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[list][sup]MAY 1910[/sup]

1910 GENERAL ELECTION.

[sub]BRITISH EMPIRE, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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| In one of the longest reigns in history, Prime Minister Joseph Chamberlain had been the most powerful man in the British Empire, and the United Kingdom. He led to the Liberal Unionists, and his parliamentary ally and coalition partner the Conservatives, 6 electoral victories and as a result 6 majorities. 1910 was expected to go the same way as it had always done, the immensely popular Joseph Chamberlain and his coalition would achieve another victory, and this was the assumed result until Chamberlain announced his retirement from politics. This announcement as a result made the 1910 general elections completely open, it was anyone's game, and no one knew exactly who would win. Not only this, but the traditional Conservative-Liberal Unionist coalition died within days of the announcement, the Liberal Unionists were traditionally left wing while the Conservatives were traditionally right wing. The sole thing keeping the 2 together were Chamberlain and their respective opinion that the Empire, the expanded United Kingdom must remain and that Ireland cannot in any way receive independence. Some experts remarked that it was a fair possibility that the Conservatives would take the reigns once again, as they had always been the traditional winners of the General Election before the Liberal Unionist-Conservative Coalition. |

| The opposition for the past 15 years can be split into 2 separate eras, the first opposition (1895-1900) was the Liberal Party led by Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. While they had a similar ideology to the Liberal Unionists, they believed that independence should be given to Ireland, and this was the reason that the party split into the Liberal Unionists and the Liberals. However, many of the traditional Liberal Voters would slowly switch to Liberal Unionists or the other left wing party: The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson. Henderson and the Labour Party were strictly left wing, believed in keeping the expanded United Kingdom while providing independence (eventually) to certain parts of the Empire. However, first and foremost, they were a workers party. In the 1900 General Election they shot to the 3rd largest party and thus became the official opposition, with the Liberal Party essentially dying off. The Labour Party found success in the industrial cities, London and mining towns, these were areas where there was a high concentration of workers that tended to lean left wing, but also were disillusioned by the Conservative-Liberal Unionist pact and the general lack of excitement and energy emanated by the Liberal Party. Thus, the Labour Party was a natural choice for them. |

| The campaign was fairly mellow until Chamberlain gave his announcement, then it immediately picked up fervor. The main issues of the campaign was the Naval Arms Race with the German Empire, which had recently heated up with Churchill promising “2 battleships and a cruiser for every German battleship”, but at the same time Britain was very tired of war especially after nearly a decade of war in South Africa which ended in the deaths of 25,000 deaths. Not only this, but many people were desperate for more social welfare spending but naturally such an issue would never be touched by the Liberal Unionist-Conservative coalition. |

| The Labour Party, with Arthur Henderson at the helm argued that the Liberal Unionist party was essentially a conservative party, and that they had sold out to the Conservatives and as a result would not increase Social Welfare spending, support Labour Unions, support workers rights and more. Henderson offered a different vision, he proposed that provided the Royal Navy was strong enough to face all the European Powers, not one would go to war with them, or at the very least avoid war, which would mean that the balance of power would remain. He also proposed a large increase in Social Welfare spending, as well as education, and government sponsored university education for the high achieving who could not afford it. The Liberal Unionists stuck to their traditional platform while arguing that if they gained enough seats they’d be able to protect Britain and agree to demands by those advocating for more social welfare spending. The Conservative Party argued that they were the only ones capable of avoiding war on the continent, halting the rise of the German Empire and ensuring the United Kingdom and its army and navy is strong enough to face any threats that may or may not arise. Eventually May arrived and the election was held across the United Kingdom, from Toronto, to London to Sydney to Auckland. The results are as follows. |

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[sup]UNITED KINGDOM GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, MAY, 1910[/sup]

[sup]LABOUR PARTY: 592 SEATS

CONSERVATIVE PARTY: 192 SEATS

LIBERAL UNIONISTS:84

IRISH NATIONALS: 62

NZ LABOUR: 41

AUSTRALIAN UNIONIST PARTY: 29[/sup]

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| The election was, in essence, a complete rejection of the Liberal Unionist party by the working classes, who at this point no longer believed they were a true “left wing” party, and thus threw their hands behind the Labour Party, who gained 412 seats and gained a full majority. This is the largest electoral victory in the history of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party retained all its seats, and in fact gained 10, with that it became the 2nd largest party and as a result the official opposition party. The Liberal Unionists were reduced by well over 300 seats and held only 84 seats, primarily in overseas areas like Canada, Australia and New Zealand who appreciated its efforts to fight for their continued inclusion. Next was the Irish Nationals who lost around 8 seats, all to the Labour Party. The results were an unequivocal mandate for the Labour Party, and its policies. With that, Arthur Henderson, leader of the Labour Party, became the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as per appointment by the King.

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[sup]MAY 1910[/sup]

ℌ𝔢𝔱 𝔏𝔞𝔞𝔱𝔰𝔱𝔢 𝔑𝔦𝔢𝔲𝔴𝔰

[sub]1 FRANC. | DE FIJNSTE KRANT[/sub]

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𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐈𝐈 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐄

[sub][I]KING LEOPOLD II DEAD AT 74 FROM A HEMORRHAGIC STROKE

ALBERT I CORONATED AS THE NEW KING OF THE BELGIANS

MOURNING AND SORROW FLOOD THE STREETS OF BELGIUM [/I][/sub]

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BRUSSELS—King Leopold II was found dead in his bed at his palace in Laeken by a servant, the cause of death was ruled as Hemorrhagic Stroke, which in effect means an artery in his brain burst and he began to bleed in his head, which would go on to kill him in his sleep. He died at the age of 74, and had ruled Belgium for 44 and half years, making him the longest reigning King of the Belgians in history. His funeral was held 2 days after his death with a procession and then eventually a long service at Church of Our Lady of Laeken, he was buried there as well. Well over 80,000 poured into the streets to mourn their King, whom was loved dearly by all. It could also be argued, that King Leopold II was the most popular King in the history of the nation. At the funeral his personal advisor gave a few words calling him a “Kind hearted man” and “someone who genuinely cared about the people of Belgium, and their wellbeing, we will never have a King like him ever, there is no one like him, and there will be no one like him, even so: I wish there were more people in this world like his majesty.”

King Leopold II and his legacy is viewed as favorable by Historians, Journalists and of course the people of Belgium. Leopold II was known as the “Builder King” due to the fact he commissioned a great number of structures, buildings and churches and of course works that were open to the public such as grand parks, museums and even housing for the poor. All this and more was built with his personal wealth. He also was known to equalize the way the army recruited soldiers, the rich were allowed to pay for substitute soldiers but under Leopold II’s urging it was eventually changed to one male from every family would have to serve in the Army regardless of income status, thus the rich could no longer avoid military service. This was a very popular measure among the poor, and of course the working classes as military service was no longer solely their burden.

Albert I was the successor to the throne. He was the son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and is a fairly young King with him being the age of 36. He was very studious spending dozens of hours weekly studying, learning and reading. He was also a known proponent of the working classes, he would frequently go to poorer areas and talk to the poor and the workers to gain their perspective and of course understand the living conditions of the poor. Albert I was married to Elisabeth of Bavaria. Albert I was coronated and took the royal accession oath in not only French, but in Flemish as well, which was very popular among the people.

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[sup]1896-1910[/sup]

[ HISTORY OF SPAIN ]

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[ The Carlist have ruled Spain for 69 years and in that time many things have befallen the once great nation the April 21, 1898 – August 13, 1898 Spanish American war would see Spain after a bitter fight lose the last vestiges of its once great Empire in America this would shake the national psyche of Spain to its core. A year later liberal supporters of the exiled queen Isabella II would rise up in rebellion to restore her to the throne the rebellion would be put down but show to the carlist that the only way to ensure peace in Spain was to end the dynastic dispute. At age 17 Jaime the Prince of Asturias would marry María de las Mercedes granddaughter of Isabella II of Spain thus mending the dynastic rift and unifying both sides of Spanish society. ]

[ In 1904 Carlos VII would die and be buried in the Pantheon of the Kings in The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and his son Jaime III would ascend the throne upon his accession Jaime III would allow the descendants of Isabella II to return to Spain and grant them a place in the line of succession and would declare Spain's neutrality in any upcoming European conflict but he would also reaffirm Spain's claim on Gibraltar hoping for a peaceful solution between Spain and the United Kingdom. Spain under Jaime III has begun to seek trading opportunities among the former colonies including Mexico and Nicaragua and the former enemy the United states of America. ]

[ The remaining colonies of Spain include Spanish Guinea, Spanish Morocco and the western Sahara there are whispers in the Rif region of rebellion against Spanish and french rule it seems war in this part of the world is inevitable and Spain will fight to maintain the last of its colonies and thus has begun to deploy more troops to the region.Many challenges face Spain in the new century and to face them Spain will need to be strong. ]

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LE DROIT RADICAL DOMINE L'ÉLECTION LÉGISLATIVE EN COUVRANT LE DROIT POUR MODÉRER LE DROIT

18 MAI 1910 - PARIS, EMPIRE DE FRANCE

| In an unprecedented blow to nearly twenty years of alternating victories between the moderate right and the moderate left, the 1910 Legislative Election has left the French legislature under the control of a far-right leaning coalition consisting primarily of the Patriotic League, who took 112 seats in the legislature, the Nouveaux Bonapartistes with 98 seats, and the Nationalists with 87 seats. The moderate right, defined by leadership of Oscar de Négrier as President of the Council of Ministers from 1893 to 1899, had previously dominated the legislative elections of 1893, 1898, and 1906, losing their grip on the legislature only between 1902 and 1906 when a left-wing coalition led by the Rally for Liberal Action won the national elections. The new far-right coalition, based entirely upon nationalism and irredentism, was not taken seriously by both the moderate left and right, but achieved a victory in the legislature thanks to the aid of grassroots campaigning and genuine fear of the rise of anarchism in France, anarchism which has led to the assassination of numerous public officials throughout the past three decades and a failed assassination attempt on His Imperial Majesty in 1899. |

| The new far-right coalition's main members are the aforementioned Patriotic League, New Bonapartists, and the Nationalists. The Patriotic League, formed in 1882 by poet Paul Déroulède, historian Henri Martin, and Félix Faure, originally served as a political movement before eventually developing into a fully-fledged political party after the left's victory in 1902. Advocating itself as a non-partisan party, its primary political aims under Déroulède have been stated solely as "improving the French nation" and "reclaiming the lost territories" of Alsace-Moselle, seeking revenge against Germany for the Franco-Prussian War. Their allies, the New Bonapartists, were formed in 1893 upon schisms in the Bonapartist movement regarding the issue of liberalization of French politics. The New Bonapartists, described as aligned more with the idea of a sense of republican vanguardism of the Bonaparte system rather than an absolutist system, have been led by French statesman and author Gabriel Hanotaux since 1898, with Mr. Hanotaux being described as the man most responsible for the New Bonapartist's rise to power going into this election. The New Bonapartists, along with the Patriotic League and the Nationalists, now occupy a slight majority in the parliament, with 297 of the legislature's 590 seats belonging to the three parties. |

| With the victory of the far right in the new elections, Patriotic League founder Paul Déroulède has been slated to serve as the next Prime Minister of the Empire. The political liberalization of France due to the policies of His Imperial Majesty between 1897 and 1906, which has handed most of the nation's political power to the Parliament, will allow Déroulède's nationalist and anti-colonialist agenda to be propagated without impediment until the 1914 election, so long as the far right coalition continues to remain united. In his victory address following the results of the election, Déroulède reiterated his desires to serve as a strong leader and readjust France's national interests: |

[list][list][list]Je suis Français et Nationaliste. Vous, le peuple français, m'avez confié les pouvoirs qui viennent avec le leadership pour diriger notre grande nation en tant que nationaliste et Français devrait, et par la grâce de Dieu je vais ... Il faut reconnaître que jouer à des jeux coloniaux avec les Britanniques n'est pas dans l'intérêt de la nation française. Les gouvernements précédents ont joué à ces jeux presque comme pour le divertissement, renonçant complètement à la honte de l'Alsace qui se présente à nos yeux depuis des décennies. Ces hommes n'étaient pas des chefs. Ce n'étaient que des enfants jouant à faire semblant. Nous veillerons à ce que l'Alsace-Morselle soit réintégrée dans notre Empire, par tous les moyens nécessaires. Nous ne serons pas faibles. Nous ne reculerons pas face à l'adversité ou à l'agression."

"I am a Frenchman, and a Nationalist. You, the people of France, have entrusted me with the powers that come with leadership to lead our great nation as a nationalist and a Frenchman should, and by the grace of God I shall ... We must recognize that playing colonial games with the British is not in the interest of the French nation. Previous governments played these games almost as if for entertainment, completely forgoing the disgrace of Alsace which has been occuring before our eyes for decades. These men were not leaders. They were merely children playing pretend. We will ensure that Alsace-Morselle is reincorporated into our Empire, through any means necessary. We shall not be weak. We shall not stand back in the face of adversity or of aggression."[/list][/list][/list]

| Alongside limiting further French involvement in overseas colonialism, representatives of the far-right's coalition have stated that other policy plans include further strengthening relations with Russia and Serbia, supporting the new Francophile Turkish Republic, increasing the French military budget, and developing infrastructure throughout France and French Algeria. Déroulède is scheduled to meet with His Imperial Majesty at the New Tuileries Palace before the month's end, before taking up residence at Élysée Palace upon the formation of the new government. |

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[list][list]~ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐂𝐎 ~

| 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚘? 𝙰𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 |[/list][/list]

[sup]The Porfiriato had created a great political dissatisfaction that was aggravated by the world crisis of 1907, which reduced foreign investment and affected the national economy, especially in the fields of industry and agriculture. Porfirio Díaz had been re-elected continuously since 1884 and in 1900 it was rumored that he would leave the presidency in favor of José Yves Limantour or Gen. Bernardo Reyes. However, Díaz managed to be reelected again, and to calm things down in 1904, he granted the vice presidency to Ramón Corral. The Cananea and Río Blanco strike undermined the prestige of Díaz, who in 1908 declared to the journalist James Creelman that he was ready to leave power in 1910. In this panorama of social decomposition, the Mexican Revolution was reached. The political system of the Díaz government suffered a severe crisis due to the aging of the president and his clique, commonly known as «the Scientists», which made it an exclusive system to which the new generations did not have access. On the other hand, Díaz's political system had been based on the balance of powers between his close group and the followers of Bernardo Reyes, known as "Reyistas", but due to the advanced age of the President, the question of presidential succession became more important. Thus, the scientists reduced the political power of the Reyistas, who then became members of the opposition. This decision also caused a concentration of political and economic power in various regions, such as Chihuahua, Morelos, and Yucatan, which caused discontent.[/sup]

[list][I]In 1908 the political situation in the country began to stir when an interview was conducted by James Creelman, a reporter for Pearson's Magazine, with the then President of Mexico on February 18th of that year.

In said interview, Díaz assured:

[sup]"I have patiently awaited the day when the Mexican people were prepared to select and change their government in every election without the danger of armed revolutions and without hindering the progress of the country. I think that day has arrived." - Porfirio Díaz[/sup][/list]

[I][sup]From that moment on, various anti-re-electionist clubs began to form throughout the country. In the state of Coahuila, the book The Presidential Succession also emerged in 1910, where its author, a landowner named Francisco I. Madero, analyzes the Mexican political situation and also criticizes the Díaz government, albeit in a moderate way, and positive. Following Creelman's interview with President Díaz, and the appearance of Madero's book, several political parties emerged, some in favor of the current government and others completely against it. Among them was the Democratic Party and the Reyistas (supporters of General Bernardo Reyes), who founded the Popular Sovereignty Club, had participated, although later the general was eliminated from the payroll because he was commissioned to Europe. in September 1909. In the end, Díaz decided to run again for president, along with Ramón Corral for vice president. Likewise, in 1909 the Reelection Club was reorganized by members of the aristocracy in order to promote their campaign. As a counterproposal, the Antirelectionist Center emerged, with Francisco I. Madero as the central figure. Now we see who is who in the ever-growing game.[/sup]

[list]𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬: [I][sup]Coming from a family that was an important part of the liberal party, he was born on August 20, 1849, at No. 121, López Cotilla Street, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and was baptized three days later in the Church of Our Lady del Pilar; He was the oldest of the 4 children of the second marriage of Colonel Domingo Reyes Rovira, originally from Managua Nicaragua, and Juana Ogazón Velázquez-Delgado, from Guadalajara. He studied in public schools in Guadalajara, going so far as to take a law course until the age of 14, when he began his military career as a soldier, fighting in Michoacán against the imperialist forces in the middle of the French Intervention. He served in the army, rising to the rank of general. Like his political patron, General and then President Porfirio Díaz, Reyes was a military man who became an able administrator. Reyes was one of the state governors that Díaz appointed, serving as governor of the northern state of Nuevo León. He implemented Porfirian policy, particularly eliminating political rivals, but also building his own power base. He helped in the modernization of that state, enabling local industrialization, improving public education and health, and supporting improvements in the lives of workers. While governor of Nuevo León, Reyes approved a workers compensation law. Followers of Reyes were known as Reyistas.[/sup]

[sup]Reyes served in the cabinet for two years as Minister of War, and there he created an expanded military force, the Second Reserve which had some 30,000 men and a significant budget. The force came to be considered Reyes's private army by the Cientificos. Reyes was emerging as a counterweight to the influence of the Científicos. As Díaz aged and the presidential succession became an open topic of discussion, he was emerging as a potential candidate. Díaz disbanded the Second Reserve and Reyes returned to Nuevo León as governor, and his popularity grew. A way to manage the presidential succession would have been to have a viable candidate run in the 1910 elections as Díaz's vice president. Clubs supporting Reyes were organized in a number of major cities, although Reyes himself did not openly court political power and actively supported Díaz's run for the presidency despite his published statement that he was not going to seek re-election. The center of Reyes's political power was in his home state of Jalisco; Díaz's supporters closed Reyes clubs and jailed their leaders. His main support came from the middle class, many of whom had connections to the now-disbanded Second Reserve. Reyes was seen as a reformer, anti-Científico, pro-business, with a strong following among professionals such as doctors and lawyers, and a viable candidate of the old order with both military and political experience who could manage a presidential transition. But Diaz fearing the rise of Reyes; opted to send him to Europe in order to keep him away during the presidential election. Unhappy and disillusioned with the regime, Reyes is plotting his return to Mexico.[/sup]

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐈. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐨: [I][sup]Francisco Ignacio Madero was born on the “El Rosario” hacienda in Parras de la Fuente in the state of Coahuila on October 30, 1873. The son of Francisco Madero Hernández and Mercedes González Treviño, was born and raised in a wealthy family, owner of farms, mines and various businesses. He studied at the Jesuit college of San Juan Nepomuceno in Saltillo. In 1886 he studied agriculture in Maryland, United States; of commercial expertise at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Jouy-en-Josas, near Paris (France), and studied in the department of agriculture at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1893 he returned to Coahuila and was in charge of managing one of his father's estates. Later he married Sara Pérez Romero in 1903 and the following year he founded the independent democratic party, which opposed the reelection of the Governor of Coahuila Miguel Cárdenas. In 1905 he had contact with the Organizing Board of the Mexican Liberal Party, which he financially supported for the resumption of the edition of the Regeneración newspaper. However, he withdrew his support for the Mexican Liberal Party due to ideological differences with Ricardo Flores Magón. In 1908 he published his controversial book The Presidential Succession in 1910, in which he exposed the main political issues that troubled the country, which had much success. In 1909 he founded the National Anti-reelectionist Party, opposed to a Porfirio Díaz who held the presidency of the nation from 1877, with a four-year hiatus from 1880 to 1884 in which the president was Manuel del Refugio “El Manco” González Flores. Elected candidate for the presidency by said party, and after reaching a high level of popularity in the 1910 elections, Madero was imprisoned by order of the government in San Luis Potosí, under charges of attempted rebellion and outrage against the authorities. Currently, Madero is gathering his forces to organize for the overthrow of the Porfirio regime.[/sup]

𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭í𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬: [I][sup]A generation born between 1840 and 1856, most of them were pure capitalists and those who were not urban people distanced from provincial life. They were considered as the "pretty children" by the poor people. In some way or another, they infiltrated the world of finance, some of them amassing great fortunes. They tended toward conservatism, oligarchy, and technocrats. They took France as a model, they tried to reform the branch of war; replace the tax system based on the cadastre and statistics; eliminate internal customs, as well as reduction of tariff rates; attract colonists and foreign capital through a commercial policy; improvement of public education and justice; and, of course, to foresee a reform for the president's replacement system to avoid "serious dangers" to the oligarchic and technical regime. The Scientists hoped that Porfirio Díaz, due to his advanced age, would one day give them the opportunity to succeed in the country's government. Among the members of this group, which were not more than fifty, the following stand out: Francisco Bulnes, Sebastián Camacho, Joaquín Diego Casasús, Ramón Corral, Francisco Cosmes, Enrique C. Creel, Alfredo Chavero, Manuel Flores, Guillermo Landa, and Escandón, José Yves Limantour, Miguel S. Macedo, Pablo Macedo, Jacinto Pallares, Porfirio Parra, Emilio Pimentel, Fernando Pimentel and Fagoaga, Emilio Rabasa, Rafael Reyes Spíndola, Olegario Molina and Justo Sierra Méndez.[/sup]

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[pre]Lisbon Times[/pre]

May 1910

A new future for our colonies

[list]| Lisbon - Since the beginning of the Age of Exploration, Portugal had obtained itself colonies on multiple continents, gaining political influences on those respective regions. The 1884 Berlin Conference set up boundaries for European colonies, including Portuguese ones. The abolition of slavery meant that the local population was not forced into any form of harsh labor, and are instead voluntary options they would have to choose. Ever since the fall of the Portuguese Kingdom, these colonies had seen slight advancement under the new republic, including the construction of a university in Angola, and a railroad in Mozambique. However these projects weren't a big of an impact to improve lives in the colonies. The Ministry of the Colonies in Lisbon had proposed several projects for the colonies. The first and foremost of all is the construction of educational facilities such as schools and university in different colonies across Africa and Asia. The University of Macau was the first the be announced by the local colonial government as part of this new project. Others include a naval base in Dili, another one in Luanda and Bissau, and a possible new industrial zone in the city of Maputo to encourage development.

Besides economical and industrial development, transportation projects had been announced as well, including a Trans-Angolan railway in the colony of Angola, which stretches from every corner of the colony. Smaller colonies such as Timor, Bissau or Cape Verde, had marine transportation as its main goals, which will include a new harbor in Praia, Bissau and Sao Tome. For concessions or small "city-colonies" such as the ones in India and China, the projects will mainly covers educational, and defense improvement due to the lack of space which hinder any form of major developments. These are the projects that the Ministry of the Colonies had announced, and is expected that these projects would improve the lives of the local natives populace. [/list]

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[list][list]VISITE ÉTRANGÈRE DE SA MAJESTÉ IMPERIALE

27 Juin 1910 - Belém Palace, Lisbon, Portuguese Republic[/list][/list]

| Upon the request and invitation of the Portuguese government, His Imperial Majesty Napoleon IV and his wife, Empress Olga, were quick to embark for Lisbon from the City of Lights via train. France, one of the most industrialized countries in Europe, has prided itself on its massive and expansive railroad network, built primarily over a period of sixty years by the current Emperor and his father. After crossing the Pyrenees through El Pas de la Casa in Andorra(a country partially ruled by His Imperial Majesty himself), the royal couple and their entourage again embarked on rail through the Spanish countryside, stopping in Madrid, to then travel into Lisbon via rail. Arriving in the Portuguese capital with great fanfare - and great protection- the royal couple is escorted to the Presidential residence at Belém Palace. |

| The President of Portugal, Manuel de Arriaga, is quick to pose for photographs in front of the press with the Emperor and his wife before escorting the pair to a meeting hall. Since embarking upon political liberalizations, the Emperor has served more as a figurehead than a leader, living a lavish lifestyle while representing the ideals of the French Revolution abroad. As much as this visit is a state visit and official imperial business, it is also a chance for the Emperor, now sixty three, to see more of the world in his old age. Meeting the President of Portugal with kindness and regard, he shakes his hand firmly before sitting down with him. Sitting alongside him are members of the Old Guard, as well as a translator. |

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "Your Excellency, I cannot express my full gratitude for your acceptance of hosting myself, my wife, and my entourage in your capital. It has been many years since I have been to Lisbon and it is still as beautiful as I remember. How are things as of late, Your Excellency?"[/list]

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[list][sup]JUNE 1910[/sup]

IMPERIAL MERCHANT NAVY REFORMS.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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| Prime Minister Arthur Henderson, in keeping with his promises made during the 1910 General Election, announced that the Imperial Merchant Navy, formerly known as the British Merchant Navy, would undergo various reforms to make it, and the companies that comprise it, more centralized and more “fair” to the workers and sailors who operate it. The first major reform was the nationalization of all seagoing commercial cargo related shipping companies. These entities would simply operate under the name “The Imperial Shipping Company”, which in turn would directly be ordered by the Imperial Merchant Navy. The nationalization is believed to decrease profit margins extensively, while it would raise wages of the employees, lower shipping costs and allow for further expansion. Despite this data, some argued against the reforms. Nevertheless Prime Minister Arthur Henderson argued that, in light of the data, the nationalization and intense centralization of the seaborne shipping (cargo related) companies would allow for goods to be cheaper as a result of lower shipping costs, employees to be more happy due to increased wages (and as a result more indirect economic benefits and of course jobs) and this would allow for shipping to be safer, though he did not elaborate. |

| Privately, Prime Minister Arthur Henderson, worried that having dozens of shipping companies operating 1000s of different routes made it difficult to properly protect and secure British shipping and trade routes, especially in light of the British-German arms race, increased tension throughout Europe and a new Prime Minister in France which vowed to retake Alsace and Lorraine. One of the primary reasons Henderson and the Labour Party was elected was their vow to keep Europe out of war, and of course, ensure Britain would not get involved in any long term, overseas war. This of course, was a result of a decade long war in South Africa which cost millions of pounds and 1000s of lives. The Nationalization and Centralization made it far easier to protect British trade routes and monitor where ships were going and how they were getting to their destinations. Interestingly enough, the Imperial Merchant Navy would have to disclose its active routes and where ships were actively traveling to, to the Royal Navy. |

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[list]Pyotr Rusovich Otetsvseslav[/list]

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[pre]14 January 1910 A.D. (Gregorian)

1 Январь 1910 г.н.э. (Юлианский)

In the 16th Year of the National Revolution.

(Federal)

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[list]Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow Kremlin, Moscow Capital Zone, the All-Russian State, Russian Federation[/list]

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| Russia had changed considerably since Pyotr Arkadyevich had come to power in the winter of 1895. The aptly named “Livadia Putsch” was enacted by the self-proclaimed “New Troika”, the triumvirate of Viceroy Nikolai Khristianovich von Bunge, Prince Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin, and Count Sergei von Witte. Together occupying the offices of Viceroy of the Kongo, Chairman of the State Council of the Russian Empire, Minister of Railways, Minister of Education, Chancellor of Trade, and Finances, and Minister of Internal Affairs; they controlled the backbone of the Russian bureaucracy and the Empire’s police and gendarmes. All three men were foreign born, and only one was of Russian descent (that being Stolypin); something which the reactionary Tsarists detested about these 3 ‘éminences grises’. Hardline Tsarists, led chiefly by Grand Duke Sergei Aleksandrovich, had demonstrated an uncompromising hostility to any social or political progress. This was simply incomprehensible to the New Troika, who took it upon themselves to forcibly create capitalist constitutional democracy in Russia.

Immediately following the death of Tsar Aleksandr Aleksandrovich III to illness, 300 special gendarmeries from the city of Sevastopol began making their way to Livadia. Tsesarevich Nikolai Aleksandrovich, known in English as Nicholas II, was by default the new Tsar of Russia following the certification of Tsar Aleksandr III’s death by his team of doctors. Within hours of Aleksandr’s death, Nicholas was already behind closed doors in private meetings with his Uncle Sergei Aleksandrovich and Holy Ober-Procurator Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev. Sergei Aleksandrovich and Konstantin Pobedonostev together presented the direct antithesis to the New Troika. They represented the despotism, clericalism, and chauvinism of the ancien regimé; all things which the German-born, constitutional liberals within the New Troika were diametrically opposed to. And while Grand Duke Sergei Aleksandrovich and Konstantin Pobedonostev planned a future autocracy which would never come, Prince Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin was under direct order’s to arrange an immediate escort to Petrograd. His operatives within the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department of Public Safety (Okhrana) were already under orders to intercept and repress all communications from the Livadia Palace which were not ended with Stolypin’s special sign off, “Bilyard”. This included all messages sent by Tsesarevich Nikolai Aleksandrovich and his supporters, and in effect would prevent word of the death of Tsar Aleksandr III from reaching potential supporters outside of the palace.

Upon arrival at the Livadia Palace on 2 November 1894, the 300 special gendarmes were welcomed by both Tsar Nicholas II and Pyotr Stolypin for very different reasons. Tsar Nicholas II, in his uninformed ways, viewed them as a loyal “Little Russian” peasant escort which would ensure his safe travels to the capital from the Ukraine. Stolypin saw them for what they were: dispossessed Ukrainians who couldn’t give a damn about who led them so long as they had a hot meal. The Special Corps of Gendarmes began establishing a perimeter around the palace, somewhat further behind that already established by the Imperial Life-Guard cavalry (numbering 1,000 riders). At around 7:30pm that very day, the new Tsar Nicholas II broke his meeting with Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich and Konstantin Pobedonostev to have dinner with his brother, the now Crown Prince George Alexandrovich, and his bride to be Alix of Hesse. It was at this point that Stolypin gave orders to the 300 Special Gendarmes to lock down the Livadia Palace, arrest Nicholas II and his company, and prepare to defend the palace from the Life-Guards. Nicholas II, George, and Alix were personally arrested by Count Sergei von Witte, while Stolypin arrested Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, Prince Ivan Nikolaevich Durnovo, Baron Ivan Logginovich Goremykin, and Holy Ober-Procurator Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev at gunpoint. In the midst of the arrest, Grand Duke Sergei and Baron Ivan Logginovich we’re both shot and killed by Stolypin’s M1891 Mosin-Nagant. It is believed that Grand Duke Sergei’s death came on moments after he challenged Stolypin, reportedly claiming that Stolypin would never dare shoot the Grand Duke of Russia.

A small firefight erupted between outmanned Special Gendarmes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Life-Guards. Stolypin and von Witte led efforts to keep Life-Guards away from the palace perimeter, firing at cavalry from balconies and windows with their bolt-action rifles. Life-Guards cut telegraphic lines from the palace in an attempt to isolate the Troika and their coup, but the coup’s supporters within the Black Sea Fleet and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were already en route to relieve the 300 Special Gendarmes. A 72 hour siege ensued and ended with a whopping 227 Special Gendarmes casualties and 634 Life-Guard casualties. 2,000 Special Gendarmes from Odessa arriving, as well as a volley of shots from nearby gunboats allied with the coup were enough to force the surrender of Nicholas II’s Life-Guards. Quite literally at the mercy of his captors, Nicholas II agreed to the demands of the New Troika. Namely: the establishment of a representative and responsible government in Russia and her foreign holdings, the recognition of private property, an end to favorable monopolies created by the Tsar. Despite the initially cooperation within the Troika, Stolypin at this point demanded that he be appointed Regent of the Russian Empire as it was his control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs which ensured the coup’s success. Immediately rebuffing such a request, Nicholas refused and was promptly shot in the kneecap by Stolypin and told either he would be regent or Nicholas would not walk again. Upon their return to Petrograd, Tsar Nicholas II issued an ukaz declaring Pyotr Stolypin to be the new Regent of the Russian Empire with full executive powers of Tsar. His first act as Regent was to announce the creation of a new All-Russia Constitutional Duma, a body which would be filled of wealthy civil-nobles and upper middle class professionals who would ensure the creation of Stolypin’s capitalist dream.

The months following Stolypin’s appointment as Regent were largely uneventful. In January of 1895, Nikolai von Bunge died of stroke and his title of Congolese Viceroy was subsequently dissolved by order of Stolypin. Von Witte found himself subjugated, relegated to the position of Chairman of the State Council, which now would hold virtually no power under the firm hand of Stolypin. The first legally sanctioned Russian political party is announced by Pyotr Stolypin in the lead up to State Duma elections. Called “Nasha Partiya - Vserossiyskaya / Our Party - All-Russia”, the party is the only one field candidates in all oblasts and receive the support of state organs. Key platform points included: the recognition of national minorities within Russian lands, the creation of a Polish state, the creation of a Finnish state, the creation of a Turkic state, the creation of a Transcaucasian state, the sustenance of a permanent presence for the white race in the Kongo, the doubling of track laid and the expansion of railways in the east, the further colonization of the East by a minimum of 20,000,000 souls by 1920, the mechanization of agriculture and support for agricultural exports, state support for Kongolese exports which provide key revenues for the Russian Crown, the expansion of elementary educated to all Russian males, the expansion of the extraction and refining of petroleum products at Baku, and an increase in vodka taxes. With an Okhrana presence in nearly every Russian city, there was no internal question of who would sweep the Russian elections. Preconditions for voting in the State Duma elections included proven literacy, a poll tax of ₽5 ($111 2018), full Christian and European ancestry provable for 4 generations, and that one be a man of 25 years of age. 421 constitutional representatives from more than 35 Oblasts and Krai would assemble in Moscow to discuss the future of Russian politics, and to draft the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The Constitutional State Duma was elected on 2 July 1895, with Nasha Partiya taking all 421 seats in the State Duma. While Stolypin did have substantial support from a nation which desperately wanted some form of political change, the election was completely rigged by the Department of Public Safety in their favor. The Constitutional State Duma takes office on 4 October 1895 and sets to work drafting a new constitution essentially in the image of Pyotr Stolypin’s political vision. Excerpts of this 1895 Russian Constitution read as follows:[/I]

[list]THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATION STATE OF RUSSIA

In line with the concept of Great Russia, and the reforms and principles outlined by the founder of the Great Russian polity, who shall henceforth be referred to in all official capacity as Pyotr Rusovič Otetsvseslav, the Eternal Hero of Greater Russia and all Slavdom who has liberated her people’s from the yoke of imperialism, this Constitution, which affirms the eternal existence of the Great Russian nations and motherland and the indivisible unity of the federation state, embodies;

The determination to safeguard the everlasting existence, prosperity and material and spiritual well-being of the Federation State of Russia, and to attain the standards of contemporary civilization as an honourable member with equal rights of the family of world nations;

The recognition that all Russian Federation nationals are united in national honour and pride, in national joy and grief, in their rights and duties regarding national existence, in blessings and in burdens, and in every manifestation of national life, and that they have the right to demand a peaceful life based on absolute respect for one another’s rights and freedoms, mutual love and fellowship and the desire for and belief in “Peace at home, peace in the world”.;

This Constitution, which is to be embraced with the ideas, beliefs, and resolutions it embodies below should be interpreted and implemented accordingly, thus commanding respect for, and absolute loyalty to, its letter and spirit is entrusted by the Great Russian Motherland to the patriotism and sovereignty of its democracy-loving sons and daughters.

PART ONE

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

I. Form of the State

ARTICLE 1. The RUSSIAN FEDERATION State is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

II. Characteristics of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION

ARTICLE 2. The FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA is a democratic, Christian, and popular state governed by the rule of law; bearing in mind the concepts of public peace, brotherly solidarity and justice; respecting human rights; loyal to the Great Russian ideal of Otetsvseslav, and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the Preamble.

III. Integrity of the FEDERATION, Official Language, Flag, State Hymn, and Capital

ARTICLE 3. The Great Russian state, with its territory and nation, is an indivisible entity. There is no federal language of the FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA, all national languages will be promoted within their defined borders.

Its flag, the form of which is prescribed by the relevant law, is composed of a horizontal tricolour of white, dark blue and red.

Its state hymn is the “Hymn of the Russian Federation of States”.

Its capital is Petrograd.

ARTICLE 4. The RUSSIAN FEDERATION of STATES is a federation of free nations on equal basis and voluntary unification. The RUSSIAN FEDERATION is committed to the defense of the territorial and ethnic integrity of it’s compositional states, and their diasporas abroad. The seven STATES of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION are as follows:

⁃ All-Russia

⁃ Poland

⁃ Finland

⁃ The Baltics

⁃ Transcaucasia

⁃ Turkestan

⁃ The Kongo

ARTICLE 5. The jurisdiction of the FEDERATION of RUSSIAN STATES, as represented by its highest organs of state authority and organs of government, covers:

a) Representation of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION in international relations, conclusion and ratification of treaties with other states;

b) Questions of war and peace;

c) Admission of new states into the protection of Great Russia and secession of states from the RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

d) Control over the observance of the Constitution of the RUSSIAN STATES and ensuring conformity of the Constitutions of the compositional states with the Constitution of the FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA.;

e) Confirmation of alterations of boundaries between compositional states;

f) Organization of the defence of the FEDERATION STATE and direction of all the armed forces of RUSSIA.;

h) Foreign trade on the basis of state monopoly;

i) Safeguarding the security of the state;

j) Establishment of the national economic plans of the FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA.;

k) Approval of the single state budget of the FEDERATION STATE as well as of the taxes and revenues which go to the FEDERAL, STATE and oblast budgets;

l) Administration of the banks, industrial and agricultural establishments and enterprises and trading enterprises of FEDERATION importance;

m) Administration of transport and communications;

n) Direction of the monetary and credit system;

o) Organization of state insurance;

p) Raising and granting of loans;

q) Establishment of the basic principles for the use of land as well as for the use of natural deposits, forests and waters;

r) Establishment of the basic principles in the spheres of education and public health;

s) Organization of a uniform system of national economic statistics;

t) Establishment of the principles of labour legislation;

u) Legislation on the judicial system and judicial procedure; criminal and civil codes;

v) Laws on citizenship of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION; laws on the rights of foreigners;

w) Issuing of FEDERATION ukaz of amnesty.

ARTICLE 6. The sovereignty of the compositional states is limited only within the provisions set forth in Article 5 of the Constitution of the FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA.

Outside of these provisions, each compositional state exercises state authority independently. The FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA protects the sovereign rights of the compositional states. There is one common citizenship, citizenship in the FEDERATION STATE of RUSSIA.

. . .

VII. Legislative Power

ARTICLE 7. Legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly on behalf of Russia’s Sovereign Nations.

This power cannot be delegated.

The Federal Assembly of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION exercises all rights vested in accordance with Article 5 of the Constitution, in so far as they do not, by virtue of the Constitution, come within the jurisdiction of organs of the state that are accountable to the Federal Assembly of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, that is, the State Council of Ministers of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION and the Federal President of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

ARTICLE 8. The Federal Assembly of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION is composed of the Federation Council and State Duma. To be elected in accordance with the electoral regulations of compositional states.

The State Duma is composed of 515 seats, to be elected popularly and by the entire federal polity.

The Federation Council will consist of 10 representatives to be elected or appointed by each compositional state of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

B. Eligibility to be a Deputy

ARTICLE 9. Every Russian over the age of 25 is eligible to be a deputy.

Persons who have not completed their primary education, who have been deprived of legal capacity, who have failed to perform compulsory military service, who are banned from public service, who have been sentenced to a prison term totalling one year or more excluding involuntary offences, or to a heavy imprisonment; those who have been convicted for dishonourable offences such as embezzlement, corruption, bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, fraudulent bankruptcy; and persons convicted of smuggling, conspiracy in official bidding or purchasing, of offences related to the disclosure of state secrets, of involvement in acts of terrorism, or incitement and encouragement of such activities, shall not be elected deputies, even if they have been pardoned.

Judges and prosecutors, members of the higher judicial organs, members of the teaching staff at institutions of higher education, employees of public institutions and agencies who have the status of civil servants, other public employees not regarded as labourers on account of the duties they perform, and members of the Armed Forces shall not stand for election or be eligible to be a deputy unless they resign from office.

C. Election Term of the Russian Federal Assembly

ARTICLE 10.

Elections for both houses of the Federal Assembly shall be held every four years.

The Assembly may decide to hold a new election before the termination of this period, and new elections may also be decided upon according to a decision, taken in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Constitution, by the President of the Republic.

A deputy whose term of office expires may be eligible for re-election.

In the event of a decision to hold new elections, the powers of the Assembly shall continue until the election of a new Assembly.

. . .

VIII. Executive Power and Function

ARTICLE 101. Executive power and function shall be exercised and carried out by the President of the Federation and the Council of Ministers in conformity with the Constitution and the law.

The President of the Federation shall be elected by the Federation Council from among it’s members who are over 32 years of age and have completed higher education.

The president's term of office shall be five years. The President of the Federation can be elected to two terms at most.

Nomination of a candidate for the Presidency of the Federation from among the members of the Federation Council shall require a written proposal by 20 members of the State Duma. Furthermore, political parties with more than ten percent of the eligible votes in sum in the latest parliamentary elections can nominate a joint candidate.

The President-elect, if a member of a party, shall sever his relations with his party and his status as a member of the Federal Assembly shall cease.

B. Election

ARTICLE 102.

The election of the President of the Federation shall be concluded within sixty days before the term of office of the incumbent President of the Federation expires; or within sixty days after the Presidency falls vacant for any reasons.

Presidential elections will be conducted by the Federation Council of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION; on the condition of a two thirds majority. If this majority cannot be obtained in the first vote, the second vote shall be held on the Friday following this vote. The two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes in first vote can run for the second l vote, and the candidate who receives two thirds majority of valid votes shall be elected President of the Federation.

If one of the candidates who gains the right to appear in the second vote dies or loses his or her eligibility, the second ballot shall be conducted by substituting within the vacant candidacy in conformity with the ranking in the first vote. If only one candidate remains for the second vote, this vote shall be conducted as a referendum. If the candidate receives most of the votes, he or she shall be elected President of the Federation.

The term of office of the incumbent President of the Federation shall continue until the President-elect takes office.

The procedures and principles concerning Presidential elections shall be regulated by law.

C. Taking the Oath

ARTICLE 103. On assuming office, the President of the Federation shall take the following oath before the Russian Federal Assembly:

“In my capacity as President of the Federatiom I swear upon my honour and integrity before the Russian Federal Assembly and before history to safeguard the existence and independence of our union of state, the indivisible integrity of the Country and the Motherland and the absolute sovereignty of Russia, to abide by the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, the principles of the Federation of States, not to deviate from the ideal according to which everyone is entitled to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms under conditions of national peace and prosperity and in a spirit of national solidarity and justice, and do my utmost to preserve and exalt the glory and honour of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION of STATES and perform without bias the functions that I have assumed.”

. . .

POLITICAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

I. Russian Citizenship

ARTICLE 121.

Everyone bound to the Russian state through the bond of citizenship is a Russian (Rossiyanin/Rossiyanka). All Russian nationals are born free.

The child of a Russian father or a Russian mother is a Russian national, jus sanguinis, unless proscribed otherwise.

Citizenship can be acquired under the conditions stipulated by law, and shall be forfeited only in cases determined by law.

No Russian shall be deprived of citizenship, unless he commits an act incompatible with loyalty to the motherland.

Recourse to the courts in appeal against the decisions and proceedings related to the deprivation of citizenship, shall not be denied.[/list]

The Russian Constitution of 1895 is signed and ratified by the Constitutional Assembly on Friday, 20th December 1895 (8 December in Russia’s Julian calendar) and in effect completely destroys the millennia of Tsarist rule in Russia, and across it’s vast empire. Although there had been no explicit removal of the Tsar from the constitution, his rule was purposefully never mentioned and the Presidency is textually elevated to the Emperor’s position as head of state. Nicholas II felt that his hands were tied, and without any key reactionary advisors at his side, the young Prince felt truly helpless to hold on to his supposed birth right. But the people truly fell in love with Stolypin and his political revolution, despite the obvious benefits that still existed for the wealthy. From the evening of December 20th for two full weeks, residents of the former Russian Empire celebrated with such fervor that there were shortages of vodka and beer reported across the country for days after. Poland, the Baltics, and Finland experienced particularly jovial celebrations of Stolypin as their liberator. The ratification of the Russian Constitution of 1895 is officially marked as Constitution Day, and will be the source annual celebrations for decades to come. The celebrations center mostly around Pyotr Stolypin’s vision of Russia; Russia as a motherland for all of the Eurasian land. Stolypin idolized the values based nationality being created in the United States of America and wanted to emulate such a thing at home. A Pole in Warsaw, a Ruthenian in Yekaterinburg, and a Georgian in Tbilisi would all now be considered free and equal inhabitants of the Russian Federation of States, experiencing the rights and liberties that had been deprived of them for so many centuries.

The modernization reforms carried out by the New Troika beginning in 1890 would now be complemented by a system of governance which would prioritize economic development and meritocracy. Many former feudal lords were, as a form of bribery, allowed to maintain a partial minority stake of the industries which are developed upon their under-utilized land. Thousands of holdings companies are established in place of noble estates, as vast tracks of agricultural land would be converted into mechanized state farms or developed further for housing and heavy industry. Using the stream of profits from Kongolese rubber, Stolypin aims to expand Russias grain production substantially. Using threshing machines, trials of gypsum-based fertilizers, combine harvesters, grain cradles, seed drills, and other technologies aimed at expanding agricultural production and freeing more men for Russia’s emerging industrial base. Due to the overall lower standard of living in Eastern Europe, Russian agricultural exports fetch a better and lower price overall then they’re competitors and offers a cheap stream of grain to allies of the Russian Federation. The profitability of the rubber industry in the Russian Kongo leads to greater immigration from the mainland to the colony. With skilled labor and productivity drastically increasing, many Russian nationals find themselves in the search for better paying work in Russia’s colonies. Namely the Russian concession at Vostok-Pyotrograd (Liaoning Province and Port Arthur), which begins developing a thriving tapestry and fabrics industry as skilled Russian seamstresses work with Chinese silk and other fabrics to create world class clothing, carpets, drapes, and tapestries in self-described “Vostok style”.

The expansion of migration to the Kongo comes as the Woroncow Mining Company discovers massive reserves of cobalt, copper, gold, and diamonds throughout the fertile lands of the Katanga and Tanganyika frontier regions. Katanga, known in Russian as Elisavetgrad, becomes home to bustling industries as thousands of white European migrants flock to the colony in search of cheap land and decent pay for skilled labor. The cities of Svatoy Vladimirsk (Leopoldville), Stenligrad (Stanleyville), and Elisavetgrad (Elizabethville) become the home of large colonial populations of mainly Ukrainian, Great Russian, and Finnish migrants. These colonials, known colloquially as Stoiniks or Stoiniki, begin to form a seperate and distinct colonial identity due the Kongo’s remote nature. The Stoinik accent, as it becomes known, is notable for it’s lack of Ya (Я) outside of it’s use as a pronoun and the usage of E (э) in place of Ye (е) or Yo (ё) where applicable. The economic successes of the Stolypin Presidency lead to an expansion of the Russian diaspora. On 1 January 1910 there are 36 million Russian nationals beyond the Urals, 1.2 million in the Kongo, and 220 thousand in Vostok-Pyotrograd.

With 15 years having passed, Stolypin now stands as the master of a power of truly titanic proportions. Collaboration with France on naval designs and technologies, had allowed the 1890 military reforms to go even further, with a fleet capable of protecting its foreign colonies and a land army capable of defending the vast stretches of Eastern European flatlands. “Our Party - All Russia” maintains an unofficial monopoly on power, with only token opposition parties and Stolypin has remained head of state for 16 continuous years. With his mind for stately affairs, Stolypin’s rule ushered in an era of unparalleled economic growth. As productivity soared, so did domestic investment. The domestic economy flourished, and a clique of former aristocrats and civilians industry leaders found themselves flush with Rubles as Russian began to experience it’s own gilded age. But even with newfound freedoms, the Russian lower classes still found themselves deeply disadvantaged and largely without political representation.The Ministry of Internal Affairs, still under considerable influence from Stolypin, maintained a close watch on any and all opponents to the new political order. The Okhrana operates as a tool of enforcing a political agenda of market capitalist authoritarianism. But all good things must come to an end, and soon Stolypin’s reign would be taking a turn for the worst. |

Czabalkia, Aprosian Empire, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Anglo Channel, Woraniana

[sup]AUGUST 1910[/sup]

GREAT FIRE IN NORTHWEST! A DISASTER UNFOLDS!

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[pre]August 20 brought hurricane-force winds to the interior northwest, whipping the hundreds of small fires into one or two much larger blazing infernos. Such a conflagration was impossible to fight; there were too few men and supplies. The National Forest Service was only five years old at the time and unprepared for the possibilities of the dry summer or a fire of this magnitude, though all summer it had been urgently recruiting as many men as possible to fight the hundreds of fires already burning, many with little forestry or firefighting experience. Earlier in August President William Randolph Heart had authorized the addition of military troops to the effort, and 7,000 troops, including seven companies from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment (known as the Buffalo Soldiers), were brought in to help fight the fires burning in the northern Rockies. The arrival of the Buffalo Soldiers troops almost doubled the black population of Idaho.

Smoke from the fire was said to have been seen as far east as Watertown, New York, and as far south as Denver, Colorado. It was reported that at night, five hundred miles out into the Pacific Ocean, ships could not navigate by the stars because the sky was cloudy with smoke.

The extreme scorching heat of the sudden blowup can be attributed to the expansive Western white pine forests that covered much of northern Idaho at the time. Hydrocarbons in the trees' resinous sap boiled out and created a cloud of highly flammable gas that blanketed hundreds of square miles, which then spontaneously detonated dozens of times, each time sending tongues of flame thousands of feet into the sky and creating a rolling wave of fire that destroyed anything and everything in its path.

In total 3 MILLION ACRES WERE BURNED across northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana. The following towns were left for ruin.

Idaho:

Falcon

Grand Forks

Montana:

De Borgia

Haugan

Henderson

Taft

Tuscort

President Hearst calls for the expanison of the National Forest Service, and Congress moves to honor firefighters as national heroes. The Great Fire of 1910 is the largest fire recorded in American history to date. To give a persecutive, the extensive burned area was approximately the size of the state of Connecticut. [/pre]

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[list][list]LE DISCOURS D'INAUGURATION DU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL PAUL DÉROULÈDE

15 Juin 1910 - Élysée Palace, Paris, French Empire[/list][/list]

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[list]"Congratulations, Monsieur Déroulède. May God Bless you, and may you serve France and her people well."[/list]

| Paul Déroulède, now President of the Council of Ministers, bows before the Emperor as the other statesmen in the room clap. Dressed in high-end suits and wearing gloves, their applause echoes through the halls of the Palace in a congratulatory ring for the new head of government. The poet-turned-prime minister, Déroulède's appointment had come completely out of the blue, a dark horse to be sure- the sweeping victory of the Rightist Coalition in the 1910 elections had taken everyone by surprise- and the political order in Paris has been completely taken off-guard. Nonetheless, the will of the people must be respected and, just after 10 A.M. on the third Wednesday of June, President Paul Déroulède walks out of the entrance to the Palace to a line of Old Guardsmen standing before a throng of cheering, jubilant peoples, most from the countryside gathered in Paris to see their new President of the Council. |

| The election of Paul Déroulède's Patriotic League and their allies in the New Bonapartists and the Nationalists, although not reported by the media, was almost entirely the result of liberalizations to the voting process in France as a part of His Imperial Majesty's Napoleonic Liberalizations over the past thirteen years. Chiefly among these reforms, the expansion of voting booths and the elimination of any poll taxes still being illegally levied by local authorities have most directly contributed to the victory of the Rightist Coalition, with titanic numbers of poorer, rural farming communities able to flock to newly opened poll booths to cast their votes. Only 14% of Paris's total votes were cast in favor of the Rightist Coalition- in nearby Épernay, 53% of the vote was cast for Rightist politicians. Across most of France, the rural farmers represented the primary base of support for the Rightists. |

| Due to make his inauguration speech, President Déroulède has set for his speech to be made in front of a crowd at the Parvis Notre-Dame on the Île de la Cité, directly in front of the Gothic cathedral. Historically, the forty five minute walk from the Palace to the Parvis is to be made, as per arrangement between the Berliet automobile company and Paul Déroulède, in a state-of-the-art 1539 cc model 12 CV automobile. Driven by a personal representative of the company, the car arrives outside of the Élysée, picking up the President, and driving him through Paris in a trip of only fifteen minutes to the Parvis. The whole way, he is accompanied by crowds of farmers dressed in a hodgepodge of both their finest at most, and all they can afford at least who follow along the car, tens of thousands running and walking alongside the car. The whole trip, Déroulède often sticks his head out and waves until a dissident launches a single egg at the car, which splatters on the back. At this point, nearly three fourths of the way to the Parvis, he remains in the car. |

| After arriving at the Parvis, he finds a large scaffolding platform established directly in front of the Notre Dame, surrounded by municipal police. Exiting the car and making his way onto the scaffolding, he finds the chief of city police, whose hand he shakes, before standing at the edge of the front of the podium looking out into the square. Roughly 3,000 people stand in the square below, with at least another 3,000 flooding into the streets beyond throughout the island. Some locals stand atop nearby buildings, overs watching from the many nearby bridges. Journalists, armed with cameras as well as papers and pens stand nearby, given special access by Déroulède himself to capture and spread his speech through the press. The old poet begins to speak, with all in the crowd quieting themselves as to listen. |

[list]HIS EXCELLENCY PAUL DÉROULÈDE, President of the Council of France: "Your Imperial Majesty, Your Excellencies of the Ministries, officials of the government, citizens of Paris, and all fellow countrymen,"

"I cannot begin my address without thanking my fellow countrymen and, importantly, my friends of the Patriotic League. Our victory in the election was by no means guaranteed and was, in fact, surprising to all, however it displayed that the will of the French people is that of a strong, mighty nation which demands leaders whom command respect and authority internally and abroad."

"When I founded the Patriotic League in 1882 along with Henri Marti and Félix Faure, our movement was little more than an organization seeking to advance the interests of the French people by educating them, arming them, and advocating for them. We provided education for the poor, provided military training to the young and old, petitioned the National Assembly to pass laws and support resolutions which strengthened the position of France, and provided the French people a voice in the days following the Napoleonic Restoration. Over the years, the people of France turned our Patriotic League from an organization to a proper movement, and from a movement to a party, and now, from a party to a government. Today I have formed my government, and have put forward, in private, my choice of ministers for approval by His Imperial Majesty and the National Assembly. I have chosen these ministers based not on party politics, but upon their dedication to our nation, to our people, and to the values which make us French and which make France the beautiful and treasured nation which it is."

"In the spirit of the revolutionary tradition of the French people, the Rightist Alliance secured victory in the elections not because of false promises of stability and peace which translate to inaction and stagnation, but because we came to the elections acknowledging the false dichotomy that inaction by politicians is due to an lack of problems to combat. The French people are wiser than this, and after decades of being led on a string by career politicians while territories of France are still to this day occupied, they have risen up in one great, united voice and spoken through the ballots, decrying the inaction of governments past and calling to action men of justice and righteousness and action! The people of France have been neglected for far too long by moderates concerned with playing their partisan games in the National Assembly. This election was their message to the statesmen who have neglected them for so long that the era of party politics is over and that, under the Nationalist Alliance, the nation will forgo partisan games and focus on an all-encompassing revival, spiritually and physically, of the French nation. The left and right dichotomy cannot exist in French politics if we wish to combat our enemies- they care not for political antics. Why should we?"

"Therefore, under my administration, I will work with His Imperial Majesty and the members of the National Assembly to strengthen the French nation. I will not tolerate the games politicians play with our country, as we have no time for that. So long as Alsace-Moselle remain stripped of the breast of France in the strangling clutches of the Teutonic menace, all Frenchmen from the National Assembly to the farmer and the laborer must dedicate himself fully to the betterment of his own life, as a human, as a Frenchman, and as a citizen of our Empire. We must not be Nero, fiddling as our great state burns, but instead we must all be Cincinnatus in our own lives, contributing ourselves fully and absolutely to the preservation of our great and imperial nation as long as necessary. Given enough time, dedication, and motivation, every Frenchman in himself is an unstoppable force for what is good and right- now, in this time of disgrace, every Frenchman must become that force for good and righteousness. This is what the Patriotic League has stated for nearly thirty years, and what we shall preach forever more. The government can only do so much when its people care not to assist it in the preservation of the state and the people. We must all be Cincinnatus- we must all be Napoleon the Great."

"As President of the Council of the Ministries, I am head of government and, with the blessings of His Imperial Majesty, I am to formulate and oversee national policy for however long my term may last. As such, in this position, I will dedicate myself to bettering the position of France within Europe. The enemy is at our doorstep- as long as the German occupies Strasbourg, he is only a step away from your homes. For too long, we have turned our attention beyond the focus of Europe, dedicating much needed resources to the conquest of foreign peoples and places. Beyond fattening the pockets of the planters and the merchants and the hunters, these colonies do not aid in the preservation of the borders of France, or the defense of the French state. We must consolidate what colonies we do have, and turn our attention away from skirmishing with our English, Russian, Portuguese, and Italian allies over minor territories thousands of kilometres away, and turn our attention towards the restoration of French sovereignty and pride in Europe. What good is ownership of the Chari or the Mekong when the Rhine is not ours? What good is ownership of the forests of Mount Cameroon, when the forests of Alsace-Moselle are filled near to bursting with German soldiers intent on ransacking your home and disgracing our capital? We must consolidate our control in these foreign areas, only to reassert France's position in Europe. This, more than anything else, is what will restore the lost honor to France."

"More than this, we must continue to promote national unity. Us French have a history of violence against one another over disputes, however unlike the men who play upon our anger to turn us against one another over political disputes, my government will ensure that no matters of internal policy will divide us and pit Frenchman against Frenchman. I will not tolerate the extrapolation of small incidents by the media and by nefarious and subversive activists in order to turn Frenchman against Frenchman. We as a nation must stand proudly not by ideology or by these other things, but by nationality- by blood and birth. All of us are French, we are capable of accomplishing anything when working together, and so we must work together."

"That is what my administration stands for. Not for partisan games in the National Assembly while Strasbourg is raped, not for ideological squabbles when a man is dismissed from the Army, but for restoring the unity shared by all brave and honorable Frenchmen to accomplish the great things intended by God for us to accomplish. Lest we fail in this regard, France shall one day return to those great days a hundred years ago, where it and its people were feared and respected, and the blood of Frenchmen was not spilled in vain, but in the quest for liberty, for equality, for fraternity. God Bless France and the French Empire!"[/list]

| The old man nods his head to the crowd before stepping down from the scaffolding and entering into the car once more, destined for the Élysée. Much is riding upon Déroulède's abilities as leader of the National Assembly and, through that position, de jure leader of France. His personal legacy, the legacy of his Patriotic League, and the entire fate of France. The staunchly "Revanchist" and non-partisan goals of the Patriotic League have thrown the future of France for a turbulent spin, one the previous Presidents of the Council before, during, and after the liberalizations were unwilling to enter. However, audentis Fortuna iuvat. |

Arcanda, Not Xav, Aprosian Empire, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

[list][sup]OCTOBER 21ST, 1805[/sup]

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.

[sub]ATLANTIC OCEAN, CAPE TRAFALGAR — MORNING[/sub]

[sub]A Historical Roleplay.[/sub]

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| War had been raging on in Europe, a fierce battle between giants. France, ruled with an iron first by Emperor Napolean Bonaparte, had at that point built the strongest and most skilled army known to man. Napoleon’s ambitions however went beyond simply conquering Russia, he also wanted to invade and conquer Great Britain, this however, would first require the defeat of the Royal Navy, which was among the strongest in the world, however at this point, it had rivals who could challenge it, namely France. Great Britain of course, knew this, thus they placed large fleets near the important ports and naval centers of France, namely Toulon. In charge of the fleet was Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of Britain’s most skilled naval commanders, known for his numerous victories, some of which were against the French. However, the blockade on France would falter when a storm allowed the French fleet in Toulon to escape discreetly. The fleet met up with their Spanish counterparts, who at the time were allied with the French. The fleet would then sail across the Atlantic. The reasoning for this was to gather more ships before directly facing the British. The would eventually return to the other side of the Atlantic to gather even more ships. However, the French would eventually learn that some British ships were placed near Gibraltar, they believed because of this placement that the British fleet was weaker, thus they decided to leave Cadiz and face the fleet. |

| The following morning, the 2 fleets had spotted each other. Napoleon had given direct orders to the fleet at Cadiz to face the British if their fleet was numerically superior, and to their luck it was. The British fleet sported 27 ships of the line compared to the Franco-Spanish joint fleet which had 33 ships. The British had 3 first rate ships of the line while the French had 4, the British had 4 second rate ships of the line while the French had none, and the British had 20 third rate ships of the line while the French had 29. While first rate and second rate ships sported more firepower, the third rate ships in theory were the optimal configuration, as it was perfectly balanced between speed, firepower, agility and maneuverability. Lord Nelson, Admiral of the Fleet was aboard the HMS Victory, he was discussing his plan with Sir Thomas Hardy, captain of the HMS Victory. |.

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[sup]| HORATIO NELSON, ADMIRAL: |[/sup][sup] “We need more than a minor victory, traditional tactics wont work here.”[/sup]

[sup]| SIR THOMAS HARDY, CAPTAIN: |[/sup][sup] “Your solution?.”[/sup]

[sup]| HORATIO NELSON, ADMIRAL: |[/sup][sup] “We cut up their lines into 3, cut off their flagship from the line, and force them to fight to the bitter end.”[/sup]

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| Sir Thomas Hardy and Horatio Nelson remained in silence, with Hardy eerily staring at the French fleet approaching them, they were around 40 to 50 minutes away from meeting, and the battle beginning. Hardy had no true qualms with Nelson’s plan, but it left much to chance, especially since much of the battle would be one vs one ship battles, thus he asked the following question. |

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[sup]| SIR THOMAS HARDY, CAPTAIN: |[/sup][sup] “What if the Captains aren’t able to follow your plan? Or something makes it so it wouldn’t work in a certain situation.”[/sup]

[sup]| HORATIO NELSON, ADMIRAL: |[/sup][sup] “No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy. Tell every single one of them that.”[/sup]

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| The Admiral of the French Fleet suspected that Lord Nelson would try some strange tactic, but he had been playing a game of chase with the British for weeks now, and he was drained and tired. He wanted to perhaps split up the ships into multiple formations to deter him from this plan, but his captains and officers were inexperienced, thus he opted for a single line. Lord Nelson sat on a bench while Hardy remained standing. |

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[sup]| SIR THOMAS HARDY, CAPTAIN: |[/sup][sup] “The situation doesn’t look promising.”[/sup]

[sup]| HORATIO NELSON, ADMIRAL: |[/sup][sup]”We’re outnumbered and outgunned, I know that. We have only minutes before we begin to battle the fleet, send out this flag signal: England expects that every man will do his duty”[/sup]

[sup]| SIR THOMAS HARDY, CAPTAIN: |[/sup][sup] “I will do it at once.”[/sup]

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| Sir Thomas Hardy immediately began to prepare and place the flags on the masts, these masts were effectively a sort of flag code that the other ships could read, all sailors and officers knew what it meant, so once the whole code was up, it would be clear to every sailor what Horatio had said. At this point the French fleet was a sort of curved line, and the British had 2 lines heading directly towards it to break it off into small chunks, and then they would proceed to begin one vs one battles, this of course would only happen if all went to plan. |

[list][sup][pre][ THE BRITISH FLEET HAD SECURED VICTORY

THE FRANCO-FRENCH FLEET WAS CAPTURED

HOWEVER, NELSON WAS SHOT BY MUSKET FIRE

HE WAS DYING, ALBEIT VERY SLOWLY, HOURS

AFTER THE SHOOTING, NELSON HAD ONLY A

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| Surgeon William Beatty, and his chaplain, Alexander Scott were by Lord Horatio Nelson’s side, he had only a few minutes left to live. Even so, victory was clearly won, the British had secured the first decisive naval blowout in history, and had saved England from an inevitable French invasion, which at this point was all but impossible without a fleet. Lord Nelson’s pulse was extremely weak and his voice was hoarse and quiet, yet he uttered these final words.|

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[sup]| HORATIO NELSON, ADMIRAL: |[/sup][sup]”God and my country.”[/sup]

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| The Royal Navy, from that moment on, was the strongest navy on earth, no other nation dared challenged it and no other nation had the expertise or technological know how to challenge it. Napoleon and the French would continue to attempt to rebuild their navy, though they would never reach the strength of the Royal Navy, with the French having 80 ships of the line at their peak and the British 99. Britain would take active measures to prevent the French from acquiring ships from weaker nations, going so far as to destroying the entire fleet of Denmark so it would not fall into French hands. |

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Czabalkia, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

Czabalkia wrote:[list][list]VISITE ÉTRANGÈRE DE SA MAJESTÉ IMPERIALE

27 Juin 1910 - Belém Palace, Lisbon, Portuguese Republic[/list][/list]

| Upon the request and invitation of the Portuguese government, His Imperial Majesty Napoleon IV and his wife, Empress Olga, were quick to embark for Lisbon from the City of Lights via train. France, one of the most industrialized countries in Europe, has prided itself on its massive and expansive railroad network, built primarily over a period of sixty years by the current Emperor and his father. After crossing the Pyrenees through El Pas de la Casa in Andorra(a country partially ruled by His Imperial Majesty himself), the royal couple and their entourage again embarked on rail through the Spanish countryside, stopping in Madrid, to then travel into Lisbon via rail. Arriving in the Portuguese capital with great fanfare - and great protection- the royal couple is escorted to the Presidential residence at Belém Palace. |

| The President of Portugal, Manuel de Arriaga, is quick to pose for photographs in front of the press with the Emperor and his wife before escorting the pair to a meeting hall. Since embarking upon political liberalizations, the Emperor has served more as a figurehead than a leader, living a lavish lifestyle while representing the ideals of the French Revolution abroad. As much as this visit is a state visit and official imperial business, it is also a chance for the Emperor, now sixty three, to see more of the world in his old age. Meeting the President of Portugal with kindness and regard, he shakes his hand firmly before sitting down with him. Sitting alongside him are members of the Old Guard, as well as a translator. |

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "Your Excellency, I cannot express my full gratitude for your acceptance of hosting myself, my wife, and my entourage in your capital. It has been many years since I have been to Lisbon and it is still as beautiful as I remember. How are things as of late, Your Excellency?"[/list]

Kartnan

The president, was notified about the arrival of the Napoleon. He puts up his usual presidential uniform of which he had personally requested at the start of his presidency. Camera flashes accompanied him as he walks to the front of the presidential palace. There, Napoleon had waited him alongside his wife. Manuel's wife, Lucrécia Augusta de Brito de Berredo Furtado de Melo Arriaga, was present, and was dressed all tidy. Journalists took a picture of the event, and both leaders went inside of the palace and talks begin.

[list]President of Portugal and her colonies, Manuel de Arriaga: "It is my pleasure to have you here. Things have been fine lately, I've recently officialize a colonial project to improve welfare in the overseas colonies. And the navy has requested a budget fund for a naval program which I'm about to officialize as well. And what about you sir? How are things lately?"[/list]

Czabalkia, Not Xav, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Kartnan wrote:The president, was notified about the arrival of the Napoleon. He puts up his usual presidential uniform of which he had personally requested at the start of his presidency. Camera flashes accompanied him as he walks to the front of the presidential palace. There, Napoleon had waited him alongside his wife. Manuel's wife, Lucrécia Augusta de Brito de Berredo Furtado de Melo Arriaga, was present, and was dressed all tidy. Journalists took a picture of the event, and both leaders went inside of the palace and talks begin.

[list]President of Portugal and her colonies, Manuel de Arriaga: "It is my pleasure to have you here. Things have been fine lately, I've recently officialize a colonial project to improve welfare in the overseas colonies. And the navy has requested a budget fund for a naval program which I'm about to officialize as well. And what about you sir? How are things lately?"[/list]

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "I have found that in my advanced age, your Excellency, I much more prefer the social aspects of politics than the political aspects. Representing France interests me much more than governing it, and in that interest, I am here today."[/list]

OOC: Skip to meeting?

Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

[list][list]LA GRANDE ARMÉE ACHETE QUINZE AVIONS BLERIOT POUR DES ESSAIS MILITAIRES

28 Septembre 1910 - Paris, French Empire[/list][/list]

| The Ministry of War approved the purchase of fifteen Blériot XI this past morning due to pressure by President Paul Déroulède upon the ministry to investigate the further development of military aeronautics and aviation to give the Grande Armée an advantage over its primary continental rival, the German Empire. The French-originated Blériot XI, the most advanced aircraft ever produced up to this point, has been the first airborne object of human engineering in the field of aeronautics to cross over the English Channel, manned, in flight, a feat which even the Daily Express described as meaning "Britain is no longer an Island". The fifteen Blériot XI have been paid for, in full, at an undisclosed price to be manufactured over the coming months and deployed by the Grande Armée at a training facility south of Paris. |

[sub]| In secret communiques between President Déroulède and Minister of War Joseph Gallieni, the usage of these planes in a role beyond mere training as is made publicly clear is definitively stated; particularly, Minister Gallieni is tasked with, as best as possible, experimenting with the usage of Blériot XI aeroplanes as reconnaissance units through the use of cameras. |[/sub]

Not Xav, Kartnan, Sadar, Woraniana

[list][sup]OCTOBER, 1910[/sup]

1910 UK CENSUS.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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| In accordance with the Acts of Parliament in 1800, the United Kingdom will conduct its first census in a decade and a half. This census will be special in that it will be the first census in which the new additions to the United Kingdom will be counted as well: Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson approved giving the census a funding of 4 million pounds and began a large advertising campaign to ensure that everyone was aware of the census, and that everyone would answer the questions asked by census takers. Overall, the census was declared successful and the results are as follows: |

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[sup]| 1910 CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM |[/sup]

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ENGLAND: 35,415,012

CANADA: 7,425,152

AUSTRALIA: 6,641,219

IRELAND: 6,201,516

SCOTLAND: 4,761,000

NEW ZEALAND: 1,347,248

WALES: 1,215,321

TOTAL: 63,006,468

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| Ireland and Australia had the most dramatic changes in population. Australia’s population increase was primarily due to the influx of almost a million White-South-Africans following the decade-long war in the region. Ireland’s population increase was primarily due to migration from other areas from people looking to seize on the incentives offered. In terms of the British Empire, it has the second largest population. In comparison with “core territory”, the United Kingdom is 6th in terms of population, trailing the German Empire, the United States, the Qing China, Russia and India |

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Not Xav, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

[list][list]STOLYPINE ET NAPOLÉON SUR LA CHASSE

18 Octobre 1910 - Elisavetgrad, Kingdom of Teke, Russian Congo[/list][/list]

| His Imperial Majesty Napoleon IV, now firmly planning to see the world over the coming five years, has again departed his residence at the New Tulieries Palace. Leaving Paris at the start of October, the Emperor is destined for Elisavetgrad, a bustling colonial city buried deep in the heart of the Russian Congo Colony. As the capital of the Kingdom of Teke, Elisavetgrad has received considerable attention by Russian authorities and colonists, establishing a major presence in the area. A major hunting area, special preparations have been made to accommodate the Emperor as well as another guest - Pyotr Stolypin, President of Russia. The two, in private correspondence, have agreed not only for a chat over dinner in Elisavetgrad, but to additionally go out on safari in the bush and the jungle as to hunt for African game and animals of all sorts including elephants and other exotic beasts. |

| After nearly two weeks of sailing, driving on both car and rail, and walking, His Imperial Majesty and the rest of the imperial delegation consisting of a variety of porters, servants, and translators arrive in Elisavetgrad to warm Russian reception. Allies for decades thanks to a royal marriage between His Imperial Majesty and a Russian noblewoman, the cordial relations between France and Russia have moved beyond the fall of the Romanovs from power in Russia due to constant communication between the French government, the republican government of Stolypin, and the guarantee of safety of the Romanovs in self-imposed exile on the Côte d'Azur. Stolypin and Napoleon IV, both by now solid acquaintances if not good friends, represent the respective faces of the Russo-French Alliance. |

Not Xav, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

[list][sup]DECEMBER, 1910[/sup]

1911-1912 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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| Prime Minister Arthur Henderson, in a private address to Parliament, announced that it was his intention to “end” the German ambitions and hopes of ever surpassing the Royal Navy, and wanted to begin a naval construction programme that would “kill” the Naval Arms race between the 2 nations. The programme was expensive, but it would assist in the heightened industrialization of Canada, Australia and Ireland, who were the target states in an economic reform plan following the unionization with them. It would be the first major order in which ships would be built throughout the United Kingdom, from Quebec City to Sydney. The 1911 Naval Construction Programme was easily approved by Parliament, though much of the New Zealand members voted no, as it provided low benefit to its area, as the nation was not very appealing to industrialization and shipbuilding. The programme was developed with Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty. The first major move would be the cancellation of the 4 upcoming Iron Duke class battleships, the 4 King George V-class battleships in favor of 12 Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships, which incorporate revolutionary design technologies. The ship utilizes 15 inch guns with a range of 30 kilometers and speeds of 750 meters a second, which is unprecedented. The ships also used oil for fuel rather than coal, making them faster than any other battleship, with them going at speeds of 28 miles an hour. These details (other than the fact that the ships had 15 inch guns) would be kept classified. The fact that the ships relied on oil, rather than coal, kickstarted a rapid campaign across the British Empire, collectively known as the “search for oil” with large scale funding in place for companies to search, drill for and find oil. Another programme in place would be the “Naval Oil Reserve Project”, which will mandate the construction of oil reserve plants (planned locations being Tilbury, Sydney, Auckland, and Quebec City), these plants will each hold enough oil for the ships to operate for roughly 12 to 18 months. The ships (they have yet to be named) and their completions are as follows: |

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[sub]QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS BATTLESHIPS[/sub]

[sub]QECB.1: Laid down January 1912, Commissioned February 1914 (ENGLAND)

QECB.2: Laid down January 1912, Commissioned November 1914 (ENGLAND)

QECB.3: Laid down January 1912, Commissioned November 1914 (ENGLAND)

QECB.4: Laid down January 1912, Commissioned November 1914 (CANADA)

QECB.5: Laid down January 1912, Commissioned November 914 (CANADA)

QECB.6: Laid down June 1912, Commissioned January 1915 (IRELAND)

QECB.7: Laid down June 1912, Commissioned January 1915 (IRELAND)

QECB.8: Laid down June 1912, Commissioned January 1915 (AUSTRALIA)

QECB.9: Laid down June 1912, Commissioned January 1915 (AUSTRALIA)

QECB.10: Laid down October 1912, Commissioned March 1915 (ENGLAND)

QECB.11: Laid down October 1912, Commissioned March 1915 (ENGLAND)

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| The original plan for cruiser construction would remain the same, with around 4 to 6 being built a year. |

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Czabalkia, Not Xav, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Guacamaya

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LE DROIT RADICAL DOMINE L'ÉLECTION LÉGISLATIVE EN COUVRANT LE DROIT POUR MODÉRER LE DROIT

18 MAI 1910 - PARIS, EMPIRE DE FRANCE

| In an unprecedented blow to nearly twenty years of alternating victories between the moderate right and the moderate left, the 1910 Legislative Election has left the French legislature under the control of a far-right leaning coalition consisting primarily of the Patriotic League, who took 112 seats in the legislature, the Nouveaux Bonapartistes with 98 seats, and the Nationalists with 87 seats. The moderate right, defined by leadership of Oscar de Négrier as President of the Council of Ministers from 1893 to 1899, had previously dominated the legislative elections of 1893, 1898, and 1906, losing their grip on the legislature only between 1902 and 1906 when a left-wing coalition led by the Rally for Liberal Action won the national elections. The new far-right coalition, based entirely upon nationalism and irredentism, was not taken seriously by both the moderate left and right, but achieved a victory in the legislature thanks to the aid of grassroots campaigning and genuine fear of the rise of anarchism in France, anarchism which has led to the assassination of numerous public officials throughout the past three decades and a failed assassination attempt on His Imperial Majesty in 1899. |

| The new far-right coalition's main members are the aforementioned Patriotic League, New Bonapartists, and the Nationalists. The Patriotic League, formed in 1882 by poet Paul Déroulède, historian Henri Martin, and Félix Faure, originally served as a political movement before eventually developing into a fully-fledged political party after the left's victory in 1902. Advocating itself as a non-partisan party, its primary political aims under Déroulède have been stated solely as "improving the French nation" and "reclaiming the lost territories" of Alsace-Moselle, seeking revenge against Germany for the Franco-Prussian War. Their allies, the New Bonapartists, were formed in 1893 upon schisms in the Bonapartist movement regarding the issue of liberalization of French politics. The New Bonapartists, described as aligned more with the idea of a sense of republican vanguardism of the Bonaparte system rather than an absolutist system, have been led by French statesman and author Gabriel Hanotaux since 1898, with Mr. Hanotaux being described as the man most responsible for the New Bonapartist's rise to power going into this election. The New Bonapartists, along with the Patriotic League and the Nationalists, now occupy a slight majority in the parliament, with 297 of the legislature's 590 seats belonging to the three parties. |

| With the victory of the far right in the new elections, Patriotic League founder Paul Déroulède has been slated to serve as the next Prime Minister of the Empire. The political liberalization of France due to the policies of His Imperial Majesty between 1897 and 1906, which has handed most of the nation's political power to the Parliament, will allow Déroulède's nationalist and anti-colonialist agenda to be propagated without impediment until the 1914 election, so long as the far right coalition continues to remain united. In his victory address following the results of the election, Déroulède reiterated his desires to serve as a strong leader and readjust France's national interests: |

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LE DROIT RADICAL DOMINE L'ÉLECTION LÉGISLATIVE EN COUVRANT LE DROIT POUR MODÉRER LE DROIT

18 MAI 1910 - PARIS, EMPIRE DE FRANCE

| In an unprecedented blow to nearly twenty years of alternating victories between the moderate right and the moderate left, the 1910 Legislative Election has left the French legislature under the control of a far-right leaning coalition consisting primarily of the Patriotic League, who took 112 seats in the legislature, the Nouveaux Bonapartistes with 98 seats, and the Nationalists with 87 seats. The moderate right, defined by leadership of Oscar de Négrier as President of the Council of Ministers from 1893 to 1899, had previously dominated the legislative elections of 1893, 1898, and 1906, losing their grip on the legislature only between 1902 and 1906 when a left-wing coalition led by the Rally for Liberal Action won the national elections. The new far-right coalition, based entirely upon nationalism and irredentism, was not taken seriously by both the moderate left and right, but achieved a victory in the legislature thanks to the aid of grassroots campaigning and genuine fear of the rise of anarchism in France, anarchism which has led to the assassination of numerous public officials throughout the past three decades and a failed assassination attempt on His Imperial Majesty in 1899. |

| The new far-right coalition's main members are the aforementioned Patriotic League, New Bonapartists, and the Nationalists. The Patriotic League, formed in 1882 by poet Paul Déroulède, historian Henri Martin, and Félix Faure, originally served as a political movement before eventually developing into a fully-fledged political party after the left's victory in 1902. Advocating itself as a non-partisan party, its primary political aims under Déroulède have been stated solely as "improving the French nation" and "reclaiming the lost territories" of Alsace-Moselle, seeking revenge against Germany for the Franco-Prussian War. Their allies, the New Bonapartists, were formed in 1893 upon schisms in the Bonapartist movement regarding the issue of liberalization of French politics. The New Bonapartists, described as aligned more with the idea of a sense of republican vanguardism of the Bonaparte system rather than an absolutist system, have been led by French statesman and author Gabriel Hanotaux since 1898, with Mr. Hanotaux being described as the man most responsible for the New Bonapartist's rise to power going into this election. The New Bonapartists, along with the Patriotic League and the Nationalists, now occupy a slight majority in the parliament, with 297 of the legislature's 590 seats belonging to the three parties. |

| With the victory of the far right in the new elections, Patriotic League founder Paul Déroulède has been slated to serve as the next Prime Minister of the Empire. The political liberalization of France due to the policies of His Imperial Majesty between 1897 and 1906, which has handed most of the nation's political power to the Parliament, will allow Déroulède's nationalist and anti-colonialist agenda to be propagated without impediment until the 1914 election, so long as the far right coalition continues to remain united. In his victory address following the results of the election, Déroulède reiterated his desires to serve as a strong leader and readjust France's national interests: |

[list][list][list]Je suis Français et Nationaliste. Vous, le peuple français, m'avez confié les pouvoirs qui viennent avec le leadership pour diriger notre grande nation en tant que nationaliste et Français devrait, et par la grâce de Dieu je vais ... Il faut reconnaître que jouer à des jeux coloniaux avec les Britanniques n'est pas dans l'intérêt de la nation française. Les gouvernements précédents ont joué à ces jeux presque comme pour le divertissement, renonçant complètement à la honte de l'Alsace qui se présente à nos yeux depuis des décennies. Ces hommes n'étaient pas des chefs. Ce n'étaient que des enfants jouant à faire semblant. Nous veillerons à ce que l'Alsace-Morselle soit réintégrée dans notre Empire, par tous les moyens nécessaires. Nous ne serons pas faibles. Nous ne reculerons pas face à l'adversité ou à l'agression."

"I am a Frenchman, and a Nationalist. You, the people of France, have entrusted me with the powers that come with leadership to lead our great nation as a nationalist and a Frenchman should, and by the grace of God I shall ... We must recognize that playing colonial games with the British is not in the interest of the French nation. Previous governments played these games almost as if for entertainment, completely forgoing the disgrace of Alsace which has been occuring before our eyes for decades. These men were not leaders. They were merely children playing pretend. We will ensure that Alsace-Morselle is reincorporated into our Empire, through any means necessary. We shall not be weak. We shall not stand back in the face of adversity or of aggression."[/list][/list][/list]

| Alongside limiting further French involvement in overseas colonialism, representatives of the far-right's coalition have stated that other policy plans include further strengthening relations with Russia and Serbia, supporting the new Francophile Turkish Republic, increasing the French military budget, and developing infrastructure throughout France and French Algeria. Déroulède is scheduled to meet with His Imperial Majesty at the New Tuileries Palace before the month's end, before taking up residence at Élysée Palace upon the formation of the new government. |

Woraniana

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Not Xav

Teujira[/quote]

With Çadir Moreau's father being French and his subsequent citizenship he'd release a public statement on the matter, deeply concerned about the victory of the far right. However recognizing his additional status as Turkish president he'd decide to force himself to make it two seperate statements:

As Çadir Moreau, a citizen of both France and Turqée, living in the latter

The global legacy of our Napoleon is held close to my heart, along with contempt for those who stand against his noble ghost, it has set the world's heart on fire and the Jacobin is the torchbearer. As such I fully support the unity of the French people, my paternal kin. The party being far to the right puts me at unease in this support, as such I'd implore the nation as a whole to stand up against the Germans in the pursuit of one French Republic.

Further, with my father taken so young I bear his torch with similar reference. As such should this far right engage in the destruction of homes for their political goals with no respect for the sanctity of a family I'll be filled with a unfaltering hatred and support only their downfall. For no nation, no race, no faith and for no institution should a Mother or Father have to part from their most sacred of legacies.

As Çadir Moreau, leader of Turqée and the Levantine Jacobins

The Republic will take this moment to affirm that it does not maintain the same fondness for the Germans as the Ottomans, in fact their nobleman sitting in the throne is a spit in our face. As our relationship with them has existed only within strategy, with no necessary amount of respect paid to our people by the Germans, we will not consider this prospective war a matter of obligation, but one of strategic convenience, just as they would do unto us. The importance of this statement is to affirm the personhood of the Turk, who is capable of retribution just as any man is, whom shall not be some reliable dog but rather a just and rational actor on the international stage.

To the French, I may be among your kin but honor binds me to act in accordance with my power as first consul. So long as I am first consul it shall be my highest responsibility as a man, even when it is at odds with my own self. I invite your president, Monsieur Déroulède, to come to Constentée in order to discuss our position on the conflict given our German investment, political interests and strategic situation.

Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Czabalkia wrote:[list][list]STOLYPINE ET NAPOLÉON SUR LA CHASSE

18 Octobre 1910 - Elisavetgrad, Kingdom of Teke, Russian Congo[/list][/list]

| His Imperial Majesty Napoleon IV, now firmly planning to see the world over the coming five years, has again departed his residence at the New Tulieries Palace. Leaving Paris at the start of October, the Emperor is destined for Elisavetgrad, a bustling colonial city buried deep in the heart of the Russian Congo Colony. As the capital of the Kingdom of Teke, Elisavetgrad has received considerable attention by Russian authorities and colonists, establishing a major presence in the area. A major hunting area, special preparations have been made to accommodate the Emperor as well as another guest - Pyotr Stolypin, President of Russia. The two, in private correspondence, have agreed not only for a chat over dinner in Elisavetgrad, but to additionally go out on safari in the bush and the jungle as to hunt for African game and animals of all sorts including elephants and other exotic beasts. |

| After nearly two weeks of sailing, driving on both car and rail, and walking, His Imperial Majesty and the rest of the imperial delegation consisting of a variety of porters, servants, and translators arrive in Elisavetgrad to warm Russian reception. Allies for decades thanks to a royal marriage between His Imperial Majesty and a Russian noblewoman, the cordial relations between France and Russia have moved beyond the fall of the Romanovs from power in Russia due to constant communication between the French government, the republican government of Stolypin, and the guarantee of safety of the Romanovs in self-imposed exile on the Côte d'Azur. Stolypin and Napoleon IV, both by now solid acquaintances if not good friends, represent the respective faces of the Russo-French Alliance. |

[list][list]Stolypinskaya Usadba, Elisavetgrad Suburbs, Kingdom of Teke, Russian Kongo[/list][/list]

| Taking after the Russian Tsars of past eras, President Pyotr Otetsvseslav, had taken ownership of and commissioned the construction of massive palatial estates across the vast Russian Empire. Among his personal favorites was the Stolypinskaya Usaba (Stolypin Estate) on the outskirts of Elisavetgrad. The estate consisted of a main house, an expansive country home made of immaculate white stone with tan roofing, on a massive tract of land which included servants quarters, stables, a zoo stocked with exotic animals (including antelopes, zebra, eland, wildebeest, ostriches, lions, elephants, and rhinoceroses), and gardens which would’ve made Nicholas II green with envy (decorated with roses, hydrangeas, cannas, bougainvilleas and fuchsias).

The main house had 12 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. It also featured a shared billiards and poker room, two dining rooms, a great hall, a private office, a telegraphic center, a rudimentary command center for Stolypin and his generals, an indoor pool and Russian style spa, and an armoury for Stolypin’s special gendarme guards. Stolypin awaited the 6-horse drawn phaeton of Napoleon VI. The phaeton was guarded by a Russian Army guard at the fore-end and rear, a rifle squad of 12 infantrymen armed with Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifles. Stolypin smiled warmly as he saw his dear friend through the open top of the phaeton. He was dressed in khaki shorts and a khaki shirt, his head adorned with a wide-brimmed brown leather cowboy hat. His bearded face, usually solemn or contemplative, was noticeably brightened by the presence of a wide smile as he welcomed his guest. His raised a hand in the air, and spoke in French. |

President Pyotr Otetsvseslav:

"Welcome to Africa, my friend!

| As the French Emperor arrived in the rotary driveway of the estate, the uniformed Russian sentries ever present at the entrance of the presented their arms with perfect discipline. Stolypin walked forward in his patent black leather riding boots, moving slower due to the ever increasing number of banquets and spirits he partook in. He outstretches a hand to greet Napoleon IV. |

Czabalkia, Kartnan, Sadar, Woraniana

Not Xav wrote:[list][list]Stolypinskaya Usadba, Elisavetgrad Suburbs, Kingdom of Teke, Russian Kongo[/list][/list]

| Taking after the Russian Tsars of past eras, President Pyotr Otetsvseslav, had taken ownership of and commissioned the construction of massive palatial estates across the vast Russian Empire. Among his personal favorites was the Stolypinskaya Usaba (Stolypin Estate) on the outskirts of Elisavetgrad. The estate consisted of a main house, an expansive country home made of immaculate white stone with tan roofing, on a massive tract of land which included servants quarters, stables, a zoo stocked with exotic animals (including antelopes, zebra, eland, wildebeest, ostriches, lions, elephants, and rhinoceroses), and gardens which would’ve made Nicholas II green with envy (decorated with roses, hydrangeas, cannas, bougainvilleas and fuchsias).

The main house had 12 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. It also featured a shared billiards and poker room, two dining rooms, a great hall, a private office, a telegraphic center, a rudimentary command center for Stolypin and his generals, an indoor pool and Russian style spa, and an armoury for Stolypin’s special gendarme guards. Stolypin awaited the 6-horse drawn phaeton of Napoleon VI. The phaeton was guarded by a Russian Army guard at the fore-end and rear, a rifle squad of 12 infantrymen armed with Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifles. Stolypin smiled warmly as he saw his dear friend through the open top of the phaeton. He was dressed in khaki shorts and a khaki shirt, his head adorned with a wide-brimmed brown leather cowboy hat. His bearded face, usually solemn or contemplative, was noticeably brightened by the presence of a wide smile as he welcomed his guest. His raised a hand in the air, and spoke in French. |

President Pyotr Otetsvseslav:

"Welcome to Africa, my friend!

| As the French Emperor arrived in the rotary driveway of the estate, the uniformed Russian sentries ever present at the entrance of the presented their arms with perfect discipline. Stolypin walked forward in his patent black leather riding boots, moving slower due to the ever increasing number of banquets and spirits he partook in. He outstretches a hand to greet Napoleon IV. |

| His Imperial Majesty walks over towards Pyotr Otetsvseslav, wiping sweat off his brow with his left hand while reaching out to meet Pyotr's with his right. He gives his counterpart a firm handshake. |

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "Good Day, my friend. Thank you for the welcome- the Congo is just as beautiful as it is hot. It is nice to see you once again after so many years- our correspondence over the telegraph will never beat face to face communication."[/list]

Not Xav, Sadar, Woraniana

Czabalkia wrote:| His Imperial Majesty walks over towards Pyotr Otetsvseslav, wiping sweat off his brow with his left hand while reaching out to meet Pyotr's with his right. He gives his counterpart a firm handshake. |

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "Good Day, my friend. Thank you for the welcome- the Congo is just as beautiful as it is hot. It is nice to see you once again after so many years- our correspondence over the telegraph will never beat face to face communication."[/list]

President Pyotr Otetsvseslav:

"I agree. We have much catching up to do, and Olga and the children will be delighted to see you as well. Let’s get you some water and you can tell me of your travel, we’ll leave the guards to retrieve your luggage."

| Pyotr pats his old friend on the back, and gestures for them to walk down a stoned paved pathway looking on towards the estate’s private zoo. In the distance, Napoleon could see an exquisite bungalow near the zoo which would purportedly have refreshments. As they begin walking down the path, Pyotr snaps his fingers and barks orders to the guards to retrieve Napoleon’s luggage from the phaeton. |

Czabalkia, Sadar, Woraniana

Not Xav wrote:President Pyotr Otetsvseslav:

"I agree. We have much catching up to do, and Olga and the children will be delighted to see you as well. Let’s get you some water and you can tell me of your travel, we’ll leave the guards to retrieve your luggage."

| Pyotr pats his old friend on the back, and gestures for them to walk down a stoned paved pathway looking on towards the estate’s private zoo. In the distance, Napoleon could see an exquisite bungalow near the zoo which would purportedly have refreshments. As they begin walking down the path, Pyotr snaps his fingers and barks orders to the guards to retrieve Napoleon’s luggage from the phaeton. |

| As the two walk down the path by themselves, Napoleon takes in his surroundings, particularly the incredibly fresh African air and the late morning sun. |

[list]HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NAPOLEON IV, Emperor of the French: "Have you ever gone on safari before, Pyotr? Specifically in these parts. Although I have hunted before, never before have I been on safari out in the jungle or even the Savannah. To be quite frank, I have no idea what to even expect."[/list]

Sadar, Woraniana

[list][list]~ 𝐄𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬í ~

| 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍 |[/list][/list]

[sup]During the 1910 Presidential Elections, Porfirio Díaz broke his original promise made in the now infamous Creelman Interview of not running for another presidential term. To assure his victory, Díaz had Francisco I. Madero jailed. Madero escaped and fled north, crossing the U.S. border at Laredo, Texas on 7 October 1910. The Plan of San Luis Potosi was drafted and reviewed in San Antonio, Texas, but "it was dated, for reasons of convenience, dignity, and neutrality, as in San Luis Potosí, the fifth of October, the last day Madero was in the city." He asked several Anti-Re-electionists, including Federico González Garza, Roque Estrada, Juan Sánchez Azcona, and Enrique Bordes Mangel, to review his rough draft, but it remained his work. It was "formulated to serve as the ideological banner of the revolution". Finally, The plan was published in November 1910 and secretly distributed. It called for the revolt to begin at 6 p.m. on 20 November 1910. In late 1910 revolutionary movements broke out in response to Madero's Plan de San Luis Potosí. His vague promises of land reform attracted many peasants throughout the country. Spontaneous rebellions arose in which ordinary farm laborers, miners, and other working-class Mexicans, along with much of the country's population of indigenous natives, fought Díaz's forces, with some success. Madero attracted the forces of rebel leaders such as Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa, Ricardo Flores Magón, and Venustiano Carranza.[/sup]

[list][sup]Pascual Orozco a man born to a Mexican middle-class family in the state of Chihuahua. He was raised by his father Pascual Orozco Sr. and his mother Amada Orozco y Vázquez. The Vázquez family were second-generation Basque immigrants. The family was not rich but had standing locally, where his father ran a village store and was a minor office holder. Pascual Jr. was educated in the local public school and began working as a muleteer, a hands-on job that was a vital link in transporting goods in northern Mexico and as a revolutionary gave him an intimate knowledge of the terrain. Orozco in his 20's began reading the literature of the Magón brothers, a brother trio that espoused anarchism and anti-porfirista ideas. In 1909 with his own money from his earnings as a mine owner, began importing arms from America to Mexico, to support Madero's Plan of San Luis Potosi. In 1910, Orozco gathered a small force of 200 men and began taking nearby towns for the revolution. He quickly rose to prominence once he had been recruited by Abraham González to the cause of Francisco I. Madero. Orozco was no so much a hard-line opponent of Porfirio Díaz, but rather the local strong man Joaquín Chávez, a client of the major power holder in Chihuahua, the Creel-Terrazas Family. One of his first actions after an early battle was to ransack Chávez's house. On 31 October of that year, Orozco was placed in command of the revolutionary forces in Guerrero municipality. He led his forces to a series of victories against Díaz loyalists, and by the end of the year, most of the state was in the hands of the revolutionaries. At this point, Orozco was a hero in Chihuahua, with over 30,000 people lining the streets upon his return. Madero promoted him to colonel, and in March 1911 to brigadier general. These promotions were earned without any kind of military knowledge or military training. On 31 October 1910, he was named Jefe Revolucionario (revolutionary leader) of the Porfirio Díaz Anti Re-election Club in Guerrero District. A week after the beginning of the war, he obtained his first victory, against General Juan Navarro. After ambushing the federal troops in Cañón del Mal Paso on 2 January 1911, he ordered the dead soldiers stripped and sent the uniforms to Presidente Díaz with a note that read, "Ahí te van las hojas, mándame más tamales". ("Here are the wrappers, send me more tamales.").[/sup]

[sup]Pancho Villa a man of mystery that appeared out of nowhere. His origins are unknown and his story changes constantly. In 1910 leading a group of vigilante bandits, he met Abraham Gonzales, leader of the anti-relectionist movement in Chihuahua, and in that very city met Francisco I. Madero, whom in tears told his sob story of being a peasant boy forced to kill at a young age to defend his sister from being raped by the foreman of the Hacienda. Madero swayed, granted Villa a pardon for his banditry, and made him an official revolutionary. From there Villa began his military career as an officer of the Northern Revolutionary Army. He won several battles and achieved the rank of Colonel in 1911, including putting down an Anarchist uprising by Flores Magón and his Liberal Party that challenged Madero. Currently, he works alongside Pascual Orozco to capture the important border city of Ciudad Juárez from the Federal Army led by General. Juan N. Navarro.[/sup]

[sup]Venustiano Carranza Carranza was born in the town of Cuatro Ciénegas, in the state of Coahuila, in 1859, to an upper-middle-class cattle-ranching family. His father, Jesús Carranza Neira, had been a rancher and mule driver until the time of the Reform War (1857–1861), in which he fought against the Indians and on the Liberal side. During the Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), Jesús Carranza became a colonel and was Benito Juárez's main contact in Coahuila. A strong personal connection existed between the two, with Carranza lending Juárez money while Juárez was in exile. Following the ouster of the French, Juárez rewarded Carranza with land, which became the basis of his fortune in Coahuila. Because of his family's wealth, Venustiano, the 11th of 15 children, was able to attend excellent schools in Saltillo and Mexico City. Venustiano studied at the Ateneo Fuente, a famous Liberal school in Saltillo. In 1874, he went to the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (National Preparatory School) in Mexico City, where he had aspirations to be a doctor. Carranza was still there in 1876 when Porfirio Díaz issued the Plan of Tuxtepec, which marked the beginning of Díaz's rebellion against President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada under the slogan "No Re-election" (Lerdo had served one term as president). In 1893, 300 Coahuila ranchers organized armed resistance to oppose the "re-election" of Porfirio Díaz's supporter José María Garza Galán as Governor of Coahuila. Venustiano Carranza and his brother Emilio participated in this uprising. Porfirio Díaz quickly dispatched his "man in the north", Bernardo Reyes, to defuse the situation. Venustiano Carranza and his brother, who had now gained power and influence in the area, were granted a personal audience with Reyes in order to explain the justification for the uprising and the ranchers' opposition to Garza Galán. Reyes agreed with Carranza and wrote to Díaz recommending that he withdraw support for Garza Galán. Diaz accepted this request and appointed a different governor.[/sup]

[sup]The events of 1893 allowed Carranza to make some friends in high places, including Bernardo Reyes. After winning a second term as municipal president of Cuatro Ciénegas (1894–1898), Reyes had Carranza "elected" to the legislature. In 1904, Reyes's protégé Miguel Cárdenas, Governor of Coahuila, recommended to Porfirio Díaz that Carranza would make a good senator. As such, Carranza entered the Senate of Mexico later that year. Although Carranza was skeptical of the Científicos whom Porfirio Díaz was relying on to run Mexico, Carranza was a dutiful Porfirian senator. By 1908, it was widely assumed that Carranza would be the next governor of Coahuila. In 1909, Carranza received Porfirio Díaz's permission to declare himself as the candidate to replace Miguel Cárdenas as Governor of Coahuila. Miguel Cárdenas supported Carranza's candidacy, as did the wealthiest landowner in the region, Evaristo Madero (grandfather of Francisco I. Madero). However, for reasons never made entirely clear, Porfirio Díaz ultimately did not support Carranza in this race, with the result that Carranza lost the election. This left Carranza angry with Porfirio Díaz.[/sup]

[sup]Carranza followed Francisco Madero's Anti-Re-election Movement of 1910 with interest, and after Madero fled to the US and Díaz was re-elected as president, Carranza traveled to Mexico City to join Madero. Madero named Carranza provisional Governor of Coahuila. The Plan of San Luis Potosí, which Madero issued at this time, called for a revolution beginning 20 November 1910. Madero named Carranza commander-in-chief of the Revolution in Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. Carranza, however, failed to organize a revolution in these states, leading some of Madero's supporters to speculate that Carranza was still loyal to Bernardo Reyes.[/sup]

Arcanda, Not Xav, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

[list][sup]JANUARY, 1911[/sup]

1911 ECONOMIC REFORM ACT.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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| The United Kingdom was once the economic giant of the globe, with it being the first nation to industrialize, the first nation to modernize, and the first nation to provide its citizenry with a high standard of living. However, over the past 2 decades, the UK’s economic dominance had begun to decline, faced with new challenges and new competition from Germany, France and the United States. This in part was due to Chamberlain’s inability to pass tariff reform, which would have splintered their crucial electoral alliance with the Conservatives. However, the Labour party scored an outright majority in Parliament, primarily due to the stagnation of wages, an increase of unionization and a general resentment towards the policy of free trade, which benefited other nations far more than it did the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson, the Labour Party and their unique brand of anti-german populism, promised during his electoral campaign of a great “economic reform” that would “slap the Americans and Germans into submission”. The primary economic advantage that the British had against everyone else was technology and science, even though the UK’s steel and iron industry was lagging in terms of production, it led the world in research concerning those products, and specialized steel and iron products. |

| Work on the 1911 Economic Reform Act began almost immediately after the Labour Party won the majority in Parliament. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson, his economic advisors, the Department of Economics at Oxford and around 7 hand picked MPs wrote the bill, which is far reaching and touches on numerous different topics and issues. The bill was widely praised by the workers, and the unions, mostly due to the presence of more protectionist trade policies, a minimum wage, and a focus on importing and exporting goods from within the United Kingdom, rather than outside it. The bill was swiftly, though bitterly, passed through Parliament, with the Conservatives hailing it as an “economic killer” to the inclusion of tariffs and the absence of free trade. |

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[pre]1911 ECONOMIC REFORM ACT.

THE FOLLOWING ACT IS AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE AN ECONOMY BASED ON THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, IRELAND, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AS TO REGAIN THE UNITED KINGDOM’S FORMER ECONOMIC STATUS AS WELL REFORM CERTAIN AREAS OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WORKER.

ARTICLE I. TARIFF REFORM.

1. A base tariff of 15% will be applied to all goods that cannot be supplied to fulfill 100% of the demand by the United Kingdom itself at a reasonable cost (defined as a cost that only changes by 5 to 10%.)

2. An additional 20% tariff will be applied on all imported steel, iron and metal related products.

3. An additional 5% tariff will be applied to all imported steel, iron and metal related products from Germany and the United States.

4. An additional 15% tariff will be applied to all imported household good products.

ARTICLE II. WAGES AND VACATION TIME

1. The Wage Council will be created and headed by a MP appointed by the Prime Minister.

2. The Council’s members will be chosen by said MP. The Council will establish a minimum wage (liveable) in industries with a history of low wages, because of surplus of available workers, the presence of women workers, or the lack of skills.

3. All workers are entitled to a single week of vacation per year.

ARTICLE III. METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES

1. All metallurgical (Steel, Iron, etc) plants and factories will be REQUIRED to update machines and processes to the latest and most up to date version. The United Kingdom will subsidize the modernization.

2. The United Kingdom will invest 30 million pounds in the rapid development and creation of mines in Australia, most notably in the sector of Iron Production, as well as the exploration of minerals.

3. Any and all companies producing goods for use by the Government of the United Kingdom will be required to use metals produced and mined within the United Kingdom.

4. The UK will create the Metallurgical Planning Council which will guide industries to ensure they remain profitable, use the latest technology and are able to compete with overseas competition.

5. The UK’s overall goal for steel production by 1916 is 30 million tonnes.

ARTICLE IV. INVESTMENT IN PROMISING INDUSTRIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

1. The UK will invest 210 million pounds over 7 years to create well over 20,000 KMs of road and rail throughout the United Kingdom.

2. The UK will incentivize automobile purchasing and assist in the funding of domestic companies.

3. The UK will incentivize and subsidize chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

4. The UK will invest 130 million pounds over 5 years to electrify major cities and homes.

ARTICLE V. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

1. The UK will create the Research and Technology Board, or RTB.

2. The RTB will be given a 60 million pound budget yearly to invest in research taking place in universities, engineering corporations and more.

3. The RTB will focus on revolutionary technologies, military based technologies and profitable consumer based technologies.

4. All research, technology, patents or inventions will be categorized into 4 levels. Level 1 means the research is open, Level 2 means certain parts of the research are classified, Level 3 means the research is classified, Level 4 means the research is nationalized, persons involved join the RTB, and research continues under instruction from the Armed Forces.

5. The RTB will ensure that trade secrets, research and technology is not stolen by foreign powers, and that these areas are properly guarded secrets.

6. The RTB will classify certain things as “National Security Resources”, if this thing is classified then its export is banned, plans being exported is banned, and cooperating with any foreigner, foreign corporation or foreign nation is strictly banned.

7. Universities will be required to accept based solely on merit, rather than other factors such as ability to pay, legacy and more.

8. The UK will subsidize the education for those merit based acceptances who cannot afford to pay full tuition.

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| The RTB, once created, immediately got to work, classifying certain research as classified, including Harry Brearley’s research (Level 3), |

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Post by Sadar suppressed by Czabalkia.

Sadar

Guacamaya wrote:Yo, I wanna play as Guatemala and forge an empire.

Yes, I'm insane and what?

Telegram our map officer Teujira and give a summary of Guatemalan history. We also have a discord, link in the regional front page.

Guacamaya

Post self-deleted by Guacamaya.

Post by Sadar suppressed by Czabalkia.

Sadar

Guacamaya wrote:Don't have Discord, already doin' the summary.

Btw, you Mexico?

If that's true, we could be friends.

Yes, I am Mexico. Also, recommend you make a discord account since you can't post OC in the RMB. Discord is the main way for everyone in the region to talk.

Guacamaya

Post self-deleted by Guacamaya.

Post by Sadar suppressed by Czabalkia.

Sadar

Guacamaya wrote:Oof, didn't know.

Might actually do that soon, btw here's my application.

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=guacamaya/detail=factbook/id=1403910

Try and add more detail to the Factbook and perhaps review Guatemalan history before you send this.

Val Verde-, Guacamaya

Post self-deleted by Guacamaya.

[list][list]L'AVENIR DE L'AVIATION MILITAIRE - LA FRANCE OUVRE LA VOIE DANS L'AIR ET DANS L'EAU

11 Décembre 1910 - Arsenal de Brest, Brest, French Empire[/list][/list]

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[list][list][list][list][list][list]𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎 - 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 - 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐘 & 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓

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𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ! !

𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖 . . .

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𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐋 𝐃𝐄́𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐄̀𝐃𝐄, 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄

𝟏𝟏 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟎 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘[/list][/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]

TO THOSE TO WHOM THIS IS BEING SENT,

Recent developments regarding the field of military aviation, which have been brought to my attention by associates, statesmen, and military figures alike, have rapidly begun to accelerate, quietly and without much notice, particularly within the United States where, just one month ago, a successful launch of an airplane off of an immobile and modified ship was performed without incident by the United States Navy. This launch, which was conducted on a small and repurposed scouting cruiser, has justified the claims made by Mr. Clément Ader, the famed Frenchman, in his book which was published last year regarding the subject of military aviation, known simply as "L'Aviation Militaire". Make no mistake, gentlemen, that this book is to aviation what Mr. Alfred Thayer Mahan's 1890 book regarding sea power was to maritime strategy when it was published a mere twenty years ago.

It is important, then, that we absolutely and hastily capitalize upon the success of the American experiment, as well as the ideas presented by Mr. Ader's book, to advance the position of the Grande Armée's air wing as well as the position of the Marine Impériale. The development of the HMS Poggers, and subsequent battleships of its type by the British Royal Navy has seriously reduced the prestige and value of the Imperial Navy and, while our Teutonic foe has continued to develop ships which rival that of the Poggers-class, we have been content to ignore our navy beyond developing small cruisers and such with the Russians. If we wish to compete with the Germans and prove ourselves to the Anglos, then it is vital that we immediately begin implementing the ideas of Mr. Ader with his direct involvement and with utmost precision and attention to detail as well as attention to necessity.

Therefore, as President of the Council of Ministers, I am issuing an order per this memo to the Ministry of the Navy as well as to the Arsenal de Brest to begin immediately, as of 11 December 1910, research into the development and construction of a sea vessel capable of carrying, launching, and receiving three Blériot XI planes before the end of 1911. I will ensure that the Arsenal is provided a budget increase going into 1912 should this be accomplished comparable to twice the amount required to construct this vessel. Beyond this order, I am also asking that, if possible, the Ministry of the Navy offer a position to Mr. Ader to work closely upon future projects regarding the development of maritime aircraft-carrying vehicles.

You have my best wishes in your future endeavors. The fate of the Imperial Navy may rest upon the success of these experiments.

Teujira, Val Verde-, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

Argentinian Commonwealth - La Rio de la Plata

Buenos Aires

Avery had to address the House of Reps, and get some new bills in, or ideas for said bills. Something had to be done about the Argentinian Armedforces, and also the Economy - the US and France were good investors, but Argentina had to focus on the Future instead of the Present-day.

The Julietists suggested pro-mining acts, and paying the miners more, and also Safety rulings for mines, while the Preservationists argued that Mining was horrible and that Argentina should be agrarian and focus on Cash Crops and Sugar, much like Mexico and the northern Latinos.

Avery debated that the Preservationists were being ignorant in that the world was quickly drifting away from Agricultural-based economies, and that Natural Resources were the Future, and that Argentina already was mineral-based, so there was no point to drift away from something that would make the country roll around in Pesos.

However, Salsa and Argentinian culture/tourism also gave Argentina a boost, but Argentina couldn't just focus on foreign investments or gaining a way to the Euramericans' tummies - they had to focus on metals. Without metals and powders, there'd be no explosives or firearms. Without firearms, the war is lost.

Argentina quickly learned from the Americans and their Golden Rush, that Gold, Silver, Brass and other materials were good fiats, and that having something made out of Gold or gold-backed was superior to the olden days of sharecropping and carpetbagging.

On the other hand, Avery did emphasize the Military and building more bases. For Argentina to progress, and beat the Brazilians and Columbians, the Sun had to focus on the water. Agua. And that's where President Escallias and the country could reachout to the British, as they were a naval power.

Argent could also reachout to them, or the other African Colonizers to gain Ivory - important for Jewelry, Beauty and Fashion. As the Argentinians focused on Art, Culture and Intellectualism, this was very important. It was also important that the Argentinians continue pursuing their economic luck, though luck wasn't a good word to use, since Luck is finite, but...

There was also Antarctica. All of that ice, and Argentinians wondered what laid hidden or obscured in it. In the end, Argentina had to pursue stances similar to Espania and Americana (The Spaniards' pursuit of Gold and Gems/Gemstones/etc and the Americans' pursuit of the Great Frontier and the True North)

In this, a Pax Sola was imminent, though the Argents had to play their cards and their decks right.

Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Organstead, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

[list][sup]FEBRUARY, 1911[/sup]

THE EAGLE AND THE LION.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — NOON[/sub]

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[/list]

| The Economic Reform Act of 1911 placed heavy tariffs against American goods, raw minerals and vital products such as steel, and with that, the era of free trade that Britain had championed ended. Naturally, however, Prime Minister Arthur Henderson recognized that, a trade war was not exactly sustainable, and was potentially harmful to both the British economy and the American economy. Granted, the United Kingdom did have a massive trade deficit with the United States, so as a result, Henderson knew at the same time things couldn't just go back to the ways things were. Henderson had a meeting in late January with various economic advisors and they collectively determined that the best course of action was to invite an American delegation to London to attempt to write out a trade deal, that would be fair, and beneficial to both sides. |

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[pre]TO WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES

FROM LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

RECENTLY, OUR TWO NATIONS HAVE BEEN WARRING THROUGH ECONOMICS AND TRADE, AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS BENEFICIAL NOR SUSTAINABLE, AND AS YOU AND YOUR ADVISORS MUST NOT EITHER, I FIND IT IS WITHIN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO GATHER, TO MEET, AND TO FORM A DEAL THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OUR NATIONS, AS TO AVOID THIS SPIRAL INTO A DISASTROUS ECONOMIC SITUATION. AS A RESULT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE WHOEVER YOU CHOOSE TO SEND TO LONDON TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS.

THANK YOU.

[/pre]

[list]____[/list]

| With that, the telegram was sent to Washington D.C. with an invitation for an American delegation to come to London and personally negotiate a Trade Deal with Prime Minister Arthur Henderson. The invitation was covered widely by the British media and Canadian media, as Canada was too widely effected by the potential of a trade deal. By late February the American Delegation had arrived in London and after a day of rest, good food and a warm bed, the following day the delegation was led to 10 Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Henderson, who was accompanied by his economic advisors. |

[list]

[sup]| PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR HENDERSON: |[/sup][sup] "Welcome to London, I trust your journey here was pleasant."[/sup][/list]

| The room that everyone was in had a large meeting table made of Mahogany wood, the chairs were too Mahogany with red fabric. On the table were plates, teaspoons and teacups and in the center a large tea pot. The Prime Minister himself personally poured tea for everyone as well as shake the hands of each member of the American delegation.|

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Anglo Channel

Val Verde-, Zanbala Prz, Anglo Channel, Guacamaya

Woraniana wrote:[list][sup]FEBRUARY, 1911[/sup]

THE EAGLE AND THE LION.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — NOON[/sub]

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[/list]

| The Economic Reform Act of 1911 placed heavy tariffs against American goods, raw minerals and vital products such as steel, and with that, the era of free trade that Britain had championed ended. Naturally, however, Prime Minister Arthur Henderson recognized that, a trade war was not exactly sustainable, and was potentially harmful to both the British economy and the American economy. Granted, the United Kingdom did have a massive trade deficit with the United States, so as a result, Henderson knew at the same time things couldn't just go back to the ways things were. Henderson had a meeting in late January with various economic advisors and they collectively determined that the best course of action was to invite an American delegation to London to attempt to write out a trade deal, that would be fair, and beneficial to both sides. |

[list]____[/list]

[pre]TO WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES

FROM LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

RECENTLY, OUR TWO NATIONS HAVE BEEN WARRING THROUGH ECONOMICS AND TRADE, AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS BENEFICIAL NOR SUSTAINABLE, AND AS YOU AND YOUR ADVISORS MUST NOT EITHER, I FIND IT IS WITHIN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO GATHER, TO MEET, AND TO FORM A DEAL THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OUR NATIONS, AS TO AVOID THIS SPIRAL INTO A DISASTROUS ECONOMIC SITUATION. AS A RESULT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE WHOEVER YOU CHOOSE TO SEND TO LONDON TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS.

THANK YOU.

[/pre]

[list]____[/list]

| With that, the telegram was sent to Washington D.C. with an invitation for an American delegation to come to London and personally negotiate a Trade Deal with Prime Minister Arthur Henderson. The invitation was covered widely by the British media and Canadian media, as Canada was too widely effected by the potential of a trade deal. By late February the American Delegation had arrived in London and after a day of rest, good food and a warm bed, the following day the delegation was led to 10 Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Henderson, who was accompanied by his economic advisors. |

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[sup]| PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR HENDERSON: |[/sup][sup] "Welcome to London, I trust your journey here was pleasant."[/sup][/list]

| The room that everyone was in had a large meeting table made of Mahogany wood, the chairs were too Mahogany with red fabric. On the table were plates, teaspoons and teacups and in the center a large tea pot. The Prime Minister himself personally poured tea for everyone as well as shake the hands of each member of the American delegation.|

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Anglo Channel

[pre]At home, the United States had retaliated immediately by increasing the tariffs on UK goods, but only by a small increase from previous levels. Backed by both corporate and union support, President Hearst will not yield to British pressure and with a trade surplus, the U.S. owning 19.5% (520 billion) of the world economy, was in the stronger position. But sent a delegation none the less to hear out the British to strike a deal.[/pre]

|| Whitelaw Reid | Ambassador || "The journey was long but comfortable. We are here by your requested invitation. We hope to get down to business immediately."

Val Verde-, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

Anglo Channel wrote:[pre]At home, the United States had retaliated immediately by increasing the tariffs on UK goods, but only by a small increase from previous levels. Backed by both corporate and union support, President Hearst will not yield to British pressure and with a trade surplus, the U.S. owning 19.5% (520 billion) of the world economy, was in the stronger position. But sent a delegation none the less to hear out the British to strike a deal.[/pre]

|| Whitelaw Reid | Ambassador || "The journey was long but comfortable. We are here by your requested invitation. We hope to get down to business immediately."

[list][sup]| PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR HENDERSON: |[/sup][sup] "Indeed, I agree, lets begin. In short, the United States has a a large trade surplus with the United Kingdom, naturally, the United States is not exporting us anything that we cannot make ourselves, such as steel, or other goods, so as a result, we passed the Economic Reform Act of 1911 and implemented heavy tariffs on American exports to the United Kingdom, you retaliated with heavier tariffs, and understandably so. We're here to seek a trade deal with the United States that benefits both our nations. I believe we should start with the most crucial product we trade with each other: Steel."[/sup][/list]

Guacamaya

LA BATALLA DE LOS ISLAS DEL MAÍZ: PART 1

February 1910

[I]After the fall of the runaway Zambo corsairs having retreated to los Cayos Moskitos, a small island chain off the coast of Puerto Cabezas, the Zambo War ushered in it's final battle upon the Isles of Corn. Possibly the largest domestically amassed force dedicated to one operation in Nicaraguan military history, the Federal offensive numbered 30,000 with a mixed division of Army and Naval Infantry preparing to make the 81 km ferry across the strait to Great and Little Corn Islands. Being a naval landing invasion, the Federal Ministry of Naval War formed a temporary fleet of the remaining nine U.S.-acquired river and coast-fairing Monitors, this fleet designated as "Flotilla de Desembarco Anfibio", had repurposed seven Monitors to largely ferry status, sailing with considerably less cargo, ammunition, and overall unnecessary weight. The remaining two Monitors were to serve as escorts while the majority ferry personnel across the strait, making several trips to-and-fro in order to ensure overwhelming presence on the islands. As troops land, the escorts will provide assistance to landing forces via naval bombardment of enemy beachhead positions, if any. At the onset of mobilization phase, the Federal Military's Order of Battle is as follows:[/I]

[U]Federal Army mobilizations:

×××

[><] -- Primer Cuerpo de Ejército Federal de Campo (First [1st] Federal Field Army Corps)

××

[><] -- •Primera Division

×

[><] -- °Matagalpa Regimiento de Infantería

×

[><] -- °Segundo Regimiento de Infantería

×

[><] -- °Tercer Regimiento de Infantería

×

[ ◍ ] -- °Cuarto Regimiento de Artillería[/list]

[U]Federal Navy mobilizations:

--Amphibious Landing Fleet--

[U]Sea-fairing Monitors

•Puritan-class Monitor

[List]-MFN Matagalpa[/list]

•Amphitrite-class Monitor

[List]-MFN Chinandega(formerly USS Amphitrite)[/list]

[U]Coastal Monitors

•Passaic-class Monitors

[List]-MFN Ocotal

-MFN Masachapa[/list]

•Canonicus-class

[List]-MFN Bonanza[/list]

[U]Harbor Monitors

•Casco-class Monitor

[List]-MFN Rivas

-MFN Granada[/list]

River Monitors

•Neosho-class Monitor

[List]-MFN Domingo

-MFN Teotecacinte[/list]

Infantería Ribereña de la Marina Federal Nicaragüense

×

[〰️] -- •Cincuenta Brigada de Infantería Ribereña Independiente

[I]After over a year of intense planning and strategizing alongside American advisors to the Nicaraguan Federal Military, the offensive began at approximately 4:49AM on the morning of February 13 as the amphibious landing flotilla exits the port of Bluefields as the early dawn light trickled over the horizon and reflective off the thick metal hulls of the Monitors. The 50th Riverine Infantry retained the honor of "first boots ashore" as their amphibious combat skills give them necessary and invaluable experience toward the landing operation, as for the first time since their inception in October of 1906, the Nicaraguan Federal Navy Riverine Infantry would be deployed as open-water marine combat force. The hardened and capable force of Riverine Infantrymen nestled atop the flat monitor decks, clenching their assortment of US-equipped Krag-Jørgensen 1899 Constabulary Carbines and Springfield Model 1903 rifles, making a slow approach upon Great Corn Island as the fleet sailed at slow and steady ferry speeds, making for a somewhat comfortable ride amid the choppy waters and foggy weather conditions that February morning.

[B]ABOARD MFN [I]OCOTAL[/I], SAILING THROUGH THE BLUEFIELDS CHANNEL

5:45AM

[B]Capitan Ulises Guaraño: "Visibility conditions are too poor! Coronel Amezcua! Power on the forward headlamp! Teniente Coronel Fuentes! Signal MFN [I]Rivas[/I] to our starboard with the code lamp!"

[I]Captain Guaraño of MFN Ocotal barked orders at the riverine infantrymen strewn across the deck from the summit of the conning tower just above the main forward battery.[/I]

Coronel Amezcua and Lt.Col. Fuentes: "Sí, Señor Capitán!"

[B]Capitán Ulises Guaraño: "Aguirre! Sound the depth!"

[I]A sailor on the lower deck dropped a sounding line with a lead plummet into the sea, thus measuring the decreasing depth as the monitor tramped on.[/I]

Marinero de Primera Clase, Rodolfo Aguirre: "Current depth 280 fathoms! Señor Capitán!"

[B]Capitán Ulises Guaraño: "Twenty minutes till ashore! Prepare your gear and load the landing boats! The row will be long and hard in such choppy waters, but you men are capable, or else you wouldn't be here as first men in. Consider it an honor. Without the inception of the riverine infantry force, we would simply not be winning this war."

Drowning out the Captain's professional yet passionate words, the Riverine troops scattered about the decks on all seven ferry ships, unhinging and lowering row boats for the beach landing, stowing ammunition canisters, rifles, and rope beneath the row boards.

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Czabalkia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Guacamaya

[list][sup]JANUARY, 1911[/sup]

THE MIGRATORY ACT OF 1911.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| One of the major problems of the United Kingdom is its high rate of emigration. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson saw this as a threat, as he believed those who wished to leave should go to the new additions, namely Canada, Australia and New Zealand, rather than places like the United States, Brazil, Argentina and other popular areas for Immigration. Additionally, people from other areas, such as Italy, Germany, Spain, Japan and China were having a hard time immigrating to Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Before the joining, they could perhaps get in, but now they have to follow common immigration law which in effect ended any immigration from these areas. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson naturally needed to fix these areas and reform the immigration law so that it was more cohesive and up to date considering the new circumstances. The bill was proposed to Parliament, where it was swiftly passed through the majority Labour government and achieved Royal Assent. |

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[pre]THE MIGRATORY ACT OF 1911

AN ACT TO REFORM IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE NEW ADDITIONS OF CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND WILL REFORMING THE LAWS PERTAINING TO EMMIGRATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

PART 1. IMMIGRATION

1. The United Kingdom will henceforth be split into 4 zones concerning Immigration: The Great Britain and Ireland zone, the Canada zone, the New Zealand zone and the Australia zone.

2. The Great Britain and Ireland zone will be split into the Great Britain sub zone and the Ireland sub zone.

3. The Canada zone will have the following quotas concerning Immigration: No quota on European and North and South America immigration, ban on immigration from Africa. 20,000 per year quota for Japan.

4. The Australia zone will have the following quotas concerning Immigration No quota on European and North and South America immigration, ban on immigration from Africa. 20,000 per year quota for Japan, 5000 per year quota for China.

5. The New Zealand zone will have the following quotas concerning Immigration No quota on European and North and South America immigration, ban on immigration from Africa. 20,000 per year quota for Japan, 1000 per year quota for China.

6. The Great Britain sub zone will only allow Immigration in certain circumstances as determined by the Home Office.

7. The Ireland zone will allow Immigration, with no quota, from Europe only.

PART 2. EMMIGRATION

1. The United Kingdom will still allow people to emigrate.

2. Those wishing to emigrate out of the country must first attempt to start their new life in Australia, Ireland, Canada or New Zealand for 3 years.

3. After the 3 year period is up, they are allow to emigrate.

4. For those who still want to leave after the 3 year period, a sum of 35 pounds will be offered to remain.

[/pre]

[list]____[/list]

| The Act however was highly controversial in Ireland as it was seen as a ploy to continue to water down the native Irish population. Prime Minister Arthur Henderson denied this. |

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Arcanda, Teujira, Val Verde-, Sadar, Guacamaya

[sub]FEBRUARY, 1911[/sub]

[pre][ V I E N N A — A U S T R I A ][/pre][sup][pre][ AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS A NATION WRAPPED

IN NATIONALISM AND CLASHING ETHNICITIES

IT IS ONLY MAINTAINED THROUGH THEIR

POPULAR AND WELL LIKED EMPEROR: FRANZ

JOSEPH I. IT COULD BE THEORIZED IF HE

WERE TO GO, THE STATE WOULD COLLAPSE

...OR PERHAPS IT WOULD LEAD TO A WAR ][/pre][/sup]

A narrow street in Vienna just a mere 5 minute walk from Schönbrunn Palace had 3 people there, silently discussing. They dressed plainly, and spoke Serbian, though they could also speak perfect German, in a perfect German accent. They proudly showed their true colors around their comrades but quickly hid them in the face of any authority, not because they were scared, but because they had something to hide, a plan that need to be kept under wraps, a plan that could very well change the world. They were at this street for a very specific reason, it was quiet for one thing, but it was also one of the routes Emperor Franz Joseph I used to leave the palace and head elsewhere. In short, it was perfect, and today, was the day.

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "From what I've gathered, they'll leave within 30 minutes."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Or perhaps sooner.."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "It's hard to say."[/sup]

The third man was pouring hot drinks into their canisters, it was coffee. He passed around some sugar and stirring spoons as well. Waiting outside in the cold weather like this wasn't a good idea, but it had to be done, they had to complete their sinister goal: Free the Slavs, and create a state for their own, free from influence from the Austrians or Hungarians.

[sup][ MAN #3: ][/sup][sup] "Do you have the weapons?"[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Yes, let me show you."[/sup]

He went back inside and came out with a crate.

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Grenades, and pistols. Its winter, so, the kill will most likely be with a Grenade."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #3: ][/sup][sup] "What are the pistols for then?"[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "Suicide, well, only if we don't escape."[/sup]

They all nodded in agreement, not about the suicide, but about it was time to take positions, They'd go to the roofs, and the higher floors, each armed with around 6 or 7 grenades, and of course, the pistols by their side. They waited, it was an awfully long wait, though in total it would only be a few minutes, so, it only felt that way of course. Their eyes, and ears would perk, and their muscles would tense when the sound of horses and automobile engines could be heard, they all grabbed tightly onto their grenades, and waited for the proper moment, and the right carriage to appear. The first man was in charge of that, when he saw the Emperor, he'd yell in Serbian.

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "Сада!"[/sup]

They all released their grenades, one, after the other, after the other, then bolted out the back doors which faced a different street. All 3 would eventually get caught, though they'd get caught only moments have bullets went through their heads; suicide. Emperor Franz Joseph, was nothing more then bits and pieces of flesh, burning flesh. Though they were dead, they had succeeded, Emperor Franz Joseph I was dead. The assassination was attributed to Serbian nationalists. Within 2 weeks, after investigations and the coronation of Emperor Franz Ferdinand, a list of demands was given to the Serbian Nation.

[list][pre]THE 5 DEMANDS.

1. THE SUPPRESSION OF ALL DANGEROUS ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA.

2. THE ARREST OF ALL DANGEROUS ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN POLITICIANS, BUREAUCRATS AND MILITARY LEADERS.

3. ALLOW FOR AUSTRIA-HUNGARY TO PERFORM ARREST OPERATIONS AGAINST ANYONE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY INCLUDING HIGH LEVEL FIGURES.

4. REMOVAL OF ALL ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA IN SCHOOLS

5. DISSOLVE ALL SERBIAN NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS[/pre][/list]

Serbia had 48 hours to respond, or otherwise, there would be war.

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Arcanda, Antagarichh, Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Guacamaya

GUATEMALA, CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA.

________________

[pre]The revolution of 1905 changed Guatemala forever from it's shores to the farthest mountains of the country, Guatemala saw changes such as the nationalization of private industry and the redistribution of farmlands, but the most important change by far was the dissolution of parliament basically making the ruling party (Libertadores) the only party in the country, Guatemala has been in poverty and in desperate need of change. as the world continues to develop and Guatemala continues to spiral down into poverty, a faction inside the leading party forms it is known as (Conservadores Nacionales) which want to bring Guatemala out of poverty and reinstall democracy.

For that purpose, they had launched a plan called "Operacion Recuperacion" which will start as soon as the president travels to Sayaxche the next morning, the plan is to assasinate him and cause a revolution inside the party, making them the new leaders in the process. this seems to be a flawless plan, except by the fact the army has it's own plan. the army has been neglected during the years of the revolution and even worse during the democratic years. so they want to install a Junta and begin to expand Guatemala and make it into a growing power, with this goal they plan to call upon an European power to back them up in the event of hostilities by a foreign democratic power.[/pre]

________________

Lovila (AH)

Not Xav (RUS)

Conservativalina (BEL)

Kartnan (POR)

Czabalkia (FRA)

Arcanda, Teujira, Isthmusia, Czabalkia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Estado de Coisas

Brasil sees itself in a new era within the world. Primarily one where the power structure of the international landscape will soon see major changes in not only Europe but Africa, Asia and the Americas. Thus, it's paramount for President Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca, to overlook Brazil's policies both domestically and internationally in regards to Brasils plans in the coming age. The President who currently stands as a Conservative Incumbent will soon have to step down to the potential election of his conservative inheritor Evandro Gimenes Prestes. Who will be facing off against another rising star in Brazilian politics who goes by the name of Michel Reis Branco, a Liberal reformer who wants to reform Brazilian society and nation as a whole and mend the major gaps within society as well as the wealth inequality present among the generations within the favelas.

Current incumbent Fonseca, while a strong conservative sees his inheiritor as a regressor more than a true blooded Conservative like himself. However, can't deny the populist program he's propping himself on matches the same vitriol his Liberal opponent maintains. Despite these factors, he's decided to make a stance to begin and destabilize the liberal party's hold in the favelas and among the middle-lower class as a whole within Brasil. Large-scale laws have been put in place to disenfranchise the voting base within these areas such as racial gerrymandering & stronger police laws for their involvement in said areas of interest. Furthermore, he's began the process of propping up industrial and corporate conglomerates in the country in return for their financial support in pushing his successors campaign against his opposition. Secondarily, more powers have began to be invested into the military wing of Brasil. With wages being increased among Generals and other CO's in order to buy their loyalty as well as give them more influence in the economy & politics of the country. Such as starting up a state controlled private company aimed at developing military armaments for the military & police of Brazil.

Assuntos Econômicos

While Brazil's economy isn't terribly backward it does find itself in a complicated situation. With a large base still located in agriculture, the need to industrialize & modernize the Brazilian economy is still paramount. Therefore current incumbent has began to start up a large scale industrialization program in hopes of bringing Brasil to the same levels as Europe and the United States in terms of its industry. Primarily in heavy industry itself. A program has been set up to transition into a more industrially based economy than a agricultural. Such as establishing grant and subsidy programs for infrastructural companies, armament industries, and other natural resources such as bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, clay, rare earth elements, petroleum, hydropower and timber. Included in this is establishing a burgeoning steel industry which it hopes to use as a means to not only in the future expand it's navy but also possibly other developments in military technology & armaments.

Assuntos Militares

The military of Brazil, while generally considered important has seen an ever increasing importance with the upcoming elections. The liberal candidate wishes to increase spending much like his oppositional candidate in the conservative party but wishes to revoke the segregational system put in place & weaken it's power in Brazilian society & politics. As it seems to continually increase it's base and strengthen itself in the public, private & internal spheres of Brazil. The generals of Brazil itself, see themselves as protecting the everyday interests of Brazilians & maintaining the old order, while the NCO's & grunts of the military see themselves as meaning to protect the future order & generations of Brazilians at large.

Despite this all branches of military agree that reforms and change needs to be made. Thus a major reform program is going underway to renovate Brazilian equipment & armaments in order to modernize it to it's full extent while also expanding it's current size. Moves will be made to officially establish a professionalized military much like Britain, while taking inspiration from Germany in regards to it's drilling & training of it's soldiers & NCO's. While no official statements have been made publically, there are hopes that both countries would be willing to send advisors to Brazil to aid it in it's modernization, reorganization & professionalization of it's military forces.

Assuntos Populacionais

The population of Brazil currently sits at 29,216,000 people. However, moves are being made to increase the numbers even further. The current Brazilian incumbent, has been forced to pass a revision in regards to it's immigration laws and open up immigration to any looking to immigrate to Brazil. Primarily European countries, but other American countries will be accepted. Albeit immigrants from neighboring countries will be inder much more stringent observation & regulation in regards to immigrating in and becoming citizens. Compared to immigrants from the United States & Europe. Requirements for said nations are so lax in fact for said areas of the world in the USA & Europe, that criminals could simply enter the country and attain citizenship within a few months or, depending on their wealth within a week if they know to speak to the right people within the immigration service.

While this move will likely anger many of the old guard within Brazil, it's also expected to allow the population of the country to explode in the coming years. Especially in the event of a major global conflict. With the Brazilian government making an international statement, claiming that All immigrants are welcome, come to Brazil and make your own stake. In the Emerald Gem of the Americas.

Lovila (AH)

Not Xav (RUS)

Conservativalina (BEL)

Kartnan (POR)

Czabalkia (FRA)

Woraniana (UK)

Teujira, Val Verde-, Czabalkia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Lovila wrote:[sub]FEBRUARY, 1911[/sub]

[pre][ V I E N N A — A U S T R I A ][/pre][sup][pre][ AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS A NATION WRAPPED

IN NATIONALISM AND CLASHING ETHNICITIES

IT IS ONLY MAINTAINED THROUGH THEIR

POPULAR AND WELL LIKED EMPEROR: FRANZ

JOSEPH I. IT COULD BE THEORIZED IF HE

WERE TO GO, THE STATE WOULD COLLAPSE

...OR PERHAPS IT WOULD LEAD TO A WAR ][/pre][/sup]

A narrow street in Vienna just a mere 5 minute walk from Schönbrunn Palace had 3 people there, silently discussing. They dressed plainly, and spoke Serbian, though they could also speak perfect German, in a perfect German accent. They proudly showed their true colors around their comrades but quickly hid them in the face of any authority, not because they were scared, but because they had something to hide, a plan that need to be kept under wraps, a plan that could very well change the world. They were at this street for a very specific reason, it was quiet for one thing, but it was also one of the routes Emperor Franz Joseph I used to leave the palace and head elsewhere. In short, it was perfect, and today, was the day.

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "From what I've gathered, they'll leave within 30 minutes."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Or perhaps sooner.."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "It's hard to say."[/sup]

The third man was pouring hot drinks into their canisters, it was coffee. He passed around some sugar and stirring spoons as well. Waiting outside in the cold weather like this wasn't a good idea, but it had to be done, they had to complete their sinister goal: Free the Slavs, and create a state for their own, free from influence from the Austrians or Hungarians.

[sup][ MAN #3: ][/sup][sup] "Do you have the weapons?"[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Yes, let me show you."[/sup]

He went back inside and came out with a crate.

[sup][ MAN #2: ][/sup][sup] "Grenades, and pistols. Its winter, so, the kill will most likely be with a Grenade."[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #3: ][/sup][sup] "What are the pistols for then?"[/sup]

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "Suicide, well, only if we don't escape."[/sup]

They all nodded in agreement, not about the suicide, but about it was time to take positions, They'd go to the roofs, and the higher floors, each armed with around 6 or 7 grenades, and of course, the pistols by their side. They waited, it was an awfully long wait, though in total it would only be a few minutes, so, it only felt that way of course. Their eyes, and ears would perk, and their muscles would tense when the sound of horses and automobile engines could be heard, they all grabbed tightly onto their grenades, and waited for the proper moment, and the right carriage to appear. The first man was in charge of that, when he saw the Emperor, he'd yell in Serbian.

[sup][ MAN #1: ][/sup][sup] "Сада!"[/sup]

They all released their grenades, one, after the other, after the other, then bolted out the back doors which faced a different street. All 3 would eventually get caught, though they'd get caught only moments have bullets went through their heads; suicide. Emperor Franz Joseph, was nothing more then bits and pieces of flesh, burning flesh. Though they were dead, they had succeeded, Emperor Franz Joseph I was dead. The assassination was attributed to Serbian nationalists. Within 2 weeks, after investigations and the coronation of Emperor Franz Ferdinand, a list of demands was given to the Serbian Nation.

[list][pre]THE 5 DEMANDS.

1. THE SUPPRESSION OF ALL DANGEROUS ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA.

2. THE ARREST OF ALL DANGEROUS ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN POLITICIANS, BUREAUCRATS AND MILITARY LEADERS.

3. ALLOW FOR AUSTRIA-HUNGARY TO PERFORM ARREST OPERATIONS AGAINST ANYONE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY INCLUDING HIGH LEVEL FIGURES.

4. REMOVAL OF ALL ANTI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA IN SCHOOLS

5. DISSOLVE ALL SERBIAN NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS[/pre][/list]

Serbia had 48 hours to respond, or otherwise, there would be war.

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[list][list]𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃[/list][/list]

[sub]21 February 1911[/sub]

| The sudden nature of the assassination of Emperor Franz Josef I by rogue Serbian activists, alongside the sudden and insulting ultimatum, has sent much of Serbia completely over the edge in fear and panic. Upon the arrival of the ultimatum drafted by the Austro-Hungarian government, the Serbian government convened in Belgrade to address the national crisis, look over the ultimatum, contemplate the situation and come to a consensus regarding a solution. King Peter I as well as the National Assembly spend thirteen hours in the House of the National Assembly in debate over the ultimatum before a consensus is made clear- the first and fourth demands are agreeable, but the rest are completely unacceptable. Therefore, in a letter signed personally by King Peter I and authorized by the National Assembly, Serbia makes its response. |

| The message sent is clear - Serbia can agree to work with Austria-Hungary in the name of justice, but will completely refuse to again be oppressed by foreign imperial masters. Serbia will agree to the first and fourth demands and do so with haste, but will absolutely refuse the other three demands as they stand in the ultimatum and will either pursue justice on Serbia's own terms or work jointly with Austria-Hungary to pursue the assassins and bring them to justice. The letter is telegraphed directly to Emperor Franz Ferdinand twenty six hours after the arrival of the ultimatum. |

| After sending the letter to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, the National Assembly authorizes a full mobilization of the Serbian Army into defensive postures along the border with Austria-Hungary. Some 270,000 men in all are called up for service including the near full array of artillery in active service in the Royal Serbian Army. Chief of Staff Radomir Putnik, in charge of the entire might of the Royal Serbian Army, orders for Serbian troops to establish defensive positions along the entire length of the Danube River consisting of trench networks, machine gun posts, and light artillery fortifications. Full mobilization will take nearly two months to complete when taking into account the construction of trenches and fortifications, but nonetheless the Army begins to work day and night to create defensive positions. |

Val Verde-, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Guacamaya wrote:GUATEMALA, CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA.

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[pre]The revolution of 1905 changed Guatemala forever from it's shores to the farthest mountains of the country, Guatemala saw changes such as the nationalization of private industry and the redistribution of farmlands, but the most important change by far was the dissolution of parliament basically making the ruling party (Libertadores) the only party in the country, Guatemala has been in poverty and in desperate need of change. as the world continues to develop and Guatemala continues to spiral down into poverty, a faction inside the leading party forms it is known as (Conservadores Nacionales) which want to bring Guatemala out of poverty and reinstall democracy.

For that purpose, they had launched a plan called "Operacion Recuperacion" which will start as soon as the president travels to Sayaxche the next morning, the plan is to assasinate him and cause a revolution inside the party, making them the new leaders in the process. this seems to be a flawless plan, except by the fact the army has it's own plan. the army has been neglected during the years of the revolution and even worse during the democratic years. so they want to install a Junta and begin to expand Guatemala and make it into a growing power, with this goal they plan to call upon an European power to back them up in the event of hostilities by a foreign democratic power.[/pre]

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Lovila (AH)

Not Xav (RUS)

Conservativalina (BEL)

Kartnan (POR)

Czabalkia (FRA)

[list][list]SECRET COMMUNIQUE

TO: ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

FROM: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE[/list][/list]

It has come to the attention of the Foreign Ministry of the intention of the Guatemalan Army to overthrow the current Guatemalan President who has, according to the request sent to the French Foreign Ministry, turned Guatemala into a country of poverty and suffering. The dictatorship which has presented itself in Guatemala and which has stolen the country's natural resources is directly opposed to the virtues of France and, so, the Council of Ministries has decided with the consent of His Imperial Majesty to support, through any means necessary, the establishment of a proper government in Guatemala by the Guatemalan Army. Therefore, the French Empire shall provide aid to the Guatemalan Army as needed and as deemed appropriate by the Council of Ministries.

Val Verde-, Sadar, Woraniana

Turquiee wrote:To the French, I may be among your kin but honor binds me to act in accordance with my power as first consul. So long as I am first consul it shall be my highest responsibility as a man, even when it is at odds with my own self. I invite your president, Monsieur Déroulède, to come to Constentée in order to discuss our position on the conflict given our German investment, political interests and strategic situation.

[list][list]17 octobre 1910

LA RENCONTRE ENTRE LA FRANCE ET TURQÉE[/list][/list]

| In order to further establish proper ties between France and the Republic of Turqée, the new nation created in the wake of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, newly incumbent President of the Council of Ministries Paul Déroulède has agreed, at the behest of Turkish Consul Çadir Moreau, to travel to the Turkish capital of Constentée to meet with the Consul personally and discuss affairs relating to the ties between France and Turqée. Moreau, a Franco-Turk, has worked on tearing down the Mohammedan institutions that permeated the Ottoman Empire and has, instead, set to work creating a secular Republic based on the principles of the French Revolution- an act deemed commendable by the French government and His Imperial Majesty. |

| Acting on the behalf of His Imperial Majesty on his first state visit as President of the Council of Ministries, President Déroulède arrives in Constentée by rail after a few days' trip from Paris. There, he is given an imperial procession in the Turkish style before being escorted to the place where the meeting shall be held. |

Val Verde-, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

[list][sup]JANUARY, 1911[/sup]

COLOMBIA: A HISTORY OF LIBERATION[/list]

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[sup]Colombia[/sup]

A Comprehensive History of the Republic of Colombia.

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| Colombia was a nation founded through liberation, its people molded by it, it's national consciousness emphasizing it. Indeed Colombia was founded through Liberation, it's official independence was proclaimed after El Libertador Simón Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada from the Spanish succeeded against all odds, after all. The campaign was a part of the Colombian and Venezuelan wars of independence, and was one of the many military campaigns fought by Bolívar. It provided him with all the necessary resources to complete his victory over Spain, cementing Colombian rule over Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Bolívar's attack on New Granada is considered one of the most daring in military history, compared by historians to Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC, Napoleon I's crossing of the Alps in 1800, and José San Martín's Crossing of the Andes in 1817, truly a historic feat of military genius. Bolivar considered liberating Peru along with the rest of Colombia but after great discussion between him, his generals and acquaintances he decided against it, because if he left and pursued continued liberation either he would die or Colombia would. |

| The Constitution of Cúcuta was drafted in 1821 in the congress of the same name establishing the capital at Bogotá. Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander were set up as Colombia's first President and Vice President, A great degree of centralization was established by the assembly at Cúcuta, since several New Granadan and Venezuelan deputies of the Congress who formerly had been ardent federalists now came to believe that centralism was necessary in order to successfully manage the war against the royalist Colombians, due to Bolivar staying in the capital in the infant years of the nation federalist and separatist factions from fully splitting off and trying to doom the Union. Eventually, 10 years after Bolivar's death in 1840 his successor would realize Centralism would only doom Colombia to collapse, and reform towards Federalism would be needed to stop separatism from tearing the nation apart. |

| Thus a new constitutional convention had to be set up. Rafael Urdaneta, the President responsible for the Convention of Bogotá, was voted in as the third president of the Republic of Colombia after the 8 year presidency of Domingo Caycedo. It would be nearly split down the middle between pragmatic federalists that didnt want to diminish El Libertador's vision, but knew a federal system of some kind had to be put in place otherwise the entire country would be down in flames, and Bolivarians who preferred to preserve all of Bolivar's system if they could manage it. In the end President Urdaneta, himself a fierce proponent of Bolivarian Centralism compromised with the Federalists. Putting in place a semi centralized federal system, with semi-dictatorial Presidential powers similar to the powers Bolivar exercised as President. In the end the new Constitution of Bogotá would be established. |

| History would be relatively quiet in Colombia from 1840 onwards to the 1890s. It would spend the next 50 years industrializing and bouncing between Conservative and Liberal control like most latin american countries at the time. Those new political parties would be founded after the establishment of the Constitution of Bogotá, with the country previously not having any. The Conservatives are Christian Social Conservatives with moderately economically liberalist policies, and the Liberals are Social liberals with radically economically liberalist policies. By the 1890s Colombia would have an economy close in size to Brazil's, not something to sniff at but still lagging behind the Americans and Europeans. It is moderately industrialized with railroads being the main mode of transportation across long stretches of the geographically split country as roads are hard to build through jungles and mountains. Obviously there would still be roads but trains would be more widespread. However not all was well in Colombia, people in the country were demanding reforms to the Presidency, sick of the near dictatorial powers the President possesses and sick of the lack of social mobility between races, with Criollos continuing to be the main elite in charge of Colombia. President Carlos Holguín Mallarino at the time refused to reform at the insistence of his military advisors, eventually caved in and acceded to the demands of the protesters and the power of the Presidency was drastically reduced, as well as multiple reforms to social mobility. However Colombia remains 'officially' desegregated however its usually enforced.|

| In 1903 Pro Separation Politician José Domingo de Obaldía led a revolution against Colombia, separating Panama from Colombia. Immediately after Panama declared its independence control of the canal was given to america, showing Colombia who was really behind this. The Colombian government would mobilize and send the entire military down to bear on Panama. Then a bloody and grueling war with America and Panama would begin. Colombia would fight hard but america would eventually win, with Panama gaining its full independence from Colombia. However it's independence isn't recognized by Colombia and likely never will be. Then something surprising occurred, within Colombian society the concept of liberating Latin America from American hegemony, and Colombia taking up the mantle as the Bulwark of Latin American independence became an idea seriously considered. Not since the times of Bolivar had the idea become something not scoffed at, but seriously considered as foreign policy. Even the current President Carlos Eugenio Restrepo is considering adopting it as official Colombian foreign policy, however less militarily antagonistic and more diplomatic. A flame was lit within Colombia in 1903, and that flame will grow into an inferno in the coming decades.|

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[sup]LIBERTAD Y ORDEN[/sup]

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Val Verde-, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

[list][list]~ 𝐄𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐎 ~

| 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝟣: 𝒜𝑔𝓊𝒶 𝒜𝓏𝓊𝓁 |

[list]ᴼᶜᵗᵒᵇᵉʳ ²⁷ᵗʰ, ¹⁹¹⁰[/list][/list]

[sup]Estado de Quintana Roo, arriving via ship to the Port of Chetumal, you find yourself stepping off the SS. Maria. Months ago you were summoned to Quintana Roo by General Victoriano Huerta. The reason, unknown, but no doubt there is work to be done. You are a Rural, a representative of the government's supreme authority. And to top it off, your a distinguished Rural. The best of the best! Now standing in the middle of the busy port you walk into the office of transit. Inside you see two empty benches and an office clerk at this desk, going through the paper work. *Free scene: interact with the environment and each other.[/sup]

Czabalkia 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭í𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Woraniana 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲

Teujira 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬

Teujira, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

Sadar wrote:[list][list]~ 𝐄𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐎 ~

| 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝟣: 𝒜𝑔𝓊𝒶 𝒜𝓏𝓊𝓁 |

[list]ᴼᶜᵗᵒᵇᵉʳ ²⁷ᵗʰ, ¹⁹¹⁰[/list][/list]

[sup]Estado de Quintana Roo, arriving via ship to the Port of Chetumal, you find yourself stepping off the SS. Maria. Months ago you were summoned to Quintana Roo by General Victoriano Huerta. The reason, unknown, but no doubt there is work to be done. You are a Rural, a representative of the government's supreme authority. And to top it off, your a distinguished Rural. The best of the best! Now standing in the middle of the busy port you walk into the office of transit. Inside you see two empty benches and an office clerk at this desk, going through the paper work. *Free scene: interact with the environment and each other.[/sup]

Czabalkia 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭í𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Woraniana 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲

Teujira 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬

| Santiago walks over to the bench and sits down, arms crossed. Waiting. |

Czabalkia

Sadar wrote:[list][list]~ 𝐄𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐎 ~

| 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝟣: 𝒜𝑔𝓊𝒶 𝒜𝓏𝓊𝓁 |

[list]ᴼᶜᵗᵒᵇᵉʳ ²⁷ᵗʰ, ¹⁹¹⁰[/list][/list]

[sup]Estado de Quintana Roo, arriving via ship to the Port of Chetumal, you find yourself stepping off the SS. Maria. Months ago you were summoned to Quintana Roo by General Victoriano Huerta. The reason, unknown, but no doubt there is work to be done. You are a Rural, a representative of the government's supreme authority. And to top it off, your a distinguished Rural. The best of the best! Now standing in the middle of the busy port you walk into the office of transit. Inside you see two empty benches and an office clerk at this desk, going through the paper work. *Free scene: interact with the environment and each other.[/sup]

Czabalkia 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭í𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫

Woraniana 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲

Teujira 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬

| Jack Bailey walked into the room and sat down on one of the benches. He notices someone to his left. |

[list]

[sup]| JACK BAILEY |[/sup][sup] "Tu Rurale?"[/sup][/list]

| What he stated probably wasn't correct Spanish, in effect he stated "You Rurale" when it should have been something more like "Are you a rurale as well?". He wasn't very good at Spanish. |

Teujira, Czabalkia

Woraniana wrote:| Jack Bailey walked into the room and sat down on one of the benches. He notices someone to his left. |

[list]

[sup]| JACK BAILEY |[/sup][sup] "Tu Rurale?"[/sup][/list]

| What he stated probably wasn't correct Spanish, in effect he stated "You Rurale" when it should have been something more like "Are you a rurale as well?". He wasn't very good at Spanish. |

[sup]| SANTIAGO MORALES |[/sup][sup] "Si. Estoy esperando.....uh....waiting"[/sup][/list]

| Santiago knew a few words in english, not enough to carry a conversation by any means but enough to get the point across. He pointed casually at the clerk with the papers, which signified why he was waiting. |

Czabalkia

Teujira wrote:[sup]| SANTIAGO MORALES |[/sup][sup] "Si. Estoy esperando.....uh....waiting"[/sup][/list]

| Santiago knew a few words in english, not enough to carry a conversation by any means but enough to get the point across. He pointed casually at the clerk with the papers, which signified why he was waiting. |

Woraniana

{[I]The Clerk notices Santiago pointing at him and raises his head from his paperwork}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]Si? Can I help you gentlemen with something?

Teujira, Czabalkia

[sub]MARCH, 1911[/sub]

[pre][ V I E N N A — A U S T R I A ][/pre][sup][pre][ EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEPH I WAS KILLED BY

SERBIAN NATIONALISTS ON A STREET WITHIN

VIENNA. THE MOVE QUICKLY SHOCKED THE WORLD

AND THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PEOPLE. THE NATION

SENT 5 DEMANDS TO SERBIA WHICH WERE SADLY

REJECTED. WAR IS APPROACHING AND INEVITABLE ][/pre][/sup]

Within a palace no one know, Emperor Franz Ferdinand is hidden away, kept from the horrors that could possibly lurk within Vienna. This was for his safety of course. Austria Hungary has a very tough issue on its hands, after submitting a list of 5 demands to Serbia, which were rejected, other than the first and fourth demands. The worrying part, is the rapid mobilization of Serbian forces, which leads Austria Hungary, and its young Emperor to a worrying question: is it time to mobilize and declare war on Serbia? Or is it best to hold off. Within a room, Emperor Franz Ferdinand met with an adviser, a trusted one, they will make the decision as to whether or not war is the best option.

[list][sup][ EMPEROR FRANZ FERDINAND: ][/sup][sup] "This move is dangerous, we have to show the nation that we remain strong and united, we must attack Serbia,."[/sup]

[sup][ ADVISER: ][/sup][sup] "You understand it could trigger a Russian response, and perhaps a French response?"[/sup]

[sup][ EMPEROR FRANZ FERDINAND: ][/sup][sup] "And then our friends in Berlin will respond as well.."[/sup][/list]

The Adviser poured both him and the Emperor a cup of tea. A servant a couple seconds later would enter with a tray of cakes, snacks and fruit for the 2 to enjoy. Franz Ferdinand didn’t actually like the former Emperor, the 2 sort of hated each other, in fact, Franz Joseph I didn’t even attend his wedding as he did not support the Marriage. In fact, Joseph worried about Ferdinand, he didn’t want him to lead the nation or become Emperor, nevertheless here we are, and he is leading it.

[list][sup][ EMPEROR FRANZ FERDINAND: ][/sup][sup] "It’s time to issue the declaration of war against Serbia, do it at once, and mobilize."[/sup]

[sup][ ADVISER: ][/sup][sup] "Understood."[/sup]

[sup][ EMPEROR FRANZ FERDINAND: ][/sup][sup] "And so it begins."[/sup][/list]

The Adviser swiftly went to the Defense Ministry and informed them that war was to be declared, and they began to order the full mobilization of the Armed Forces. The following was sent throughout radio stations, and to Serbia directly.

[list][pre]The Serbian Government not having answered in a satisfactory manner the note of February, 1910, presented by the Austro-Hungarian Minister at Belgrade, the Imperial and Royal Government are themselves compelled to see to the safeguarding of their rights and interests, and, with this object, to have recourse to force of arms. Austria-Hungary consequently considers herself henceforward in state of war with Serbia.[/pre][/list]

The Austro-Hungarian armed forces would begin a general mobilization with the intent of only fighting a war with Serbia and possibly Russia. Additionally, their was a demand for 300,000 new soldiers to be trained and ready to be deployed to the frontlines within a year, and then 800,000 within 2 years, though the Austrian government didn’t see it as a likely that. A day later, The river monitor Bodrog began firing shots into Belgrade using its 4.7 inch guns.

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Teujira, Not Xav, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

Teujira wrote:[sup]| SANTIAGO MORALES |[/sup][sup] "Si. Estoy esperando.....uh....waiting"[/sup][/list]

| Santiago knew a few words in english, not enough to carry a conversation by any means but enough to get the point across. He pointed casually at the clerk with the papers, which signified why he was waiting. |

| Bailey looked at the clerk. |

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[sup]| JACK BAILEY |[/sup][sup] "Cup of tea please?"[/sup]

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| Bailey didn't exactly remember why he walked into this building. |

Teujira, Sadar

Woraniana wrote:| Bailey looked at the clerk. |

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[sup]| JACK BAILEY |[/sup][sup] "Cup of tea please?"[/sup]

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| Bailey didn't exactly remember why he walked into this building. |

{The clerk for a second looks at Bailey puzzled, barely noticing he was not Mexican. He dealt with gringos before at the port so he used his limited English.}

[list] | The Clerk |

[I]Cup of Tea? Hey Gringo do I look like a woman to you? This is a transit office, not Cantina!

Teujira, Woraniana

Sadar wrote:Woraniana

{[I]The Clerk notices Santiago pointing at him and raises his head from his paperwork}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]Si? Can I help you gentlemen with something?

| He looks up at him and begins to speak in spanish. |

[sup]| SANTIAGO MORALES |[/sup][sup] "We were summoned here by General Victoriano Huerta. you know anything about a couple of Rurales expecting news from Señor Huerta?"[/sup][/list]

Czabalkia, Kartnan, Sadar, Woraniana

[spoiler]Sorry for the short post, i ran out of ideas and been busy with other stuff[/spoiler]

Lisbon Times

March 1911

New cruisers for the navy

[list]| Lisbon - The Portuguese Navy today announces the commisioning of a new heavy cruiser. The Algarves-class as it was known, was the largest ship ever build by the navy, and was characterized as a "battleship-cruiser", or battlecruiser. The ship had been in production since 1909, and the navy had planned to build another 8. The ship had a top speed of 24 knots, the fastest ship in the armada. Currently, another 4 cruiser are in construction, with completion expected to take place in 1916. The first ship in commision, NMP Algarves, would conduct gunnery and speed trials before being put into the naval service. Another cruiser, NMP Porto, are in the final stages of construction. Algarves would seen her first service visiting Macau and Angola, as part of her colonial service duties. Four ship of her class, still unamed, would be put in the Home Fleet guarding continental Portugal, while the other 4 would be stationed in Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and Macau. However, these cruisers arent the only ones to be commisioned. Another 10 destroyers are already under construction, and several light cruisers are being planned as well. Altogether, these ships would strengthen Portuguese naval dominance at sea, and allowing the country to coordinate defense of its colonies through its navy.

Teujira, Czabalkia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Panmonia

Teujira wrote:| He looks up at him and begins to speak in spanish. |

[sup]| SANTIAGO MORALES |[/sup][sup] "We were summoned here by General Victoriano Huerta. you know anything about a couple of Rurales expecting news from Señor Huerta?"[/sup][/list]

{The clerk draws his attention to the other man, the name Huerta immediately clicking in his mind.}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]ohhhh Rurales eh! Well, you two should've said something sooner! Here have this document! It will allow you to get your stuff and horses from the ship. Once you get your belongings report back here. An officer will be here to escort you soon.[/list]

{The clerk hands Santiago a document; Document added to Santiago's inventory!}

Teujira, Woraniana

Sadar wrote:{The clerk draws his attention to the other man, the name Huerta immediately clicking in his mind.}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]ohhhh Rurales eh! Well, you two should've said something sooner! Here have this document! It will allow you to get your stuff and horses from the ship. Once you get your belongings report back here. An officer will be here to escort you soon.[/list]

{The clerk hands Santiago a document; Document added to Santiago's inventory!}

| Santiago walks out to the ship with Jack following, to get his equipment and horse from the ship. Which is his Winchester Model 1895 Rifle, Colt M1892 Revolver, Stiletto Knife, and Horse El Relámpago |

Czabalkia, Sadar

Teujira wrote:| Santiago walks out to the ship with Jack following, to get his equipment and horse from the ship. Which is his Winchester Model 1895 Rifle, Colt M1892 Revolver, Stiletto Knife, and Horse El Relámpago |

| As Santíago begins to step out, a younger-looking man appearing more like a boy walks in. He carries a breechloading rifle slung over his shoulder, a further pistol fit snug in a holster on his side. A sombrero adorns the top of his head and a slight, smug and naive smile on his face. |

[list]AGUSTÍN MARTI SABATER, Rurale: "¡Hola guey! Soy rurale. Necessito mis papeles, por favor. ¿Los tienes?"[/list]

Teujira, Sadar

Czabalkia wrote:| As Santíago begins to step out, a younger-looking man appearing more like a boy walks in. He carries a breechloading rifle slung over his shoulder, a further pistol fit snug in a holster on his side. A sombrero adorns the top of his head and a slight, smug and naive smile on his face. |

[list]AGUSTÍN MARTI SABATER, Rurale: "¡Hola guey! Soy rurale. Necessito mis papeles, por favor. ¿Los tienes?"[/list]

{The clerk lifts his head from his paper with his brow raised. His expression is one of annoyance.}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]Hey pinche chamaco, didn't your whore of a mother teach you some manners! Hmph, if brats like you are the future of Mexico then this country is doomed!

Teujira

Woraniana

Teujira, Czabalkia

Sadar wrote:{The clerk lifts his head from his paper with his brow raised. His expression is one of annoyance.}

[list]| The Clerk |

[I]Hey pinche chamaco, didn't your whore of a mother teach you some manners! Hmph, if brats like you are the future of Mexico then this country is doomed!

Teujira

Woraniana

| Santiago chuckled to himself and crossed his arms. |

Czabalkia

March 1911, Algeciras, Andalusia

LA NUEVA ARMADA

As tensions rise across the globe be it from nationalist fervor or imperial powers flexing their might spain sits in an unusual position; a former world power her glory days are well and truly in the (not so distant) past.

With their vast empire in the new world all but disintegrating at the start of the last century and the smaller pockets of spanish dominions being picked off by growing powers in the mean time this has left many Spaniards with a sour taste in their mouth, their is a school of thought in Spain that a new empire should be conquered for Spain in Africa however to achieve this the a new navy must be built to help protect these territories.

The few remaining battleships that Spain possess date from the Spanish-American War and are incredibly out dated hence the need for a new larger fleet with its new Reina Victoria Eugenia-class battleship at the head.

However the dry docks in Spain are not big enough to accommodate such a momentous task so HM Alfonso XIII has arranged for a meeting with the British government, including his cousin-in-law King George V to begin talks on leasing the larger British dry docks to construct the Spanish ships or to receive help in designing new docks based on the superior British designs.

-Speech from his Majesty the King made to dock workers-

"It is in Spain's best interest to reassert itself as a player on the worlds stage, the embarrassment felt by every Spaniard for last century's failures is too much and we must seek allies and partners who will aid Spain on its path back to Glory."

Teujira, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Panmonia

[list][sup]APRIL, 1911[/sup]

THE RAILWAY REFORM ACT OF 1911.

[sub]UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON — NOON[/sub]

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| One of the hallmarks of Prime Minister Arthur Henderson’s campaign in 1910 was the nationalization of British Railway, and of course, a prime position of the Labour Party. It’s been well over a year since these promises were made and Prime Minister Arthur Henderson has kept his promise, while offering a degree of localization between all the areas of the United Kingdom. The moment word got out of the bill, major railway companies, from Canada, to the United Kingdom to Australia began desperately lobbying Parliament to not pass such a bill. Some bit, but most didn’t. So far, this is arguably the most intensely fought bill proposed by the Labour Party. Thus far, they haven’t made any major moves to curb business freedom, and this railway bill was the first (though the Prime Minister stated it will also be the last.) The Bill did, though bitterly close, pass through parliament after consultation and negotiations with MPs from each and every region (Australia, Canada, England etc) |

| After the passage of the bill, Prime Minister Arthur Henderson walked the aisles of parliament, shaking hands, as celebrations by the Labour party members tore through the seats. He would go on to address Parliament about this “historic victory” and would go on to say “it is not over, we have many more victories, bills and work to do, the people demand it! The workers demand it!” The text of the bill is as follows. |[list]____

THE RAILWAY REFORM ACT OF 1911

An act to reform railway in the United Kingdom, and nationalize it.

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

ARTICLE I. NATIONALIZATION

1. All railway in the United Kingdom will be nationalized.

2. Shareholders and owners of formerly privately railway will be compensated at a reasonable amount by the the government, but also to a degree where it can be afforded by the the United Kingdom.

3. Railway will be organized into 5 public companies: British Railway (BR), Irish Railway (IR), Canadian Railway (CR), Australian Railway (AR) and New Zealand Railway (NZR)

4. All 5 public companies will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport.

5. Each public company will be led by a Chief Executive, who must come from the region in question. (Example, only someone with residency in Canada can become Chief Executive of Canadian Railway.)

ARTICLE II. INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING

1. Every 4 years, the Ministry of Transportation will release a 4 year plan that will detail infrastructure improvements, changes, new lines, new stock and more.

2. Every year, the Ministry of Transportation will release a yearly plan with improvements to service based things, such as timing, customer experience, and punctuality.

3. The Ministry of Transportation will develop these plans with a representative sent by the Chief Executives to ensure it meets the special needs of all regions.

ARTICLE III. WAGES

1. Wages will be tied to the general performance of the railway company.

2. Performance will be measured based on punctuality, breakdowns, customer feedback and other factors.

3. The salary of the Chief Executives and Management will too be based on these performance factors.

ARTICLE V. TECHNOLOGY

1. The United Kingdom will provide 2.5 million pounds in funding per year for research into rail technology.

2. Investment will be focused on new and emerging technologies such as electric trains, and high speed rail.

3. High Speed Rail will be defined as any train that can consistently maintain a speed of 160 kph.

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| The passage of the bill was generally popular among those who worked in the railway industry as they believed they would receive fairer wages and treatment. Among the public, it was fairly popular but naturally such opinions would drastically change based on the performance of rail in the country, which by far was the most important thing when considering the opinion of the public. |

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Teujira, Isthmusia, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

{While Santiago & Bailey stood watching Agustin and the Clerk bicker with each other, a man in a military uniform stepped inside the building. He spat on the floor and cleared his eyes. Seeing the three Rurales he approached them and proceed to address them.}

[list]| Lieutenant. Marcos |

[I]Señores! I am Lieutenant. Marcos of the 12th Infantry Battalion. I'm here to escort you to el General Huerta. I assume all three of you are rurales correct? If so show me your badges!

Czabalkia

Teujira

Woraniana

Teujira, Woraniana

Sadar wrote:{While Santiago & Bailey stood watching Agustin and the Clerk bicker with each other, a man in a military uniform stepped inside the building. He spat on the floor and cleared his eyes. Seeing the three Rurales he approached them and proceed to address them.}

[list]| Lieutenant. Marcos |

[I]Señores! I am Lieutenant. Marcos of the 12th Infantry Battalion. I'm here to escort you to el General Huerta. I assume all three of you are rurales correct? If so show me your badges!

Czabalkia

Teujira

Woraniana

| Bailey nodded, and showed his badge. |

Teujira, Sadar

Sadar wrote:{While Santiago & Bailey stood watching Agustin and the Clerk bicker with each other, a man in a military uniform stepped inside the building. He spat on the floor and cleared his eyes. Seeing the three Rurales he approached them and proceed to address them.}

[list]| Lieutenant. Marcos |

[I]Señores! I am Lieutenant. Marcos of the 12th Infantry Battalion. I'm here to escort you to el General Huerta. I assume all three of you are rurales correct? If so show me your badges!

Czabalkia

Teujira

Woraniana

| Santiago sizes up the Lieutenant eyes squinted, nods and shows Marcos his badge. |

Sadar, Woraniana

{Lieutenant. Marcos glances at the three badges, confirming that they were indeed Rurales, he grabs his pocket watch from his chest pockets and checks the time.}

[list]| Lieutenant. Marcos |

[I]Son las 12:00...Okay, Señores get your things ready and follow me outside! We have a long ride ahead of us, will be taking a carriage to Campo del Sur. Be sure to tie your horses to the back. I'll give you a brief summary of the situation.

Czabalkia

Teujira

Woraniana

Teujira, Woraniana

Antagarichh wrote:[list][list]𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃[/list][/list]

[sub]21 February 1911[/sub]

| The sudden nature of the assassination of Emperor Franz Josef I by rogue Serbian activists, alongside the sudden and insulting ultimatum, has sent much of Serbia completely over the edge in fear and panic. Upon the arrival of the ultimatum drafted by the Austro-Hungarian government, the Serbian government convened in Belgrade to address the national crisis, look over the ultimatum, contemplate the situation and come to a consensus regarding a solution. King Peter I as well as the National Assembly spend thirteen hours in the House of the National Assembly in debate over the ultimatum before a consensus is made clear- the first and fourth demands are agreeable, but the rest are completely unacceptable. Therefore, in a letter signed personally by King Peter I and authorized by the National Assembly, Serbia makes its response. |

| The message sent is clear - Serbia can agree to work with Austria-Hungary in the name of justice, but will completely refuse to again be oppressed by foreign imperial masters. Serbia will agree to the first and fourth demands and do so with haste, but will absolutely refuse the other three demands as they stand in the ultimatum and will either pursue justice on Serbia's own terms or work jointly with Austria-Hungary to pursue the assassins and bring them to justice. The letter is telegraphed directly to Emperor Franz Ferdinand twenty six hours after the arrival of the ultimatum. |

| After sending the letter to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, the National Assembly authorizes a full mobilization of the Serbian Army into defensive postures along the border with Austria-Hungary. Some 270,000 men in all are called up for service including the near full array of artillery in active service in the Royal Serbian Army. Chief of Staff Radomir Putnik, in charge of the entire might of the Royal Serbian Army, orders for Serbian troops to establish defensive positions along the entire length of the Danube River consisting of trench networks, machine gun posts, and light artillery fortifications. Full mobilization will take nearly two months to complete when taking into account the construction of trenches and fortifications, but nonetheless the Army begins to work day and night to create defensive positions. |

With the Austria-Hungarian ultimatum and subsequent Serbian counter-ultimatum, the Russian Empire sees no other alternative than to prepare for war with another great European Empire. As a result, the Russian Empire offered it's unending support for Serbian independence, guaranteeing it's sovereignty with a slew of weighty mobilization orders for the Russian Imperial Army. As a result of the rising tensions, the Russian Imperial Army has decided in length to mobilize the following in order to ensure the defense of Serbia from Austria-Hungarian aggression.

•Sixth Army - Danube

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[><] -- 3rd Don Cossack Division

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[⦽] -- 27th Mortar Artillery Battalion

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[🐎] -- 6th Cavalry Corps

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[><] -- 12th Cavalry Division

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[><] -- Trans-Amur Horse Division

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[🐎] -- 4th Armed Cavalry Division

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[🐎] -- 10th Armed Cavalry Detachment

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[⬭] -- 11th Armed Vehicle Detachment

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[⬭] -- 12th Armed Vehicle Detachment

•Second Army - Warsaw

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Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana

LA BATALLA DE LOS ISLAS DEL MAÍZ: PART 2

February 1910

[I]The fathoms gradually decreased as troughs of black smoke filled the sky emitting from the island, effectively worsening visibility conditions for the advancing fleet. Upon approach, spotters on the ships failed to locate any form of beach defenses of any sort or kind, they were empty. Before long, MFN Chinandega and MFN Matagalpa opened fire, one after another in an ideal tandem with their powerful 254mm forward batteries, the shells cratering the beach head and the jungle beyond it, causing palm trees to crash to the ground upon shell impact, the explosions being heard from the mainland. As the Naval barrage commenced, the landing boats were swiftly lowered to sea level from the decks, their Riverine crews beginning their hearty row to the white sanded beach.

[B]Teniente Coronel Ramo Fuentes: "I won't have my hearing by the time this is over, bastards don't even care we're in their line of fire!"

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Small men prefer to sit behind large guns, while real men storm beaches. Don't lose your courage now, we are headed into the Inferno."

[I]Projecting his voice through a megaphone, a Naval Officer at the helm of the row boat stood up and began to bark.[/I]

[B]Naval Officer: "Cut the chatter, men! We inch ever closer to absolution of this conflict, let's finish it once and for all, here, today! Never retreat, never show quarter! Find them where they eat, sleep, and hide! PATRIA! HONOR! DISCIPLINA! Coronel Amezcua! Your men are yours."

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Arreglar bayonetas!"

[I]Upon reaching the remaining sand bars, the troops jumped from their rowboats and into the waist high water, heartily pulling the boats and beaching them upon the shore. Light blue Riverine Infantry uniforms adorned in leather bandoliers, dashed across the beach head, bayonets glimmering with each step. The smoke screening further past the beach was dense and treacherous to enter as random fires raged across the island, both from preemptive arson and from the subsequent naval bombardment.[/I]

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "It is too quiet here, I'm sure the enemy started most of these fires but there is no defense here."

[B]Teniente Coronel Ramo Fuentes: "They must be hiding, Coronel. You know the Zambos and their tricks, when have they ever played fair?"

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Fair enough, but it's unlike them to scorch their own lands ablaze. The only thing capable of burning this savagely is a town or village. I know because I've done it before."

[B]Teniente Coronel Ramo Fuentes: "The largest town, Brig Bay, is mere a few kilometers marching distance from our landing point, I think the enemy may be held up there simply waiting for our men to pour in, possibly blending in so we drop our guard once we arrive."

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Good point, we've seen this irregularity tactic before, in that village we raided along the Siquia River. Afterward, we made sure it burned for days until the rainstorms came."

Teniente Coronel Ramo Fuentes: "Nunca te retires, nunca muestres cuarto, hermano. It's our Oath."

[I]The 50th Independent Riverine Infantry Brigade began closing in on Brig Bay, Great Corn Island's largest coastal hub and depot, eventually forming a loose kettle upon approach of the city. Riverine troops made their way through dense jungle to reach the small coastal village and within a matter of a half hour spotted the masts of fishing vessels moored and idle in and around the small pier and harbor. Miskito villagers expected the 50th Riverine's arrival and held white flags to signify their status as non-combatants.[/I]

[B]Miskito villagers: "Please, let us live, we don't want to fight!"

"Our King is dead, we don't want anymore war!"

"There are hundreds of women and children here from the other villages, there is nobody going to kill you here! We surrender!"

[I]The voices of a growing assembly of English-speaking Miskito civilians evolved into an issue when language barrier could not be assessed, setting the Riverine troops on edge as villagers began to plead and beg, almost throwing themselves in the soldiers confused on the message they were trying to convey.[/I]

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Todos ustedes, dispersos de una vez! Is this the trap you were talking about, Fuentes!?"

[B]Teniente Coronel Ramo Fuentes: "They seem unarmed, Señor but they are being oddly aggressive and I don't speak Inglés to figure out what in the hell is going on!"

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: "Keep them back! Don't let them get too close! They could have grenades!"

[I]The soldiers swung their rifles wildly, flailing their bayonets at the crowd as Coronel Amezcua unsheathed a lengthy machete.[/I]

[B]Coronel Sampson Amezcua: [holding his machete in the air] "Hold fire, muchachos! Conserve your ammunition for the men out there waiting to kill us in the jungle. Bayonetas o cuchillas solo para matar a los animales. No cowardice, now!"

[I]Led by the highest ranking commanding officer currently on the Corn Island chain, Coronel Sampson Amezcua and a company of Riverine Infantry under his command perpetrated the mass onslaught of indigenous Miskito civilians at Brig Bay, using only edged weapons to cover up Federal Armed Forces involvement, the company massacred an estimated 450-600 civilians, in a single day, in what will become to be known as "El Largo Dia" or The Long Day Massacre. Many of the civilians were brought to Brig Bay from outlying villages, the Miskito men believing the soldiers would foolishly follow them into the heart of the dense areas of the jungle-scaped island rather than march upon a village outright as the Miskito defenders rely heavily on the enemy's fear of the unknown. Instead however, the battle-tested 50th Riverine Infantry used it's previous experiences to target and sack the villages in order to draw guerrillas out of hiding, a well nominally employed tactic across the River-fairing Naval units turning the tables of the conflict with mobile force and effective shock tactics.

On the far side of the island, the villages Sally Peachie and Little Hill were found already actively ablaze by another landing company of the 50th Riverine. This was a testament and a message to the invading forces that their shock tactics would not work to draw them out, rather employing them back. No active combat has yet taken place on the ground as the defenders remain out of sight of the roving detachments of Riverine Infantry.[/I]

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Otsla, Kartnan, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

Argentinian Commonwealth - La Rio de la Plata

La Mama

-Speech from His Majesty, The King made to dockworkers-

"It is in Spain's best interest to reassert itself as a player on the worlds stage, the embarrassment felt by every Spaniard for last century's failures is too much and we must seek allies and partners who will aid Spain on its path back to Glory."

La Presidenta Escallias would notice this, commenting: "While we've grown too Mature from our Mother Nation, we still wish to continue our Connection. We may have grown close to the French, Americans and British, but at the end, Argentina will always be Hispanic. We will always be beside our Mestizo siblings, though we disagree with them."

She'd also say: "We are a very-mixed people, but we've never forgot where we came from." before chuckling and pushing her hair aside.

Sadar, Woraniana

[list][sup]APRIL, 1946[/sup]

[sup]БОЛЬШАЯ ЧАШКА.[/sup]

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THE GREAT COUP!

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — NIGHT[/sub]

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| Marshal Georgy Zhukov was arguably the most popular figure in the Soviet Union and the Soviet Armed Forces at this point. In World War 2, Marshal Zhukov oversaw the defense of Leningrad, Moscow and, Stalingrad and the subsequent offensive known as Operation Uranus. Zhukov was also responsible for leading Soviet forces into Berlin and successfully securing victory. Zhukov was later chosen to accept the instrument of surrender, which ended World War 2 in terms of the eastern front. Zhukov, along with Konev and Rokossovsky were absolutely instrumental to the success of the Soviet war performance, especially in the latter half of the war. Zhukov however, was a threat to Stalin and his continued dominance of the Soviet Union. Zhukov was highly popular, especially with the Armed Forces, the people of the USSR loved him, the people of Eastern Europe loved him for liberating them and he was highly respected throughout every corner of the Soviet government and the Communist Party. As a result, Zhukov was a direct threat to Stalin’s rule, granted, Zhukov wasn’t the greatest chessmaster at politics but he was a humble man with a humble background. |

| Georgy Zhukov was born December 1st, 1896 in a small town in western Russia known as “Strelkovka”. His family was poor, and deep in poverty; in other words, they were peasants. He completed 3 years of schooling, which wasn’t very typical as most poor peasant boys would only complete 2 years of schooling. Zhukov would proceed to work for his uncle, who worked in the fur trade, there he would go to night school and continue to study with the help of his uncle. In 1915 he was conscripted into the Russian Army due to the fact World War 1 was raging against the Germans and Austrians. He rose to the rank of a non commissioned officer. He would remain in the military, though was also politically active with him joining the Bolsehiviks in 1917. He would continue his studies by graduating from various military colleges in Russia, which greatly expanded his view and of course introduced him to the possibilities of mechanized warfare, which would later become instrumental in the defeat of the German Army in World War 2. He would continue to rise through ranks and prove his worth as an officer, and a master at the battlefield, even if he had intense disagreements with Stalin, he usually managed to never fall out of favor with him, after all, he was one of the few who understood Stalin’s personality. |

| On April 1st, Marshal Zhukov was recalled to Moscow, he was able to deduce what was about to happen, Stalin was to replace him and get rid of him, though he didn’t think it was likely he was going to be purged, he was too popular; after all, he was a war hero. Zhukov has had 1000s of conversations with Stalin and he understood him enough, he also knew quite a bit about the various crimes he had committed, from the purges, to the gulags, to the strange things he would allow Beria to do, such as massacre 22,000 polish military officers and intellectuals. The following day he invited Ivan Konev for a drink, he knew precisely what he wanted to discuss: The crimes of Stalin. Konev would come, dressed in Uniform as both were still working in East Germany. The 2 would discuss, and in what would usually be looked down upon, the various things Stalin had ordered: the purging of various military officers, their comrades as they would refer to them as, the purges, the massacres, the gulags, and so on. Zhukov told Konev of his plan, and promised a high position in the government, he accepted, though he understood the intense risks. Regardless, both Zhukov and Konev did not trust each other, they assumed each other were trying to depose them or worse. Granted they would stick to the agreed upon plan, and perhaps if both stuck to it, then neither would retaliate. |

| 7 days later, Zhukov traveled to Moscow, with an entourage of 2 dozen officers who were loyal and the units they commanded, in total around 2300 soldiers. Konev was placed in command of the Red Army during Zhukov’s visit to Moscow, as per orders by Stalin ironically. Around noon, 1900 soldiers, along with Zhukov himself, stormed into the Kremlin where he was to meet with Stalin and various other leaders of the Communist Party. The soldiers were given strict orders to shoot anyone on sight, regardless of their role. On the other side of Moscow, on Staraya Square, 400 soldiers stormed into the headquarters of the Communist Party, where many leaders were based and worked, they too were ordered to shoot everyone on sight. When Zhukov’s men spotted Stalin, he too was shot dead. He would proceed to head to the broadcasting station and announced to the entirety of the Soviet Union, that Stalin had passed away due to a heart attack, and that, from this point forward, the Red Army would administer the Soviet Union till a new General Secretary could be chosen. A few weeks later Zhukov was successfully chosen to be the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of Premier of the Soviet Union.

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Stahlrahm, Val Verde-, Otsla, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Anglo Channel, Panmonia

Post self-deleted by Anglo Channel.

[pre]15 January 1947[/pre]

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[list]Svatoy Vladimirsk, Svatoy Vladimirsk Oblast, Republic of the Kongo[/list]

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[list][list]PEOPLE’S PARTY SWEEPS ELECTIONS. STATE PRESIDENT YUSUPOV PROMISES PEACE AND PROSPERITY.[/list][/list]

[list]| SVATOY VLADIMIRSK — As polls closed across the country it was clear which party held the hearts of voters. The Nasha Narodna Partia (Our People’s Party) led by State President Felix Yusupov has won it’s 6th consecutive election. Taking 92 of 150 seats and 52.3% of eligible votes, the NNP will control the State Duma in Svatoy Vladimirsk for 5 more years. The Constitutional Democratic Party led by Alexei Sharlemen (née Charlemagne), the left-wing counterpart to the NNP, gained 11 seats but nevertheless will remain in the opposition.

The CDP campaigned on the desire to create an integrated Kongolese society, decrying the current policy of native segregation and subjugation “a one way ticket to another Bolshevik Revolution, and the demise of the white man in Africa.” The CDP promoted the idea that the Kongo could become the world’s first successful multi-racial society due to it’s vast economic potential. Sharlemen publicly advocated transferring 50% of the Kongo’s land to a native tribal trust, which would alleviate the racial tensions, while slowly dismantling segregation over 20 years.

But after 6 long years of war against the Axis, a total of 430,000 white men had returned to the Kongo in search of work, housing, and education. They had no desire to compete with 13 million African natives for jobs, or for the limited housing which had been built for white settlers. They want to have job security, high wages, and a home to build families in. In general, veterans believed they’d not only defended the Kongo, but defended the Russian homeland as well as the world from Nazi peril. They believed the white man and more specifically the Stoiniks, not natives, were entitled to the Kongolese prosperity they had fought so hard to defend. Roughly half of WWII veterans were Stoiniks, Russians who had been born or raised in the Kongo and had a distinct national identity seperate from Russia.

It was the NNP, who’s chief ideologue was himself a Stoinik, that was able to capitalize on the fears of the white electorate in order to secure another path to victory. Radomir Aleksevich Tolsoi, descended from the famously wealthy Tolstoy noble family, was the 40-year-old Speaker of the State Duma and Chairman of the NNP. He put forth a platform which emphasized three core values: the supremacy of the white man in Africa, a strong central government which guides the economy according to Keynesian economics, and a strong emphasis on socially conservative morality informed by the Russian Orthodox Church (who’s African offshoot was particularly reactionary). The NNP called for the formalisation of racial boundaries in the Kongo, the establishment of a combined Ministry for Industry, Economy, and Trade, and the end of the war time economy in favor of a new consumer economy.

The new State Duma took office on 2 March 1947, and the NNP immediately got to work building their new vision for the Kongo. The Population Registation Act of 1947 and Land Allocation Act of 1947 would become two core pillars of NNP policy going forward. The Population Registration Act aimed to sort the inhabitants of the Kongo into racial, and tribal distinctions. Residents of the Kongo would now be classified into 4 racial categories: White/European, Native, Polukrovka/Mixed, Asian (including West Asians). Natives would be further categorized, being sorted into tribal linguistic groupings. Swahili, Kikongo, Lingala, and Tsiluba speakers would be recognized as the 4 major Bantu (native) groupings. Copying Russia’s internal passport system, similar internal passports would be issued within the Kongo with clear racial and tribal classifications for all residents of the Kongo. Foreign visitors, tourists or otherwise, would similarly need to receive temporary visitor passes which indicated their race.

Whites would be defined as “persons who’s ancestry was uniformly white, Christian, and European”, Natives would be defined as “persons who’s ancestry was uniformly indigenous to the Kongo river basin”, Mixed peoples would be defined as “persons who’s ancestry included two or more classified racial groups”, Asians would be defined as “persons who’s ancestry is descended from all places east of the Ural Mountains, and otherwise non-Christian non-European peoples”. Asians were the most broad category, including everyone from Arabs to Iranians to Chinese. The Land Allocation Act of 1947 would formally restrict Natives to 4 Bantustans (ethnic homelands) located primarily in the northern Kongo. Lingalastan, Suakhilistan, Tsilubastan, and Kikongostan. Copying the American Reservation system, these bantustans would have nominal self-rule and natives would find themselves as citizens of their respective bantustans and not the Kongo. Africans who wished to continue their employment outside their new bantustans, would need to apply for permanent residency within the Kongo.

The move was of little consequence for the majority of Africans, who lived mostly rural lives in the tribal setting. They simply had to coexist with the Kongo Territorial Force, who’s soldiers assisted in the extraction and protection of key resource exports. There was however, about 30% of Africans who did live in cities and who would now be formally excluded from the places they often lived and worked. Permanent residency visas, although easy to acquire for employed Africans, were entirely reliant on the African maintaining their employment and would subject them to all sorts of curfew and travel restrictions. For example; Africans could not enter residential areas without explicit permission from local authorities, Africans also could not be outside between the hours of 9 P.M. and 5 A.M. without explicit permission from local authorities. All requests to break these restrictions would be processed by the Russian Afrika Police, known even among whites for their mistreatment of blacks.

These restrictions would become even more evident with the implementation of the Public Services Act and Employment Act of 1947.

The Seperate Services Act would now create seperate institutions for whites and non-whites. White and non-white hospitals, schools, restaurants, bars, hotels, housing, beaches, restrooms, even stores could be segregated so long as there was one business within the defined metro area offering the same service or products to non-whites. Government funding for public services like education, healthcare, and infrastructure would be disproportionately spent on whites. An example was the education budget, 65% of which would go to white schools and 35% would go to non-white schools. The difference being that there were 5 times as many non-whites as whites, leaving educational facilities for non-whites severely underfunded. This was the case in regards to all public spending going forward. The Employment Act of 1947 was an extremely comprehensive bill which aimed to help returning veterans find high paying jobs, while disparaging natives even further. Any high-skilled, managerial of administrative, or otherwise high paying jobs would legally need to filled by white candidates regardless of a non-whites qualifications. Even in low skilled jobs, whites had to be paid at twice or more the rate of natives.

The Ministry of Industry, Economy, and Trade is established in May of 1947, with the goal of embarking on a truly ambitious modernization campaign. The Soviet Union, despite the hatred Kongolese authorities felt toward the Bolsheviks, had demonstrated that a central authority playing a firm role in planning for the nation’s economic future was incredibly successful. In Russia the Soviets had created an incredibly powerful industrialized economy, and it was imperative that the Kongo outperform the Soviets at least on a per capita basis. The Ministry of Industry, Economy, and Trade would now serve as the chief economic planning body in the Kongo. Miroslav Woroncow, who’s family ran the Woroncow Mining Corporation, is appointed the first Minister of Industry, Economy, and Trade. He sets out creating the Kongo Industrial Development Corporation, a seperate apparatus which would provide loans and grants for the modernization of the Kongo’s economy.

While raw material exports had always been the backbone of the Kongo’s economy, their revenues had historically been used to support Russia or invested into resource extraction by powerful mining magnets. Many of the conditions necessary for economic expansion had been present before the war--cities were growing, agriculture was being consolidated into large farms with greater emphasis on commercial production, and mine owners and shareholders had begun to diversify their investments into other sectors. As the war ended, local consumer demand rose to new highs, and with strong government support--and international competitors at bay--local agriculture and manufacturing began to expand.

The government would now drastically increase its role in the economy, especially in manufacturing, providing massive subsidies to domestic industrialists. It also initiated large-scale programs to promote the commercial cultivation of corn and wheat, almost copying the mechanisation of agriculture which the Soviet Union had used. Low interest rate loans and grants were offered to large scale farmers, allowing them to invest heavily in imported capital stock. Government investments through the KIDC would help to establish local textile and pulp and paper industries, as well as state corporations to produce fertilizers, chemicals, oil, and armaments. Rubber, gold, and diamonds would continue to be key exports, but manufacturing would soon become core to the Kongolese economy. Having roughly 80% of the Kongo’s population as a formally subjugated workforce created tremendous profits for white industrialists, most of whom were descended from ancient aristocratic Russian families, and raising wages for the white middle class. Soon, the Kongo would embark on two massive infrastructure projects. The creation of a highway system connecting all of the Kongo’s major metropolitan areas, and the creation of massive family housing projects outside of major cities, but these projects would come in 1948. |[/list]

Otsla, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Woraniana, Panmonia

[list][list]【𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄】 - 𝓔𝓵 𝓢𝓪𝓵𝓿𝓪𝓭𝓸𝓻 - 【𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧】

[list][sub]𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢, 𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟽 - 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙰𝚁𝙼𝚂 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝚂𝙸𝙻𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

Since it's inception as a nation, El Salvador has mainly relied on its coffee bean production as its source of economic income. The national coffee industry grew with great accumulations of riches of a small group of landowners and merchants who owned large swaths of land and employed a great number of peasants, many who belonged to Indian tribes. The working conditions of these coffee haciendas were poor. By 1930, pay consisted of two tortillas and two spoonfuls of beans at the beginning and end of each day. To add to the fire, workers were not paid in currency but rather scrips which could be redeemed at stores owned by the very same plantation owners. This led to local monopolies which drove up the price of food. It is estimated that food costs for laborers were no more than $0.01 per day, creating considerable profits for plantation owners.

In 1932, the head of a U.S. delegation in San Salvador, W.J. McCafferty, wrote a letter to his government explaining the Salvadoran situation, stating that farm animals were worth more than workers as they were in high demand and had better commercial value. The global economic situation caused by the Great Depression fostered the lack of opportunities in countries such as El Salvador. Due to the drop in coffee prices, several haciendas were closed and many peasants lost their jobs, creating deep economic turmoil. Although the crisis affected people all over the country (and almost all of Latin America), the crisis was more acute in western El Salvador. The policies of presidents Pío Romero Bosque and Arturo Araujo had stripped almost all land from the local peasants. This area was heavily populated by the indigenous Pipils. The indigenous people, separated from the scarce economic progress, sought help from their own leaders. Although the law did not grant any powers or official recognition of the caciques, the natives respected and obeyed their authority. The political class had often sought the approval of the caciques in order to gain the support from their people during elections.

To cope with the situation, the Pipil had organized themselves into cooperative partnerships, through which employment was provided in exchange for their participation in Catholic festivities. The caciques led these partnerships, and represented the unemployed before the authorities and supervised their work. Feliciano Ama, for example, was one of the most active caciques and was highly esteemed by the indigenous population. Ama had arranged for economic assistance from president Romero in exchange for supporting his candidacy. On the other hand, the crisis intensified due to the permanent conflict between the indigenous and non-indigenous populations. Naturally, the non-indigenous people had better relations with the government; when riots or fighting occurred, it was indigenous leaders who were arrested and sentenced to death. This later culminated in the infamous event called "La Matanza", where government forces killed dissidents in the western zone of the country. Between 10,000 and 40,000 are estimated to have been killed.

Xaverium, Teujira, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Sadar, Hindia Timur Raya, Panmonia

[list][list]1er janvier 1947

FRANCE 1914 - 1947[/list][/list]

| From 1914 to 1918, the Great War ravaged Europe as the Germans and Austro-Hungarians fought a two-front war against the Triple Entente of Russia, France, and Great Britain. France, despite having a superior edge at sea and on the air, was nonetheless forced to bear the brunt of the weight against Germany's fearsome Imperial Army, which gave the Grande Armée its greatest challenge on the field of battle since Waterloo. However, thanks to France's edge in military technology and brilliant military and political leadership, the Empire managed to secure a victory over the Central Powers and get revenge for the disgrace of 1870. So it was destined that a Bonaparte should finally Germany, and in 1918, so it had become. By war's end, France's enemies of Germany and Austria-Hungary were completely disgraced and begotten, with Austria-Hungary splintering into various smaller ethnic states and Germany being forced to agree to peace at agreements signed in Versailles. Here at Versailles, the same place where the German Empire had been formed, it was forced to sign agreements which completely crushed it- Alsace-Moselle was given back to the French, massive war debts were imposed on Germany by the allies, the German military was completely abolished, and all German colonies were given to either France or the UK. More than that, in the ensuing military occupation, France gained exclusive rights to the natural and industrial resources of the wealthy area of the Rhineland. Under the leadership of Maurice Barrès, who had taken over as President of the Council of Ministers following the death of national hero Paul Déroulède. Maurice, an avid nationalist and leader of the Patriotic League, oversaw the harsh occupation of Germany which his predecessor had envisioned when entering the War. |

| In the period after the war, France experienced years of economic fragility due to the destructive nature of the conflict fought primarily, on the Western Front, in France's borders. Additionally, the near million and a half dead and near million seriously disfigured presented a massive issue for the French nation and economy- the war, although producing a victory, also produced a generation of dead and broken men, unable to contribute to national development. This "lost generation", fueled by nihilism in the wake of the war, were less inclined towards the nationalism of the Belle Epoque and, unable to work or raise families, contributed to a serious decline in birthrates and in national productivity. Council President Barrès ultimately lost the 1924 Legislative elections to the Cartel des Gauches, a coalition of left-wing parties. This, in tandem with the death of His Imperial Majesty Napoleon IV of natural causes in 1921 and the coronation of Emperor Charles Napoleon I soon thereafter seriously jeopardized the existence of the French Empire. |

| Serving as President of the Council from 1924 to 1928, Édouard Herriot took the country in a drastically different direction from that which the country had taken before the war. Strikes and unions became increasingly more prominent throughout France while socialist activists throughout the country slowly found their voices being less restricted. Even despite an interlude by Center-Rightist Raymond Poincaré from 1928 to 1932, Herriot again served as President of the Council from 1932 to 1936 and continued the radical social and economic trends which had occurred throughout the 1920. With national angst exacerbated by the Great Depression starting in 1929, the French nation was beginning to lose its way, falling into a state of dysfunctional not seen since the Interregnum Period. |

| 1936 saw a paradigm shift in France once again. Germany, led by the National Socialist German Worker's Party under Chancellor Adolf Hitler, had begun to break the treaties signed at Versailles and was pursuing a policy of aggression throughout Europe. It was during this year that Germany, in agreement with President Herriot, jointly occupied the Rhineland in violation of both the Treaties of Versailles and Locarno. Even while Hitler had admitted in private that the Grande Armée could have entirely destroyed the German Wehrmacht, Herriot agreed with German requests to jointly administer the Rhineland before ultimately pulling French troops out entirely besides in the Saar. Seen as a betrayal of the entire point of the First World War by many Frenchmen, Herriot was quickly voted out and replaced by Alfred-Georges Gressent, a successor to Paul Déroulède and a far-right leader inspired by the successes of Italian Duce Benito Mussolini. |

| Alfred-Georges Gressent, President from 1936 to 1940, continued to attempt to work with Britain to undo Herr Hitler's advances into Europe however, under Neville Chamberlain, the United Kingdom pursued a policy of appeasement, allowing Germany to re-militarize as well as annex Austria and occupy German areas of Czechoslovakia in 1938. Bolstered by the United Kingdom's cessions, Germany and its new ally in Mussolini's Italy turned from manipulation to aggression in September 1939. Hitler, invading Poland, forced the allies of Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The clear numerical and material advantages which France had possessed over Germany merely three years prior had completely disappeared due to the Nazi's fast and all-encompassing modernization and militarization policies and President Gressent, now forced to wage a war, hunkered in for the defensive, hoping to hold the Germans along the Rhine and at the Belgian border. |

| Due to a vast line of fortifications known as the Maginot Line stretching from the Swiss border to the shores of the Channel, the German advance in the spring of 1940 was held off for some time, but ultimately the Wehrmacht broke through the line and managed to launch a bitter offensive into France. The Germans and their Italian allies were held off, notably, at Lillie, Dunkirk, Grenoble, Amiens, Rheims, and Rouen, but eventually Paris was captured with only minimal resistance in September of 1940, with the majority of the Grande Armée retreating under the command of Charles de Gaulle into southern France and, from there, to Algeria and beyond. Alfred-Georges Gressent was captured in Paris honorably at his post and agreed to a surrender, which was presided over by himself, His Imperial Majesty Charles Napoleon I, and various Nazi officials including Adolf Hitler. Recognizing this defeat, Emperor Charles Napoleon I abdicated, proscribing no successor. Therefore, without a monarch on the throne, the French Empire came to an end, marking the end of 88 years of almost entirely uninterrupted imperial rule in France and 104 years of Bonaparte rule under Emperors Napoleon I, Napoleon II, Napoleon III, Napoleon IV, and Charles Napoleon I. |

| From various positions overseas, the forces of Free France under Charles de Gaulle worked with the allies to fight against German collaborators in other French colonies such as Madagascar, also participating in battles throughout North Africa and Asia against the Japanese, who occupied at this time almost all European colonies in that region. Eventually working with the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States to liberate Europe from Axis Control, French troops landed alongside British, Canadian, American on the Normandy Coast on 6 June 1944, with nearly 1,000 French soldiers partaking in the landings. While also fighting in Italy and southern France, the main Free French force entered Paris on the morning of 25 August 1944, finding the city only recently deserted by its Nazi occupiers. Here, De Gaulle announced the creation of a Provisional Republic and reformed a new version of the Sacred Union, an agreement of left-wing parties in the First World War to work with the far-right government against the Germans, which encompassed all of the disparate French political groups to work towards national unity and liberation. De Gaulle, as President of the Provisional French Republic, quickly took to arresting and trying all collaborationists within the city. |

| By year's end, Nazi Germany was defeated upon the capture of Berlin by the Red Army in May of 1945. Following the collapse of the Nazi government in Germany, the allied occupation- which has still lasted to this day- began. Austria and the Sudetenland were stripped from Germany, as was Silesia, East Prussia, and other Polish areas of Germany. Meanwhile, the rest of Germany was divided into certain occupational zones consisting of a Soviet zone in the east, a British zone in the northwest, a French zone in the west, and an American zone in the southwest. Additionally, the Saarland has been recognized as an independent entity in the form of the Saarprotektorat/Protectorat de la Sarre under the administration of the French Provisional Republic. |

| As the proper transition from empire to democracy begins, De Gaulle alongside other generals and politicians have begun drafting a constitution which, once completed, shall serve as the basis for the Fourth French Republic. With the war over, and with the issue of establishing a republic in the wake of the collapse of the Bonaparte Dynasty, the leading constitutional draftees have been plagued with issues regarding the structure of government and the balance of powers, with divisions between federalists and anti-federalists, socialists, radicals, and the right, the religious and the secular, and countless other political groups and ideologies in French society. The constitution, being discussed in the House of the National Assembly three times a day every week, has reportedly shown leanings towards the establishment of a government founded upon a strong executive in the style of the United States, with a legislative and judicial branch as well. |

| Beyond Europe, France has continued to attempt to reassert its presence in its colonies abroad, most notably in Asia, where various local revolts have broken out en masse. In Indochina, battles have continued in Hanoi between the French Army and the Viet Minh, a nationalist organization seeking to establish an independent Vietnamese state. French China, consisting of various scattered possessions throughout the Chinese mainland, had been nearly completely destroyed during the course of the war, and the French government has started negotiations with the Republic of China regarding the return of the colonies to the Republic. |

Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Entralia, Hindia Timur Raya, Panmonia

[list]1947 Február 17

BLASKÓ ELNÖK ÚJ JAVASOLT HATÁROZATOTT FELTÉTELEKRE

PRESIDENT BLASKÓ ANNOUNCES NEW PLANS TO REBUILD THE NATION[/list]

| MAGYAR CARPATHIA - MAGYAR KÁRPÁT. |

| President Blaskó, after returning from exile in the Soviet Union, has resumed his post as President of Magyar Carpathia as he had served in the position from 1936 to 1940, when the Axis Powers of Romania and Hungary invaded and subjugated the nation with assistance from Nazi Germany. Since 1941, after the start of the Russo-German War, Blaskó had worked with the Soviet Union to coordinate the Magyar Carpathian resistance and to aid Soviet soldiers during the Carpathian Offensive of 1944. Being restored to his position on 14 September 1944, Blaskó has since been focused primarily on working with Soviet occupational officials in fighting the last bastions of Nazism throughout Eastern Europe and overseeing the deployment of the Republic Army throughout the front against Europe. By the end of the war, Magyar Carpathian troops had been stationed everywhere from Poland to Yugoslavia. |

| Despite the continued presence of Soviet troops, the Soviet Union has pursued a policy of lenience towards Magyar Carpathia due to President Blaskó's pre-existing ambivalence to the Union both before and during the war. Compared to other occupied nations such as Romania, Hungary, or Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Magyar Carpathia have worked together mutually towards development. Now beginning to rule Magyar Carpathia as President on his own once again, the President has begun to lay out a policy of rebuilding from the capital of Kolozsvár. The three step plan, which has laid out a vision for a centralized effort to rebuild Magyar Carpathia, has been put before the National Congress for vote, with the vote expected to occur within a month's time. |

| President Blaskó's new plan consists of seven points, briefly summarized below, which aim at moving on from the occupation of 1940 to 1944 and continuing the progressive, democratic socialist agenda pursued by the Magyar Carpathian government before the occupation. |

[list]1. Rebuild all infrastructure destroyed during the war and provide housing for all of those who have been deprived of shelter due to the conflict.

2. Begin drafting a new constitution, in line with the principles of a post-war world, which will enforce the principles of liberty, equality, democratic socialism, compassion, virtue, and justice throughout Magyar Carpathia.

3. Provide reparations for all those directly affected by the fascist conspiracy against Jews, Catholics, Gypsies, and other religious, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, or sexual group.

4. Invite Soviet economists and army engineers to Magyar Carpathia to rebuild economic infrastructure and industry and model the new economy in the style of five-year plans.

5. Settle disputes between Hungarian Magyar Carpathians and non-Hungarian Magyar Carpathians.

6. Establish relations with the new governments in Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and other nations affected by the tyranny of fascism.

7. Remove any references to fascism, the fascist occupation, and fascist sympathizers.[/list]

Xaverium, Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Entralia, Batallon De Dignidad, Hindia Timur Raya, Nothark Vilum, Panmonia

Post by El Grenitadia suppressed by Teujira.

El Grenitadia

1947. February 17

It is 9:45 at night. a Man sits at a desk writing a very important . This man's name is Diego Lopez, and he is writing the Catalonian Declaration of Independence.

Our National Orders

Borders:

the Borders of this new, Independent state in North-Eastern Spain would assume control over the Provincial territories of Catalonia, along the Spanish Eastern coast. We would also be seizing the Balearic Islands.

Government:

our Government would be the Crown of Catalonia, taking off from where we left off. we would be a Monarchy country, opposed to Fascism. our King would be Diego Lopez. The Prime Minister would be Julio Bremerez.

Population:

Our national population would be 1.5 Million, the population of the Region of Catalonia, as all good leaders would know.

Military: our military would be 350.000 strong. 300.000 in service, 50.000 in Reserve

Our Economy: our money system would be the Euro. 1 U.S dollar - 0.85 Euro's.

Society: we would be an incredibly Gender Equal and Racially Strong, with all Genders and Races being treated equally.

All men diverse to be free. Catalonia deserves to be free. our call to greatness is long overdue. we shall take on our responsibilities as a free nation to pursue what god has given all men: power, money, status, respect. these are what our nation is built on, and each one held up by Kindness, Morals, Karma, and Common since. we shall rise above this petty squalor of enslavement. to something greater. for Catalonia!

As King Lopez I completes the Declaration, he prepares himself for the days to come. he looks forward to new friends, new enemies, and the one thing that drive all human beings. the burning thirst for life.

[list][sup]APRIL, 1946[/sup]

[sup]ДАВАЙТЕ НАС РЕБИТЬ.[/sup]

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LET US REBUILD!

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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| To say it plainly, the Soviet Union was in absolute tatters. Around 27 million people had been slaughtered by the Germans, starvation, concentration camps, disease and more. The economy had been devastated and much of the production levels were lower than what they had been in pre war times. General Secretary Georgy Zhukov, through a ruthless coup against Stalin now held the reins of the Soviet Union and would have to lead the nation through the process of rebuilding, and tangling with its new rivals in the west, the United States, the Imperial Federation and France. Zhukov also had to the deal and manage the effects of the rule of Stalin, in which complete disregard for its constitution, human rights and more occurred. Zhukov was also well aware of the many human rights abuses committed by Soviet forces well marching into Germany as well as the swath of corruption by many Soviet officials, most notably Beria who committed heinous human rights abuses and was a serial rapist, a fact so well known even Stalin was aware of it, going so far as to ensuring their daughters were never around Beria. |

| Zhukov came up with a 3 pronged approach known as the “Three Rebuilds”, the prongs are: “Rebuild the People”, “Rebuild the Economy” and “Rebuild Integrity”. “Rebuild the People” will involve rebuilding aspects of Soviet society which revolve around normal, average people, this would include things such as housing, making sure the store shelves are stocked, ensuring people have “circuses” (entertainment, joy etc), and healthcare. The “Rebuild the Economy” is effectively what it means, rebuild and reform the economy, rebuild the cities, rebuild the infrastructure etc. The third and final of the “Three Rebuilds” would be “Rebuild Integrity”, this part would be fairly secretive and would involve Destalinzation, and return to following the core of the constitution of the Soviet Union, strengthening the Justice System, prosecuting corrupt individuals, prosecuting soldiers who committed war crimes and increasing freedoms. |

| The plan was easily approved and was highly detailed. In terms of the “Rebuild the Economy” prong, many things were done. First off, a massive construction campaign would begin to rebuild Soviet cities and build new housing, it was mandated that all housing be completed in the Stalinist style (now renamed to Soviet Traditionalism). Millions of miles of road and electrified rail was to be constructed. There was to be placed an extreme precedence on industrialization and industry, the plan of which was taken from Stalin’s original plan. However, Zhukov also wanted to reform agriculture, beginning by “returning land to the workers”, meaning all who worked on a farm, owned that farm, rather than the state owning the farm. Workers would also be allowed to sell any agricultural product for a profit if it was surplus from meeting a quota. In effect, this meant collectivization was over and the state no longer owned any farms. However, it would manage land, and continue to distribute it to the workers should they request land to farm on. Zhukov would also reconfigure factories to pump out mechanized agricultural equipment, and slow the lines slightly to ensure they were. Zhukov wanted all cities that were being rebuilt to have mass rapid transit and ordered Soviet engineers to develop a train that could “speed across the motherland at 150 mph”, this project was to be given precedence. This train would be the backbone for the nationwide passenger rail service known as “Soviet Rail”, which would connect all major cities. Zhukov, in a hard decision, would cut Soviet military spending by 35% (though he increased research, technology and weapons acquisition by 8%) |

| Zhukov also wanted to ensure consumer products would be plentiful, he enacted a new “design bureau” scheme to allow industrial designers, fashion designers and more to create their own design bureaus to develop consumer products, clothing, shoes and more. These designs would be submitted to factories who in turn would rapidly pump them out. Large precedence was to be given to these products to ensure a “happy domestic population”. Zhukov also wanted to rapidly build up oil infrastructure and drilling to supply the Soviet Union and the world with cheap oil. Zhukov also announced that the Eighth Sister, the Palace of Soviets would have their construction restart. While the economic plan was released publicly, the other 2 were being finalized and were to be enacted at a later date. |

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Xaverium, Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Zanbala Prz, Anglo Channel, Entralia, Batallon De Dignidad, Hindia Timur Raya, Panmonia

Post by Imperial Japan Islands suppressed by Teujira.

Imperial Japan Islands

hello, I just joined and I need the discord I sent a telegram to the Mod for a claim and read the rules and guidelines. What do I do now? Also what year is it

Teujira

Post self-deleted by Anglo Channel.

Post self-deleted by Anglo Channel.

Argentinian Commonwealth - La Rio de la Plata

(Sunfire State, 1914-1947)

With Sunriot spending alot on militarizing, thanks to Avery Escallias and her supporters, it'd help the Silver Republic focus on the Red Element, and keeping the Preservationists from siding with them, since they had similarities and both "used the Power of the Union."

Argentina was heavily anticommunist, and taking more of an "interventionist" stance in America, technically it already was, since it'd always spewed out rhetoric against Brazil, Peru and Colombia, and criticized the very idea of "American Hegemony" and "Argentina being a Yankee Bootlicker," since the Americans were an integral ally, not just economically but personally, since Argentinians and Americans had alot in common, though Americans always commented on how Progressive and "kind" the Argentinians were.

Argentina made itself very clear and transparent that it was an Allied member, frequently aiding the French and British more than enough times, and fighting to keep the Julietist vote, since Preservationists were anti-Ally, and were getting more pro-German despite the German hostilities towards not just Argentina, but also the World at-large.

The Preservationists made themselves look like "the Patriots," but now they were getting more and more jaded and annoyed with Progressivist Politics in Argentina, though this wasn't a monolith, as some Preservationists tried stopping the party from radically-shifting over. This caused party lines to change, with some Preservationists switching over to the Julietists and becoming more and more "Liberal"-minded as they got used to the Ropes.

Ironically, Argentina had to bailout the French economically, instead of the other way around, though the Government was used to taking aids and monies from The Usual Suspects.|

|Focusing more on Internal Politics, and rapidly adopting rhetoric from the Technocrats, Plutocrats and the Loyalist element (Loyalists being a rule of/based in Socialites and Military Strongmen), the Julietists grew stronger, with Argentinians very annoyed or pitying the direction that the Preservationists went in. Without even a single look at Julietist bills and ideas, the Preservationists declined and rejected them, causing President Escallias to be very infuriated with the obstructionists and using Executive Powers to pass or accept all of the papers.

All of the Julietists and pro-Julietists, or the more "liberal" side of the Preservationists decided to give Avery her Emergency Powers. Avery, fearing the Preservationist unions from taking-over, ordered the country to go into a Martial Law, and also making the Argent a uniparty state to the dismay of some of her supporters, though it made sense seeing the Preservationists were getting more and more insane and out-of-control. Avery had to bring the stubborns to Heel.|

|Spain, undergoing a Civil War, was falling to bits - making the Argentinians send-in soldiers to help out the Spanish Republic, though the Spanish Republicans were becoming more and more Communist-Socialist, or atleast to the very-far Left, taking-up Anarchism and Anarcho-Communism. The Carlists were a no-go, despite Argentina having alot of Christians and Catholics, Argentina was very anti-Theocracy and the very idea of another Theocratic Monarchist force. Also, being partially-Orthodox, Argentina had to take-in more refugees and peoples claiming Asylum, though the Julietists were rabidly pro-Immigration.

With Spain either going hard-left or hard-right, with the Falangists, Argentina became the Third Wheel or the Third Position in the war, boosting Technocratic and Progressivist Spaniards, and Democratic rabblerousers.|

| As time went on, Argentina became more and more mixed, taking-in alot of refugees and legal immigrants from Eurasia, Canada, and the US, though this didn't anger the Julietists - this made them very happy now that Argentina was becoming very multicultural, though Avery and her supporters feared turning-up like Austria-Hungary, so they passed laws making Spanish (the Argentinian dialect mainly, but all dialects/corruptions of Spanish also), English (both the American and British dialects), French (both Metropolitan/Parisian and Louisianian/Acadianian, or Cajun-Creole), Latin, Quebecois and Russian official/national languages, and teaching mostly Spanish or English in schools. Schools still had the choice of teaching Latin, French, Quebecois and Russian, though the Argentinian Gov't focused on keeping ties to both Espania and Anglia-Americana, both politically and linguistically.

Argentinian schools also focused on Nativity, or the teachings and studies of Amerindian Culture/Ways and how they've impacted or effected/affected Sunriot. Argentina tried keeping focuses on being Mestizo and White, or Euramerican.|

| In La Presidenta's personal life, she dated and flirted alot, playing the Field/Testing the Water, until a man from another "rich tycoon" or "heir" family caught her eyes, her attention. The Amelios Dynasty, a name not in just Foodstuffs but also in Automobiles and Factorywork. Marrying Carlos Amelios, the marriage was all-over Argentinian Media, with it not just being regarded as a "Presidential Marriage" but also a union between two powerful families in the Argent. Adding more power not just to her social standing, but financially, as now, taxes were very-low and Avery focused on Economics and helping-out businesses and companies for her entire Presidency, and also the Military, though sometimes the latter crept to the Side.

President Avery Escallias had to keep the country together, strong, and afloat, and also keeping the cultural values and identities of Argentina. Staying egalitarian, intellectual, young, hardworking, and rather Left/Progressivist.

Bolstering up "Left Democracy," whilst taking more Nationalist and Patriotic brands and flavors, since the Preservationists looked like they were rabidly becoming Anti-Argentinian in Nature and Belief.

Military, Economy, Technology (MET) - the three Argentinian Pillars of the Julietist rule.

Xaverium, Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Autumnberg, Woraniana

Post by Whamt suppressed by Woraniana.

Whamt

What the fricking heck did I just stumble into

History of Second Republic of Liberia

Liberia 1888 to 1947

In 1888 a native Coup on January 25, 1888 would overthrow the True Wing Party, Americo-Liberian state. The natives would instate reforms. Under the Command of new President Louis DeMarcus reforms took place. The days of segregation, poverty and neglect were soon to be gone. 8 years before brought the Industrial Revolution to Liberia. With it brought wealth for the Americo-Liberian minority.

1889 brought public education to Liberia. All children and adults were now required to pass high school or have a General Education Degree. President DeMarcus would establish a multi cultural military of 500 able bodied men. The President would also peruse labor reforms which would establish a national minimum wage. In 1890 Monrovia would establish the Monrovia Police Department. At the time Monrovia had a population of 25,000. Other cities and towns would quickly follow Monrovia's lead. A national police force of 500 men would soon be established in 1891.

In 1892 the Monrovia City Council would vote on it's first skyscraper. A building that would be 10 stories high would be the Monrovia National Bank Building which still stands today. The city Council would approve it. The Construction of the Monrovia National Bank Building would begin in 1893 and be completed in 1895.

1895 would be a game changing year for Liberia once again. Monrovia City Council would begin approving other skyscraper projects during that time. In the same year the first horse drawn street car would appear in Monrovia. The Monrovia Street Car Company was born. The establishment of the Progressive Party, Unity-Freedom Party and Conservative Party would also be approved by the Electoral Commission. President DeMarcus would lose to Progressive Party candidate Mitt Hartridge. Hartridge would become President the following year.

In 1900 the first electric street car would arrive in Monrovia. Between 1900 and 1906 the Monrovia Street Car Company would establish 30 lines. President Mitt Hartridge would help Establish Hartridge Universty and the street car suburb of Hartridge. President Hartridge would also establish regulations to the meat, fish, and farm industries. In 1902 President Hartridge would help establish Hartfield University and the street car suburb of Hartfield. In 1905 Congress would pass the Government Buildings Act. The Congress Building, Supreme Court Building, Executive Mansion, and other ministries would be constructed on Capitol Hill section of Monrovia. The government buildings would be completed in 1912. In 1905 George Hill would win the Presidency.

By 1910 Monrovia would have a population of 90,000 and a Metropolitan area population of 120,000. By 1914 the Liberian armed forces would have 2,000 members..Liberia would enter World War 1 on the side of the allies. The Liberian Congress and President George Hill would send 100 troops to fight in France. Though no action was recorded. In 1918, The Port of Monrovia would be attacked by the Germans. The Port was heavily damaged by quicky recovered. In 1915 John Edwards would win the Presidency.

In 1919 Monrovia, Victoria and Harper were booming economically. Monrovia would establish the University of Monrovia and the City College of Monrovia in the same year. Between 1919 and 1929 the economy expanded rapidly. The rise of the middle class was quick and rapid. In 1920 Conservative Party candidate Kennedy Dealey won the Presidency. Under the President Kennedy Dealey Administration regulations were eased. In 1920 Monrovia had a population of 100,000.

Monrovia had 12 theaters, several museums, and numerous cafes. In 1921 the Monrovia Stock Exchange was opened. The new middle class began to expand outside of cities. Suburbs such as Hartridge, Hartfield, North Monrovia in Metro Monrovia, New Philadelphia in the Metro Harper and Tropical in Metro Victoria grew rapidly.

Monrovia had experienced a skyscraper boom with many art deco skyscrapers, homes and apartments. Art and fashion exploded during the 1920's. Monrovia was in a position for power and wealth with stable government jobs, arts, education, and industry. By 1930 Monrovia's population exploded to 160,000.

The Monrovia Stock Exchange reached 50 points before crashing in 1929. The Stock Exchange lost 80% of it's value. The Great Depression was on. President Dealy was blamed for his lack of policy. In the 1930 elections Harris Jarvis would be elected President. He was a member of the Progressive Party and a socialist. In 1930 President Jarvis would establish economic and banking reforms. In 1932 the Jarvis Administration would establish the Public Works Authority. The PWA would help complete dams, power plants, road projects, and buildings. The PWA would construct a 3 railways, the entire paved road network system, bridges, power plants, parks, and buildings.

President Jarvis would establish the Liberian Public Transportation Authority in 1935 after the bankruptcy of the Monrovia Street Car Company and other Liberian bus and ferry companies. In 1936 Liberia would establish the Monrovia General Hospital the largest in Africa with 5,000 beds. Africa's first 5 star hotel, the Ducor Palace Hotel would open in 1936. In 1937 the Liberian Government would acquire the Liberian Broadcasting Corporation to make in a public institution. In 1938 the Liberian Armed Forces would expand to 5,000 troops in preparation of a possible war in Europe.

In 1940 Liberia would join the war on the allied side and start manufacturing weapons for the British, French and Americans. In 1940 President Robert Kingsley would win the election. He would be of the Progressive Party. By 1941 the economy was back on track. In 1940 Monrovia had a population of 180,000 a decline as a result of the Depression. In 1940 the Minstry of Transportation would begin construction of a 4 commuter rail lines in Metropolitan Monrovia. By the war's end the country had fully recovered from the Depression and expanded beyond that.

In 1945 President Robert Kingsley would win reelection. In 1945 the Minstry of Transportation would begin work on the Saint Paul River Bridge a stone arch bridge orginally built in 1851. It was widened and refurbished in 1890. The bridge is the oldest in Liberia and Africa. The bridge would be reopened in late 1946. In 1947 the commuter rail project would be completed. In 1945 a proposal to Congress by a Representative would establish 3 motorways in Metropolitan Monrovia, 1 bypass motorway in Harper and 2 motorways in Victoria. The project has been approved by Congress and President Kingsley. Construction has started in late 1945 will be completed by 1950. In 1945 Liberia Construction Inc. would begin construction of Hotel Africa the second 5 star hotel in Liberia and Africa. Construction is set to complete in 1947 and open the same year.

Xaverium, Teujira, Val Verde-, Otsla, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Entralia, Batallon De Dignidad, Woraniana, Panmonia

[list][sup]MARCH, 1946[/sup]

[sup]ПОЛЬСКИЙ ВОПРОС.[/sup]

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THE POLISH QUESTION.

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| One of the new hallmarks of Soviet foreign policy was the creation of a sphere of influence in eastern Europe, stretching from East Germany to the coasts of Bulgaria. This was done for several reasons, first, both Stalin and later Zhukov wanted a set of states as a buffer zone between the USSR and Germany, and of course the newly rising threat of the west. The Polish state had however shown was dissent. Zhukov was weary of ordering Soviet troops that were stationed in Poland to overthrow the government and install a new Soviet aligned government. He opted to try diplomacy before trying any harsh action. As a result, General Secretary Georgy Zhukov invited a Polish delegation to Moscow for talks, he also ordered the Red Army stationed in Poland, East Germany and on the border with border to begin a state of "increased readiness". Zhukov would meet the Polish delegation at Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, which was one of the 7 Stalinist (soon to be 8) skyscrapers built in Moscow. Inside a long table with chairs on both sides was prepared. There was also tea and light snacks for the members of the meeting to enjoy. The Polish Delegation would be led inside and told to sit down, minutes later Zhukov entered and shook the hands of every member of the Polish Delegation. |

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "Welcome to Moscow! I hope entrust your journey here was swell. We have much to discuss, feel free to help yourself to tea or snacks."[/sup]

[/list]

| Zhukov would proceed to sit down at the table. |

[list]____

[/list]

[list][spoiler=MENTIONS]

Nowa Polsza[/spoiler]

Xaverium, Teujira, Otsla, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Nowa Polsza, Panmonia

1947. February 21st

King Lopez I of The Kingdom of Catalonia stands on a platform in Barcelona, delivering a speech to the public

"Ladies and Gentlemen! today is a day i have dreamed of for a long time! Today we announce the independence of CATALONIA!"

(cheer cheer)

"as the Declaration has been sent to Spain, i pondered if this great day would come, and if so, how would i react. when i received a Telegram Yesterday evening tell us that our offer was accepted and that Spain will no longer rule us, I fell to the ground weeping, Praising the Pope, God, Jesus, and all things holy. and now, i stand on This Platform to inform you all, you are now CATALONIANS! i love this nation and everyone in it! and i look forward to making everyone's lives wonderful! ONE! PERSON! AT A TIME!!!

(cheering some more)

"thank you, men and women of the audience! Good Day, And welcome TO THE FUTURE!"

(cheering and applause)

Xaverium, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Autumnberg, Panmonia

Liberalina wrote:[list][sup]MARCH, 1946[/sup]

[sup]ПОЛЬСКИЙ ВОПРОС.[/sup]

-

THE POLISH QUESTION.

[sub]USSR, MOSCOW — MORNING[/sub]

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[/list]

| One of the new hallmarks of Soviet foreign policy was the creation of a sphere of influence in eastern Europe, stretching from East Germany to the coasts of Bulgaria. This was done for several reasons, first, both Stalin and later Zhukov wanted a set of states as a buffer zone between the USSR and Germany, and of course the newly rising threat of the west. The Polish state had however shown was dissent. Zhukov was weary of ordering Soviet troops that were stationed in Poland to overthrow the government and install a new Soviet aligned government. He opted to try diplomacy before trying any harsh action. As a result, General Secretary Georgy Zhukov invited a Polish delegation to Moscow for talks, he also ordered the Red Army stationed in Poland, East Germany and on the border with border to begin a state of "increased readiness". Zhukov would meet the Polish delegation at Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, which was one of the 7 Stalinist (soon to be 8) skyscrapers built in Moscow. Inside a long table with chairs on both sides was prepared. There was also tea and light snacks for the members of the meeting to enjoy. The Polish Delegation would be led inside and told to sit down, minutes later Zhukov entered and shook the hands of every member of the Polish Delegation. |

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "Welcome to Moscow! I hope entrust your journey here was swell. We have much to discuss, feel free to help yourself to tea or snacks."[/sup]

[/list]

| Zhukov would proceed to sit down at the table. |

[list]____

[/list]

[list][spoiler=MENTIONS]

Nowa Polsza[/spoiler]

[list][ Władysław Raczkiewicz: ] "Hello, General Secretary. We are happy to meet once again. Let's hope that in friendly relations this time."

Liberalina, Czabalkia, Panmonia

Nowa Polsza wrote:[list][ Władysław Raczkiewicz: ] "Hello, General Secretary. We are happy to meet once again. Let's hope that in friendly relations this time."

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "Let me, cut to the chase, the Soviet Union liberated you from German Occupation and proceeded to grant you a substantial portion of their former territory. The Soviet Union will not stand for the blunt anti-Soviet moves, we expect Poland to align with the Soviet Union, and Communism. I will be frank, I do not hesitate to tell the millions of soldiers stationed in Poland to overthrow your government and install a pro-Soviet one."[/sup]

[/list]

Czabalkia, Panmonia

[list][list]March, 1947

GERMAN HISTORY FROM 1871-1947

Deutsche Geschichte von 1871-1947

| A DISAPPEARED GOLDEN AGE |

___[/list][/list]

[pre]| 18 January 1871 is a golden year for Germany. After a successful Franco-Prussian War, Germany can now reunited under German Empire. But Germany is still far behind other imperial powers like Britain and France, therefore, this newly born German nation quickly entered the "race".

Otto Von Bismarck's success in uniting Germany was greatly valued by his people. Germany now has colonies and empires that stretch from Africa to Oceania. Germany succeeded in making a large Navy, rivaling the United Kingdom and its Empire. Not only that, his new alliances with Central European countries such as Austria-Hungary and Italy made it stronger, a country that is relatively new but has extraordinary strength.

Planted with the principles of Prussian militarism and traditionalism, Germany was a powerful empire. Berlin Conference: A conference was convened in Berlin to formalize the practice of territorial claims in Africa by the participating powers Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden-Norway, the Ottoman Empire and the United States means that Germany was recognized in the geopolitical world at that time.

Various crises passed by Germany, starting from the Moroccan Crisis, where Emperor Wilhelm met with the Sultan of Morocco to guarantee its sovereignty in Africa. And until the Great War or World War 1. Austria declared war on Serbia, making dominoes among the European imperial Powers. With Germany siding with Austria and Ottoman Empire.

World War 1 is said as the war to end all wars. Prussian military experts decided to attack Russia first. It was a successful front. Russia was retaliated and brought into a civil war against Lenin-led Bolsheviks. Now Germany can freely uses it's troops in West by invading Belgium, then brings British Empire to the war.

French front was a brutal front until the arrivals of American soldiers. The US joined the war soon after Lusitania, a British Passenger Ship that carried some American civilians is sunk by a German U-Boat. The Germans are now pushed back. And in 1919, the Empire of Germany and Austria-Hungary surrendered to the Entente.

No Empire lasts Forever, neither does Germany. The German colonies in Africa and Oceania was divided between the Entente powers. For the first time in over 50 years, France is finally getting it's revenge for Franco-Prussian War. Treaty of Versailles destroyed the German nation along the death of Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empires.

Germany must faces another dark era. The Golden Age of Germany is now just a wet dream. Rhineland is freed as a French Protectorate, and Germany suffers heavy land loses to Poland and France. One man willing to change that, it was Adolf Hitler. He intended to change Germany and take revenge on the German people, even though he himself had to change the German government.

German Civil war is on. With the Pro-monarchist, Republican and Pro-NSDAP (Hitler's party) fought in a brutal battles. However, the people were more sympathetic to the NSDAP party, and soon this National-Socialist Party received a lot of support and votes from the people. With Hitler appointed as Chancellor, Pro-monarchist and Republican knows that they already lost.

The Purge saw the death of Emperor Wilhelm II, and the rest of Pro-monarchist and Royal Family went to exile. German Empire is now cease to exist. The Germanic Reich is born. Hitler and it's gang controlled Germany with promise to make Germany Great Again.

Germany demand Austria, Sudentenland and Rhineland. Austria and Sudentenland agrees to join Germany. And soon a war will break out. 1939, Germany and Soviet Union invades Poland and Rhineland. The Allies quickly declared war against the Axis (Germany, Hungary, and Italy).

Germany successfully pushed into the French defense at the Maginot Line. France was quickly attacked by Italy and Germany, however, Hitler knew they had a limited number of troops. France is able to withstand this massive offensive and lead to a long stalemate before Germany took control of Paris.

The Germans then did what the German empire did, attacking Soviet Russia. However, this time Germany quickly lost to the Soviets because it was supported by US troops entering the war because of the incident at Pearl Harbor.

D-Day is also a success. The British invaded France and restored the Republic. The Allies quickly gained control of West Germany, while Russia controlled Berlin and Eastern Germany. Hitler himself was killed by a young Pro-monarchist soldier. His government was channeled to Himmler, but he only made the German situation worse.

Himmler is committed suicide with cyanide in Hamburg and the World War 2 in Europe is Officially over. Germany is occupied and divided by Britain, France, USA, and Soviet Union. The German people assume now that the ideology of nationalism and traditionalism is not the right way. However, there is hope, there is hope that the Germany can be re-united once again...[/pre]

[list][list][list]____[/list][/list][/list]

Xaverium, Teujira, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Kartnan, Zanbala Prz, Autumnberg, Panmonia

Liberalina wrote:[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "Let me, cut to the chase, the Soviet Union liberated you from German Occupation and proceeded to grant you a substantial portion of their former territory. The Soviet Union will not stand for the blunt anti-Soviet moves, we expect Poland to align with the Soviet Union, and Communism. I will be frank, I do not hesitate to tell the millions of soldiers stationed in Poland to overthrow your government and install a pro-Soviet one."[/sup]

[/list]

[ Władysław Raczkiewicz: ] We are willing to cooperate with USSR if we will regain territories lost because of Ribbentrop-Molotov treaty. Especially Lwów and surronding area as they are core part of Polish national identity.

Panmonia

Nowa Polsza wrote:[ Władysław Raczkiewicz: ] We are willing to cooperate with USSR if we will regain territories lost because of Ribbentrop-Molotov treaty. Especially Lwów and surronding area as they are core part of Polish national identity.

[list]

[sup]| GENERAL SECRETARY GEORGY ZHUKOV: |[/sup][sup] "It is my personal opinion, that the territories we gained from said pact were rightfully ours in first place. Naturally, you will rebuttal saying they are not. As a result, territorial exchange is not on the table. Let me be frank, your only options is your committal to unwavering loyalty to Moscow, or I will order the Red Army to crush Poland. Now, I don't want to do that, I want to be friends, I want to see Poland have self determination. However, I don't want to see Poland act out. The ball is in your court, Mr. Raczkiewicz."[/sup]

[/list]

Not Xav

Hello!

Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kartnan, New Raines

[list][list]21 avril 1947

LA CONSTITUTION EST APPROUVÉE! VIVE LA FRANCE!

- Élysée Palace, Paris, France -[/list][/list]

| In a nearly unanimous vote, the National Assembly has officially approved and ratified the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of France and has established the first republic within France proper since 1874, when the Third Republic collapsed in the wake of political dysfunction and the eventual Napoleonic Restoration. With former Emperor Charles Napoleon I living in exile in the Kongo, the provisional French government has been left to create a new government completely independent of the Bonaparte dynasty which had existed before the war and, to this effect, have agreed upon the creation of a new republic, completely devoid of any dynastic or monarchic influence, affirming the positions of the French revolution while also establishing a strong, centralized, Presidential government to avoid the mistakes of the failed Third Republic. The goal of the Constitution of 1947 is to "outline the republican values, principles, and policies of the Revolution in a modern way, condemning the radical anarchy of the Republic of 1870" as expressed by General Marie-Pierre Kœnig, one of the Constitution's key authors and a supporter of General Charles De Gaulle, the biggest proponent for a centralized government. |

| Primary support for the Constitution has emerged from center-right members of the National Assembly and leaders of the Provisional Government including Generals de Gaulle, Kœnig, and Catroux as well as civil authorities such as Georges Bidault. While opposition to a strong and centralized government has been expressed, especially by members of the National Assembly's left-wing, the Constitution was approved by the legislature in a 426-96 vote, with many center-left parties agreeing to approve the constitution on the basis of a desire to form a proper governmental structure in the wake of the war. Similarly to the left-wing Sacred Union during the First World War, this coalition of left-wing parties have sided their differences with the center-right in order to defend the national unity of France in a time of crisis. |

| Léon Blum, serving as interim Prime Minister of the Provisional Government, has signed off on the Constitution following its success in the National Assembly and has announced that he shall hold the post of Prime Minister until elections under the new Presidential system occur. Presidential and Legislative elections have been slated to be held throughout France in mid-July, including universal suffrage for all men and women of French citizenship. Ballots will be opened across the country as well as in Metropolitan Algeria, and for French citizens overseas. Candidates from seven major parties have announced their intentions to run: |

[list][*]The Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party(Radical Liberalism, Center-Left) - Édouard Daladier

[*]French Section of the Workers' International(Democratic Socialism, Left) - Guy Mollet

[*]French Communist Party(Marxist, Far-Left) - Maurice Thorez

[*]The Popular Republican Movement(Christian Democrat, Center) - Maurice Schumann

[*]The Rally of the French People(Gaullist, Center-Right) - Charles de Gaulle

[*]The Patriotic League(Radical Nationalist, Far-Right) - Alfred-Georges Gressent

[*]Rassemblement National(Nationalist, Center/Far-Right) - Roch-Cyrille Lefrançois

[/list]

| Important provisions outlined within the Constitution include the codification of secularism; the separation of Church and State; a ban on any form of monarchy; the abolition of peerage and hereditary titles beyond those granted by the Republic; the decriminalization of homosexuality; the establishment of a national military consisting of the French Army, French Navy, French Air Force, French Marines, and Gendarmerie; equality of all French citizens; protection of freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and other guarantees. |

Xaverium, Liberalina, Not Xav, Entralia

El Grenitadia wrote:1947. February 21st

King Lopez I of The Kingdom of Catalonia stands on a platform in Barcelona, delivering a speech to the public

"Ladies and Gentlemen! today is a day i have dreamed of for a long time! Today we announce the independence of CATALONIA!"

(cheer cheer)

"as the Declaration has been sent to Spain, i pondered if this great day would come, and if so, how would i react. when i received a Telegram Yesterday evening tell us that our offer was accepted and that Spain will no longer rule us, I fell to the ground weeping, Praising the Pope, God, Jesus, and all things holy. and now, i stand on This Platform to inform you all, you are now CATALONIANS! i love this nation and everyone in it! and i look forward to making everyone's lives wonderful! ONE! PERSON! AT A TIME!!!

(cheering some more)

"thank you, men and women of the audience! Good Day, And welcome TO THE FUTURE!"

(cheering and applause)

[list][list]FRENCH REACTION TO CATALONIAN INDEPENDENCE

1 March 1947[/list][/list]

| The Provisional French government has sent a letter of congratulations to King Lopez I regarding the declaration of independence of Catalonia, with Interim Prime Minister Léon Blum announcing French recognition of the independence of Catalonia from Spain. Accommodations have been made to provide Catalonia with a diplomatic office in Paris, with a request from Paris for the same to be provided for France in Barcelona. |

Liberalina, Not Xav, Entralia

[list]The Empire Times[pre]

June Edition — 1947[/pre][/list]

[list][list][pre]Forward with the Empire![/pre][sub][pre]Bringing you news from across the United Kingdom.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

[list][list]INDIAN INDEPENDENCE, ECONOMY BOOMS, SHOW OF FORCE[/list][/list]

[list]| WESTMINSTER — More than 2 years have passed since the end of the Second World War and the United Kingdom now finds itself at a crossroads: the maintenance of an empire despite the rising costs, or accepting the end of imperialism while the choice is still our’s to accept. The last 2 years of Clement Attlee’s Ministry have shown the beginning of a shift towards decolonisation, and the prioritisation of the Home Countries in regards to the spending of government funds. Britain could no longer afford to maintain a vast empire, both economically and morally. After 6 long years at war with the Axis over their own imperialist ambitions, it now feels insurmountably dissonant to continue to defend British rule over many millions of neither Anglo-Saxon nor Celtic peoples in the name of a “civilising mission”. And so we now await the imposition of self-governance on the Indian people, a people which have never known democracy in all of their history. It was just earlier this year when Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced that by 30 June 1948, the British Indian provinces would cease to exist. Using his Labour Party’s sizeable majority in the House of Commons, Attlee was able to pass the Indian Independence Act of 1947 despite attempts by the House of Lords to arrest the process. Many recall Lord Speaker Baron William of Jowitt’s statement in late March that:

[list]“it was the British who built India, and I’ll be damned if such a ghastly people are allowed to squander some several centuries of British achievement. We found India as a savage continent and civilized it.”[/list]

Nevertheless the Governor-General of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, was able to strike a deal for self-rule which shall take affect in 2 months time. Despite attempts by the Lord Speaker to reject the bill in the House of Lords, the defection of 11 Conservative Lords Temporal led to the passing of the Act in both Houses of Parliament. The bill contains a number of important clauses, namely:

[list]• The creation of the Commonwealth of India from the former Presidencies and Provinces of British India. With full autonomy in regards to foreign policy, domestic policy, legislation, and constitutional matters.

• Princely states, will have the options of independence after 30 July 1948 or accession to the Commonwealth of India.

• Conferral of complete legislative authority upon the respective Constituent Assemblies of the two new countries.

• The appointment of a new Governor-General, to represent the interests of the British Crown.

• Until a new constitution can be drafted for the ruling of the state, the Government of India Act 1935 shall be the governing laws of the Commonwealth of India.

• No Act of Parliament of UK passed after the appointed date would be extended to the territories of new dominions. No law and provision of any law made by the legislature of the new dominions shall be void or inoperative on the ground that it is repugnant to the law of England.[/list]

The act is still a shock to many, especially those in the colonies. Lord Deputy Speaker Prescott Darlington-Rothschild even went as far as to say: “The sun is setting upon our empire with the passing of this act.” A quote which resonates deeply with many older Tories, especially those who take great pride in and vehemently defend the actions and successes of British Imperialism. Both Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Opposition Leader Sir Winston Churchill have both expressed support for Indian self-rule, despite the latter’s historical opposition to Indian autonomy. Prime Minister Attlee is due to have a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Jawaharlal Nehru, on August 20 1947 to discuss Indo-British relations moving forward.

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LONDON — Major changes continued this month as the United Kingdom Government’s 44% stake in the ownership of the Suez Canal Company was sold to the Bank of Australia for an unreported sum. The cost of the canal’s maintenance and the salaries of the British armed forces stationed in the Suez Canal Zone, a garrison of 75,000 troops, will be paid by the devolved Australian government. First Minister of Australia, Sir Robert Menzies, has called the purchase an “extremely valuable asset which will serve as a fantastic source of government revenues.” It’s unclear how much the Australian government paid for the 44% stake, but the transfer has provided an opportunity for the U.K. government to relieve itself of the direct costs of administering the canal.

Of course this follows the general trend within the Attlee Ministry, as more funds are redirected from the costs of colonial administration into funding new welfare programs. Some of these programs include the National Health Services, National Insurance programs (including old age pensions, life insurance, orphans allowances, sickness benefits, etc.), the New Towns residential development program, and many others. The titanic war economy built during the course of the Second World War has found a new use as millions of Britons, Irish, Canadians, Australians, and Kiwis return to work in high-paying manufacturing fields. The past two years alone GDP has grown by 4.2% annually, annual inflation is down to 4% from 10% in 1945, and unemployment across the the U.K. sits comfortably at 2%. As incomes and standards of living rise, so too does the birth rate.

Although a moderate increase has been recorded on the Home Islands, dramatic increases in birth rates have been recorded in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In some provinces births are up by upwards of 25%, leading some demographers to predict a major increase in population over the next generation. The New Towns policy aims to construct roughly 1 million single-family housing units across the United Kingdom, in low-density neighbourhoods about 50km from major urban centres. The influx of refugees into the Crown Dependency of Hong Kong has likewise seen the population nearly double, much to the chagrin of local administrators who have now made plans to develop government-subsidised apartment buildings.

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KOWLOON — As the Chinese Civil War rages again, Her Majesty’s Royal Navy will be making their presence known in the South China Sea. The HMS Eagle, an Audacious-class aircraft carrier, will be dispatched to Victoria Harbour alongside it’s escort of 1 Minotaur-class light cruiser and 4 Daring-class destroyers. The Carrier Battle Group will arrive in British Hong Kong on 1 September, accompanied by Squadron A of the Special Air Service. The Ministry of Defence states that this force will serve solely to protect British shipping and interests in the region. |[/list]

Nonador, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Autumnberg

El Grenitadia wrote:1947. February 21st

King Lopez I of The Kingdom of Catalonia stands on a platform in Barcelona, delivering a speech to the public

"Ladies and Gentlemen! today is a day i have dreamed of for a long time! Today we announce the independence of CATALONIA!"

(cheer cheer)

"as the Declaration has been sent to Spain, i pondered if this great day would come, and if so, how would i react. when i received a Telegram Yesterday evening tell us that our offer was accepted and that Spain will no longer rule us, I fell to the ground weeping, Praising the Pope, God, Jesus, and all things holy. and now, i stand on This Platform to inform you all, you are now CATALONIANS! i love this nation and everyone in it! and i look forward to making everyone's lives wonderful! ONE! PERSON! AT A TIME!!!

(cheering some more)

"thank you, men and women of the audience! Good Day, And welcome TO THE FUTURE!"

(cheering and applause)

BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE

[sub]Statement on Catalonian Independence.[/sub]

| The United Kingdom recognises the independence and sovereignty of Catalonia and her people. The British government welcomes Catalonia to the international community, and will support her membership in the United Nations. The U.K. will facilitate the opening of a permanent Catalonian delegation in London, whole requesting permission to open a Britannic embassy in Barcelona. |

Liberalina, Autumnberg

Hotel Africa Opens to the Public

June 1947

MONROVIA- After 2 years of construction, Hotel Africa has been completed. Hotel Africa is Liberia's second 5 Star Hotel. President Robert Kingsley was there to cut the ribbon to officially open the hotel to the public. The hotel has 700 rooms available. The hotel also has a luxury restaurant and a pool.

Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Not Xav

El Grenitadia wrote:1947. February 21st

King Lopez I of The Kingdom of Catalonia stands on a platform in Barcelona, delivering a speech to the public

"Ladies and Gentlemen! today is a day i have dreamed of for a long time! Today we announce the independence of CATALONIA!"

(cheer cheer)

"as the Declaration has been sent to Spain, i pondered if this great day would come, and if so, how would i react. when i received a Telegram Yesterday evening tell us that our offer was accepted and that Spain will no longer rule us, I fell to the ground weeping, Praising the Pope, God, Jesus, and all things holy. and now, i stand on This Platform to inform you all, you are now CATALONIANS! i love this nation and everyone in it! and i look forward to making everyone's lives wonderful! ONE! PERSON! AT A TIME!!!

(cheering some more)

"thank you, men and women of the audience! Good Day, And welcome TO THE FUTURE!"

(cheering and applause)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The 2nd Republic of Liberia recognizes Catalonia and its sovereignty. The Liberian will encourage a delegation to set up an embassy in Monrovia. And for a Liberian delegation to set up an Embassy in Barcelona.

Liberalina, Not Xav

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Post by Xaverium suppressed by Liberalina.

Xaverium

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