Yes, at that time, the United States was not a beacon of democracy, nor was it as "fraternal" as it was later, at least the elites of the US government showed more indifference and cruelty to these World War I veterans.

Attorney General William. "Veterans of the expeditionary force have committed the crime of 'begging and other acts,'" Mitchell declared. "And Vice President Charles. Curtis dispatched two companies of Marines, armed with rifles, bayonets, and steel helmets, on the tram to expel them.

Remember the conscience Brigadier General Glasford mentioned earlier? It was he who strongly protested and pointed out that the vice president did not have the authority to issue military orders that allowed the marines of the two companies to return to the barracks.

Let's put it this way, when veterans protest and march on Pennsylvania Avenue, it upsets the old men at the Capitol three blocks away. In the eyes of the government, these people are a thorn in the side and must be expelled.

In order to achieve this goal, the big capitalists and the officials and lords united to slander these poor veterans by all means. On March 7, in Dearborn, Michigan, three thousand hungry men and women attempted to make a move on Henry. During a demonstration outside Ford's factory, police opened fire to protect the car tycoon, killing four people and injuring more than 100 others (who were later handcuffed to hospital beds and charged with rioting).

According to normal people's thinking, it is the police or Ford who should be condemned, but what does the press say? The Detroit Free Press openly condemned the veterans of the expeditionary force: "It is very certain that those responsible are none other than William. Forster (leader of the American Workers and leader of the American Communist Party) and other expeditionary force provocateurs! ”。 In an editorial, the Washington Evening Star asked: "Why didn't the SAR police 'rush up and beat up the demonstrators who tried to get compensation for the demonstrations'?" ”

The well-known New York Times, on the other hand, has made full use of its usual ability to turn black and white upside down, spreading rumors that "veterans who demonstrate receive compensation seven or eight times as much as veterans from other countries." But he was still not satisfied." But actually. Except for disabled servicemen. Others did not receive a penny in compensation.

The lazy ants in the United States also gave advice to Hoover. Brigadier General Moseley (Eisenhower described the good friend as a 'quick-witted' and 'energetic' officer, and who was 'always on the lookout for new ideas'.) As for Eisenhower, who was a major in the Army and was serving as an adjutant to MacArthur, he had a "good idea" -- arrest the compensation marchers and other inferior people, and then put them together on an isolated island in the Hawaiian Islands. Because sugar crops don't even grow there and are sparsely populated, they are left to fend for themselves!

Well, let's wipe our eyes. Does this sound familiar? Later generations were scolded and the Führer's solution to the "inferior race" was the same, except that the Führer did not have Hawaii, only concentration camps, and the Führer felt that the speed of self-destruction was too slow, and the gas chambers were the right way.

In this atmosphere, tragedy is inevitable. Of course, this was not a tragedy for the dignitaries and dignitaries in the United States at that time, and they took it for granted that their next actions were naturally correct and that they were maintaining the traditional order of the United States.

At ten o'clock in the morning on July 28, the worst came. President Hoover, who never believed that there was a crisis of capitalism and that there would be a famine among honest American citizens, sent a letter to Secretary of War Patrick Brown. Hurley gave a verbal order - to drive the veterans of the expeditionary force out of Washington!

This order was quickly executed. Hurley ordered Army Chief of Staff MacArthur to carry out this mission. Note that the old MacArthur had no pity for the veterans with whom he had fought. On the contrary, he believes that these people are scum and must be eradicated.

MacArthur, who was smoking a pipe, declared at the time: "MacArthur resolutely carried out his orders, and the revolution was coming." And then there was a small episode, and the four-star general MacArthur, who had announced that he was resolutely carrying out the order, found that he himself was not wearing a military uniform, which seemed to him to be inappropriate. So he immediately ordered the orderlies to fetch his uniform, even though his adjutant, the future five-star general Eisenhower, whom we know as he did well, repeatedly advised him: "This is politics, and you should not wear a uniform!" ”

However, the MacArthur family has this kind of showy genes, he not only wore a full set of military uniforms, armbands, and sharpshooter medals, but also ordered Eisenhower to wear military uniforms as well, and he proudly announced at that time: "We are going to attack the backbone of the expeditionary force." With that, the chief of staff got into his limousine and set off with his men (MacArthur's salary was quite high at the time, about $10,000 and $400 a year, compared to $3,000 for Major Eisenhower).

MacArthur's luxury car drove all the way to the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue and pulled over, when Eisenhower asked, "Why did we stop?" MacArthur replied coldly, "Wait for the tank!" ”

At the same time, the White House officially announced that the military would "stop riots and suppress those who flout executive orders," and a few minutes later revealed that there were "communists" among the veterans of the expeditionary force.

At this time, the reporter approached MacArthur and asked the chief of staff what his plans were, and the chief of staff confidently replied: "Look at me, just look at me!" "But what really caught people's attention was the menacing march of an army armed to the teeth from Pennsylvania Avenue. At the head was a large group of cavalry, and the big man at the lead was an old acquaintance of ours, Patton.

Major Patton led the 3rd Cavalry Regiment with a sharp saber and a whip. Behind the horses was a machine-gun detachment - the 12th Infantry Regiment, the 13th Engineer Regiment and the 34th Infantry Regiment - the sun shining brightly on their bayonets. These queues were followed by six tanks, the tracks of which were methodically running over the asphalt road.

It was already 4:45 p.m., and fifteen minutes before the SAR civil servants had already left work and began to pour into the streets, and 20,000 people crowded on the sidewalk to watch the dazed, confused veterans opposite.

The situation was rather bad, for Major Patton's cavalry had been flexing their muscles, even as the crowd grew denser. The major doesn't matter either. In a sense, this Major Patton is an out-and-out ******. Because he is known to have no concern for the safety of the common people. At this time, he has fallen into a state of frenzy, ready to clean up those "hostile elements" fiercely!

Essen, the Washington bureau chief for The Baltimore Sun, later recalled: "At first, the attack on onlookers appeared to be the act of a few armed cavalry, but later became part of a joint cavalry operation," adding: "The soldiers broke into thousands of unsuspecting crowds without warning, and men and women were attacked." Someone simply refused to leave the front door of the telegraph office and was beaten to the ground by two horsemen with the back of their knives! ”

In the face of the atrocities of Patton's 3rd Cavalry Regiment, even the crowd of onlookers shouted: "Shameless! Shameless! But it didn't help, Patton was the man who was best at "going his own way", and his cavalry rushed forward. Slash the veteran in the parade with trampling and the back of the knife. The veterans were stunned, and then they came to their senses and immediately counterattacked, and they tried to pull the cavalry down and start fighting.

"My God!" A gray-haired veteran shouted, "If only we had a gun!" ”

Soon the veterans began to try to snatch the weapons, and they roared: "Where were you when I was in Argonne in the World War? Others shouted: "The American flag is meaningless from now on!" ”

MacArthur's reply was: "Whoever dares to speak out again, arrest him immediately!" ”

Speaking of Barton, it was not only Barton who was ruthless to his own robes, MacArthur was even more ruthless, and the previous Secretary of War, in order to reduce the negative impact of the incident, specially instructed the unruly chief of staff in writing: "All women and children in the area must be cared for and treated kindly!" But the chief of staff simply forgot about this instruction. He requisitioned 3,000 tear gas canisters from the Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Edgewood Arsenal, and threw them wherever there were more people.

Quick as a wink. Large amounts of toxic gases spread just over Pennsylvania Avenue and the surrounding abandoned buildings occupied by veterans. The suffocating women couldn't even open their eyes, grabbed pots and pans in a panic, and stumbled out of the house with their children. Here's how the Associated Press described the scene at the time: "It's like no man's land in the Great War of 1918. ”

Even the onlookers were affected by the gas offensive, and a soldier saw a reporter rush into a phone booth at a gas station to call the newspaper office and immediately threw a tear gas canister into the phone booth.

The poor veterans, their wives and children were chased away like dogs, and the cavalry, bayonet soldiers, and slow-moving tanks drove them all the way across the Anakustia River. It should be said that MacArthur has successfully completed the task assigned to him by Hoover and can withdraw his troops. But for MacArthur, this was not enough, and what he wanted to do was to destroy the expeditionary force, and only succeed and not fail. He was going to continue to kill the veterans who had camped there on the other side of the river. General Glasford objected, pleading with the chief of staff to abandon the plan, calling it "utterly stupid."

But MacArthur was very firm, no one could persuade him, and the king of heaven could not stop him. No kidding, MacArthur didn't take anyone seriously at all, not even Hoover's orders.

At that time, Hoover through General Mosley and Secretary to the Chief of the General Staff Clement. Wright again conveyed the order, and Eisenhower recalled: "The president forbade any troops to cross the bridge to the open field on the opposite bank to enter the veterans' main camp." This order could not be clearer, and it was immediately obeyed by other generals, but MacArthur was not another general, on the contrary, he was furious with this order, and he thought that it was civilian intervention in the military, and it was intolerable! And he will resolutely carry out his plan to the end.

Years later, Eisenhower recalled: "MacArthur stressed to me, 'I am very busy, and I do not want me and my men to be disturbed by men who have come to deliver orders.'" ”

MacArthur ordered the crane gun to be erected at the bridgehead, and then he personally led a group of Eisenhower's men and a group of infantry across the bridge and stormed into the veterans' camp. To tell you the truth, it wasn't a camp, it was full of packing boxes, fruit boxes, chicken coops, sacks, and haphazardly built shacks and tents, and it was a big garbage heap. But this is the only home for the unemployed veterans of the expeditionary force. Veterans and relatives huddled in the dark, praying for relief, only to be greeted with a new round of tear gas.

MacArthur's soldiers stormed the camp. Once again, these veterans are expelled. The veterans who planted the vegetable gardens prayed to the infantry not to trample on the crops they needed for their livelihoods. But these green plants are still trampled to a mess.

According to the Associated Press. At 10:14 p.m., the infantry set fire to all the shacks in the camp, and the flames rose in the air at a height of nearly 20 meters and spread into the nearby woods. Even the White House could see the fire.

Eisenhower later recalled: "It was a terrible scene. Whether or not it was their fault for entering Washington, these ragged, mistreated, arbitrarily called veterans are pitiful, and the raging fires that have ignited throughout the camp can only make it feel more miserable. ”

But not everyone had the sympathy that Eisenhower would later have. 7-year-old Eugene. King is the son of a war veteran who was struggling to get his bunny out of his tent. And what did MacArthur's soldiers do with the child?

"Get out! You little bunny! ”

When Eugene hesitated, the infantry pierced his calf with bayonets without hesitation! It's not just Eugene who suffers from abuse. Even he was lucky, a man named Bernard. Myers' baby also suffocated to death in the disaster, and angry newspaper editors at the time suggested that the child be written with an epitaph like this: "Bernard. Miles, who died at the age of three months, died of inhaling President Hoover's poison gas! ”

The calamities and misfortunes of the veterans were the best performances for the wealthy who came to see the bustle when their yachts anchored on the Ananacostia River, laughing loudly at the performances on the riverbank.

Note that the disaster is not over yet, and at 11:15 p.m., the final cast appears. Major Patton, riding a tall horse, reappears as he and his cavalry carry out the final sabotage attack. Just when this cavalry major was showing off his might. A ragged veteran of the demonstration tried to get close to him to say something, but he was immediately interrupted by Major Patton. Without hesitation, Patton ordered his cavalry to drag it away like dead dogs.

Note that this veteran is not your average veteran, his name is Joseph. Joseph T. Angelo, on September 26, 1918, was awarded the Cross of the Order of Distinguished Service for saving the life of a young officer named George Smith Patton the Younger for saving the life of a young officer in the Argonne Forest in France.

Yes, you read that right, it's the same Barton we're talking about today. Is the attitude of this so-called real soldier towards his comrades-in-arms and his life-savers very unexpected? Of course, our General Patton later explained and defended his actions by saying that his mother had already given Angelino money, and that Angelino had received a medal for saving him. The implication is that he does not owe anything to Anglino, and even insinuates that Angelino is willing to fall. In the end, he also hypocritically said that even if Angelino did these wrong things, he would still help him in the future.

The disgusting performances were not over, and after Patton's performance, MacArthur was impatient to take the stage again, unmoved by Eisenhower's advice (the Major advised him to avoid the press because it was a terrible political event), but instead MacArthur liked to speak to the press, and whether he liked it or not (apparently he enjoyed it), his storming of the veterans' camp had placed him at the center of political events.

At midnight, MacArthur slapped Hoover's ass at the news media: "If the president hadn't acted within 24 hours, there would have been a very serious crisis, and it would have led to a real war." If we wait another week, I believe that our political system will be seriously threatened! ”

MacArthur not only slapped on the back, but also smeared the veterans of the expeditionary force, facing the accusations of New York State Rep. LaGuardia: "In times of economic depression, unemployment, and the number of hungry people, hot soup is cheaper than tear gas, and bread is more effective than bullets in maintaining law and order!" MacArthur replied: "If one of the 10 men in the expeditionary force is a veteran, I don't believe it!" ”

See, in MacArthur's view, he was striking the enemy, not the robe, so his actions were magnificent. Of course, he is not the only one who has smeared veterans of the expeditionary force in this way, the secretary of war also said that only 33 percent of them are veterans, and Hoover said that less than half are veterans. Anyway, the official narrative of the U.S. government is that there are few veterans among them, and most of them are lazy communist saboteurs.

However, the U.S. government's Veterans Administration has conducted detailed screenings and documented veterans before the crackdown was launched. The data shows that 94 percent of them have served in the Army and Navy, 67 percent have gone on overseas expeditions, and 20 percent are disabled soldiers! Among them, there are many awardees, even the recipients of the Medal of Honor!

Of course, it is too normal for ******** authorities to turn their faces and deny their accounts and point fingers at black and white, and American veterans have been suppressed more than once or twice for fighting for their own rights and interests. The difference is that historically they were a vulnerable group and had no ability to resist. And in this time and space, with the addition of a certain immortal, the situation has become completely different...... (To be continued.) )

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