Chapter 731 Defending Freedom of Speech

"If the federal government makes a decision in line with the will of the country through democratic procedures, how can I object?" Sheffield said boredly, "I know this is a matter of time. It concerns the safety of your life and property, so it is inevitable."

In his words, the slave owner has pointed out the fact that the funds of most members at this table have been locked up by the Allies. Under this premise, if Sheffield is determined to continue to stand on the side of the Allies, he will be the enemy of the top forces in the entire country. If measured by wealth, even if his significance does not reach the level of betrayal of his own class, he is not far from being brainwashed by socialist ideas.

The topic was tacitly pointed out, clarifying the purpose of a group of monopoly capitalists who joined the war to save their own property.

Even for the basic reason that those who are not of our race must have different hearts, the United States will inevitably stand in the Allied camp, although the ambition of the United States is no less than that of Germany, and even far exceeds it.

This involves the relationship between heretics and pagans. Although heretics will be identified as dangerous first, the heretic group is also prepared for this, so they will hide their heretical thoughts and pretend not to be heretics. But pagans do not have this advantage!

Therefore, it was the heretic United States that ultimately took over the British Empire's world hegemony, rather than Germany, which had a particularly clear sense of friend and foe. Like most historical processes, the heresy ultimately won.

In defeating the so-called mainstream ideology, heresy and pagans are both indispensable. If there is only heresy, it is undoubtedly a precursor to religious persecution. When the Arabs stopped expanding, witches were burned all over Europe. When the Ottoman Empire was established, Constantinople was conquered, and the European land was recovered, this religious persecution gradually stopped.

If there is only mainstream thinking but no threat from pagans, various novel ideas will definitely not be accepted by mainstream thinking. This cannot be said to be wrong when the whole world is in a stable agricultural era.

But the Industrial Revolution started in Britain, a small marginal island that was excluded from the mainstream of Europe. From a religious perspective, the Church of England was the first to trample on the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

"I wonder under what name you all want to join the war?" Sheffield asked this question as he looked at the top wealthy people who were very happy because of his statement.

"Just find any reason to participate in the exhibition. Countries don't have much spare energy now." Coleman DuPont answered without thinking.

Sheffield glanced at him, and it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with the answer. Richard Mellon thought for a moment and said, "Given our relationship with the British, it is only appropriate to protect Mother Britain. Blood is thicker than water."

"We gained independence from the British," Sheffield reminded. "Australia, Canada, and even South Africa can all claim that they are British colonies, but we in the United States are not."

Ah! Gale, who had been in a bad mood, yawned and said what Sheffield was thinking, "Of course we are in the name of protecting white civilization. If the major belligerent countries continue to fight like this, the white civilization social system established since the Age of Exploration will collapse. We should allow different countries in the world to have different ideas, focus on the future, seek common ground while reserving differences, and reduce internal friction and sacrifice in the civilized world. This will avoid offending the Irish and German people in the country, and can also bring out the overall consciousness of the citizens of the United States."

McHale, who also remained silent, nodded, agreeing with the opinion of his friend from the South.

"When you run for president, I may consider giving you my full support." Sheffield laughed exaggeratedly, obviously agreeing with this statement.

"I suggest you join the Republican Party, so that your chances of success will be greater." Morgan Jr. spoke up immediately. Seeing that the topic was moving towards the direction of the two-party change of power that could better suppress the power of the government, Rockefeller Jr. did not want to discuss such a tacit and boring issue, and stated that the funds of major companies and families would use the Federal Reserve platform to unify and settle accounts with the Allied Powers.

In this way, there will not be a large number of opposition voices from the civilian citizen class, because there are no longer a minority of people among the civilian class who lend money to the Allies and try to take advantage of them. The minority are people like Sheffield.

That day, the Vanderbilt family's distinguished guests stayed at the Marble Palace after attending the wedding. It was getting late, and it was impossible to discuss all the details at once. If not today, there was always tomorrow.

Sheffield talked to tobacco tycoon James Duke about the daytime wedding and asked if he was satisfied.

"If there is a chance, we can let Alexander and Doris meet now." Sheffield asked James Duke, "Are you satisfied with the future successor of the United Company?"

"It would be good for the two children to interact more, what do you think?" James Duke asked back.

"I think girls should be disciplined more strictly. After all, boys and girls have completely different foundations and different risk tolerance." Sheffield shrugged. "Just like why Carnegie agreed to have William Jr. as his son-in-law? In fact, like you, he hopes to keep the last name, but I am not taking advantage of him unilaterally. To be honest, being the wife of the heir of the United Company requires more than just being rich. The hostess here is not just for show. She also has to shoulder responsibilities. The important thing is to meet my standards."

The most unreasonable woman the slave owner had ever seen in his life was when he first met Edith Rockefeller. She was a complete problem child of the Rockefeller family, but fortunately she became much more normal after having a child.

He didn't want his heir to face such a wife. Doris Duke wanted to rely on her status as the tobacco king and do whatever she wanted just because she had money. She would only die with many suspicious things like Diana. Fortunately, Doris Duke was still young and everything could be saved.

On the details of the next day, Sheffield put forward his own demands. He could not give up the anti-war banner in vain. In exchange, he hoped to use everyone's own connections on the issue of Haiti's status that the federal government was about to discuss, and work together to hand over the governance rights of Haiti to Cuba, which had also become a protectorate.

"Why don't we take control of Haiti directly ourselves? Wouldn't it be better not to withdraw our troops?" To Sheffield's surprise, the person who raised this question was McHale, with whom he had hardly met in recent years.

"If we rule directly, they will continue to resist. And I don't like Haitians! This is also for the future!" Sheffield groaned, "Since the invasion exists, it is more or less a hidden danger for the future. I hope this conflict will not erupt against us, handing over the control of Haiti to Cuba, and we will support Cuba behind the scenes and acquiesce in the Cuban government's suppression of the Haitians' resistance. In this way, we will have a clear conscience."

"The main thing is to make the Haitians not hate our invasion. In this way, the hostility between Haitians and Cubans in the future will be their own problem." Little Morgan immediately understood the key point and said, "This is not a problem. I will not let your relationship with the Allies deteriorate in vain. I will help you with this."

"Thank you!" Sheffield expressed his gratitude with a smile, "I believe that the federal government is also slowly making substantial preparations for war."

This is not even an exchange. The United States army does not have the ability to collect debts armedly. Now everyone is excited to finally get Sheffield to agree to support the war. When the time comes, their debts will still not be collected.

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"Do they think they are so smart?" After the discussion was over and everyone returned to their respective nests to calculate the gains and losses, Sheffield said to his wife, "They don't know that the loaned money has gone through a circle and a lot of it has ended up in my hands. Honey, what are the demands now?"

"Since the Battle of Verdun, the demand for silver has been very strong." Anne lowered her voice.

"This is all expected. The gold reserves have been almost exhausted. During the war, the gold mines controlled by Britain could not supply the consumption of the world war. In addition, silver has entered the field of currency circulation, and the demand will increase further." Sheffield said without any surprise, "We can meet any needs of our customers. The value of silver will definitely fall after the war."

The price of silver has been rising since the beginning of the war, thanks to the civil war that broke out in Mexico, an important silver-producing country. Otherwise, Sheffield would not have gotten the advantage for free. However, opportunities come to those who are prepared. He will not thank the Mexicans. This is the reward the slave owner deserves for his foresight.

As the war machine ran faster and faster, a large amount of silver was invested in the military industry, which was the biggest consumption. When gold was consumed to the point where silver had to be replenished, the value of silver rose again. This stage was the time around the outbreak of the Battle of Verdun as Anne said.

Coincidentally, silver and associated minerals are not within the sphere of influence of these northern tycoons. Heinze had thought about this, but now he and the United Company are in the same boat. By leveraging the control of silver and the good relations with some families in northern Mexico, the United Company can make money without doing anything.

A month later, Sheffield appeared in the Supreme Court to observe the trial, and also to make a gesture of encouragement to the journalists affiliated with the Associated Press who were on trial.

However, there was no effect, if there was any, it was the opposite effect. The nine judges of the Federal Court unanimously ruled with a one-sided attitude of 9 to 0 that the Associated Press and the above remarks were guilty.

Outside the Supreme Court, Sheffield, who was interviewed, said righteously, "The League of Nations will never bow to the federal government."

(End of this chapter)