"Bang bang bang!"

After the deathly silence, the venue immediately burst into applause.

Romain Rolland said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, you are also Chinese, come to the stage and say a few words." ”

Zhou Hexuan also made preparations in advance, he asked people to carry a large blackboard, held the chalk and said: "I don't want to talk about justice, I don't want to repeat the tragedy of the war, and I don't want to exchange the suffering of the Chinese people for the sympathy of everyone here." I just want to tell you very sensibly that the Second World War is coming. Allow me to define the European War more than 10 years ago as the 'First World War', and what is now brewing can be called the 'Second World War'. I dare predict that the Second World War will be far more destructive than the First World War. The countries of Eurasia, from which no one can and cannot escape. ”

In the past, all the speeches revolved around the topic of anti-war, calling for and discussing how to avoid and stop war.

And Zhou Hexuan's opening remarks, as soon as he came to say that war was inevitable, and it was a large-scale world war, immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Zhou Hexuan continued: "All international friends are non-war-like, and I hope that there will never be another war. However, there is no escaping war, and we must choose to face it bravely and stand firmly on the side of justice. ”

Romain Rolland hurriedly interrupted his speech and said, "Zhou, are you responding to the war?" This has nothing to do with the topic we are discussing today, so please pay attention to the wording. ”

Zhou Hexuan said affirmatively: "Here, I have to pour cold water on you. By calling for peace, they are actually conniving at the fascist forces. It's like a wolf that wants to eat people, no matter how much you appeal, the wolf will eventually eat people. The only way to do this is to call on people to pick up their shotguns and drive this wolf away. ”

"No," retorted Romain Rolland, "a small number of fascists are wolves, and they have bewitched the majority of the population. And when we call for peace, we are waking up the demagogic people that as long as the people are on the side of peace, then a small number of fascists will not be able to become a climate. ”

"I only partially agree with you," Zhou Hexuan said to Romain Rolland, "can you let me finish?" ”

Romain Rolland nodded and said, "Please speak." ”

Zhou Hexuan drew a simple map of the world on a large blackboard and marked it in Japan, Germany, and Italy: "I am afraid that I don't need to explain more about what fascism is, because you are all anti-fascist fighters." What I want to say today is that the roots of why the fascist forces have been able to grow rapidly lies in the Versailles system! ”

Mr. Zhou is going to give a lecture to many international masters present.

"In my opinion, the First World War was a war in which the great powers carved up the world. Through a series of diplomatic treaties, such as the Treaty of Versailles, the Four-Power Treaty, the Five-Power Naval Treaty, and the Nine-Power Pact, the victorious powers jointly formed the current 'Versailles-Washington system' world pattern. Germany's overseas colonies were divided and had to cede land and pay reparations; Although Japan has gained a small amount, it is not at all proportional to expectations. ”

"The huge war reparations that were clearly marked directly caused the collapse of the German economy after the war. The hardships of the German people, coupled with the national humiliation brought about by the cession of land, directly led to the widespread acceptance of Hitler's Nazi ideology. Barring a miracle, the Germans could not have really fulfilled their contracts, and their war reparations could never be repaid. Coupled with the effects of the current economic crisis, there is only one thing the Germans can do, and that is to start a war to break the treaty! ”

"If you look at Japan, you may not know that Japan had a 'continental strategy' hundreds of years ago. Their plans are very clear, first to invade Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula, and then to occupy Northeast China, and these plans have been realized. Next, Japan will invade all of China, attack the Soviet Union in the north, and attack Southeast Asia and the Pacific in the south. ”

"In Southeast Asia and the Pacific, there were large colonies of Britain, France, the United States, Spain, and the Netherlands, and Japan's invasion would inevitably lead to war. Therefore, Japan and Germany would form a war alliance, plus a fascist Italy, against the rest of the world. ”

Zhou Hexuan began to draw arrows on the map, marking the offensive lines of the fascist Axis powers, as well as their intended occupation areas, and finally threw away the chalk and said: "Through this map of the source of the war, you can see very clearly what kind of world war will break out in the future." At present, anti-war ideology is prevalent among the people of various countries, and governments of various countries strictly adhere to appeasement and isolationism, which is tantamount to conniving at fascist forces in disguise. Japan invaded and occupied the northeast of China, and the great powers of various countries remained on the sidelines and condemned. In the future, when Germany invaded Poland and the Czech Republic, the great powers of various countries would still remain on the sidelines and condemn. The fascist regime grew in appetite and power, and the final world war was inevitable. ”

Everyone was a little frightened by the war source map, if it was really as Zhou Hexuan expected, it would be like the whole world would have to fight.

The "Red Aristocrat Sir Marlai" said: "Mr. Zhou, you are being alarmist. France has the most powerful army in the world, Britain has the most powerful navy in the world, and no matter how crazy Germany is, it can't fight Britain and France at the same time, let alone the Soviet Union, which has a huge land area. As long as the Germans dared to provoke a big war, they would be greeted only by destruction. ”

American journalist Eloson also said: "Japan is small in size and lacks resources. As long as the United States is present, it is simply impossible for Japan to go to war in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The United States does not need to send troops, as long as it cuts off Japan's oil import routes, it can ensure that Japanese planes cannot go to the sky, Japanese warships cannot leave the port, and Japanese tanks cannot be operated. ”

"Who can say for sure about the war?" Zhou Hexuan spread his hands and said, "Now it seems that this is indeed the case, Germany and Japan cannot go to war with the whole world. But let's not forget that fascists are a bunch of crazy people who need to suppress the people internally to maintain their rule, and even more so, they need to wage war externally to transfer internal contradictions. The appeasement tactics of the great powers will ignore the gradual increase in the strength of the fascist countries. In the case of Japan, if the great powers had ignored it, the Japanese would have invaded all of China. At that time, Japan was invincible in Asia, and they had every strength to start a war in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Therefore, I call on all governments to use force to curb the growth of fascist forces. For example, sending troops to force Japan to abandon Northeast China is the only way to achieve peace. ”

The crowd was silent, and some were thinking carefully about Zhou Hexuan's speech, but most thought it was impossible.

Even if Germany, Japan, and Italy were united, they would not be able to challenge the whole world.

Albert Einstein suddenly said: "Although Zhou's statement just now exaggerates the facts, there is still some truth. If left unchecked, the appetite of the fascist countries will certainly grow, and a world war will be inevitable. Even if the fascist regime is eliminated soon, the flames of war will cost countless lives, and this must be stopped in advance. ”

Madame Sun took the opportunity to say: "It is necessary to limit the growth of fascist forces, and we should persuade the governments of other countries to take tough measures against Japan and force Japan to return the northeastern lands to China." There is a Chinese proverb that says, 'It is not too late to make amends,' and to stifle Japan's development is to block the road to fascist expansion. China stands with the people of the world in the fight against fascism. ”

Zhou Hexuan said righteously: "I propose the establishment of an international anti-fascist alliance!" ”

"I'm for it!" Einstein immediately raised his hand.

Albert Einstein, who lived in Germany for many years, was extremely worried about the development of Nazi power. Just three months ago, his friend Ositsky was convicted of treason by the Nazi government for promoting peace. He attended the Geneva Conference on Disarmament some time ago and was extremely disappointed by the attitude of the great powers.

Even without Zhou Hexuan's initiative, Einstein would have publicly stood up against the German fascists two months later, and was wanted by the Nazi government and offered a reward of 100,000 marks for his head.

"I'm for it." Mrs. Sun raised her hand second.

"I'm in favor of it too." Romain Rolland raised his hand third.

"I'm for it!"

"I'm for it!"

Dozens of arms were raised one after another in the interior of the venue, and although everyone did not believe the terrible future described by Zhou Hexuan, they were completely unanimous in their anti-fascist attitude.

In May 1932, the "International Anti-Fascist League" was officially established in Amsterdam, and more than 60 members voted to join. By the end of World War II in 1945, the international organization had grown to 200,000 members, including people from all walks of life around the world.