The Rise of the Third Reich

With a slight sound, U.S. President Truman pushed away the two documents in front of him.

One of these two documents is a draft copy of the "European Community-United States Peace Treaty" brought back from Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, by U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius Jr. One is the "Proposal to Repeal the National Labor Relations Act" proposed by U.S. Republican Congressman Hackett.

One is a peace treaty that humiliates the country, and the other is a bill that is detrimental to the interests of labor. The two seem to be completely unrelated, but they can be linked together in the parliamentary struggle with American characteristics.

Unlike the sacred and solemn legislative assembly that some people imagine, the American legislative body is often more like an exchange. Various bills and the voting rights in the hands of congressmen are objects that can be traded - congressmen are a bit like economic men, representing the voters or sponsors behind them, and come to transactions called "Senate" or "House of Representatives" To do business.

Sometimes, congressmen will use their precious voting rights in exchange for financial support - politics costs money, and congressmen themselves have to live a decent life, so money is absolutely indispensable.

At other times, congressmen will also exchange their voting rights with each other - I support the bill you proposed, and you also support the bill I proposed, so that everyone can have an explanation for the boss behind it - and the "" The European Community-U.S. Peace Treaty and the National Labor Relations Act Repeal Proposal, which deprived workers of their rights, were voting rights deals between Republicans and Democrats.

To pass the European Communities-U.S. Peace Treaty in Congress, it had to win the support of the Republican Party. To pass the same bill, the proposal to repeal the National Labor Relations Act also had to win the support of the Democratic Party and President Truman himself - because the "Abolition of the National Labor Relations Act" The "Relationship Act Proposal" was proposed by the opposition Republican Party. Even if it was passed by both houses of Congress, Truman could exercise his veto power and send the bill back to Congress again.

If the Republican Party wants to force the bill to pass, it will need the support of a two-thirds majority of the House and Senate, which is of course impossible. Because the National Labor Relations Act that the Republican Party wants to repeal is one of the most important bills in Roosevelt's New Deal and one of the most supported by the working class. This bill recognizes employees' right to organize unions, and unions have the power to bargain collectively; it also stipulates that employers must not It shall not interfere with or suppress the exercise of such rights by employees, shall not prohibit strikes, and shall not discriminate against union members; it was also decided to establish a National Labor Relations Bureau to be responsible for the implementation of this bill. It has also been called the Magna Carta of the American worker.

Once this act is repealed, the rights of the American working class will be significantly regressed to those before the Great Depression, and it will be a legal death sentence for powerful American labor unions.

Therefore, after the bill is passed by Congress, it will definitely encounter strong resistance from workers and labor unions. If the defeat of the world war had not relied on the support of the Republican Party to pass a peace treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country, and enjoyed the "New Deal dividends", few of the U.S. Democratic congressmen would support the repeal of the National Labor Relations Act. Even under the current situation, it is impossible for Truman to win over all Democratic congressmen. At most, he can barely get the bill to pass the session. It is impossible to have two-thirds of the support.

Therefore, President Truman’s approval was also something the Republicans had to win. In exchange, the Republicans must ensure that the European Community-United States Peace Treaty passes Congress.

Now sitting across from Truman, one is Republican Senate Leader Robert Alphonso Taft, and the other is Democratic Senate Leader Alban William Buckley.

Truman stared at the two leaders in the Senate. After a while, he sighed and said, "Robert, Alban, can it pass?"

"There is no problem on the Republican side," Taft said, patting his chest. "As long as the National Labor Relations Act can be repealed, the vast majority of Republican congressmen will support the European Community-United States Peace Treaty."

The Republican Party of this era mainly relied on the support of the bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie and the so-called middle class. The abolition of labor laws is the demand of Republican supporters - labor laws are not only harmful to capitalists, but also harmful to the petty bourgeoisie and the managerial class. As for the "European Community-US Peace Treaty" that humiliates the country, although it will make Republican supporters unhappy, it is still much better than the atomic bomb dropped on the United States.

"Mr. President, I will try my best to fight for it." Buckley, a Democrat, was not as confident as Taft, a Republican.

Although the contents of the "European Community-U.S. Peace Treaty" and the "Proposal to Repeal the National Labor Relations Act" have not been made public, most well-informed U.S. Democratic congressmen have already heard the news. These two cases are not of any benefit to them, especially some congressmen whose constituencies are in the industrial areas of the northeast (congressmen whose constituencies are in the agricultural areas of the seven southern states are easier to talk to). As long as the Democratic Party returns to the racist line, they will Even if you can choose with your eyes closed), they all had the idea of ​​​​leaving the party and joining the Workers’ Party.

Because the political lives of these congressmen depend on the votes of workers, unions, and black brothers. Once the Democratic Party supports the "Proposal to Repeal the National Labor Relations Act," workers and unions will vote for the Labor Party, the Bolshevik Party, and the Fascist Alliance. And some of the black people who had finally been won over by Roosevelt to the Democratic Party would defect because the Democratic Party retreated to the racist line. After losing the support of the working class in the Northeast, the Democratic Party could only survive by retreating to the southern iron-voted areas and adopting the racist line. And this is the inevitable choice!

Truman sighed and looked at Buckley: "Alban, after all, we brought this war to the United States. Since we have defeated it, we must end the war, even if we pay a certain price... This is what we, as the United States, have to do. Politicians’ Responsibilities.”

"Understood, I understand." Buckley paused and suddenly frowned, "But some people don't understand this. Now they are busy colluding with the Bolshevik Party to dismantle us. Many people from the Northeast and The Western congressmen were moved by him!”

Truman also frowned. He knew that the ignorant man was Wallace, and he had already ordered Hoover to deal with him. But Hoover seems to have made no move so far. What on earth is the head of the FBI planning?

…

"Mr. Vice President, thank you for the coffee."

Director Hoover of the FBI, who had high hopes from Truman, was drinking coffee with former Vice President Wallace at a private farm in the countryside of New York State.

Although he is the most powerful "secret chief" in the history of the United States, he is not Beria or Dzerzhinsky after all. The United States is a country where capitalists are in charge and will never allow the head of an investigation bureau to do whatever he wants. Although Director Hoover has been in office for many years, he has grabbed a lot of pigtails from big shots. However, according to U.S. law, even if someone is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, as long as they are not active military personnel or government employees, there are no severe punishments. Moreover, it is not Hoover, the FBI director, who has the final say whether to punish or not. That would have to be heard by a court that exercises independent power, and then a jury would decide whether the crime is guilty or not.

Therefore, the handful of pigtails in Hoover's hands are actually just scandals that can damage the reputation of politicians. And Wallace, the former vice president and leader of the Democratic Party's left wing, and now the chairman of the American Labor Party, is also a very honest and reputation-conscious politician, because of his professional knowledge in agriculture (he is an agricultural expert and plant genetics Expert) and was appointed by Roosevelt as Secretary of Agriculture, thus entering the political arena. He is not a typical politician, so there are not many stains to catch.

Maybe it's a bit pro-Soviet and pro-G, but the Soviet Union is now a die-hard ally of the United States, and the Bolshevik Party also has seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, so there is no crime in this matter.

While he could not find any fault with Wallace, Hoover was also unwilling to be driven by Truman, a president who was destined to leave a bad name in American history and might even be impeached. So after getting Truman's order, he kept putting off the trouble of going to Wallace.

But Hoover didn't look for Wallace, but Wallace sent someone to invite Hoover to his farm.

After drinking coffee for a while, Hoover gently put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked at Wallace, who had a "serious" look on his long face.

"Mr. Vice President, I think the reason why you invited me to New York is not for coffee?"

"Edgar," Wallace gently turned the coffee cup in his hand, "I remember that the FBI should be investigating the President Tunde case now, right?"

Wallace personally wrote a letter to Hoover to expose President Truman's Tunde case, and was also willing to provide key testimony - Truman knew that the German army was about to attack Concei without the knowledge of the military or the OSS. The top-secret information about the use of atomic bombs in Pushen Bay is the key evidence of his integrity!

Although the FBI cannot prosecute the president for this, once an investigation is launched and Congress is notified, it will inevitably force Congress to hold hearings. In the closed-door hearing, Truman had to explain the source of his intelligence.

Of course, if Hoover really wanted to investigate seriously, with his ability and the capabilities of the FBI, he would definitely find more evidence against President Truman.

"Uh..." Hoover frowned and looked at Wallace in embarrassment, "Mr. Vice President, is it not appropriate to investigate the President at this time?"

"Director Hoover," Wallace looked at Hoover, "I know what is going on now...I also know that the United States has lost a world war, which is irreversible. I also know what the president is doing now. , is to reduce the losses of the United States.”

Hoover looked at Wallace strangely: "Vice President, do you understand the President?"

"Yes." Wallace nodded, "Of course I understand him, he is a good president."

"But you're still giving him a hard time," Hoover pointed out.

Wallace shrugged. “Actually, I’m not fighting the president, I’m trying to save America.”

“Save America?”

"Yes," Wallace looked at Hoover, "our country is facing an unprecedented crisis and change. The era of Democratic and Republican control of politics will end after the 1946 midterm elections, and with it It will be an era of continued turmoil.”

Hoover said nothing. He also had the same expectation. The Democratic Party, which had betrayed the working class and was accused of defeat and betrayal, would definitely collapse after the 1946 midterm elections. However, the collapse of the Democratic Party does not mean that the Republican Party is dominant, because the Fascist Party, the Bolshevik Party, and the Labor Party organized by Wallace overlap with the voters of the Democratic Party.

Supporters of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are basically not in the same group (historically, after Roosevelt's New Deal, the Democratic Party began to invade the traditional political territory of the Republican Party. In the 1970s and 1980s, the political landscape of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party reversed again. Lincoln's Republican Party The Democratic Party, which was originally supported by southern slave owners, gradually became a white party. However, in the 1940s, this situation was not obvious yet.) Especially after the Republican Party evolved into a spokesperson for the bourgeoisie under the attack of Roosevelt's New Deal, Workers and blacks in the Northeast basically did not support the Republicans.

Therefore, after the 1946 midterm elections, the United States is likely to see competition among four or three parties (Hoover certainly knew that the Labor Party and the Bolshevik Party were preparing to merge). The Fascist Party and the Labor Party (Bolshevik Party), which have carved up the base of the Democratic Party, are not loose American parties in the traditional sense. Once these two parties become big, they will not be easy to bully.

Wallace then said to Hoover: "Edgar, I don't think you want the United States to become a fascist country like Germany and Rome?"

"I also don't want the United States to become a communist country." Hoover said.

If Hoover had to choose between fascism and GC, he would undoubtedly be a fascist.

"No, the United States will not become a communist country." Wallace shook his head repeatedly. "If the Soviet Union is leading Europe now, then communism is the main threat to the United States. But the actual situation is that fascism and Nazis rule the world. Therefore, fascism and national socialism have become mainstream around the world. American democracy and freedom and Soviet communism are both outliers in this world. In contrast, communism is even more unacceptable to fascism and Nazis.

Therefore, American GCs are now an important force in containing fascist and Nazi forces. Only if they exist and have certain strength can the Republican Party be in power for a long time. If only fascists and Republicans are left in American politics, there is no doubt that the United States will become a fascist country.

Edgar, if you don’t want to see our American motherland turn into a country run by fascist dictators, then please join me in fighting and let’s save America together. "