Chapter 457 Newfoundland Crown Territory

The matter has reached this point, and the final result is no longer within his control as an administrator. Waiting for the result to appear is the only thing Alan Wilson can do. He has tried his best.

At present, Alan Wilson and the Chinese labor group are the most relaxed because they are not citizens of Newfoundland.

So Alan Wilson decided to take a break from the heavy work, have a drink and wait for the final results to appear.

This day was a sleepless night for many people, and Alan Wilson was up before sunrise the next morning despite drinking more wine.

The chief executive who got up quietly opened the blinds and looked down ahead. The conspicuous beach merged with a hazy bush, and the water of the bay was vaguely visible under the starry sky. His head still hurts, but his heart is warm; everything in front of him is exciting, even if his mind is slower than his, he will suddenly become enlightened after seeing this scene.

After a day, Alan Wilson didn't think that all the votes in Newfoundland had been counted, but the results in St. John's should have come out. This place accounts for about half of Newfoundland's population. The results here are out, even if they are not It is a sure thing and can determine a direction.

“The result of the Brexit referendum shouldn’t happen, right?” Alan Wilson asked himself, and that shouldn’t happen.

If the Brexit referendum is divided geographically, London and Scotland are for Remain, and all of England except London is for Leave.

Although London is the largest city in the United Kingdom, it was eventually submerged in the vast sea of ​​English people. The factor of Scotland was ignored. Although Scotland is large, its population is only one-tenth that of the United Kingdom.

The independent base is also St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland. The Labrador region definitely supports the merger with Canada. Now it depends on whether the capital can defeat other settlements in Newfoundland.

In this small bay, several dhows had just passed by, and now a larger rowing boat was rippling on the microwave. Several fishermen rowed towards the rowing boat, then tied their small rowing boats to the moorings and hurriedly climbed into the big rowing boats.

As the capital city, St. John's has completed the entire referendum process in one day, and now only the counting of votes remains.

Alan Wilson knew that Stalin had a famous saying that the voters decide nothing, the vote counters decide everything. Therefore, it is not incomprehensible to understand Wang Shu’s unwillingness.

But he didn't quite believe it. The Newfoundland referendum was historically a very anxious one.

Is it a negative effect to join? The current situation in Newfoundland should be much better than at the same time in history. There is no reason for the ship to capsize in the gutter.

After leaving the Governor's Palace, Alan Wilson did not go to the polling station, the parliament building or anywhere else. He just took Savievich around. He did not want to admit that he did not dare to take the initiative to inquire about the results, but walked around Ease your mood.

Two or three miles south of the bay, on the sloping pebbly slope of another small bay, a fisherman's strange sail pulled his boat to the shore. The shrubs on the beachside gravel swayed mysteriously and then parted, and the fishing boat was pushed in.

Alan Wilson had only seen this scene in the clip of Sheriff Black Cat, eating cats and mice and smuggling back from Africa. He thought that a normal fisherman could behave like a pirate.

"Mr. Allen, since you are very reluctant to leave Newfoundland and leave the UK, why don't you do more work?" Savievich saw that Allen Wilson was worried, so he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you worry so much now."

"This place is too close to the United States. If we change it to another place, such as Northern Rhodesia, I will seriously think of a solution." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows, and suddenly felt the desire to chat because of this question, " Savejevich, speaking of this topic, I have never asked you about Northern Rhodesia. Now I want to ask you, can you honestly explain to me the current situation of the Slavs in Northern Rhodesia? , what do you think about the future?”

"Mr. Allen, we are very grateful to London for giving us a place." Savievich pondered for a moment. Although he cannot be said to be extremely smart, he also knows that this question is not without reason and must be treated with caution.

"Once Northern Rhodesia breaks away from its colonial status, it may evolve into a relationship between Israel and Arabs. I remember that your population in Northern Rhodesia is not large, right? Even if you include the children born in the past few years, there are not many. Those It takes at least ten years for the children to grow up, but the population of the black people near Northern Rhodesia is no less than that of the Arabs." Alan Wilson said meaningfully, "Once you choose independence one day, you will be in a worse situation than the Israelis. It’s going to be difficult, do you think I’m right? Unless you start ethnic cleansing again and again, can you guarantee that you can hide it tightly every time?”

In these words Alan Wilson made it clear that he knew something about what was going on in Northern Rhodesia.

Seeing Savejevich's silence, Alan Wilson whistled and said, "If I have time, I will visit Northern Rhodesia and have a good talk about your future."

Of course, the premise is that the Newfoundland referendum produced the result he wanted. There must be a good start in safeguarding the interests of the British Empire, right? Only in this way can he have the confidence to continue his next effort.

He believed that the Slavs who had just arrived in Northern Rhodesia would not think about the problem as naively as the native white people who already regarded themselves as locals. The long-term fighting with each other would make the Slavs understand how to maximize their interests.

While votes were still being counted in Newfoundland, the 1948 U.S. election involving Dewey, Truman and the Progressive Party's Wallace kicked off on November 2.

Alan Wilson was distracted by the referendum in Newfoundland, but Chang Gong, who was far away in the east, was not so idle. Although the war situation was unfavorable, he believed that as long as Dewey, who was shrouded in mysterious power, won, everything would not be a problem.

It is worth mentioning that Progressive Party candidate Wallace ran on a platform that opposed the Cold War, including the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.

The Progressive Party also wants stronger government regulations and stronger control of big business, calls for an end to discrimination against black people and women, and supports the minimum wage. They called for the dissolution of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which investigates "communist spies" in U.S. government agencies and labor unions, arguing that the latter violates civil liberties.

Given that Truman's public support has been sluggish due to the split in the Democratic Party, Dewey seems to be able to rest easy. The top Republicans believed that their candidate could win as long as he made no big mistakes, so they advised Dewey to take as little risk as possible, and Dewey accepted.

In this case, American voters, like the citizens of Newfoundland the day before, began to cast their votes that would determine the future of the United States.

Many newspapers, magazines, and political analysis authorities believed that Dewey was certain to win, so they began to prepare articles for publication after the election in advance to provide suggestions for the upcoming "Dewey's presidential term."

In its final issue before the election, Life magazine published a large photo of Dewey with the headline, "The Next President Cruises on a Ferry in San Francisco Bay."

Author Alistair Cook published an article on election day: "Harry Truman: A Study of How He Failed."

In order to increase ratings, NBC News built a model of the White House at the show site, with two elephant models inside so that when the news announced Dewey's victory, the elephants could jump out of it; as for the Democratic Party, due to its certain would be defeated, so the donkey model was simply unprepared.

At the same time, the votes were being counted in Newfoundland. For Alan Wilson, looking at the votes in St. John's alone, the number of people who supported the integration of Canada was negligible, not even as many as the supporters of maintaining colonial status.

Judging from this result, the previous one-handed party was still effective. There were 80,000 citizens in St. John's, and more than 70,000 votes were cast in support of converting it into a royal territory, which was an absolute overwhelming advantage.

Looking at it now, as long as the crown prince and his wife, who have just left North America, have at least a little effect on their trip to Newfoundland, this result will be stable. There will probably not be a second round of voting now, and in theory the results will come after all the votes are counted.

Alan Wilson also didn't think that the underworld would happen in Newfoundland. As the chief executive of Newfoundland, he didn't try to take any outside measures, and it was even less possible for others.

Votes from all over Newfoundland are still arriving in St. John's, and are being recorded in the presence of the Newfoundland Committee members.

But when the 75,000 votes for the Crown Territory appeared, everything was meaningless. The voting population of Newfoundland was only 150,000 or 60,000 people. In addition, the number of votes already cast to maintain colonial status had exceeded Theoretically, even if half of the remaining votes support union with Canada, it will not affect the result.

Therefore, the Newfoundland Council previously announced the results of the referendum. The result of the Newfoundland referendum was that more than 50% of the population supported the transformation of Newfoundland into a crown territory for self-government.

The result was broadcast to every corner of British Newfoundland via radio. The referendum that will determine the future of Newfoundland has already concluded.

Alan Wilson appeared, and under the watchful eyes of many citizens, arrived at the Newfoundland Parliament Building. In front of the Parliament Building, Alan Wilson shouted loudly, "I personally respect the decision of the citizens of Newfoundland, and now I act in the name of the local chief executive." , inform London of the results of this referendum, long live the Crown Domain of Newfoundland!”

"Long live the Crown Territory of Newfoundland!" Supporters cheered in front of the Newfoundland Parliament Building, happy that they could thwart the conspiracy to sell Newfoundland to Canada.