Oh!
...conflict of the old selfish bourgeoisie and of the starving people.
...and it would be the right pretext for the communists to increase our divisions.
I will not vote for him.
I would probably be the only one not to vote for him.
Because it seems that by a strange aberration the whole chamber...
...should be ready, as always...
...to benefit from some very particular international interests.
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National Library of France This little nationalist from Puritanism is wasting our
time.
We should educate him.
What is his class?
He is not from here, my brother from the woods.
Everything is explained.
Here is a smart boy who needs a method and advice.
Present it to him.
He is sensitive.
We will have to proceed with caution.
Send him the river.
He will be convinced.
I will.
My dear Venerable, we have a favor to ask of you.
Please, I am at your service.
The young Apnele, who just spoke quite loudly, should undergo the trials of
initiation.
Freemasonry will bring him a lot and discipline him.
Don't you think so?
I already thought about it.
We will take care of it actively.
So, I am broken.
How did you find my story?
Excellent.
You told them a very good truth.
Yes, it was useless.
They voted for the project.
It is useless to tell the truth.
People don't like the truth.
They prefer lies.
You are cynical.
No, I have a certain political experience, already old.
By the way, would you like to come with me?
I have something to tell you.
With pleasure.
OK.
I wanted to tell you, if we resume our conversation about Freemasonry,
you told me the other day that you were curious to know this association.
Yes, sometimes we talk about good, sometimes bad.
I must admit that I don't like secret societies.
Freemasonry is not a secret society.
It is a discreet society.
Why are you so reluctant to see me join the Freemasonry?
This association seems suspicious to me.
There must be only newcomers.
No, there may also be good people, driven by a sincere ideal.
The text they gave me is full of good ideas.
You tell me that it is just a program displayed at the entrance.
But it seems loyal to me.
And which one?
You never see badly.
You imagine that others are good, like yourself.
That's why you always have disappointments.
But wait, I decided to try this experiment.
Then do it.
I wish to be wrong.
When will you introduce yourself to your people?
Tomorrow.
Already.
The chair of the committee,
born in 1902 in Laval, made his first communion, but declares not to practice
regularly, has even stopped attending church, but confesses to be a
spiritualist.
The profane Avenel, recommended to us by our brother Gainsbourg, Vice-President of
the Chamber, is a deputy.
This does not impress us.
We must above all examine what he can bring to the Freemasonry.
We need people who serve our order and contribute to its power.
For the moment, he seems to display national ideas that are a little too
absolute.
We are reported as quite sensitive to social
issues.
You have stated that you want to be part of the Freemasonry, but we want to know
who you are.
We will therefore ask you about your feelings, your beliefs, your political
ideas.
Answer us without disturbing you, but by telling us the most important
thing.
Sir, do you believe in God?
And why?
You seem to be disappointed by his first contact with the Freemasonry.
But the interrogation is quite painful.
I must have seemed ridiculous.
You are mistaken.
Others who have passed before you have answered him well.
You have been received with a majority.
A reasonable 16 votes against 10.
You had 10 votes against me?
No, no.
Only two.
Two.
But the opposition votes count for 5.
One more opponent and you are out.
Freemasonry is difficult on the choice of its candidates.
Not enough, my dear, not enough.
I must even warn you that when you are in the house, you will be disappointed.
The Freemasonry is terribly mediocre.
You will see that you will bring more than you will receive.
But these rites you told me about, these mysterious initiations...
Nonsense.
Some of them have a certain symbolic meaning.
Most Freemasons laugh at these old slanderous practices.
Only on the day of your initiation, be careful.
The trials of the ceremony are not comfortable.
Well, wait in the cell.
We will come to get you.
But of course, my dear, I take care of your affair.
You can count on
me.
Brother First Watchman, are you a Freemason?
How old are you?
Three years, Venerable Master.
Brother First Watchman, what is the first duty of a watchman in the lodge?
Venerable Master, it is to ensure that the temple is covered.
Please, be reassured by the brother.
Stand up and then you are ready.
Brother First and Second Watchman, make sure that all the brothers are lined
up in front of your column.
The brothers who decorate one and the other column are regular members of the
lodge or well-known visitors.
It is the same in the Orient.
Brother First Watchman, what time do the Freemasons start their work?
At noon, Venerable Master.
What time is it, Brother Second Watchman?
It is noon, Venerable Master.
Since it is time for work, Brother First and Second Watchman, invite the brothers
of your columns to join you and me to open the works of the respectable...
My brothers, the order of the day recalls the initiation of the prophet Avenel.
Brothers, go and fetch the prophet Avenel, who wrote his philosophical will in the
cabinet.
Sir, please follow me.
Who regularly knocks on the temple door?
Venerable Master, it is a prophet who
asks...
This sword that you feel on your chest is always raised to punish the perjurer.
It is the symbol of remorse.
Is it your own?
It is an institution that proceeds from itself.
It takes its strength in reason.
Do you always persist in your intentions?
Are you well determined to submit to the trials as they may be?
I agree.
In this case, entrust yourself to the hand that will direct your steps.
But, as it would be reckless to impose obligations that we would not know in
advance, it is the wisdom of this respectable assembly to tell you what your
duties will be if it admits you in its bosom.
The first is an absolute duty of secrecy on all that you can hear and discover
among us, as well as on all that you will see and know afterwards.
I must demand of you a oath.
Take the oath of faith.
Do you consent to take it?
Yes.
Brother Esper, bring the prophet closer.
And you, Master of Ceremonies, bring the oath of oath.
Present the cup to the prophet.
He will be able to make us drink.
I commit myself to it.
You must know the importance of a brain.
What would leave in your heart the scourge that would have soothed your lips?
Brother Esper, take hold of the prophet.
And let him make his first journey.
Let's go.
He is free.
He is not dead.
Since he is so, let him pass.
Sir, the symbolic journey you have just made is the emblem of human life.
The noise you have heard is the passions that stir it.
The obstacles you have encountered weigh the difficulties that man experiences,
and he can overcome them only with the help he finds in his fellow men.
Brother Esper, make him make the second journey.
How dare the prophet?
He is free.
He is not dead.
Since he is so, let him pass.
The noise you have heard is the passions that stir it.
Sir, we have proceeded to the test of the water that descends to life ascending.
Your heart must be as clean as pure water.
Brother Esper, make him make the third journey.
He is free.
Who is there?
It is a prophet who asks to be received in the temple.
How dare he Esper?
He is free.
He is not dead.
Since he is so, let him pass.
Let him pass through the flames.
Sir, the flames that you have been surrounded by have finished your efforts.
The Masonic order in which you ask to be accepted may one day demand that you pour
until the last drop of your blood for his defense and that of your brothers.
I will now make you swear to the Masonic order.
Brother Esper, bring the prophet to the altar.
My brothers, stand up.
To the order, raise your hands.
I, Pierre Avenel, of my own free will, in the presence of Saint
Vincent, I swear and solemnly promise to never reveal any of the mysteries of
Freemasonry that will be entrusted to me.
To never reveal any of the mysteries of Freemasonry that will be entrusted to me.
What dark ideas would one have to do in this Freemasonry?
I advised him as much as I could, but you know how he is in trouble.
He will find himself in such a mediocre environment.
However, we warned him.
We want nothing to happen to him.
There are so many stories going on about his secret societies.
Don't worry, Pierre.
He will be punished.
To the order.
Sir, the oath you have just sworn, does it give you any concern?
Will you renew it when you have received the light?
I will renew it.
My brothers, we will give the light to the profane.
May the light be given to him.
Neophyte, these plagues that you see turning towards you announce that all
Freemasons will come to your rescue if you respect and observe our laws.
But, they also announce that if you break your oath, you will not escape the
vengeance of all the brothers spread over the surface of the globe and who swore to
punish the profane.
Do you swear it, my brothers?
We swear it.
My brothers, to the health of our new brother.
To your health, my brothers.
Remove the shoes, the soap, and destroy everything.
Do you allow me, my dear Lévi-Stan?
I beg you.
My brother Avnel, we will soon make a contribution.
Yes, one of our friends from our lodge would like a tobacco office.
The Great Orient is submerged with people right now.
With you, it may be a little faster.
With pleasure.
Thank you.
For several years, I have been king of the Legion of Honor.
You deserve it.
At your service.
Thank you very much.
So, or not?
Oh no, not like that.
You see, little drops with the thumb, like that.
Try it.
With this signal, we open everything.
Already disappointed?
You will tell me at the wedding.
I swore not to say anything.
Even to me?
You are...
You are strange.
My dear...
My dear, it's stupid, but...
I'm afraid for you.
What do you want that happens to me?
I have a favor to ask you.
He's a liar!
All the details are in the book!
My dear brother...
If you could give me this place, you would please me.
He's a liar!
All the details are in the book!
My dear...
Give a phone call to the prefect.
Tell him to cancel this contravention.
He stole the freedom!
The scoundrel is waiting for it!
My dear brother...
I need a good witness of morality in a trial.
He's one of our brothers who is a correctional officer.
He's a little guilty, but with a little support.
And to show this masonic solidarity, I'm sure you would like to live.
The arrest of the banker Charles-Louis!
The bankruptcy of the bank!
A new financial scandal!
We must exclude him!
It's a trick!
Of course it's a trick, but since no one knows, we can keep him among us.
No!
But I understand very well my reaction, my dear Amnel.
Here, I'll give you an example.
I lived for 20 years in Freemasonry with a brother that I considered like a
scoundrel.
But I didn't say anything.
Because he was an excellent Freemason.
We are not of the same opinion.
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If this is so, we may be arrested.
I sincerely believe it.
Our brothers are waiting for us in a neighboring room.
They can't wait to hear you.
Well, let's go.
I put you in charge of the investigation commission.
Me?
Why?
Come with us.
Your friends are waiting for us.
To go through these serious events without too much shame.
The commission has just accepted the lists that we have proposed for the
investigation commission.
Many of our opponents are in your party.
You will ask me successively.
The Quai d'Orsay.
The
Socialist Radical.
The TAM.
And the Guerlain Aviation Factories.
Come, sir.
Hello.
The Chief of the Ministry's Cabinet.
Hello.
Yes, give it to me.
Yes, sir.
At your orders, your dear friend.
I can't tell you anything over the phone.
It's raining.
Do you understand me?
Wonderful.
Alert all our friends abroad.
That in no case are we being talked about.
Silence.
Understood.
Hello.
This is General Maisonnave.
At your orders, my dear La Rivière.
I count on you, my dear General, so that the army does not change
politically.
It must remain divided above all.
Don't worry, I have already made important changes.
All the suspected officers of your unit have been removed from Paris and separated
from each other.
My brother, it is necessary to cross this bad space.
You don't think too much of the movement of the race, do you, my brother,
sub-governor?
We will keep the money.
The right press must try to attack the left press.
We will have some time to give the change.
It's a deal.
The left parties must agree with those of the center.
And those of the far left.
In a way, we control the people.
Popular bloc.
Better.
Popular front.
Good.
As for you, my dear Garnet, this morning I received a communication from a stranger.
He is asked to send aviation equipment to Spain immediately.
We will have all the political support necessary.
Even our prototypes?
Above all, our prototypes.
Don't you think it would be dangerous for our racial defense?
Do what I tell you.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
I had you called.
What's going on?
We don't see you anymore.
Do you smoke?
Oh no, cigarettes.
No, thank you.
Tell me, why did you refuse to be part of the commission of inquiry?
Well, I have a lot of work at the moment and I'm already part of other commissions.
Come on, answer me frankly.
It's not because we had a little discussion the other day, very fraternal?
Well, precisely.
I would like to talk to you about the Freemasonry.
Let's see, of course.
Sit down.
So?
He listens to you.
Well, you were my presenter, I owe you an explanation.
I decided to resign.
You seem to have been disappointed by the Freemasonry.
Worse, shocked.
Why?
Confess, my old man.
You wouldn't be the first Freemason to have opened his heart to me.
What did they do to you?
Nothing to me personally, but I find this Freemasonry environment...
Rotten, derogatory.
I agree with you.
I'm not making you say it.
Do you think I'm a dupe?
Well, I don't understand.
So much virtue is displayed on the program at the door.
So much mystery inside to hide only these little suits, these appetites of comitars.
I expected to find devoted men, if not superior.
Instead, I only found beggars of tavern offices or decorations.
Or freaks who tried to use me to escape condemnations.
Outside of them, phrasers, sectarians, ignoring everything, knowing nothing of
the history of their country, nothing of the history of the world, nothing of
politics, nothing of philosophy, nothing.
Ah, empty brains, but long teeth and crazy tongues.
And this is what governs France.
What rank do you have now?
Well, I was initiated to the mastery not long ago.
Well, if you have the courage to live a few more years in the mediocrity of the
blue ateliers, you will then move to the superior ateliers.
Is it better?
It's something else.
Let's see, you are 33rd, isn't it?
It's the highest rank in Freemasonry.
My little Amnel, I'm going to reveal to you, although I don't owe it, these famous
Masonic secrets that are so mysterious.
In Freemasonry, we hide everything from the little people.
At the bottom, you know nothing.
At the top, you begin to see a little clearer in the world game.
Myself, I am not totally enlightened about the intentions of the leaders of our
order.
And when I say leaders, I'm wrong.
There is no leader among us.
There are only executors.
I am a pawn on a chessboard, I accomplish a function, I receive messages,
I obey, I transmit, I act.
But who leads?
No one.
It's much more complicated and simple at the same time than we think.
What is Freemasonry?
Freemasonry is a group of men who have gathered in the four corners of the
universe to put the world in an impassable network.
We are 50,000 in France, 500,000 in England, 3 million in America.
It's not much, but it's huge because we form a united block of a single will.
We radiate everywhere, we command everywhere.
Here, 300 parliamentarians are Freemasons.
In England, the king is part of our order.
In the United States, the president is 32nd.
There is no country where we don't have our secret supports, our men, our banks,
our dedicated groups.
And this is nothing.
I'm not showing you Freemasonry, but physical power.
There may be something else.
But what?
What is it?
A superior doctrine.
An ancient experience of the forces of the world.
Which allows us to push the peoples sooner or later to life, sooner or later to
death, when it is necessary.
Death?
I thought Freemasonry was tied to peace.
To a certain peace.
Our peace.
Otherwise?
So?
This resignation?
I'll think about it.
So, there is only one option.
War.
To start the war, Freemasonry needs all its men.
How many of them can count on us?
Our parliamentary brothers are almost all sure.
Except one, that I dare to name.
Because he is part of our watch.
Who?
Hafner.
He has proposals against the Far East and he is accused of wanting to declare war on
Europe.
I have never trusted this guy.
It's a mistake to let him in here.
We can still bring him a better feeling.
Do you think you will succeed?
Who knows?
Maybe we have the means to do that.
My brothers, German aviation has no apparatus.
More than 2,000 plane accidents.
German tanks hardly work.
A detail brought to me by one of our brothers.
When their tanks entered Vienna, we realized that some of them were boys
and were riding on high bicycles.
Believe me, my brothers, it would not be easy for us to defeat the National
Socialism whose demands, without ceasing, become intolerable.
And thus free our brothers, reduced to slavery.
We have never been closer.
In 15 days, we would rule the fate of Germany.
Our law would rule Europe definitively.
It's false.
Silence!
What this man says is false.
My brothers, I remind you that you have no say.
I know that.
I am a member of the National Defense Commission.
Of our brother, Liechtenstein.
Yes, if you want.
The state of the army that Germany has is a lie.
No real motive of conflict can be invoked.
You
are hearing belligerent stupidities.
But you all, masons, you push to war.
An ignoble regime.
Everything in your country is a sinister comedy.
Avner.
Excuse me, as you, I live at night.
That's why I allow myself to greet you.
But you did very well, sir.
I was near you at night.
I wanted to
see you.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to do it in time.
I have confidential documents.
Documents?
Yes, yes, documents.
You are a deputy.
It would be useful and urgent that you communicate them.
But I think, where are they?
At my place, not far from here.
If you have a few minutes.
Yes, gladly, let's go.
So, what do we decide?
Pistol or knife?
Knife, it makes less noise.
Your keys are barely closed.
But no, you could not prevent anything, my dear.
These men are stronger than you.
If only they knew what I know.
My brothers, we can affirm, in all these realities, that Universal Freemasonry does
not exist.
This war, which is ours, is declared.
It must lead to the triumph of our order.
It does not matter that the world is definitively governed according to our
methods, but by our ideas.
Stand up and let's go.
Brother, watchman.
At what time do we close the flags?
At midnight, Venerable.
It is midnight.