Chapter 353, Suppression
The day after the Metropolitan Police issued a notice to the Textile Workers to rectify the deadline, the Textile Workers sent a protest to the Metropolitan Police. In this protest, the "Textile Workers' Union" declared that the so-called "trade union law" passed by the British government was a flagrant violation of natural human rights, because it was an invalid law that violated natural law. The "Textile Workers' Federation" will never succumb to such evil laws. and will continue to exercise their rights.
Sir Huey immediately turned his face and said that this was a flagrant flout of the law of the United Kingdom, and immediately ordered the arrest of the representative of the "United Textile Workers".
Immediately afterwards, the "Textile Workers' Union" launched another general strike. The London police were apparently prepared for this, and they immediately declared it an "act of rebellion" and immediately issued an order to "counter the rebellion".
As many as 5,000 British troops, led by the police, immediately entered the workers' area to "quell the rebellion."
In front of a dilapidated old house in front of the office of the "Textile Workers' Union", workers who had rushed to hear the news blocked the troops who had come to "quell the rebellion".
"I command you to disperse at once, or you will be punished for rebellion!" The Austin battalion commander shouted at the crowd in front of them, armed with a command knife.
The crowd stood still.
"Cavalry, mount, prepare! Other troops, get ready for battle! The Austin battalion commander ordered.
A group of horsemen mounted their horses and made the appearance of preparing to charge. Of course, they didn't directly use lethal weapons like sabers, but all replaced them with bats. However, with the power of the war horse, even the big head is quite deadly.
And those infantrymen also raised their guns, and the muzzles of the black holes were pointed at the workers.
"Now give you a minute, and if you don't disperse after a minute, we're going to take coercive measures!" The Austin battalion commander continued to threaten.
In the face of the menacing cavalry, the crowd was already a little panicked, and everyone was not sure if these guys would really suppress it.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion behind the crowd, and the door of the office of the "Textile Workers' Federation" opened, and several people came out of it. The masses of workers also took the initiative to make way for them.
At the forefront is Fagin. He went to the front and said to the workers, "Spread out, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices." But the strike will continue until the final victory is obtained. ”
Then he turned to Austin and said, "I'm Kolya, the president of the Textile Workers' Union." ”
Austin stared at Fagin's face for a moment, then smirked, "Catch him!" ”
The two policemen were going to come up and catch Fagin. Fagin calmly looked at the police officers who came over, and did not intend to resist. But at this moment, suddenly a gunshot rang out.
With the sound of the gunshot, a policeman who was walking towards Fagin fell to the ground.
The turn of events was completely unexpected by the crowd, but the battalion commander Austin was an experienced officer who had fought in Ireland and had the blood of "untrained Irish rebels" on his hands. He reacted immediately:
"Fire! Shoot back! ”
So the soldiers opened fire into the crowd.
The scene was suddenly filled with gunsmoke, screams, shouts, and crying.
"Cavalry! Charge! Austin ordered again.
So the cavalry rushed forward, and the tall horses knocked the workers to the ground one by one, and even trampled over them, and the cavalrymen brandished their big sticks and struck at the workers with their heads and faces. Almost every time he swung his bat, a worker fell to the ground with his head covered.
During the first round of shooting, Fagin, who was standing at the front, was hit by several bullets. At such a distance, in the face of so many guns, no matter how good Fagin's skills are, it is of little use, this world, after all, is not a world of "you have science, I have divine skills". No matter how good a person's skills are, they are useless in the face of a killing machine like the army.
After the cavalry charged, the infantry began to follow, using bayonets and rifle butts to harshly teach the rebels who did not know the height of the sky......
Who fired the shot that triggered the incident, all sides have their own accounts. According to the British newspapers, it was naturally the mob who took the initiative to provoke, and then the loyal British army fought back, completely crushing the rebellion of the conspirators, maintaining order in the United Kingdom, and protecting the stable and united life of the English people......
Of course, there are some tabloids that try to publish some irresponsible information to slander the just actions taken by the British government to protect the country and its people. However, the English police had expected this, and they quickly revoked the business licenses of these newspapers, so that they could honestly shut up.
Of course, there are also more troublesome ones, and that is those newspapers with French backgrounds. Shut them down directly, and that will cause big trouble. But the British still have a way, they can't just take care of the French newspapers, can't they also manage the printing houses that print the French newspapers? The French newspapers did not have their own printing presses, so they put pressure on the printing houses to prevent them from printing newspapers with relevant news reports.
But that didn't bother the French, who simply blackened the first page of the newspaper with a skylight, and there was only one word left on the front page: obituary.
Inside France, the French propaganda machine was at full speed, with a comprehensive critique of British crimes. According to the French media, what the British said was that the workers shot first, and they were really deceiving everyone for the mentally handicapped. A group of unarmed workers, in the face of thousands of troops armed to the teeth, dare to take the initiative to shoot? What's more, many people saw that Mr. Kolya, the president of the "Textile Workers' Federation" at that time, had already gone to the front and tried to negotiate with the army, and the workers were stupid to shoot at this time. We advise the British media not to be reluctant to lie if you are not skilled enough to lie. We don't resent the British for lying - after all, it's in their nature to change - but you can't insult our intelligence with such stupid lies!
But these accusations can only be published in France, and in England, the French newspapers can only open their skylights. The British also seized the time and searched for "rebels" everywhere. Soon, London's prisons were overwhelmed, and the police issued new directives. As a result, there were a large number of cases of "violent resistance to arrest" in London and then being "shot dead on the spot".
According to the French, in just half a month, more than 1,000 workers were killed and more than 10,000 were thrown into prison in London alone, and the situation in London was even more terrible than during the September massacre.
Of course, the French report must be exaggerated, but the British claim that only a dozen people died in this series of events must also be nonsense.
But the French media's coverage in France is not really ineffective in the UK. Scientific Pravda referred to the cloth from Britain as "blood-stained cloth", and other newspapers followed suit, calling on Europeans to reject British goods.
Immediately afterwards, French Foreign Minister Talleyrand summoned the British ambassador and made representations to the British government about the humanitarian crisis in the United Kingdom. Then the French State Department announced that they would hold hearings on the appalling acts against humanity in the United Kingdom, and it was said that the French State Department was preparing to pass a bill authorizing the government to impose economic sanctions on the United Kingdom.
The British, of course, were loudly protesting against French interference in the internal affairs of Great Britain. But, on the other hand, the police department's efforts to track down "rebels" have also been significantly relaxed. Of course, the British expressed their opposition to France's threat of economic sanctions, and even declared that if the French dared to impose sanctions on Britain, then Britain would impose counter-sanctions on France. However, as soon as the words fell, the French side did not react much, and the British stock market fell first.