Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 88



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#88. Do you think we need a United Nations like this?

Negotiations over technology transfer seemed intense at first glance, but ultimately ended with both parties making moderate concessions.

Lee Kang-cheol and Roosevelt have a long way to go together, but they did not want to cross the line that would hurt the other person’s feelings.

However, this does not mean that Lee Kang-cheol handed it over at a low price.

Although the technology itself was from the early to late 1950s, Roosevelt knew that it was an absolutely necessary technology for the United States today, including pharmaceuticals, communications, jet engines, broadcasting, and nuclear power, so he did not act stingy even if he was not generous.

He also knew that if Lee Kang-cheol did not unpack the bundle in the future, or if a situation were to arise where he unpacked it to another country, only the United States would suffer.

“Good deal, General.”

“Sounds like a good deal only for America?”

“You speak weakly again…”

“ha ha ha! Honestly, it wasn’t a bad deal for us.”

“haha! That’s right. ruler! Then stop talking about economic cooperation and talk about the UN. “We have a lot to talk about between us before we meet with Prime Minister Attlee.”

“That’s right.”

United Nations (UN).

In modern times and even now, the Republic of Korea is called the United Nations, but if translated literally, it is the United Nations.

This was solidified by Korea importing Japan’s translation as is, but China also called it the ‘Allied Powers’ and even if one were to consider its origins, it would have been the Allied Powers.

This is because the expression UN (United Nations) itself comes from the word ‘Allied Powers’, a concept corresponding to the ‘Axis Powers’ during World War II.

It was Roosevelt who first thought of the name UN. When Churchill visited the White House for the Arcadia Conference in 1941, he mentioned it to Churchill, and Churchill also mentioned it in British poet Byron’s poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage: “Here, It is said that the phrase “where the sword united nations drew, Our countrymen were warring on that day!” began to be quoted by arguing that there was a “united nations” in the phrase. do.

I don’t know why Churchill made such a fuss by referencing Byron’s poetry, but there was a lot of speculation that he was probably trying to please Roosevelt.

In any case, the UN, created by the two leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom, became widely known when the United States, Britain, China, and the Soviet Union signed the ‘Allied Declaration’ on January 1, 1942 during the Arcadia Conference, and officially referred to the ‘Allied Powers’ during the war. It became a saying.

And the subsequent history proceeded as modern people know today.

However, in this era, it was blown away long ago with a single word from Lee Kang-cheol.

“The UN? “Are you talking about a group of idiots who have no use in the world but only occupy positions as ambassador-level officials?”

“Ah, why would you say such a bad thing…”

“Hey, I’m just saying this because the President doesn’t know. The UN is truly a completely useless organization. I don’t know whose head the idea came from, but when I meet it, I feel like I want to open it. There will definitely be spaghetti noodles instead of brains. Who is it? Who came up with such a crappy idea? Are you Prime Minister Churchill? her! “You didn’t look at that guy like that?”

Lee Kang-cheol was not interested in the history of the United Nations, which was of little use to the world.

So, I just blurted out what I had always been thinking.

It was the first time I met Roosevelt in the United States.

“…”

“hmm? Why do you look like that? ah! Did someone you know come up with this? If so, I apologize…”

“That’s me···.”

“That’s me? rani?”

“I mean, it’s my opinion.”

“Oh, really? “There is no way the president would have come up with such a foolish idea.”

“…”

“Yes, it’s true. Sorry, sorry. “I spoke too much.”

“…”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Roosevelt sighed and opened his mouth.

“no. “If the truth is true, the General must have said so.”

“Hum hum…”

“But just how useless an instrument is it that you said so harshly? If it had functioned the way I thought it would have worked, how much would it have gone back? “Have you really never been useful?”

“It only happened once.”

“is it so? When is that?”

“This is when war broke out in our country, which I mentioned earlier. At that time, the Soviet Union followed Stalin’s strategy and did not participate in the UN Security Council. So it was possible to dispatch UN troops.”

“Stalin’s strategy?”

“Yes, the Soviet Union supported North Korea and started the war, but they hoped that they would be left out and the United States would join the war and join China. So while the United States was withdrawing its power from the Far East, they were planning to focus their power on Europe. This fact was later revealed when a secret cable sent by Stalin to Czechoslovak President Klement Gottwald was made public. Until then, it was one of the mysteries.”

“uh! That’s right. “So what happens after that?”

“doesn’t exist. “During the Cold War, the United States, Britain, France, China, and the Soviet Union were permanent members and exercised veto power. How could anything work out?”

“Eh? Why does France come out there?”

“Why is France coming out? What does that mean? “Are you talking about the five permanent members?”

“So the question is, why is France a permanent member? “I have never once thought of giving France permanent member status.”

“…”

Roosevelt seemed beyond bewildered and even quite excited by the news that France had become a permanent member of the council.

“I honestly doubt whether France even qualifies as a victorious country. But how did it become a permanent member?”

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“Oh, sorry. “I suddenly developed a fever…”

“I usually hate the UN, so I don’t know much…”

“Even hate?”

“I’ll just correct it to the point that I don’t like it. Anyway, I will have to look into it again to find out, but I believe that Britain and the Soviet Union dragged him into this for political reasons.”

“No, but that’s true, right? Who on earth will be my successor? “What kind of kid does things like that…”

“Just calm down for now.”

“Ha, sorry. I was a little excited.”

He seems to have realized that trying to criticize the successor president means lying down and spitting on him.

He said he died right after starting his fourth term, so it was obvious who his successor would be.

“no. “It seems like they were considering replacing the League of Nations, but the results were not good, so of course they would be dissatisfied.”

“Thank you for your understanding. “What do you think was the problem?”

“This is just my opinion, so please take it lightly.”

“Hehehe! I will take appropriate into consideration. “Please feel free to share your opinion.”

“First of all, the permanent member system is the problem. No, if the five victorious countries of World War II were given the ‘right of veto’ forever without setting a deadline, would it work properly? “Are we in a situation where the East and West are busy fighting on a false day?”

“…”

“It would be the same even if we weren’t divided into East and West. Each country’s situation is different, so what if it’s a powerful country? In the first place, the only countries that had the same opinion were the United States and the United Kingdom. But does it make sense to give such a powerful veto to only the five victorious countries, whether 50 or 100 years after the end of World War II?”

“Well, I see.”

“What the hell! How funny this is: to limit the veto, the UN Charter must be amended, but the veto can also be used to amend the UN Charter! “Where in the world is this stupid organization?”

“Hum hum…”

Roosevelt’s complexion was getting worse and worse, but this was the only time he brought it up.

“Was I wrong?”

“Yes, that’s right. Still, wouldn’t there have been complementary measures?”

“But there was a mana supplement. “To compensate for the constant conflict between certain permanent members, a system called ‘Uniting for Peace’ was created.”

“Oh! “That’s a cool name!”

“What’s cool about being cool?”

“yes?”

“Out of the 15 members of the Security Council, 4 permanent members and a majority of 5 non-permanent members have agreed to the motion, and a total of 9 or more have agreed to it, so that the agenda can be passed if the approval vote of member states exceeds two-thirds. Does that still look good? “How realistically possible is this?”

“No, what kind of person created such a sick system!”

“Who would it be?”

“Seo, can’t that be our America?”

“Do you want to be confirmed dead?”

“…”

Now Roosevelt looked very devastated,

This is the United Nations that he put so much effort into.

But the more I listen, the more I think I’m an idiot.

“Secondly, the realistic differences in national power between countries were ignored too much.”

“yes?”

“One country, one vote! No, an unfamiliar country with a population of less than a few hundred thousand gets 1 vote, and even the United States, the world’s most powerful country, gets 1 vote! Cha-am will return well!”

“Well, that is to prevent the tyranny of powerful countries…”

“Hey, why are you like this? Like an amateur? Do you think America did well? “After doing that, what country would stubbornly exercise its veto when it loses overwhelmingly in relation to Israel?”

“Is this Israel? By Israel, are you talking about the country where the Jews are independent?”

“Why not?”

“No, if you are a Jew, don’t you see the damage of being massacred in our information and in the video the General showed you? “Why such a country?”

“There is a saying.”

“What do you mean?”

“It means that after hating monsters, you start to resemble them.”

“Holy shit…”

Roosevelt understood immediately what I meant.

“Israel, with support from the West, especially the United States, grows into a small but military power, and projects its power unreasonably on its surroundings. In particular, Palestinians are subjected to tremendous oppression, even though they are not as oppressed as the Jews in Europe today. “That’s why I become a regular guest at the Security Council, but because of the opposition from the U.S., I can’t even issue a statement of condemnation.”

“Huh…”

“In conclusion, do you think we need a United Nations like this?”

“…”

Roosevelt could not answer.

After this incident, Roosevelt did not advance any issues related to the United Nations.

Moreover, since the Soviet Union was expelled from the Allied Powers, it became even more meaningless and could not be advanced.

However, after discussing with Lee Kang-cheol once more during my last visit to Seoul, we decided to create the United Nations again.

A more upgraded version.

“How did you study it well?”

“That’s right. This time, we want to create a realistically functioning international union. “We intensively studied and supplemented what General said last time in Seoul.”

“Hoo? Are you looking forward to that?”

“ha ha ha! “You can look forward to it.”

“Tell me.”

“First, we decided to do away with the damn permanent member system.”

“Oh oh!”

“Instead, we also modified the one country, one vote system.”

“How do you mean?”

“We made sure to reflect realistic national power. Or, to put it bluntly, does it make sense that we, like the United States and Monaco, a country the size of a country with a population of less than a few tens of thousands, have one vote?”

“…”

This was what Lee Kang-cheol wanted to say.