Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1587 The prime minister's luggage was thrown in the parking lot

Frank Kellogg’s enthusiasm for the Amendment Pact far surpassed Yang Smotz’s imagination. To a certain extent, the meaning of the Amendment Pact and the Treaty of Versailles overlap, both of which are attempts to replace war with negotiation. to resolve disputes between nations.

The United States has not joined the League of Nations, which has led to a serious lack of the United States' right to speak in international affairs. This is definitely not what the United States wants. Yang Smotz proposed the "Abolition of War Pact" at this time, which is in the arms of the Americans.

In fact, Roque was also very dissatisfied with the League of Nations under the control of Britain and France. During the recovery after the war, the League of Nations did not play its due role. Yang Smotz proposed the "Abolition of War Pact", which is also an attempt to change the way to see if southern Africa can play a more important role in international affairs.

To put it bluntly, Southern Africa is united with the United States and is trying to replace Britain and France's dominance in the world.

Before Rock and Calvin Coolidge returned to Washington, Frank Kellogg sent invitations to Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, India and other countries, hoping that too many countries would Joined the Amusement Pact and hoped to form a coalition based on the Amendment Pact.

Here we can see the uneasiness and kindness of the United States. It’s okay to invite Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. After all, these are the Dominions of the Commonwealth of Nations in the just-announced "Balfour Declaration." What does it mean to invite India?India is a British colony, and it has no right to sign the "Abolition of War Pact" as an independent country at all.

If the logic of the Americans is followed, then the Philippines also has the right to sign the "Abolition of War Convention", which is probably unacceptable to the Americans anyway.

To put it bluntly, it is still a double standard.

All countries attached great importance to the joint invitation from the United States and southern Africa. On the day Rock and Calvin Coolidge returned to Washington, William King arrived by plane almost at the same time. The United States and Canada were indeed close.

It was still a peninsula by Sakura Lake, and William King came to look for Rock as soon as he arrived in Washington.

"Minister Young Smolts proposed the Amusement Pact?" William King was not surprised. He was already mentally prepared that Southern Africa would replace the British Empire sooner or later, but he did not expect that Southern Africa was so urgent.

In other words, I didn't expect Yang Smozi to be so urgent.

This cannot be blamed on Yang Smolts. If it was the Victorian era, then Yang Smother would be loyal to the British Empire. Unfortunately, the glory of the British Empire is no longer there. No matter how loyal Yang Smother was, he would be a " Papermaker", it is impossible to become "iron-blooded prime minister".

The person who can become the "Iron Prime Minister" is Roque, but unfortunately Roque's loyalty to the British Empire is more limited.

"Yes, the effectiveness of the "Contract of Versailles" is being lost. We cannot allow the shadow of war to cover the world again." Rock himself is also very contradictory. He does not want to see the outbreak of World War II, but he hopes to break the existing world structure.

If the Second World War does not break out, then it is unknown how many years it will take to break the existing world structure, maybe Rock will not be able to wait for that day.

But where is the destructive power of the world war? The disaster that the last world war brought to mankind is still vivid. With the development of science and technology, the next world war will bring more serious damage to the world.

This is also the fundamental reason why Rock's words and deeds are often inconsistent. Seeing people struggling in the flames of war and hunger, Rock will hate war from the bottom of his heart.

But seeing the brutal colonists and insensitive local aborigines in the colony, Rock hoped for another world war to completely break the colonial system.

"I am afraid that the "Ambition of War" cannot completely solve this problem." William King did not hold out much hope. Ambition cannot be restricted by a contract.

"At least we can postpone the moment of the final battle, just like the current era of naval holidays." Rock also admitted that the "Ambigration Pact" is of little significance, but it is impossible to do nothing.

Although the "Washington Naval Treaty" and the "Versailles Treaty" have the same problems, they still have some effects. After the construction of the BIG 7, Britain, the United States and Japan stopped building super battleships, and countries can finally take a breather to restore people's livelihood.

It's a pity that the current "naval holiday era" is to prepare for more brutal competition in the future. The "Washington Naval Treaty" is time-limited. When all countries recover their strength, they will unanimously tear up the "Washington Naval Treaty". The arms race will repeat itself.

"You can't have too much hope for the "African War Pact." William King worried that southern Africa would abolish its martial arts, and Canada's security would be the first to be affected.

After the United Kingdom implemented the global strategic contraction, southern Africa made up for the lack of military power of the British Empire to a certain extent. At the just-concluded Imperial Conference, William King had promised to substantially disarm and use part of the military expenditure to pay for southern Africa in Halifax. Garrison costs, it's a win-win for Southern Africa and Canada.

Australia is not even as good as Canada. After the World War, Australia disbanded all 50 Anzacs on the spot. The War Department became a symbolic department in Australia.

"Don't worry, no matter what, Southern Africa will not reduce the garrison in Halifax. I have ordered the Marine Corps to add a brigade to Halifax to absolutely guarantee the safety of Canada." Rock certainly will not It is easy to withdraw from Halifax by imitating the British strategic contraction, but it is difficult to come back.

In another time and space, it is precisely because of the strategic contraction of the United Kingdom that the United States took the opportunity to conquer the city and occupy the territory to fill the power vacuum caused by the strategic contraction of the British Empire.

Southern Africa is more radical. After taking over the Halifax and Changi naval bases frequently in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the sphere of influence in southern Africa is constantly expanding.

"That's great. Congress has passed the Disarmament Act. In the future, Canada will retain at most two brigades and focus more on developing people's livelihood." William King finally felt relieved, compared to Canada's 990 million square kilometers As far as the country is concerned, the role of the two brigades is almost the same.

That's not right, Canada is actually not 990 million square kilometers, and the Dominion of Newfoundland has not yet been incorporated into Canada.

Speaking of Newfoundland, this Dominion may be the most non-existent Dominion in the British Empire, but Newfoundland's status in the British Empire is not low, and it is the first overseas colony of the United Kingdom.

In 1583, the British arrived in Newfoundland, and Newfoundland became Britain's first overseas colony. Newfoundland's English "Newfoundland" means "newly discovered land".

In 1907, Newfoundland became an Overseas Dominion of the United Kingdom. At that time, the Overseas Dominion did not have the right to declare war, so Newfoundland, together with Canada, followed Britain to automatically participate in the World War.

During the World War, Newfoundland, with a population of only 25, participated in the war with 12000 people and 4000 casualties. The war not only caused Newfoundland to lose a large number of young and strong population, but also caused Newfoundland to bear heavy debts due to war loans.

Newfoundland's economy is dominated by traditional fishing, with a single economic structure and lack of attraction for new immigrants.

After hundreds of years of fishing, Newfoundland's cod production has declined severely, and the famous Newfoundland fishing grounds have existed in name only. By 1925, Newfoundland's debt had reached 3000 million US dollars, equivalent to three times the national income, and the autonomous government went bankrupt. edge.

Canada is much stronger than Newfoundland. In 1925, Canada’s population finally exceeded 1000 million. Alberta just discovered oil shale. With the help of southern Africa, Canada can focus more on economic development and take off. It is also just around the corner.

Of course, Canada and southern Africa are still incomparable. William King didn't even have a residence in Washington, so he could only live in the Harrington Hotel in Washington, DC.

The scale of the Harrington Hotel is small, and it is very popular because of its long history. After leaving Cherry Blossom Lake, William King returned to the Harrington Hotel, and unexpectedly found that the Harrington Hotel had canceled William King's occupancy qualifications.

This situation caught William King off guard. No matter what, William King was also the prime minister of a country. It was an honor for the Harrington Hotel to stay at the Harrington Hotel, and he should not be treated like this.

However, William King is the Prime Minister of Canada. Reminiscent of the conflict between Canada and the United States some time ago, this gave the Harrington Hotel a reason to reject William King.

"Sorry, the Harrington Hotel does not want to provide services to the Canadian Prime Minister who is hostile to the United States, so he has disqualified Prime Minister William King. The luggage of the Prime Minister is in the parking lot. Please leave now and don't affect our business. .” The hotel manager is arrogant and rude, and doesn’t even do door-to-door business.

This cannot be blamed on the hotel manager. Many hotels in Paris also expressly stipulate that they do not provide services to Americans. Of course, American hotels are also qualified to do so.

"Is there a mistake, you actually refused to provide services to a prime minister? This will seriously affect the relationship between Canada and the United States. Do you know that the prime minister came to Washington at the invitation of the US Secretary of State?" William King His entourage was furious. This is no longer a question of whether to provide services, but a humiliation to Canada and even the Commonwealth of Nations.

"Sorry, Your Excellency Prime Minister was not invited by our hotel, so please go to Mr. Secretary of State to provide accommodation for Your Excellency the Prime Minister." The hotel manager said nothing, don't use the Secretary of State to scare people, anyone who can open a hotel in Washington knows several members of Congress .

William King didn't say a word after knowing the situation. There is more than one hotel in Washington, D.C., Harrington. Isn't the Rhodesia Hotel very popular?

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