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Chapter 1472: Isolationism

Five a.m. ET, White House, Washington. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

President Roosevelt was woken from his sleep.

Three or seven years later, the U.S. economy has continued to decline, a large number of factories are under-employed, unemployment remains high, farmers' incomes have fallen, and the number of people applying for relief has soared, and the United States has once again fallen into a cycle of economic crisis.

Germany, which has been carefully supported by the United States as a dumping ground for industrial products, has not only stopped buying American products, but has instead converted the goods it produces into US dollars to repay the loans on Wall Street, thus impacting the already excessively prosperous market in the United States.

Politically, there has been a large-scale uprising in the Philippines, a satellite country of the United States, in an attempt to establish a completely independent country.

But since the end of the last European competition, the American team has faced the test of war for the first time, and it is not a pleasant thing in the end. Since the counterinsurgency, thousands of casualties have been inflicted on the US troops stationed in the Philippines, and the anti-war sentiment of the American people is rising, and the radio news, newspapers and magazines are all full of questioning voices, asking why the Philippine affairs require the young people of the United States to shed blood and sacrifice? Despite many official explanations, it has not worked, and the government's approval rating has fallen to a frightening low, and many lawmakers have been privately colluding to seek impeachment of the current government.

Internationally, after being expelled from China, Japan unexpectedly chose to attack the Dutch East Indies, and what was particularly shocking was that Dutch rule in Southeast Asia was like rotten wood on the verge of falling at the touch of a button, and the Japanese army defeated the former sea coachman Holland in a very short period of time, and achieved domination of nearly 2 million square kilometers of land.

Up to now, neither the U.S. side nor the intelligence agencies have figured out how Japan did all this, especially the intact reception of the Dutch fleet, which in the eyes of the American generals is too incredible, and it is more incredible than the tricks of the Orientals, and the vigilance of the Japanese army has been deepened.

On the German side, Hitler was pressing forward step by step, and after annexing Austria, he began to clamoring to take the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, which made Roosevelt very uncomfortable, but in order to avoid the collapse of the Chamberlain government, which advocated appeasement and peace, and at the same time, the outbreak of war in Europe might pull the United States into the water, so he had to help Germany against his will, taking an extremely dangerous step.

Of course, there is also the hope that the Japanese ambassador will lead the waters of trouble to the Soviet Union. It is difficult for people to imagine the fear of the United States before World War II, after the end of the European War, Lenin called for world revolution, and the terrible news of the great socialist upheaval in Europe shocked the American middle class, and then they were shocked by the strikes in the United States. In 1919 alone, there were more than 3,000 strikes, followed by bomb attacks, and even the apartment of the newly appointed chief was attacked in the middle of the night, so you can see how bad the situation was at that time. In 1920, the head of American intelligence, Edgar . Hoover came out on the scene and dealt the most severe blow to the Red elements in the United States, and the number of members of the American Communist Party fell from 80,000 before the attack to 6,000 at the end of 21. Although Hoover was criticized, he became a rising political star in the political arena, becoming director of the FBI in '24.

"President, there's an emergency."

It was Edgar who disturbed Roosevelt's sleep. Since he became director of the FBI, Hoover's staff has grown from 339 in 24 years to more than 4,000 this year, and with the support of President Roosevelt, he began to extend his intelligence functions abroad this year, and together with the Department of Naval Intelligence, he undertook the heavy responsibility of collecting intelligence for the United States of America. Miss Lehand, the secretary of life, pushed Roosevelt into the office, and Edgar Edgar. Hoover immediately stepped forward and reported the original text of the war of words that took place that night between the French government, the French Annan government, and the Chinese government, especially the Syrian government.

"Confused! At this time, how can we stimulate the Chinese? ”

Roosevelt changed color suddenly: "Chinese has just defeated the Japanese army in Shanghai and Zhejiang, and successfully ushered in the return of Mongolia, coupled with the strong combat effectiveness of the An Jiajun in Shanghai's entry ceremony, so that the governments of all countries were shocked, and the morale of the army is high, and we should strive to improve relations...... Alas, the French regime changes frequently, and the newly elected people still lack experience in governing the *** line! It is estimated that Daladier, the prime minister, was at a loss under Hitler's frequent stimulation and lost ground to make such a stupid move...... In this way, the army of Syria may move south at any time? ”

Edgar. Hoover nodded: "The odds are high." At present, Britain and France are anxious, on the one hand, to deal with the crisis in Europe, on the other hand, the Asian colonies are not worrying, *** frequently, the British mobilized 100,000 reinforcements have been urgently on the way to India, but to really calm down the situation in its colonies, it is expected to take a long time, and France this time is a hornet's nest......

"It is obviously unrealistic to start a war in Europe and Asia at the same time, and Britain and France can only make peace with one side for the time being, concentrating on eliminating the other. Therefore, compromise with Germany was necessary, after all, the German threat was under the nose, and the slightest mistake could lead to a world war, while Asia was separated by the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. Now that the economies of Britain and France are in great economic recession, and they are in dire need of the markets and resources of the colonies, I predict that a local war will most likely break out in French Annam! ”

Roosevelt's face was solemn, and he thought for a while before asking, "What does the Chinese government in Nanking think about this?" ”

Edgar. Hoover said, "Be silent. Due to the irrational statements of the French government and the colonial government of Annan, which completely angered the Chinese, when the radio station of Syria relayed the full text of the words of the French government and the French Annan government at the press conference, the whole of China was in turmoil, many cities broke out in anti-French ***, and riots also broke out in the French concession in Shanghai, because they were afraid of the reaction of a mechanized brigade left by the An Jiajun in Hongkou, the concession authorities did not dare to send troops to suppress it, and the current situation is still extremely chaotic. ”

"Can China, together with British and French diplomats, jointly put pressure on Chairman Chiang in Nanjing, and ask the Syrian government to exercise restraint?" Roosevelt asked again.

"I don't think it's going to have much effect."

Met Roosevelt's inquiring gaze, Edgar. Hoover analyzed: "Everyone knows that China's political system is very strange, most of the local generals with the army are divided into one side, and do not listen to the instructions of the central government at all, and according to the analysis of our intelligence department, the strength of the Syrian army is not weaker than the central army, if it were not for the moral concept of teachers and students in the bones of the Chinese, the Syrian government has the strength to replace Nanjing." Even ......"

Speaking of which, Edgar. Hoover hesitated for a moment, Roosevelt was slightly stunned, and then understood: "It is even possible that Chiang Kai-shek will push Syria to develop southward behind his back, borrow the hands of Britain and France, consume the strength of the An Army, and create conditions for the central government to take over Syria." ”

Edgar. Hoover nodded: "At present, the Sino-Japanese war situation is in a scorching state, the Japanese army is attacking instead of defending, and the squadron is fighting in Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong, but if you take a closer look, the losses on both sides are not large, and they both wisely choose to preserve their strength." Therefore, there is reason to believe that Chairman Chiang, who is determined to eliminate the local army and forces, is very likely to be behind the scenes. ”

Roosevelt stroked his forehead and said bitterly: "The United States must not be allowed to enter the war, at least not for now." So far, the United States has only 100,000 standing troops, and even if the National Guard is mobilized, it can only raise the 15th Army, and I estimate that even the army of a local warlord in China far exceeds the army of our entire country. ”

Edgar. Hoover looked at Roosevelt with some sympathy. Recently, Roosevelt was in a bitter battle with the federal courts. According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. is a country with a separation of powers among the legislative, judicial, and executive powers, and the nomination and appointment of Supreme Court justices are proposed by the president, subject to the consent of the Senate. Once appointed, judges serve for life, the president has no power to appoint or dismiss them, and the power to interpret the constitution rests only with the courts.

Most of the nine ** officers in the current federal court were born in the Lincoln era and represent the most conservative force in the United States. Over the years, the Supreme Court has declared the National Industrial Rehabilitation Act, the Rural Mortgage Moratorium Act, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Bituminous Coal Workers Wages and Hours Act, the Interstate Oil Shipping Control Act, the Railroad Employees Retirement Act, the Local Bankruptcy Act, and the Women's Minimum Wage Act unconstitutional and null and void.

Roosevelt had planned to dilute the conservatives by going to the Supreme Court, but before the plan could be implemented, it was denounced by conservatives and isolationists. Organizations such as the American Chamber of Commerce, the Liberty League, the Revolutionary Daughters' Association, the American Veterans League, and the National Manufacturing Association all shouted "No Touch to the Supreme Court," and even within the Democratic Party accused them of "immorality, an evil that has never been done since the founding of the Democratic Party."

You must know that in the eyes of the public, the Supreme Court is a bulwark to protect the US Constitution, and any attempt to reform the Supreme Court will be regarded as an attack on the separation of powers system itself, and even many people who have always supported Roosevelt have begun to accuse Roosevelt of having "dictatorial" tendencies.

Just yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected Roosevelt's "Navy Expansion Act" and "Army Expansion Act", which led to Roosevelt's plan to expand arms warfare once again.

After a while, Roosevelt adjusted his mood and asked, "What's going on on Hitler's side?" ”

Edgar. Hoover cautiously pleaded: "Hitler has agreed in principle to a conference in Munich and has set the deadline for his annexation of the Sudetenland to the 10th of the following month." However, he warned that if the Munich Conference could not reach an agreement, the German army would march on the Sudetenland according to its own plan and completely crush the Czechoslovak army. ”

Roosevelt shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The end of this year is really bad, everything has come together......"

Edgar. Hoover nodded, his mind drifting to Europe, pondering the rapid change in Hitler's attitude, and secretly worried about the insensitivity of the vast majority of Americans.