The demonstrations were naturally suppressed at first, but this caused an uproar throughout Germany. The frenzy of strikes soon swept from Bavaria to the Ruhr, then to Frankfurt, then to Berlin.

The wave of strikes worried the German Emperor Wilhelm II. A year ago, he had just dismissed the old prime minister who was always pointing fingers at him, and sent the great iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck back to his hometown to retire. And the main reason why he was able to do this was that Bismarck was already displeasing at home at that time.

It's also funny to say, when Bismarck tried his best to provoke the Franco-Prussian War, the Junkers in Germany, as soon as they heard that they were going to fight with "great France", they were so frightened that their legs trembled, and they could hardly stand. As if it was not Napoleon III who ruled France at that time, but the terrible Emperor Napoleon I. Had it not been for Bismarck, who urged them, crouched behind them, and drove them away with a leather whip, they might have really retracted and knelt down to lick the French boots again after Napoleon III's ultimatum. However, once they won, these timid Junkers who had never seen the world immediately did not know that the sky was high, and those who were afraid of France to death immediately jumped up and put forward all kinds of particularly "patriotic" and excessively excessive conditions one after another. For example, land cession, such as huge reparations, and some people even proposed to simply annex France. I don't want to think about the consequences if I really dare to do this.

Later, in order to suppress and isolate France, Bismarck made great efforts to create an alliance of the Three Emperors. However, the contradictions between the Three Emperors Alliance are not small, especially between Austria and Russia, and the contradictions are even more obvious. In order to maintain this alliance, Bismarck had to make Germany make a little sacrifice. This naturally made those Junkers who suddenly became extraordinarily arrogant and felt that Lao Tzu was the best in the world extremely angry. They feel more and more that the old prime minister who shouted "iron and blood" at the beginning is now becoming more and more of a coward. What's more, with the development of Germany's domestic industry, the problem of insufficient demand is becoming more and more obvious. Many years ago, the Junckers used to joke about the economic crisis in Britain for three days, but now the economic crisis in Germany is even worse than in the United Kingdom. Because the British, in turn, could pass on the crisis to the colonies, but Germany had nothing.

"Germany needs land in the sun!" However, the old prime minister was so cautious in this matter, and he was timid when competing for overseas interests, especially for Britain, and he was like a tiger. So the once timid Junker aristocrats felt that they needed a bolder leader.

On the other hand, the German left had always been Bismarck's enemy, although they had always been the enemy of the Junker aristocracy. However, in order to deal with the common enemy Bismarck, they temporarily joined forces and put Bismarck in order together. With this opportunity, the German left, especially the Social Democrats, for the first time, gained a considerable voice in the German parliament and became the most important party in the parliament. Of course, the growing obsession of the SPDs in Europe with the legitimate parliamentary struggle had nothing to do with this victory.

Now that the strike has started, the shape of Germany has changed again. If, of course, the SPD had to side with the striking workers, and the Junckers, who had become capitalists, if they did not do everything possible to quell the strikes, they would be dissatisfied with the emperor who had just come to power, and it was not impossible for them to collude again with Bismarck, who had already stepped down.

"We have to do everything we can to get them to come to a compromise." The young emperor himself said this to himself.

……

In the rented house where Dena and Alice lived, Dena was chatting with Alice.

"I've heard that the German government may make some compromises and ask bosses to cover the medical expenses of workers who are injured at work. and continue to provide wages for workers injured at work during medical treatment. Alice said to Dena, "It seems that Bernstein's opinion is not entirely unreasonable. It's better for everyone to reach a compromise than because of the revolution and civil war. ”

"What do you say about compromise," said Dena, who had just finished writing her new editorial, putting on the cover of her pen and stretching her back, "and many times compromise is beneficial in the short run, but very harmful in the long run. For example, in the United States, if a compromise had been reached between the North and the South before the civil war, what would have been the result? ”

"Probably a lot less dead, right?" Alice said. The American Civil War was the deadliest war in American history, whether it was the previous Revolutionary War, the Second War with Great Britain, or even the future World War I and World War II, in terms of the number of deaths was not as high as the American Civil War. Therefore, the phrase "killing a native to be killed by a foreigner" is not only applicable to China, but also to the United States. In fact, it can be said that it applies to most countries.

"That's right." didn't deny that, but she went on to say, "At least in the short term." But have you ever wondered how two incompatible economic models can coexist for a long time in a single country in the United States? The North wants high tariffs, and the South wants low tariffs. There is no way to solve this contradiction, and it will eventually fall out. Think about it, what would have happened if the civil war had dragged on until now? Will there be fewer deaths? It's much more efficient to kill people now than it was during the Civil War. ”

Seeing that Alice did not continue to speak, Dena continued:

"Now, for example, it's not impossible to have the necessary compromises, but I'm worried about it. That's them, and I mean Bernstein, they're going to get more and more accustomed to compromise, more and more afraid of struggle. However, we know that as long as private ownership exists, industrialized large-scale production cannot but produce an economic crisis. There are two ways to solve this problem, one is a radical solution - the abolition of private property through the guò revolution. Because no matter how much they compromise, it is impossible for capitalists to give up their capital, and it is impossible for them to tolerate the abolition of private property. So this path necessarily leads to civil war. The other way is to transfer the crisis of overproduction to the outside world, and this road will inevitably lead to wars of aggression abroad, and to wars between the major industrial countries for their colonies. The British trade unionists either openly declared that the workers and the capitalists had a common interest, that is, to wage war and seize more markets so that everyone could have a good life.

Therefore, no matter which path is taken, whether it is compromise or not, the ultimate goal is definitely war. It's either a civil war or an external war. But Alice, if she takes the path of intransigence, as long as the revolution wins, then the problem will be solved once and for all. If you take the path of compromise...... Alice, you see, Britain already has so many colonies, but it still feels that it is not enough, with the development of industry, its appetite will grow, it will constantly need war, at first with those 'barbarian peoples', because they are easy to bully, and the price to fight them is small. But the earth is only so big, and soon the 'barbarian peoples' will become extinct, just like the Indians. As a result, they could only target other industrial countries. The Communist Manifesto proclaims that 'the proletarians of the whole world unite,' but believe it or not, if Bernstein and his men continue down this path of compromise, it won't be long before he calls on the proletarians of all countries to kill each other 'for the sake of the motherland.'" Many times, compromise is not the solution to the problem, it is just a timid procrastination, saving the price that must be paid today for later, regardless of the higher interest that will be paid later...... Oh yes, Alice. Do those guys have any new information there? ”

Alice didn't react to Dena's final question for a moment, because she was frightened by Dena's previous words. Alice trained in Blackwater and learned about the killing efficiency of modern weapons. At the same time, I also know the terrible horror of a full-scale war between the industrial powers. This terrible scene almost dared her to imagine.

"Hey, Sister Alice, what's wrong with you?"

Dena noticed that Alice was not in the right state and hurriedly asked.

"Ahh Nothing, just Dena, the world you depict is horrible. Is this really the case? Why ......," Alice said.

"Alice, the truth is always scary. But revolutionaries can't stick their heads into the dunes just because reality is terrible. I'm not afraid to sue you, actually, my family. Dena smiled, "That uncle of mine, the saint, has been preparing for the coming world war. Okay, those guys didn't sue you if they found anything. ”

"It's horrible! You're saying that Mr. MacDonald has been preparing for war for a long time. Alice muttered.

"yes, like the preparations he did before the Civil War." Even when it comes to her uncle, Dena is unceremonious.

"Dena, maybe you're right. Because they told me that the vehicles transporting methyl isocyanate ended up at a base belonging to the army...... Could it be that they are going to use this thing to kill people like insects? Alice's eyes widened.

"Really?" Dena stood up, her eyes glowing with a fiery glow.

"Alice, we need to act, get the evidence, and then expose this appalling thing! The evils of militarism and the inevitable consequences of compromising with them and complicity with them are exposed! ”