The sun never sets

This was unimaginable in the People's Revolutionary League. No matter how much the German government suppressed the popular movement, it did not refuse to pay the retirement benefits and pensions. Of course, it could also be that the treatment of German soldiers was not as high as that of the US military. The salary of $1 a day and the subsidy of 25 cents were not much or years ago, but they were not small either.

At that time, a skilled worker could earn $11 a week, which was slightly higher than the income of a soldier, but the army did not have to pay for food. So, all in all, the net income of being a soldier and fighting in wars was higher, if the US government really gave out the money.

In the years that followed, veterans repeatedly rioted over this issue, which caused a very negative response in society. After a long period of prevarication and wrangling, the US government finally came up with an insincere solution.

Why is it said to be an insincere solution?

The US government agreed to issue a certificate first, which stated the salary and subsidies owed by the government, and agreed to pay them off in one lump sum after 20 years with interest. Although the veterans were not very satisfied, it was better than getting nothing, so they reluctantly accepted it.

The fact that they can come up with this method shows that there are really experts in the US government. The interest is almost zero, and considering the currency depreciation and the development of productivity, it would be good if the same amount of money can still have half of its purchasing power after 20 years.

Moreover, the debt will not be paid until 20 years later, during which time many things may happen. Who can say that the veterans will definitely live to see 20 years? If they die, won’t the debt be cleared?

It's really a good calculation.

If the economic crisis and the Great Depression had not broken out, the US government's actions would be worth learning from for all the ruling classes. Look at the Americans, they really know how to have fun.

However, now that everyone was starving, a piece of cake from 20 years ago was of no help in solving the current hunger problem. In desperation, more than 20,000 veterans and their families gathered together and built simple houses with broken wooden boards, forming a slum.

The bill to cover the twenty years of overdue salaries was ordered by President Hoover, who was also a famous president in American history who was good at writing blank checks.

Naturally, everyone called the newly formed slums Hoovervilles.

Some officials and generals supported and sympathized with the veterans, after all, they had shed blood to defend the interests of their country. They proposed whether to consider paying the money in advance to alleviate the living difficulties of the veterans, but were rejected by the cruel US government.

Furthermore, the government began to try to divide the ranks of veterans. If anyone was willing to withdraw from the demonstration and petition, the government would pay for their return tickets. Thousands of veterans returned home as a result. Some were disheartened and emigrated to the Union. The number of veterans who remained in Washington was still over 20,000.

Chapter 853: Old Soldiers Never Die

The veterans and their families who remained in Washington wanted retirement benefits rather than vent their anger, so they behaved very restrainedly, and although they continued to petition, no vicious incidents occurred.

There are definitely people among these people who want to cause trouble, but Ward Watters, the former Army Sergeant in charge of organizing the veterans, knows that he cannot give the government any excuse, so he keeps the veterans very strictly under control, and the U.S. government cannot find an excuse to deal with them.

President Hoover believed that red elements were inciting, and although he never got definite evidence to prove this, it did not affect his decision to suppress. As the situation continued to develop, on July 7, veterans clashed with police officers who went to maintain stability. More than a dozen police officers were injured, one veteran died, and another civilian was injured.

The incident had escalated further, with both sides resorting to violence. President Hoover ordered the use of the military to suppress the incident. The general in charge of the suppression was MacArthur Sr.'s son, MacArthur Jr.

Initially, the veterans came to Washington to petition, and MacArthur Jr. ordered the army to provide a lot of help to the veterans, donated tents and other items, and assured the veterans that even if the president asked him to suppress the veterans by force, he would notify the Veterans Expeditionary Force one day in advance so that the veterans could evacuate with dignity. But when the government's attitude towards the veterans turned tough, he quickly turned to the government's side.

In fact, MacArthur spoke in a high-sounding manner on the surface, but secretly began to collect evidence that was unfavorable to the veterans. He firmly believed that the veterans' actions were not spontaneous, but a conspiracy to overthrow the US government under the instigation of the red elements.

Red elements may be syndicalists or Lin Yongchangists, but they are not good people anyway.

It was MacArthur Jr. who proposed to President Hoover the idea of suppressing the veterans. He gave Hoover a briefing, claiming that the veterans were not simply trying to extort money from the depleted treasury, but that there must be "political radicals" in the United States or even secret envoys of the Communist International behind them. The original leaders among the veterans had already handed over the command to these people. If troops were not sent out now to suppress the rebellion, it would not be long before Washington became a sea of fire and the red wave would sweep across the United States.

To translate MacArthur's words, it means that if you, Hoover, still want to keep your presidency, you must agree to send troops immediately, otherwise you will become a street lamp pendant sooner or later.

After intimidating President Hoover into ordering a crackdown, MacArthur ordered the army to rush into the veterans' gathering place at night with guns and gas to violently expel them. The veterans, without any weapons, had no way to resist, and their gathering place was burned down.

In the chaos, a child was blinded by the gas, and a baby under one year old died from gas inhalation because his mother was not around. Hundreds of people were exposed to the gas. Everyone was in tears because of the gas, and soon after, the child began to vomit.

In addition to MacArthur, the generals who participated in the suppression activities included Eisenhower and Patton, all of whom were relatively famous generals in the US military.

In the daytime, MacArthur dispatched more troops, including six light tanks, and these elite "anti-insurgency troops" of the US Army launched an attack on the veterans who were demanding their salaries. Patton rushed to the front with a sword, and the tanks and infantry followed the cavalry to launch the attack.

How could the unarmed veterans defeat an army armed to the teeth? They were immediately dispersed by Patton's cavalry. Some veterans grabbed the cavalry's reins angrily and asked the young men in a sad voice: "Young man, where were you when we were fighting hard in Europe?"

The cavalry responded to the veterans' questions with harsh insults and curses, calling them beggars and criminals, and then beating them mercilessly. The cavalry faithfully carried out what MacArthur, who was dressed in neat military uniforms, wearing ribbon medals and the rank of four-star general, had said before - "I will break the backbones of these people!"

Ironically, one of the veterans suppressed by Patton was named Joseph Angelino, who had saved Patton's life on the battlefield.

He was also very grateful to him and promised to repay Angelino in the future.

However, when Angelino came to Patton to intercede for the veterans, the heartless Patton coldly rejected him and told his men: "I don't know this man at all. Take him away and don't let him come again."

It seems that Patton's repayment to Angelino was ingratitude, which is an American characteristic.

The veterans, unable to resist, could only retreat back to Hoover Village at nine o'clock in the evening. They begged MacArthur to give them time to evacuate the women and children, and said that they would evacuate Hoover Village. They only hoped that MacArthur would show mercy and let these veterans who had fought for the country go.

MacArthur agreed to this request on the surface and let the troops rest in place, but in fact he was ready to launch another attack. He was just letting his soldiers eat and drink enough to recuperate.

Late at night, MacArthur ordered his troops to launch a second round of attack. The vanguard was still the 3rd Cavalry Regiment led by Patton, while the infantry was handed over to Eisenhower, who was then a major and MacArthur's assistant and confidant. MacArthur naturally let Eisenhower lead the troops to charge, while he watched the Hoover Village burn into a raging fire from behind.

Under the command of Patton and Eisenhower, the U.S. Army used bayonets and tear gas to drive the people away. Tanks followed closely behind. The soldiers beat and dispersed the crowd indiscriminately, and then set fire to the tents and shacks. The few belongings of the veterans were either looted or burned.

By the next morning, the Veteran King Expeditionary Force had been completely defeated, and most of them left the Hooverville where they had lived for several months and became refugees in their own country.

In this operation, the "anti-insurgency army" led by MacArthur achieved "great military exploits". From a purely military perspective, MacArthur did a good job. After stabilizing the veterans, he suddenly launched a ruthless attack, achieving the effect of a "surprise attack" without killing many people.

Judging from this action, MacArthur Jr. still had some command ability. All is fair in war, as long as you win, no one will blame the victor.

But no matter how well MacArthur performed his mission, he could not solve the problem of the Great Depression. The old soldiers were driven away, but the whole of America became more unstable.

Chapter 854: The Second American Civil War

1932 was the year of the US presidential election. The "Great Bonus March" and the subsequent "Veteran Suppression" incident occurred, which made this year's election more important to people. All classes and factions wanted their own candidate to become the new US president to clean up the mess in the United States.

It has been more than three years since the stock market crash in 1929. The rift between different classes in the United States has become increasingly severe, and the number of unemployed people has further increased. It is said that the number of unemployed people in the United States has reached 1500 million, and some say it is 1700 million. The specific data is not easy to count, but the unemployment rate in the United States has reached the highest level in history.

After the "veteran suppression incident", the left-wingers were restless and gathered in Chicago, the base of the left-wingers, to form thousands of armed forces. However, they have not yet reached the last step, but are pinning their hopes on the election.

If we could win the election, we wouldn't have to resort to outright armed struggle to solve the problem.

The left thinks so, and so do the right. Given the current state of the United States, there must be something wrong. Most people are dissatisfied with the status quo. The left and right have opposite political positions, but both believe that the current situation needs to be changed.

This year's election received more attention, but it was notable for its chaos. The Socialists and partially restored Democrats captured some Republican strongholds and won a majority of the vote in many states. However, they did not win the electoral vote, so the House of Representatives had to embarrassingly reappoint Hoover as president, which ignited public anger.

As for Roosevelt? The famous President Roosevelt in another world died of illness many years ago. Even if he hadn't died, he wouldn't have been able to defeat a number of presidential candidates and enter the White House.

After the news that the House of Representatives reappointed Hoover as president came out, disappointment spread across the United States. What elections, what freedom, it's all bullshit!

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If the attempt to solve the problem through elections fails, there is only one last resort left.

Millions of leftists gathered in Chicago, an industrial powerhouse in the northern United States, and established a pro-French red regime. Lin Yongchangism is also red and left-wing, but because it is not radical enough, it has not gained more support.

Reed was more inclined to learn from the People's Revolutionary League, but everyone around him was establishing American communes. Although he was one of the leaders of the left, he could only obey the will of the masses.

No matter whether it is left-wing or right-wing, or any other doctrine, the more radical it is, the faster it develops. Therefore, syndicalism is popular all over the world, fascism has also developed rapidly in places such as Italy and Germany, and there are also many people who believe in fascism in the United States.

After the establishment of the American Commune, another civil war in the United States was inevitable. But the division of the United States did not end there. In the southern United States, American conservatives led by Huey Long and fascists who opposed the syndicalist revolution were the foundation of the conservative movement in the southern United States.

The Confederate States of America, a pro-German fascist regime, was established in Atlanta, and it was determined to take back the pure America from the United States.

Two separatist regimes emerged one after another, and the people of Washington were in a panic. Mr. Hoover was re-elected president, but he was not happy for a few days before he encountered such a thing. He was angry and panicked, and ordered the army to suppress the rebellion.

Then, a sudden military coup made the situation in the United States even more chaotic. MacArthur Jr. - no one calls him that now, but respectfully calls him Marshal MacArthur - launched a military coup in Washington, overthrew the democratically elected President Hoover, and announced the establishment of a military government.

Marshal MacArthur thought Hoover was a wimp and that in such a critical situation, a "hard-blooded soldier" like him was needed to save the situation. So he overturned Hoover and took over the task himself.

The military coup stunned the democrats, and a large number of capitalists fled to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and other places on the west coast due to the political upheaval. In order to stabilize the freedom tradition of the United States, the democrats in the United States decided to declare war on all dictators and tyrants, establish the United States Pacific, and restore the once powerful democracy in the United States.

In this way, by the end of 1932, the United States was divided into four parts, each occupying a piece of territory, and all of them were frantically expanding their military and preparing for war, ready to kill other forces. In addition to expanding their military and military industries, the major forces in the United States also sought external assistance. The American Commune naturally turned to the British and French allies, and the Confederate States of America sought help from Germany.

The more embarrassing situation is that the United States of the Pacific is that it is not a left-wing regime, so neither the Syndicalist Britain nor the French Commune will become its allies; nor is it as radical as the fascist regime, so it cannot gain the friendship of countries such as Germany and Italy, and can only rely on its own strength to compete with the other three American regimes.

The Pacific States of the United States was just embarrassed, and the military government led by MacArthur became the target of public criticism. Countries such as Canada, the Central American Syndicalist Federation and National France were all eyeing it.

The great changes in the United States shocked the whole world, and all the great powers sent diplomats and a large number of intelligence personnel to the United States to find out what happened. How could such a big country like the United States collapse so suddenly?

When the United States splits, looking back, we can find many signs of division. 1700 million people are unemployed, veterans are suppressed, etc. After doing these things, it is difficult for the United States not to explode.

Experts in various media have analyzed the reasons for the division of the United States and have drawn many seemingly reasonable conclusions. The United States is a country of immigrants, with different nationalities and religions. These things have sown the seeds of division. In addition, it has encountered the greatest economic crisis in history, the Great Depression. With so many factors added together, the entire American society has been torn apart. Collapse and division are inevitable.

Lin Yongchang disagrees with the experts' analysis. In another world, experts say that the diversity of the United States is a strong foundation. He does not think that the division of the United States and another civil war are inevitable. He is very concerned about what is happening in the United States, but he is not in a hurry to intervene.

The People's Revolutionary League's third five-year plan will be completed in one year, and it is in the final stage, so there is no need to rush to end it. The British-French alliance and countries such as Germany and Italy have all sent volunteers to the United States, but the People's Revolutionary League is not like that. It just silently watched him build a tall building, watched him entertain guests, and watched his building collapse.

Chapter 855: Not Using Strength Yet

After North America entered the melee mode, scientists like Einstein who fled to the United States were doomed. They came to North America to escape the war, because the United States is far away from the Eurasian continent, and even if a world war broke out in Europe again, the United States would be safe.

The United States had fought a war with the Central American Syndicalist Alliance before, and the war also took place in Central America, so the United States was still safe.

Apart from the United States, Einstein and others had no other place to go. They were scientists who needed safety and conditions that would allow them to continue their research. In the entire world, only the Union and the United States could meet these conditions.

Scientists like Einstein did not like the League and refused the League government's invitation, devoting themselves to the development of the United States. Then, the United States exploded, and four American governments emerged. To which American government should Einstein and others be loyal?

MacArthur's military government was not supported by scientists, and it was the target of public criticism. Being besieged was inevitable, and smart people would not put themselves in a dangerous situation.

So, what about the United States Pacific?

This regime was also at war, and even if Einstein and other scientists agreed with the political ideas of the American Pacific State, they would not go to the West Coast.

The other two American regimes would not have been the choice of Einstein and others. The fanaticism of the trade unions, the fascist discrimination against people of color and even genocide, all made Einstein and other scientists shudder.

When it comes to life and death, no one cares about face. Einstein wrote to Chairman Lin and many senior officials of the People's Revolutionary League, hoping that the great alliance could lend a helping hand to them, the Jews and non-Jews.

In addition to the Jews who wanted to flee, there were many other people who wanted to flee. In the last American Civil War, the casualties among civilians were extremely tragic. Civil war is often more terrible than foreign invasion, and the killing can be

Can be more.

During the last civil war, the United States was only divided into two regimes, the North and the South. Now it is divided into four. The situation is becoming more and more chaotic, and the fighting is becoming more intense.

At the beginning, Einstein and others refused the alliance's recruitment and insisted on going to the United States. Lin Yongchang's opinion was that they were free to come and go, and if they did not want to come to the alliance, they could not be forced.

Now the Jews and some other people want to seek refuge in the People's Revolutionary League. Lin Yongchang's opinion remains the same as before. If scientists want to settle in the League, we have no objection.

However, this raises another question: if we accept Einstein and other scientists as refugees, what about ordinary people? Accepting scientists but rejecting ordinary people is inconsistent with the concept of Lin Yongchangism/populism.

Are scientists more noble than other people? Are the lives of ordinary people not worth living?

At the central meeting held in Moscow, Stalin raised this issue and strongly criticized the practice of dividing people into different levels, believing that this violated one of the most basic political concepts of the People's Revolutionary League: fairness.

Comrade Stalin's political stance has always been radical. In private conversations, Yang Du believed that Stalin wanted to gain wider recognition and prepare for further progress.

Fairness can never be wrong. Even if there may be many problems in the actual operation, those who hold high the banner of "fairness" will never be wrong.

"The more radical the slogan, the more attractive it is. Comrade Stalin realized this."

Stalin was very careful about his position. He called for more "fairness" but kept his distance from syndicalism. Shouting slogans was fine, but if you really got involved with syndicalism, you would most likely ruin your political future.

Trotsky, Sebastian and other trade union leaders had criticized the People's Revolutionary League, and some even expelled "Lin Yongchangism" from the left.

The Central Committee meeting in Moscow lasted for more than three hours. Comrade Stalin convinced the majority of the Central Committee members, and most importantly, Chairman Lin, and then passed the vote. The League then announced the relaxation of the strict restrictions on immigration and entry into the League's work.

After serving as the Chairman of the Cheka for many years, Stalin's political wisdom had grown to a certain extent. He chose the timing and issues very cleverly, and many comrades in the Central Committee looked up to Comrade Stalin after the Moscow meeting.

Accepting refugees fleeing from the United States may cause some public security problems. According to the principle of "equal rights and obligations", immigrants and local residents should be distinguished in terms of taxation, political rights, etc., but how should they be distinguished? These problems need to be solved urgently.

But these are just minor issues; the division of the United States solves the biggest problem the alliance has faced in recent years.

After the end of the World War, the Allied Navy had to face the threats of the German Navy and the US Navy at the same time. Compared with the German Navy and the US Navy, the [People's Revolutionary League] Navy has more advanced technology, but the number of battleships is not dominant. If it only competes with the navy of one country, the Allied Navy will not be afraid. But if it goes to war with the navies of two powerful countries at the same time, the Allied Navy will be stretched to its limits.

If the navy is concentrated in the Pacific, it can certainly stop the US Navy and perhaps even harass the US West Coast from Hawaii, but the alliance will completely lose its voice in the Baltic Sea, and the German Navy will run rampant in the Baltic Sea. The People's Revolutionary League will also lose control of the sea in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

On the other hand, if the alliance concentrates the main force of the fleet in the Baltic Sea or the Indian Ocean, it will inevitably appear to be weak in other places. Unless the alliance learns from the British Empire and adopts the "two-power standard", this problem will never be solved.

The Alliance has a lot of territories and interests outside of Eurasia. If it wants to ensure that there won’t be any problems in those places, it must have the strength to defeat both the German Navy and the US Navy at the same time.

This requirement is too high. The German Navy has 40 battleships, and the United States has about the same number. Some of these battleships are products of the dreadnought era and are already behind the times, but they should not be underestimated.

If the Alliance implements the "two-power standard", it must build a hundred battleships... This is really too much. The Alliance has enough steel, funds and manpower, but it cannot spend so much money to build an unprecedented large navy.

The Anglo-French Alliance was in a hostile state with Germany, Italy and other countries, and should have been able to contain most of the German navy. However, the relationship between the People's Revolutionary League and the Anglo-French Alliance was very delicate. Was the Anglo-French Alliance fleet a friend of the Allied Navy? Or an enemy? It was hard to say.

Now, the United States is torn apart, and the huge US Navy has also been blown into pieces. The pressure on the alliance in the Pacific direction has suddenly been reduced a lot. Compared with this, accepting hundreds of thousands of refugees is only a small problem.

Chapter 856: Useless

After the United States exploded, the pressure on the [People's Revolutionary League] in the Pacific direction suddenly eased, and there was no need to worry about being besieged by the whole world. There were many military projects in the third five-year plan, and the General Staff made a lot of countermeasures to deal with the siege of Germany + the United States + the trade unions.

Among those plans, the alliance will resist in the Pacific Ocean one by one, and the main force will be used in the European direction. The General Staff organized several simulations. Given the strength of the alliance, if it fights the entire

In the world, it will also be very difficult, and you can only choose one direction to break through.

In order to avoid being hated by the whole world, the alliance was very passive in diplomacy. The troops stationed in Australia were about to destroy the South Australian government, and under pressure from various countries, they had to withdraw their troops back to their starting positions.

Later, in India, the alliance stopped at that point and gave up the option of liberating the whole of India. In Europe, the alliance also took a defensive posture, which was not at all the demeanor that the world's largest country should have.

Lin Yongchang did not expect the explosion of the United States, just as he did not expect the civil war in Britain. He did not place his hopes of victory on the stupidity of his enemies, but those things happened.

The civil war in Britain gave the Alliance the right to act freely in Asia, Australia and Southeast Asia, thus expanding the territory of the Human Innovation Alliance by one third. With the world's largest population and territory, the Alliance became the world's most powerful country.

Now that civil war has broken out in the United States, the Alliance did not immediately liberate more land and people, but instead appeared to be very cautious.

Many comrades in the party believe that the alliance should do something, taking advantage of this God-given opportunity, no matter what it is, Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, these places have historical problems that have not been solved. In addition, the comrades in Madagascar have wanted to get rid of the colonial rule of the National France for a long time, and the alliance can help the people there gain national independence.

As for Cuba, after the outbreak of the American Civil War, the Cuban people took action, and some comrades in the People's Party believed that the League should intervene in the Cuban war as soon as possible to prevent Cuba from being controlled by trade unions.