Chapter 835 Dependence
Although the Conservative Party is the spokesperson of the powerful class, it did not cut unemployment benefits when it was in power, nor did it cut public servant salary expenses.
Unemployment benefits are welfare policies provided to unemployed people.
Cutting public servant pay means reducing wages for all employees, which will stoke a hornet's nest.
When the Conservative Party was on stage, Stanley Baldwin proposed raising taxes on high-income groups and providing subsidies to low-income groups. Although this proposal failed to pass, Baldwin's proposal still received widespread praise.
After the Labor Party came to power, it not only did not attack the rich, but also suffered the British people. This is simply the opposite of Tiangang. Who is the spokesperson for the interests of ordinary people?
The May Report also caused huge controversy in the Labor cabinet. Nearly half of the cabinet members, led by Foreign Secretary Henderson, publicly expressed their opposition to the May Report. The only cabinet members who supported the May Report were Macdonald and John Strauss. Norden and Thomas.
Henderson's opposition was the most fierce, and he resigned to force Macdonald to give up cutting public spending.
The opposition Conservative Party took the opportunity to use the May Report as an excuse to openly question the Labor Party's ability to govern.
Under internal and external difficulties, Macdonald had no choice but to submit his resignation to King George V.
George V was completely disappointed with MacDonald, but after seeking Baldwin's advice, George V still had to retain MacDonald.
Baldwin's attitude is very clear. No matter who becomes prime minister now, he will have to face this mess, so Baldwin is unwilling to come out.
Macdonald was helpless. After losing the support of the cabinet, Macdonald had no choice but to unite the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party to form a coalition cabinet.
After the news broke, the Labor Party directly expelled Macdonald from the party.
Macdonald knew that opportunities were hard to come by, and that if he backed down at this time, he would completely withdraw from the British political arena, so he pulled Snowden and Thomas to form a new Labor Party and continue to serve as the British Prime Minister.
The vicissitudes of British politics left Ignazi dumbfounded.
McDonald was too busy taking care of himself that he had no intention of talking to Ignazi.
Ignacy had no choice but to go to Paris to continue seeking support.
France is also a financial sponsor of Poland. The purpose of supporting Poland is the same as that of Britain, which is to check and balance Germany and Russia.
French Prime Minister André Tardieu (crossed out) – Camille Chaudan (crossed out) – André Tardieu (crossed out) – Theodor Steiger (crossed out) - Pierre Laval (finally right this time).
This is a true portrayal of French politics in the past six months.
People think that changing three prime ministers last year is the limit.
Unexpectedly, France has had five prime ministers in the past six months.
The current Prime Minister Pierre Laval just took office half a month ago and has not yet understood the impact of the economic crisis on France, and he has no intention of dealing with Ignazi.
Since France is less dependent on the United States, the economic crisis did not have an immediate impact on the French economy.
However, with the tariff war initiated by Hoover, France and the United States cut off trade, and the impact of the economic crisis on France also emerged.
After the end of the world war, France has not been idle. It fought two consecutive colonial wars first in North Africa and then in Syria.
Just after the colonial war, the economic crisis struck, and France was overwhelmed. This was an important reason for France's political turmoil in recent years.
Objectively speaking, the French economy is quite good. At the end of last year, when 1.4 million people in the United Kingdom and 1.6 million people in the United States were unemployed, France only had 12,000 unemployed people, making it unique in Western Europe.
It is precisely because of France's uniqueness that at the beginning of this year, more than 1.5 million foreign immigrants poured into France to look for jobs. This situation once made French President Gaston Doumergue become the most influential figure in the world economy last year.
Since the end of the world war, France's population has been declining. In order to make up for the shortage of labor, France had to open up immigration to its colonies, the first of its kind.
Although the large number of foreign immigrants has brought vitality to France, the hidden dangers are also growing.
These new immigrants come to France to find work. If they cannot find a job, they will become a serious social hazard.
In this case, France was also unable to assist Poland, and all Pierre Laval could give Ignacy was chicken soup.
Ignacy had no choice but to go to Russia to take advantage of the fire.
George was very curious, how could he have such a big face?
"As neighboring countries, once Poland collapses, we will also be affected. This is the confidence of the Poles."
Guchkov sneered, it was strange to ask for food at the door of a mortal enemy.
During the World War, Piłsudski fought with the German and Russian armies. In order to weaken Germany, Russia held its nose and supported the founding of Poland. After the founding of Poland, it continued to carry out hate propaganda against Russia at home and persecuted the Slavs in Poland. All in all, why do the Poles think that Russia will put aside its past grievances?
Russia is never merciful towards its enemies.
"What do you want to do?"
George believed in Guchkov's ability.
"The Dnieper River Dam project will have a ribbon-cutting tomorrow, and I have to attend, so I can only work hard to receive the Poles." Guchkov did not let George down.
We can’t blame Guchkov for being rude.
As a head of state, Ignacy's visit to Russia should be received by Guchkov, but letting Mannerheim receive him is an insult to Ignazy.
However, under normal circumstances, presidential visits are communicated with the itinerary several months, or even one or two years in advance, so that both parties have enough time to prepare, so that they can have the desired effect.
There was no advance communication at all on Ignazi's visit, and it was natural that the uninvited guests would not be welcomed.
Regardless of how Mannerheim received Ignacy, the exercises in the Warsaw Military District not only caused panic in Poland, but also in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria.
After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in addition to the ceded areas, it was divided into three countries: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Austria. These three countries were also feuding with Russia.
The conflict between Germany and Imperial Russia was mainly due to the conflict between Imperial Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now, although both Imperial Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have perished, the hatred has not disappeared. For the survivors of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Russia was the cause of the demise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. main reason.
That's right. After all, during the World War, almost all the losses of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were caused by Russia. At most, other countries could provide assistance. Not only would it not have a positive effect, but it would boost the morale of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and pull Russia away. hind legs.
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Although the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria hated Russia, they finally recognized the reality. Not only did they not dare to take revenge, but as Russia became stronger, they became increasingly worried about Russia's invasion.
During the World War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire caused considerable losses to Russia, so the three countries had sleepless nights regarding the exercises in the Warsaw Military District. The first to take action was Horthy Miklós, the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary.
After the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Horthy Miklós seized power with the support of Russia and became the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary. However, the Kingdom of Hungary did not join the Free Trade Alliance like the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and was outside the Russian system.
It cannot be said that it is free. Although the Kingdom of Hungary has not joined the Free Trade Alliance, the Hungarian domestic market is flooded with Russian goods. Russia is also the most important trading country of the Kingdom of Hungary, and it is very dependent on Russia.
After the Warsaw Military District began the exercise, Horthy immediately instructed the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Hungary to Russia Orban to confirm the purpose of the Warsaw Military District exercise.
Mannerheim's reply to Orban was that it was a normal exercise and did not include any other purpose, so that Orban could relax and that Russia had no operational plans against the Kingdom of Hungary.
Mannerheim was telling the truth. Russia really had no plans to annex the Kingdom of Hungary.
During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hungary, as one of the two elements of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, not only failed to shoulder its due responsibilities, but instead relied on policy inclination to make huge profits. Therefore, annexing Hungary would not only be of no benefit to Russia, but would instead become a hidden danger to Russia.
Russia finally sent the Hebrews out and annexed Hungary, which was equivalent to inviting back a bunch of Hungarian uncles.
Unless you swallow the land, don't swallow the people.
Although Mannerheim spoke categorically, Horthy was not reassured.
Horthy looked around and found that the German Big Brother was more trustworthy.
One theory is that although Horthy allowed the Kingdom of Hungary to become a dumping ground for Russian goods, it did not join the Free Trade Alliance, which itself represents Horthy's attitude.
Compared with Russia, Germany is more worthy of Hungary's trust due to historical reasons.
As mentioned earlier, the German economy recovered rapidly after Mustache came to power. He was also very interested in Hungary, especially Hungarian oil.
With the development of science and technology, countries are becoming more and more dependent on oil. After Germany completely cut off trade with the United States, it relied heavily on Russia for oil imports, which is not in Germany's interests.
If alternative energy cannot be found, once Russia cuts off its oil supply to Germany, Germany's nascent industry will be left without rice.
Two years ago, an oil field was discovered in Hungary. Although the reserves of the oil field were not high, it was enough to surprise Mustache.
No matter how high the reserves are, at least the problem of whether they exist or not has been solved.
After the end of the world war, the Weimar government desperately searched for oil in Germany, but unfortunately found nothing.
Since Hungary has oil fields, as long as it increases exploration efforts, new oil fields will definitely be discovered. By then, Germany's oil shortage dilemma will be fully alleviated.
George was not surprised to learn about Horthy's visit to Germany. In another time and space, Hungary was one of the first countries to form an alliance with Germany.
As for Hungarian oil, George isn't worried at all.
Hungary does have oil, but it is so little that it is not enough to meet Germany's needs.
Therefore, even if the Germans dig Hungary from the ground up, they will still have to rely on Russia in the end.
(End of chapter)