Ernest Bevin and Attlee were both leaders of the Labor Party. During World War II, Ernest Bevin served as Secretary of State for Labor and National Affairs in Winston's war cabinet. After Attlee came to power, Bevin
Wen serves as Foreign Minister.
Bevin was born into poverty. He was the illegitimate son of a maid in the west of England. He did not know who his father was. He went to school for a few years and then became a truck driver. Later he became one of the leaders of the British Labor Party.
In 1920, when Britain intervened in Russia, Bevin declared on behalf of the London dockworkers that if the military supplies shipped to Poland on the "Silly George" were not removed, he would refuse to load the "Silly George", causing consequences for the then British government.
A certain amount of pressure.
This became one of the reasons why Bevin sought help from Russia.
"Since at least 1920, the British Labor Party has extended a helping hand to Russia. Now it is time for you to repay us and help Britain restore its power in East Asia." Bevin was confident when he made the request to Molotov.
Molotov was helpless.
British workers go on strike no less than French workers. When it comes to fighting for their own rights, workers all over the world are the same.
What Bevin did in 1920 deserves Molotov's thanks.
But it is far from enough to support the Labor Party's restoration of power in East Asia.
People in southern Africa like to say that if you receive a drop of kindness from someone, you should repay it with a spring of water.
That's not the case with Russians.
"When our government tried to intervene in Russia, who stopped it? It was I, Ernest Bevin, who ordered the workers to go on strike and refuse to ship so that you could, in your own way,
Established your government without external interference." Bevin's words gave Molotov the feeling that the establishment of the new Russian government was 100% attributed to the military supplies on the "Silly George".
So Molotov was very unhappy.
Objectively speaking, British workers did play a certain role during the Allied Powers' intervention in Russia, but it is difficult to say how big this role was.
Although 20 years have passed, Molotov's memory is still fresh.
At that time, World War I had just ended, and all countries were exhausted and unable to launch a large-scale attack on Russia.
At that time, Winston claimed that he would organize the armies of 14 countries to jointly intervene in Russia at the end of August and early September.
Winston did not specify who these 14 countries were.
It is said that after reading the telegram, Vladimir wrote 14 countries in the blank space of the telegram, namely: Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
, Armenia.
Vladimir actually did not write it all, because more than 14 countries participated in the intervention in Russia, Germany, Turkey, Romania and Greece also participated. Probably even Vladimir did not expect it.
Among the 14 countries, almost all are making up the numbers, and only the French are serious.
The whole world knows that after the end of World War I, Russia squandered 750 million pounds of Britain's foreign debt.
Few people know that the UK is not the only one that has suffered from Russia’s foreign debt, and the UK is not even the one suffering the most heavy losses.
France suffered the heaviest losses.
Before the outbreak of World War I, France was a well-known usurious country, investing all over the world. In the year of the outbreak of World War I, France's total foreign investment reached 60 billion francs, of which Russia accounted for 11.6 billion francs, making it France's largest debtor country.
After the new Russian government was established, it did not recognize the loan and confiscated French investments in Russia.
As a result, the so-called 14-nation intervention force, with France being the most active, united with Greece, Romania, and Poland assembled 60,000 troops in southern Ukraine, and was easily defeated by the Russian army.
Therefore, Britain, which was the most vocally active, did not send troops to join the interventionist army at all.
It would be a bit far-fetched for Bevin to attribute the fact that Britain did not send troops to join the interventionist army to the British labor movement.
"When British workers went on strike, Russia also called on workers in European countries in newspapers to provide maximum assistance to British workers." Molotov did not lie. As long as workers in European countries went on strike, Russia would provide moral support.
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If you want material assistance, it depends on the situation.
"On the issue of the Black Sea outlet, Britain did not fully support Russia's demands." Molotov had deep resentments on the issue of the Black Sea outlet.
If you can't win over Southern Africa, you can't win on the United Kingdom!
"You did not withdraw from Persia as promised -" Bevin's pro-Russian degree is also limited.
Compared with Winston, Bevin and Attlee are both pro-Russians in Britain.
However, the "closeness" here is not so close as to disregard national interests. On some fundamental issues, the conflicts between Britain and Russia are also very sharp.
Traditionally, Persia is the common sphere of influence of Russia and Britain. The northern part of Persia belongs to Russia's sphere of influence, while the southern part has greater British influence.
During the Tehran Conference, Winston and Big Beard reached an agreement that after the war, Russia and Britain would withdraw their troops from Persia and establish a new Persian government that would not be affected by external forces.
Britain has delivered on its promise.
There was no movement on the Russian side.
"We will withdraw our troops after the new Persian government is established." Molotov dismissed the British's moral kidnapping.
The British evacuated Persia not to give the Persians an independent country, but because they were forced to evacuate due to the current situation of the British.
Compared with the end of the last world war, Britain's strength was significantly weakened, and its control over overseas colonies was further reduced. A semi-colonial and semi-feudal country like Persia was completely out of control, and Britain could only give up.
Compared with Britain, Russia's military strength is at an unprecedented peak, so how can Russia withdraw from Persia?
Now, instead of withdrawing from Persia, Russia has taken advantage of the power vacuum caused by the British withdrawal to completely eliminate British influence in Persia.
"Is this how you support the British Labor Party?" Bevin, like Attlee, lacks experience in dealing with Russians.
The British Labor Party really doesn't have much contact with Russia. Before that, Bevin and Attlee learned more about Russia through newspapers and magazines.
The British media's reports are also biased, so Bevin and Attlee's previous understanding of Russia only existed in a state of fantasy.
Now with direct contact with Russia, Bevin's previous illusions about Russia have been completely shattered.
"Let's discuss this issue when you truly represent the interests of British workers." Molotov said bluntly, you are a peddler who is qualified to talk to me about the interests of workers?
Don't have a face.
The slogans Attlee used during his election campaign were fine for making fun of the British. Compared with Russia, they were not even close to scratching the surface.
Russia directly overthrew the Tsar's rule, and the Tsar's family was executed in the basement.
After the Labor Party won the election, Attlee met with George VI immediately, expressed his attitude to George VI, and then formed the Labor cabinet with the support of George VI.
This was obviously based on Attlee's loyalty to George VI.
Your British Labor Party is loyal to the king, but you still have the nerve to claim to represent the interests of workers?
While Bevan was looking for Molotov, Attlee was looking for Rock's support.
Even though the Lion City is a British overseas colony, Britain wants to return to East Asia, but it really can't do it without the consent of southern Africa.
The strange thing is that when the Japanese army launched the Malay Peninsula Campaign, the British army was defeated so quickly and miserably that they were beaten to the ground by the Japanese without any resistance.
For a long time, the Malay Peninsula has been the British sphere of influence. Although the British did not directly colonize it, the small countries in the Malay Peninsula all depended on the British.
In peacetime, the Malays did not dare to resist and could only let the British dominate.
As a result, the British army's true colors were revealed as soon as the fight started, and even the Z fleet was wiped out. The British deterrent effect on the Malay Peninsula was gone.
When the Southern African Expeditionary Force pushed back the Japanese army, the countries in the Malay Peninsula formed troops to join the battle. Now there are at least 15 divisions in the Malay Peninsula with about 200,000 people. The supporters behind these forces are undoubtedly from southern Africa.
With the current strength of the British army, if it wants to return to East Asia, it must first ask these 200,000 people if they agree.
"The Lion City has always been under the jurisdiction of the Straits Settlements, and this has never changed." Roque did not respond. This matter has nothing to do with Roque. The Lion City is not a territory of southern Africa.
It must be said that the Governor of the Straits Settlements may have the easiest job among all British overseas territories.
Britain needs continuous blood transfusions from its overseas colonies to maintain its vast Commonwealth.
British overseas territories have different meanings. The one in India provides human resources to Britain. Not only does it not make money, it also requires a large amount of financial support every year to maintain colonial rule.
So Indians are also very conflicted.
Accept British rule, no freedom.
If you don't accept British rule, the annual financial allocation will be gone.
A little trivia: all railways in India were built by the British. They were designed and built independently by Indians, not even an inch of them.
Therefore, India's resistance is very Buddhist, non-violent and non-cooperative.
The Straits Settlements make money for the British Empire. Tolls alone can collect tens of millions of pounds every year. Otherwise, Britain would not have spent 500 million pounds to build the Changi Naval Base.
In such a profitable overseas colony, the governor has a very heavy task. He has to work hard to find money every day. Not only must he repay the British Empire, but he must also satisfy the governor's personal pocket.
The owners of ocean-going cargo ships are not easy to deal with. Many merchant ships are also armed and engaged in business and banditry. You can imagine how difficult it is to get money out of the pockets of these people.
The Governor of the Straits Settlements does not have this problem. Not only can he easily complete his tax collection tasks every year, but he has also maintained a growth momentum year after year. He can be called a model governor.
It was indeed easy, but the Governor's control over the Straits Settlements was also constantly weakening.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, a wartime committee was established in Lion City. The Governor was in name only and did nothing. His power was controlled by the local wealthy businessmen and gentry in Lion City, and the Governor was miserably sidelined.
It can be said that the current Straits Settlements, on the surface, are still flying the Union Jack of the British Empire, but deep down, even the red-headed third brother in the police station may have rebelled.
"After the war is over, the War Council must be disbanded, all power will be recovered, and the United Kingdom will resume its rule over the Channel." The fundamental reason why Attlee came to Roark was that most of the members of the War Council were Chinese.
This is also thanks to Yamashita Fengwen's attack speed, which caused most of the British people in the Lion City to flee the Lion City and go to Australia. Only the Chinese businessmen had unwavering trust in the Southern African Expeditionary Force, so they received the most generous rewards.
s return.
"Of course, this is what it should be." Roque fully agreed. This is an internal matter of the United Kingdom and the Southern African federal government will never interfere.
As for whether the people of Lion City agree or not, it's hard to say.
After the East Asian Allied Forces defeated the Japanese army, the Governor of the Straits Settlements returned to Lion City and unexpectedly discovered that Lion City was no longer the original Straits Settlements and had become completely unfamiliar. The effectiveness of the Governor's orders would be greatly reduced after leaving the Government House.
The Governor certainly could not accept this fact and tried to unilaterally change the status quo. However, he was not only opposed by the locals in the Lion City, but also warned by Angel and MacArthur.
Angel and MacArthur’s reasons are simple. Any unilateral actions during the war are irrational. The Lion City is the base camp of the East Asian Allied Forces. If an unexpected situation occurs in Lion City due to the actions of the Governor, the East Asian Allied Forces will intervene.
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On this issue, Angel and MacArthur reached a rare agreement.
Although the British government was reluctant to accept Angel and MacArthur's warning, it still held its nose and admitted it.
At that time, the North African campaign was at a critical stage, and the British government was simply unable to provide military support to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, so it could only maintain the status quo.
Now that the war in Europe is over and the British army is finally free, Attlee will return to East Asia as soon as possible.
At the very least, rule over the Straits Settlements must be restored.
"Lord, thank you for your understanding -" Attlee probably believed that as long as there was no obstruction from southern Africa, Britain's restoration of rule over the Straits Settlements was a certainty.
What can Rock say?
It can only be said that newcomers to politics are too naive.
On the third day after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, a British army sent by the British Far East Command arrived in the Lion City.
On the same day, Russia tore up the "Russian-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact", formally declared war on Japan, and joined the East Asian War.
Angel doesn't care how Russia tortures the Japanese. The tens of millions of Russian troops who have just finished fighting in the European War are at an unprecedented peak in terms of morale and equipment.
Japan has been bombarded continuously by the East Asian Allied Forces. The Kwantung Army, which is known as the most elite, has long been unworthy of its name after many deployments. Although there are 700,000 people in name, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and all the elite troops have been
It was completely consumed in the early war.
No matter how tenacious the Japanese are, they are destined to be crushed into mud by Russian tanks.
An Qi is more concerned about the British army arriving in the Lion City.
MacArthur also paid attention.
Different from what An Qi imagined, the British army sent by the British Far East Command was not a force composed of pure British people, but a British-Indian force composed of Indians.
The British and Indian troops are truly the panacea of the British army.
