Chapter 77: Between the Peace and the War (23)

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"Waste, don't you say you can control the workers' movement? What are the current tandems and demonstrations? In the FBI office, the iron-faced Hoover scolded Braod on the phone, showing no mercy.

"It's not our organization, it's the spontaneous behavior of the workers, the losses from the attack on the Norfolk shipyard are somewhat large, so"

"I don't want to hear this reason, the attack on the Norfolk shipyard was carried out by German planes and rockets, and the government has done everything to protect the people, so why point the finger of the struggle at the government?" Hoover said angrily, "It's okay to march casually, but after three days, he still refuses to resume work, and he has to make any safety guarantees from the government, how can this be guaranteed?" Are the Germans under our control? The Norfolk shipyard is an important military factory, all of which are military ships, and the workers who refuse to return to work for a day cannot work hard to speed up the construction, and you are objectively helping the Germans, what a serious act of treason? ”

Overwhelmed by this accusation, he finally waited for the roaring on the other side to stop before he explained in embarrassment: "I have sent someone to persuade the workers to return to work as soon as possible, but the government should also make some reassurances, such as reducing working hours, raising wages, etc., and now prices are rising rapidly." ”

"These can be discussed, but first of all, we must return to work, and if we don't resume work, the National Guard and the police will come in, and the Navy will not be indifferent." Hoover said coldly, "If you can't control the labor movement, I don't mind if I do." ”

"This" Braud paused for a moment, of course he knew what Hoover's control was, but he wisely did not argue in this regard, but turned to complain, "Some of the situations are very peculiar, for example, there are many British workers in the Norfolk shipyard, they are in their own faction, they are not governed by the original union organization at all, and their income is higher than ours, and the mood of trouble is also very fierce, and many people are still clamoring for the country, and the matter is not so easy to deal with"

Hoover knew what the other side was talking about: Britain and the United States reached an agreement, and the United States exchanged nearly 300,000 skilled shipyard workers, technicians and their families from Britain in exchange for supplies to Britain, and they were originally at peace with each other, and the British were glad to escape the difficulties of their homeland and arrive in the stable and peaceful United States, but who knew that the situation would soon be reversed, Great Britain ended the war, restored peace, and the situation at home was gradually improving; The situation in the United States is becoming more and more serious day by day, and many people are suffering from homesickness on the one hand, and fearing that the United States will be plunged into war on the other, and many British workers participated in this demonstration.

As for the contradiction between the American workers and the British workers, it is completely understandable, Britain is dominated by skilled workers and technicians, and has robbed many Americans of the upward channel, and at the same time it has its own faction in peacetime, and the two sides are quite unhappy with each other, and this unhappiness is usually used by the factories to pull a group and press a group, but now as soon as the situation changes, the mood and confrontation begin to intensify, and then they jointly turn the spearhead of the struggle to the government, and the protests against Germany anyway, the other side cannot hear it.

While Hoover was scrambling to mobilize forces and prepare to coordinate with all parties to bring the incident down, the White House was also deliberating on countermeasures.

Dewey, who was still the governor of New York at the time, fiercely opposed Truman after the bombing of New York.

"Why can't you hold it down this time? Didn't the Seattle Boeing workers' riots quickly subside? Could it be that the people below are disobedient? ”

"Your Excellency, the situation is different, although the Boeing workers had some casualties at the beginning, they were not as big as this Norfolk time; Secondly, the situation is very different from the situation at Boeing at that time, and the attacks are more frequent. Dulles smiled wryly, "The Voice of Europe is also fanning the flames on the radio, saying that this is revenge for our attack on Hitler in the first place, and many people believe it." ”

"Damn it!" Dewey gritted his teeth, "This is a time of war, it is understandable to vent emotions, but we can't bring this emotion all the time, now the main factories have stopped production and strikes for more than 3 days, and production has stagnated in all aspects, which has seriously affected the operation of society and the military industry, which is very unfavorable for our long-term war." ”

"If this problem is not solved well, it will also be detrimental to the prestige of the government."

"By the way, what is Hoover doing? Didn't he promise me that he would control public opinion, and why did so many newspapers publish this information? What do you think of these newspapers? Dewey slapped the table angrily, "The government is helpless, the two-ocean strategy is bankrupt, the military whitewashes the peace, the United States is in danger, and our government actually 'buys' civilians and prisoners to the enemy, it is simply financing the enemy, you see, what are these words." ”

"Don't be angry if I say something."

"Okay, you say, I can withstand it."

"I agreed to let him do this, because I was in the hospital two days ago, and I was the one who came to ask for instructions. Of course, you should be clear that I have no intention of opposing you or tearing down the government. ”

Dewey looked at Dulles suspiciously, frowned, and said, "This is also one of your powers, although the behavior is a little weird, can you let me know the specific reason?" ”

"After the Oak Ridge attack, we perfectly controlled the tide of public opinion, except for a few media, the mainstream newspapers and radio did not poke this matter out, but this does not mean that they did not know; If we hide the Norfolk affair again, I think the pressure exerted is too great, and this will cause irreversible consequences, and the prestige of the government will be further reduced" Truman pushed his gold-wire glasses, "Now the people need an outlet, the government needs to tell some unfavorable situations through the media, which has a good decompression effect on the next strategic guidance, you think, the news of the redemption of the Hawaiian Islands has been widely spread in the news of the strike, although a few members of Congress are entangled, but most people still understand, This dismisses a ticking time bomb. ”

Dewey nodded: "The policy of redemption" was promoted by Dulles, and he only gave it a noncommittal attitude, and now public opinion has not rebounded against it, but thinks that the government has done a more pragmatic job, which makes him feel relieved.

"So how do you end the strike as soon as possible?" Dewey grabbed his hair in pain, "Now that the battlefield is struggling, the country can't be so chaotic anymore." ”

"The result of the discussion at the Joint Chiefs of Staff is to hedge the news of the loss of Hawaii and the major threats to the east and west coastlines."

"What? They're crazy! ”

"No, they're not crazy, it's not a chance."

Dewey immediately groaned, as a civilian politician, his brain is not stupid, his ideas and ideas are also very open, the reason why he was in a mess for a while was completely because he did not expect such a huge voice against the government, and when he really calmed down and thought about it, he knew that Dulles was right: Now that Hawaii is about to fall, the east and west coastlines are under major threat, and continuing to strike will not only fail to achieve the goal, but will reduce and destroy the US national defense strength, which is not good for all Americans, as long as the media is allowed to publicize this viewpoint, believing that the strike will end and, to some extent, unite the population.

"Actually, I have always opposed boasting about achievements and inappropriate blind optimism, most of the things we have delivered to the American people are 'good news,' and it is very difficult to reach peace conditions in this atmosphere, and if we let go of the bad news, I am afraid that it will not be so difficult to achieve peace." "While the Joint Chiefs of Staff is still planning a June counterattack, I insist that you need to engage with Congress, political leaders, Wall Street, and other important people to discuss the prospects for peace, and that the war cannot be fought like this anymore and must be stopped as soon as possible," Dulles said in a deep voice. ”

Dewey was still focused on continuing the war a few days ago, but the attack on Norfolk made him sober: the Germans have a way to hit Norfolk, and they have a way to hit the city chain of New York, Washington, and Philadelphia, if it is the latter, the US government will be directly bombarded by the people, and the reason why it does not fight is because the Germans are still waiting for their own peace sincerity, and once the opponent loses patience, they will not hesitate to kill the killer, although the attack on the East Coast will not necessarily cause the United States to be paralyzed, But the Government is certainly doomed, and must quickly agree with the parties before this dire prospect arises.

"I understand your thoughts, and tomorrow I'll go to Norfolk to calm the commotioned workers, and then I'll think of another way."

(End of chapter)

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