After a deathly silence, the venue immediately burst into applause.
Romain Rolland said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, you are also Chinese. Please come on stage and say a few words."
Zhou Hexuan also made preparations in advance. He asked someone to bring up a big blackboard, held the chalk and said: "I don't want to talk about justice, nor do I want to repeat the tragedy of the war, nor do I want to exchange the suffering of the Chinese people for the sympathy of everyone here.
.I just want to tell you a fact very rationally, the Second World War is coming. Please allow me to define the European War more than ten years ago as the 'World War I', and what is brewing now,
It can be called 'World War II'. I dare to predict that World War II will be far more destructive than World War I. No country in Eurasia can escape, and it is impossible to escape.
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Everyone's speeches before were centered around anti-war topics, calling for and discussing how to avoid and stop war.
Zhou Hexuan's opening remarks immediately attracted everyone's attention by saying that war was unavoidable and that it would be a world war on a huge scale.
Zhou Hexuan continued: "All international friends are non-war activists and hope that war will never break out again. However, war is inevitable. We must choose to face it bravely and stand firmly on the side of justice."
Romain Rolland quickly interrupted his speech and said: "Zhou, are you responding to the war? This has nothing to do with the topic we are discussing today. Please pay attention to your wording."
Zhou Hexuan said with certainty: "Here, I have to pour cold water on you. Everyone's actions of calling for peace are actually condoning the fascist forces. Just like a bad wolf wants to eat people, no matter how you appeal, the bad wolf will eventually eat
It’s human. The most correct approach is to call on people to pick up shotguns and drive away this evil wolf.”
"No," Romain Rolland retorted, "the few fascists are evil wolves who have deceived the majority of the people. And our call for peace is to awaken the deluded people. As long as the people stand on the side of peace, then the few fascists will
Molecules cannot become climate."
"I only partially agree with your point of view," Zhou Hexuan said to Romain Rolland, "Can you let me finish?"
Romain Roland nodded and said, "Please speak."
Zhou Hexuan drew a simple world map on the big blackboard and marked Japan, Germany and Italy: "I don't need to explain more about what fascism is, because you are all anti-fascist fighters. What I want to say today
What I am talking about is why fascist forces can develop and grow rapidly, and its root lies in the Versailles system!"
Mr. Zhou is going to give a lecture to many international masters present.
"In my opinion, the First World War was a war in which the great powers carved up the world. The victorious countries passed a series of diplomatic treaties such as the Treaty of Versailles, the Four-Power Treaty, the Five-Power Naval Treaty, and the Nine-Power Convention.
Together they formed the current world structure of the 'Versailles-Washington System'. Germany's overseas colonies were carved up and had to cede territory to pay compensation; although Japan gained a small amount of benefits, they were completely out of proportion to expectations."
"The huge war reparations with clearly marked prices directly caused the German economy to collapse after the war. The German people's living difficulties, coupled with the national humiliation caused by the ceded territory, directly led to Hitler's Nazi ideas being widely recognized. Unless a miracle happens, the Germans will not be able to truly
If they have to fulfill the contract, their war reparations will never be repaid. Coupled with the impact of the current economic crisis, the Germans can only do one thing, and that is to violate the treaty by launching a war!"
"Looking at Japan again, you may not know that Japan had a 'mainland strategy' hundreds of years ago. Their plans are very clear. First they are to invade China's Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula, and then they are to occupy China's Northeast. These plans
All have been achieved. Next, Japan will invade and occupy all of China's territory, attack the Soviet Union from the north, and attack Southeast Asia and the Pacific from the south."
"In Southeast Asia and the Pacific, there are large colonies of Britain, France, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands and other countries. Japan's invasion will inevitably lead to war. Therefore, Japan and Germany will form a war alliance, plus a fascist Italy, to jointly fight against other countries in the world.
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Zhou Hexuan began to draw arrows on the map, marking the offensive lines of the fascist Axis powers and their planned occupation areas. Finally, he threw away the chalk and said: "Through this war origin map, everyone can clearly see that the future will be
What kind of world war would break out? Anti-war thoughts are now popular among the people of various countries, and governments of various countries strictly adhere to appeasement and isolationism. This is tantamount to condoning fascist forces in disguise. Japan invaded Northeast China, and the powers of various countries remained wait-and-see and condemned. In the future, Germany invaded Poland.
, Czech Republic, and other major powers will still wait and watch and condemn. The fascist regime’s appetite is getting bigger and bigger, its power is getting stronger, and the final world war is inevitable.”
Everyone was a little frightened by the war origin map. If it was as Zhou Hexuan expected, then the whole world would be at war.
"Red Noble" Sir Marley said: "Mr. Zhou, are you being alarmist? France has the most powerful army in the world, and Britain has the most powerful navy in the world. No matter how crazy Germany is, it cannot compete with Britain and France at the same time.
The two countries are at war, let alone the Soviet Union, which has a huge territory. As long as the Germans dare to provoke a war, they will only be destroyed."
American journalist Irosen also said: "Japan is small and lacks resources. As long as the United States is here, it is impossible for Japan to go to war in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The United States does not need to send troops. As long as Japan's oil import routes are cut off, Japan's
Planes cannot go to the sky, Japanese warships cannot leave the harbor, and Japanese tanks cannot move."
"Who can say for sure about the war?" Zhou Hexuan spread his hands and said, "Now it seems that it is indeed the case. It is impossible for Germany and Japan to go to war with the whole world. But don't forget that fascists are a group of lunatics. They need
To suppress the people internally to maintain rule, it is even more necessary to launch wars externally to deflect domestic conflicts. The appeasement strategy of the great powers will ignore the fascist countries' step-by-step increase in strength. Take Japan for example, if the great powers continue to ignore it, the Japanese will
Invading all of China. At that time, Japan was invincible in Asia, and they were fully capable of going to war in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Therefore, I call on governments of all countries to use force to curb the growth of fascist forces. For example, sending troops to force Japan to abandon Northeast China.
It’s the only way to get peace.”
Everyone was silent. Some people were thinking carefully about Zhou Hexuan's speech, but most thought it was impossible.
Even if Germany, Japan, and Italy unite, they are completely incapable of challenging the world.
Einstein suddenly said: "Although Zhou's statement just exaggerated the facts, it still makes some sense. If left unchecked, the fascist country's appetite will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and a world war will be inevitable. Even if the fascist regime
It will be wiped out quickly, and the war will also cost countless lives. This must be stopped in advance."
Mrs. Sun took the opportunity to say: "We must limit the growth of fascist forces. We should persuade the governments of various countries to take tough measures against Japan and force Japan to return the northeastern land to China. There is a Chinese idiom that says, 'It is not too late to mend the situation before it is too late.'"
Japan's development is to block the path of fascist expansion. China stands with the people of the world on the matter of anti-fascism."
Zhou Hexuan said righteously: "I propose to establish an international anti-Fascist alliance!"
"I agree!" Einstein immediately raised his hands.
Einstein lived in Germany all year round and was extremely worried about the development of Nazi power. Just three months ago, his friend Ossietzky was convicted of treason by the Nazi government for promoting peace. He attended the Geneva Disarmament Conference some time ago
, extremely disappointed with the attitude of the great powers.
Even without Zhou Hexuan's initiative, Einstein would have publicly stood up against German fascism two months later. As a result, his home was searched by the Nazi government and a reward of 100,000 marks was placed on his head.
"I agree." Mrs. Sun raised her hand for the second time.
"I agree too." Romain Rolland raised his hand for the third time.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
Dozens of arms were raised in the venue. Although everyone did not believe the terrible future described by Zhou Hexuan, they were completely consistent in their anti-fascist attitude.
In May 1932, the "International Anti-Fascist League" was formally established in Amsterdam, and more than 60 members present voted to join. By the end of World War II in 1945, the official membership of this international organization had grown to 200,000, including people from all over the world.
