Lost and Spy

Chapter 3464 A Member of Parliament

He was moved!

This moment gave Sneijder the strongest feeling!
He would never let this opportunity go.

Besides, he did so many things just to bring "Colonel Charles" into his camp.

And now, this goal is within reach.

However, he also knew the concerns of "Colonel Charles".

Especially when "Colonel Charles" said, "Once I agree to you, I have decided to be their enemy, and there is no turning back."

Snyder smiled again. "Colonel, I want to tell you a story. You may have heard half of it. Colonel, do you know who was the first female member of the U.S. House of Representatives?"

Of course Meng Shaoyuan had an impression of her, but he couldn't call out her name at the moment, so he simply shook his head.

"Janet Pickering Rankin." Snyder said the name. "In 1916, she won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives at large from Montana. She was the first woman elected to Congress. For a time, the whole country was shocked. However, Colonel, do you know how she was elected?"

Yes, it's this woman.

Meng Shaoyuan also knew that after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, there was an uproar in the United States, the emotions of the American people were instantly ignited, and the "isolationist" thinking that had previously dominated the American continent was completely abandoned overnight.

As late as May 1941, nearly two years after the war in Europe had begun, polls in the United States showed that about 5% of respondents did not favor going to war with Germany and Italy. During the same period, Americans were also uncertain about the prospect of a conflict with Japan. In a Gallup poll in February of that year, only 80% of respondents supported going to war with Japan, while 2% opposed this option.

The attack on Pearl Harbor changed all that.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, then-US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech at a joint session of the 77th U.S. Congress, requesting Congress to declare war on Japan.

Unlike the lengthy discussions during World War I, this time the House of Representatives took only 40 minutes to begin the vote.

When it was Representative Janet Pickering Rankin of Montana's turn, she stood up and said:
"As a woman, I could not fight in the war, and I refused to send anyone else."

This statement not only made her the only member of either house of Congress to vote against declaring war on Japan, it also made her the only member of Congress to vote against America's entry into both world wars.

As soon as Rankin finished her words, boos broke out in the congressional gallery, and several members of Congress, including future Senator Everett Dierson, asked her to change her decision and make the declaration of war a unanimous resolution, or at least abstain from voting, but Rankin refused.

After the vote, Rankin was chased by some men and had to hide in a Capitol phone booth until Capitol Police escorted her back to her office, where she was quickly inundated with angry telegrams and phone calls.

One telegram from her brother, who had always supported her, read: "Montana is 100 percent against you."

The chairman of the Montana Republican Party called on her to change her vote to redeem the honor and loyalty of Montana.

On December 12, a photo of Rankin trapped in a phone booth, calling for help, appeared in newspapers across the United States.

After that, Rankin fell into disgrace.

Could it be that this female congresswoman is also related to "Glorious America"?

Randall cleared his throat and said, "Colonel, you probably guessed something in your mind. In 1912, a respected lady in the organization I rely on believed that in the entire history of the United States Congress, there had not been a female member of Congress, which was a shame for all American women.

The husband of this lady is a gentleman who loves his wife very much. He decided to help his wife fulfill this regret. However, you have to know that the United States at that time was skeptical about the ability of women to govern. Especially in the mainstream society, it was generally believed that women were not suitable to lead the United States forward.

The husband of this lady, let's call him 'Mr. X'. Mr. X thought that even this could not stop his determination. He first chose a woman, Ms. Rankin. Coincidentally, Ms. Rankin also wanted to go into politics, and the two hit it off.

Under Mr. X's operation, Ms. Rankin quickly became famous in Montana, won the favor of countless people, and was successfully elected as a member of Congress in the general election four years later. Mr. X fulfilled his wife's wish. "

Meng Shaoyuan's brows were tightly furrowed.

Before this, he had learned about the power and terror of "Glorious America".

However, I seem to have underestimated it.

That was in 1916.

Although the discrimination against women in American society is not as severe as that against people of color, it is definitely not particularly friendly.

In particular, it has always been incredible to many people that a woman could be elected as a member of Congress.

If Randall was right and "Glorious America" ​​was the mastermind behind the scenes, then he still hadn't fully understood the strength of this organization.

Moreover, from another perspective, the United States claims to be a "democratic" country, but in fact politics is monopolized by those financial groups.

It is extremely difficult for a true commoner to stand out in American politics.

"Sir, this is the real reason why Ms. Rankin was elected as a member of Congress." Randall continued, "Now, can you imagine that even a member of Congress can be manipulated at will by the organization behind me? So, what do you think is there that they can't do?"

Meng Shaoyuan was silent.

He was just like Randall before, smoking one cigarette after another.

This idiot finally took the bait.

But now, I can't be impatient.

I have plenty of time to play with him slowly.

Randall was not in a hurry either.

At this time, he already felt that he had a sure win.

I don't know how many cigarettes I smoked. Meng Shaoyuan threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out with his foot. It seemed that he had finally made up his mind: "If you want me to participate in such a dangerous mission, in addition to what you promised before, you must agree to a few conditions of mine."

"You tell me, Colonel." Randall said calmly, "As long as it's not a particularly excessive request, I can agree to it."

"Not only do I need political status, I also need money." Meng Shaoyuan's face even looked a little ferocious at this time: "A large sum of money, enough for me to do nothing and live a luxurious life. I think you should first understand the meaning of the word 'luxury'!"

(End of this chapter)