America's Response

If every government had to choose the event that gave it the biggest headache, most would probably choose demonstrations rather than war.

For these European countries, public demonstrations were the hardest thing to deal with. If the people became dissatisfied, more serious internal unrest could follow, and the government might even be overthrown.

If they blindly followed public opinion, they might clash with the views of certain officials in the European countries. After all, public opinion was not always correct.

Under such circumstances, controlling public sentiment became extremely important. The people had a herd mentality and were very easily influenced by certain narratives.

If it truly reflected the people's wishes, that would be one thing. But if public sentiment had changed because of propaganda from outside forces, some countries would face an agonizing choice.

Now that agonizing choice had fallen to the US Government, leaving President Coolidge and the other government officials deeply troubled.

Regardless of what the people thought, they certainly could not withdraw from both wars easily.

But if they continued the war, how were they supposed to deal with the enraged people? If the US Government insisted on continuing the war, would it truly become what the news reports claimed in the eyes of the people?

Especially for a government elected by the people, losing their support would not merely mean that President Coolidge could not be reelected. With public approval plunging, he might even face impeachment by Congress and other consequences.

September 8, 1924. The White House, United States.

President Coolidge looked grimly at the people in the meeting room and asked in a rather hoarse voice, "Everyone, does anyone have a good solution?"

As the number of demonstrators continued to grow, the people's attitude had become a factor the US Government could not afford to