Billions of dollars just started pouring into an unknown... [Logo The Empire Trading]( A note from the Editor: At The Empire Trading, we keep an eye out for favorable circumstances we believe will interest our readers. The following is one such message from one of our colleagues I think youâll appreciate. [The Empire Trading] Chairman Mao Zedong Biography Chairman Mao was the charismatic and brutal leader of Communist China. Leading the Communist party to power in 1949, Chairman Mao set about establishing his unquestioned authority and power, sending China into turmoil. Millions suffered in his schemes and cultural revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. chairman-maoBorn in the village of Shaoshan in Hunan Provence, 1893, Mao started life as a humble farm worker. But, he rebelled against his father and went to Changsa to gain an education. After drifting through different careers he joined the fledgeling Communist party in 1921 and rose through its ranks becoming its leader by the 1940s. Mao was ruthless in his quest for power, willing to poison and kill rivals â whoever they may be. He wrote his Little Red Book (1964) âEvery Communist must grasp the truth: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.â He later showed no mercy in turning on old comrades from the Great March. In the late 1940s, Mao Zedong led the Communist party on the long march south and eventually defeated the nationalistic troops on Chiang Kar Chek. âA revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.â â Mao Zedong (March 1927) By 1949, Mao could proclaim a new Peoples Republic of China and he became the undisputed leader. For a brief time in the 1950s, Mao appeared to open up society even inviting intellectuals to suggest criticism. âLet a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contendâ is the policy for promoting progress in the arts and the sciences and a flourishing socialist culture in our land. (slogan used in One Hundred Flowers campaing, 1956) However, this proved to be a feint and any criticism was used as an excuse to round up, punish or execute those considered to be disloyal to Mao. Cultural Revolution This desire to root out opposition became a mania and young children were inculcated to denounce any teacher or adults which may have harboured ârightestâ beliefs. The cultural revolution destroyed the lives of millions of Chinese; many people were either killed, humiliated, sent to labour camps or forced to live in rural areas. Mao created a climate of fear in which people feared to speak anything other than the official party line. âWho are the honest people? Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin are honest, men of science are honest. Which are the dishonest people? Trotsky, Bukharin, Chen Tu-hsiu, and Chang Kuo-tao are extremely dishonest; and those who assert âindependenceâ out of personal or sectional interest are dishonest too.â Dear Fellow Investor, Billions of dollars just started pouring into an unknown Small-Cap. Baillie Gifford bought 15.1 million shares. Vanguard bought 8.2 million shares. BlackRock has 8.1 million shares. âDo you never stop to reflect just what it is that America stands for? If she stands for one thing more than another, it is for the sovereignty of self-governing peoples.â â Woodrow Wilson (Speech, 1916) âAll the peoples of the world are in effect partners in this interest, and for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.â The Fourteen Points Speech, 1918. Other points included Renouncement of secret treaties Removal of tariff barriers Freedom of the seas. Arms reduction International arbitration for colonial disputes â through the creation of a League of Nations. Recognizing the principle of self-determination. However, the victorious Allies, who had suffered much greater financial and human loss were in less mood to be magnanimous. France, and to a lesser extent Great Britain, wanted to impose reparations and a harsh peace treaty on Germany. There was also a reluctance to accept the principle of self-determination because of their Empires and colonies. The British PM said of Woodrow Wilson and his French counterpart at the Treaty of Versailles. âI was seated between Jesus Christ and Napoleon.â â David Lloyd George, in a comment about Wilson (1919) Back in the US, a Republican controlled Congress also rejected Wilsonsâ 14 points. Republicans wanted the US to remain isolated from the problems of Europe and didnât want to be part of the League of Nations. âI can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not concert the method by which to prevent it.â Speech in Omaha, Nebraska (8 September 1919) Wilson began a campaign to support his peace plan, but he collapsed after a bout of influenza and spent the next three years of his life as an invalid until his death in 1924. Woodrow Wilson was a founder member of the Presbyterian church in the US and was deeply religious. He cycled regularly and was a very keen golfer. Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. âBiography of Woodrow Wilsonâ, Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, Published 10 Sep 2012. Updated 8 February 2018. Woodrow Wilson â A. Scott Berg Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Goldman Sachs all give it a "Buy" rating. [See why we think this stock could soar 113,548% ]( "The Buck Stops Here," Mao, âRectify the Partyâs Style of Workâ (1942) Through all this the cult of Mao grew, his image was everywhere and he became deeply revered as a supreme leader â especially amongst the young. Maoâs economic policies were also disastrous. His decision to collectivise farm production led to a precipitous decline in agrarian output. This cause the massive famine of the 1960s. Chinese officials tried to hide the extent of starvation and foreign aid was not welcome. It is estimated 70 million of Maoâs own countryman died at his hand either directly or indirectly through his policies. Mostly through famine from his ill-thought-out land reform policies. Supporters of Mao point out that despite these early deaths, life expectancy still rose under his rule. Religion Maoâs mother was a devout Buddhist and he adopted the faith until his mid-teens when he abandoned religion. Between 1966 and 1976 all forms of religion were banned in China by Mao. It was partly aimed to bolster the cult-like political image of Mao. In 1955, the Dalai Lama visited Mao in Beijing to seek some accommodation between the Tibet people with their religious traditions and Communist China. The Dalai Lama reports that after a friendly beginning, Mao turned and said: âReligion is poison. Firstly it reduces the population because monks and nuns must stay celibate, and secondly it neglects material progress.â (link) The Chinese Communist Party closed down many monasteries in Tibet and killed or imprisoned the monks. In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled to India to seek safety. [Dylan Jovine] Woodrow Wilson Biography woodrow wilsonWoodrow Wilson was 28th President of the US serving from 1913 to 1921. He is best remembered for his role in the First World War â keeping the US out of the war, until reluctantly entering in 1917. At the end of the war, Woodrow Wilson formulated his 14 points, which sought to create an international League of Nations and institute principles of self-determination and justice as the basis for the armistice. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. Woodrow Wilson was also a progressive with attempts to control big business and end elitism in universities. Life of Woodrow Wilson He was born on 28 December 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. His father identified with the Confederacy and defended slavery. However, Woodrow Wilson did not share his fatherâs views on this, later writing. âBecause I love the South, I rejoice in the failure of the Confederacy.â (March 1880). In 1885, he married Ellen Louise Axon and together they had three daughters. Wilson studied at John Hopkins University and gained a PhD in history and political science. He went on to have a distinguished academic career becoming the principal of Princeton. He felt the University of Princeton was underachieving â being held back by elitism and laid back standards. This led to a standoff with the university establishment â with Wilson trying to tackle the elitist traditions of Princeton. This proved to be a bruising encounter and was a key factor in encouraging Wilson to turn to politics. He ran for governor of New Jersey, in 1910, as a progressive candidate and he was nominated as the Democratic candidate at the 1912 Democratic convention. Winning the Presidency, Wilson embarked on a series of progressive legislation. This included: Graduated income tax â to try and redistribute income and opportunity. Antitrust legislation against big business and vested monopoly powers. Greater protection for labour, e.g. new restrictions on child labour. Federal Reserve Act â which allowed the Federal Reserve the ability to increase the money supply. Wilson argued no country can afford to have its prosperity originated by a small controlling class. The New Freedom, 1913 Despite progressive social and economic policies, he expanded a policy of segregation and disappointed many African Americans who switched allegiance to the Democrat party and voted for Wilson on promises of equal rights. Wilson said on segregation: âsegregation is not a humiliation but a benefit, and ought to be so regarded by you gentlemen.â In 1916, he narrowly won re-election campaigning on an anti-war stance. However, after 1916, public opinion hardened against Germany. Germanyâs unrestricted submarine warfare, such as the sinking of the Lusitania, led to serious American casualties. Then in January 1917, the publication of the Zimmerman Telegram suggested Germany was willing to help Mexico regain territory in Southern US. By April 1917, Wilson had overcome his deep reluctance to go to war and asked Congress to declare war on the government of Germany. Congress overwhelmingly supported the decision. In 1917, the US army was very small, and to the Allies a disappointment; it took time for the US army to make a difference on the western front. However, by 1918, the steady increase in the number of American troops was beginning to make a difference and American forces helped to swing the balance against Germany. By November 1918, the Germans surrendered. At the end of the war, Woodrow Wilson presented his fourteen points to the Allies as a basis for a just armistice. The fourteen points included the general principle of self-determination. [View in browser]( I Feb 13, 2023 [The Empire Trading] [Privacy Policy]( - [Terms & Conditions]( The easiest way to guarantee you get every email is to [whitelisting us.](
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