The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

After several days of discussions and discussions, the "International Anti-Fascist League" was officially named the "World Committee Against Imperialist War".

As for why the name was changed, it was because Romain Rolland had lofty ideals. He not only wants to oppose fascism, but also opposes all unjust wars in the world, so the name of "World War Committee Against Imperialism" is more appropriate.

But then World War II broke out, and the name of the organization was changed back to "International Anti-Fascist League". This is for the convenience of publicity and easy access to support from governments, since the two names belong to the same organization anyway.

After voting, Romain Rolland was elected as the chairman of the "Anti-War Committee", Zhou Hexuan and French writer Barbusse were elected as vice-chairmen, and Mrs. Sun was elected as honorary chairman. As for Einstein, everyone originally wanted to elect him as the vice chairman, but Einstein resolutely refused, and finally became an ordinary committee member.

The meeting also specifically discussed the issue of imperialist aggression against China, and decided to send a delegation to China to investigate the actual situation of Japan's aggression in Northeast China and prepare to hold a "Far East Anti-war Conference" in China.

Mrs. Sun served as the chairman of the preparatory committee for the "Far East Anti-war Conference", and the Chinese underground party organization was responsible for the specific propaganda and preparation work.

Night, hotel.

Romain Rolland asked: "Zhou, the map of the origin of the war you drew was deliberately exaggerated for the sake of China, right?"

"It is not exaggerated at all, fascist forces will definitely expand to the world." Zhou Hexuan said with certainty.

Barbusse said with a smile: "Although Hitler is a lunatic, he is not a fool. The French army is the largest in the world. He dared to take the initiative to attack France, and he was looking for his own death."

Zhou Hexuan suddenly didn't know how to explain it. Could it be that the majestic and majestic France chose to surrender after only holding on for a month, and even the real war was only a dozen days?

Who the hell would believe it!

Judging from the data alone, the French regular army is close to 1 million. If the national mobilization is carried out, the army will expand to more than 5 million in minutes. Moreover, all kinds of military equipment are extremely advanced. For example, the 3,000 tanks of the Japanese army far surpass the German army in terms of quality, quantity, and firepower.

This can be easily lost, which is a hundred times more incredible than Zhang Xueliang's loss to the Northeast.

That's millions of French troops. Even if it's millions of pigs, if they stand still and let the Germans kill them, they won't be able to kill them all in a month.

It is now internationally recognized that the British navy is the best in the world and the French army is the strongest in the world.

And Zhou Hexuan said that Germany would take the initiative to attack France, and Japan would invade and occupy Britain’s Far East colonies. Hearing other people’s ears seemed like a joke from the Arabian Nights.

It was not until 10 years later that Romain Rolland wrote in the article: "Today's war was foreseen a long time ago. The world situation is like a game of chess, and it is developing completely according to his prediction. Mr. Zhou Hexuan is a very miraculous People, his eyes can see through the fog of time, maybe this is the strength of a great historian. But unfortunately, neither I nor the governments of various countries could believe his prophecy before the war, because it was It is absolutely impossible for it to be completely contrary to common sense. God seems to have played a bloody and cruel joke with the world."

Let's get back to the topic.

Barbusse suddenly said: "I think our anti-war alliance can cooperate with the Comintern, or even let the Comintern lead it, so that it will be more organized and influential."

Einstein did not expressly refuse, but said: "In that case, I announce my withdrawal."

Romain Rolland stood up to smooth things over: "It is still possible to cooperate with the Communist International, but it is not enough to let them lead."

"I'm just making a suggestion." Barbusse quickly compromised.

Zhou Hexuan changed the topic and said: "I think the most urgent thing is to carry out anti-war propaganda, let everyone know our organizational philosophy, and attract comrades from all walks of life to join. Especially the political parties and officials of various countries. It's very helpful."

Sir Marley said with a smile: "I can introduce the leftists of the British Labor Party to join."

Because public opinion in various countries is now leaning to the left, many parties have also begun to lean to the left, which can make it easier to win votes. Sir Marley was one of them. He often promoted leftist ideas without any scruples, and was dubbed the "Red Nobility" as a result.

The American journalist Yi Luosheng also said: "I can be in charge of propaganda in the United States. I believe that many American media people are willing to join our anti-war alliance."

Sir Marley is in charge of the British Labor Party, and Isabel is in charge of the American media. Just the two of them have a lot of energy. In addition, Zhou Hexuan, Romain Rolland, Barbusse and others are all great writers, and they are very good at talking and making propaganda. Their anti-war alliance will not be popular.

It's a pity that all core members advocate freedom. This kind of organization has poor cohesion, and it can be called a mess.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Let's talk about membership fees and journals."

Roman Rolland said: "The journal can be organized, and I volunteer to be the editor-in-chief, but there is no need for membership fees."

"This is necessary. The operation of the organization requires funds," said British bookseller Gorenz. "The membership fee can be set at 5 pounds per year. Members who are really financially difficult can apply for exemption from paying the membership fee. In addition, I am applying for preparatory operation. Journal, I’m good at this.”

Barbusse is also engaged in publishing and publicity: "I will be in charge of the journal."

Seeing that the two were still arguing, Zhou Hexuan laughed and said, "How about this, each country sets up a journal, and the name of the magazine is "Non-War".

"This is a good proposal." Romain Rolland agreed.

Today's communication conditions are not convenient, not to mention the whole world, even in different provinces in China, the content of the same newspaper may be different, so it is a good way to organize the journal separately.

Everyone then discussed the organizational structure and planned to set up branches all over the world. For example, Zhou Hexuan is the person in charge of the Chinese branch. The recruitment of members does not distinguish between parties and classes, as long as they are anti-war people can join, which greatly facilitates the spread of the organization.

Zhou Hexuan decided to cooperate with the Youth Party when he returned home. They are a group of passionate patriots, and I believe they are willing to support the cause of anti-war - anti-war is an evil imperialist war, and China's war of resistance is a just war.

The anti-war conference in Amsterdam lasted about half a month before it ended.

The meeting was still very successful, with two major achievements: one was the establishment of an anti-war alliance organization, and the other was preparations for the opening of the Far East Anti-war Conference in China and the dispatch of a Northeast war investigation team to China.

Mrs. Sun returned to China soon, and contacted the underground party to prepare for the Far East Anti-war Conference.

However, Zhou Hexuan was invited by Sir Marley and Gorenz to England, where a series of speech activities were waiting for him.