Chapter 628 Campaign (8)
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After a moment, the door of the Oval Office of the White House was forcibly pushed open halfway. Amid the guards blocked, Fohu's campaign leader shouted into the door: "Mr. President, I must... see you."
President Hoover was having a meeting with the Secretary of Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor. Although the interruption of the meeting made Hoover very dissatisfied, he was not furious at this time. He just said to the three ministers with a serious expression: "Gentlemen, please wait a moment." Then he stood up and walked towards the door.
When the president left the Oval Office, although the three ministers did not know what was going on, they were much more relaxed because of the changes in the current situation. The minister of husband whispered: "Sales have begun to rise now, but companies still kept their wages very low when hiring people."
The Secretary of Agriculture nodded slightly. As American agricultural products prices rebounded rapidly, farmers who entered the harvest season began to recruit people, and a large number of unemployed people found jobs. In this extremely involuntary period, many workers no longer dared to ask for wages, but only wanted to have some food. Although the farm work was very tiring, farmers at least provided full meals.
The Secretary of Commerce wanted to speak but stopped. He made great contributions this time, but he was not optimistic about the future changes. Although the prices of food have risen, commercial enterprises serving food have suddenly regained their vitality. However, China's orders have not fully stimulated employment for enterprises. Although the current changes are exciting, it is difficult to follow up. What the Secretary of Commerce is looking forward to is not President Hoover's re-election, but his ability to step down decently. As long as he can publicize it domestically, the reason for the poor domestic economy in the past few years is that countries around the world are insufficient demand, rather than the lack of capacity of the US Department of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce can recover some of the honors.
Of course, the Secretary of Commerce is actually very clear. It is not that the world economy has dragged the United States, but that the United States' economic crisis has dragged the world economy. But such words cannot be said, because the domestic atmosphere in the United States means that one must not admit one's mistakes. Admitting mistakes means weakness and surrender. Even if there is any "deficiency" in doing it, it must be the responsibility of others.
At this time, President Hoover and his campaign leader arrived at the office next to him. As soon as he entered the door, the campaign leader immediately closed the door, anxiously whispered: "Mr. President, you must never violently disperse the veterans who are asking for wages."
Hoover looked cold and he didn't feel like he had made the wrong choice.
During World War I, the American soldiers participating in the war also added 25 points as overseas living allowances in addition to the daily salary of each person. However, during the war, the salary was not paid to the American soldiers participating in the war. After the war, because the US government could not afford the cost, it was formulated and passed the Adjted Service CertificateLaw in 1924. In the bill, the US government first issued a subsidy certificate to veterans in World War I, promising to pay the wages owed in cash at a rate of 1 dollar per day in the number of days of military service.
In 1932, nearly one-third of the employed people in the United States were unable to find jobs and urgently needed relief. So these veterans asked the U.S. government to pay immediately the salary that should be paid in 1945. The American Overseas Veterans Association even believed that it was unreasonable to promise a hungry person that they would not pay for food after twenty years.
However, the upper class of the United States generally believes that the request of the 20,000 veterans who came to Washington to ask for wages is not reasonable. Because the US Congress has enacted laws and promised to pay. At the moment when one-third of the people in the United States are unemployed, it is unreasonable for this group of people to claim the money in advance. This is not the view of Hoover alone, but the common view of the entire upper class of the United States...
The campaign leader certainly understood that Hoover wanted to maintain the same choice as the upper class of the United States. He did not comment on the right or wrong of the matter, but asked: "Mr. President, do you think that the support of those people will give you more votes in the election?"
Hoover hesitated for a moment. He also knew that his chances of winning were not great, so the decision to disperse the veterans was more about Hoover's own displeasure towards this group of people. Moreover, many people represented by Chief of Staff MacArthur, the Army, believed that this was the result of the incitement of the Communist Party.
The campaign leader saw Hoover's hesitation and immediately continued to persuade: "Mr. President, do you think Mr. Roosevelt is a Communist?"
Hoover was stunned. He didn't understand what the election leader meant. Although many people criticized Roosevelt as a Communist, these people criticized Roosevelt's policies. They did not believe that Roosevelt himself was a Communist and stood on the opposite side of capitalism.
The campaign leader explained to what he said just now: "If Roosevelt was not considered a Communist Party, naturally no one would think that these veterans were Communists. Mr. President, there are only three months left in the election, and these people cannot keep your votes lost. But violent expulsion of these people can make those who invite you think you are too cruel."
Deep down, Hoover still doesn't want to let go of these veterans. Watching them protest in Washington, DC every day makes Hoover feel uncomfortable. These people are challenging the majesty of the government. But the current food orders in China make Hoover feel that he still has some chance. At this time, as a politician's judgment, Hoover feels that he still needs to make more preparations for winning the election.
Finally, Hoover walked out of the room and called the secretary, asking him to contact MacArthur to temporarily stop the expulsion.
After completing this, Hoover returned to the Oval Conference Room to continue the previous talks. The two-year grain sales of 23 million tons of grain did drive American agriculture, but this also caused the problem of insufficient capacity. Even if a ship can transport 10,000 tons, it will have to travel back and forth between the United States 2,300 times, and there are so many ten thousand tons of ships in the United States.
In order to complete the transaction as soon as possible, the United States can only allow some Chinese ships to come to the United States. This has aroused opposition from some Democrats, who demanded that the entire US ship be used to solve the unemployment in the United States. Although the propaganda of this group of people did receive support from unemployed dock workers, it did not form an advantage in the entire Congress. However, Hoover was also somewhat worried about whether the Democrats would take extreme measures.
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The Labor Secretary is not very worried. Now these Democrats feel the pressure, so they start to fight back. Although Hoover has become infamous in the past two years, during the election, Hoover was a person who was looking forward to in the United States. The Democratic Party generally believes that as long as Hoover is given time, many problems can be solved. When Hoover used this food order, he did show the ability of former Commerce Secretary and skilled politicians, which put a lot of pressure on the Democratic people.
"Mr. President, I don't think there is any need to worry. The Democrats have no time to pass the motion." The Secretary of Labor was not worried. Although he didn't say it, the Secretary of Labor still felt that Hoover might not win very much.
The Minister of Commerce made a suggestion, "If China can send ships to transport, I believe that the price of grain will continue to rise. Some banks can also recover their loans."
President Hoover thought for a moment and felt that the current Secretary of Commerce's judgment was taken for granted. At present, the United States has been destroyed by tens of thousands of small banks, and these small banks mainly provide services in their locations. Farmers have no money to pay it back, which has led to many small banks going bankrupt. It will take a long time to follow the legal process alone, and it is impossible for such a large number of banks that can support operations to reappear in just two months.
After thinking for a while, Hoover said: "Before the liquidation of those banks, the federal government will temporarily provide food payment services. We also request that China's fleet speed up its departure."
Hoover took it for granted, and there was no need to urge the US Secretary of Commerce to start construction in China. All Chinese shipyards have already started construction and are now doing their best. The hotels near the shipyard are already full of people coming to pick up the ship, especially near the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard, where the hotels are all full.
Hu Lei's factory is in the industrial area. Because it has become a demonstration teaching factory, many dormitories have been built. Now more than 500 people have been living in the dormitory that can accommodate more than 300 people. In fact, there are indeed people from the company in their early 100s, but more are students.
After finishing today's course, Hu Lei felt exhausted. Looking at the students smoking in the factory smoking area, Hu Lei tried hard to convince himself in his heart, "Don't be angry with yourself. Don't think you must teach them all! I just need to finish my own work!"
The government’s money is not that easy to get. As a demonstration factory and as a training center, each student has very strict regulations on the learning content. However, the number of industrial enterprises is increasing, but the orders seem to never decrease. Skilled old skilled workers cannot increase so quickly, so workers who have learned the most advanced machine tool operation are in high demand.
In addition to using factory equipment for training, Hu Lei's factory production tasks are also full. Jiangnan Shipyard is just like crazy to build ships, and the demand for high-precision general parts seems to be endless.
After returning to his office tiredly, Hu Lei sat on the sofa without even moving a finger. But Hu Lei felt very scared recently because he had recently purchased 9 more equipment. He wanted to pay off all the equipment's money, Hu Lei's factory had to produce this for 14 months.
Because of his mood, Hu Lei doubted whether he was crazy at that time and dared to make such a huge investment. As long as there was something suddenly wrong with domestic demand, Hu Lei would be in trouble. Although it is no longer possible to make Hu Lei unable to pay back the money even if he sells himself, what Hu Lei is looking forward to is making a big profit and buying these expensive equipment completely.
At this time, the secretary pushed the door open and came in, "Boss, the Adult Training Department of the Education Bureau called again and asked if we could collect another group of people."
"I can't take it!" Hu Lei replied weakly but decisively. Now whenever he hears recruiting students, his head hurts. Now it's really fast that the carrots don't wash the mud, and everyone in the Adult Education Department stuffs them into the school. In Hu Lei's observation, many people are not suitable for being mechanical production workers.
The secretary explained in embarrassment: "Boss, the Adult Training Office said that this is the task above."
Chapter completed!