Expedition to Europe

Because of the injustice of the British, Billy Hughes was on pins and needles as the Prime Minister.

Australians also did not support Billy Hughes' re-election as the Prime Minister of Australia because of his loyalty to Britain.

Among the three candidates, Billy Hughes had the lowest support rate, which also reflected the current attitude of most Australians towards the British government.

When Billy Hughes learned of Johnny Child's death, he was entertaining Timothy, the Speaker of the Western Australian Parliament from Perth.

Although Billy Hughes had fewer supporters, he was unwilling to fail. Since he wanted to be re-elected, Billy Hughes had to do something. In Billy Hughes' view, votes from Western Australia were very important. As long as he got the support of Western Australia, Billy Hughes would not lose too badly even if he lost.

He was really unambitious. It was not a good habit to plan for a retreat before the election even started.

Although Western Australia is a bit unique in Australia, it is still a part of Australia after all, so Billy Hughes does not dislike Timothy. Australia is also striving for autonomy. Billy Hughes can understand the struggle of Port Hedland against Perth.

It should be said that the atmosphere of the dinner was still very good. Although Billy Hughes and Timothy did not drink to high, they drank a little. Billy Hughes and Timothy talked about the swans in Perth and the ore in Port Hedland. Timothy congratulated Billy Hughes for his successful re-election. The atmosphere was a little warm.

After hearing the news of Johnny Child's death, Billy Hughes frowned and fell into deep thought. Timothy was not in a hurry and looked at Billy Hughes with interest without saying anything.

For a long time, Billy Hughes kept the knife and fork in his hand on the plate in front of him, pulled the napkin from his collar and threw it on the table, with a look of despair: "It's a troubled time-"

"It's spring now-" Timothy's answer was a bit off.

Billy Hughes was amused by Timothy's off-key, and asked Timothy to sit in the living room with a wry smile.

"The election will be held in a few months, and now this kind of thing has happened. Stanley, the mad dog, will definitely go crazy. I just don't know who will be implicated-" Billy Hughes was indeed a little discouraged at this moment. No matter who Stanley would settle the score with, Billy, the fish in the pond, would inevitably be affected.

"We are all in this vortex, and no one can stay out of it." Timothy was not in a hurry. Anyway, Timothy did not have the strength to participate in the election, and it would be the same for Timothy who was elected.

"Yeah, no one can stay out of it—" Billy Hughes pinched his forehead a little worriedly, his sparse hair was a little messy, but Billy didn't notice it.

"If you can be re-elected, how will you deal with the relationship between Melbourne and Perth—maybe it will be Canberra by then—" Timothy started to talk business.

If nothing unexpected happens, that is, in the next two years, the capital of Australia will be moved to Canberra. Timothy wants to determine how Billy Hughes positions the relationship between the Australian government and the Western Australian government.

"Of course, it is to maintain the status quo." Billy Hughes immediately came to his senses, straightened his hair and talked freely: "I know you Western Australians have demands, but you also have to understand the Australian government. The Australian government also has demands. Maintaining Australia's stability is the biggest responsibility of the Australian government. Under this premise, there is nothing that cannot be discussed. We can sit down and talk about how to make Australia continue to develop and develop better."

From this passage, Billy Hughes is an idealist.

Unfortunately, the end of idealists is generally not good.

Billy Hughes is not an ordinary person. He served as a member of parliament from the establishment of the Australian Parliament in 1901 until his death. He served as a member of parliament for 51 years, the longest-serving member of parliament in Australian history.

Of course, if there is no more support, Billy Hughes's career as prime minister will end here.

"To be honest, I don't think Australia has a tomorrow. The world is not peaceful. Germany is being exploited by the whole world. If there is another world war, should we still support Britain as we did last time? If we do, I'm afraid even women will have to go to the battlefield." Timothy directly exposed the hidden crisis in Australia.

The problem with Australia is that it cannot control its own destiny. As part of the British Empire, when the mother country encounters a crisis, Australia must fulfill the task of defending the mother country, which makes Australia lose all room.

"If there is another world war, we will certainly participate in it, but it is impossible to be fully committed like last time. We need time to restore our strength." Billy Hughes finally agreed to consider the problem from Australia's perspective.

"Look, this is what I'm worried about. If Australia joins the war again, it might cause Australia to fall into division." Timothy was merciless. He had no feelings for Britain.

"I know what you want. To be honest, I want it too. It's not impossible, but it takes a process." Billy Hughes understood what Timothy meant.

Western Australia, represented by Timothy, has been asking for autonomy, which is actually the same as Australia's demands. The difference is that Australians are actually seeking autonomy from Britain, while Perth is asking for Canberra.

Although he did not agree with the autonomy of Western Australia, Billy Hughes could still understand Timothy. In order to win Timothy's support, Billy Hughes did not refuse outright, but said that everything could be discussed.

This was already a huge progress.

Just when Timothy wanted to make more requests, Billy Hughes's butler walked in quickly and whispered in Billy Hughes' ear: "Mr. James Scullin is here, he wants to talk to you-"

Hearing the butler's words, Billy Hughes finally smiled a little.

At this time, James Scullin came to visit Billy Hughes, obviously because of Johnny Child's accidental death.

It is estimated that James Scullin also knew that Stanley Bruce would definitely doubt him. James Scullin came to Billy Hughes to form an alliance to jointly fight against Stanley Bruce's pressure.

Timothy was still very tactful. Seeing that Billy Hughes had something important to do, he got up and said goodbye.

When Billy Hughes sent Timothy off, he took the initiative to ask Timothy to meet at the Prime Minister's residence tomorrow morning, which meant that he wanted to have a further discussion.

Not long after Timothy left, James Scullin came to the reception room led by the butler.

The original text can be read at Six # 9 @Books/Bar!

When he met Billy Hughes, James Scullin said straight to the point: "Johnny Child is dead, and Stanley is probably going to go crazy. We should be prepared."

"Don't worry, James. Stanley is not crazy. He should know what can be done and what cannot be done." If Billy Hughes still doesn't know how to raise the price at this time, then Billy Hughes has been the Prime Minister for nearly ten years in vain.

"The problem is that guy is a lunatic." James Scullin shook his head and sighed, his expression was very worried: "I have begun to doubt now, if I return home, will there be a group of gunmen waiting for me--"

Australia's current election system is not perfect. Unless the election for prime minister is successful, the prime ministerial candidate will not be protected by the power of the state. James Scullin knows Stanley well, and Stanley may really do that.

"Ha, calm down James, do you want me to call Randy?" Billy Hughes laughed dumbly.

Randy's full name is Randy Sweet, the chief of the Canberra Police Department. Billy Hughes is still the Prime Minister of Australia. If Billy Hughes calls Randy Sweet as the Prime Minister, it will not be difficult to order Randy Sweet to station a few police officers around James Scullin.

"Damn it, I'm not afraid, but I'm worried about not having the opportunity to serve Australia." James Scullin also sings high-sounding words.

Listen, this is the art of language. The same sentence, when said in a different way, is full of fearlessness in the face of danger.

In fact, James Scullin was afraid. Stanley's business was ocean shipping, and he had many desperate criminals under his command. If Stanley wanted to do something, James Scullin could not stop him.

"You always have a chance. Whether you can win the election or not, doing your current job well is the best service to Australia." Billy Hughes also sings high-sounding words, and his level is much higher than James Scullin.

Seeing that Billy Hughes was unmoved, James Scullin finally lost the mood to bargain: "If we want to deal with Stanley, then we must join hands. You should know that if I am unlucky tomorrow, then it will be your turn the day after tomorrow."

Westerners have done a good job in "maintaining fairness and justice". Chinese people are used to not caring about things that do not concern them. As long as bad luck does not fall on them, Chinese people can completely stay out of the matter and watch the excitement with relish, without expecting that bad luck will also fall on them in the future. Westerners are different. They believe that in this world, the fate of people is often interdependent. If a person, a group, a political party or even a country only cares about their own interests and does not pay even a little price for social justice, then they will suffer losses and be punished in the end.

The song "I Didn't Speak" written by Martin Niemöller truly reflects the relationship between individuals and society.

James Scullin also wanted to say this. If Billy Hughes stayed out of the matter and wanted to be a fisherman, then when James Scullin was forced to withdraw from the prime ministerial election, Billy Hughes would follow in James Scullin's footsteps.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Billy Hughes' face was calm, but in fact he was already happy in his heart.

Billy Hughes also knew his own business. Only by joining forces with James Scullin could Billy Hughes have a chance to defeat Stanley.