Chapter 47: The World
The Bronx, one of the main concentrations of Italians in the United States, is also the stronghold of Italian independence organizations.
Compared to other revolutionary groups, the Italian independence organization is really lively. Originally, they had leaders, and the most influential charcoal burning party in the revolutionary group was the main force, and its influence spread all over Italy.
With the outbreak of the assassination case, the Charcoal Burners became the most well-known terrorist organization in the world, and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was regarded as a land of hope, was also destroyed.
The Italian revolutionary group also split, and the charcoal party was originally the boss, because it was because of their great influence and wide influence, not that everyone really obeyed their orders.
Now that something has happened, of course one by one they have to cut off with the charcoal burning party. In the name of the charcoal burning party, even if the revolution succeeds, the next intervention coalition will be killed.
Even overseas, members of the Charcoal Party do not dare to disclose their identities. They are not wanted in one or two countries, they are on the blacklist of all the monarchies in Europe, and even in the United States they must be incognito.
After the exile abroad, fierce infighting broke out among the charcoal burners. Everyone blamed the blame and criticized the other party for their reckless behavior, which ruined the good situation in Italy.
Anyway, the assassination case was planned by someone else, and it has nothing to do with him, even if he does, he has now cleared up the relationship, for fear of being charged with this crime.
External blows combined with internal struggles led to a split in the glorious Charcoal Party, and the current ones are: the Italian National Salvation Army, the Italian Salvation Society, the Italian Liberal Party, the Italian Mafia......
Don't get me wrong, the Italian mafia of this era was not the gangster organization of later generations, but played a very important role in the process of Italian independence.
(Note: The Italian name of the "Mafia" is "Morto Al Francia, Italia Ane" with the abbreviation "Mafia", which means: the elimination of France is Italy's thirst")
After the Kingdom of Sardinia was occupied by France, anti-French became the biggest enemy of the Italians, and the "Italian mafia" was the slogan of the Sicilian people who rebelled against the French invaders 600 years ago.
After the split, the charcoal burning party, both in terms of influence and strength, is far less than it was at the beginning. Because of their different philosophies and styles, different revolutionary organizations also have different styles.
In the beginning, the Italian revolutionaries were mostly active on the European continent, and Paris was the most popular. In order to cause problems for Austria, France has always been their largest sponsor.
Things are always going to change, and after the assassination case broke out, their lives were not easy. At that time, the French government decided to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, and these revolutionary organizations became a hidden danger.
If it weren't for the enthusiasm of the people of Paris and the early tipping of the news, it is estimated that most of the backbone of these revolutionary organizations would have fallen into the hands of the French government.
As the impact of the assassination case fermented, many people realized that the situation was not right and fled the continent one after another.
At this time, everyone chose the United States as a helpless move. The British were originally a good financier, but the matter was too big, and the diplomatic pressure exerted by France and Austria was too great, and the London government could not withstand it.
After all, this kind of thing can be done secretly, and if it goes too far, it will only hurt both sides. The British could support the Italian Revolutionary Party, and Fao could support the Irish Independence Organization.
Exile in the United States is different, first of all, it is far enough away that it is difficult for everyone to keep a low profile and find out between France and Austria; Second, there are many Italian immigrants in the United States, and there are sufficient human and financial resources to support them.
Now the Italian revolutionary organizations are covered by local gangs, and the federal government pretends not to see it, and the wanted warrants of the joint investigation team are set up here.
Goulart, one of the leaders of the American-Italian immigrants, asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the Americans' proposal?" ”
There is a lot of power, and although Italians are discriminated against in the United States, there are millions of them, and the social influence is not comparable to that of Poles and Hungarians.
Naturally, the federal government could not make a brutal threat, but instead cooperated, i.e., financed their funds, weapons and ammunition in exchange for their uprising in Italy.
Gabori, the leader of the Italian National Salvation Army, proposed: "Anyway, we will have to start an uprising sooner or later, and with American funding, it can reduce everyone's burden, so we can promise them." ”
No way, after the French occupation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Gapori and his supporters were unwilling to admit defeat directly and launched an armed uprising.
There is no doubt that the rebels were dealt with by the French in three or five clicks, and if they had not seen that the timing was wrong and ran fast, they would have been caught.
The failure of the uprising became wanted by the French, and the Italian region could not stay. France and Austria had agreed on the fight against the Italian Revolutionary Organizations, and neither continent was safe.
After the outbreak of the Polish uprising, the Italian independence organization was stimulated, and the armed revolutionaries led by Gapori could not sit still and wanted to continue the armed uprising.
Antonio, the leader of the Italian Liberal Party, objected: "But now that France and Austria are strong, even if the uprising succeeds, it will not be able to stop their counterattack."
Until there is a change in the situation on the European continent, we should not act rashly, lest we waste our precious revolutionary forces. ”
This was the opinion of the majority, and when looking at the revolutionary organizations of all countries, the situation was the worst in Italy, with the exception of Poland.
Although Poland is occupied by Russia, Prussia and Austria, as long as the revolutionaries calm down, they are only fighting for independence in Russia, and with the support of European countries, there is only one enemy in the short term.
It would be a tragedy for Italy to become independent, France and Austria could not get around, and even Spain was in the way, and many European countries sympathized with them, but few dared to support.
Including the British, who originally supported them, have now suspended their support. There is no doubt that John Bull did not think that they would be able to overthrow the two mountains of France and Austria and unify the Italian region.
In this context, not to mention the low success rate of launching an uprising, it is also easy to set yourself on fire. Don't think that it is safe in the United States, and if you are in a hurry, the Franco-Austrian coalition dares to land directly in New York to find their bad luck.
In this era, the great powers were so domineering, and they didn't make a big move before, because they didn't pay attention to them, and it was not worth raising their troops to fight a battle.
But if they are in a hurry, Paris and Vienna will kill them at any cost, and the current US federal government has no ability to shelter them.
If Fao were interested in compromising with the federal government now, perhaps tomorrow they would be deported as wanted criminals. Politicians' promises are only valid as long as they are in their own interest.
"We only promised to start an uprising in Italy, but we didn't promise anywhere," Gappori explained.
In these regions of Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venexia, the strength of the enemy is so strong, that we have no chance of success at all.
But what about a different way of thinking? Why do we have to go first to the difficult and then the easy, can't we go to areas where the enemy's strength is weak?
The lessons of history have taught us that the road to the unification of Italy cannot succeed starting in northern Italy.
Why did the Kingdom of Sardinia fail? It's not like you've found the wrong target from the start!
What if in 1848 we attacked not Lombardy and Venezia, but Central Italy and Southern Italy?
At that time, France and Austria were deeply involved in the revolution and could not intervene, and we first unified the central and southern regions of Italy, and finally left Lombardy and Venezia, could the French still swallow us in one bite? ”
People are able to reflect, although there is a bit of hindsight, but everyone has to admit that the strategic thinking from the beginning was wrong.
The strategic mistakes of the Kingdom of Sardinia were credited by many of those present. It was assumed that Austria was vulnerable and could easily defeat them and unify Italy.
Under this misconception, they manipulated public opinion to force the government to launch the Austro-Sa War, and then ruined the national fortunes of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
What's even worse is that I don't know which genius planned the assassination case, which directly buried the Kingdom of Sardinia, making the road to Italian unification even more unattainable.
The leader of the Italian mafia, Vargis, asked suspiciously: "It's not that easy, the central and southern Italian regions are also controlled by the foreign powers, once we launch an uprising, Austria, Spain, and France may send troops to intervene."
The current chaos in Europe is not enough for them to stretch out. Any one of them sends troops, and we can't handle it. ”
Gapori smiled coldly and said, "What is there to be afraid of, this uprising is not just us.
Americans can't be the only ones who want to alleviate the pressure they are facing. The French Revolutionary Party, the Spanish Revolutionary Party, the Hungarian Independence Organization, and many others are our allies.
When everyone starts together, the enemy will also be prioritized. As long as we defeat those decaying Italian states, we have succeeded in the first step.
Having unified the central and southern regions of Italy, we are also a medium-sized country, and even France and Austria cannot swallow us in one bite. By taking advantage of the contradictions between the countries of Europe, we can survive.
With the capital, we will slowly accumulate strength and look for the right opportunity to unify the entire Italian region. ”
This is to boost morale, and among the many revolutionary organizations in Europe, few are really powerful.
The Polish Independence Organization is already on the move, and it is very desperate to fight the Russians, and there is no hope at all.
The French Revolutionary Party had recently lost its revolutionary fervor, and the annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia had led many to embrace the rule of Napoleon III.
The Irish Independence Organization has nothing to do with them, Britain is not an obstacle to Italian independence, and there is no basis for cooperative interests between the two sides.
The Spanish Revolutionary Party has always persisted in the struggle, and it is common to launch uprisings. Their base camp is in Spain, with a small branch in the United States.
It is estimated that the one who can complete the task of containment is the Spanish Revolutionary Party. The question is, why would people help? Don't think that the revolutionary organizations in the world are really one family, and there are many conflicts in front of interests.
The most typical is the conflict between the French Revolutionary Party and the Italian Revolutionary Party, which included the Italian region in the radical idea of Greater France, and the French Revolutionary Party also mostly supported Napoleon III's annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Contradictions arise, and they are still irreconcilable. Moreover, the French Revolution was almost all so dramatic that they did not need to lead it at all.
As soon as the monarch was angry, or suddenly angry, whenever someone started an uprising, the people of Paris would spontaneously join in.
Specifically, we can refer to the February Revolution, that is, after the demonstration, a few people angrily beat up a few policemen and declared the revolution, from the beginning of the uprising to the success of the revolution, the casualties were less than 10.
This jaw-dropping revolutionary movement is the national condition of France. Other countries can't learn at all, and if anyone really learns, the corpses will be kept all over the field.
The bloodshed of the French Revolution usually takes place only after the Revolution.
Before that, or in the course of the revolution, thousands of people died even if they suffered heavy casualties; In the later struggle, tens of thousands of people did not die, and they were embarrassed to call it revolutionary.
Gapori had long wanted to revolt in Sicily, but unfortunately his strength was not good, and there were too few supporters to be sure.
After all, the Kingdom of Sardinia is gone, and even if you want to gather a thousand Red Shirts, it will not be an easy task.
Regardless of military expenses and personnel, how to get people to their destinations is a big problem. If no one cooperates, they may be sent into the sea to feed the fish halfway.
Even if it was to land in batches, without the cooperation and cover of the local revolutionary organizations, it would be impossible for such a big move to hide from the eyes of the rulers.
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After a fierce quarrel, everyone finally decided to do it. Everyone met to launch an armed uprising in south-central Italy, and as for Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venezia, these hard-nosed people liked to go.
Even if the whole of Italy is not united, many people are satisfied to be able to unify the central and southern regions. After all, they just fool ordinary people with this slogan, and it would be stupid if they did.
The Italian region has never been unified, and now it is only the capitalists who are promoting it for the sake of profit, so we must not think that the Italian people agree with the great unification.
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During this period of time, the United States was not at peace, and many revolutionary organizations living here in exile were meeting to discuss it. There are those who decide to take action, there are those who stand by coldly, and the most are those who fish in troubled waters.