Chapter 935 Dominate the World

One of the weaknesses of the League of Nations is that it is still very weak.

In principle, it is an economic organization: countries hand over part of their coal and steel management rights, and use this as a constraint to form a consensus within the circle.

It has almost no influence on countries outside the circle, such as Germany, which is at war.

Implement a coal, steel, or even material embargo?

Germany was originally under embargo.

Punish Germany?

Germany did not join the League of Nations and did not hand over its coal and steel management rights, so there was no question of punishment.

So Germany could completely ignore the League of Nations.

But it was different for Charles.

The League of Nations was established under the leadership of France. If two important member states were attacked by Germany at once and France was unable to do anything about it, and allowed Germany to destroy the two member states, it would deal a fatal blow to the League of Nations.

Therefore, Charles had to use France's military strength to endorse the "League of Nations".

He must stand up for world peace, for the well-being of mankind, and for building a global home without war.

This is not a matter of France, Romania or Italy, but a new international order, a new order created and defined by Charles.

As long as Charles succeeds in ensuring the safety of member states and consolidating this new order, over time, France will have the final say and become the "world policeman" tacitly approved by other countries.

…

The League of Nations conference room at the Hotel Crillon in Paris was packed with people.

The British representative was also among them. The one who came was General Winter. He kept glancing at Charles sitting in the front row, then looked around, wondering what would make a 19-year-old boy organize this world organization.

Although the organization is not large at present and appears to have little practical effectiveness, it is nominally above the United Kingdom.

In other words, when the League of Nations was established, Britain, the world's number one superpower, was challenged at least in terms of its legitimacy.

People's criteria will naturally shift from "whether it is in the interests of the United Kingdom" to "whether it is in line with the League of Nations Convention."

The conversation died down.

Clemenceau, who was successfully elected as the chairman of the League of Nations, strode onto the podium in a black suit, stood with his head held high, and began his passionate speech:

"Ladies and gentlemen."

"The Charter of the League of Nations which we have just signed is a solid building upon which we can build a better world."

"A world where sovereign equality is achieved, the use of force is prohibited, and everyone works together to maintain peace."

"We pledge to replace force with dialogue and to stop aggression with justice."

"We declare that all nations, big or small, have equal sovereignty; all people, regardless of race, have priceless dignity."

“We have the responsibility to promote world development, defend human rights and protect the world.”

"The death and suffering of war tell us: Isolation and compromise cannot bring peace. Only unity and determination can defeat darkness!"

…

There was warm applause in the conference room, some of it was insincere, some was full of hope.

Before the applause had died down, Clemenceau announced today's topic: "Regrettably, due to the unrest in Russia, Germany, which was originally inclined to peace, has once again shown a strong intention to attack."

As he spoke, Clemenceau turned his gaze to the Italian and Romanian representatives in the audience.

"Yes." The Romanian representative stood up first. "Germany has at least added 100,000 men to the war zone, as well as a large number of artillery. We believe they will soon launch an attack on Romania."

"The same is true for Italy." The Italian representative stood up: "The German and Austrian troops have increased their troops by about 200,000 in the Piave River. We estimate that they are also equipped with a 'belt pontoon bridge'. Once they are ready, they will launch an attack!"

The Greek representative raised his fist and shouted: "We must stop this barbaric behavior. Germany's actions violate their sovereignty and we cannot let them continue."

The Greek representative said this to the British representative. The British have no intention of withdrawing their troops stationed in Greece.

Other countries joined in, saying that as small countries they needed to unite to fight against Britain, otherwise they might be the next ones to have their sovereignty violated.

General Winter smiled but said nothing. What could the League of Nations do to Britain? Its member states were not even as many as Britain's colonies.

Not to mention Britain, the current crisis cannot be resolved by Charles.

Italy is fortunately not, as it borders France and France may send reinforcements.

Romania was almost surrounded by Germany and Austria, and Charles was unable to send reinforcements.

Suddenly, the applause became intense, accompanied by cheers from the representatives, like adding a spoonful of oil to a burning flame, and the atmosphere was extremely high.

General Winter looked carefully and saw Charles stand up slowly and walk to the podium while waving to the representatives.

This guy, General Winter sighed in his heart. He still remembered how Charles looked when he first met him in Antwerp two years ago. He seemed like a completely different person.

In the past, Charles was immature, kind and naive, but now he is mature and decisive, with a hint of viciousness hidden in his eyes.

"Mr. Chairman." Charles first greeted Clemenceau who was sitting next to him, at least on the surface.

Then he turned his gaze to the conference venue: "Hello, delegates to the conference!"

The delegates responded with enthusiastic applause, although Charles had not said anything yet.

Charles took off his military cap and held it in his hand to show respect to the people present:

"I originally thought that the war might end, but now it seems that my judgment was wrong."

"I suspect the Russians did it on purpose. It's actually them who don't want the war to end."

"That's why they launched a revolution at this critical moment!"

The delegates laughed, and many of them turned their eyes to General Winter.

General Winter was also amused, but he immediately realized that something was wrong. Charles was openly making fun of Russia, but in fact he was talking about Britain and the United States who were unwilling to stop the war.

Thinking of this, his smile gradually froze on his face.

Charles continued:

"But I also think that my judgment is correct, and the war is indeed coming to an end."

"Because whether this world is peaceful depends on you, on all the representatives present here."

"If you hold on to your convictions, if you work together, if you unite to put the Charter into practice, I firmly believe that we will achieve the great dream of the centuries: the end of war!"

Finally, Charles concluded his speech with one sentence: "Gentlemen, you must build a world based on justice and fairness, not on force and selfish interests!"

The representatives applauded one after another, and many of them stood up unconsciously, their eyes filled with tears of excitement.

This is a great moment, they thought, finally someone has stepped up to take charge of this chaotic and disordered world!

(End of this chapter)