Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2683 Pink Dream

On the issue of dealing with the Philippines, the attitude of the US government is extremely divided.

In the Spanish-American War in 1898, in order to win the support of the Filipinos, the US government contacted the Filipinos and promised to help the Philippines become independent after driving out the Spaniards, thus gaining the support of the Philippines.

After the Spanish-American War, Spain sold its Asian colonies including the Philippines and Guam to the United States for $2000 million, and the Philippines became a colony of the United States.

Based on the agreement reached in advance between the Americans and the Philippines, when the Filipinos approached the Americans and asked the Americans to fulfill their promise to give the Philippines an independent status, they were rejected by the Americans. This is another American-style joke.

An uprising broke out in the Philippines.

Uprisings are normal in the Philippines. During the 300 years of Spanish colonization of the Philippines, an average of five uprisings broke out every year.

Now you know why the Spanish government sold the Philippines to the Americans.

For the Spanish government, in order to maintain the colonial rule of the Philippines, it not only has to pay a large amount of expenses every year, but also cannot get enough returns from the Philippines.

Like Britain allowing southern Africa autonomy, for Spain, the Philippines has become a huge financial burden, and it just took this opportunity to dump it on the Americans.

The United States does not know enough about the situation in the Philippines. It thought the Philippines was an untapped gold mine. It bought the Philippines at a huge price. Naturally, it would not be easy to let the Philippines become independent. So it sent the US military under the command of Arthur MacArthur to suppress the Philippines by force. .

Is this name familiar?
Yes, Arthur MacArthur is the father of Douglas MacArthur.

The war lasted for three years. On July 1902, 7, Arthur MacArthur announced the end of the war, and the Philippines officially became part of the United States.

Ironically, July 7th is Independence Day.

It is on this particular day that the United States strips another country of its independence.

In order to suppress the resistance of the Filipinos, the United States paid a huge price, nearly 4300 people were killed in action, and it cost 10 billion US dollars.

That's $1902 billion in 10.

In the Second Boer War at about the same time, the United Kingdom only spent a total of 2.2 million pounds. As a result, the British government almost went bankrupt.

The one billion US dollars spent by the Americans is just the beginning. In the next 10 years, the United States will spend tens of millions of dollars in the Philippines every year to maintain its colonial rule.

So much money has been spent, and the effect is indeed there. The Philippines has leapt from the most backward country in Asia to a more developed Asian version of the "America". The financial assistance of the Americans not only built a large amount of infrastructure for the Philippines, but also improved the life of the Filipinos. The level of education has gradually gained the gratitude of some Filipinos.

This pattern continued until 1929.

Although the Americans have spent a lot of energy in the Philippines, like Spain, the United States has not gained enough benefits from the Philippines, and the contribution and harvest are seriously out of proportion.

This led to a gradual change in the attitude of the United States towards the Philippines, and some people in the US government began to propose abandoning the Philippines.

Giving up is not so easy to give up. There is a term in economics called sunk cost.

The United States has paid so much for the Philippines. If the Philippines is allowed to become independent, not only will all previous investments be wasted, but it will also cause huge damage to the image of the United States.

For the sake of the Philippines, the United States did not hesitate to launch a war.

Now that the Philippines is allowed to be independent, does this prove that the Filipinos are indomitable?
No, it only proves the incompetence of the Americans.

In addition to national image, the feelings of Americans, especially those of military personnel involved in the Spanish-American War, must also be considered.

The United States killed 5000 people in the Spanish-American War, and 4300 people in the subsequent suppression of the Philippine resistance. Although most of these people died of illness instead of fighting, it is enough to show that the Americans have sacrificed a lot.

If the Philippines becomes independent, what is the meaning of the American soldiers who died at the beginning?
It is worth mentioning that Douglas MacArthur, who was officially the governor of the Philippines at the time, was the one who opposed Philippine independence most fiercely.

This is understandable.

The suppression of the Philippine uprising was the most brilliant achievement of old Arthur.

Little Arthur was the governor of the Philippines at that time, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and he was the emperor in the Philippines at ease.

If the Philippines becomes independent, will Arthur Jr. return to West Point as the principal?
Being a principal is not as free as being a governor.

So no matter what the purpose is, Douglas MacArthur's attitude towards Philippine independence is completely unacceptable.

Combining various factors, the US government can only choose to maintain the status quo.

In peacetime, there are tens of millions of dollars a year, and the U.S. government can still afford it.

The economic crisis broke out in 1929, and the "Great Depression" swept the world. Not only did the Philippines fail to provide blood transfusions to the United States, but because of the economic damage, the United States needed to allocate more funds.

It coincided with the increasing rejection of the Philippines by Americans at that time. American farmers demanded that the import of Philippine agricultural products be restricted, because it would affect their interests; American workers demanded restrictions on Filipino immigration, because Filipino immigrants would take jobs from American workers.

In 1932, the U.S. government passed the "Hale Harveys Gaating Independence Act" requiring the independence of the Philippines.

During the Philippine uprising, about 1.6 people were killed in action, and 20 people died due to diseases, massacres and other reasons.

Even though they paid such a high price, they did not get an independent status. Now that the US government demands the independence of the Philippines, presumably the Filipinos should readily accept it.

One of the most bizarre scenes in colonial history took place.

The Philippines not only does not want to be independent, but expresses dissatisfaction with the status of overseas colonies, and hopes to join the United States as a whole in the form of a state.

The United States does not even want to bear the cost of maintaining the colonial government. If the Philippines joins the United States, then the United States will have an inescapable obligation to support the Philippines, which can never be shirked.

After fully realizing that the Philippines is a big pit, the United States passed a new independence act "Tyddings-McDuffie Act" in 1934, deciding to set a ten-year independence transition period for the Philippines. Philippine aid will not change.

According to the provisions of the "Tydings-McDuffie Act", the Philippines should have become independent in 1944.

The plan could not keep up with the changes. In 1941, the Japanese army aggressively attacked the Philippines, and the Battle of the Philippines broke out. The "Tydings-McDuffie Act" was forced to be delayed.

With the end of the world war, the United States is also facing enormous pressure for economic transformation, and a new round of economic crisis is brewing. This time, there is no doubt that it will definitely start from the United States.

The Americans cannot protect themselves, and the independence of the Philippines has once again been put on the agenda.

Just when Japan surrendered, Arthur Jr. shifted his attention to Japan, and his attitude towards Philippine independence was no longer firm, which removed the biggest obstacle for the US government.

Whatever the Americans advocate, Southern Africa must resolutely oppose.

So on the matter of Philippine independence, Angie's attitude is the same as that of MacArthur back then.

Conquer first and then abandon, completely disrespecting the wishes of the Filipinos, what is the difference between this scumbag?
As a responsible government, the U.S. should not give up in chaos and should be responsible for the Philippines.

Before An Qi went to Pretoria, she made some arrangements for the scumbag behavior of the US government, mainly from the perspective of public opinion to create pressure on the US government.

If the Americans really want to run away, no one can stop them.

But before you run, you have to leave something, either youth compensation or face.

While An Qi was reporting at the Palace of Justice, Li Jia, a reporter from the Lion City Daily, was conducting an interview in Manila.

After Manila was recovered, MacArthur still did some work. After all, he really loved Manila and had feelings for Manila.

The Japanese warship that was bombed and sunk during the raid on Manila Harbor has now been repaired and dragged to Lion City to be transformed into a maritime museum. All the garbage on the sea has been cleaned up. Thanks to the hard work of hundreds of thousands of Japanese prisoners of war and Filipino servants, The city of Manila has returned to its former prosperity.

When MacArthur rebuilt Manila, referring to the experience of southern Africa, he carried out scientific planning for the city of Manila, took the opportunity to demolish a large area of ​​unreasonable buildings, planned a large number of green spaces and parks in the new city, and reserved streets. Post-war reconstruction laid a solid foundation, and then—

Then it's gone.

Even if there is a large amount of free labor, post-war reconstruction still needs a huge amount of financial support, especially the indispensable supporting infrastructure in modern cities. Parks and green spaces look beautiful and can effectively improve the livability of the city. Both parks and green spaces can be built. money.

If it were in southern Africa, the federal government only needed to issue a planning map, and businessmen would flock to it. With only social funds to raise themselves, a new city could be erected in just one or two years.

It is impossible to expect the Filipinos to raise their own funds. The U.S. government can’t squeeze out any money. Where can the Filipinos raise their own money?

The Philippine government has no choice but to ask the US government for money after much deliberation.

The attitude of the United States is very firm: when you grow up, child, you must learn to find money by yourself——

The U.S. government is not so cute, which is probably what it means. It gives enough spiritual support, but does not ask for money.

So in Manila today, although the streets are wide, even the most basic roads are not paved. Manila is located in the tropics, and it is rainy in summer. The roads that are not hardened will turn into mud pits after a rain.

The road surface is not hardened, so there is no money to repair the park and green space. After the war, many Filipinos from around Manila came to Manila to make a living. They had no place to live, so they gathered in the open space reserved for the park, and the park became a wasteland. for the slums.

The girl Li Jia is interviewing is called Shirley. Shirley is only 19 years old and already has two children. The older one is 5 years old and the younger one has not yet been born.

Shirley is a standard Filipino, petite, fair-skinned, educated, able to write her own name, and smiles shyly. She doesn't look like a mother of two at all.

Shirley's child is called Tom, with blue eyes, slightly curly blond hair, and obvious mixed-race features.

"Tom's father is an American. I met him when I was 14 years old. Later, he returned to the United States—" When Shirley mentioned Tom's father, her expression was not sad and regretful, but sweet.

Li Jia was about to explode.

14-year-old is still a child, how can he do it, it is a beast-a flat-haired beast!
"The father of the child in my belly is also an American. He has gone to Japan now. Let me wait for him here. He will come back to pick me up and take me and the child to the United States." Shirley smiled brightly, full of longing for the future.

Li Jia didn't know whether to remind Shirley that the child's father would definitely not come back.

"Are there many such things?" Li Jia looked at Shirley, frowning.

This kind of thing is too much, so much that people are used to it.

The Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for 300 years, and then the United States took over for 40 years. During these 340 years, there have been many mixed blood in the Philippines. Shirley actually has obvious mixed blood characteristics.

Real Filipinos are dark-skinned, not fair like Shirley.

Many people say that mixed races are beautiful.

Few people know that hybridization can cause genetic degeneration.

"I have a cousin who went to the United States with the Americans. She lives very happily. She has a big house, endless beautiful clothes, and never worries about her livelihood—" Shirley also wanted to live such a life. It has become her belief.

"Did you talk to her on the phone?" Li Jia worried that this was a survivor bias.

"No--"

"So you passed the letter?"

"nor--"

Well, this is nothing short of fantasy.

"The Americans in the movies live in big houses and drive small cars—" Shirley probably thinks that all Americans can live in big houses and drive small cars.

The Americans in the movie are still helping the gods of justice to come down to earth.

Wherever Americans appear in reality, it will only bring chaos and conflict.

If you want to understand the real America, you can't go to Wall Street, you have to watch the live broadcast of Big Eagle.

"Have you ever thought that that man might not come back?" Li Jia didn't want to break Shirley's fantasy, and he didn't want to see Shirley just like this.

"How is it possible, the Philippines is part of the United States, and we are all Americans—" Shirley's words made Li Jia speechless, this was just wishful thinking of the Filipinos.

When the United States needs the Philippines, the Philippines is a part of the United States, and Filipinos are Americans, regardless of each other.

When the United States didn't need the Philippines, the Philippines was just a waste and garbage dump, without any nostalgia value. Apart from scars and ruins, the Americans left behind countless illegitimate children.

From this perspective, the US government should indeed be responsible for the Philippines.

At the very least, they have to be responsible for the illegitimate children left by American soldiers. These illegitimate children are all of American blood, so how could they be left outside.

The next day, the "Lion City Daily" published Li Jia's report on the front page: From Manila to New York - Pink Dream.

As for the media, the circle is actually not that big, and there is no internal communication, and the first-hand news cannot be interviewed. It is normal to reprint the news, as long as the source is indicated.

When Li Jia reported on the legacy of the U.S. military, the attention of the U.S. media had shifted from Europe to Japan, and "Battlefield News" reprinted it immediately.

(End of this chapter)