The Rise Of Australasia Chapter 1014

Chapter 1014: Chapter 762: Leo Szilard

While Australasia and the United Kingdom were discussing how to control world oil prices, Germany, also located in Europe, was far from peaceful at that time.

Italy, with a similar regime, was engaged in a glorious colonial war, which made Hitler, who also wanted to expand his own territory, green with envy.

But the problem was, Hitler, having just become the German Chancellor, had not yet fully grasped power. The first thing he had to do was to eliminate other political parties in Germany that opposed his rule, as well as former government officials.

Although purging political parties and government officials could allow him to control more power, it would also unite other parties to fight back through civilian public opinion.

Hitler's first move was to have his subordinates submit a bill to Congress that directly magnified his and his party's power, which even allowed him to enact and amend the laws of the German Empire without Congress approval.

This alone had amounted to a dictatorship comparable to Arthur's in Australasia.

However, the difference was that Arthur's rule in Australasia was recognized by the people of Australasia, and Arthur had not used his power to suppress other political parties and forces.

Hitler, on the other hand, was different. After forcing Congress to pass this proposal, on the second day, he had his subordinates enact laws to suppress other political parties, banning them from speaking in Germany and declaring organized protests illegal, effectively cutting off these parties' retreat.

As a result, other parties naturally wouldn't stand for it. To pressure Hitler enough to abandon the enactment of laws suppressing other parties, various parties chose to unite and organize a massive protest.

The scale of the protest spread across the whole of Berlin, with an expected participation of at least over a hundred thousand people.

The protesting people shouted slogans against dictatorial rule and demanded the legal rights of all political parties be maintained, walking past the German Congress with heads held high and chests out.

This action naturally displeased Hitler and his subordinates. Some proposed to suppress the protest with armed forces, but it was ultimately rejected by Hitler.

After all, the protesters were German citizens, and with such a large scale, suppression by force would be difficult to achieve.

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Moreover, using force to suppress the protest would inevitably lead to more intense resistance from other political parties and the people.

Compared to short-term power struggles, the stability of one's own rule is of course more important.

Anyway, he had already reached a cooperation with William II, and the abolition of Congress was a matter of time; there was no need to rush this step.

With this in mind, Hitler did not use armed suppression against the protest but chose to divide and conquer.

For some originally neutral parties, Hitler bestowed high-ranking titles, attracting a portion of them to join his party, dismantling the originally unified opposition.

For those parties firmly against him, Hitler was quite decisive, opting to suppress these parties with armed forces.

As mentioned before, Hitler had control over private military forces that outnumbered the German Army, which was a crucial factor in easily eliminating other parties.

Through Hitler's efforts, the protest only lasted a few days before it had to stop for various reasons.

After the protest ended, Hitler made his next move, which was to declare all other parties illegal.

Honestly, as long as one controls the government and the military, one is in an unbeatable position in political struggles.

Hitler was just like that at the moment. Not only did he control the government, but he also controlled a military force far greater than the army.

Under the threat of cold gun barrels, members of other parties were either assassinated or had no choice but to submit to Hitler's rule.

On August 3, 1930, the man with the small mustache declared all German parties except his own illegal, starting his dictatorship.

On August 5, he renamed his party's private military forces as the Schutzstaffel, also signifying that his power had officially reached its peak.

Facing such a high-pressure dictatorship, there were still many in Germany who expressed dissatisfaction.

For Arthur and Australasia, this was actually a good opportunity. During this time, the number of out-migrants from Germany increased considerably, with a significant number choosing to come to Australasia.

Among these immigrants, there were quite a few who caught Arthur's attention. Arthur had previously instructed the Intelligence Department to specifically monitor well-known German scientists, especially physicists and chemists.

After the investigation by the Intelligence Department, a list of German physicists and chemists who had immigrated to Australasia was eventually provided to Arthur.

The list was quite long, with many names Arthur was not familiar with. However, amongst the many unfamiliar names, Arthur quickly recognized some names he knew well.

One of the well-known figures was Leo Szilard, whom Arthur was very much looking forward to.

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