Chapter 318

After sending Arest off, Stephen started to have a headache. It was easy to say, but it was a completely different matter when it came to actually doing it.

Austria wasn't America. The Hungarian region was deeply influenced by German culture, especially the compulsory education that had been implemented in the last decade.

What was the core of German culture? This question was difficult to answer, but there was a tradition that had always influenced this nation — military culture.

A country that included military training in primary school textbooks had been cultivating discipline from a young age. Discipline was deeply ingrained into the bones of many people.

A nation that was strict wouldn't have people marching with you just by saying a few words. If you couldn't convince them, there was a higher chance that you would be sent to the police station.

In theory, as long as they were willing to spend time persuading, they could also organize. In reality, as long as there was an accident along the way and someone reported it, they would lose everything.

If the Hungarian independence organization had the ability to organize tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people to march on the streets, they wouldn't have fallen into this situation.

Stephen asked, "What do you think? It seems like the Americans are afraid of other countries interfering in this civil war and want us to cause trouble for the Austrians. "

He, the leader of the independent organization, had gradually become a nominal leader. This was America, which advocated liberalism. Due to this, Stephen's authority was greatly reduced, and he couldn't force any of the members.

The veteran revolutionary, Cesar, frowned and said, "Mr. Stephen, the current situation is very troublesome. Areste is well aware of how much strength we have.

If he didn't want to profit from this and cover for us, the federal government would have canceled our funding a long time ago.

We've long lost our foundation in the country. Even if everyone still has some connections, it's less every time we use them.

It might be okay to help them occasionally, but if they know of our plan and don't use us to ask for rewards, then we'll be considered friends.

Right now, we still have more than 28,000 members, but in reality, everyone knows that these people have either seen God or are on the way to see God.

To the political prisoners, the Austrians' road repair army had always entered and never left.

Right now, our members are the few hundred people who have developed in the United States. It's fine to occasionally cause a little destruction, but if we want to make a big move, it won't be enough even if all of us are involved. "

It was precisely because he understood the situation of the independent organization that Arest came up with this idea, to let them organize a public demonstration instead of an armed revolution.

However, Arest had immigrated to the United States with his parents at a young age and didn't understand the actual situation in Austria. His outlook on life and the world was the American system, so he naturally thought it was easy to organize a public demonstration.

Even if there was no support, spending money to hire people would be enough to build up the momentum. This would not be a problem in the United States, but in Austria, he would be in jail for the rest of his life.

Cezar's so-called sabotage wasn't actually all carried out by the Hungarian independence organization. Most of them were self-appointed.

It was like a terrorist organization announcing responsibility for some unrelated incidents. In fact, it was to make their presence known.

They were no exception. More than eighty percent of the major cases in Austria were attributed to them.

It was impossible for the Americans to verify, nor did they dare to. In this era, the US government did not have the confidence to do anything in Europe. If they were discovered, the federal government would not be able to bear the consequences.

From the beginning to the end, the federal government did not take the initiative to contact them even once, nor did they assign any missions to them. Everyone could only guess the relationship between Areste and the Federation government.

An old man in his sixties said, "Why don't we just deal with it? At most, we won't get any funds. We all have families and jobs, so we won't starve to death.

I don't believe the Americans will hand us over. Aren't they afraid that we'll rat them out? "

Stephen said calmly, "Mr. Suzali, don't say such a child. The Americans won't let us fall into the hands of the Austrians. It'll bring them great trouble.

But with the style of the Government of Vienna, they won't mind using our corpses to make a deal even if we're dead.

Among all the revolutionary organizations in Europe, Austria has the fewest revolutionary organizations. Their attitude toward political prisoners has always been to kill them. "

Ever since Franz ascended the throne, the Government of Vienna hadn't pardoned a single political prisoner. Once a political prisoner was arrested, life or death didn't matter.

Apart from being a traitor and pledging allegiance to the government of Vienna, they could be pardoned. The rest of the people could only be killed before the arrest warrant would be revoked.

There were too many people involved in the Great Revolution. As long as they weren't really in the upper echelons, and kept a low profile and didn't openly promote independence, revolution, and rebellion, who would recognize them?

Unfortunately, the people present had no money when they fled to America. They used the name of the Hungarian Independence Organization to beg for alms from their fellow Hungarians. They were just enough to qualify for the Austrian political prisoner list.

Of course, there was more than one revolutionary organization in America that cheated funds.

The Federal Government didn't investigate. On one hand, it was difficult to investigate, and it was easy to get into trouble. On the other hand, they needed these organizations to prove that the monarchy wasn't popular.

Historically, the United States was very successful with this tactic. Relying on these messy revolutionary organizations, they spread the American political system and laid the foundation for seizing power in the world.

Cesar said hesitantly, "There are a lot of messy revolutionary organizations in America. In the early years, there was also the Austrian Revolutionary Party, which was much more powerful than us.

But later, Brooks had an accident and lost his leader. In the end, he surrendered to the Government of Vienna and disbanded the organization.

I thought it would be best if we could fool them first. If the Americans force too much, we can just announce the disbandment of the Hungarian Independence Organization.

Without the Hungarian Independence Organization, we probably won't be able to get any political prisoners. If we use our connections in the country to help us, the possibility of the Government of Vienna canceling our arrest warrant is very high. "

This could only be considered a method that wasn't really a solution. Exiled overseas for more than ten years, everyone's ambitions had been worn down.

Now, each of them had a wife and children. How many of them would be able to abandon their wives and children and walk down a road that had no hope?

Stephen thought for a moment and said, "Let's contact other revolutionary organizations first. The Italian Independence Organization and the Polish Independence Organization have some strength. We can work with them.

It's better not to explain the Hungarian Independence Organization unless it's absolutely necessary. If we offend the Federal Government, our future in America won't be easy. "

The strongest revolutionary organizations in Austria were the Italian Independence Organization and the Polish Independence Organization. Moreover, these two independent organizations were transnational revolutionary organizations.

The Polish Independence Organization spanned across Russia, Austria, and Prussia. The Italian Independence Organization's members were located in Sardinia, Lombardy, Venetia, the Papal States, Naples, Tuscany, and other regions.

These two transnational organizations were a hundred times better than the Hungarian Independence Organization. Just looking at the number of immigrants in the United States, one could see the gap.

The number of Italian immigrants in the United States was only the three largest groups in England, Ireland, and Germany. Even the Polish immigrants had a hundred to two hundred thousand, while the Hungarian immigrants had less than ten thousand.

This made it more difficult for the Hungarian Independence Organization to grow. How could they develop members with a small population? It was even more difficult to organize volunteers and death squads to start a revolution.

Now, Stephen had to pin his hopes on other revolutionary organizations because he had no other choice.

Even if the Federal Government didn't have a high authority, many people didn't care about the Federal Government. However, they were at the bottom of American society and had no country to rely on, so they still couldn't afford to offend them.

In America, a country of immigrants, there was also a hierarchy. Usually, the stronger the country, the higher the social class.

This was also the reason why many Hungarians refused to join the Independence Organization. If they didn't mix with them, they could at least use the flag of Austrian immigrants and seek help from the Austrian embassy if something happened.

This was also why the Italian gangs in the United States were famous. There were a large number of immigrants in Italy, and they didn't have the protection of their motherland. Everyone could only rely on each other, and various organizations came into being under this background.

The Hungarians were even more tragic. Because of the small number of immigrants, they had no influence in the United States even if they formed a group.

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In a manor outside New York City, the Polish Independence Organization was also being urged by their investors. Of course, their treatment was much better. At least no one threatened to hand them over.

Alexandra, a core member of the Polish Independence Organization, said, "We should reject these unreasonable demands. Now that the organization's strength is all invested in the uprising against Russia, it's very unwise to provoke the Austrians. "

Cassia objected, "But these capitalists have provided us with a lot of funds. If we reject their demands, it will be difficult to get help from them in the future."

Cassia was a second-generation immigrant. His parents were members of the Polish Independence Organization, and his generation had inherited it.

However, while supporting Poland's independence, it was inevitable that they would move closer to the United States. When considering problems, they were often overcautious.

Alexandra shook his head and said, "There's no need. If this uprising succeeds, the Polish Kingdom will be re-established. At that time, it doesn't matter whether we have their support or not.

Ensuring the independence of Russian Poland is the first priority. The problem of Austrian Poland can be solved in the future. In order to increase the success rate, we can't face two enemies at the same time. "

Obviously, the support of the European countries this time gave him confidence. In Alexandra's view, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the scattered forces at this time led to the failure of the uprising, they would be the sinners of Polish history.

However, the Polish Independence Organization was no longer an organization. Everyone was only temporarily united for Poland's independence. There were a lot of internal interest groups, large and small.

Although many people knew that Alexandra's opinion was correct, unfortunately, they still jumped out to oppose him out of their own interests.

"This is the behavior of a coward. The whole world is supporting the independence of the Polish Kingdom. If we don't get rid of the Austrian rule at this time, when will the next opportunity be?

If we miss this opportunity, the Polish Kingdom will be completely divided, and we will never have a chance to take back Galicia from Austria. "

It wasn't that Radesi opposed to letting Russian Poland be independent first. The problem was that the boss behind him didn't agree! He was an informant placed in the Polish Independence Organization by the federal government. At this time, he had to make a stand.

Unlike the small group like the Hungarian Independence Organization, the Polish Independence Organization was a federation. It was very simple to join this organization – just sign up. If one was good at organization and deception, they could hold a high position.

If the Polish Independence Organization was really well-organized, with their scale, they would have already achieved national independence. There was no need to wait until after the world war.

The organization was scattered around the world, but there was no core leadership. They only relied on personal reputation to command.

It wasn't only the Americans who bribed the members. Almost every country had informants in it, including the Russians.

This organization had long been infiltrated like a sieve, including the Polish uprising, which was leaked in advance.

Before the uprising, most of the leaders were arrested. In order to solve the hidden danger, the Tsarist government temporarily decided to conscript local troops and was prepared to send all the suspicious people to Central Asia as cannon fodder.

If it wasn't for the fact that the Tsarist government was also corrupt, and the bureaucrats were slow to act, creating an opportunity for the uprising to be reorganized, the uprising would have died prematurely.

Of course, a large number of leaders being arrested might be a good thing. In the history of the January Uprising, it was because of this group of people that the resistance lasted for more than a year.

If these people were left to command, it would be a blessing from God to be able to resist the Russian Army for a month.

This wasn't a joke; it was the truth. Looking at the history of the Polish Revolution, the more leaders there were after the outbreak of the uprising, the shorter the duration of the revolution.

Radesi's "coward" directly angered Alexandra. She immediately punched him, and the two of them started fighting. Under the persuasion of the crowd, it quickly turned into a chaotic fight.

Of course, this fight came and went in a hurry. After the fight, everyone continued with the meeting. Naturally, the injured had to leave early. This was also a unique way of handling things.

Without a doubt, Radesi was kicked out. No one was a fool. His identity had long been discovered, but he was still living in American territory, so they more or less had to save some face.

Now that the fate of Poland was decided, this face was no longer useful. Basically, those who were suspected of being spies from various countries were kicked out in this way.

The highly respected Chuscott said, "Alright, the flies have been kicked out. First of all, I want to say that the uprising went better than expected. Although there was a leak before the uprising, the insurgents still occupied Warsaw.

Looking at the current situation, our chances of winning are very high, but we still have to see if we can withstand the counterattack of the Russians.

Whether or not to start an uprising in the Jassiliya region, everyone can express their opinions. Our opinions can only be used as a reference, the final decision is still up to the frontline commander. "

Obviously, the continuous failures had taught the Polish Independence Organization a lesson, and they were no longer so blindly arrogant.

This was also the reason why the various countries supported the Polish Independence Organization. If they kept messing around, no one's money would grow from the wind, and they couldn't just invest it casually.

Of course, this also had something to do with the large number of groups within the Polish Independence Organization. They didn't belong to each other, but were allies. The Polish Independence Organization in the United States wasn't the leader of the Polish Independence Movement.

Basically, they listened to whoever started the uprising. The opinions of other groups were limited to reference, and they didn't have the power to enforce it.

Alexandra said, "I've already put forward my opinion. It's not suitable to make too many enemies at the moment.

The Jassiliya region isn't our core, and the local people aren't mature. Austria's control of the region is much stronger than the Russians, and the House of Habsburg is more popular than Tsar.

It can be seen from the past uprisings, whether it was the uprising of 1846 or the uprising of 1848, they were strongly resisted by the local people.

Many revolutionaries didn't die at the hands of the Government of Vienna, but at the hands of the local farmers and workers. I don't think that starting an uprising now will be successful. "

This was an awkward question for many revolutionaries. The popular base in the Jassiliya region had always been very poor. It wasn't that they didn't work hard. The key was that the Poles didn't dominate the local area.

After so many years of operation by the House of Habsburg, the local Ukrainians, Czechs, Germans, Slavs, and other ethnic groups combined far exceeded the Poles.

Talking to these people about Polish independence would naturally result in tragedy. Benefiting from the good reputation left by the Polish nobles, the local people decisively stood against them.

What hurt them the most was that many Poles thought it was good to stay in Austria and also stood against them.

Before the window paper was pierced, everyone could still discuss it. Now that Alexandra had pointed it out, naturally, no one would be stupid enough to propose to force it.

It wasn't only Jassiliya, but also Prussian Poland. After the Germanization movement in the Kingdom of Prussia, the Polish independence organization also lost its local popular base.

This was why when people mentioned the Polish independence movement, they thought of Russia.

It was too risky to cause trouble in the territory of the other two parties. If they were not careful, they would lose themselves. They could only fight for independence in Russian Poland.

Seeing that the atmosphere had fallen into an awkward state, Chuscott broke the silence, "Since no one has any objections, let's continue with the original plan.

After the Kingdom of Poland is established, we will consider the issue of reclaiming the land from Austria and Prussia. Pugar, collate our opinions and pass it to Traugut as soon as possible. "

The young man from Pugar replied, "No problem, Mr. Chuscott."

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