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Text Chapter 985: President Taft¡¯s Crisis

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    "Gentlemen, I hope you all understand that this is a life-or-death moment for this government. We cannot be negligent in the slightest, otherwise, we will be driven out of office. I think you don't want to be driven out in despair.  Get out of office! Now, we must unite to deal with this difficulty together!" President Taft looked at the cabinet members with a serious face, and then said.  Because the Sierra Madre del Sur was breached, he and this government were on the verge of collapse.  Although Parliament is currently in recess, this does not mean that the government can do whatever it wants, not to mention that this is still an election year.  If the news of the defeat on the front line were revealed, Taft would not need to participate in the next election at all, and would just pack up and get out of the White House.

    ¡°Yes, Your Excellency, President!¡± the cabinet members responded one after another.  To a certain extent, they and President Taft were in the same boat. If the boat sank, no one could escape.  Of course, compared with President Taft, their responsibilities are smaller. The most they can do is resign.  And President Taft may be discredited as a result.  However, they have become accustomed to the power in their hands, and they would not be able to accept it if they were allowed to go back to live a normal life.  Therefore, for the sake of their own future, they must also work hard with President Taft to cope with this difficulty.

    "Okay! Gentlemen, let's all take action! Your Excellency the Secretary of State, Your Excellency the Secretary of War, and Your Excellency the Chief of Staff of the Army, please stay for a while. Let everyone else go do their own thing!" President Taft was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.  , after all, the current situation is critical and this is not the time for internal strife.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President!" The cabinet members filed out and left President Taft's office.  But Secretary of State Philander Knox, Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood remained.

    "Mr. Knox, I hope that the government can further strengthen the supervision of major domestic media from now on and strictly prohibit the disclosure of any news that is not conducive to domestic stability. Otherwise, this will cause us big trouble!"  said President Taft.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President. However, this is very difficult. Once the people know that the government is manipulating public opinion, we may be kicked out of office or even tried in court." Secretary of State Philander.  C Knox said worriedly.  The United States has always flaunted democracy and freedom, especially in terms of speech. Any American has the right to freely express his or her speech.  And now President Taft is asking for supervision of major media in the United States. This has never happened in the history of the United States, and it is also something that all Americans cannot accept.

    "Mr. Knox, we have no other way. At least, we cannot let the people know the news of the defeat on the front line in a short period of time. We will wait until General Davis stabilizes Mexico's central defense line before we reveal the situation on the front line to the people.  ¡¤This will not cause domestic turmoil. I promise, I definitely did not intend to fool the people. Everything I did was for the United States!" President Taft said.

    "Okay, Mr. President, I will make arrangements!" Secretary of State Knox said.  He has no other choice now but to follow President Taft's orders, and the road is dark.

    "Very good, Mr. Knox, we will definitely get through this difficulty smoothly. Secretary Dickinson, the Department of the Army now needs to strengthen the domestic recruit training and the stability of the troops. I don't want the U.S. military doctrine to be affected by those with bad intentions.  The instigation of unscrupulous people will lead to events that are not conducive to the stability of the United States. The military power of the United States belongs to the United States, not to those conspirators!" President Taft said.  The military, especially the Army's troops, is very important to maintaining the stability of the United States.

    "Yes, Mr. President!" said Secretary of War Dickinson.  However, although he answered in the affirmative, he himself did not know whether he could do it.  After all, what President Taft did this time was too risky. Once exposed, there would be no room for maneuver.

    "The current task of General Wood and the Army Staff is to make every effort to ensure the Mexican battlefield, and to send anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and other weapons to the Mexican battlefield as soon as possible. No matter what, we must stabilize the central defense line of the Mexican battlefield and give an explanation to the people!" President Taft  warned.  The defense line in the Sierra Madre del Sur has been breached. President Taft and his government may still have a slight chance, but if the central defense line is breached again, then he will have no chance at all.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, the Army Staff will fully support the Mexican front!" Leonard.  Admiral Wood said.  Regarding this, he was quite confident.  Although the Chinese Army broke through the defense line of the Sierra Madre del Sur, its own losses were not small.  At the same time, due to the lengthening of the logistics supply line and the poor transportation in Mexico, it may take some time for the Chinese Army to launch a large-scale offensive again.  ?In this case, the US military will have enough time to stabilize the war situation

    "Well, gentlemen, that's it! God bless us, we will get through this difficulty!" President Taft said.

    Secretary of State Knox, Secretary of War Dickinson, and Army Chief of Staff Leonard.  Admiral Wood saluted President Taft and left the office.  In fact, they were very unsure whether they could survive the crisis safely this time.

    After the three people left the office, President Taft sat down on the chair and remained silent for a long time.  In front of others, he has been holding on. He is well aware of the dilemma he faces this time. If things go wrong, he will have no choice but to resign.  However, he was unwilling to be kicked out of office in such a dejected manner and hoped to give it another try.

    Although, President Taft¡¯s various response measures were quite timely.  But in fact, for a country like the United States, it is completely impossible to block such news that the US military was defeated on the front line.  All large and small media in the United States are paying attention to this war. Although the progress of the war is related to the future of the United States, if any media can obtain exclusive information, they will quickly expand their influence and become one of the top media in the United States.  .  Even though the U.S. Army Military Police had stationed some media before, it was still very difficult to completely block the news.

    General Pershing, who was returning to the United States from Mexico, was undoubtedly the first person to learn the news.  In fact, it was he who drew up the plan for the US military to withdraw from the defensive line of the Sierra Madre del Sur.

    When the defense line was breached and General Davis led the main force of the US military to retreat, he sent a telegram to General Pershing.  After receiving the telegram, General Pershing hesitated, but still ordered a telegram to be sent.  The person who accepted this telegram was former President Theodore.  Roosevelt.  General Pershing was still very upset about his dismissal.  He and former President Theodore.  Roosevelt also had contacts, knowing that such news would be of great benefit to Theodore who wanted to run for president.  For Roosevelt, it was very important.

    When President Taft was convening a secret meeting with cabinet members in the White House, former U.S. President Theodore.  Roosevelt and the cadre of his newly formed Progressive Party assembled in New York.  These members of the Progressive Party are basically Theodore.  Roosevelt brought out the elite from the Republican Party.  Although it does not have the support of large financial groups, the Progressive Party is currently having a difficult time.  But Theodore.  Roosevelt believed he would succeed.

    Roosevelt is also aware of the current situation. Since Taft has received the support of many big shots in the Republican Party, he wants to defeat Taft and the Democratic candidate Woodrow.  Wilson, this is very difficult.  Therefore, Theodore.  Roosevelt had decided to compromise with the supporters of the Republican Party, the big capitalists.  He believes that the current performance of the Taft government and the US military has also made these big capitalists very dissatisfied. This is his opportunity.  In fact, Theodore.  Roosevelt also made secret contacts with several large financial groups, and the results were pretty good.  After all, in terms of ability, Theodore.  Roosevelt was much more powerful than Taft.  If he is willing to become the spokesperson of big capitalists, he is undoubtedly more suitable than Taft.

    "Mr. Roosevelt, I have a copy of your telegram!" Theodore.  Roosevelt's secretary suddenly opened the door and walked in, with a shocked expression on his face.

    Theodore.  Roosevelt glanced at his secretary suspiciously, and then took the telegram. He didn't know how his usually steady secretary could have such an expression, but after reading the telegram, he couldn't calm down anymore.

    "Gentlemen, let me tell you some bad news. The U.S. military was defeated by the Chinese on the defensive line of the Sierra Madre del Sur. Now the frontline commander, General Davis, is leading the main force of the U.S. military to retreat." Theodore.  Roosevelt said.

    ¡°Oh God! How could this happen?¡± Backbone members of the Progressive Party exclaimed one after another.

    "Although this is bad news for the United States and the Taft administration, it is outright good news for us. I propose that, in view of the incompetence of the Taft administration, we should  Contact members of Congress, launch a motion of no confidence in President Taft, and drive him out of the White House. Otherwise, the United States will definitely be destroyed by the Chinese under his rule!" Theodore.  Roosevelt said loudly.

    "Agree! Mr. Roosevelt, we not only want to impeach Taft, but also reveal the news of the defeat on the front line so that the people know what happened. I think the Taft government must want to block the news!" A progressive party  The backbone said.  These people follow Theodore.  Roosevelt's only purpose was to overthrow the Taft government and let Theodore  Roosevelt wins the White House again!
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