Chapter 311: Second Fireside Chat (1/2)

"...To sum up, I think repealing the 18th Amendment is a correct decision. It is not only reasonable but also necessary. Americans living in this era are already suffering enough. There is really no need for us to continue to ban it. , wine may not be perfect but it’s not a pure evil either.”

During the broadcast, Roosevelt expressed his firm stance on Prohibition.

There is no doubt that his approach will arouse strong dissatisfaction from the prohibitionists, but as the fireside chat said, the federal government's current finances are no longer enough to support the continuation of the "Prohibition", let alone now. Roosevelt, who had just come to power, represented the counterattack of the anti-Prohibition party.

"In fact, members of Congress, and I mean members of both parties, understand this and have given me healthy and wise support. Members of Congress understand that measures in normal times need to be replaced, and in these extraordinary times, even if they are The constitution also needs to be adaptable to emergencies.”

"I believe that during this period, many people have learned about the attack on Mr. Colin Looper through newspapers. Once again, I strongly condemn the attacker, not only because Colin is my friend, but also because he is No one in this country, nor any American, should be treated like this. In this era of economic depression, Colin Looper relied on his own efforts to achieve his current achievements bit by bit. He has no outstanding achievements. Family background, but he is one of thousands of young people who deserve admiration for their hard work. He should not be treated like this."

During the broadcast, Roosevelt mentioned the recent shooting.

The attack by the extremists gave him an excellent excuse to prevent the members of Congress who originally opposed the repeal of Prohibition from exerting their strength, so that the originally delayed proposal could be passed smoothly. Based on the current speed of review, Roosevelt judged that it might not be possible. By June or July, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution will be passed smoothly.

"Fortunately, the attack did not cause too serious injuries to the young man Colin Looper, so everyone can relax and continue to wait for the next issue of "Superman". And today, this ordinary night , I also invited Colin Looper to come to the scene and talk candidly about how he views the existence of 'Prohibition' from an American perspective."

Following Roosevelt's introduction, Colin's voice also sounded in front of the broadcast at the right time.

Yes, in the second fireside chat, Roosevelt specifically invited Colin to speak out.

"I am honored to be invited by Mr. President to participate in this conversation..."

At Roosevelt's invitation, he sat down on the sofa opposite him, and Colin's voice entered thousands of households along with the spread of radio.

"Originally, I had no intention of participating, because I knew that the fireside chat was a very important and special channel, representing the connection between Mr. Roosevelt and the American people, but Mr. President convinced me and told me about the fireside chat. It is a channel to deliver information to the public, not the president’s permission. What everyone cares about is the content of what is said, not the person who says it.”

"As Mr. President mentioned, I survived and was not knocked down, so I believe that all Americans will not be knocked down easily."

As a call channel for people across the country, it is naturally impossible to let Colin play in terms of content.

In fact, everything he said was discussed within the White House, and most of it was a spiritual message to the American people.

After all, the so-called Americans will not fall easily, and no one who has experienced the Great Depression would believe it.

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It’s not that what Colin said is untrue, it’s because everything that should have been lost had already been lost in the early stages of the Great Depression.

"I know that many people care about "Superman". Here I guarantee that as long as I am alive, no, even if I have left this world, Superman will always exist. This superhero who was born in the Great Depression , is no longer just my personal work, behind it represents the expectations of the American people and is a symbol of American perseverance!”

During the fireside chat, Colin expressed his confidence in continuing to serialize "Superman" in a firm tone.

In fact, this was the key reason why he was willing to agree to Roosevelt's participation in the second fireside chat.

Colin plans to use the influence of Roosevelt's fireside chat to turn Superman into a true spiritual symbol of the American people, instead of simply being a comic character.

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Judging from the results, Roosevelt's second fireside chat also received widespread attention.

From his mouth, the public learned about the latest trends in 'Prohibition'. Of course, this was only part of the content mentioned in the entire fireside chat. In fact, the core of the second 'fireside chat' as a whole was to revive industry. , in the economic crisis, the vicious competition among enterprises, extremely poor labor and extremely tense labor-capital relations have made the United States like it is on the crater of a volcano, with the possibility of being destroyed at any time.

If the New Deal cannot solve these problems, there will be no hope for industrial revival.

To solve these problems, in addition to formulating relevant regulations, we must also obtain the understanding and support of enterprises and labor.

Therefore, in the second "fireside chat", Roosevelt asked "business and government to work together to formulate plans" and pointed out strongly that the government, with the assistance of the vast majority of employees in various industries, "has the right to stop unfair practices and enforce agreements."

Roosevelt's goal was to eliminate the fierce competition among companies and the cruel treatment of women and child workers.

In fact, shortly after the second "fireside chat", the "National Industrial Recovery Act" was also released. It was a partial adjustment of the production relations in American industry that were obviously unsuitable for the development of productivity during the Great Depression.

There are many detailed industry regulations to match this regulation, such as the President's reemployment regulations, which prohibit the employment of child labor, stipulate that the minimum wage for industrial workers is 40 cents per hour, the working hours per week is 35 hours, and the mental workers are 40 hours.

Employers who are willing to accept this regulation will receive a "blue eagle" logo.

Of course, the introduction of the "National Industrial Recovery Act" undoubtedly harmed the interests of business owners, although many small businesses voluntarily or forcibly accepted the regulations.

However, most large companies refused to join the "Blue Eagle" action at the beginning.

Even many business owners threatened that Roosevelt's approach would plunge the United States into the second Great Depression, and even judged that Roosevelt, who had offended the companies, would not have a chance to be re-elected for the second time.

Of course, influenced by the National Industrial Recovery Act, the newspaper industry also had some rebound.

After all, during this period, the transportation of most newspapers still needed to rely on the legs of newspaper boys, but the National Industrial Recovery Act clearly stipulated that companies were prohibited from employing child labor.

This is also the reason why most newspaper groups are unwilling to join the "Blue Eagle" action. Even many newspapers have protested that newsboys are not employees hired by newspapers. They are independent individuals and have no direct employment relationship with newspapers.

As the initiator of the "New Deal" and the interest relationship between him and Roosevelt, he would naturally not reject the "National Industrial Recovery Act" for the sake of losing the big picture.

On the contrary, the Daily Courier, as the first newspaper company to participate in accepting the regulations, also received some preferential conditions.

For example, the development of the Daily Courier in various states and some publishing conveniences.

These are exactly what Colin needs to promote Superman to gain [Faith].

The impact of the ‘fireside chat’ is undoubtedly huge. According to Colin’s current statistics, the sales of Superman comics have successfully exceeded one million copies after the fireside chat. This is not just the circulation of newspapers, but the comics as an independent publication of Superman.

In addition, the sales of Superman peripherals in various states are also gratifying. In Los Angeles, Superman’s toys were sold out instantly as soon as they were launched.

As a result, the listening rate of the radio drama "Superman Adventures" has also increased significantly.

It can be said that not only New York, but also the whole United States has set off a wave of Superman fever at the same time.

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And this phenomenon is also reflected in Colin’s [Faith].

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"How is the progress?"

Anti-World, 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.

In the resistance base.

With the end of the Berlin operation, the entire anti-world is basically no longer a threat to Colin. This is why he has focused most of his attention on the development of the positive world during this period.

Of course, he still hasn't given up collecting [time fragments] every day.

With the current situation in the anti-world, the number of [time fragments] obtained from the Avengers and the members of the resistance has become extremely limited, but there is still something to gain, isn't it?

"According to the information in the Führer's bunker, we have made some discoveries."

Although, in the previous battle, the most important fragment of the time gem in the hands of the Red Skull disappeared in Colin's hands, but the Avengers did not return empty-handed after all.

In the decades since he obtained the fragment of the time gem, the Red Skull has also been studying the power of the gem and has gained a certain degree of success.

In the resistance base, by constructing the research data of the Red Skull and studying non-stop for several days, Tony finally found what he wanted.

"Obviously, the Red Skull had already anticipated the truth of this world."

In the virtual screen projected by the nano suit, Tony constructed a not-so-large galaxy.

"I originally thought that the history of this world was already surprising enough, but looking up at this starry sky, perhaps this is an even more surprising scene."

"This is simply the most rudimentary galaxy I have ever seen."

Standing in the base, looking at the scene projected on the screen in front of him, Banner couldn't help muttering.

"Don't you think it's strange that this world has perfect scientific theories, from biology to physics, but it has huge flaws in astronomical research. I originally thought that it was the satellite barrier above that prevented people from exploring the universe. Now it seems that perhaps the opposite is true..."

Tony stretched out his finger and enlarged the round sphere representing the earth in the virtual picture, and said slowly.

"So, you called us here just to tell me that there is a problem with the universe in this world?"

Staring at the earth in front of him for a long time, Thor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked.

"Of course not."

Shaking his head, waving his hand to sweep away the enlarged earth in front of him, Tony reached out and pulled the inconspicuous moon next to him.

"According to the information left by the Red Skull, as early as November 1967, the German Air Command had secretly launched a moon landing plan. Although they announced to the outside world that the moon landing failed, in fact they discovered some phenomena on the moon that could not be explained by science."

"Of course, the German Air Command at that time naturally had no idea what this phenomenon represented, but based on the initial fuse of the Governors Island incident, Kara Sofen's situation, it is not difficult to see that there is some connection between the moon of this world and other worlds, and the alien who calls himself a superstar came to this world through this method."

"What do you mean?"

From Tony's conversation, Banner obviously noticed something.

"Since the supergiant can come through the moon, why can't we use it to find a way back."

"Tony, this is just your guess. Maybe there is nothing on the moon."

"But what if there is?"

After looking at Banner in front of him, Tony turned his head and scanned the people in the base and finally looked at Captain America Steve.

"The crisis in this world has been resolved, and even the Red Skull, who is the mastermind behind the scenes, has turned into ashes, but our world is still in danger. Every day it delays, it will become more and more dangerous. I don't want to see a ruin or a dead planet when I go back."

The threat of Dormammu is always a heavy existence in the hearts of the Avengers.

"Maybe Tony is right. We have no other way."

After a long silence, Captain America Steve spoke up and expressed his support for Tony.

"I just want to go back."

Holding the Stormbreaker in his hand, Thor expressed his position.

"If the inference is correct, perhaps I can provide some help."

After this period of exploration, Dark Doctor Strange has basically prepared the magic circle for teleportation, but he still lacks a landmark that can be locked.

"I can help you."

[Time Gem Fragment (2/9)]

Scanning the prompt representing the Time Gem Fragment on the text, Colin immediately expressed his position.

At present, the collection of [Time Fragments] in the anti-world has reached the bottom, and he also needs to try new ways to obtain the remaining [Time Fragments].