Truman, of course, listened to Hoffman's speech. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he scoffed at most of the content, not that Hoffman deliberately fabricated it, but a lot of obviously nonsense, such as the Indians, which American cares? Another example is that the United States has expanded its territory several times, which is also an act of strength + luck. Even Mexico, which is currently close at hand, does not call, and the Germans still think of meddling?

Even with Hoffman's desperate crackdown on veterans, the problem is now almost solved – in the hands of Roosevelt and Truman, Hoover is responsible for the repression.

But there was one thing he had to admit in his heart that the Germans were right - the cabal!

Is there really such a group?

Formally there could not have been an overt or covert organization, as the Germans portrayed in their speeches, but in reality the core power to determine the general policy of the United States and the domestic and foreign policies of the United States was indeed in the hands of a very small number of people -- the capitalist syndicate, the Wall Street tycoons, the senior dignitaries, and the various prominent families formed a large network. The key nodes of this big web and the other people attached to them, such as high-ranking military officers, lawyers, public intellectuals, congressional and state legislators, middle- and high-ranking civilian bureaucrats, etc., add up to only 1/10,000 of the total number of American households (there are about nearly 35 million families in the United States).

Truman was also a figure in the system, and he knew it, but no one would admit it. What Hoffman said may be a bit inflammatory to ordinary people, but for those who have really seen high-level politics, it's really not news.

Many fantasists also use a little bit of inference, speculation, and endless fantasies to propose Freemasonry as a conspiracy.

On the surface, the democratic procedure of one person, one vote is nothing more than that this group withdraws from the election of two deputies for the voters to choose, and on the surface it seems that the two candidates are not in the same place and are eager to fight to the death, but in fact, there is not much difference between each other's policies, and everyone needs to put on a show in front of the stage. When it comes to the self-cultivation and performing arts of politicians, no one is more proficient than them. What's more, what if there are really differences of opinion and different countermeasures? Congressmen on Capitol Hill and the lobby groups outside the House have a way to get you to change your mind, and the "turn on the left light, turn right" behavior is endless.

As a president, your career is usually only 4 or 8 years, but as a politician, you have to be in this circle for a long time, even if you are old and have family members. Anyone who wants to be out of the ordinary has to carefully weigh their identity and future, and do they plan to mix in this circle in the future?

Even if he was president for 12 years, he had high prestige, and in one fell swoop he brought the United States out of the shadow of the Great Depression, but in many cases he also faced invisible resistance and interference, and it took countless efforts when the "fireside chat" and "Lend-Lease Act" were passed, and it was only in the last few years of his life that he made up his mind to act arbitrarily in many fields. Because he no longer had to care about other people's faces and thoughts, and Roosevelt's sons were all cheating playboys, he never expected these unsuccessful guys to inherit his political legacy.

Truman's situation was slightly different from Roosevelt's, he was not elected president through popular elections, so in many cases he had to take into account partisan interests, such as voluntarily withdrawing from the election and taking all the responsibility personally. Although he vowed that he would make a comeback in the future, in case the wind changed greatly after the war, the probability that he would be reduced to a prisoner and sent for trial was not small. Therefore, after deciding to withdraw from the election, Truman has instructed his subordinates to destroy some documents and materials, and if they are investigated in the future, it will only show that Truman has taken improper measures and is unable to deal with them, and it cannot be said that he has violated the system and procedures -- the latter is the most fatal thing.

Now that he and Dewey are in the same room, they need to fully exchange views on certain issues. As soon as Truman announced his withdrawal from the election, he was no longer a threat to Dewey, and there was no need to say those dirty and accusatory words, they were all mature politicians, they knew each other's proportions, and they had to perform when they should perform, and they had to be serious when they should be serious. Dewey obviously understood that when he was alone with Truman, his face was full of gloom when he confidently announced the program -- he knew that it was not easy to negotiate peace, whether Truman appointed him as this special ambassador or not, it would not be easy to do it, but it had to be done well.

He muttered, "What do you think about peace?" ”

Truman sighed: "Due to the failure of the Battle of Brazil, our attempt to contain German power in central South America failed, and although the two generals Stilwell and Ridgway took over the defense of the front line in Recife, they had no offensive ability in the short term, and at most they could only form a confrontation with the enemy. ”

Dewey nodded, he knew that the key to solving the South American problem was the navy, and it would be foolish to say anything without sea control -- the Atlantic Fleet had been crippled by the enemy, and now this bit of strength in hand could not be pulled out until October, and even if it was pulled out as scheduled, it would not be an opponent of the German army in terms of strength comparison.

After thinking for a while, Truman said: "I think there are three key issues in the peace talks: first, the question of the South American arrangement; second, the question of the Japanese-German alliance; Thirdly, the South African issue, and everything else is a subsection. ”

Dewey basically agreed with Truman's view and wanted to hear the latter's opinion -- I don't know what kind of peace conditions Truman himself would sign.

"My personal opinion, on the question of South America, the German American republic can only pinch its nose and admit that Brazil may also need to be divided into two parts, the north and the south - the specific territory will be seriously discussed again; Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Northern Brazil are one of them;

Second, it seems that it is difficult to break up the Japanese-German alliance at present, so we can only continue to wait for the opportunity to not ask Germany to forcibly dissolve the Japanese-German alliance, but at least ask Germany to maintain external neutrality and not directly sell military equipment, industrial equipment, and all other raw materials that can be used for military purposes to Japan.

Third, about South Africa,......" Truman sighed, "I'm afraid it's hard to keep." ”

Dewey knew that it was very difficult, after the defeat in the naval battle in the South Atlantic and the influx of a large number of German submarines into the Atlantic, the large-scale material exchange between South Africa and the United States had actually been interrupted.

According to the information available to the United States, by mid-to-late August, Germany had withdrawn at least two armies from the Eastern Front and placed them in the direction of Africa, one of which was said to be the SS Panzer Army (Thor's Hammer) with the latest equipment, and the other was unknown, and it was also a strong force that had been fighting for many years. At the same time, shiploads of supplies were being dropped through Suez in the direction of Mozambique and Madagascar – mostly from Europe.

Only base oil does not have to go through the Suez Canal, but is refined directly at the Abadan refinery in Iran and then travels through the Indian Ocean to Mozambique. The Americans watched all this with concern, they did not know that a group of ships in the cargo transportation were the freighters that Britain had delivered to Germany on its own initiative, and if they knew, they would have been able to blow up their lungs!

By the end of September, it was said that the German army had transferred at least 200,000 troops and corresponding equipment and materials, but the follow-up was still pouring in, and the United States was in a hurry but had no way to do it. The State Council, which was in a hurry to go to the hospital, even issued an ultimatum to the Portuguese, asking them to refuse to facilitate the German military operation.

But the Lisbon authorities' answer made Washington laugh and cry: "Of course we don't want to, but, for God's sake, please tell me a way to refuse the Germans without being beaten......"

According to the Portuguese, this operation was the first time that the four major powers of Germany, Britain, France, and Italy carried out the operation in the name of a joint European force, and although they were basically German troops, at least a joint force command was formed in a decent manner, with not only British, French, and Italian generals, but also British, French, Italian, and Dutch fleets.

Especially in Britain, Germany made it very clear that after taking South Africa, it was going to give London most of the management (and some of the formation of a Boer state), and the British authorities took out 2 million tons of ship tonnage in one go for this purpose (all of them were free ships or victory ships provided by the Lend-Lease Act, and the Americans were so angry that they vomited blood), France, Italy, and the Netherlands also had their own benefits to share, and the three cobbled together about 1.5 million tons of ship tonnage, and Germany itself took out 1 million tons (the main force of the transport fleet was to ensure the supply of South America), a total of 4.5 million tons. Coupled with the enthusiastic contributions of a group of loyal brothers from Iran, Iraq, Greece, Croatia, and Egypt, the tonnage of 5 million tons of ships was finally successfully transferred, and they are waiting to be loaded with materials to be piled up in Mozambique and Madagascar.

How could Portugal dare to go against the four major powers at the same time and live impatiently?

Therefore, Truman, who was helpless, could only say: "The situation in South Africa is also struggling, and I suggest that after the armistice, all our troops will retreat, but South Africa cannot be handed over to German control, it can be controlled by the London government." ”

When Dewey heard this, he basically understood Truman's position, which was closer to his thoughts, but felt a little worse. He frowned and said, "These can be put up as a condition for the first negotiation, is it possible to soften a little more?" ”

"For example?"

"The United States agreed to participate in the German-led United Nations, on the condition that we and Germany have equal rights and status; It was agreed that Germany would sell some supplies to Japan, on the condition that they would be sold in reciprocal quantities and that they would be shipped in cash, and that Japan would be able to buy them, and that the United States should be able to buy them; Germany must agree to the innocent passage of our fleet through the waters off South Africa, Cape Horn; The German and American garrisons in South America are roughly equal,...... Dewey said, "and other things can also give Germany some economic and trade convenience, in exchange for Germany's relaxation in terms of territory, colonies, and military strength." ”

"I think your idea is feasible." Truman nodded, "Go ahead, I'll support you!" ”

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