Well, well, since you, the Navy, think the budget is too big and you have too many generals to fill, and since you refuse to accept the respect Ms. Field gave you, then we, the Army, will not be polite to you!

Who says that internal strife on land and at sea is unique to Japan? Our great America has its own national conditions as well!

Roosevelt's close comrade, Secretary of War Dern, immediately jumped in: "Heart attack? Who examined him? Who made the conclusion? Why did he have a sudden heart attack? Could it be that he knew he was guilty and was frightened to death? Or was he committing suicide deliberately to escape legal punishment?"

Dern was not an impatient person, but the mess MacArthur had made dealt a heavy blow to the Army's reputation, forcing him to charge forward so fiercely to find a way to restore the Army's reputation.

The only way to redeem himself, besides desperately professing loyalty, is of course to find a bigger target for the public to attack!

These words were too harsh to hear, and the faces of the navy commanders turned black, but no one dared to say anything.

In fact, every naval commander who was qualified to receive this news hated the admiral and the possible "conspirator" to the core.

Old bitch!

Why not die (take action) sooner or later! Why die (take action) at this time!

Do you really think Ms. Field dares not to attack our navy?

Do you really think that just because our navy generally supports the new policy, we have a pardon? Damn it, if Sims just committed suicide or was really scared to death, it would be fine, but if someone is behind this, don't let me catch you, or I will definitely stuff the naval cannon shells into your back mouth!

Haruta still had a smile on her face, but everyone could feel that she was quite angry.

Regardless of whether Sims truly died of a heart attack, committed suicide due to humiliation, or was silenced, this incident could be seen as a provocation by the Navy. There might even be rumors circulating that "Sims was killed by the President!"

As for the truth?

Politically, does that matter?

Anyway, the blame can be put on her!

"Oh? A heart attack? That's a shame! I really hope he's been wrongly accused. After all, it's truly damaging to my reputation and the Navy's reputation for a dignified admiral to be involved in my murder and subversion of the nation's regime."

After that, without waiting for others to react, Haruta gave the order in a calm tone:

"In that case, Mr. Stanley, please go on my behalf! Offer your condolences to General Sims's family and investigate the true cause of his death. I want a report within a week."

"Gudong..."

After realizing what was happening, Stanley's face turned pale, and the others began to swallow their saliva.

What are you all here for today?

Participated in the "Conference on Eliminating the Remnants of the Coup and Reforming the Army" chaired by President Field himself.

Well, you, the Chief of Naval Operations and nominally the number one officer in the Navy, were suddenly sent to "comfort" and "investigate" before the meeting officially began?

How is this different from being kicked out?

If he is kicked out of a conference like this, can he still keep his position as Chief of Naval Operations?

You have to know that Stanley was not a close confidant of Springfield or Roosevelt, but rather a Secretary of the Navy appointed by Hoover. His political stance was questionable, and it could even be said that President Springfield, who had the power to kill President Hoover, did not take him down, which in itself could be called "mercy."

He was able to remain in office until now entirely because he was a naval technical commander with good relationships with military-industrial companies like General Dynamics and Bethlehem Steel, and he agreed to loan battleships for New Deal projects, among other political reasons!

As president, all Springfield needs to do to remove him from office is sign a "Statement of Termination of Appointment," notify Congress for the record, and publish it in the Federal Register. It couldn't be simpler!

As for the political implications?

It may have been necessary in the early days of President Field's administration, but it is completely unnecessary now.

Will military-industrial enterprises like General Motors disobey, or will the Navy dare to openly defy the rules, or will the new policy not be implemented smoothly?

Stanley looked at Springfield's calm eyes and knew that the president's tolerance for his dissatisfaction had reached its limit:

Oppose aircraft carriers, oppose the Marine Corps, oppose submarines, oppose aviation, oppose labor protections, oppose big government regulation, oppose "compromise" with Japan, oppose racial equality...