Rise of Australia

Chapter 554 Similar Current Situation (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)
The British were very busy with matters in Ireland at this time, but they also had a fellow sufferer, the United States, which was declared war by the Philippines for no reason.

As long as other powers do not interfere, Ireland's problem is not that difficult.This is good news for the British. After all, the situation in France and the United States is not so good at this time.

If the Irish War of Independence was just a spontaneous rebellion by the Irish against British rule, then the Philippine War of Independence was much more serious than the war in Ireland.

Because of the support of Australasia, the Philippine army still maintained its advantage over the American army.

This advantage is not limited to numbers, but also not much different in terms of weapons and equipment.

Because of the entire Pacific Ocean, it would cost a lot for the Americans to transport weapons to the Philippines.

At present, the American army in the Philippines only has two divisions. The numbers of these two divisions are obviously unable to resist the total size of all independent armies in the Philippines, which total more than 15 people.

What's even more terrible is that the current situation in the United States is not much better than that in the United Kingdom. In comparison, the United States is even worse.

Speaking of the poor current situation of Americans, we have to mention the various measures taken by President Wilson during his term of office.

As we all know, the United States is a country of diverse immigrants. The population in the United States comes from all over the world, including whites, yellows and blacks.

Although these are the theoretical population of the United States, this is still the era of Europe, and there are still a large number of people who uphold the mentality of white superiority and simply look down on other races except whites.

As the president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a relatively pure white supremacist.

How serious is his racial discrimination?
It was President Wilson who promoted the racial segregation policy for black Americans in the 20th century and even defended slavery in the United States: "Slaves were treated generously and even affectionately by their masters."

Under the impetus of President Wilson, racial segregation was quickly introduced in various U.S. government agencies, and even the District of Columbia had a law prohibiting interracial marriages.

The post and telecommunications department, the financial department and the printing office all have very strict quarantine measures, and even completely cover facilities such as restaurants, bathhouses, offices and lounges.

Even apartheid was no longer satisfied with simply separating whites and blacks, and began to pursue the direct reduction and dismissal of the number of black employees, pursuing more purely white government agencies.

Over the objections of Southern states, President Wilson even reversed the practice of his two predecessors in not appointing black officers to the Treasury Register and other federal agencies.

This relatively harsh racial segregation attitude set the tone for President Wilson's black policies throughout his term, and also indirectly influenced many subsequent U.S. presidents.

It was not until President Truman's time that this harsh racial segregation system was abolished and black Americans were able to enter more sectors of the country.

If Wilson had been a president from the South of the United States, or if his background was known for discriminating against black people, then the current situation in the United States would not be as chaotic as it is now.

But the problem is that when Wilson ran for president, he vowed to support the demands of black voters. This also caused many black voters who supported the Republican Party to defect to President Wilson's Democratic Party.

In other words, these black voters were the foundation of President Wilson's rule and a considerable part of his broad base of supporters.

Beginning in 1918, during President Wilson's second term, the domestic situation in the United States became quite complicated.

The government and financial groups blamed each other for the flu. German Americans were dissatisfied with President Wilson's decision to join the war because they suffered discrimination from other Americans during World War I.

In addition, in recent times, Irish-Americans have also become dissatisfied because President Wilson did not publicly support Irish independence. This made President Wilson's status very difficult during the last period of his term. Danger.

This was not over yet. Starting from the second half of 1919, President Wilson's health was not as good as before.

After being diagnosed with a severe stroke, the left half of his body was completely paralyzed and his left eye became blind.

Coupled with the fact that many of his political partners and allies parted ways with him, President Wilson's foundation of rule in the United States has been destroyed, and the U.S. government is far less stable than it appears.

Moreover, the United States has the same common problem as other countries participating in the war, that is, it does not pay attention to post-war recovery.

Although the United States was only involved in the war for a short time, hundreds of thousands of Army troops still needed to be decommissioned.

Because the war ended in a hurry, the United States did not have any settlement plan for these soldiers. Some of them had not even received their salaries and were forcibly sent to the United States without any money.

In addition, farmland prices suffered a bubble-like burst during the war, causing a considerable number of farmers to go bankrupt or fall deeply into debt due to newly purchased land.

This also led to general strikes in 1919 by workers in the steel industry and the meatpacking industry, and race riots spread in Chicago, Omaha, and other cities.

Although such a crisis is not enough to shake the huge industry and economy of the United States, it actually means that some Americans are already quite dissatisfied with Wilson's rule.This group of people also includes the U.S. military. Because President Wilson did not pay much attention to veterans, even those soldiers who were sent back to the United States just after leaving for Europe could not get their salaries at all.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for these American soldiers to serve the government fanatically, which also greatly delayed the progress of the Philippine War.

With the help of the U.S. Navy, American troops successfully landed in Manila.

But that was no longer the case. The two divisions of American troops were only responsible for being stationed in Manila, occasionally dealing with attacks from the Philippine independent army, and had no intention of taking the initiative.

Enjoying material supplies from the United States, but being passive during the war, this can be regarded as a response to the U.S. military's dissatisfaction with the government's attitude after World War I.

Although being passive at work made these American soldiers very comfortable, the total number of casualties in the past few months after arriving in the Philippines was only a few hundred.

But this was a hardship for the U.S. government headed by President Wilson. The delay in resolving the Philippines issue became a means for the Republican Party to attack President Wilson and the Democratic Party. It also made President Wilson almost become a complete loser in the last period of his term. The sinners of the entire United States.

For Arthur, the current status quo in the Philippines is completely acceptable, and he is even happy to see it.

First of all, most of the Philippines is currently under the control of three independent forces supported by Australasia, which also means that the Philippines has essentially broken away from the control of the United States.

Moreover, as long as the U.S. military is in Manila, the U.S. government needs to continuously transport supplies to Manila to ensure that the army will not be short of supplies.

Transporting materials across the entire Pacific is not that simple. The cost of losses in transportation alone is sometimes even more expensive than the materials themselves.

As long as the Philippine War of Independence is not over for one day, Americans will be wasted in the Philippines for one day. Such costs will undoubtedly be huge.

On the premise of substantially controlling the Philippines, it can also completely drag the attention of the Americans to the Philippines. This deal is quite cost-effective.

Of course, in order to truly solve the Philippines' problems, it is also very important to obtain support from the British Empire.

But the British attention is currently also being dragged to Ireland, which also means that the Irish issue must be resolved first before the Philippine issue is resolved.

Without the intervention of any external forces, the final solution to the Irish problem should be similar to the trend in history.

But this was not a good thing for the British Empire, nor was it a good thing for Australasia, which had a close relationship with the British Empire.

First of all, the outcome of World War I also means that there will be an even more tragic World War II.

In this era, Russia has been weakened too much. Neither Soviet Russia nor Tsarist Russia combined can be the opponent of Russia in history.

This also means that if World War II was started by the Germans, it would be very difficult to resist the German attack based on the current strength of France and Russia alone.

Although there is still a long way to go before the theoretical outbreak of World War II, this distance is not enough for a huge change in the strength of Russia and France.

This also means that Britain and Australasia also had to contribute a large part in World War II.In particular, Britain, which is only separated from the European continent by the English Channel, will definitely become the main country in World War II.

Under such circumstances, the strength of the British becomes very important.The stronger Britain was, the greater the chance of resisting a German attack.

If you want to reduce Australasia's casualties in World War II, it is still important to protect the strength of the British and French in disguise.

At present, the British still need international assistance in dealing with the Irish issue.

Such assistance is not military assistance, but diplomatic assistance.

There is no need to worry about the military strength of the British. No matter how weak the army is, it will still be no problem to crush the Irish Republican Army.

The problem is that Britain must be placed on the just side of this war of independence and the current moral disadvantage of the British must be reversed before they can use force to suppress this rebellion.

The good news is that Arthur is quite familiar with the mobilization and influence of public opinion. Australasia also has its own intelligence agencies and public opinion channels in Europe.

Moreover, as long as Arthur and Australasia stand up and firmly support Britain, no matter what the final outcome is, the relationship between Britain and Australasia will definitely be brought to a higher level.

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