Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

There is nothing new under the sun, Indians did not participate, Rock and Stanley Baldwin decided the fate of India.

Now before Stanley Baldwin could convince Earl Lytton, Locke and Stanley Bruce and William King decided the fate of the Commonwealth.

The Imperial Conference was officially convened on April 4th. The first day was to discuss matters related to India. Earl Lytton made a symbolic effort, and then he just lay back and let it go. India is still a colony of the British Empire. There is no point in this.

Change.

There was an episode that afternoon. Several Indians learned about the Imperial Conference from unknown sources and held banners at the entrance of Downing Street to protest, hoping that the British government would fulfill its promise and grant India the status of a dominion.

 Stanley Baldwin was not polite. After learning the news, he immediately ordered people to arrest all the protesting Indians, leaving no room for them.

Rock, Stanley Bruce and William King looked at each other, what about democracy and freedom?

 I guess Indians are also struggling with this issue.

Actually, this is good, at least Stanley Baldwin didn't send someone to set up a machine gun.

During the World War, London workers could not bear the poor working conditions and long working hours and went on strike angrily. The then British Prime Minister Winston brazenly sent troops to set up machine guns to carry out a bloody suppression of the striking workers.

At the Imperial Conference on April 5, Rock, on behalf of Southern Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, proposed that the Dominions of the British Empire, like the British Empire, are free and equal countries within the Commonwealth, and together with the United Kingdom, they form the Commonwealth.

, the British King is the head of state; the parliaments of the various dominions are equal to the Imperial Parliament. Any law of the British Parliament is not applicable to the dominions without recognition by the dominions; the dominions can amend and repeal any bills passed by the imperial parliament in the past, and the dominions promulgate

Any laws do not need to be approved by the British Parliament; each dominion is independent in its domestic and foreign affairs.

 Oh, I forgot, not only southern Africa and Australia, Canada, New Zealand, but also Ireland, which had just become a dominion.

  In 1916, the "Easter Uprising" broke out in Dublin to resist British colonial rule.

In 1919, most of the Irish MPs elected in the 1918 general election refused to serve in the British House of Commons. They formed their own Irish Parliament and issued a unilateral Declaration of Independence in January 1919 in the name of the independent "Irish Republic".

 The Anglo-Irish War broke out between Britain and Ireland, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty was reached in 1921.

The Anglo-Irish Treaty stipulates that Ireland is divided into two parts. The 26 southern counties form a Free State and are still part of the Commonwealth; the 6 northern counties are assigned to the United Kingdom and are under the direct jurisdiction of the British government.

Those who assassinated Roque while he was in London were from Northern Ireland.

 Stanley Baldwin agreed in principle with Rock's proposal. After all, the British Empire was now in name only, and its influence on the overseas dominions was dwindling. Instead of insisting, Stanley Baldwin might as well go with the flow and agree to Rock's request.

 The problem lies with Taoiseach Eamon de Valera.

Eamon de Valera not only hopes that Ireland will completely separate from the Commonwealth, but also hopes that the United Kingdom will give up the six northern counties of Ireland and return the six northern counties to Ireland to promote the unification of Ireland.

Eamon de Valera was born in 1882. He joined the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and participated in the Irish Home Rule Movement. He was arrested for participating in the Easter Rising in 1916, but was released in 1917 because he was an American national.

In 1919, Eamon de Valera escaped from Lincoln Prison after being arrested for the second time. He went to the United States in disguise to raise US$6 million for Irish independence, and formed the Irish Republican Party in 1924.

Let’s not talk about what Eamon de Valera is like as a person. His raising of 6 million US dollars is very interesting. Americans seem to be very keen on this kind of thing. They themselves can’t even get the pension for veterans of World War I.

Out, but very generous to the Irish.

"Mr. Valera, it is impossible for London to accept your request. We made it very clear in the Anglo-Irish Treaty that the 26 southern counties form a Free State and the six northern counties are under the direct jurisdiction of London. You cannot overturn this now."

Stanley Baldwin had no choice. In fact, it was not impossible to let Ireland become completely independent, but the British Empire could not afford to lose this man.

 It’s a small matter to be embarrassed. If Ireland becomes independent, what will southern Africa, Australia, and Canada think? What will India think?

The chain reaction caused by this is very terrifying. Rock did not want southern Africa to completely separate from the Commonwealth, and Stanley Baldwin did not want southern Africa to leave the Commonwealth.

"The Anglo-Irish Treaty was not approved by the current Irish Parliament. Griffiths and Collins, who signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, one died of illness and the other was assassinated by you. Now the Anglo-Irish Treaty has lost its validity——

"Valera completely tore up the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and Stanley Baldwin was furious.

 “Who was assassinated by us?” Stanley Baldwin was extremely angry. Collins was indeed assassinated, but it was really not the work of the British government.

 After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Britain had actually given up most of its rights over Ireland, and there was no point in assassinating Collins at this time.

 On the contrary, assassination is the method that the Irish are best at using. The Irish not only assassinate British dignitaries, but also use this method to eliminate dissidents.

  Unfortunately, there is no evidence in the UK to prove that Collins was killed by the Irish themselves. This is a confusing account.

"Collins - or Griffith too -" Valera's attitude was decisive. Griffith died of illness in name, but God knows in reality.

There is no way to say this. After the Anglo-Irish War, Sinn Féin in Ireland fell into splits, and Ireland immediately fell into a three-year civil war. Soon after, Griffiths and Collins, who served as chairman of the Free State Executive Council and prime minister respectively, died one after another.

It is meaningless to talk about this now. After Sinn Féin split, Valera founded the Republican Party. According to the logic of who benefits and who is responsible, Valera is actually the most suspect.

 “Wait a minute Eamonn——” Stanley Bruce tried to speak.

“Stop talking Bruce, this is a problem between us and London, it has nothing to do with you Australia.” Valera blocked the words directly, not giving Stanley Bruce a chance to speak.

The meeting broke up on this day, and in the evening Rock, Bruce, and William King had dinner together again, this time with Winston joining them.

 “Are Collins and Griffith really——” Rock also doubted the integrity of the British government, and it is normal to fish in troubled waters.

 “What are you talking about Locke? This kind of thing has nothing to do with us.” Winston resorted to drinking to drown his sorrows, drinking one glass after another.

"What should we do? If Ireland doesn't agree, then we can't reach an agreement." Bruce was very depressed. The originally agreed deal was overturned by Valera, and maybe even the Commonwealth would be dismantled.

"Are the six northern counties that important?" Rock was also helpless. Most of the people in the six northern counties agreed to stay in the Commonwealth, and only a small number of people were willing to join the Free State. Valera is now talking about these few people and ignoring them.

The interests of the majority of people.

According to Rock's thinking, if the British government behaved tougher, the Irish Free State would not be reluctant to give up.

However, the British government no longer wants to get entangled with this issue. When Balfour was the Secretary of State for Ireland, he also carried out a bloody suppression of the Irish. Unfortunately, the Irish were unyielding and the British government was also disheartened.

“What else? If Rhodesia or Nyasaland wanted to secede from the Southern African Federal Government, would the Southern African Federal Government agree?” Winston asked a question that Rock could not answer.

 Rhodesia or Nyasaland——

 Hmm, let’s put it this way, now that the Cape is seceding from Southern Africa, neither Rhodesia nor Nyasaland will be seceding from Southern Africa.

 It is something that is impossible to happen, and Roque really cannot answer it.

“Not to this extent, the six northern counties are not that important to the British Empire——” William King also hoped that London would give in.

"No! Absolutely not! There are millions of British people living in the six northern counties. London cannot abandon the British people in the six northern counties." Winston's attitude was resolute.

“Then be tougher and don’t give the Irish any room for negotiation. Otherwise there will be another Anglo-Irish war!” William King was full of murderous intent. If we couldn’t reach an agreement, we could only fight. Whoever has the bigger fist would have the final say.

 “London is not able to bear the war now——” Winston smiled bitterly. If possible, London would not want to see Ireland independent.

 The war against Ireland was different from other wars.

During the Second Boer War, Kitchener used various cruel methods, including barbed wire fences, concentration camps, no-man's land, etc., to finally force the Boers to surrender.

 In the 32 counties of Ireland, British and Irish people live together, and they all look similar. It is difficult to tell which one is British and which one is Irish. At this time, some methods lose their meaning.

However, the resistance method used by the Irish was different from that of the Boers. There were no large-scale organized troops, but small-scale resistance forces. They hid in the community and used harassment tactics against the British troops, which caused the British troops a headache and was helpless.

Completely eradicate.

It would be easy to eradicate it. If all Irish people were imprisoned in concentration camps, the Irish rebels would lose the protection of the community and have nowhere to hide.

 But in that case, the prestige of the British government would also be lost. After all, Ireland was also part of the civilized world and had the support of the Americans. It could not treat the Irish the same way it treated the Boers.

　In fact, there was nothing we could do about it. Roque just said nothing and looked on coldly.

"Locke, what can you do?" Winston noticed Locke's silence.

“Simple, give full support to the English living in Ireland, and let the English living in Ireland deal with the Irish.” Rock was indifferent, and the person who tied the bell had to untie the bell.