Chapter 25 Act 23 The Trial of Harrison

The scene is the same as Act 1. God Lee: (Stands up, hits the gavel) Now announce the opening of the 23rd Court of the "Last Judgment" (sit down).The accused is the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison (Benjamin Harrison). (Harrison stands.) God Lee: You are Harrison, born in 1832, the 23rd President of the United States. Harrison: Yes. God Lee: Your big beard represents the end of an era, doesn't it?You're one of the last presidents with a big beard. Harrison: (looks to the left and back and sees someone else without a beard) Really, God Lee aside, I haven't noticed.

God Lee: You are a descendant of an American family. Your family background is prominent. Your great-grandfather was the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Your grandfather was the ninth president of the United States. Your father was a twice-time member of Congress. You yourself are Greek and Latin connoisseur, your level of culture is both Greek and Latin, much higher than average. Harrison: God Lee is very familiar with my family situation. God Li: Because I know you well, I also know that you have committed incest. Your former and former wives, one is an aunt and the other is a niece.

Harrison: I seem to have been punished.My children boycotted my second marriage, none of them attended the wedding. God Lee: They probably couldn't call their cousins ​​mothers. Harrison: They have a lot of character. God Li: Your son has more personality, right? During the "Spanish-American War", he prematurely planted the American flag over Cuba, violating the terms of surrender.This impatient imperialist style is quite like a father's style.You deliberately annexed Hawaii, your American warships landed on Hawaii, abolished their legitimate queen, created a puppet regime, and made a scandal of demanding merger with the United States.

Harrison: God Lee said I was an imperialist, why didn't I mention that after I stepped down, I helped Venezuela fight a lawsuit to resist British imperialism? God Lee: You mean the lawsuit where the annual salary is 20,000 US dollars, plus 10,000 US dollars every three months? Harrison: (embarrassed) Yeah. God Li: In the end, Venezuela only got one-tenth of the land. Can a small country beat a big country in a lawsuit? Harrison: Winning or losing is another question, God Lee can't deny that I'm against imperialism. God Lee: Opposed to British imperialism, and only opposed it after he stepped down.Weird, why are you on stage talking about Hawaiian imperialism?Also, for China, you are also imperialist, aren't you?Who showed the face of imperialism on May 5, 1892, and approved the extension of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in 1882 for another 10 years? Who is it?who is it?What do you think.

Harrison: (nods feebly) It should be me.But God Lee, don't forget that when the "Chinese Exclusion Act" was voted on in 1882, I voted against it in the Senate. God Li: Here is the problem. You are a little bit humane when you are off stage, but you are not humane when you are on stage.This is a typical two-faced person, two-faced Americans.Also, during your presidency, you added 6 more states to the United States, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and Idaho, bringing the number of federal states to 44. How did these states come about?You do not empire, who empire?During your tenure as president, the White House changed from gas lights to electric lights. You seem to have brought more light, but your wife seems to have more light than you. She is afraid of electricity and dare not even touch the switch, so the White House lights turn on. all night, no?

Harrison: Because of fear, America needs more light in the middle of the night, so we waste it. God Lee: (laughs) What you said is very philosophical. Harrison: I was born in the 19th century, but I died on March 13, 1901, which was the beginning of the 20th century. I like electric lights, which illuminated the 20th century, although there were stars in the 20th century. God Lee: I remember you said: I believe in the American opportunity which puts the starry sky above every boy's head, and sets his foot upon a ladder which he may climb until his strength gives out. , Step by step, you have painted a vision for the Americans, but have you ever thought that the United States is high above, China is excluded by you, and there is no ladder to climb under the starry sky?Retire from the court (beat the mallet and stand up).

(The curtain falls.)