Chapter 39 3. For the principles of democracy and morality, Wilson went to war

When the German ambassador to Turkey asked his American counterpart suspiciously why the United States went to war with Germany, the American ambassador replied: We Americans went to war for moral principles.Such an answer puzzled Monk Zhanger the World.Dr. Kissinger explained to people in this way that since the founding of the United States, the United States has always claimed to be different, and has formed two contradictory attitudes in diplomacy: one is that the United States makes democracy more perfect at home; Values ​​make Americans feel obliged to promote these values ​​to the world.

The experience of the United States is indeed different, and the democratic values ​​of the United States are indeed praised by the world, but Dr. Kissinger may be confused when he insists that the United States participated in the First World War only for morality and ideals. On March 5, 1917, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Page wrote to President Wilson in a secret letter: I think the pressure of the coming crisis has exceeded the ability of Morgan & Co. to provide loans to Britain and France.The greatest help we can provide our allies is credit.Our government will not be able to extend direct credit (to the Allies) unless we go to war with Germany.

At this time, the U.S. heavy industry system had been preparing for the war for a year, and the U.S. Army and Navy departments had begun to purchase military equipment in large quantities since 1916.In order to further increase the financial resources, the bankers and the politicians in their hands began to consider more measures, the current conflict (World War I) forced us to consider the further development of the concept of income tax, which is an important resource that has not yet been developed .Income tax bills have been established for the needs of the war. Note that the income tax here refers to corporate income, not personal income tax.Bankers tried twice in 1916 to pass a tax on personal income, but both times were rejected by the Supreme Court.In the United States, there has never been a legal basis for personal income to be taxed.In the movie "America, From Liberty to Fascism", which was released in various parts of the United States on July 28, 2006, the famous American director Ellen, who has been nominated for Oscar six times.Russo demonstrates this hard truth with stunning footage.When the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, the audience was shocked. When people faced a real US government and the financial power behind it, which was completely different from the US media propaganda, everyone’s first thought was It just feels unbelievable.Only five of the more than 3,000 movie theaters in the United States dared to open the show publicly.However, when this blockbuster movie was put on the Internet, it still had a huge impact in the United States. 940,000 people downloaded the movie, and the 8,100 people who participated in the rating almost unanimously gave the highest rating.

On October 13, 1917, President Wilson delivered an important speech. He said: The urgent task is to completely mobilize the banking resources of the United States. The pressure and rights (to the Allies) must be borne by every banking institution in this country.I believe such bank cooperation is a patriotic duty at this moment, and the member banks of the Federal Reserve are a testament to such unique and important patriotism. It is not surprising that Wilson, who was a university professor, has a strong sense of idealism. He is a little pedantic but not stupid. He knows who sent him to the White House, and he knows how to reciprocate.President Wilson himself did not believe in the so-called jihad of democracy saving the world. He later admitted that the world war was for economic competition.

The fact is that the United States has provided three billion dollars in loans and six billion dollars in exports to the Allies, and this huge sum has yet to be repaid.If Germany wins, the Allied bonds in the hands of bankers will be worthless, Morgan, Rockefeller, Paul.Warburg and Sheff did everything they could to push America into war in order to protect their loans.