After several days of discussions, the "International Anti-Fascist Alliance" was officially named the "World War Council Against Imperialism".
As for why the name was changed, it was because Romain Rolland had lofty ideals. He not only opposed fascism, but also opposed all unjust wars in the world, so the name "World Committee for the War Against Imperialism" was more appropriate.
But then the Second World War started, and the name of the organization was changed back to the "International Anti-Fascist Alliance". This was for the convenience of publicity and to easily gain support from governments of various countries. Anyway, the two names belonged to the same organization.
After voting, Romain Rolland was elected chairman of the "Anti-War Committee", Zhou Hexuan and French writer Barbisse were elected vice-chairmen, and Mrs. Sun was elected honorary chairman. As for Einstein, everyone originally wanted to elect him as vice-chairman, but Einstein
He resolutely refused, and finally became an ordinary committee member.
The meeting also specifically discussed the issue of imperialist aggression against China, decided to send a delegation to China to investigate the actual situation of Japan's invasion of Northeast China, and prepared to hold a "Far East Anti-War Conference" in China.
Mrs. Sun serves as the chairperson of the preparatory committee for the "Far East Anti-War Conference", and the Chinese underground party organization is responsible for the specific publicity and preparatory work.
Night, hotel.
Romain Rolland asked: "Zhou, the picture of the origin of the war you drew was deliberately exaggerated for China, right?"
"There is no exaggeration. Fascist forces will definitely expand to the world." Zhou Hexuan said with certainty.
Babisset smiled and said: "Although Hitler is a madman, he is not a fool. The French army is the best in the world. If he dares to take the initiative to attack France, he is completely seeking his own death."
Zhou Hexuan suddenly didn't know how to explain it. Could it be that the majestic France chose to surrender after only holding on for a month, and the actual war lasted only a dozen days?
Who the hell would believe it?
Judging from the data alone, the French regular army has close to 1 million. If nationwide mobilization is carried out, the army will expand to more than 5 million in minutes. Moreover, various military equipment are extremely advanced, such as the French army's 3,000 tanks, regardless of quality, quantity or firepower.
They are far superior to the German army.
This can be easily lost, which is a hundred times more incredible than Zhang Xueliang losing Northeast China.
That's a French army with several million people. Even if they had millions of pigs standing still and being killed by the Germans, they wouldn't be able to kill them all in a month.
It is now internationally recognized that the British navy is the best in the world and the French army is the strongest in the world.
When Zhou Hexuan said that Germany would take the initiative to attack France and that Japan would invade Britain's Far East colonies, it sounded like a fantasy to others.
It was not until 10 years later that Romain Rolland wrote in the article: "Today's war, someone has foreseen it a long time ago. The world situation is like playing chess, developing exactly according to his prediction. Mr. Zhou Hexuan is a very magical person
People, his eyes can see through the mists of time, perhaps this is the power of a great historian. But unfortunately, neither I nor the governments of various countries could believe his predictions before the war, because it was
It is completely against common sense and is absolutely impossible to happen. God seems to have played a bloody and cruel joke on the world."
Let's get back to the point.
Babisse suddenly said: "I think our anti-war alliance can cooperate with the Comintern, or even let the Comintern lead it. This will have more organizational power and influence."
Einstein did not explicitly refuse, only said: "In that case, I will withdraw."
Romain Rolland stood up to smooth things over: "It is still possible to cooperate with the Communist International, but we will not let them lead."
"I'm just making a suggestion." Babisse quickly compromised.
Zhou Hexuan changed the topic and said: "I think the top priority is to carry out anti-war propaganda, let everyone know our organizational philosophy, and attract comrades from all walks of life to join. Especially political parties and officials from various countries, they are committed to the anti-war cause.
It’s very helpful.”
Sir Marley smiled and said: "I can introduce leftists from the British Labor Party to join."
Because public opinion in various countries is now leaning to the left, many parties have also begun to lean to the left, which can more easily win votes. Sir Marley is one of them. He often promotes leftist ideas without any scruples, and as a result he is nicknamed "Red"
noble".
American journalist Eloson also said: "I can be responsible for propaganda in the United States. I believe many American media people are willing to join our anti-war alliance."
It's easy to have someone to do things. Sir Marley is in charge of the British Labor Party, and Eloson is in charge of the American media. They have a lot of energy. In addition, Zhou Hexuan, Romain Rolland, Barbusier and others are all great writers, which is very important.
They are good at gossiping and promoting propaganda, and their anti-war allies can't help but be popular.
It's a pity that all the core members advocate freedom. This kind of organization has very poor cohesion and can be called a mess.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Let's talk about membership fees and conference journals."
Romain Rolland said: "The journal can be organized, and I will be the editor-in-chief voluntarily, but the membership fee is not required."
"This is necessary. Funds are needed to operate the organization," said British bookseller Golenz. "The membership fee can be set at 5 pounds per year. Members who are in real financial difficulties can apply for exemption from paying membership fees. In addition, I applied to prepare for business operations.
Conference journals, I’m quite good at this.”
Babisset is also engaged in publishing and publicity: "I will be in charge of the journal."
Seeing that the two were arguing, Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Let's do this. Each country will set up a journal, and the name of the journal will be "Fei Zhan"."
"This is a good proposal." Romain Rolland agreed.
Today's communication conditions are inconvenient. The content of the same newspaper may be different in different provinces in China, not to mention the whole world. It is a good way to publish journals separately.
Everyone then discussed the organizational structure and planned to set up branches all over the world. For example, Zhou Hexuan is the person in charge of the China branch. Members are recruited regardless of party or class. Anyone who is anti-war can join, which greatly facilitates the spread of the organization.
speed.
Zhou Hexuan decided to cooperate with the Al-Shabaab when he returned. They are a group of passionate patriots. I believe that they are very willing to support the anti-war cause and oppose the evil imperialist war. China's war of resistance is a just war.
The anti-war meeting in Amsterdam lasted about half a month and ended.
The meeting was still very successful, with two major achievements: first, the creation of an anti-war alliance organization, and second, preparations to convene a Far East anti-war conference in China and dispatch a Northeast War inspection delegation to China.
Mrs. Sun soon returned to China and contacted the underground party to prepare for the Far East Anti-War Conference.
However, Zhou Hexuan was invited by Sir Marais and Gorenz to go to England, where a series of speaking engagements were waiting for him.