1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

What a gentle and kind saint!!!

The old soldier's eyes immediately turned red, but he still obeyed Chuntian's "order" and stepped aside obediently, staring at the police with anger and hatred.

Judging from their posture, if these bastards dared to make any disrespectful gesture, they would kill them. Facing the malicious police officers, Miss Haruta still smiled calmly and gently:

"Excuse me, what is your reason for arresting me?"

"You are suspected of inciting..."

"Oh, incitement... What did I incite? Incitement to these respectable soldiers?" Ms. Springfield pointed to the veterans behind her:

Because they were deceived by the US government into leaving the army, signing an unreasonable treaty and receiving pitifully small compensation, and even being deceived about the time of receiving the compensation. After the First World War, the entire United States returned to the state of "I'm comfortable staying in North America", and naturally there was no need to support so many soldiers;

To save money, the US government dismissed over 400 million service members in one fell swoop, forcing them to return home without any resettlement plans or relief. Losing a job is normal in a capitalist society, and military service is just a special kind of job.

The reason they can get a nominal "retirement compensation" is because these veterans are strong fighters who have fought on the battlefield and killed people. Otherwise, they would not even get this little compensation. But the US government has done something ridiculous again:

They deliberately didn't explain to these soldiers that they wouldn't receive their retirement compensation until 1945...

To put it bluntly, by that time, most of the veterans who were fired might have died, so the compensation would naturally not be paid!

The little abacus clicked.

If the economic crisis hadn't broken out, if veterans could still find jobs to support themselves, perhaps they would have tolerated it. But who can blame them for not being able to even feed their families? In fact, these outrageous actions of the US government are, of course, "common sense" for future generations. Even if they don't understand them, they can easily find all kinds of information with just a few clicks.

But in today's world where information flows at an extremely rapid pace, many people are completely unaware of these inside stories.

Some kind-hearted veterans even thought, "Oh, we agreed to pay out the compensation in 1945, so isn't it a bit too much to ask for it now?"

As a result, after Ms. Haruta explained the whole story, everyone was furious, and even the police couldn't help but feel embarrassed. In short, they were in the wrong, and even felt a bit "the rabbit died and the fox mourned."

"So, you're saying I'm inciting the public. What exactly did I incite? I'm just here to help these poor people. Is that illegal?" Haruta's gentle words echoed in their ears, and the veterans burst into tears. Although the police couldn't empathize, they were indeed somewhat moved... We all eat this bowl of rice, and it's really too much...

and many more!

I'm here to arrest someone today, how could I be thinking about these things! "I warn you again! You are also suspected of..."

"Is it suspected that a large amount of property came from unknown sources?"

Chuntian had already prepared a certificate and immediately took it out from his pocket:

"This is a fortune given to me by an elderly gentleman whom I helped. I decided to use it all to help those in need. Is this a crime?"

what!

This is a good deed that even God will praise!

"As for your allegation that I'm suspected of murder and illegal gun possession... If someone can be convicted based on nothing more than their own words, then what's the point of having American laws?" (Note: The first gun control law in the United States, the National Firearms Act, was not enacted until 1934 and did not regulate handguns, single-shot rifles, or cartridge cases.)

“"..."

Miss Springfield always spoke in such a slow and gentle manner that it was impossible to get angry at her or even say harsh words to her. Not only the veterans, but most of the police officers also felt the same way.

But there was nothing they could do.

Orders from superiors and demands from powerful people take precedence over everything else.

"I don't care what you say! Now, come with us!"... Hey..."

Haruta sighed:

"If you think I'm guilty, you can bring evidence, or even interrogate me in front of everyone. Why are you being so rude? Can't you just talk to me nicely?"

To be honest, even the police, who represent the violent will of the state, would feel guilty about capturing a woman who is even more saintly than a saint and handing her over to the bigwigs to play with. But what can they do? Take the money, and you have to do the job!

The leading police officer, unwilling to delay any longer, waved his hands for his men to advance and attempt to arrest the suspect. The veterans, disregarding their presence, rushed forward to stop them, and a violent clash ensued. Several veterans were beaten with batons, their heads bleeding. The sounds of screams, beatings, and curses filled the air.

The scene was in chaos.

Finally, Miss Haruta got angry:

"Alright! Stop! Please don't hurt them anymore! Please leave here! Otherwise, I will use violence against you!"

When these words came out, the police almost laughed out loud.

Violence?

If you, a weak woman, use moral laws to suppress us, you still have something to say; but you use violence to threaten us men?

At that moment, everyone wondered if this woman was so gentle and kind because she wasn't very smart. A policeman cheerfully pulled out his Browning and pointed it at Springfield:

"Ms. Spring, although we hate to use violence against a beautiful and kind woman like you, since you have begun to threaten us with violence, we have no choice but to use violence." Although Springfield still had a long gun on his back, no one took it seriously - maybe it was just a "toy" that had long been broken?

Moreover, even if it was a rifle that could fire, by the time the other party took the gun off, loaded it, and aimed, we would have already controlled the situation. However, before the armed police officer could react, he felt a pain in his wrist, and as soon as his fingers opened, the pistol disappeared.

? ? ?

What just happened???

Why...it felt like a figure flashed by? Wait! Where's my gun???

"Here's your gun."

Springfield shook the Browning in his hand and returned it to the other party:

"Now, this is your last warning. Take your gun and your companions and leave here... Oh, and remember to apologize to the soldier you just injured."

The policeman took the pistol in bewilderment, but his superior suddenly snatched it away and thrust it into Springfield's head!

You can't be this close...

"Snapped!"

Just like before, before the attacker could even utter the words "Get down on your knees," his gun was snatched away.

But the difference was that this time Miss Springfield was not so gentle. She stepped forward, grabbed the attacker's arm with one hand, and swung it 180 degrees over her shoulder and threw him down! ! There was a "click" sound first, followed by a "pop", and the leading policeman was smashed into the mud.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!! My arm! My arm ahhhhhhhhh!!”

The frantic screams brought everyone back to their senses, and they realized that the attacker's arm had been broken in two, with bones protruding from the flesh, red, white, and yellow, looking terrifying. Seeing that scene, not only the police, but also the many veterans who rushed to support Miss Springfield out of fear for her was stunned.

Miss Spring??

Is she such a powerful woman?

She is indeed the Saint sent by God! The Fighting Saint!!!

The "Miss Fighting Saint" stood there coquettishly, not even looking at the injured police officer, and shouted coldly at the other police officers: "After you apologize, take your people and get out! Get out of here! Never come back!"

"..."

The police came in a rage and then left in a panic carrying their injured companions, even forgetting to take their weapons with them.

What no one noticed was that at some point, the trigger of the Browning had been twisted into a state where it could no longer be fired.

158 Marshal Mai: This is no longer an ordinary veteran!

Things got bigger.

After the police officers were injured by Miss Springfield and fled, the veterans who arrived urged her to hide and not stay with them to avoid being caught. Regarding Miss Springfield's concern about "will they retaliate against you after I leave?", a veteran who was missing his left arm patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, we have experience dealing with them! They won't dare to shoot!"

The veterans are so confident because, in fact, this is not the first time they have come to Washington to ask the federal government for compensation.

After that "crazy mass layoffs", some smart people came to their senses and realized that something was wrong. They began to "go to Beijing to ask for money" spontaneously or organized their relatives and friends. Although they were unsuccessful every time, they were able to get some "travel expenses to return home" every time and work in Washington to earn some pocket money.

Each time, the government treated them with a relatively gentle attitude, and the sympathy of all sectors of society for them grew day by day, with many people donating food to them. For example, just now, why were the veterans so angry about the police's behavior, but did not take the initiative to beat them?

This is not because they are afraid, but because many people in the Washington police have provided assistance to the veterans in their pursuit of pay.

For example, Pennsylvania District Police Chief Glassford ordered that they be provided with bread, coffee, stew, and other food at a price of 6 cents per person per day. Under such circumstances, who would believe that the government would dare to suppress them?

(This was the mentality of the American veterans at the time. They had no idea they would be suppressed, and were even crushed by tanks and cavalry.) (So, when it came to the wage demands after 1932, the US government behaved very well - because the veterans all carried guns.)

(Similarly, the firefighters who bravely participated in the rescue efforts during the 9/11 incident and suffered heavy casualties never imagined that they would be abandoned by the government.) (Thus, in subsequent rescue operations, everyone slacked off.)

Considering he had already offended the police and even the powerful figures behind them, and in order to avoid implicating others, Springfield ultimately chose to leave a sum of money and then "left" the veterans' camp with great fanfare. "Damn it! They're rebelling!!"

A middle-aged man, about 50 years old, slammed his fist on the table, and the strange-looking corn pipe jumped slightly with his movement.

In fact, the person who ordered the police to arrest "Spring Enfield" was not some rich man/congressman/police chief at all, but the famous "five-star emperor" Marshal MacArthur! Of course, he is neither an emperor nor a marshal now, but "just" a temporary four-star general and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.

Don't be fooled by this guy's noble birth, decent appearance, and outward elegance and self-possession. In reality, his private life has always been extremely chaotic. He even visited prostitutes and contracted syphilis like a certain bald guy. During a routine performance inspection a few days ago, he saw the lady in the white dress from afar and was immediately struck by her beauty. Then he had an idea:

It would be a shame not to bring such a beautiful girl home to have some fun with her.

So, today's scene happened.

I thought it would be easy to capture a woman of unknown origin, but who knew it would lead to such a mess! "...Humph... What do you mean by being knocked down? It must have been beaten up by those bastards..."

Marshal Mai didn't believe the nonsense about "that woman stole our guns and broke someone's arm." He simply believed that the veterans were collectively rebelling and the police were being perfunctory. Although Marshal Mai always said to the outside world that he would "do his best to protect the dignity of veterans and take care of these old brothers," in fact, he was extremely impatient with this group of people.

In his words, this is "a bunch of bastards trying to get money that doesn't belong to them from a depleted treasury." (original words)

Moreover, this time, not only did he fail to achieve his goal, he also lost face (in his own opinion)!

For a noble performing artist, this was truly a disgrace to the family, so he had to retaliate vigorously. This was no ordinary veteran, and he had to deliver a powerful blow!

However, the problem MacArthur now faced was that the police were unwilling to take action again, and the government had not yet handed over the right to handle the "veterans' pay incident" to the U.S. Army; therefore, it was necessary to obtain the "right to handle the incident" first, and then the Army, that is, MacArthur himself, could legitimately intervene in the matter.

(Historically, it was not until the end of June that the authority to handle the veterans' incident was handed over to the U.S. Army, and then President Du became enemies with General MacArthur and Patton and others.) So, General MacArthur turned around and went to the White House.

"...You're saying those aren't veterans at all, but communists?"

"Yes, Mr. President!"

MacArthur offered slanderous advice to President Hoover:

"The Reds have infiltrated the veterans' organization and have taken over command from leaders who don't understand the situation. The situation is now very dangerous!" "They are not asking for retirement benefits, but they really want to take this opportunity to overthrow you and the government. There must be someone behind these so-called veterans. We must send troops to suppress them immediately."

Otherwise, everything will be difficult to end!"

"...Are you really sure of that?"

Because he was facing a "performance artist" known to the nation's political elite, Hoover's eyes were filled with clear doubt: "This isn't the first time they've come to Washington to cause trouble. How come they've been taken over by the Reds this time?"

"That's the reason, Mr. President. Our gentle treatment in the past gave the Reds an opportunity." Seeing that President Hoover didn't believe him, Marshal Mac was not in a hurry and said leisurely:

"If you don't believe it, you can go and ask those injured police officers whether anyone is providing them with food, water, medicine or even helping them personally?" Marshal Mai didn't lie completely.

The only difference was that the word "police" was added after "policemen," but there was no mention that among those who had provided assistance to the veterans were the policemen themselves. Hoover was fooled and his eyes immediately became alert. After asking a few more questions, he asked MacArthur to leave and then sent someone to investigate.

The next day, the conflict between the police and the veterans was reported in the newspapers. A large number of media outlets sided with the veterans and denounced the police for abusing their power and oppressing national heroes.

Not only that, someone soon revealed the reason for the conflict - because the police were planning to arrest a beautiful woman who was helping veterans! Now, public opinion was even more one-sided in criticizing the US government, especially criticizing the president himself for not caring about the plight of veterans.

This overwhelming criticism not only failed to embarrass or shame Hoover into changing his attitude toward the veterans, but instead only infuriated him. "I'm such a poor man, yet I've risen to the presidency of a country through my own hard work and talent. Why should I sympathize with a worthless person who doesn't work hard?"

(Historically, this idiot thought this way, so capitalists would not mention the various dirty tricks during capital accumulation - referring to Hoover's use of dirty tricks to snatch coal mines from China and deceive partners, etc.) These damn media and veterans are deliberately exaggerating the magnitude of economic fluctuations. They are all for the election and want to oust me from office!!

Two days later, after lunch, President Hoover looked out at the veterans' camp from a distance and noticed that more vehicles had arrived and were unloading supplies. Newspapers continued to report stories like, "Mr. So-and-so donated so-and-so to the veterans," "Veterans' charity performance raised $2500," and "Veterans' Association donated $50."

In addition, the veterans themselves did not stop. As more and more people arrived, they became more and more confident and their behavior became more and more "bold".

During the day, veterans will demonstrate on Capitol Hill and outside the White House;

At night, veterans would lie down on the White House lawn to rest;

Today, they occupy Pennsylvania Avenue, giving public speeches and seeking sympathy in the most prosperous area; tomorrow, they block the banks of the Anacostia River, shouting the slogan "We want bread";

This group of people even named the shantytown where they lived, which was made of found cardboard and wood, "Hooverville"...

The president's fury was unbearable. He felt this was a deliberate slap in the face! "You idiots, do you understand the difficulties our country faces?"

In the end, two things completely overwhelmed President Hoover's last bit of sanity:

1. Someone, under the name of the "Communist Party USA," donated $2000 in supplies to veterans and announced they would donate $7.5 over the next four years! Communist Party!!!

This word made Hoover, a big capitalist, extremely sensitive and resentful. The figure of $7.5 made Hoover smash things in his office. Because his annual salary as president last year was $7.5!

Obviously, this is the Communist Party of the United States mocking him - "As the president of a country, you care less about the people than an opposition party. You should step down!" (The Communist Party of the United States is now an "opposition party", not an "illegal party")

2. New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt publicly declared:

If he were elected President of the United States, he would definitely take better care of national heroes and do everything he could to improve the lives of Americans; "instead of turning a blind eye to the Great Depression and the suffering of the people like some muddled bastards"... (Luo's original words) Take it! A stab in the back from a competitor!

Wuhu.

This is no longer an ordinary veteran, he must deliver a powerful blow!

Furious, President Hoover summoned Vice President Curtis and asked him to order the police to drive all the veterans out of Washington.

However, not long after, the Vice President reported that Brigadier General Glassford, the Chief of Police, had only "gently asked the soldiers to return to the camp" and refused to carry out the order. The President then summoned MacArthur and gave him the authority to "combat the incident of Red elements infiltrating the ranks of veterans and endangering the country," and roared:

"I give you three days to get every last one of those bastards out of Washington!"

"Yes!"

After leaving the Oval Office, MacArthur summoned Assistant Chief of Staff Dwight D. Eisenhower and relayed the President's order: "...mobilize the tanks and tear gas, and bring in Patton's 3rd Cavalry, the 12th Infantry, the 13th Engineers, and the 34th Infantry;"