"Get your attention back from Europe and focus on your own affairs at home first. Containing the Spanish Flu is now the top priority." On this day, the New Orleans Morning News reported the ravages of the pandemic with a full page, and it was regarded as

The first influential newspaper to identify the Spanish Flu pandemic.

From the perspective of public opinion, the newspaper asked the federal government to protect the citizens of the United States, formulate a series of containment measures, concentrate the country's efforts to contain the pandemic, and require police departments in various places to take responsibility.

This is completely achievable, because now is a war period, which is special. The president can get huge support from the country, and the United States is indeed the first country in history to start isolation measures, use state machinery to carry out propaganda, and popularize wearing masks.

benefits, etc.

Compared with the disgraceful operations of the United States a hundred years later, the United States during the Spanish Flu was worthy of being a beacon for mankind. But one hundred years is a long time in the lives of ordinary people. People in the era of Emperor Hongwu would not have thought of the fiasco of Tumubao.

After Emperor Qianlong killed Zhungeer, who controlled half of the world, he would not have thought that eighty years later, when the British troops landed, it would be like entering an uninhabited country.

History progresses through twists and turns, and it cannot be considered a modern society. With advanced information and the world knowing each other, there will be no ebb and flow between countries.

Sheffield doesn't dare to fool people by talking about herd immunity in a hundred years. If he does, he will be the one who is considered anti-intellectual. Now the results will remain unchanged and he will find a way through the process.

This is one of the main differences claimed by the Soviet Union. In whose hands are the production materials? There is no doubt that at least the production materials of the United States are in the hands of the monopoly capitalists, and the monopoly capitalists often unite faster than the proletariat.

Some.

In the medical industry that the Rockefeller family is deeply involved in, there are countless experts and doctors who have seized the opportunity to speak during the pandemic. This cannot be blamed on them for seeking fame and reputation. How many people would choose not to leave their name in history?

"Oh, dear Bernard, it is obvious that the domestic situation now deserves more attention than when the German navy was rioting. Does our president have any special thoughts?" Sheffield expressed his goodwill towards the microphone, and the war was on the other side of the microphone.

Bernard Baruch, head of the Industrial Council.

"What the president is thinking about right now is to go abroad to fight for the interests of the country." Bernard Baruch said helplessly. "The secretary of state is also opposed to it, but the president thinks this is a good opportunity for the world to understand our country's ideas."

"Having such a president is also of great benefit to our country." Sheffield paused for a moment and said helplessly, "But many members may not think so. Those elected often follow the mood of the voters.

, if the citizen class accepts the situation as soon as it suits them, they will also have the same idea. Needless to say, we must thank the great Germany."

Bernard Baruch is a well-known figure on Wall Street. In the eyes of some citizens, he can even be compared with the old Morgan. The old Morgan is the king of Wall Street. The Morgan family has long been famous. But Bernard Baruch

Gram represents another image, the representative of the self-made American dream.

Just as Baruch was making waves in the stock market, the First World War made him step into politics. Baruch grasped the timing of both events impeccably - buying heavily in the rising stock market and steadily gaining ground.

Holding these stocks that brought him unlimited wealth; at the same time found a place for himself in the American political arena as we entered the twentieth century, and personally created the country's wartime management system.

Bernard Baruch is one of the few financiers on Wall Street who has a good relationship with the Democratic Party. Although he is a descendant of German descent, he firmly stands on the side of the Allied Powers. In the face of money, all national sentiments are false. If the historical trend

Roughly unchanged, during the Franklin Roosevelt era, Bernard Baruch would reappear with an anti-German face and become the helmsman of the United States war machine that crushed the Third Reich.

The War Industrial Commission he controlled helped the United Company gain a lot of benefits during this war. The slave owners were not modest. He had already formed a great Anglo-German friendship with the descendants of British immigrants in the United States on behalf of them.

Sheffield is not mocking the other party because he is the descendant of German immigrants. The so-called peaceful rise is of course a good thing, but it has never really happened.

The transformation of hegemony between Britain and the United States was not a peaceful rise at all, but two world wars, in which Germany was at the forefront of the United States. Take this world war as an example, the influence of the United States before the war was simply inferior to that of Imperial Russia.

Even in terms of existence, it is not as good as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Germany is the real second largest country in the world.

Without the Germans, the guillotine of the British Empire might have fallen on the head of the United States. At the same time, I would also like to thank the other member states of the two camps for their friendly participation. It was precisely because the British Empire had so many challengers that the United States had been covered up.

"Regarding the production of medical equipment and protective equipment, I have reached an agreement with Adams and Rockefeller Jr. in Boston. Now we need the support of the War Industries Committee. This is a war period. If there is support from the country, we will exclude competition.

It will be easier if you don't." Sheffield did not talk too much and directly put forward his request. Everyone is a member of the Democratic Party and does not need too many words.

"Uh?" Bernard Baruch on the other side of the microphone hesitated to speak, but the slave owner heard him clearly.

"Of course you are indispensable." Sheffield knew that Bernard Baruch was a financier, and financiers are the most greedy group among monopoly capitalists. How could there be no conditions?

"William, you misunderstood." Bernard Baruch said righteously, "I am now coordinating the war production of major domestic enterprises. If I were this kind of person, why would the president give me this job?

I just want to prevent fluctuations in the stock market through normal financial operations. Can you tell me the list of companies that produce medical equipment and protective equipment later? We should focus on taking financial measures to prevent violent stock fluctuations and affect the national economy.

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"So that's it, I will send the list of companies in the evening." Sheffield said as if he suddenly realized that the operation of taking bribes is indeed a bit low-end. He can buy the stocks responsible for the national production and make profits. This seems smart.

More, "Then I'll see how you handle this matter, Bernard. I believe neither Rockefeller nor Boston will object."

At the White House press conference the next day, Bernard Baruch appeared in full dress and said that the pandemic had become extremely serious and it was time for the federal and state governments to come up with their authority, including various medical equipment and protective equipment.

The production and sale of supplies must be brought under the control of the War Industries Board, because the current pandemic is essentially another level of warfare.

The White House press conference became a routine since President Wilson. Bernard Baruch attended this press conference as chairman of the War Industries Board, which was considered a big event. Comparing the pandemic with the world wars, it is also

It's considered very important.

After the New Orleans Morning News called on front-line police to conduct blockades, Bernard Baruch himself said that in times of war, the police should be given greater rights in blockades, and those who resist blockades should be fined and imprisoned. And the focus should be on

Deploy the power of law enforcers.

With the recognition of the federal government and the support of public opinion, the National Police Association can do its work legitimately.

"In fact, many committee members can think about it. Everyone knows that once the war is over, our good days of doing business with the two camps will be over. The post-war economy will definitely be very difficult in a short time. It is also a good thing that the pandemic is coming now. We

A strict blockade can push economic problems to infectious diseases, right?" The slave owner, who is afraid of death, will not be able to attend the Democratic National Committee meeting in the short term, and can only communicate with other committee members through the phone, "We blockade

The stricter we are, the more confident we can be on economic issues in the future. Of course, states controlled by our party can also use excuses to withdraw police force from black communities, which requires hints from the governors."

Even if there is no Democratic governor to operate, the National Police Association will do this. The price Sheffield paid for this was to donate a million dollars to the National Police Association to go to the front line and risk his life to fight the epidemic.

The epidemic police. After Sheffield first initiated the initiative, sugar, coal, railway, tobacco, financial industries, Morgan, Rockefeller, Duke, Mellon and other families also rushed to generous cheek bags, creating a storm in public opinion.

United Company's factories in various places are working overtime to produce medical equipment and protective tools. At the same time, the stock market has also undergone violent shocks due to the dual effects of war and infectious diseases.

The stocks in the list of companies handed over to Bernard Baruch by Sheffield all rose at this time. The New York Stock Exchange was full of people and the atmosphere was lively. There was no social tension at all.

In major cities, citizens are in a hurry, horror stories are circulating, and in many corporate headquarters, bosses are popping their hats and popping champagne to celebrate the rising stock market.

As for black people, the second largest ethnic group in the United States, they are now completely free. The hateful white supremacist police will no longer appear except after receiving reports and sending people to arrest patients and send them to prison.
Chapter completed!