The Democratic Senate and House of Representatives and the Party Whip were eating and chatting in a southern-flavored restaurant, and soon the situation within the Democratic Party was analyzed clearly. The Senate (the name of the U.S. Senate is the Senate, and every state

Both senators, both from powerful political families in the state, do not object in principle, but Democratic senators believe that the Republican Party must make some compromises.

Among the members of the House of Representatives (People's House, elected members of the House of Representatives according to the number of people) who oppose the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act, except for the members of O'Hara who inherited the political legacy of the members who promoted the Chinese Exclusion Act, they firmly

The lawmakers who oppose the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act and oppose the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act are either from southern states or from Republican states to constituencies.

When the situation within the Democratic Party was confirmed, the three Democratic bosses had already finished their main courses. The party whip wanted to take out the wine pot in their arms and take a sip. However, the prohibition order has been passed, and it is not appropriate to drink like this publicly.

So the party whip picked up the coffee and asked, "I think I can talk to Hoover."

The Democratic presidents of the Senate and House of Representatives were hesitating what to do, but when he heard this suggestion, his brows immediately stretched out. He was appointed as the WFP in 1917, and Hoover's political reputation followed his outstanding work.

As the rise continues, both the Democrats and Republicans extend an olive branch to Hoover, who was still non-partisan at the time.

Hoover joined the Republican Party in 1920 and became Secretary of Commerce in 1921. He has been working until now. During this period, many of Hoover's policies have been recognized by both parties. Especially during the current period of Coolidge's prosperity, Hoover's reputation has increased even more.

.It is generally believed that Hoover is likely to become the next US president.

The Democratic House and Senate chairmen both believe that Hoover will provide a better political deal, and that Hoover now owes the Democratic Party favors, can get more rewards in the future. Listening to the discussion between the two guys, the party whip put down half of his coffee,

He asked in a somewhat deliberate tone, "Do you two remember the proposal Hoover promoted in 1917?"

The two Democratic chairmans were a little surprised. Hoover had promoted many proposals. It was 10 years since 1917. The two couldn't think of which excellent promotion the party whip was interested in.

The party whip was not unhappy because of the dullness of these two guys. The chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives was very powerful, but their strength was mainly about passing or denying any bills. And no one of the U.S. Congressmen are overly optimistic, how can they be

Will obey easily. When members of parliament do not obey the decisions of the party and the league, they need to take action.

Now is the time when the party whip shows its strength. Facing the two chairmen, the party whip said: "The rules that prevent low-income families from moving into middle-income communities."

After the two chairmen thought for a moment, the Senate Party brows had already relaxed, but the House Chairman was still not very clear.

The party whip is already feeling confident. The abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act is related to the national interests of the United States. The US president holds military and diplomatic power. Although the US Congress can pass various proposals to restrict it, it is indeed inconvenient to do so this time. To appease American domestic politics

Power is state power, and the president's power is at a disadvantage. Contacting Hoover in this field can greatly achieve political transactions that the Democratic Party could not have completed before.

The next day, US Secretary of Commerce Hoover received a dinner invitation from the Democratic House Chairman. Based on American political traditions, the meal must be negotiated. Hoover doesn't want to go, and as Secretary of Commerce, he definitely agrees with the abolition of the platoon.

The War Act, such a clear position, puts Hoover naturally in a passive position.

But Hoover is indeed interested in competing for the next US president, so Hoover knows that he must go. In American politics, it is very common to not reach an agreement, and it is another thing to not dare to fight with opponents. The loss cannot be done.

Losing is a basic requirement for American politicians.

In the evening, Hoover left his office. The secretary handed Hoover a bouquet of lilies as a gift he gave to the Democratic House Chairman's wife. Sure enough, the House Speaker's wife went out to greet him in a cooking apron. The middle-aged man

The southern woman took the flowers with the simple smile of the south, but she didn't even look at the lilies, but simply expressed her gratitude to Hoover.

Walking into the House Speaker's home, the children were already waiting in the living room. The House Speaker introduced his children to Hoover, who shook hands with these young people one by one with his fleshy hands. The House Speaker sent him away

The children were about to start a chat with Hoover, but the Speaker's wife had already walked into the living room, "The meal is about to start, I don't allow you to talk about politics during the meal."

Hearing his wife's words, the Speaker laughed and said, "Okay, Clarice, you are the master of the family."

Hoover had long heard that the House Speaker and his wife had a deep affection. After seeing each other for a while, he felt a little moved. So, everyone sat around the dining table, and the House Speaker's wife asked the eldest daughter to lead the way to recite the prayer of gratitude, and everyone was

Crossed his hands, placed them on his chest, closed his eyes, and listened to the eldest daughter of the Speaker, saying, "The poor will be fed and fertilized, and those who seek the Lord will praise him; their hearts will be eternal life. Glory

To the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, from today to eternity, endless for generations. Amen.”

The Southerners are generally pious, and Hoover felt it again at this time. In the north, the prayers before meals are basically simple, "Thank God for giving us food". In fact, the prayers before meals are not that simple, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Different. The prayer of the House Speaker's eldest daughter is a standard supper prayer.

After reciting the prayer, everyone said in unison: "Amen." Then the meal started. At the dinner table, the children of the Speaker of the House of Representatives did not say a word, but just ate quietly. Hofer, who had been intriguing at various high-volume dining tables for many years

I felt a long-lost emotion, which was the feeling when he was a child when he was with his parents before cooking. Hoover's parents were devout Christians, and they were always like this when they were eating. But when Hoover was still a child, his parents

Both died of illness. From then on, Hoover had quite a conflict with religion.

Even though Hoover didn't like religion because of his childhood loss of parents, Hoover remembered his parents' insistence on cherishing food. So in 1917, Hoover formulated a set of "Welson" and "Welson"

The previous theory of decentralized management that was contrary to American politics was that power was decentralized from the central government to the state to the county to the individual, hoping that people could consciously save things. With Hoover's vigorous publicity, the policy has achieved considerable results.

Perhaps because of his parents, Hoover himself did not waste food. He had to finish all the food he served, which also made him chubby.

After eating with a calm mood, the Senate and Hoover finally sat under the eaves of the house facing the garden. They couldn't see the appearance of the garden clearly at night, but the fragrance of flowers floating over proved that the Speaker's wife spent a lot of money.

Time is in gardening. In the aroma, the Speaker said: "Mr. Minister, you promoted the creation of the Federal Housing Zoning Commission in 1917, which is really a very good proposal."

The touching of religion and family brought to Hoover as he heard this, and Hoover immediately calculated what the Democratic Speaker wanted to do.

Hoover created a federal zoning committee in 1917 to convince local committees to pass rules that prevent low-income families from moving into middle-income communities. There are indeed a large number of white people in the 'low-income families' in the United States, but among the entire low-income group,

People of color are the majority. To put it bluntly, blacks are the main body of low-income families.

Preventing low-income families from moving into middle-income communities means prohibiting blacks from entering white communities from living in northern cities. In 1917, Hoover was still a 'nonpartisan', and now Hoover is a highly valued political star in the Republican Party.

Not suitable for taking 'will be misunderstood' actions.

But the Speaker did not hang around, saying bluntly: "Mr. Minister, we hope to pass a bill that authorizes the Federal Housing Loan Banking Committee and homeowner loan companies to provide marked areas of the downtown mortgage risk.

The Housing Commission will identify community occupancy eligibility based on these area marks.”

Hoover did not express his opinion, but just listened quietly. The bill proposed by the Democratic Senate was essentially a law of segregation. After the Civil War, the North did not liquidate the southern landlord class, especially Lincoln was assassinated.

In order to stabilize the political situation in the United States, the Republican Party had to accept a Democratic president. This made the black Americans not a slave, but still failed to obtain equal civil rights.

In order not to tear the United States apart, the U.S. Supreme Court did not propose a federal bill against black equality, which led to states being able to enact state laws. Southern states took this opportunity to widely implement apartheid laws, and many southern towns even implemented them.

'Sunset Town' law. This law stipulates that once sunsets, black people appear in white towns or white communities, white police can kill black people immediately.

Of course, these laws will not be written directly, and 'black' is replaced by other nouns such as 'suspicious person' and 'low-income suspicious person'. This is the 'magic use' of legal provisions, even if it is the most vicious racial segregation and

Racial oppression can be embellished with high-sounding words.

Just as the Democratic Speaker said that the "area of ​​bad mortgage risk" is a black settlement. This is exactly the same as the "preventing low-income families from moving into middle-income communities" that Hoover promoted back then.

The Democrats added a policy implemented by Hoover in 1917, 'Author the Federal Housing Loan Banking Commission and Homeowner Loans Company to provide marked areas for the risk of mortgage loans in the downtown area', so that whites who oppose blacks living in white communities have

Legal basis. Black districts are poor districts. With dual insurance from the Federal Housing Loan Banking Commission and Homeowner Loan Company, Black districts are destined to be marked as bad mortgages, and black people in this district will never have a chance.

Staying in a white community shows the political application of language art.

After completing the description of "gentle and unrelated racial discrimination", the Speaker said bluntly: "Mr. Minister, if you can promote the communication between the two parties, I think the chance of abolishing the Exclusion Act

It will be very big."

Hearing this, Hoover kept asking, "Is this what the Democratic lawmakers think?"

"At least it's the opinion of the Representatives." The Speaker of the House clearly responded to Hoover's question.

Hoover didn't ask much, but stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye."

When parting, the Speaker's wife gave Hoover a large bag of food, all of which were cooked by her hands like fried meatloaf. Looking at the wife's simple smile, Hoover took the food and reluctantly went to the wife.

After expressing his gratitude, he got into his car.

Seeing the car leaving, the Speaker's wife asked her husband in confusion, "Does Secretary Hoover like to eat southern dishes?"

The Speaker of the House did not answer. He looked in the direction where Hoover's car left in the dark for a while before hugging his wife's shoulder and replied, "I don't think so. Maybe Minister Hoover feels uncomfortable."

After saying that, the Speaker of the House said, "Let's go, my dear. Let's go back to the house." The couple snuggled up to each other and walked into the door with the warm lights on.
Chapter completed!