The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1301 - 950 United Nations Declaration
Chapter 1301: Chapter 950: United Nations Declaration
Chapter 1301 -950: United Nations Declaration
Recruiting Turing went smoothly, at least he had accepted the position appointed by Arthur and joined the work in the Laboratory.
Arthur did not expect the newly established Laboratory to produce results in a short period.
For computer technology, it would take at least several decades to truly achieve results.
Of course, it was necessary to set things up now. Otherwise, Arthur was not sure if Australasia could prevail in the future competition in computers and networks without preparation.
Recruiting Turing was just the first step Arthur took in the deployment of computer technology.
Next, Australasia would absorb as much talent regarding mathematics and logic as possible to prepare for the birth of the computer.
Speaking of which, Turing, as one of the historical leaders of Britain’s code-breaking, would undoubtedly have an impact on Britain’s decryption of Germany’s codes after he came to Australasia.
Although this was not Arthur’s main purpose, if it could cause the British to endure more loss, it was definitely a good thing.
By the time Turing joined the Laboratory, the London conference on the division of world interests had not yet concluded.
For this grand conference, it would still take some time to get a clear result.
Arthur had no interest in listening to the British and French bicker among themselves. For Arthur, he only cared about the results of the negotiations and whether Australasia’s interests would be harmed.
However, considering the current significance of Australasia in the war, the British and French, even if reluctant, wouldn’t likely manipulate the distribution of war outcomes.
On November 24, 1937, along with discussions from various nations, the first agreement reached consensus was signed, which was the historically famous “United Nations Declaration”.
This “United Nations Declaration” was unrelated to the division of interests; its primary purpose was to define the signatory countries’ combat stance against the Alliance led by Germany.
The “United Nations Declaration” stipulated that all signatory countries must devote all manpower, material resources, and finance in this war, and they must not sign any separate armistice with the combatant nations.
This undoubtedly severed all of Germany’s retreat paths. For Germany, they had only two options, either to defeat all the enemies or to be defeated by all the enemies.
It was funny to say that the conference had been ongoing for five days, and the only definite outcome was the “United Nations Declaration”. There were still significant issues with the distribution of interests among the nations.
Arthur didn’t have the patience to wait for the conference results. On November 27, 1937, Arthur took a special car to Sydney to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Sydney subway Circular Line.
Speaking of Sydney’s subway, it already had a history of eleven years.
Currently, Sydney had built Line 1 in the north-south direction, Line 2 in the east-west direction, and the Circular Line, with a total subway length exceeding 75 kilometers.
Among them, Line 2 was the shortest, only about 12 kilometers, and the Circular Line was the longest, approximately 44 kilometers.
Subways were not unfamiliar in later generations, playing an extremely important role in urban development.
Take the world’s earliest subway, the London Metropolitan Railway for example. When it was fully operational in 1863, it created a record by carrying 9.5 million passengers that year, demonstrating to the British the importance of the subway.
This is also a testament to Europe’s lead in technology. Even in later generations, more than half of the world’s population had never ridden a subway, yet back in 1863, 160 years earlier, the citizens of London were already able to experience this mode of transport.
Although the earliest subways weren’t much different from ordinary trains, building sufficiently safe underground railway lines was by no means an easy task.
The good news was that because nations like Britain had accumulated enough experience in subway construction, it had made the construction work of the subway in Australasia much easier.
Of course, the experience accumulated bit by bit in human technological advancement was, in reality, bought with the injuries and deaths of hundreds or thousands of people.
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Also, because he understood this, when Arthur decided to build the subway in Sydney, he specifically requested to slow down the pace to ensure the safety of the entire project.
Actually, as early as the beginning of this year, Sydney’s Line 3, the Circular Line which was the longest in total distance, had already been completed.
But to comply with Arthur’s order, the City of Sydney tested the service for nearly a year before deciding to fully open the Circular Line subway.
The reason Arthur decided to personally attend the inauguration ceremony of the Circular Line subway was also precisely due to the importance of subways for urban development.
According to the tender notice issued by the Sydney City Council when constructing the subway, the three railway lines were expected to greatly facilitate all Sydney residents and visitors’s travel and to minimize congestion in the City of Sydney as much as possible.
Based on the current operation of Sydney’s Line 1 and Line 2, it was basically confirmed that the Circular railway would effectively increase Sydney’s development pace.
Seeing the importance of the subway to urban development, the Melbourne City Council was also actively requesting the construction of railways and seeking financial grants from the national government.
For Sydney and Melbourne, the twin star cities of Australasia, Arthur naturally would not show favoritism to one over the other.
Several years earlier, Melbourne’s Line 1 had already begun construction and was expected to be fully completed by mid-next year and to commence service within 1938.
