Chapter 868： Anti-drug campaign (1/2)

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Public opinion momentum has been created, and Franz will naturally not give up this opportunity to brush prestige and crack down on the proper positive energy of the drug trade.

Others are afraid of being retaliated against by opium traffickers, and need to be cautious when speaking, he is not afraid of this emperor!

On June 26, 1889, Franz published the ”Declaration of War on Drugs Initiative”, calling on all countries in the world to act together to ban the drug trade.

In the critically criticized natural opium trade, Franz would not save the British face, and directly demanded that the British government be responsible for the opium flooding.

On the same day, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued diplomatic notes to all countries in the world, inviting countries to participate in the international anti-drug conference to be held in Vienna a year later.

Long time intervals, there is no way.

It was inconvenient to communicate this year. It is a few months after the news spreads all over the world. It is really not enough to wait for the representatives of various countries to arrive in Vienna in one year.

The main purpose of convening an international anti-drug conference is to increase the pressure on the British government. Naturally, the more representatives attending the conference, the better.

Franz always likes to move afterwards. Since he decided to crack down on the British opium trade, he must naturally make a difference.

Without compromising the British government, at least the sale of opium must be explicitly prohibited in international law, and the use of opium should be limited to the field of medicine, not health care products that can be sold at will.

Franz ’s personal platform naturally inspired the confidence of the opium traders. With the publication of the proposal, Franz became the leader of the international anti-drug movement.

No one robbed him in this position, and the opium dealers were not easy to mess with. In the past hundred years, it is not known how many people of insight who oppose the opium trade have died under their butcher knives.

Finally, someone who could withstand the opium dealers counterattacked, and everyone would naturally push him to the front desk.

Especially for countries suffering from opium poisoning, the impact is even greater.

After waiting for so many years, a master who could fight against the British finally appeared and carried the banner of smoking ban.

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Foreign Minister Weisenberg: ”Since His Majesty issued the declaration, we have received support from Russia, Greece, Montenegro, Switzerland, France, Spain, the Nordic Federation, and some states in the German region.

The situation is similar to what we had expected. If there is no accident, after the news spreads, there will be several countries outside Europe to support us.

The opium trade is harmful to everyone. The remaining countries have not made public statements, mainly because they are worried about being retaliated by the British. Most of them also hope that the smoking ban will succeed.

Once an international conference is convened, it should be no problem to pass a bill prohibiting the circulation of opium. ”

Through the opium trade, the British plundered the wealth of all countries in the world and seriously damaged everyone's interests.

No one lifted the lid. Apart from fear of retaliation by the British, there are more domestic interest groups that profit from the opium trade.

The efforts of interest groups have suppressed the opposition. But all this, with Franz's declaration disappeared.

People of insight who oppose the proliferation of opium stood up, the harmfulness of opium was revealed, and the cover could not cover it at last.

Interest groups can influence the government, but they cannot make decisions for the government. At a critical moment, politicians will naturally kick off these dirty footwear.

With the exception of France, Spain and the Nordic Federation, these countries that publicly support smoking bans have a common characteristic: they are heavily influenced by Austria and basically not affected by the British.

Even if it offends the British, it does n’t matter, anyway, John Bull ’s tentacles ca n’t be reached, and he ’s not afraid of retaliation.

Frankly speaking, with the support of Spain and the Nordic Federation, Franz was not surprised that the British had plundered their wealth through the opium trade and naturally opposed it.

The performance of the French is quite strange. Do n’t forget that Britain and France are allies, and the recent relationship between France and Austria is very bad. For political reasons, the French government has no reason to support it.