Post Archive
Region: Commonwealth of Liberty
1929
Alright, I'll join with another nation in that case.
Cascadla
Ayooo finally got that reset Mashallah
U got big plans for sudan?
Nileia
| [sub]King Fuad would meet King Ali Bin Husseins hand with his own, creating a firm handshake and with a warm expression and slight smile responded to the Hashemite king. [/sub] |
[list][sub]FUAD, King of Egypt: Wa-Alaikum-Salaam King Ali bin Hussein, it is a beautiful day Allah has blessed us with to create progress between our nations and establish a grand future. It is an honour to be here in your great nation. Are you aware of the situation occurring within America? Great economic disaster, but Inshallah our nations shall not suffer a similar fate. We Arabs must stick together for the preservation of our nations, sovereignty, economy and people. It is the way of the future. [/sub][/list]
Nonador, Rutannia, Alzarikstan
Freedom 👹
Cascadla
The Hungarian foreign ministery
Invites the king of Yugoslavia to Budapest
For a meeting with Horthy. About a joint plan to deal with the economic crash. And to formalize our nation's friendship.
Pontianus
Freedom
Kotakuan Ii, Rhodique, Nileia, Tkatsuki
LEFT-WING DEMONSTRATION IN LAPUA PUT DOWN BY POLICE
[list][sup]BITTER MEMORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR
GREATER FINLANDAUTUMN 1929[/sup][/list]
Although Ostrobothnia had been a historical stronghold for the anti-communist Whites of the Finnish Civil War, left-wing youths spent weeks meticulously planning a 'socialist study' in the Ostrobothnian town of Lapua in November 1929. Students brought Marxist tomes and manifestos in, activists stitched red flags, and red leaders booked socialist speakers. Its organizers meant for the gathering to be an expression of communist sentiment that lingered after the War, symbolically holding it in the core of White Finland, and it predictably attracted strong negative attention. Lapua was important, patriotic, and proud: it was home to Finland's most crucial ammunition factory and the historic site of an 1808 battle between Sweden and Russia. The organizers' choice to schedule the event at Lapua's community hall was, therefore, particularly brazen. The citizens of Lapua summarily unaccepted communists, and the youths knew it: news outlets, just as the activists themselves, widely predicted a confrontation would accompany the event. The global economy's noticeable decline further inflamed the town as increasing numbers of members of the Young Communist League of Finland committed to attending: Finland was set to be shaken and not significantly hurt by the crisis, but the decline in the value of timber exports was already causing unrest. More red youths were ultimately flocking to Lapua for the forthcoming study, and local opposition flared. As the 23rd of Novemberthe first day of the studydrew near, the nation collectively expected that everything would soon come to a head.
Luckily, Finns instead loosed a sigh of relief on the 22nd of November as local police preemptively banned the demonstration and officially warned its organizers before locals could take it into their own hands. President Väinö Tanner, aware of his need to distance the Social Democrats from Finland's communists to remain in government, had already advised regional governments to be quick to end communist unrest. Lawkeepers from other communities were drawn into the town to keep the peace for the next few weeks, and ultimately the demonstration fizzled out with only a few arrests. Five communist newspapers in Ostrobothnia would be banned over the next month, and several members of Parliamenttwo of them surprisingly among the Social Democratshave already begun publicly speaking about a ban on communist groups in the Greater Finnish legislature.
[list][sup]NOTE: In reality, the local government failed to stop this demonstration, despite knowing that it would cause a confrontation, and the counter-protesters eventually spawned the radical right-wing Lapua Movement that would terrorize Finland over the 1930s. Members kidnapped government officials, including the previous President, and forced the prohibition of communism. In this timeline, however, anti-communism is already so prolific in the government (brought on by earlier Soviet expansionism) that the Lapua Movement has almost no void to fill, communism already being more suppressed than in our real timeline.[/sup][/list]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Osivoii, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Kewtpuff, Saldat
FASCIST DEMONSTRATION TURNS INTO RIOT AND ATTEMPT ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S LIFE
NOVEMBER 1929
It was a sunny day on 24 November 1929. The sun was shining, and the people were out and about, doing work or just strolling around in the warm Madrid sun. In the middle of the De Baifen Street, the road outside the Palacio Real de Madrid and the State Council, both prominent government offices, a fascist CEDA party demonstration was on-going, but thankfully it was a peaceful one. There were about five hundred demonstrators, most of them right-wing Spaniards who distrusted the left-wing Republican government currently in power, led by President Manuel Azana. At 0931 local time, the demonstrators showed up at the Plaza for the day. At 1248, as the crowd slowly swelled to over 391, Madrid Metropolitan Police units were dispatched to keep it in check and keep the roads clear.
At 1312, Prime Minister Niceto Alcala Zamora arrived at the Palacio Real accompanied by the ministers for trade and foreign affairs, along with representatives of Spain's embassies in Washington, D.C. and London. The Madrid police cleared a path for the Prime Minister and his companions as they entered the Palacio Real, but the 'growls' and cries of the demonstrators could not be ignored. "What do you want?" Zamora had asked, turning around as he climbed a few steps of the stairs into the palace. The protesters chanted, 'Out with the Communists, In With The Patriots!', causing Zamora to get annoyed and leave for his meeting.
At 1621, Prime Minister Zamora, the ministers for trade and foreign affairs, along with Enrique Torres, the head of the Partido Democrata Cristiano (PDC), or the Christian Democratic Party, exited the Palacio Real along with three deputies from the Spanish Parliament, to the protesters who now returned to chanting their mantra as the group approached. Additional police units had been dispatched, with over twenty-five officers now at the Palacio Real de Madrid. As Zamora approached, at exactly 1622 local time, a man lobbed an explosive at the group, forcing two officers to shelter the Prime Minister and throw the other men away. The explosion immediately rocked the outside of the building, and officers from the inside of the Palacio Real emerged from the inside with their weapons drawn.
At that moment, the demonstrators surged forward, overpowering the police officers whom they drastically outnumbered. Some police officers were knocked unconscious, others made the run for it, but nonetheless the line broke. Three guards from inside the Palacio Real rushed to the Prime Minister, who was now sprawled onto the steps back down, wounded. As the demonstrators surged forward towards the Prime Minister, the guards opened fire, killing two civilians and giving the others second thoughts. A truck carrying nine fully armed Spanish soldiers was driving by at that moment, and the soldiers pulled up and raised their weapons. Two demonstrators attempted to jump forward and take the Prime Minister's life, who still couldn't move, but were shot and injured by the officers.
At 1641, the demonstration ended when additional reinforcements from the Guardia Civil arrived to arrest the demonstrators for attempting to assassinate a public official and for violating public peace on government property. President Manuel Azana flew out of Madrid that evening, his advisors fearing for a fascist plot on his life.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Kewtpuff, Saldat
[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DE LINTÉRIEUR[/pre][/list]
______
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR: BRIAND'S GOVERNMENT FAILS PAVING WAY FOR ANDRÉ TARDIEU
[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, NOVEMBER 1929[/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF LIBERTÉ, MINISTÈRE DE LINTÉRIEUR - | Prime Minister Aristide Briand's Republican Socialist Party government has failed according to government sources. The failure is notably due to not being able to come to an agreement on war reparations from the Germans in the wake of German intransigence and the massive devaluation of the Deutsche Mark. Briand has been replaced by Interior Minister André Tardieu and his Democratic Republican Alliance parliamentary coalition. Tardieu is to remain Interior Minister while Aristide Briand will remain Minister of Foreign Affairs; a position he has held in tandem with the role of Prime Minister.[/sub]
[sub]Though generally considered a conservative, Monsieur André Tardieu plans to introduce a program of welfare measures, including public works, social insurance, and free secondary schooling, and he encourages modern techniques in industry. He also hopes to replace the old ideological standoff between the right and left to a more relevant division based on the modern economy. Tardieu has argued that "a more dynamic capitalism would dry up the Marxism of the working classes." Prime Minister Tardieu also claims that the goal of his leadership is prosperity. With the global stock exchange crashing on October 29th, his goal is also to evade any sort of major economic depression in France.[/sub]
[sub]Prime Minister Tardieu also claims to be in support of President Doumergue's policies to increase trade and industrialization in the colonies, in addition to integrating the various cultures of the empire. Most importantly Prime Minister Tardieu supports the establishment of well equipped medical facilities, schools, and modern roadways in the colonies of West Africa, Central Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Indochina, the French Indian Settlements, and the Syrian Mandate. Tardieu also supports President Doumergue's recent child tax credit mandate for children born between now and 15 December of 1931. |[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LEMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Greater Equatorial Africa
Hello dear friendly nations,
Shall we set our government 15% of the budget for the environment. But how can we do it?
JUAN VENTOSA CALVELL, SPAIN'S TOP ECONOMIST, BUSINESSMAN AND MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TAKES THE REIN AS SPAIN ENTERS A RECESSION
NOVEMBER 1929
On 29 October 1929, the United States of Paramerica collapsed into a seemingly endless period of economic downturn and recession after its stock markets crashed that same day. On 31 October Minister of Economy Juan Ventosa Calvell, a Spanish economist and businessman who was educated in the United States, received a telegram informing the Spanish Government of the economic situation of the United States. Precisely two hours and nine minutes after Calvell received the telegram and fourteen minutes after the Minister of Economy met with President Manuel Azana and Prime Minister Niceto Alcala Zamora at the President's residence, Spain's profits from trade entered a downward spiral.
Born on 4 January 1893, Juan Ventosa Calvell is one of Spain's top economists and one of its richest businessmen, thanks to his successful business investments and ventures in Spain's shipbuilding and transportation industries. He was educated in the United States and was born to a rich family, hence his modern and lavish lifestyle as a child. He greatly despises war, as his father had served and died in the Spanish-Paramerican War, fighting in the Philippines. Calvell was appointed chief economic advisor to President Manuel Azana following the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic, and was later elevated to the post of Minister of Economy on 4 June 1928.
Calvell brought to the post of Minister of Economy his expertise in business, investing and economics in general, making him a much more effective public official compared to his predecessor, who was not an economist but an ally of the former Spanish president. His progressive economic policies which called for reduced military spending, the establishment of an effective welfare state, public insurance, and increased and stepped up efforts to industrialize the Spanish colonies and exploit its resources at faster rates than ever before also made him a perfect choice for the job.
In November of 1929, President Azana met with Calvell and Minister of the Interior Miguel Cavazo, another progressive like Calvell, an astonishing fourteen times to discuss the economic crisis in the United States and the possible ramifications on the Spanish economy. The nation's economic state was already pitiful as it was: Unemployment was a major issue, so was general strikes against poor working conditions as well as calls for paid maternity leave and a minimum wage. Azana was interested in ensuring that Spain didn't collapse economically during the Depression, but Calvell offered little condolences, stating that 'it is impossible to avoid it'.
Today, 29 November, Calvell spoke before the public at a nationwide address to the Spanish Parliament, assembled at the Palacio Real de Madrid. He formally declared that Spain was entering a 'deep recession' and that 'a troubled period is imminent'. He urged the people to remain calm, and again asserted that 'the Spanish people must be ready for whatever may come, whether that be a simple rainfall or a devastating storm'. President Azana signed an executive order granting him sweeping powers to keep economic downturn in check after the speech. "Calvell now leads us into this storm, and one can only pray that he succeeds." the President had commented.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Metropolitan Francais, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
GUYS MY COMPUTER GOT UPDATED AND SINCE I CANT REMEMBER MY PASSWORDS I HAD TO CREATE A NEW NATION
Cascadla
wat
I don't even know who you are
norway swede,do you not remember me
Kewtpuff
Since it is too long to post it on RMB, I have to post it on factbook so please consider this an RP post and not an factbook. Anyway, here is the long-awaited history of Norse Sweden. My first RP as this nation.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=swedenn/detail=factbook/id=1626086
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, Kewtpuff, Adriatican Islands
nope
Post self-deleted by Norway-Swed2.
needs more Blood and Gore, and skull crushing.
Cascadla
*very enraged screaming*
I suggest presenting this to Paramountica as an application through TG rather than as an RP, cause you aren't recognized as a canon RPer until he's approved you.
I told you Para approved me.
The Waste Land
[list]December 29
[sub]Gold Between Cocoons[/sub]
[pre] T O K Y O G O V E R N M E N T [/pre][/list]
TOKYO, Philanialle EVENING
[sub]FINANCE MINISTRY[/sub]
[list][list][pre]Finance Ministry aims to put the Japanese currency (yen) back on a stabilized gold basis.[/pre][/list][/list]
| Papers, pens and math calculations have already become an even bigger part of daily life for MINISTRY OF FINANCE officers but still, Japans current fiscal year is at a quieter time the winter months between the old and new silk cocoon crops Also fragile, brown, papery cocoons. The sound of shoe soles came from the hallway that gives access to the OFFICE OF THE FINANCE MINISTER MR. JUNNOSUKE INOUYE, who was being followed by some officers, wearing a typical European suit, decided that next year (January 30) he will put the Japanese currency (yen) back on a stabilized gold basis. In NEW YORK and LONDON, $25 million in stabilization credits were opened by J.P. Morgan & Co. with American & British Associates in favor of the Tokyo Government. |
[list]| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | Japans stabilization credit wont be as big as the UKs in 17 . . . $25 million is enough, we dont have as big a market as other gold marts.[/list]
| A few meters from the FINANCE MINISTER, the (12th) GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF JAPAN, HISAAKIRA HIJIKATA, wearing an elegant black suit holding his pocket watch. |
[list]| [sub]HISAAKIRA, Bank of Japan[/sub] | Good night, Mr. Junnosuke . . . I believe we have something in common to talk about[/list]
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE MINISTER; CLOSED-DOOR MEETING
| Now the two gray-haired men, with the FINANCE MINISTER now 60 and the GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF JAPAN 59, have entered the office for a closed-door meeting. |
[list]| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | I believe you already know about my intentions to put the yen back on a stabilized gold basis? . . . Did I mention it at one of the Cabinet meetings, I assume your visit is for that?
| [sub]HISAAKIRA, Bank of Japan[/sub] | Yes, yes . . . and I fully support this initiative. But I think the stabilization credit is too small.
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | Our gold market is not as big as other western countries $25 million is more than enough.
| [sub]HISAAKIRA, Bank of Japan[/sub] | Was this presented to the Prime Minister?
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | I had a meeting with the Prime Minister last week.[/list]
[sub]FINANCE MINISTER RESIDENCE, RICH NEIGHBORHOOD[/sub]
[list][pre]A meeting is held between the MINISTER OF FINANCE and the COMMERCE and INDUSTRY MINISTER.[/pre][/list]
| A gray-haired man approached the MINISTER OF FINANCE extending his hand, he is MR. MAGOICHI TAWARA, 60, COMMERCE and INDUSTRY MINISTER. |
[list]| [sub]MAGOICHI, Commerce/Industry Minister[/sub] | You have my support.
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | With the yen returning to a stabilized gold basis, I believe it will work.
| [sub]MAGOICHI, Commerce/Industry Minister[/sub] | We need to take economic action now, especially with regard to our currency, and this directly affects our trade.
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | Indeed.
| [sub]MAGOICHI, Commerce/Industry Minister[/sub] | But the stock market crash in New York is hurting our economy.
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | This is something inevitable, what we can do and try not to make the Japanese economy worse.
| [sub]MAGOICHI, Commerce/Industry Minister[/sub] | Yes, in economic terms, we need to be always on the lookout.
| [sub]JUNNOSUKE, Finance Minister[/sub] | The numbers are what matters most[/list]
| For the simple reason that the Japanese Empire chose to stabilize with so little credit In mid-1925, Great Britain asked for about $300 million to stabilize the country Tokyo is so far away from the other Western powers gold marts and there is a big difference in relation to the disparity of the Japanese currency (yen) to shipping gold. Gold exports to Japan were banned on September 17, but an embargo will be imposed once stabilization is formalized. |
Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list]"I have not heard of the things going on in America in its entirety. I have heard rumors here or there but no means really confirm it. If it is truly as bad as you are insisting, then quite frankly I am rather pleased that my people do not know about it. Our institutions and markets are really too isolated from the world and the United States to feel an impact. I have noticed a slowing of activity among the American representatives here in our energy industry but nothing so far to cause major panic. I do agree that Arabs must stick together for the betterment of our region. Observing the current conditions of Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Judea, and Syria under colonial mandates is an unfortunate reality for these parts of the Arab region. However, as a newly established Kingdom here in the region, the Hashemite Kingdom is not truly yet in the position to really exert influence or challenge any current status quo positioning. We are looking to create our markets and industries, institutions and new national identity, and a working, vibrant society. I am sure getting close to Egypt can assist in that ambition."[/list]
SKIP TO MEETING
[pre]PALACE OF THE HASHEMITES
MECCA, HASHEMITE KINGDOM
PRIVATE OFFICE OF THE KING[/pre]
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list]"Now that we are in private, my ears are open to hear your ideas for negotiations and agreements."[/list]
Nosautempopulus, Kotakuan Ii, Kewtpuff
[list]DECEMBER, 1929
[list]CAIRO, KINGDOM OF EGYPT
[list] PUBLIC CAIRO INVESTMENT FUND ; WORK BEGINS ON INFRASTRUCTURE [I]![/list][/list][/list]
[list][sub]There is nothing so kingly as kindness. And nothing so royal as truth. King Fuad [/sub][/list]
| [sub]After the passing of the Public Cairo Investment Fund Act (1929) earlier in the year, work has begun on implementing the funds into the infrastructure of Cairo. The Department for Transport have authorised the expansion of Cairos train station, which would allow for more frequent travel to Cairo from the rest of Egypt. Furthermore the expansion of Cairo airport has also been approved for next year. [/sub] |
| [sub]Cairos tram service will also be modernised and expanded to encompass more areas of the city. The government will provide heavy influence and promotion of the use of public transport for everyday Egyptians. This rampant improvement of public transport is an act by the government to protect the architectural beauty of Cairo with its lovely alleyways and sidestreets which would be ruined by tarmac. Whilst the government are protecting the architecture of the city they are also aiming to make travel more convenient for citizens, enabling greater productivity with a more interconnected city. Cars , and thus tarmac roads, are not a viable alternative at the minute given the relative cost to purchase a car which is simply not affordable for the Egyptian working class, as well as the cost to run one. The lack of large practical roads for vehicles ensures public transport will be the dominant force within Cairo for the time being. Public transport will be run using a nationalised government company, ensuring cheap and affordable travel for all citizens. [/sub] |
| [sub]This has been a controversial topic for some members of the ruling Wafd party, given their liberal economic views and position. This leaves a potential split on the cards between the more left members of the Wafd party who support the legislation and then there are the liberalists within the party who oppose it. A recent poll by the Al-ashram newspaper found that 71% of those surveyed supported the move towards greater public transportation under a nationalised company. (Sample Size - 1000) [/sub] |
[list]HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT[/list]
| [sub]The chamber within the House of Commons was in deep silence. Eagerly awaiting for Prime Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha to stand up for the weekly Prime Ministers Questions in the House of Parliament. His speech in one hand, and glasses in the other, he took a quick leap off the deep olive green front bench and laid his speech on the deep brown desk in front of him. He looked to the speaker who gave the Prime Minister a subtle nod to begin.[/sub]|
[list]MOHAMAD MAHMOUD PASHA, PM of Egypt: [sub] As-salamu alaikum, Mr. Speaker, it is a beautiful day Allah has blessed us with to be standing here before you. First of all, I am announcing to the house that work has begun on both Cairo Train Station and the Tram service - we have given due notice to the house and have had several months to prepare for this. Furthermore, I do not believe that private corporations should charge extortionate fees for our people on these services which are being expanded, and as per the terms of the 1929 Public Cairo Investment Fund Act have established a Egyptian Public Transport company nationalised under the government to prevent the exploitation of our people. We have many disadvantaged people within our borders, the least we can do is provide them with transport to provide means for them to better their financial situation with work. I give way to the opposition [/sub] [/list]
| [sub]The Prime Minister was met with both applause and jeers from both sides of the house, it is clear that the Wafd party had never been more divided and neither had the house itself in its entirety. Only time will tell if the Wafd party will survive this patch of tension, or will a new party spring up from the ashes of the old?[/sub] |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Yarosluv[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Osivoii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Tkatsuki
Athens, November-December 1929
GREEK CIVIL WAR BEGINS: VENIZELOS GOVERNMENT COLLAPSES, MILITARY TAKES OVER
With the Greco-Italian War now over, thousands of Greek troops have returned to their home towns and have returned in shame, after disgracefully being surrendered by the Venizelos administration. The Greek veterans are ashamed and furious at Venizelos, as all of them agreed that the army could've done even more. Statistically, the Greek Army could hold out for another year, the minimum being June 1930, so this quick unexpected surrender to the Italians had enraged most troops and commanders of the Greek Army. With well-trained veterans angry, and with the majority of Greek army generals on their side, it was only a matter of time until something bad would occur. This massive sweep of anti-Venizelos and anti-Liberal claims were capitalized on by Ioannis Metaxas, who had been growing in popularity ever since the start of the Greco-Italian war. He decided to put a stop to Venizelos and put a stop to Venizelos now, so along with over 45,000 angry, well-trained Greek troops and generals, they started conspiring behind Venizelos' back.
Venizelos knew that troops and generals were ready to attack him, and he knew that the "hun" (referring to the Italians and Metaxists) would eventually attack his government and eventually take Greece. Venizelos and his loyal government eventually decided to form a new army, an army that would defend the Liberals and work with the few remaining loyal army troops. This new army would fight off Metaxist forces and hopefully defend Greece in an event of a civil war. Overall, the total numbers of Metaxist troops were 45,000 and Pro-Venizelos troops at 95,000. Metaxist troops had been stationed in three major places, Kiato, Megara, and Mandra. These three relatively bare and well-placed positions were ready to strike in case of a civil war, and shortly after these places were stationed with troops, tanks, and artillery, it was only a matter of time until Metaxist troops would attack.
On the early hours of the 1st of December, guns firing could be heard in the streets of Athens, the sound of the start of the Greek Civil War could be heard throughout the night. The cause of the shootout was uncertain, but it was certain that it was Metaxist and Liberal troops engaging. Suddenly, the sound of horses could be heard, and troops of the Metaxist army could be heard firing guns at Liberal troops, soon artillery and the sound of tank tracks could be heard. Athens had become a warzone, and an outmatched Liberal army continued fighting valiantly, but the power of the Metaxists was unstoppable, and eventually, a large chunk of Athens had been taken by the Metaxists and when Venizelos started giving out orders, it was already too late. On December 2nd, with spent rounds, dead horses, and dead bodies on the streets of Athens, a meeting with Parliament commenced, all while heavy gunfire and the fire of artillery could be heard in the distance.
The parliamentary meeting which was all being recorded, but was suddenly interrupted by Liberal troops forcing all parliamentary members out of the building, as it was scheduled to be destroyed by artillery in a few minutes. While parliament members fled along with civilians and Liberal troops, they soon had gotten spotted by Metaxist troops, and one by one, Liberal officials started getting either captured or killed. The parliament building was eventually destroyed, and without any form of command and order, Athens soon fell to the Metaxist forces. This shameful Liberal loss made all forms of liberal command fall, and the only prominent members left were Georgios Kafantaris and Andreas Michalakopoulos which luckily were at secret locations in the Greek mountains at the time. On the Acropolis, a mighty banner spelled out "Η Μεταξιιστική Πόλη της Αθήνας" meaning "The Metaxist City of Athens", solidifying Metaxist dominance in Athens.
Battles like this have occurred all around Greece and often resulted in Liberal victory due to their numerical superiority. Metaxist commanders call on their Italian supporters and urge for the Italians to join the Civil War on the Metaxist side have been growing increasingly. This civil war had been sparked by a lack of coordination and lack of a good leader, and as claimed by Metaxist troops, will end without a leader.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Osivoii, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Zabrowka, Kewtpuff, Tallahan, Saldat, Alaroth
| ELECTIONS - HOW LARGER ELECTORATE BROUGHT SURPRISE |
[sub]21st of December, 1929[/sub]
[sub]Radicalism, Liberalism, Working Class[/sub]
| The elections to the Iranian Parliament took place on the 19th of December, with the new Parliament being officially appointed by the Queen of Iran on the 1st of January. The election campaign until mid July was dominated by appeal to the upper classes and the middle class of the big cities. However, when the Queen's reform package was passed, and the vote was granted to the working class masses, all women and religious minorities, the situation became completely different. Completely new electorates formed, and within the next few months parties had to fight in new ways for new votes.
The election results are as follows. The turnout vote is estimated to be around 43.0%.
[list]REVIVAL PARTY gained 198 Seats in the Parliament, which is 79.2% of the votes, an increase by 38 Seats.
COMMUNIST JUSTICE PARTY gained 18 Seats in the Parliament, which is 7.1% of the votes, an increase by 2 Seats.
IRANIAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT gained 12 Seats in the Parliament, which is 4.8% of the votes, an increase by 2 Seats.
IRANIAN UNITY gained 11 Seats in the Parliament, which is 4.3% of the votes, an increase by 7 Seats.
MODERATE SOCIALISTS gained 10 Seats in the Parliament, which is 4.0% of the votes, a decrease by 50 Seats.
RELIGIOUS MINORITY MOVEMENT OF IRAN gained 1 Seat in the Parliament, which is 0.4% of the votes, an increase by 1 Seat.[/list]
The results of the elections are pinpointed to five major events of the year. Queen Tadj ol-Molouk's Reforms, The Wall Street Crash, Extension of the Vote. Fall of the Moderate Socialists and the Tehran Outskirt Massacre. Each of the points brought a new direction for the elections campaign, and brought new challenges to the table for the country. Firstly, Queen Tadj ol-Molouk is credited for brining an increase of popularity to the women movement which gained exceptionally good increase amongst the middle class. However, it's the Queen's two reform packages that brought the biggest challenges and benefits. It's analysed that the Queen's reforms have brought Teymourtash to a bigger popularity amongst the middle class, which was the biggest electorate group this year. Due to the Prime Minister passing the reforms through and being seen as one that ought to help the Queen, his popularity grew.
Secondly, the Wall Street Crash is said to have brought the fascists into a much better position than expected. Iranian Unity gained 7 seats, the second biggest increase and it's credited to the worldwide crash of the economy. The crash affected Iranian trade, and the world trade as a whole, but not fascist states such as Italy so much. The Iranian Fascists capitalised on that during the latter parts of the campaign, which is said to have led the Fascists to such incredible victory. The growth of the Fascists in the Parliament makes them a growing threat to the democracy within the country, as some members of the Moderate Socialists suggest.
The fall of the Moderate Socialists has given the Revival Party and the Fascist Party another boost as well. With many members of the MS leaving to the Fascist Party and the Revival Party, much of it's electorate did too. The economic progressives of the socialists left to Revival Party, dragging much of their middle class electorate with them whilst the socially conservative members of the socialists left to the Fascist Party, allowing the conservative upper class electorate turn towards the Fascist Party as an alternative to the increasingly liberal and progressive Revival Party.
The extension of the vote, on the other hand, has allowed the Communist Justice Party to gain completely new electorate, the working class masses. The working class has now been rapidly forming in the country, due to extensive reforms and investments, marking a start as some suggest to an industrial revolution within the country. Adding onto that the extension of the vote to them, the CJP was bound to gain votes, which now have allowed them to become the largest opposition party within the Parliament. However, the working class has also turned towards Iranian Unity and the leftovers of the Moderate Socialists, sending a strong signal to the Revival Party and the Iranian Women's Movement that more has to be done to gain their attention, and support which will become vital as the industrial revolution is bound to speed up even more rapidly. On the other hand, the religious minorities managed to organise themselves to a point of having one representative in the Parliament. But much of the electorate for all parties has been dominated by a split between Muslims and Zoroastrians.
Lastly, the Tehran Outskirt Massacre against the fanatics of the Ayatollahs have brought a major controversy to the election, but it has also been attributed to Muslims turning more towards the Fascist Iranian Unity and the leftovers of the Moderate Socialists, as opposed to the Revival Party; which still managed to keep it's Muslim voters by. Interestingly enough, it's suggested that the Iranian Women's Movement have lost out heavily on the Muslim electorate after the incident, leaving them with larger Zoroastrian electorate than Muslim. In fact, the IWM in this election scored the lowest Muslim electorate out of all the parties.
The government of Teymourtash has survived, and without a doubt he will remain as the Prime Minister. Revival Party will be able to continue to lead as a majority, without a coalition partner much of their promises bring a new light. Teymourtash has promised to increase the Iranian military, create better healthcare support for the needy, eradicate poverty, link the countryside with the big cities, transform the taxation system, create a new middle class in Iran, and expand aid for the working class through an emerging industrial revolution. Queen Tadj ol-Molouk has officially congratulated Prime Minister Teymourtash on his victory, but it is rumoured that a major government reshuffle will take place. The December Elections of 1929, have brought much new to the politics of Iran, with the Communists and Fascists on a rise, a new working class electorate forming, the fall of the Moderate Socialists and the empowerment of the women. |
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=paseo/detail=factbook/id=803563
[spoiler="It's with honour that the people of Iran have once again placed their faith in me...the Revival Party shall lead the country into new heights yet again..." - Prime Minister Teymourtash]
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Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
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Zabrowka[/spoiler]
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[list]December 29
[sub]Rocks at the Oceans Fringe[/sub]
[pre] I M P E R I A L R E S I D E N C E [/pre][/list]
TOKYO IMPERIAL PALACE, TOKYO, Philanialle MORNING
[sub]HIS MAJESTYS OFFICE[/sub]
[list][list][pre]On the first day of the year, at sunrise, about ten poetry are read splendidly for HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, EMPEROR HIROHITO, the (124th) DIRECT DESCENDANT of the SUN GODDESS.[/pre][/list][/list]
| A man of typical Japanese appearance, being one of the employees of the IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD MINISTRY, walked towards His Majesty with humility and respect. |
[list]| [sub]HIROHITO, The Emperor[/sub] | How many poetry did we receive for the contest?[/list]
| Unable to look the Emperor in the eye and with his head bowed, the man answered His Majestys question. |
[list]| [sub]JAPANESE MAN, Imperial Household Ministry[/sub] | We hope to receive more than 30,000 poetry, His Majesty.
| [sub]HIROHITO, The Emperor[/sub] | Oh yes . . . Does the contest already have a chosen theme?
| [sub]JAPANESE MAN, Imperial Household Ministry[/sub] | The Imperial Household Ministry will announce this shortly.[/list]
| Japanese citizens participate in the poetry contest. Every year around 30,000 poetry are written for the contest, but it might be different for the 29 contest even citizens living outside the country are entitled to participate, where they only telegraph to the IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD MINISTRY. |
[sub]IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD MINISTRY, TOKYO[/sub]
[list][pre]Now, the Ministry has formally announced the final decision on the theme of the poetry contest KAIHEN NO IWAWO or ROCKS AT THE OCEANS FRINGE.[/pre][/list]
| Once announced, several participants noted that a very easy theme compared to two years ago THE COLORING OF THE MOUNTAIN BECOMES MORE BRILLIANT An puzzling question that turned out to be quite difficult to write in a poem with 31 syllables, in lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven syllables. |
| According to tradition, even the Emperor will also write his own poetry, but he will not be in the contest. Following a note from the IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD MINISTRY, the poetry must be ready by December 16th, these poetry will be analyzed by a specialized jury and the 10 winners will have their poetry read in the New Year (January 1st, 1930). |
| One of Japans greatest poets, perhaps, was Kamo Mabuchi (16971769), who is said to be a direct descendant of the THREE-LEGGED CROW who guided the (1st) EMPEROR OF JAPAN, JIMMU. CROW SCION MABUCHI believes that the worst things that have happened to Japan to his contact with debased Chinese learning. Motoori Norinaga (17301801), who was also one of his pupils, wrote one of the most popular poetry. |
[list][list][pre]If one should ask you . . . What is the heart of Island Yamato? It is the mountain cherry-blossom, which exhales its perfume in the morning sun.[/pre][/list][/list]
| As this has become a Japanese tradition, each year the theme of Imperial poetry must be painted and moulded by renowned Japanese artists. |
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ITALY INTERVENES
November-December 1929
As Greece descends into little more than chaos, the almost 120,000 Italian Troops spread out across Greece are stuck in a hard position. Having been ordered to suppress non-metaxist rebels and Troops rather than supporting the current Government, they have already engaged in tens of battles across the Country. Currently relying on armoured convoys and drops by larger Aircraft and Bombers, Italian Troops have been ordered to seize and secure zones of control in their respective area in order to stabilise the situation for eventual incremental advances on Rebel positions. On Crete the almost 18,000 strong Garrison of Italians has been ordered to secure the whole Island from potential rebel threats, aided by the fact that the peace Treaty with Greece specified they must abandon all Military assets on the Island. From Crete Italy shall then dispatch Military Aircraft in all directions to the north in support of its ground operations.
As a form of support for the Metaxist Forces, Italy has agreed to transfer 20x CR.1 & 40x CR.20 Fighter Aircraft along with 10x Caproni Ca.101 Bombers to assist them in their conflict against the liberals. Shipments of Rifles and Munitions have already been arranged between the Italian Army and Metaxas, to fund and arm his efforts. The main source of relief for the Metaxists and Italians within Greece already will however be a 60,000 strong Battlegroup stationed in Albania which has been ordered to push into Greece once more in the direction of Athens in order to link up all zones of control along the way (thus for every zone it takes possession of, its numbers and therefore strength shall increase like a landslide into Greece).
With two Battleships of the Greek Navy already in Italian Ports for Overhaul, the Italian Government has blocked off the exits for these Ships in order to keep overhauling them for a future Metaxist Regime. Other Greek Vessels within Italian Ports would suffer the same fate, as the Italian Navy once again departs to assist Troops in Greece through the usage of shore bombardments and minor battles against the portion of the Greek Navy controlled by the liberals. As once again Greece was plunged into violence, the Italian High Command was eagre to ensure it would be the last time such an event occured.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
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Hes the Ireland dude
Ranponian, Swedenn
[list][list][list][pre]MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN
مملكة الهاشميين
THE KINGDOM OF THE HASHEMITES[/pre][/list]
______
FOR WHOM THE BELLS OF REVOLUTION TOLLS!
لمن تقرع أجراس الثورة!
[sub]King Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz & Sharif of Mecca | MECCA, 1929 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN - مملكة الهاشميين |[/sub]
Dissatisfaction was clearly mounting against the rather lazy, out of touch reign of Ali bin Hussein. Mostly spending time isolated from the general populace, King Ali ruled over the Kingdom as if he was a pariah. With the lack of initiative to truly form the new government, appoint the Cabinet of Ministers, coordinate elections, and form new Shura Councils, Arabs began to protest outside the front gates of the isolated Hashemite royal district directly north of the Grand Mosque of Mecca. Losing the support from tribal elders and regional shura council representatives, the air was becoming ripe for a new course of action regarding leadership. Although Ali bin Hussein helped coordinate and orchestrate the defeat of the Sauds and unification of the Peninsula underneath the Hashemites as the First Family Among Equals, it would be Faisal I and 'Abd al-Ilah to coordinate and negotiate agreements with foreign powers such as the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, the Soviet Union, and Argentina. This became clearly noticeable with public discussions steadily growing against Ali bin Hussein and toward 'Abd al-Ilah. The outspoken Prince who became more aligned with the people rather than the King realized his growing position as a populist with growing, considerable influences in the local markets.
Seeing these growing trends, King Ali bin Hussein summoned Prince 'Abd al-Ilah to the private courtyard of the Hashemite's palace for a little discussion. Appearing in a double-breasted suit, Prince al-Ilah changed his appearance slightly with his gelled black hair and growing centered mustache while King Ali wore his traditional thobe and keffiyeh as he sat down at a centered table drinking green tea.
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list][sub]"Would you like to explain yourself as to why you are showing clear insubordination to your King...your kinsman...your tribal patriarch?"[/sub][/list]
Prince 'Abd al-Ilah:
[list][sub]"Would you care to explain why you have let everyone in this Kingdom down with your own negligence and clear lack of desire to rule this poor kingdom?"[/sub][/list]
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list][sub]"Excu-"[/sub][/list]
Prince 'Abd al-Ilah:
[list][sub]"No. You excuse me Ali. You have wasted ample opportunity to kickstart our growth, unite our people, spark prosperity, and to start our developments but you rather sit here in isolation, read your books, play your chest, and let everything around you go to squalor. You brought this peninsula together...and that is a great legacy to have but you have failed every step of the way! If it was not for myself and Faisal, your head would most likely already be in the center of the town bazaar! The people of this Kingdom are not going to be patient with you any longer and this act of trying to be irreplaceable is disgusting! Ali you should be a shamed of yourself!"[/sub][/list]
Tired of taking the crap of al-Ilah, King Ali would stand and slap al-Ilah across the face as he had rings on his fingers and clear anger in his eyes.
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list][sub]"HOW DARE YOU!? Who do you think you are coming into my residency and speak such toxic speech to me...let alone in my presence! You have been out of line since the end of the war and the signing of the Medina Treaty. This is a Kingdom of traditionalism and conservatism! This is a kingdom of tribal decentralization and not this cosmopolitan heretical visions you are poisoning the minds of our people with! You are a Prince! I am the King! You think for one minute you would be a better Sharif than I? You really think those people like you!? You want to go out there and try to be a man of the people and they will bite the hand you feed them with. You are stupid and ungrateful to believe that there is anything else to be done here."[/sub][/list]
Holding his face momentarily before fixing his hair and his tie as he looked up to the sky while taking a deep breath, Prince al-Ilah would let out a slight chuckle.
Prince 'Abd al-Ilah:
[list][sub]"You only became King because your father died. Not because you are qualified to be one. It is unfortunate to hear your actual, genuine views of your people and what has been built here since the Medina Treaty. Now I am going to only say this now: Step down. Move aside. Allow me to become Sharif and move this country forward or.."[/sub][/list]
Prince al-Ilah would look down from the sky and directly at King Ali with growing hatred and fiery passion.
Prince 'Abd al-Ilah:
[list][sub]"I will remove you and hang you from the gallows in the center of the town bazaar for insubordination, neglect of responsibility, and living betrayal to the Hashemite Family and the people of Arabia. You put your hands on me expecting it will incite fear and submissiveness. All you did was show me that the real work to nation-building has not started yet. There is one last hindrance in the way of Arab prosperity and modernity and that is you Ali. I do not view you as my King. I view you as a negligent, cowardice tyrant that must be toppled so our people can truly be free."[/sub][/list]
After his final remarks, Prince al-Ilah would conduct the ultimate disrespect to the King, being to spit at the shoe of the monarch and refuse to bow before leaving. Leaving the courtyard, al-Ilah would not turn to see the King, who was visibly heated as he threw his cup of tea. Reaching the front gates to the palace, al-Ilah would climb onto his horse as he made his way from the private Hashemite district to the town bazaar to meet with some of the local merchants to inform them of what just transpired.
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Warm greetings from us the kingdom of Aunstranesia, we partner with anyone but we are ready to fight if our territory is disturbed, we have strong allies, but we hope Being able to establish even better cooperation, as allies of course help each other Either in any circumstances, we ask for the help of weapons of war to modernize our armed forces, we have 4 branches namely the navy, army, air force and marine corps The Austranesian Kingdom, as well as us will soon form a space force
Cascadla
FINLAND TO AVOID ECONOMIC DECLINEPLANNING CONTINUES, INVESTORS INVITED
[list][sup]LUCKILY, NO CATASTROPHE EXPECTED
GREATER FINLANDWINTER 192930[/sup][/list]
Finnish legislators were delivered a report by the Republic's monetary authorities declaring that new estimates suggest the market crash will not affect Finland as profoundly as was previously thought. Though the value of Finnish exports will indeed decrease for a time as economic movement in the developed world slows, Finland's chief export goodscurrently wood, paper goods, tools, and textileswill remain cheaply, competetively sold and in constant demand. Finland's safety measures will remain in place and the devaluation of the markka will continue to be considered but, in the words of one statistician, "Finland's export economy looks like it will stay afloat." The economic designs of Finland's government are thus expected to return to a relatively normal standing for the time being. Finland's foreign minister has even invited investors and industrialists from abroad to tour Finland and inspect its growing capacity for industrialization. The upcoming use of icebreakers to improve the viability of northern ports, as well as the growth of hydroelectric power and domestic infrastructure, is hoped by the foreign ministry to make Finland a viable partner for foreign investment. American timber baron Edward Wellington Backus has already accepted the offerhe will visit the top Finnish woodworkers in January to determine whether the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company will build a large drywall factory in Finland to serve his interests through a Finnish affiliate company. The mill would help strengthen Finnish exports abroad, though farmers' movement to industrial jobs in cities has also created a significant domestic market for construction materials as housing grows in demand.
The increasing value of the metal deposits continuously discovered in northern Finland might be of particular interest to foreign firms. Surveys revealed rich iron ore fields in Finnmark, purchased from Norway not long after the Congress of Pärnu in 1922, and the strategic value of the massive nickel deposits of Petsamo and elsewhere was previously well-known. Though already committed to a copper-mining venture in North Karelia, the Outokumpu mining company was to start nickel mine construction in Petsamo in 1930 and, on the electrification of the area and the expansion of Liinahamari's port, build a smelter to accompany it. Other nickel-mining ventures, one in Kotalahti in North Savo and another at Makolanear Nivala in North Ostrobothniaare expected to develop in the coming years, but with Outokumpu becoming strongly committed to its current two projects, the Finnish government has offered the two sites' mining rights to foreign firms willing to organize or partner with Finnish affiliate companies. If no foreign firms make offers, the government will consider forming a state-guided mining firm specifically for nickel, which is expected to grow in strategic importance due to its necessity in weapons and steel alloy manufacturing.
The government also touted Nokia as a partner for foreign companies. Nokia, a large industrial firm greatly expanded in a 1922 merger with Finnish Cable Works and Finnish Rubber Works (all three already owned by industrialist Eduard Polón and working cooperatively), has revolutionized Finland's telephone and electronics industry. Though Finns are stereotyped as cold, distant and steadfastly individualist, the phone was fast brought to Finland; the first lines were built in Helsinki in 1877, less than two years after the telephone was patented in the United States. Nokiaand, previously, Finnish Cable Workshas dominated the limited market for telephones and switches in Finland (thanks to government barriers on the trade of that equipment) and now monopolistically serves the over 800 local telephone companies of Finland. It is currently estimated that there is already one phone for every six Finns. This telephone revolution has granted Nokia such revenue that they have generally branched out into radio and electronics manufacturing, and it is thought that when the local telephone companies are eventually consolidated into larger, national telephone services, Nokia will be one of the chief heavyweights in the area. The Finnish Foreign Ministry thus continually advertises Nokia as a group ripe for cooperation abroad in developing telephone infrastructures.
[list][sup]NOTE: Finland was, in reality, largely unaffected by the Great Depressionit instead grew quite favorably. Its exports leaned mostly on primary products like wood and paper, and though exports slightly fell at first, competitive pricing soon kept Finnish goods in constant, feasible demand. Industry and manufacturing, badly affected in much of the developed world, was very limited in Finland and almost fully served the domestic market. Therefore, in the summer of 1930, the New York Times reported that, while exports from most economic powers were sinking, Finnish exports to the United States in the first quarter of that year actually increased by an amazing 46 percent. Subsequently, American paper mogul Edward Wellington Backus really did make plans for a massive mill in Finland under a Finnish affiliate company, and in April 1930, the American ambassador to Finland took particular time to praise how investing in Finland yielded such high returns.[/sup][/list]
[list][sup]Finland indeed shifts its priorities in our alternate world, scaling up industrialization instead of its real-life focus on low-return primary resource sectors. Wood- and paper-based industries and ventures like Backus's are still encouraged and supported, but more complex manufacturing becomes its focus. However, these manufacturing ventures will take several years to serve much more than Greater Finland's domestic market of almost five million and the base demand of a few specific allies. Finland's exports will still be largely represented by its reliable primary goodsmany ventures, like those in the automotive and machine-tool industry, will help strengthen them and keep prices competetive. With the export situation therefore not radically different than in real life, Finland will not noticeably suffer during the Depression.[/sup][/list]
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November 23rd, 1929
PALACIO NACIONAL, MEXICO CITY ---- Morning
| As the dust began to settle across the nation, and as the UNS continued to consolidate power in politics and industry, Urquiza stood in his office in the Palacio Nacional overlooking the capital. He pondered as he gazed out the window as the warm, fresh breeze blew in, making the white curtains wave like the flag in the square outside. As he was musing, continuing to look out the window with his arms clasped behind his back, Elena Ortiz, head of the newly founded Centro de Inteligencia Nacional, walked in through the double doors of Urquizas office, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor as she echoed down the hallway. |
Elena: Senor, do you have a moment?
Jose: I do, please sit.
| Jose turned around and gestured for Elena to take a seat on one of the leather chairs in front of his desk as he took his place behind it. |
Jose: What is your report?
| Elena took a deep breath. |
Elena: We have located the resistance cells housing the remainders of the dissenting National Party leadership who havent ceded to the UNS cause. My feminist brigades were able to infiltrate and find that their main cell is in Veracruz.
| Jose stroked his chin as he leaned back in his chair, pondering the situation. |
Jose: Lets send an additional surveillance squad to the area and find where theyre sending their couriers so we can track them and their movements across the country side. We must handle this situation gently and with ease, we do not wish to draw attention or cause a further split within the coalition again. Is that understood, Commander?
| Elena slowly swallowed and nodded gently. |
Elena: Yes, Senor. I shall send another team to the area at once.
| As she walked out of the office, thoughts of the dangerous implications should this new mission go wrong weighed heavily on her mind. The nation was barely recovering from a brutal civil war which not only destroyed the nations infrastructure, but its spirit. Even prior to the war, Mexico had a divided spirit between the government and its diverse religious population. If this mission would be botched in any way, that would mean sparking another conflict which could destabilize the country for many years to come. However, with some luck and a lot of prayer, as well with some planning and personal oversight, this will be the tipping point which will bring a new era of peace and prosperity to the New Order. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Elena Ortiz: http://silverscreenmodes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Del-Rio-2.jpg
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Sorry I'm late on the gun folks, it's taken me a while to draw it up. I've been shootin blanks for some time LOL
Canovia, Kewtpuff
Will WWII actually going to happen in this timeline?
No, Poland will crush the Germans and Soviets instantly as soon as they invade
(Nah WW2 will happen)
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maybe if you joined our discord and talked to us on a daily basis, you'd find out~
The link is in the World Factbook
Alaroth
Couldn't find it.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=497355
scroll down a bit, you'll see it on the right hand side <3
Papaghia
[list]1929년 12월 9일|1929 December 9
[list]
[sup]Gwangju | 광주시[/sup]
Japanese Occupied Korea[list]
[sup]Governor-General Traitor - Bubbling Tensions[/sup][/list]
| [sub]Tensions between the local Korean population and their Japanese occupiers had never really subsided, more just pushed to the back of everyone's minds, as Korea had seen record growth and rapid westernisation under Japans guiding hand. The oppression experienced had not subsided either, the Japanisation of the Peninsula was still very much underway. Those bubble tensions had been pushed to the front of minds when Kazuo was appointed the Governor-General.[/sub] |
| [sub]The appointment of Korean-born Park Ha-Joon as Governor-General was not a well received move. Park, now taking up the Japanese name of Yamazaki Kazuo, was viewed as a blood-traitor, dishonouring his heritage and working with the enemy. What may have been seen as an olive branch initially was more of an insult than anything, getting a Korean to do the dirty work of the Japanese.[/sub] |
| [sub]In the city of Gwangju a new problem was arising, students in the city had become fed up after repeated harassment by Japanese students against female Korean students, this had sparked several anti-Japanese protests within schools. In punishment those students who protested had been forced to sing the Japanese national anthem, those students instead stood silently as the music played in the background, some shouting for independence.[/sub] |
| [sub]As students were suspended for the incident the bubbling tensions soon sparked a street protest in the city which led to more and more suspensions, a couple of days later hundreds of students poured onto the streets of the city chanting for people to join them in their protest against Japanese rule. This would become the Governor-General's first big test.[/sub] |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Yarosluv[/spoiler]
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Megara, December 1929
ARTILLERY BATTLE OF MEGARA COMMENCES: MEGARA GULF CAPTURED
As the Liberal Party collapses, the Metaxist military is in command and with Italian aid, the Metaxist forces now seem unstoppable, as their rampaging campaign against the Liberal party drags on. With the battle of Athens over, the next logical step for the Metaxist army was to move and secure positions Northwest and Southeast due to the large Liberal military presence in the area. However, Metaxas had ordered troops to move West, towards the city of Megara which would be a good key point for advancements. This relatively flat and sandy part of Greece would be an excellent place to mount artillery and would be a good spot for an ambush and pincer movements. This strategic position would also be a good base for Metaxist forces for advancements in North, West, East, and Southeast and naval operations. Overall Megara would help Metaxists with further advancements and is a good position for Italian aid to rush in and help Metaxists.
The heavily protected Megara had 20,000 liberal troops stationed, still fresh recruits from the battle of Athens. Fortified positions were also made, with large amounts of artillery and mortars placed around the city, and with large amounts of deadly ammunition. Megara had been given top priority in defence by Liberal troops, so an attack on the location would be tough. This worrying larger amount of troops at Megara caused Metaxist and Italian generals to decide on a surprise attack, which would hopefully take the city. This surprise diversion attack would consist of just 3,000 troops, and several "dummy" tanks, which were just trucks with disguised wood sheets to make them resemble the Fiat 3000 tank. With the main and diversion forces ready and in position, the only thing that was missing was the go signal which would drive both forces toward Megara.
On the 4th of December, the decision was made, and the operation to capture Megara was given the green light. Immediately after the order was given, 15,000 Metaxist troops rushed towards the heavily defended Megara, while the loud boom of artillery could be heard on both sides. The diversion force moved to the North, with reinforcements coming behind. This move of the diversion made the majority of Liberal troops north of the city, leaving the Southwest portion undefended. With artillery continuing to constantly rain down and pound on Liberal positions and bunkers, Metaxist troops dangerously moved in, throwing grenades and sticky bombs on Liberal positions. As Liberal forces continue to dwindle in the area, the Liberals fleed towards Corinth, effectively surrendering Megara to the Metaxists and Italians. Meanwhile, Italian amphibious missions captured and secured the Salamina, but not without heavy losses.
The artillery just would not stop firing on both sides, taking out hundreds of men on both sides, pushing the guns to their absolute limits. What was left of Megara was a city with its streets filled with rubble, bodies, and spent rounds. The horrifying sight damaged Metaxist morale, and although it did somewhat result in a Metaxist victory, had suffered "equal" losses on both sides. With artillery slowing down, and with troops being bogged down in their advance, and with the Gulf of Megara captured by the Metaxists and Italians. Losses on the Liberal side amounted to 6,500, and Metaxist and Italian losses amounted to 7,200. The exhausted troops laid down and rested for the night, awaiting orders to advance to an undisclosed location. Just like Athens, a Metaxist propaganda banner was raised, along with an Italian banner, solidifying the relations between the two parties.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Canovia, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Tallahan, Saldat, Alaroth
[list][list][pre]| Dekulakization - Раскулачивание |
| January - 1930 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Союз Советских Социалистических Республик |[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list]There is no alternative to class struggle
~ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]| A Class dissolved - Класс распущен |[/pre][/list][/list]
[sub] The Politburo has approved the dissolution of the Kulak Class coming January 30th. This would be done by splitting the Kulaks into different categories which would decide their punishment for their resistance to Soviet Prosperity. Since 1928 State Media has claimed the Kulak Class as Class enemies who have dominated the countryside to exploit the peasantry while also trying to claim peasantry. Protests against the Kulaks especially by Red Army Peasants became stronger and more violent as the Bolsheviks showed their support as laws were passed against the kulaks to Liquidate the Class General Secretary Stalin has begun to encourage Local leaders to take action against the Kulaks from forced uncompensated alienation of property, deportations, elimination of Counter-Revolutionaries. Yefim Yevdokimov would be essential in the organization of this Revolutionary process to Liquidate the Kulak Class.[/sub]
[list][list][pre]| Actions against the Kulaks - Действия против кулаков |[/pre][/list][/list]
-Kulaks to be eliminated or imprisoned under the discretion of the local State Political Directorate.
-After the confiscation of Kulak property those not eliminated or imprisoned while be subject to deportation to Siberia, Far North, Urals, or Kazakhstan.
-Kulaks not deemed dangerous enough to warrant other actions will be evicted from their houses and will be moved to Labour Camp in their districts
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Tallahan, Saldat, Alaroth
I dont see anybody on there?
An admin will have to give you perms
[list]December 29
[sub]First Decision[/sub]
[pre] J A P A N E S E O C C U P I E D K O R E A [/pre][/list]
KEIJO, Rutannia EVENING
[sub]GOVERNOR-GENERALS OFFICE[/sub]
[list][list][pre]Recent student protests have caught the attention of the Governor-General The first decision will be taken.[/pre][/list][/list]
| On a busy afternoon, an elegant man holding some papers and his briefcase, walking through the main lobby of the Government Building, would have a meeting with the Governor-General. |
[list]| [sub]YAMAZAKI, Government Building[/sub] | Well, please have a seat, I need to come up with a plan.[/list]
| The Korean-looking Governor-General, a little furious at recent events, raised the right side of his eyebrow and looked at the man beside him. |
[list]| [sub]MIURA, Government Building[/sub] | Well, we are concerned about these students who are seriously accusing the Japanese Government of such things.
| [sub]YAMAZAKI, The Governor[/sub] | They are just childrens throwing a tantrum, CALL the police to scold! if the problem persists, just call the military who are nearby.
| [sub]MIURA, Government Building[/sub] | Yyes, His Excellency . . . I will give orders to the local police and military authorities to be ready for any acts of student protest.
| [sub]YAMAZAKI, The Governor[/sub] | This will be my first decision.[/list]
[sub]GWANGJU, SOMEWHERE IN CHOSEN[/sub]
[list][pre]Direct orders from the Governor-General, put policemen and soldiers on alert for possible protests by terrorist students.[/pre][/list]
| Three soldiers loyal to Tokyo and the Emperor would be carrying out the new orders imposed by the new Governor-General. |
[list]| [sub]FIRST SOLDIER, Imperial Army[/sub] | We have new orders to keep an eye on terrorist students.
| [sub]SECOND SOLDIER, Imperial Army[/sub] | Cracking down rebellious students is the new Governor-Generals first job.
| [sub]THIRD SOLDIER, Imperial Army[/sub] | Focus and commitment to this mission, soldiers
[/list]
Paramountica, Rutannia, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, Tallahan, Saldat, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands
[o] hello
Cascadla
thanks for the hospitality
Amsterwald, Mesuvia
[list]Winter 1929
[sub]Economy[/sub][/list]
[list][list] THE WAKE OF THE GREAT ECONOMIC CRASH REACHES SWITZERLAND
[/list][/list]
ZÜRICH
[sub]SWITZERLAND, THE HELVETIC REPUBLIC[/sub]
| The powerful effects of the stock market crash in New York City would hit the Helvetic Republic. Shock and paranoia would roam the streets of the Banking Capital of the World. The international gold standard, having just finally recovered from the devastation left by Great War, would collapse once again. Industrial growth would come to a standstill in Switzerland for the first time since the end of the war. President Robert Haab would call a special session, urging the Federal Assembly to discuss the emerging economic issues across the Republic and the world. Ultimately, the session would end with a decision of non-intervention until the next economic quarter.
Meanwhile, Switzerland's major industries would be taking the bulk of the early loss. Uncontrolled deflation would send wholesale prices to record lows. Prices of metals and chemicals would decline, but not on the dangerous levels of machines, agriculture, and textiles. Demand for Swiss luxury goods such as watches and chocolate would decrease along with the prices. With unemployment on the rise as a result, the Swiss people would look to what 1930 will bring. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Tallahan, Saldat, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands
Look at the Owl
[list]2nd December 1929
[sub]Interbranch Review Quarter 4 1929[/sub][/list]
Ashoka, Central Siam, Kingdom of Siam
DISCLAIMER: Boring with a lot of numbers, may not be for those with math related PTSD
[sub]The ministry of war would publish the first public interbranch review to update the citizens of Siam on the progress made since the reorganization of the military in May. Following the reorganization the first conscription drive would be held in July-August, vetting the 1,525,000 potential recruits from the ages of 18 - 27 for males and 18 - 25 for females, making up 12% of the Siamese population.[/sub]
[sub]After the vetting process 98,880 persons or 0.8% of the population within the ages of 20 - 24 were selected to be sent off to basic training. An additional 32,110 recruits or 0.26% of the population mostly from the ages of 18 - 21 would volunteer since May, with the majority or a staggering 19,760 volunteering in November alone, averaging almost 5,000 volunteers per week over that month, speculated to be a surge to secure financially stable lines of work in a time of economic downturn.[/sub]
[sub]The Ministry of Wars human resource management board counted the active personnel of the Siamese Armed Forces at 196,960 as of November 30th with a split of 49.8% or 98,160 volunteers and 50.2% or 98,880 conscripts. On the basis of gender, of those who volunteered 86,972 are male and 11,188 are female and of those conscripted 79,104 are male and 19,776 are female, resulting in a total split of 83.3% or 166,076 servicemen and 16.7% or 30,964 servicewomen.[/sub]
Heavenly Siamese Army Year End December 1929
[sub]Recruitment Analysis - Since the May reorganization the Siamese Army has recruited 91,637 new servicemen and women with 69,160 being conscripts from the July-August drive and 22,477 being volunteers. As of November the Army stands at 137,637 total personnel.[/sub]
Heavenly Siamese Navy - MariThai Joint Review Year End December 1929
[sub]Recruitment Analysis - Since the May reorganization the Siamese Navy has recruited 20,946 new servicemen and women with 15,808 being conscripts from the July-August drive and 5,138 being volunteers. As of December 1st the Navy stands at 31,346 total personnel.[/sub]
[sub]Procurement Analysis - 8 vessels were purchased in 1929 from the Second Spanish Republic to be built by SECN, in addition Ital-Thai and Marithai joint engineering department has set out their first goals for the year end December 1929 consisting of laying down of 14 small combat ships and 3 auxiliary ships in preparation for the coming year.[/sub]
[sub]SECN[/sub]
[sub]SECN C-Class Submarine - Group of 6 to be delivered by Q4 1932[/sub]
[sub]SECN Churrucas-Class Destroyers - Group of 3 to be delivered by Q4 1930[/sub]
[sub]SECN Canarias-Class Heavy Cruiser - Sole vessel to be delivered by Q2 1931[/sub]
[sub]MariThai[/sub]
[sub]MariThai Khuda-Class Torpedo Boats - Group of 4 to be laid down December 4th 1929 in Phucket and completed no later than Q1 1931[/sub]
[sub]MariThai Hawngu-Class Frigates - Group of 4 to be laid down December 10th 1929 in Phucket and completed no later than Q2 1931[/sub]
[sub]MariThai Chalam-Class Destroyers - Group of 4 to be laid down December 6th 1929 in Ashoka and completed no later than Q3 1931[/sub]
[sub]MariThai Remora Class-Destroyers - Group of 2 to be laid down December 8th 1929 in Ashoka and completed no later than Q3 1931[/sub]
[sub]MariThai Wal-Class Support Ships - Group of 3 to be laid down December 30th 1929 - January 1st 1930 at Sattahip shipyard and completed no later than Q1 1932[/sub]
Heavenly Siamese Air Force Year End December 1929
[sub]Recruitment Analysis - Since the May reorganization the Siamese Air Force has recruited 18,327 new servicemen and women with 13,832 being conscripts from the July-August drive and 4,495 being volunteers. As of December 1st the Air Force stands at 27,977 total personnel.[/sub]
[sub]Procurement Analysis - 20 planes were purchased in 1929, with all having entered service. Plans for future procurement as of November 10th consists of a speculative purchase of Spanish Loring R-3s, a purchase of the licensing for British Avro 504N training craft (based on real life) and the González Gil-Pazó GP-2 medium bomber under development in Spain.[/sub]
[sub]Talleres Loring R-1 light fighter and reconnaissance aircraft - 10 planes purchased from the Second Spanish Republic in January 1929, delivered in April, field tested in May. Pilots claim the plane is simple and easy to handle but question the decision to purchase an increasingly underpowered aircraft, inquiry into the testing of successor Loring R-3 filed, further inquiry to the Spanish government to be sent before year end 1931. Overall the aircraft is combat capable and meets minimum requirements, entered service in August upon final review.[/sub]
[sub]González Gil-Pazó GP-1 training aircraft - 10 planes purchased from the Second Spanish Republic in January 1929, delivered in June, field tested in July. Deemed superior to the currently fielded French trainer crafts however bypassed by Avro 504N due to local licensing, transferred to Special Air Corps to gain familiarity in advance of GP-2 medium bomber program, entered official service September after special missions examination.[/sub]
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Yarosluv[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
DIE BÜRGER - THE CITIZEN - DECEMBER 1929
Paramerican recalls German debt and increases crash of the Mark
BERLIN - In 1924, many Paramerican investors had brought capital to Germany. The country resurrected in a "Golden Age" of post World War I era.
Yet, the crash of October 1929 has triggered a set back in investments. Many US banks have recalled their capital triggering German companies to stop their activities. The Minister of Economy, Peter Krass, wrote in a declaration to the Berliner Zeitung "we are facing a difficult situation. Many companies have declared or are soon to declare bankruptcy. I do hope that the Pound Sterling remains stable as to maintain some level of control".
Reichkanzler Heinrich Brüner creates the Office for Employment and Social Support in light of surge of unemployed
GOVERNMENT PAGE
-Bürger !-
If you have lost your job, turn to the Amt für Arbeit und Soziales Unterstützt (ASU) for help.
Register to the ASU and receive your tickets and information to find a new employment.
Protests grow in several cities as companies close
MUNICH - There were 5000 people in front of the Munich Rathaus (City Hall) protesting the current closure of three major companies which were financed by Paramerican capital. The three companies, Company of Bavaria of Wheat; Company Train of Rotter and Federation of Metal Companies of Bayreuth have all declared bankruptcy after stopping their production due to loss of clients and capital investments.
"This is outrageous ! How will I feed my family now ?" says one worker of the wheat company. He shows his bank account sheet with little money available. With a defeated look he thinks of moving away from Munich to find a job.
Other protests were headed towards major banks. There is a growing belief that the entire crisis was fueled by the big liberal corporations. "It's their fault ! they play with money and we have to pay in return !" says one angry protestor throwing a bottle at the door of the Regional Bayern Bank (RBB). A distrust in financial institutions is clearly growing and the Minister of Economy is feeling powerless against a flee of Paramerican capital.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Asharken, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Tkatsuki, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=bayern_deutschland/detail=factbook/id=1626645
Nonador, Rutannia, Bauscland, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Adriatican Islands
the Sleeping Giant awakens!
Where were you Bayern?
The New Delhi Times/नई दिल्ली ट्रिब्यून [sub]December 1929[/sub]
[sub]Volume 1, Issue 3/खंड 1, अंक 3 [/sub]
[sup]Nationwide Boycotts Continue Across India, Nationalism On The Rise!?[/sup]
[sup]In developing news coming from cities across India, many people despite fears of arrest have continued to march peacefully in major cities such as Bombay and Delhi as many of the protesters align with the ever increasing movement for sovereign rule, some speculating onto whenever the Indian National Congress should pursue the idea of either demanding more self-governance, or total independence from the British Empire.[/sup]
[sup]The movement though non-violent had receive mixed responses, many supporting the movement with some criticizing the methods employed by both Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, who had been working together in the ever growing non-violent and no-cooperative acts of civil disobedience that is continuing to grow throughout the country. With Jawaharlal Nehru set to become acting president of the Indian National Congress. When pressed with questions by the local presses and newspapers across the country, Jawaharlal Nehru commented only that he has many pressing matters to attend too once Congress comes back into session. That he and many will make a major announcement in regards to the future of the Indian National Congress, few of which being bills which are currently in the pre-drafting phase.[/sup]
[sup]Despite arrest being made in various places, many are still refusing to cooperate with authorities as many of the protesters have been seen beaten and harrassed by the authorities. Many of which despite the abuse have continued marching in the streets. Many of whom have adopted a common practice among them, the boycott of all British goods across the country. Many areas have already begun adapting domestic productions such as clothing as an added measure in boycotting clothing and other products from Great Britain. Mahatma Gandhi ingeniously deployed the charkha or spinning wheel as an important tool for political emancipation, by using it as a metaphor of 'ancient work ethics' and as a symbol of economic and social reaction to the British Rule. In which the symbolism is becoming more of an icon among the growing nationwide non-violent movement.[/sup]
[sup]The Indian National Congress conducted its first session in Bombay from 28 to 31 December 1885 at the initiative of retired Civil Service officer Allan Octavian Hume. In 1883, Hume had outlined his idea for a body representing Indian interests in an open letter to graduates of the University of Calcutta. Its aim was to obtain a greater share in government for educated Indians, and to create a platform for civic and political dialogue between them and the British Raj. Hume took the initiative, and in March 1885 a notice convening the first meeting of the Indian National Union to be held in Poona the following December was issued. Due to a cholera outbreak there, it was moved to Bombay.[/sup]
[sup]Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin. Umesh Chandra Banerjee was the first president of Congress; the first session was attended by 72 delegates, representing each province of India. Notable representatives included Scottish ICS officer William Wedderburn, Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta of the Bombay Presidency Association, Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, social reformer and newspaper editor Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, Justice K. T. Telang, N. G. Chandavarkar, Dinshaw Wacha, Behramji Malabari, journalist and activist Gooty Kesava Pillai, and P. Rangaiah Naidu of the Madras Mahajana Sabha. This small elite group, unrepresentative of the Indian masses at the time, functioned more as a stage for elite Indian ambitions than a political party for the first decade of its existence.[/sup]
[sup]At the beginning of the 20th century, Congress' demands became more radical in the face of constant opposition from the British government, and the party decided to advocate in favor of the independence movement because it would allow a new political system in which Congress could be a major party. By 1905, a division opened between the moderates led by Gokhale, who downplayed public agitation, and the new extremists who advocated agitation, and regarded the pursuit of social reform as a distraction from nationalism. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who tried to mobilize Hindu Indians by appealing to an explicitly Hindu political identity displayed in the annual public Ganapati festivals he inaugurated in western India, was prominent among the extremists.[/sup]
[sup]Congress included a number of prominent political figures. Dadabhai Naoroji, a member of the sister Indian National Association, was elected president of the party in 1886 and was the first Indian Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons (18921895). Congress also included Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Jinnah was a member of the moderate group in the Congress, favoring HinduMuslim unity in achieving self-government. Later he became the leader of the Muslim League and instrumental in the creation of Pakistan. Congress was transformed into a mass movement by Surendranath Banerjee during the partition of Bengal in 1905, and the resultant Swadeshi movement.[/sup]
[spoiler=[sup]The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi[/sup]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Rutannia, Canovia, Paseo, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat
ITALIAN FORCES RETAKE CORINTH
December 1929
Italian Ground Troops present around the Corinth Battle Zone were ordered to take the City, despite their growing supply issues involved with being virtually surrounded. Pushing forward despite these issues they found themselves rapidly assisted by the Italian Air Force dropping Supplies through the usage of Bombers, and the Italian Navy who due to the City being extremely close to the Coastline was able to provide fire support. Thanks to this quick move, which might have seemed too high of a risk initially, Italy has been able to secure the City after only around two weeks of fighting. Of the 9,500 initial Italian Troops in the area, that amount rose to 25,000 thanks to naval-assisted landings. The general success did not however erase the danger, as 2,482 Italians lost their lives in the fighting. The High Command is confident that with the taking of Corinth they have cut the resistance forces in two, with particular focus on seizing the Corinth Canal which previously allowed Greece to move vessels from either side of the Peloponnese without going through the greater Mediterranean.
Nonador, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Asharken, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
[spoiler=Disclaimer]some of the Characters Attitudes and statements may come off as Politically Incorrect. however is is Needed to be accurate to the Era and Time period The RP takes place in, I take no Responability for any Offense Taken as to take offense to a NS RP would be Stupid[/spoiler]
November-December 1929
due to the Crash of the global market several factories have been shut down this has caused a Protest out side of the American (Paramountica) embassy in Budapest, in front the the embassy facing the crowed are the Budapest police armed with Water cannons, Clubs and equipped with Old Army Helmets for head protection leading the Protest is led by the Socialist National Workers Party who is literally standing on a Soap Box begins a Speech, the Budapest Radio News Team is at the scene Broadcasting the Event Live
Zoltán Böszörmény"Budapesti munkások! Miért vagyunk ma itt? Ez azért van, mert a vakmerő amerikai zsidók eljátszották a világ pénzét a Wall Streeten, New Yorkban! Hadd kérdezzem meg, kinek a előnyei alkotják a Wall Streetet? A kis ember, akit becsapnak, hogy befektessen? NEM! A gazdag zsidók profitálnak a pénzük megduplázásával, míg az ostoba befektető pittance-t kap! Amíg az egyik gazdag zsidó úgy nem dönt, hogy kifizeti, és amikor kifizetik, mindenki más mindent elveszít! Az egyetlen különbség a tőzsde és a kockajáték között az, hogy amikor a kockajáték véget ér, a vesztes elveszíti a pénzét, nem megy adósságba a nemzetközi zsidó bankokkal! És emberek millióit nem érinti a veszteség! Minden amerikai zsidó a Wall Streeten tartozik a világ dolgozóinak a pénzével és egy bocsánatkéréssel, meg fog történni? NEM! Miért? Mert az amerikai kormány védi az amerikai zsidót! Az egyetlen út előre, hogy távolítsa el a befolyása az amerikai zsidó alkotják a pénzügyi szolgáltatások világszerte! Valójában nem csak az amerikai zsidó a hibás! Ez a nemzetközi zsidó! és a nemzetközi zsidót is el kell távolítani a pénzügyi szektorból! Nem szabad többé a magyar népnek vagy a világnak eltállnia a nemzetközi zsidóval! Ezek eltávolítása a hatalom minden pozíciójából és a rossz ütött vagyonuk visszaadása minden nemzeti kormány célja kell, hogy legyen! és ha megválasztják a Szocialista Nemzeti Munkáspártot a közelgő választáson, az lesz a kormányom célja! A Régens nem tudja megvédeni őket! A munkásért! A népért! Magyarországért! És Jézus Krisztusért!"
the Crowed erupts into Cheering on the Speaker and they begin chanting
the Crowed "Távolítsd el a zsidót! Távolítsd el a zsidót! Távolítsd el a zsidót!"
the Police think its time to disperse the crowed and starts moving toward them, and getting the Water Cannons Ready the crowed disperses with out incident
a English Speaking Hungarian Translates what he said into English for the News Papers, altering a Few of the Words to be less controversial in english
[spoiler=Translation]Workers of Budapest! why are we Here today ?
it is Because the Reckless American Fat Cats Gambled the Worlds Money away on Wall Street in New York! let me ask you, who Benefits form Wall Street ? the little man who is fooled into Investing in it ? NO! it is the Rich Fat Cats who Benefit by Doubling their Money while the Foolish Investor Gets a Pittance! Until one of the Fat Cats decides to Cash out and when they Cash out everyone else Loses everything! the only Difference between the Stock market and a Game of Dice is that when the Game of Dice ends the loser Loses his money, he doesn't go into Debt with the International Fat Cat Banks! and Millions of People are not affected by the loss! Every American Fat Cat on wall street Owes the workers of the world their Money Back and an Apology, will that Happen ? NO! Why ? Because the American Government Protects the American Fat Cat! the only path forward is to Remove the Influence of the American Fat Cat form the Financial services World Wide!
in Fact all it is not just the American Fat Cats to blame! it is the International Fat Cats! and the Internationalist Fat Cats must Also be Removed form the Financial Sector!
No more should the People of Hungary or the World Put up with the Internationalist Fat Cat!
Removing them form all positions of Power and Returning their ill Gotten Wealth should be the Goal of every National Government! and if you elect the the Socialist National Workers Party this upcoming election that will be the Goal of My Administration! the Regent can Not Protect them all! For the Worker! For the People! For Hungary! and For Jesus Christ! [/spoiler]
Saturday the Crowed Surrounds a Synagogue and starts chanting
Crowed Zsidó tűnj el! Nem tartozol ide! Kifelé zsidó! Krisztus gyilkosok! Nem üdvözölték!
inside the Synagogues basement is the Rabbi and the Elders
Elder Ádám "ikh ton nit uoy dos! bkhll nisht! (I don't like this, not at all!)"
Elder Márton "frvs ton zey shtendik bashuldikn undz?(why do they always Blame Us?)"
Elder Márkó "ikh hb mur"(I am Scared!)"
Elder Jakab "yene farshiltn goy vet teytn undz ale!(those damn Goy are going to Kill us all!)"
Rabbi Benjámin "ikh trakhtn es iz tseyַt mir bakumen oys fun ungrn, tomer mir meygreyt arop tsu yshrl un nemen es tsurik forem di arabs!(I think it is time we get out of Hungary, perhaps we Migrate down to Israel and take it back form the Arabs!)"
Elder Tivadar"shtilkeyַt! tsi ir fools nisht farshteyn mir zenen di greste shuhl in budapest!? un ikh pasirn tsu zeyn oyf di bord fun di grester gezets firme in budapest! khl ikh hobn tsu ton iz rufn eyner fun meyn goy kou tuers un fregn im tsu rufn dem regent! ver vet shikn di politseyַ!
(Silence! do you fools not realize we are the Largest Synagogue in Budapest!? and I Happen to be on the board of the Largest Law firm in Budapest! all I have to do is call one of my Goy Co Workers and ask him to call the Regent! who will send the police!)"
a few Phone calls are made and the Budapest Police show up and disperse the crowed with Water Cannons and Horse Riding offers ride in and Beat the Stragglers with their Clubs
8PM the Regent addresses the Nation, via Radio Speech
Miklós Horthy"People of Hungary! I Know that the Economic Troubles we face are Frightening to you, You Don't know how you are going to Pay your Bill's Feed your Children, or Heat your Homes, or afford many Basic Necessities, You are Worried about your Future, and A lot of You are Angry, Not just at the Situation but at the Big American Financial Firms. and because you Blame the American Financial Firms and Because of this you Blame the Jews of Wall-Street, and since you can't get to them you target Hungarian Jews. any Violence against the Jews of Hungary will not be tolerated, All Citizens of Hungary will Receive the Same Protections and Punishment's form the Law! this Applies to all ethnic Groups of Hungary! You don't have to Like them! you Don't have to do Business with them, or Respect them as Individual's, But you Will Co-Exist with them, and Respect their Status as Citizens of Hungary! now onto International Finance. while Jews play a Big Role in the International Financial Institutions and the concept of Stock Exchanges are Dubious at best and is akin to Gambling on a Large Scale, the Difference is that in a Casino you Pay up front and Receive your Chips when you run out of Chips all you Lose is your initial purchase of Chips, however on the Stock Market you pay your investment and then if it Goes under You Lose your Investment and go into debt, It is not the Fault of the Stock Brokers, Just as it is not the Fault of the Casino Dealer's the Blame Lies with in the People who Gamble! with that said the Prime minister have developed a Plan to lessen the effects of the Market Crash. Grain Prices the back bone of our Economy are crashing, and with out the Exports our Revenue will drop but instead of just letting our grain production collapse we are creating a program to buy the Grain form the Famers and preserve it for when grain price and demand Rises or incase of a National food emergency, or to possibly Divert our Exports to Findland(Amsterwald) and are in Talks with Yugoslavia (Pontianus) for Creating an Mutual Economical Association. I Have ordered the Budapest Stock Exchanged to Close Indefinitely. we will issue every Investor a Bond of Security valued of half of their investments to be redeemed in 20 years. as for the Corporations Most effected by the Crash we must Temporary Nationalize them in order to reopen them or Keep the ones still Operating Open less they close down for good. however once things settle down we Will Reprivatize them and return control to their Proper owners, until then the Owners will remain to Manage the Business. we are Also starting a National Works Project for those who still end up out of Work, the National work projects will include Road Building or Maintenance, Rail Road Repair or Construction assisting the military in Fortifying the Eastern Border. and other tasks.
I have also issued a Moratorium on Evictions and Rent Payments, Land lords will receive stipends form the state to cover their Income, and Vital Healthcare costs will be Subsidized by the state. through Unity and Cooperation Hungary will Emerge form this Crisis Stronger than ever! with this I bid you My Fellow Hungarians a Good night"
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Nosautempopulus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, New Provenance, Saldat
Bar exam I think
Yesterday at 5:08 PM, a special ops unit from the Che Mign Sriania Islands landed on the eastern seaboard
of adriatican islands and annexed the town of Lowerd. The defence minister justified them by stating that they helped liberate the people. He further says that he will happily withdraw his forces if they are granted territory in the northern flatlands as they house many hymos which is a ethnic group originating from Che mign islands. They also wish to be granted permission to trade routes in the region.
Tensions are high......
[list]January 1930
[sub]Heart and Seoul[/sub][/list]
Ashoka, Kingdom of Siam - Shanghai, Republic of China
[sub]Desperate to counter the growing influence of the Italian backed Navy, general Chao Phraya Bodindechanuchit, commander in chief of the Heavenly Siamese Army, and his subordinates would look north to China and the Korean rebellion for potential support. A military liaison and a small detachment of army intelligence operatives would be sent under complete secrecy to the city of Kunming in the Yunnan Clique where they would meet with representatives of the Korean Provisional Government in an attempt to garner relations with the prospective independence movement and by extension their backers in the Kuomintang party.[/sub]
[sub]In exchange for the political and military support of the KPG and any future independent Korea formed in the event of their movements success General Bodindechanuchit would approve of the unsanctioned clandestine delivery of 6,000 Steyr-Mannlicher M1888 rifles of 15,000 that were purchased by Siam in the 1890s but were never used and 10 Riffelsyndikatet M1925 Madsen machine guns in 8mm Siamese to the exiled government in the port of Shanghai. The weapons would be shipped under the guise of Siamese trading ships which would be under limited suspicion due to Siams non-hostile relationship with the Empire of Japan. The shipments would be overseen by army intelligence operatives who were also tasked with rigging them with rudimentary incendiary devices to be ignited if they were intercepted in transit by any third party, including the Siamese Navy itself.[/sub]
[sub] [/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Yarosluv[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Rutannia, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
No I wont
Tallahan
hello guys what's new on your nations?
[list]1930년 1월 1일|1930 January 1
[list]
[sup]Gwangju | 광주시[/sup]
Japanese Occupied Korea[list]
[sup]The New Year's Riot[/sup][/list]
| [sub]Student protests had continued on and off throughout December, although the intervention of the local police force had caused a bit of a stir within the city itself and the protests had reached the ears of the Korean Provisional Government themselves, who had plans of their own.[/sub] |
| [sub]It was New Years Day, a new decade had just begun, the 1930s had arrived and Korea was still under Japanese occupation. The outside temperature sat at a vacation worthy -10.5 degrees celsius (13.1F) as students gathered in the city centre, like a civilian occupation force they blocked roads and pavements. Waving banners and chanting pro-Independence slogans, the size of the crowds would swell from a couple of hundred to several thousand over the next hour, as students and ordinary people alike joined the crowds.[/sub] |
| [sub]The crowds would march on to Japanese government buildings in an attempt to occupy the buildings and force the Japanese into giving Korea more freedoms. The growing crowds would be rowdy and angry, the economic crash across the globe had stunted Koreas growth, people were cold and hungry. Partisans who operated within the Korean Liberation Army had infiltrated the crowd, no one is really sure who threw the first brick through a window, but all that was known was that The Gwangju Uprising had begun.[/sub] |[list]
[sup]Outskirts of Sinuiju[/sup][/list]
| [sub]The settlement of Sinuiju had become an important border city, sitting on the banks of the Amnok River (Yalu River) facing the Chinese city of Dandong, it had seen heavy investment from the Japanese to build it up as a trading city with its important links. A prime target for Korean resistance forces.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Gen. Kim Hak-gyu: Casualties are to be kept to a minimum. We want to deal structural blows. Japanese forces should be distracted with the news of the Gwangju protests and shouldnt expect a raid on the city.[/sub][/list]
| [sub]The soldiers would nod as the General listed off the instructions and the mission for the day. Damage rail lines; power cables; and general infrastructure. The city had been the target of partisans in the past handing out pro-independence leaflets and general nuisance making, but this would be the first test for the newly armed KLA.[/sub] |
| [sub]Roughly five-hundred men had crossed the Amnok River north of the city, approaching in the early hours of the morning, from the direction of Wihwa Island. Armed with a mixture of Model 1898 Rifles; and Steyr-Mannlicher M1888 rifles; as well as two of the new Riffelsyndikatet M1925 Madsen machine guns in 8mm. It would be a test of the capabilities of the newly reformed KLA, and a test of whether the Japanese were prepared for such an event.[/sub] |
[spoiler=[sup]The winter is harsh, and the wind is cold, but the fight for Korea will never stop. - Gen. Kim Win-bong[/sup]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Central Turan, Saldat
[list][sub]H A P P Y
1 9 3 0 ![/sub]
Yarosluv, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Asharken, Cascadla, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Alaroth
Hello, Is the RP map based on real life or it is alt history.
Asharken, Cascadla
[list]January 1930
[sub]The Tokyo Spies[/sub]
[pre] O P E R A T I O N P E N I N S U L A I [/pre][/list]
KARUIZAWA, NAGANO, Philanialle NOON
[sub]IMPERIAL HOTEL[/sub]
[list][list][pre]In a quiet Japanese inner city, something unusual hangs over this city The only hotel in the city, called IMPERIAL HOTEL, becomes the target of secret things from the Tokyo Government, specifically when it comes to espionage.[/pre][/list][/list]
| A Chevrolet Series AA Capitol parks in front of the hotel, an elegant gentleman with shined shoes gets out of the car This man was KAZUSHIGE UGAKI, MINISTER OF THE ARMY, beside him would be a 65-year-old gray-haired man who would be in charge of the Tokyos secret plans both shake hands. |
[list]| [sub]KAZUSHIGE UGAKI, Army Minister[/sub] | Can we continue?[/list]
| With a slightly cheerful expression, the man nodded and accompanied the Minister of the Army to the meeting room. |
[sub]IMPERIAL HOTEL, MEETING ROOM[/sub]
[list][pre]Upon arriving to open the door, the two gentlemen would meet about 15 Tokyo spies, who were handpicked by the 65-year-old gray-haired man who is the (1st) DIRECTOR/HEAD OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES CENTER, his name is TAKEUCHI MASAO.[/pre][/list]
[list]| [sub]MASAO, Director/Head of the S.S.C.[/sub] | Very well gentlemen, following orders from Tokyo, you will be recruited to form a new shield, everyone present here will be trained to infiltrate among the Korean revolutionaries, and with the information in hand, everyone must inform the Governor-General and therefore, Tokyo will be informed.
| [sub]KAZUSHIGE, Army Minister[/sub] | It is extremely important that this mission we call Operation Peninsula I is carried out with great care, it will be something we will have to focus on and pay attention to!
| [sub]FIRST KOREAN MAN, Tokyo Agent[/sub] | I lived a few years in Chōsen before coming to Tokyo.
| [sub]MASAO, Director/Head of the S.S.C.[/sub] | Yes, I read your file, it will be very helpful.[/list]
| Shortly after the meeting, the Tokyo spies donned their uniforms and began a long and arduous training course to fulfill their assigned mission. In what took practically until the night, the agents were practicing their shooting with weapons, as well as how to attack the enemy with their hands or with a knife. All, of course, have been given false names, code names and passports and will not be able to reveal their real names to anyone. A simulation was made with the 15 spies to test their skills and show what they are capable of |
[sub]SPECIAL SERVICES CENTER HEADQUARTERS, TOKYO[/sub]
[list][pre]Newly created by the Imperial Army, the S.S.C.s only role is to find out who threatens Tokyo With the information provided, the Imperial Army will be notified, and the soldiers present on the Peninsula will arrest the terrorists.[/pre][/list]
| Even unannounced, there are plans for this new Japanese espionage organization to expand this plan to other colonies in order to obtain accurate information to prevent possible rebellions. But in future plans, perhaps Tokyos secret plans will reach the Western nations. Which in a way is something that can happen. |
| In a dimly lit room, with only a ray of sunlight streaming in through an open part of the window, the DIRECTOR/HEAD of the new organization would be going through some papers on his way back from the secret meeting MASAO was really willing and focused to train the Tokyo spies, aiming to dismantle Korean revolutionary groups through espionage . . . A few minutes later, a man in a suit and hat knocked on the door, he is a government official. |
[list]| [sub]MASAO, Director/Head of the S.S.C.[/sub] | Please sit down.
| [sub]FIRST JAPANESE MAN, Tokyo Government[/sub] | Is everything going according to plan?
| [sub]MASAO, Director/Head of the S.S.C.[/sub] | Yes, they are being trained now.
| [sub]FIRST JAPANESE MAN, Tokyo Government[/sub] | Just remember that the training period is 2 months[/list]
| As soon as the conversation was over, the man got up from his chair, put on his hat, and walked out the door. Tokyos secret plans were being carried out by secret means, agreed between the Prime Minister and the Emperor. An espionage plan focusing on Chōsen was starting. |
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CHOSEN; SECRET MEETING
| The appointment of the new Governor-General was not something done randomly, but strategically the MR. YAMAZAKI KAZUO is a military man who was also one of the Tokyo spies, and now with his appointment, he will be in charge of receiving all information from the revolutionary groups through the Tokyo spies. |
[list]| [sub]YAMAZAKI, The Governor[/sub] | I received a telegraph from Tokyo, and the training will last 2 months, our spies are being prepared in a remote area in Japan.
| [sub]MIURA, Government-General of Chōsen[/sub] | Lets suppress the revolutionaries and find out what these rats are up to against His Imperial Majestys wishes.
| [sub]YAMAZAKI, The Governor[/sub] | We will do![/list]
| The GOVERNOR lit a cigarette before continuing. |
[list]| [sub]MIURA, Government-General of Chōsen[/sub] | If I may ask, His Excellency . . . What are your plans to contain the terrorists?
| [sub]YAMAZAKI, The Governor[/sub] | If necessary, I will use the police force and the soldiers of the Imperial Army who are stationed on the Peninsula to stop them.
| [sub]MIURA, Government-General of Chōsen[/sub] | I understand[/list]
| Tokyos new plans for Chōsen will be a major challenge for the men recruited who are currently in training to carry out such a mission this Operation Peninsula I aims to sabotage the plans of the Korean revolutionaries. |
Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kyntos, Central Turan, Saldat, Alaroth
| [sub]King Fuad was extremely pleased privately that an ally could be potentially formed across a short trip in the Red Sea. They were both Sunni nations, they both had a shared history against Ottoman subjugation and were both developing and looking for ways in which to grow their nations. King Fuad looked around the private office of the Hashemite King, he politely took a seat on the chair opposite Hussein. [/sub] |
[list]FUAD, King of Egypt:[sub] It is a pleasure to finally speak to you in private your majesty. As you are aware we are both nations in need of cooperation and development in this new age. It is my aspiration that one day Arab states will be strong amongst themselves and work together with the recent news of the economic crash in America I see it more than inevitable that Egypt will move away from western colonial reliance. I am offering a comprehensive trade deal, and a cultural exchange of sorts where ideas, services and resources can be provided to each other[/sub][/list]
Nosautempopulus, Asharken, Alzarikstan, Cascadla, New Provenance, Alaroth
Real-life, be sure to join the WA and choose any open spots on the map. You can also rp as colonial subjects but you need permission from the colonial administrator.
Cascadla, Alaroth
[list]January 1930
[sub]Orders[/sub][/list]
GOVERNMENT-GENERAL BUILDING, KEIJO, Rutannia EVENING
| With protests and riots taking place in some parts of Korea, especially in Gwangju, the Governor-General was informed of these events: Korean revolutionaries protest in front of the Government-General buildings. |
[list][pre]GOVERNOR-GERAL Yamazaki,
To Order:
I authorize the preparation of Imperial Army soldiers of approximately 8,000 men in Gwangju, with an addition of another 2,000 men.
Japanese Troops, Gwangju.
GOVERNOR-GERAL Yamazaki,
To Order:
The capital will have an order of total militarization, a curfew will be decreed until the second order.
Japanese Troops, Keijō
GOVERNOR-GERAL Yamazaki.
An Advisory:
Army Ministry Korean revolutionaries threw stones through windows and possible invasion of our Government-General building.
Kazushige Ugaki, Army Minister.[/pre][/list]
| These orders have already been communicated to the Tokyo Government, where, with the protests and rebellions going on in the Peninsula, it has put the Ministry of the Army on alert. Now, as these Korean revolutionaries advanced in their plans, the pressure from the Tokyo Government on secret plans involving spies only increased to field them immediately but the training would still last two months. To maintain Law and Order on the Peninsula, the young Korean-looking man, Governor-General Yamazaki, also authorized the soldiers and police force to kill any Korean revolutionary men. Yamazaki had the full support of the Tokyo Government; all reports of events on the Peninsula were sent to the Japanese capital. |
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Asharken, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat, Alaroth
TREATY OF TRIESTE SIGNED WITH YUGOSLAVIA - A NEW ERA OF FRIENDSHIP
January 1930
Today the Yugoslav and Italian Governments have signed the historic Treaty of Trieste to better solidify relations between the two and solve territorial issues long held between the two Nations. It was underlined as a huge occasion by Italian onlookers who had believed that the territorial strife between the two which had existed since the end of the Great war would either never be solved or end in conflict between the two States. Instead, they grew upon the friendship that had grown between them during the past few years, a friendship that had reached new heights during the conflict with Greece in which Italy, despite its war requirements, agreed to assist Yugoslavia in building up its own Armed Forces.
Agreed upon Terms of the Treaty :
- Yugoslavia and Italy enter into a formal Military Alliance, and agree to assist one another in Economic and Military development
- Italy legally acquires possession of territories bordering Mainland Italy and Ethnically Albanian Territories (shown in light green: https://i.imgur.com/feygNrX.png)
- Yugoslavia legally acquires possession of territories on the Adriatic (shown in between the blue lines here, but not including the City of Zara : https://i.imgur.com/YLjCUOQ.png)
- Yugoslavia and Italy guarantee each others access to the Adriatic Sea, and in the case of enclaves and exclaves said territories are guaranteed Treaty-bound access to the outside world
- Economic access to territories ceded to either side shall be guaranteed to the side ceding said territory, in order to guarantee continued access to resources and companies in said territories. As a result, all transferred zones become zones possessing the free and unhindered movement of goods and people. This requires trade borders to remain where they currently reside rather than moving with the Borders.
- Yugoslavia retains Economic access to the Shkodra & Ohrid Lakes under a joint commission to be created by both Countries to guarantee equal access
- Italy shall pay to Yugoslavia the sum of 20,000,000 Dollars (331,000,000 in 2021) for the development of territories ceded to it, including the purchasing of houses currently belonging to Italians who wish to relocate into Italian territory
- With the transfer of further territory to Albania from Yugoslavia, both Italy and Yugoslavia shall recognize the new Borders of "Greater Albania", of which Victor Emmanuel III of Italy shall remain the Monarch
As a result of the territorial changes, Italy has gained many Italian-speaking portions of Slovenia along with Territories that will bring great approval by the Albanian Peoples for "re-acquiring lost territories". Yugoslavia in exchange has gained an even larger and more secure coastline along with Territories of Croatia that had historically caused strife with its Croatian minority.
[spoiler=[sup]The Peoples of the Adriatic are eternally bound by honour and strength, a relationship forged in the times of Rome - Benito Mussolini[/sup]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Yarosluv, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Saldat, Alaroth, Adriatican Islands
Yes yes.
The 1930s is the decade Egypt would loose its influence over The Sudan
A new age of black nationalist fervor will be birthed from the alleys and roads of Khartoum v-v
Yarosluv, Ranponian, Alaroth
MANNERHEIM, SIHVO, AND THE FUTURE OF THE PRESIDENCY
[list][sup]A PRESIDENT OF WAR, FIRE AND STEEL
GREATER FINLANDWINTER 192930[/sup][/list]
Military commander Aarne Sihvo was the bridge between the Social Democrats and Greater Finlands martial elite. A staunch republican and supporter of democracy, yet also an important Civil War soldier and symbol, Sihvo was a unique character. He was attracted by the Social Democrats patriotic, big-tent nature that developed over the 1920s as relentless diplomat Väinö Tanner worked to fuse the rifts left by the Civil War. The Social Democrats welcomed Sihvo into politics, preferring him over the strongly conservative, Swedish aristocratic General Mannerheim. Sihvo quickly became the Social Democrats army figurehead and a distinguished (though strongly anti-communist) parliamentarian, shifting into an essential representative of the Civil War military class. However, as largely conservative anti-communism grew in Finland, so did the influence of the patriotic, crusading General Mannerheim. Mannerheim was now climbing in national popularity with his pioneering of Finnish defense construction and was already held in titanic regard having led the White Army in the Finnish Civil War. Come 1929, Mannerheim was thus fostering a heroic status among Finns. His political influence was becoming irresistible, and Sihvo, an old Civil War rival of Mannerheim, was his connection to the Social Democrats in command of Finlands government: though the two publicly competed in the Civil War, they actually shared a cordial relationship in private. The pair began to meet regularly to discuss politics over the summer of 1928 and became increasingly united in anti-communism after the rise of Soviet expansionism.
As 1930 dawned, President Väinö Tanner entered the final full year of his six-year presidency, and discussions on the next President of Finland began to dominate the twos discussions. Mannerheim was quick to draw his own conclusions about the future of Finlands Presidency, and the subject emerged at one January meeting.
[list][sup]It must be you, you know, the white chief told Sihvo with a wry smile as snow blanketed the grounds of Mannerheims estate. Were agreed on Tanner, you and I, he went on, his expression sobering. A man like usor a woman, mind you, with that Hilja Riipinenwould make the destiny of Finland clear. We cant live in a world where there are more drywall factories than good fighting men. It must be you.[/sup]
[sup]Must it be? chuckled Sihvo in return.[/sup][/list]
In truth, their private meetings reflected much of the public thought. Especially in White Finland, where anti-communism was the law of the land, support for a military leader or one stronger on the issue of communism was growing. Väinö Tanner was a champion of healing and uniting Finlandhed impressively managed an official reconciliation between the Social Democrats (many of whom were Red Guards) and politically weighty White Guard by 1924, which enabled his electoral victory in 1925but peace and reconciliation were things that a great deal of the country was no longer looking for. If an anti-communist could keep up Tanners highly effective state-centered economic policies, they would surely prove a strong candidate in the coming elections: and Mannerheim, in all his shadowy influence, increasingly seemed set on Aarne Sihvo. A personal run would be too bold, as his political career had already been stymied by centrists and leftists in 1919, but rule through a friend might be the stage Mannerheim could use to shine. Tanner had listened to Mannerheim on the issue of defense construction, but perhaps it was fully time for a President of fire and steel.
The Waste Land, Yarosluv, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Swedenn, Vancouver Straits, New Provenance, Kyntos, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
Think you might find this is the decade Egyptian influence over Sudan grows >.>
King Ali bin Hussein:
[list][sub]"I think it is fundamental to negotiate and implement a comprehensive trade deal as you have suggested in addition to rekindling the cultural spirit and identity among our Arab brothers and sisters here in Arabia and Egypt. North Africa and Arabia must come to the same understandings if there is any chance of development and survival. As we are still figuring out our institutions, resources, and capabilities, having fruitful relations with Egypt is a priority to ensure peace to our West. I am prepared to negotiate a trade deal with Egypt. What are your terms?"[/sub][/list]
Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii
CEDA AND THE PARTIDO NACIONAL PROTEST GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO DRASTICALLY REFORM THE SPANISH ELECTION SYSTEM
JANUARY 1930
In a show of power and perhaps a bid to prevent the country from falling further under 'left-wing influence', the CEDA party and the Partido Nacional (National Party) both protested violently against the recent government proposal to drastically reform the Spanish election system through the rebuilding and restructuring of Spain's legislative branches, the establishment of a firm system of checks and balances, and the lengthening of the term of a President and Prime Minister from four years to five years. The proposal also set the next presidential election for 1930, so as to hold future presidential elections on years that are multiples of five. The proposal began moving slowly but steadily through the unicameral Spanish Parliament, worrying the right-wing opposition composed of the Partido Nacional.
As a result of both the bill's controversies and growing tensions between Manuel Azana's left-wing government and the right-wing opposition camp, which was gaining popularity both among Spain's elite and military men, the Partido Nacional and the far-right CEDA party, of which Francisco Franco is a member of and a party which possesses no seats in Parliament, violently protested against the proposal through the staging of mass demonstrations all over the country, in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Cadiz in particular. The demonstrations quickly turned violent, with the protesters turning into rioters, resulting in the deaths of four civilians and nine police officers in the last week alone, all over the country.
Surprised by the sudden outbreak of violence over a meager election reform bill, the Spanish Government made no effort at all to prevent the chaos from erupting further, which could prove lethal to the Azana government in the future. By 12 January, seven days after the demonstrations began, the protests and riots were exploding in magnitude as the effects of the so-called 'Great Depression' began hitting the country in full, with tens of thousands losing their jobs, many more falling prey to hunger and malnourishment. With jobs disappearing and poverty rates skyrocketing, the protests exploded as many blamed the government for their newfound problems and issues. After all, the Azana government had never been effective in doing its job.
Although CEDA (which holds no parliamentary seats) and the Partido Nacional have strongly voiced their opposition to the new election reform bill, it is expected that the piece of legislation will pass through the Parliament with no issues or setbacks thanks to the majority provided by the left-wing Coalition for Solidarity, and the backing of the bill by the Partido Democrata Cristiano, or the Christian Democratic Party.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
[list][list][list][list]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑
𝒩𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝟣𝓈𝓉, 𝟣𝟫𝟤𝟫
ᴇᴍɪʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀꜰɢʜᴀɴɪꜱᴛᴀɴ, ᴋᴀʙᴜʟ[/list][/list][/list][/list]
[sup]Following his takeover of Kabul, Kalakani, fearful of a counterattack by the Amanullah loyalists, swiftly moved the treasury to Kudhaman and pressured many tribes to swear fealty to himself, but was immediately rejected as Pashtun tribes refused to accept the rule of a Tajik. The first concerted opposition to Kalakani came from Ali Ahmad Khan, who was still stationed in Jalalabad after suppressing the Shinwari revolt. There, the locals proclaimed Ali as the new Emir upon receiving the news of Kalakani's accession. Ali then marched his troops on Samucha-i Mulla Omar, Tangi Khurd Kabul, and Chanri, and took up positions there. At the head of a 2,000 men strong army and a tribal militia, he marched to Jagdalak, where he waited for a force of Mohmands who had promised to join him. Over the course of 23 to 29 January, Ali sent out proclamations of his new emirate to Kabul, Logar, the Hazarahjat, the Southern province, and elsewhere, and called on people to join him. Elder Malik Qays of the Khugyani tribe, who had initially allied himself with Ali, defected to Kalakani, captured Ali, and brought Ali to Kalakani in exchange for 17,000 rupees and the rank of lieutenant general, but he would manage to bribe his captors and escaped to Kandahar where he and sought refuge with his two sons Ghulam and Nur. During this time, Amanullah returned to Afghanistan and was marching from Kandahar with an army made of Durrani, Khattak, Ghilzai, and Hazara fighters. Despite a setback in the Battle of Shaykhabad in early March against Amanullah's forces, the Saqqawists managed to push Amanullah's forces back and extend their control to Kandahar in June after a short siege. Amanullah would flee prior to the seige to the British Raj where he would depart to Europe and remain in exile until the end of the war. As for Ali Khan, Kandahar fell to forces loyal to Habibullāh Kalakāni, and the former emir was found in the home of a Hazaras. His son Nur was killed on the spot, while Ali himself was arrested and sent to Kabul along with Abd al-Shakur Khan (The Chief of Justice), Sad al-Din Khan (Abd al-Shakur Khan's son), Abd al-Wasi, and a Mufti. When Ali Ahmad Khan arrived in Kabul, he was paraded through the bazaars stripped naked, after which he remained imprisoned in Kabul for over a month. On the 11th of July 1929, Ali's life ended with his execution via firing squad.[/sup]
[sup]With Amanullah in exile and Ali Khan dead, the only threat that remained for the Bandit King was the Musahiban brothers, led by Muhammed Nadir. On the 8th of March, Nadir Khan crossed into Afghanistan just east of Matun in the Kurram Valley. Kalakani would dispatch two battalions in two directions: along the route to Maydan through Qalah-i Mahtab Bagh, Qalah-i Durrani, Qalah-i Qazi, and Arghandah, and via Charasya and Musai to Logar. Nadir using his experiences in the 3rd Anglo-Afghan War, Nadir led his forces to victory and crushed the two battalions in the Battle of Waghjan Gorge, giving him a direct opening to Kabul. With rumors of Nadir's march to Kabul, many anti-Saqqawist tribes became emboldened and several uprisings against the Saqqawists would take place over the march, May, and June. Culminating in an uprising in august in Bamyan, Ghuri, and Baghlan, blocking Kalakani's force's route to Turkistan and forcing them to retreat to Ghurband, cutting off the Saqaowians from much of northern Afghanistan. On the 23rd of September, a pro-Nadir uprising in Kandahar succeeded at driving out Kalakani's forces from the city which allowed a pro-Nadir force under his brother Shah Wali to cross the Durand Line and occupy Khushi. On the 30th, he sent a 1000-man force ahead to Tangi Waghjan, the gorge on the road to the Logar Valley. In early October, after an intense battle, anti-Saqqawist forces captured the town of Muhammad Aghah, placing themselves within striking distance of Kabul. Kalakani himself took part in this battle, trying to raise morale, but to no avail. anti-Saqqawist forces continued to slowly push towards Kabul. By the 7th of October, Kalakani's forces had retreated from almost all territory outside Kabul and prepared for their last stand.[/sup]
[sup]After dozens of hours of street fighting in Kabul, the Arg was put under siege where his majesty the Emir and Shah, Habibullah Kalakani or better know by his alias, Bacha-ye Saqao remained alongside many other important figures of the Saqqawist Rebellion. Just as he besieged Kabul earlier in January, he was now caught in the same position which Amanullah had been. The Saqaowian were surrounded at the Arg for two days, they would be subject to several days of bombardment, causing major structural damages to the palace. Eventually, Nadir's forces entered the Arg, and after a short but fierce close-quarters battle, captured it, unofficially ending the civil war. Fearing they would be killed they opened the gates leading to the north side of Shamali. The Saqaowian left with much money and jewels. By route of Sherpour airport, they went toward the northern areas of Shamali. In Charekaar, the son of Saqao, Habibullah, Sayed Hussein, Nayeb Saltana Pur Dil, Sepas Salar Sher Jaan, Wazeer Darbar were all caught and captured and brought back to Kabul. Upon hearing this news, a small contingent of Kalakani's army in the area resolved to surrender that same day. Despite the many tribesmen's demand for the Bandit King's head on a pike, Nadir would give strict orders that the Bandit was not to be executed until his arrival in Kabul. When he arrived on the 15th of October to Kabul, the city despite his orders had been ransacked by the tribal levies who ignored the order to not pillage or disturb the Kabuli's. Some sources state that this sacking had been authorized by Nadir but a Swedish national, Andrée Viollis, proved otherwise as the tribal levies were ordered not to, but simply choose to ignore Nadir's orders. Arriving at the capital on the 15th of October, Nadir was requested to give the order on what was to be done to the Bandit Kalakani, Nadir initially played with the idea of pardoning the bandit, but pressure from loyal tribes led him to execute Kalakani on 1st of November, 1929. Kalakani, his brother, and 9 other important figures of the Saqqawist rebellion were lined up against the west wall of the Arg and shot. Before his death, Kalakani's finally words were as follows,[/sup]
[list][list]"ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ ᴀʟʟᴀʜ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇᴅ. ᴀʟʟᴀʜ ʜᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ."[/list]
[list][list]- 𝓗𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓱 𝓚𝓪𝓵𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓷𝓲[/list][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Paramountica, Yarosluv, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Osivoii, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Mesuvia, Tallahan, Adriatican Islands
January 1st 1930 Budapest
the Regent gives his New years speech on the Radio
Miklós Horthy"People of Hungary! as we go into the next Decade I wish to Reflect on the last 10 years.
in 1920 we Reestablished the Kingdom of Hungary, Revoked the crown form the Habsburgs establishing the Regency, Banned the Communist Party, in 1921 we started our Economic Reforms and Anti Illiteracy Campaign,
in 1925 we Codified Christianity as the State Religion and Roman Catholicism as the State Church, while Recognizing Calvinism, Lutheranism, and Eastern Orthodoxy as Legitimate Christian Faiths,
we also instituted the Atheism Tax. In 1926 we created Education Reforms, and established the Protection of Property Rights of All Hungarians, and then anti Degeneracy act. in 1927 we began our Heavy Industrial Expansion. and In 1928 we Officially Banned the Practice of Abortion and Reinstated of the Death Penalty. in 1929 we Responded to the Crisis In Romania by Remilitarizing, Designing new Weapons of War like the 29M tank. then we Created Policies to Aid the Hungarians that where Removed form the Hungarian Nation to Return to the Hungarian Nation. and when the Economic Crisis Struck we Responded quickly. over the Past decade we have Created the Declaration of Rights and added on to it, these new Rights are enjoyed by all Citizens of Hungary.
the Right to Defend ones Life, Limb, Family, Property, Honor, and Community, the Right to Procure, Own and Use Arms in Lawful manor,
the Right of Freedom form Degeneracy, the Right to choose a Christian Denomination, the Right to Education, the Right for a Fair Trial by Judge,
the Right to due Process and protection of unreasonable search and seizures, and the right of the Hungarian diaspora to return to Hungary. in short we Have Had an Eventful Decade. and we will continue to improve the Lives of the Hungarian People into the Future! Happy New Year, My Fellow Hungarians.
January 1930
The Magyar-Jugoslav Compact has been Created
The Waste Land-Pontianus have created an Military and Economic Agreement which can be summed up in 7 Points
1 : the Creation of a Mutual Defense Pact
2 : Loosened Border Restrictions that allow Citizens of the Two Nations to Travel between each others borders with out Passport, only needing to stop at a Border Checkpoint.
3 : Co-Operation of Heavily Fortifying Our Shared Eastern Border with Romania.
4 : the repair and expansion our Rail Connections and to Expand them
5 : Yugoslavia allows Hungary to use the Ports of Zadar and Split to export Hungarian goods, Hungary orders 3 Cargo ships to be built by Yugoslavia.
6 : Military Technology Sharing. Example : If Yugoslavia design a New Machinegun, Hungary gets the blueprints and rights to manufacture its own variant. (or invents Radar) and vice versa
7 : since Hungarian is a difficult language to learn and Yugoslavia has a lot of its own languages it is unreasonable for us to expect our citizens to either learn one of the most difficult languages or a multitude of languages, therefore we have settled on the Use of German as a Diplomatic Language. because both of our Nations have Native Speakers of. Hungarian Germans and German Yugoslavs
will act as Translators, example : Hungarian Germans will Translate Hungarian into German and Yugoslav Germans will Translate German into Serbian or Croatian, until our Diplomats learn German themselves.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Nonador, Yarosluv, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom
HISTORY OF AFGHAN FLAGS
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1627144
Paseo, Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais
You will regret this >:^(
Philanialle, Kotakuan Ii
ITALY PROCLAIMS GREATER ALBANIA / GRAZIANI PRESENTS OMAR AL-MUKHTAR TO THE DUCE IN CHAINS
January 1930
https://youtu.be/aidc1JXrP2g
Benito Mussolini today proudly proclaimed the evolution of Albania into a Greater form of itself, having gained many territories on its frontier which share the Albanian culture and thus the Adriatic spirit. Italy had achieved the gains through the Treaty of Trieste signed with Yugoslavia in the same month, and while many Albanians are celebrating the change there are those who still persist in their anti-Italian ways and refuse to adhere to the new regime. For these Individuals, their foundations have become shaky as Italy has done what they claimed it never would, help Albania and increase its size. But that is not all Italy had accomplished in the realms of Albania, it had granted them fundamentally equal rights to Italians across the Empire, which has included a colonisation drive to settle a total of 30,000 Albanians in the Libyan Province of Cyrenaica by 1936. Advertised as the "Libyan Triumvirate" of Italians, Italian Jews and Albanians it shows the future dream of a Libya dominated and upheld by the three groups, with no space for Libyans themselves in this new era of Prosperity.
With the evolution of Albania into Greater Albania, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy has bestowed his own Title of King of the Albanians upon Prince Aimone the 4th Duke of Aosta. Formally accepting his appointment by the King he has styled himself as Aimone I. Having just announced his betrothal to former King Zog Is Sister Princess Ruhije (who along with the other sisters were unable to flee Albania with her Brother, but was treated surprisingly well by the Italians), she shall be styled as "Ruhije of Albania" and thus Queen consort of Albania. The move is undoubtedly one of extreme betrayal to Zog I whose legitimacy is intensely dented by the move, which has in turn handed greater legitimacy to the Italians.
The other Sisters of Zog: Princess Nafije, Princess Senije, Princess Myzejen & Princess Maxhide have all retained their titles of Princesses of Albania, a generous statement by the Italian Royal Family. In exchange, those amongst them who are not married are to find their Husbands amongst the extremely large and spread out Italian Nobility. Already Princess Senije is betrothed to marry Prince Filiberto, 4th Duke of Genoa and there are rumours of a possible marriage between Princess Myzejen & Giulio, 2nd Marchese Marconi. While there are rumblings that the Italian Fascist Party may be financing the marriages, enabled due to the Sisters known demand for lavish shopping sprees, many Albanians believe they are being coerced into their position.
.....
Excellent news was today heard across all of Italy as General Graziani presented Rebel Leader Omar al-Mukhtar was presented to the Duce in Rome after being captured in a small skirmish near the Libyan-Egyptian Border. Mukhtar was known across Libya as the "Lion of the Desert" for his almost two-decade-long resistance against Italy, but not even his fierce reputation could withstand both his worsening age and health and the skill of Graziani in systematically wiping out his supporters and their oasis's across the desert. Having demanded of Graziani to bring him to Rome in chains, Mussolini was able to pose for multiple pictures with the so-called "Lion" who he belittled as being nothing but a frail old man. But his ultimate goal would yet be achieved, as after pictures were taken and his hunger for insulting the man were sated, Mukhtar was hung in a public ceremony in Rome itself under the charge of treason. Echoing the Triumphs of the old Roman Empire where enemy leaders would be executed in public in front of the leader of Rome symbolizing the ultimate humiliation.
News of his death would trickle through to ethnic Libyans who, demoralized in their struggle, have mostly resigned themselves to fleeing across the Border into Egypt. Coincidentally at that fact, Italy had opened up many of the crossings into Egypt once again, with the endless wall of Barbed wire now showing holes and gaps. For the first time since 1917, non-Libyans within Libya could breathe freely knowing they were now mostly safe from constant raids and attacks by rebel forces. This would thus only be the beginning of the Italian colonisation effort in the region, with new drives to bring more Italians and Albanians into the Colony to grow their influence and share of the power.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Bayern Deutschland
(Do the Shanghai international concessions still exist?)
Ranponian
yush, but it belongs to the respective countries
ALFRED HEIDLER BEGINS CAMPAIGN AMONG THE YOUTH IN HEIDELBERG
HEIDELBERG - The man standing was not what many expected. Far from the communist propaganda, Alfred Heiler did not come with his uniform, nor the swastika on his arm. In fact, he came with a simple costume and a hat. A simple man in front of simple people. His tone was calm and his speech very modest. Even the references to antisemitism, although present, were so little they weren't even taken into consideration.
[list]"I believe in the Nation. In the roots of the People. You young ones have lived in very difficult times. You probably were stolen a bright future. It wasn't even your fault you were too young. I was there. I was there to bring the 10 million marks to simply eat something good. Or the 40 million to see a theater. And I was there when millions of Germans have fallen into foreign hands in the West, in the East, and in the World. What kind of country can we be without restoring some kind of honour."[/list]
These words felt true for many of his audience. Many were in their mid twenties with little professional prospects. They had lived the crisis of 1923 and now another one. Some were already unemployed with time on their hands for politics. There was a man who said true words. Heidler continues.
[list]"Look at the mess our Nation has become. What have we done to our Glorious Times (ref. Golden Age). We need to bring hope and order to this country. No more general disorder ! No more political fights ! No more lost causes ! No ! One cause ! One Order ! One Nation ! This is what we need ! Only then can we finally rise up again. There has to be a leader. A ship without a captain simply drifts away. I want to be this seefahrer for Germany. For you ! To the poor there shall be a job, to the sick, there shall be a hospital and to the lost people Germany will be back !"[/list]
The speech was met with applause. "He is right. I think the country is a mess and it needs some kind of direction. Every day its a new militia, a new political party created to divide the country even more. There are some areas where you can't even go because the Reds beat you up." says Karl O., a recently graduated engineer of Heidelberg.
The meeting was relatively small but convincing for the majority of the audience. The Deutschesarbeitpartei (DAP) is expected to make some gains for the September 1930 elections. The major adversary remains the Kommunists, flirting with the working class and gaining ground in industrial cities where the loss of jobs has been severe.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES AGAIN
(...) Yesteday, the economic indicators continued to worsen. The Company of Coal of the West informed that 400 of its workers would be let go by the end of the week. The protests didn't stop in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Munich. It is in the West of Germany that things have been getting worse.
COMMUNISTS GAIN ATTENTION AS EXTREME PARTIES FIGHT IN THE STREETS
HAMBURG - The police had to intervene yet once again at Friedrichstraße. Partisans of the DAP and the KPD met face to face and fought for well over ten minutes with batons and other objects. (...) "We are seeing more and more these skirmishes on the streets. Its unacceptable for a Republic like ours. Such fights are done with ballots" says Chief Officer Erwin Perching.
However, the multiplication of parties everywhere is creating a confusion in the political sphere. Many blame the current crisis on the jews, others on the bourgeoisie, some on both being the same. What is true is that the current level of political tensions is worrying the Brünner Government as it tries to mitigate the current economic crisis.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Yarosluv, Paseo, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Alzarikstan, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands
WITH THE GREAT DEPRESSION SPREADING TO ITALY, DUCE ANNOUNCES LARGE SCALE PUBLIC WORKS
February 1930
As the effects of the Crash spread across the globe, Italy was sadly unable to practice immunity towards its effects. Despite being the second most agrarian major power in Europe (ahead of the U.S.S.R) Italy's small Industrial Sector is heavily indebted and overleveraged. As a result, the biggest Italian Banks, who rely on interest income from said indebted sector have suffered greatly from the crash. Many of them on the way to bankruptcy and defaulting, the Italian Government has been forced to come up with a quick-time plan to incorporate their debts and ensure interest payments in order to save the vast majority of the Industrial Economy from complete collapse. Banco di Milano, the Credito Italiano and the Banca Commerciale made up the three largest Banks with the highest amount of debt within Italy, and taking a proactive move the Fascist Grand Council has ordered their Corporate Heads to sign agreements with the Government effectively transferring Bonds (both owned and oustanding) to the Government institution Sofindit.
Sofindit would share out the Assets (including the 500 Million Lira issued to it by the Government) on a 10-year loan basis to smaller Banks and Companies in trouble, guaranteeing smaller and more manageable debt payments. Banca Commerciale had to be absorbed outright due to it having the largest number of liabilities of the big three overall and being unable to perform normal bank functions on a consistent basis. Overall Italy would need to absorb all three Banks into its national authority over the next few years if the Nation is to maintain Economic stability.
All Industries owned by the Banks that are unable to maintain financial solvency would have to be absorbed into the Government, for which the Fascist Grand Council has created the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction (IRI) which has been given the authority until 1935 to absorb unprofitable Industrial Concerns into its own Administrative structure. The function of IRI overall is to restructure Companies into more profitable concerns, usually by changing production or otherwise absorbing them into other local Industrial producers. Despite the initial foreign worrying that this was a nationalization, the Italian Government has underlined that all firms absorbed into IRI temporarily were as a result reformed into government-linked companies (GLC). As a result while Italy has not nationalized any Industrial Companies and instead simply linked them to the Government in order to oversee their finances.
For Agriculture and Services, relative stability was seen as they maintained little debt compared to the infant Industrial Sector. This has meant that in terms of Unemployment Italy has maintained a relatively low number compared to other major powers (around 300,000 from large and unprofitable Industrial Firms). In an attempt to tackle this and given the ongoing crisis in Greece, the Italian Government has agreed to order a larger amount of munitions than would actually be acquired, agreeing to stockpile the excess for potential future conflicts. (OOC: Something Italy refused to do IRL, leading to munitions shortages as early as the first year of WWII).
Throughout Italy, the Government would freeze wages and prices of foods acquired from government-owned institutions (this was done irl and is quoted as being a good reason for why italian price fluctuations throughout the period were minimal. Italy thus improved its trade deficit at the expense of overall trade).
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To tackle Unemployment, and more importantly to actually enact an Idea and plan that had been floating in the Government as early as 1922, the Duce has ordered that the Pontine Marshes be drained and their lands prepared for farmland colonization. Occupying 80,000 Hectares (for comparison that is only 30% smaller than the entirety of Hong Kong, or the same size as Bahrain) and only populated by 1,700 individuals (of which 80% become infected with Malaria on a yearly basis due to the bog) it is an area of vast opportunities.
Draining the area would require around 150,000 workers constructing over 17,000 km of Canals and trenches along with dredging Rivers and diking their Banks to prevent flooding. Pumping Stations would need to be built and maintained across the whole of the area to make sure that the height of waters in each section of Canal was maintained at a manageable level. Huge Camps fitted with Housing, Plumbing and facilities to cook for all of the workers. All of the 1,700 Citizens living in the area would have to be forcefully moved, however this would be dampened by the promise that after completion of the project in 1934 an estimated 48,000 People (approx 8,000 families) would be granted farmland, housing, barns and all other materials required for two years of initial harvest free of cost (these Individuals shall be chosen amongst loyal fascists from across Italy, like IRL).
Coal and Iron, the eternal bane of Italy and its least developed sector would be the focus in order to provide much-needed employment to the Country. Currently, Italy produces the least amount of Coal and Iron of any major power in Europe, and in fact even produces less than its Yugoslav and Czechoslovak Counterparts. This is not for a lack of reserves but rather Industrialisation as a whole. Italy was the youngest major power in Europe in absolute terms, as even Germany was relatively unified before it finally declared the German Empire (German Confederation formed in 1815).
In 1929 Italy had produced only 21.4 million tons of Coal and 5.1 million tons of iron. In comparison Germany had produced over a billion tons of Coal and over 100 million tons of iron. This was a huge failure for Italy as a major power as it resulted in Italy importing almost all of its natural resource requirements, currently from Yugoslavia with which it had created a treaty of friendship. Almost all of the iron mined was on Elba, itself a lucrative mining Colony. The Alpine regions despite containing the vast majority of Italy's Iron reserves were never properly exploited by the pre-unification states that fought over them, and as such Italy did not have sufficient finances to do so after Unification (given its many other requirements). Under the Duce however, he has ordered the construction of over 4,000km of small gauge Mining Railways and a wide variety of newly paved mountain roadways to give access to many of the iron-rich Mountains there. Demanded by his new Economic Order is a production of 50 million tons of Coal per year and 35 million tons of Iron per year by 1936, increased to 95 million tons of Coal per year and 50 million tons of Iron per year by 1940. While achievable, the dates set by the Duce are ambitious, however it would allow Italy to be more independent in terms of resource acquisition. Total cost of the program given the expensive infrastructure required is estimated at 220 million Lira.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
The Waste Land, Nonador, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Cascadla, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kyntos, Central Turan, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Bayern Deutschland
REICH LAW GAZETTE
Law n°491-I/1930 on the 12th january 1930 concerning the adoption of a new reparation plan
Gesetz über die Haager Konferenz und die Anderung die Reparationen
Following the Second Conference of the Hague, the Reichtag has signed the following agreement ;
Article 1 - The repayment of the reparations will be done as follows in Annex I according to article 243 of the Versailles Treay of 1918 (GB 1919, I-A)
Article 2 - The Ministry of Economy will handle the reparations. It is created a Commission of Reparation Payments. (Reparationskommission)
Article 3 - A tax on transport is created and will be detailed in a decree.
ANNEX I
TOTAL CAPITAL : 112 000 000 000ℛℳ (1930) / 25,6 billion US Dollars
Annuity for 1930 : 742 100 000ℛℳ
SIGNATURE
Reichpräsident
Hans Luther
Reichskanzler
Heinrich Brüner
Reichsminister der Finanzen
S. Moldenhauer
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=bayern_deutschland/detail=factbook/id=1626645
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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FRANCISCO FRANCO TO RUN IN THE MAY ELECTIONS ON THE PARTIDO NACIONAL TICKET, PROMPTING WORRIES OF A RETURN OF RIGHT-WING GOVERNANCE
JANUARY 1930
On 18 January 1930, Brigadier-General Francisco Franco, of the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (CEDA), formally declared his withdrawal from CEDA and announced his candidacy for the May presidential elections this year, on the Partido Nacional (National Party) ticket. The long-awaited announcement came after months of speculation over Franco's possible run. With his supporters among both the voting public and the Spanish military itself, his candidacy was regarded by many as certain to happen. Francisco Franco, a Brigadier-General in the Spanish Army currently serving as the commander of Spanish troops in Spanish Morocco, gained nationwide popularity for his rousing nationalistic speeches and stirring pledges and promises to return Spain to the 'glorious and undefeatable Empire it once was'. Although his far-right rhetoric was extreme for some, Franco's popularity surged with the Great Depression and the placing of the blame for economic mishaps on the left-wing Republican government.
Franco's announcement of candidacy was received with nervousness in the Spanish Government, most of whom were left-wing and thus opposed to the brigadier-general's rhetoric and ideals. President Manuel Azana commented during an exclusive interview with El Pais, the leading Spanish newspaper, that 'Francisco Franco is a military man, not a government and bureaucracy man'. Following this key interview, other left-wing MPs began criticizing Franco's run, capitalizing mainly on the fact that he barely had any political experience and that he ran on 'dangerously fascist-like rhetoric'. Left-wing MPs also used Franco's call for 'the closest ties ever' with fascist Italy, declaring that the 'dastardly Italians will backstab us as they did Greece'.
On the brigadier-general's side, however, the spirit was still strong. Franco understood that his popularity among the voting public gave him a strong chance of winning democratically, and if that failed he had the backing of the Spanish Army. During a poll conducted by El Pais, 54% of Spaniards supported Franco while 46% supported the incumbent left-wing President, Manuel Azana. While the polls certainly can't predict the election outcome, they show a strong base of support for Franco and the Partido Nacional, which is expected to gain additional seats in the Spanish Parliament in the upcoming elections.
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hallo my name us sus russia iam empire before is kingdom and i am democracy and monarchy and open elections
Amsterwald, Cascadla
Hello, I'm Nippon :)
so in this timeline Alfred will be an Unacceptable name while Adolf is completely normal.
Yarosluv, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Somerania
wait so the year right now is 1930 in roleplay
Alfred Heidler*
[list][list][list][pre]MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN
مملكة الهاشميين
THE KINGDOM OF THE HASHEMITES[/pre][/list]
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FOR WHOM THE BELLS OF REVOLUTION TOLLS PART TWO: PRINCE AL-ILAH'S OPEN DEFIANCE TO KING ALI BIN HUSSEIN
لمن تقرع أجراس الثورة!
[sub]King Ali bin Hussein, King of Hejaz & Sharif of Mecca | MECCA, 19230[/sub][/list]
[sub]| MAMLAKAT ALHASHIMIIYN - مملكة الهاشميين |[/sub]
Turning into the new year, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah allowed the high emotions and tensions to fester and strain the relations between himself and his father, King Ali bin Hussein. After being slapped and degraded by King Ali, Prince Al-Ilah demonstrated the ring marks left on his face to Hashemite family relatives such as Prince Faisal I, Prince Abdullah I, and Prince Ghazi bin Faisal as well as members of the traditional merchant class in Mecca that helped finance the Hashimi Arab Revolt and war with the Saud Jihadis, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah found it necessary and appropriate to bring his anger to open defiance against King Ali bin Hussein but in the most theatrical yet memorable fashion. At night at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, dressed in his royal/military regalia and accompanied by the previously mentioned princes, held a rally after marketing the event to the merchant class that helped finance the Arab Revolt and the Hashemite victory over the Sauds in addition to daily visitors to the bazaars across the Kingdom for the past 2 months. With torches lit up leading to the Grand Mosque and around the Grand Mosque, a large red flag of the Hashemite Kingdom waved at the top of a flagpole. At the beginning of the rally, there was a small march of a group of militant supporters of Prince al-Ilah wearing similar green and black uniforms, of who held up pictures of the Hashemite emblem, the calligraphy for Allah, and smaller portraits of al-Ilah and wore armbands with the emblem of the Hashemite Family. With chants and praise of al-Ilah's commitment to the Arab people, the people rallying held their right hand over their hearts with their left hand up in the air, similar to the Roman Salute, but rather with their palms up facing (the back of their hand is facing in the direction of their face and the palm is facing in the direction in front of them) in front of them with their thumb positioned inward toward the center of the hand. After citing the national anthem and granting more praise to al-Ilah's clear open defiance, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah appeared from inside the Grand Mosque of Mecca along with his Hashemite relatives and supporting merchant elites and bowed and clapped at the presence of his supporters. Some of the people in attendance were farmers, tribal elders, representatives of the other Arab royal families within the Hashemite Empire, fishermen, teachers, and military officials. Returning the previously illustrated Hashemite hand gesturing salute, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah cleared his throat and began to speak:
Prince 'Abd al-Ilah:
[list][sub]"Brothers and sisters, we have liberated ourselves previously from the evils of and tyranny of Ottoman subjugation and the oppressive nearly 30 year reign of jihadi terrorism of the Saud clan. However, we stand now in the desperate need to once again liberate ourselves from a final enemy that looks like us, speaks like us, and lives among us not as an average citizen but as the King of our newly formed Jamahiriyah. Since the signing of the 1929 Treaty of Medina, King Ali bin Hussein, my father, has only sought socioeconomic prosperity for himself and himself only whilst isolating himself from his daily obligations and responsibilities to the Arab people! It was foolish for our people to join in solidarity with my father and it was even more foolish of my family to think for one second Ali bin Hussein is the rightful patriarch to lead this newly established nation through the fog. This is our nation! This is our history! This is our claim to responsible leadership and authority that is indebted to us through the spilling of blood from our ancestors and through the blessings crafted and provided by Allah the Merciful and Benevolent! It has been even more foolish for the nation to blindly follow the false prophet. By no means do I advocate for Communism as I am a firm believer in human potential for growth and competition; however, Capitalism is an experimental economic system and therefore, it must be treated as such and it takes a true scientist to understand that and properly use the benefits of such. That scientist is I, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah. The experimentation of ideological adaptation to our conditions in the present is important to our survival tomorrow, next week, next month, the next decade, and so on! I am a man of good faith and good intentions as my family, who is present here, can attest. the Arab Nation needs a vibrant leader that is not afraid to people for the Arab people and cultivate with the contributions of the Arab people a society that is most progressive and prosperous for the Arab people first and foremost then the world secondarily! That was brought to me in a vision by Allah! In this vision, we come together and we rejoice in the supporting of a Thought that maximizes the possibilities of Arab excellence and development in all things! This is a thought that requires the full participation and mobilization of our masses and all our being to begin the correcting and guiding of our youth to fulfill the prophecy of our divinely approved enrichment and empowerment one Arab at a time!
I firmly believe that the youth are the keys to this successful revolution against our last enemy that remains in power directly North to this holy site of holy sites; the youth are open to change and enlightenment because they still have not been indoctrinated and united with this proper view of ourselves, our history, the world, and our future! A major problem that continues to fester and allows my father to allow squalor to persist is the disillusionment of the youth. Disillusionment leads to unproductive individualism, and such a strain on individualism is not a healthy sign in our underdeveloped nation due to prohibiting the development of a Collective State Community of Progressive Individuals. The Thought that I present to you seeks to spread our enlightened ideas to the people and to challenge reactionary elements within society as well as those who only settle and accept the regressive mundane! The Hashimic Thought directly aligns with institutions of faith as we, people of faith, are the pillars of Arab society and our civilization as a whole undeniably. I only want what is best for Arabia! I truly do and that comes with discipline and also caring for our children as the leaders of tomorrow! We cannot and will not allow for our youth to once again be corroded and blinded by fictitious realities that which only evil can deliver such as foreign based ideologies, domestic tyrants, and complicity to regression! We must preserve and promote the Arab Identity through the cultivation of a collective, conscious national identity that fosters the desire and strength to enhance our communities and ourselves under the auspice of the State! Our development and progression as individuals is directly correlated to the fundamental existence of Community and is deeply ingrained in our culture and history. It is vital that the history of the Arab Nation is preserved and promoted every day because if not, then we become lost once again!
We will only reach our goal through a revolutionary process towards the unity, freedom, and National Sovereignty. The problems that are currently expanding the ongoing global economic meltdown are easily present in the illnesses allowed to fester here by King Ali bin Hussein sectarianism, regionalism, intellectual reactionism, and exploitation. These problems can only be resolved through a revolutionary process. A revolution could only succeed if the revolutionaries are pure, and devoted nearly religiously to the task of nation-building and crafting sustainable institutions that maintain full mobilization of the masses. I ask you not only as a Hashemite Prince but a humbled Arab to come together as a united family, spread the words brought to fruition here, cherish each other, and become devoted to the cause of an Arabian Social Revolution and the Rebirth of the Arab Nation! Arabia will no longer remain in obscurity!"[/sub][/list]
After his speech, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah did the Hashimic Salute and the crowd in attendance reciprocated the new hand gesture of identity and uniformity for those who embrace al-Ilah's ideology and vision for the Peninsula. After a few moments, those in attendance would gather with the Prince and his attending relatives into the Grand Mosque of Mecca for a collective prayer service and networking as they sung the national anthem together to close the evening.
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RIP anyone named Alfred in this timeline I guess.
The Waste Land, Yarosluv, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii, Nileia, Mesuvia
Guess Batman's butler's gonna need to be named Adolf
The Waste Land, Yarosluv, Bauscland, Amsterwald, Kotakuan Ii
in this region have economic crisis
This is bad :(
reform economy
Endorse me i want submitted proposals
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