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Chapter 1344: War of Public Opinion

This large-scale lobbying campaign by the East African government has received different responses from different countries. In addition to France, which is easier to talk to, Austria-Hungary and many small countries in Europe also responded positively.

The reason why the Austro-Hungarian Empire is like this is actually easy to understand, that is, if the war continues to expand and be delayed, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will no longer be able to create profits. In fact, after severely damaging Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has basically achieved its own overall goal.

Before World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire actually did not have much ambition. Its political aspirations were actually to annex Serbia, expand its influence in the Balkans, and squeeze Russia out of the Balkans.

After the collapse of Tsarist Russia, the strategic goals of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had actually been achieved, or even exceeded. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not expect that its old enemy, Russia, would abandon its martial arts.

In addition to the realization of political goals, the system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire also determined that it could not expand indefinitely. How to digest the newly added territory was an important issue for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not even solve its own national problems. The newly annexed land The future would only intensify the national divisions in Austria-Hungary.

Therefore, Emperor Franz, Crown Prince Rudolf and senior officials in Vienna believe that it would be the best solution for the Austro-Hungarian Empire if the war could be ended at this time.

In addition to France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, there are many small countries in Europe. Except for the participating countries, most small European countries naturally hope to end the war. At this time, there is no money to be gained from the Allies and the Entente, and they may even be affected. Therefore, after East Africa proposed a peace initiative, it gained the support of these small countries.

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Rhine city.

East African Foreign Minister Freer reported on the recent work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Now in Europe, only Germany and the United Kingdom are unwilling to end the war. Germany is too ambitious and they are dissatisfied with the results they have obtained so far, while the United Kingdom has suffered too many losses. Small, and unwilling to gain nothing.”

"For Germany, they know very well that what they cannot get on the battlefield cannot be obtained at the negotiation table. However, Germany's gains on the battlefield are only limited to parts of Eastern Europe. This does not change Germany's geopolitical situation before the war. Disadvantages."

"There is no need to say more about Britain. They suffered the least losses in the war, and their population problem was not as severe as France's. Therefore, the British government obviously did not deeply feel the pain of the war."

In the final analysis, whether the war can end or not, the final outcome still depends on the choice between the two bosses of the Allied Powers camp and the Allied Powers camp, namely Germany and Britain.

Ernst said: "Do you think the German and British governments will change their minds?"

Freer said: "From my personal point of view, even if the German and British governments are unwilling to end the war easily, they have to make relevant compromises."

"The most important thing is that we have won over the two second-in-commands of the Allies and the Entente, Austria-Hungary and France. If the two countries prefer an armistice, then Germany and the United Kingdom will naturally be unable to support each other."

"This is at the diplomatic level. At the level of European public opinion, we are also stepping up our offensive. Now anti-war public opinion has begun to rise in France and Austria-Hungary, and it has also been somewhat effective in the United Kingdom and Germany."

"With the overwhelming public opinion, there is a high probability that Europe will return to peace, unless governments insist on going their own way and ignore the most basic aspirations of the European people."

"If they completely ignore public opinion, it will only harm the European Labor Party, and the whole of Europe may form a "red tide." I think in this context, if governments are unwilling to lose their rule, then they must sit down and on the negotiating table.”

Coercing public opinion and thus intimidating European governments is indeed a very effective method. Of course, a poor operation may also be self-defeating.

Therefore, Ernst said: "The various departments responsible for European public opinion propaganda must grasp the key points. We will never allow a large-scale "red tide" to occur in Europe."

"So in Europe's anti-war propaganda, we must particularly emphasize the role of the Labor Party and the Jews. Our description of the Jews must be as inclined to conspiracy theories as possible, nailing their identity as the initiators of the European war, and advocating that Jewish businessmen manipulate European countries. In the political arena, and through means such as capital and public opinion, they try to sow discord between countries, resell supplies, make illegal loans, etc., and any blame will be placed on the Jews first.”

"As for the Labor Party, we will nail them as traitors and distort people's perception and understanding of the Labor Party as much as possible."

"In short, the finger cannot be pointed at the current European governments, especially the local political forces in Europe. We need them to continue to maintain the stability of European society. Only in this way can we avoid the Labor Party taking advantage of the situation."

Neither Jews nor the Labor Party are good things in the eyes of East Africa. Both are actually infiltrating Europe. The former uses finance and public opinion to bribe European bureaucrats and aristocrats, while the latter uses violence or incites the people to develop organizations. Attack the prestige of the old forces in various European countries.

It can be said that the financial capital represented by the Jews is a chronic poison, while the demand for social change represented by the Labor Party is a machete. Whether it is poison or a machete, the purpose of both is to kill the old European aristocrats and bureaucrats.

After instructing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments on how to operate European diplomatic work, Ernst went to the Defense Security Agency and the Military Intelligence Division for a meeting, two agencies mainly responsible for external espionage activities.

Ernst emphasized: "Government departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lack professionalism, so your department must actively carry out activities in Europe and operate the European public opinion warfare system while eliminating suspicion in East Africa as much as possible."

"You have done very well in France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire before. Now, popular anti-war demonstrations have broken out in these two countries. The next step is to focus on Germany and the United Kingdom."

"On the German side, it is necessary to grasp the degree and control the scale to prevent the situation in Germany from becoming too turbulent. As for the British side, it is necessary to put as much pressure on the British government as possible."

Following Ernst's instructions, East African intelligence agencies also began a second round of public opinion offensive in Europe.

Through various means and methods, anti-war, anti-Semitism and anti-Labour parties were carried out in parts of Germany and throughout the UK, once again causing chaos in European society.

In fact, only professionals can handle this kind of activity, especially the intelligence agencies in East Africa. After all, in order to support the war, European countries have generally strengthened their control of public opinion, so it is relatively difficult to carry out anti-war propaganda. of.

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Edinburgh.

As the biggest rebel against the British Empire, the Scots have always been unswerving in their anti-British attitude, and Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, has naturally become one of the strongholds of the British separatist forces.

After all, in addition to Ireland, there are many places that want to be independent from the United Kingdom today, including Scotland and Ireland in the mainland, and there are countless small ideas for overseas colonies.

The East African Defense and Security Agency has an office in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

In a hotel in Edinburgh, an East African intelligence team is holding a secret meeting. "Now, London has suffered a loss, so they have strengthened their censorship of newspapers, radio and other media, and at the same time strengthened their control over printing plants and workshops."

"The idiots in MI6 are nothing to worry about, but most of the media controlled and invested by some Jews are concentrated in London. This is a difficulty in our work."

“In addition to the fact that the Jewish capital backers have prevented the London news media from conducting ‘fair and objective’ reports, they also have many connections within the British government and have greatly affected the work of the London office through official-business collusion.”

"So the London office asked us to launch anti-war, anti-Semitic and anti-Labour propaganda in Scotland, and at the same time our colleagues in Ireland, Wales and other important British cities would join us in launching an attack to break the Jewish monopoly."

The owner of the Barleton Hotel explained to his subordinates the current working situation in the UK that they are facing.

The last time the British launched a public opinion offensive, it was centered in London. Because of the sudden attack, the British government and the Jews were caught off guard.

In fact, if the East African Defense and Security Service only carried out anti-war and anti-Labor propaganda, there would naturally not be much of a problem, but the anti-Semitic aspect touched a sensitive nerve among the British Jewish community.

Although the British Jewish groups have not squeezed into the US decision-making government like Americans, they still have great influence in the UK. This is due to their infiltration into the British government. After all, no one can refuse the British aristocrats and bureaucrats. The temptation of money, and as the world's financial center, Britain itself is a place where Jewish influence is relatively strong.

Therefore, when the Defense Security Service used the London news media to carry out its first anti-Semitic propaganda, it quickly aroused the alarm of London's Jewish groups.

While they blocked these anti-Semitic remarks through the public opinion network they built in the UK, they also used bribed British government personnel to crack down on anti-Semitic organizations in London.

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This also put the work of the London office into trouble, so it had to change its thinking, bypass London, and launch a new round of public opinion offensive in other parts of the UK.

Pinder, a member of the Edinburgh intelligence team, said to Burrell: "Team leader, I suggest using wireless broadcasts and leaflets to launch an operation in Edinburgh. If you only use newspapers, the timeliness is too slow, and it is easy to trigger the British government. attention.”

Barleton denied: "No, the two methods you mentioned will not work quickly. Unlike the empire, the UK has a high penetration rate of electronic products. Most families do not even have radios, so the communication capability is very limited. "

"As for distributing leaflets, the workload of printing is too large and it is easy to leave tails. Moreover, distribution also requires a lot of manpower, otherwise it will not be effective."

"Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that newspapers are 'authoritative'. Most people have no doubt about the issues mentioned in newspapers, even if many newspapers are full of lies."

"However, newspapers are the least likely to arouse resentment among the British people. Compared with leaflets and broadcasts, publishing some information through British editors and newspapers is the least likely to leave any information as long as we do not disclose too much information. Clues."

"There is absolutely no need for us to keep an eye on those big newspapers. After all, London's experience tells us that the larger the newspaper, the easier it is to get involved with the Jews."

There is absolutely no problem with Ballerton's words. After all, the investment of Jewish capital will obviously only focus on the big fish. They can invest in influential and large newspapers in London or the UK, but they will never sit idle. Find a small journalism workshop in a London slum that is barely viable and invest in it.

And the smaller the workshop, the more they use money to do things, even secretly publishing anti-British government remarks. As long as the price is right, it is not impossible to try.

Following Barleton's instructions, the Edinburgh team immediately launched an operation the next day. Soon, various anti-Semitic remarks and conspiracy theories appeared in many small newspapers in Edinburgh, which triggered an enthusiastic response in Edinburgh.

"Hey, Blair, do you think what this newspaper says is true? The Jews started the war between Britain and Germany by bribing government officials."

"Laurs, I believe this is true. After all, the Jews are really suspected. The newspapers said that they started this war just to profit from the war."

"The economic crisis was also caused by them, and the war was caused by them to distract the public's attention, so they promoted the war in Europe."

"Moreover, the Rothschild family is so terrible. They have huge influence in every country in Europe. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The newspapers say that Jews have infiltrated into the interior of our imperial government."

"According to internal information reported in the newspapers, our Foreign Secretary Balfour received bribes from Jews to support their state-building activities."

"It's so bad that, according to the newspapers, the Jews think they are the greatest people and that everyone else, including us Scots, are barbarians and rude."

"But in fact, the newspaper also said that the Jews only made loan sharks, causing many poor people to lose their lives."

"Sure enough, what is said about the Jews in the opera is correct, what Shakespeare wrote is absolutely correct, and the average Jew is Shylock..."

For a time, anti-Semitic remarks were everywhere in Edinburgh. Coupled with the suppression of social speech during the war, these gossips flying around were more likely to arouse the recognition of the Scots. After all, in addition to belittling the Jews, these gossips also made fun of the British. Government, this is the most popular show for Scots.

At the same time, this kind of rhetoric appeared in many British cities, including London. And because of the encouragement of the East African Defense and Security Agency, anti-war and anti-Semitic rhetoric became prevalent again throughout the UK, and was even more prevalent than last time. turbulent.

Although East Africa is also anti-Labour, the Labor Party's reputation in Europe is actually pretty good, so it is difficult to resonate. After all, the Labor Party's slogans are still very attractive to British workers' groups.

In early 1919, as East Africa intensified its public opinion war against Europe, a new round of anti-Semitism surged again, even surpassing anti-war calls.

This is actually easy to understand. Anti-war propaganda in East Africa is bound to the Jews. Since Jews have been defined in East Africa as the culprits of the outbreak of war in Europe, the blind people in Europe will naturally focus all their anger on the Jews. .

Under the turbulent public opinion, governments of various countries must also pay attention to this huge force. Even European officials who have really received benefits from the Jews do not dare to stand up at this time. After all, speaking for the Jews at this time will really establish the conspiracy of colluding with the Jews. fact.

As the saying goes, they gather for profit and disperse after all. The interest relationship maintained by the Jewish group through money and some European bureaucrats and aristocrats was easily disintegrated. European bureaucrats and aristocrats abandoned their "friends" without hesitation.

Some countries have even begun to sharpen their knives and start a new round of harvesting. Of course, East Africa does not care about the attitudes of European governments towards the Jews, but pays more attention to whether the governments are sincere in ending the war. The results are also good. Under the pressure of this public opinion war, governments are finally willing to conduct preliminary negotiations.

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