For Gu Weijun's wonderful speech, Britain, France, the United States and other countries showed great appreciation and praised him as an excellent diplomat. However, it was a pity that it was just a compliment. They were not willing to agree to China Re's request at all. The great powers in China
The privileges cannot be canceled at all, the concessions and occupied port cities cannot be returned, and the tariff power cannot be relaxed. It can be said that if it were not forced by the war, they would not even let the Southwest take back the tariff power. They regret it now.
As for the issue in Shandong, it is also very controversial. Japan has swallowed it in its stomach and absolutely does not want to spit it out. On the contrary, they also asked the Chinese government to come forward to solve the various anti-Japanese armed forces in Shandong. The United States expressed its views on Japan's expansion.
They were worried and at the same time unwilling to see China's gradual rise, so they adopted a wait-and-see attitude. Britain and France also hoped to limit the growth of China's strength, and of course they did not want Japan to take advantage of it.
Therefore, Britain and France reached an agreement with Japan, which was that Japan would take on the task of interfering with Russia in the Far East in exchange for the rights and interests of Shandong. The major powers were conducting various despicable exchanges of interests behind the scenes, and China did not participate at all.
qualifications.
The Peace Conference has become the focus of news attention since the day it was held. In the early days of the Peace Conference, many media scholars expressed great recognition of the Peace Conference, believing that these most powerful politicians in the world would work for the long-term interests of the world.
Peaceful and reasonable arrangements were made to allow the people to avoid the threat of world war forever. However, when the media learned that the leaders of Britain, France and the United States were like hawkers in the vegetable market, arguing endlessly for a little benefit, they were all disappointed.
, this is just a dirty spoils-sharing event, where a few shameless gangster leaders are conducting various transactions.
At this time, there was also an air of unease in Europe. With the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, the majority party's program spread throughout Europe. Workers and peasants in Britain and France had endured too many disasters during the war. Finally, the war ended.
The raging influenza was harvesting lives again, and the British and French countries were actually preparing to interfere in the Russian revolution and once again send the soldiers who had just been freed from the war into the war. Shoots of bamboo shoots sprouted up, and demonstrations continued continuously, gaining momentum.
A large number of supporters of the majority party, including abolitionists, pacifists, trade union leaders, and sociologists, made various speeches and strongly criticized the Paris Peace Conference.
There are also a considerable number of voices complaining about China. China has made huge contributions to the Allies, but it did not get even the most basic respect during the peace conference. The people still clearly remember who stayed at the production line amidst the heavy artillery fire.
, who invented the new tactics and finally broke through the German defense line, and who discovered the magical sulfonamide to save them from the terrible influenza.
Just after the Paris Peace Conference rejected China's request, an unprecedented demonstration movement suddenly broke out in France. At this time, there were still 120,000 Chinese workers in Paris who had not returned to the country, and there were more than 200,000 in Bordeaux and other places.
After learning that China's reasonable demands were rejected, these honest and hard-working Chinese workers finally burst out in anger and took to the streets with various slogans.
The French people also accumulated countless grievances during the war, and they also joined the parade. On April 30, 2018, the number of people marching in Paris, France, exceeded 300,000, and this number was still high.
It was constantly being refreshed, and the scope was getting larger and larger, and soon it affected all the major cities in France. The angry people gathered into countless torrents and rushed to the Palace of Versailles. The loud shouts made the major giants
They all felt bursts of fear.
This unprecedented scale of demonstrations soon spread to the United Kingdom and then the United States. On May 4th, more than three million people took to the streets in major cities such as Chengdu, Guangzhou, Wuchang, and Nanjing. Students and passionate young people became
In response to the urgency of this movement, all the embassy areas of the foreign concessions in China were surrounded by layers of demonstrators.
Pebbles, bricks, feces, rotten eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves were constantly thrown into the embassy. Among them, the Japanese embassy bore the brunt. The Japanese ronin who arrogantly turned into a street rat that everyone shouted to beat.
Taking to the streets, although there were no serious problems in the concession under the protection of the police, the Chinese tacitly cut off all kinds of supplies. Water, electricity, food, vegetables, and coal were all cut off. Without these supplies,
The prosperous concessions in the past are now like dead cities.
Demonstrations broke out in China on an unprecedented scale and are still continuing. British and French colonies were also involved, with India being the main instigator. The British had promised India as early as the outbreak of World War I that as long as India could fight for Britain,
They will be able to obtain Zi You, and the British will give you the gift. Who knows that after the war, the British have already put aside their promises and are still thinking about how to increase the intensity of the search to make up for the shortfall of the war.
Although the Indian people are famous for their patience, they cannot accept this cruel reality and have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the colonial government. India is the core of the British colonial order. Once India becomes unstable, the scope of the impact will become wider and wider.
, the three Indo-China countries soon joined in, and large-scale demonstrations also took place in Australia, New Zealand, and African countries. So far, the demonstrations have spread all over the world.
In Paris, US President Wilson, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, French Prime Minister Clemenceau and others were like ants on a hot pot, restless. Clemenceau was almost eighty years old at this time, but
The old guy suffocates you and has a bad temper. He is known as the Tiger Prime Minister.
"Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, this kind of demonstration is definitely premeditated. It is the result of the instigation of the Chinese people who want to die and those who are even more bastards of the majority party. We must not back down in any way. I suggest using the military to carry out the demonstration."
Suppress, completely suppress these bad elements!"
Wilson sat aside and straightened his shoulders: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, our soldiers also participated in the parade!"
Lloyd George also looked helpless and said: "Yes, I can guarantee that as long as we use soldiers to suppress these marchers, what awaits us is a mutiny, which will be an even more terrible disaster!"
"Mr. Prime Minister is right. We should adopt a more rational attitude towards this unprecedented riot movement. The people have accumulated too much dissatisfaction during the war. Now they need a channel to vent. I think only
Only by giving up colonial oppression and treating everyone equally can we gain the support and recognition of the people!" Wilson was promoting his ideas again, but Clemenceau and Lloyd George had no time to listen.
Just when the three giants were at a loss what to do, someone suddenly ran in in a panic and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, something bad has happened. Chinese workers have occupied the Louvre!"
When Clemenceau heard the word Louvre, he suddenly felt dizzy. The Louvre is the oldest, largest, and most famous museum in France. It also enjoys a high reputation in the world. It can be said that it is a symbol of Paris and even France.
One, its status is very important, and it contains countless treasures, all of which are the most precious art treasures. Originally, this area should be the most heavily guarded area, but due to the continuous demonstrations, the French government had to send a large number of
The police went to maintain order, which in turn caused loopholes in public security.
Tens of thousands of Chinese demonstrators, led by some capable young people, rushed directly to the Louvre. The Louvre is usually very well-prepared, but it is a pity that the wave of demonstrations has swept across France, and even
The security guards are also involved, and most of the security guards in the Louvre are for thieves and thieves. There will never be a large number of French people attacking this place. Even in the middle of a war, these art palaces must be appropriately avoided.
, to avoid damage, so the Chinese successfully took control of this poorly defended art treasure house.
"Compatriots, this is the largest museum in France, well-known in the world, but I want to say that it is all art treasures that France has robbed from various countries. They are all stolen goods. This is a magnificent den of thieves, and France
People shamelessly show it off. This is the face of French politics. It looks resplendent, but underneath this aura, everything is dirty and ugly!"
The person who was telling everyone about the history of the Louvre before the parade was named Zhuang Wenshan. He was a reporting reporter. There were many such lecturers among the huge parade. They not only publicized the history of the Louvre to Chinese workers, but also gave a large number of lecturers.
A leaflet was sent to the French, including a large list of Chinese cultural relics plundered by France, and accusations of France's past crimes.
At this time, there were many overseas students, businessmen, and politicians from other colonial countries in Paris. They also knew very well that the Louvre contained the artistic treasures of their motherland. The Chinese had suddenly occupied the Louvre. For them,
This was also a rare opportunity to fish out of the water, so the whole of Paris was shaken, and more and more people flocked to the Louvre.
At this time, Zhuang Wenshan became even more excited and took out a barrel of gasoline: "Compatriots, four years ago we came to France without any grudges and contributed our sweat to the Allies. Four years later, our motherland did not even give us fair treatment.
This is a shame for every Chinese. On behalf of everyone here, I only propose one thing to the French, which is to unconditionally agree to the request of the Chinese delegation. Otherwise, let us dissolve the Louvre together.
For ashes!”
Zhuang Wenshan's speech was quickly translated into French and English. At this time, a large number of journalists and military police had arrived. After hearing Zhuang Wenshan's words, they also felt a chill on their necks. The Chinese
Normally he keeps quiet, but once he takes action, he turns out to be so terrifying and wants to reduce the Louvre to ashes. This is definitely the craziest kidnapping plan in human history.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They had no doubt that at this time, tens of thousands of Chinese workers had surrounded the Louvre Museum. There were at least hundreds of gasoline barrels among them. As long as one of them was lit, France's pride would be greatly affected.
There was a huge loss, and some gasoline barrels were also placed inside the Louvre. The French policemen who came after hearing the news were all dumbfounded. No one had ever encountered such a situation. How to deal with it? They had no idea at all.
He had no choice but to ask his superiors for instructions, and the report was sent directly to Clemenceau and others.
At this time, the Tiger Prime Minister also had cold hands and feet: "Shameless, shameless kidnappers, my God! They actually kidnapped the Louvre Museum. I will tear these damn yellow-skinned monkeys to pieces!"
However, Clemenceau could only say a few harsh words. Now Paris has fallen into chaos. The demonstrators have blocked all the streets and alleys. The French army cannot mobilize quickly. Even if it mobilizes, it will be difficult to deal with it.
