"Miller, are the three states of the Commonwealth of Australia, Western Australia and South Australia, and Tasmania still arguing for separation?"
Herbert Henry Asquith asked his confidant about the latest developments in the division of Australia.
Starting in February, the two western states of South Australia and Western Australia began to have public conflicts with the three eastern states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. At first, they accused each other of being at fault, and later the two parties directly cursed and broke up.
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Tasmania was also involved in this process. It joined the western camp and launched a fierce bombardment of the three eastern states.
The western camp denounced the three eastern states for exploiting and discriminating against them; the eastern camp denounced the two western states and Tasmania as paupers, vampires, and ungrateful white-eyed wolves.
The two parties cursed and cursed, and became very angry. In the end, they broke up and wanted to live separately.
Who started this incident?
The British didn't know, and neither did the local Australian governor, Henry Northcote.
Because the three eastern states, which are greedy for wealth, and the other three poor states are not easy to deal with, because the issue of rich and poor has caused a lot of troubles, and regional discrimination does not happen every day.
In 1901, the British Empire brought them together to form the Dominion Federation of Australia, which was a bit of a coercion.
The war between the two sides, in the view of Australian Governor Henry Northcote, was that the problem could not be suppressed and finally broke out. This time, from the bottom to the top, the two sides were fiercely attacking each other, and then the Australian Federation was formed.
As the situation developed, the two sides completely fell out.
The South Australian Parliament was the first to clearly propose the separation and send the above requirements to the British Empire. All the people of South Australia unanimously reached a point of view that they would rather be poor and develop through self-reliance. They no longer wanted to accept the exploitation and insult from the east.
South Australia took the lead, Western Australia followed suit, and finally Tasmania dawdled for a while and followed suit after a referendum.
Seeing the three states playing it real, some elites in the east felt that the matter was serious.
Some of the elites in Eastern Australia believed that Australia was better off as a whole, and maintaining the whole would be better for the east, so they quickly began to advise the three states to think clearly and think twice before acting. It would not be beneficial if both sides split.
As a result, the three states were persuaded by these people and became more confident, thinking that they had guessed the other side's thoughts. Eastern Australia wanted to continue to exploit them and insisted on seceding from the Australian Federation.
"The three states, led by South Australia, do not accept the continued maintenance of unity. They must follow the model of Newfoundland and Canada and insist on establishing a new independent dominion.
As for the three eastern states, except for a few people who oppose secession, many people are unwilling to be with the three poor states for fear that they will kick them out of the federation.
Mr. Prime Minister, we and the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency Henry Northcote, have all made efforts. However, judging from the current trend of separation, it is inevitable because both sides do not accept each other as a whole."
Australia is not an important British colony, far less important than India, Canada, and South Africa.
Australia and New Zealand are two places far away from the center of the world and located in remote places in the southern hemisphere. They were penal colonies from the beginning and have a low status in the British imperial system.
If the two places are not predominantly white gathering places and are far away from Europe, their status will be as low as possible. At most, they will be on the same status as the Sudan of Africa. Their real value and status cannot even catch up with the Gold Coast of Africa.
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What Australia sells is wool, gold mines and other products. These things are found in many British colonies, so it is not uncommon.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there is a fundamental conflict between the two places. In my opinion, it cannot be eased and it will eventually split, so we should make preparations in advance."
Miller has no objection to Australia being divided into two dominions.
Australia was originally an autonomous dominion that the British put together six places to make administration easier.
This is not the first time that Britain has done this. For the convenience of governance, it always likes to integrate and manage some fragmented areas, such as India, Canada, South Africa, Malay...
Herbert Henry Asquith thought for a while and made his final decision. He was going to use delaying tactics and try his best to save it.
"Let's wait another half a year. Try to adjust during this period, and maybe there will be a turnaround. Australia is divided into two places, and the administrative costs will be quite a lot. It is best to combine them.
If it still doesn’t work after half a year, then separate, and then prepare to add more governors and some administrative staff!”
Australia is not an important place. Generally speaking, it doesn't matter whether it is divided or not.
But as Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, he still wanted to save something. He didn't want Australia to start because it would have a demonstration effect.
Herbert Henry Asquith did not want to see the merged dominions divided again, because it would be a bit of a slap in the face and would easily lead other places to follow their example.
If the dominions and colonies are easily separated because they are not used to it, countless small places will appear, which will increase the management costs of the UK.
If Australia were not a white dominion, but a colony like India, Herbert would not pay attention to them at all. He would only wish for there to be ethnic conflicts there so that they could profit from each other.
However, Australia is a place for white people after all. If there is a war in the future, we will have to rely on the help of people from these places. It is best to help them resolve conflicts as much as possible.
Of course, if it really doesn’t work, you can still separate!
The UK also tried to bring Canada and Newfoundland together, but it failed in the end and the UK did not force it.
Australia became a dominion in 1901, and it has not been long since the merger. If several Australian states still decide to separate in half a year, Britain will agree.
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister!"
Delay tactics and try to save as much as possible, Miller is familiar with this method.
Taking half a year to adjust shows that Britain cares about the Dominion and that no matter how much Britain fulfills its responsibilities, both sides will regret it in the future and they will not be able to blame Britain.
In the beginning, it was your choice.
April 2, afternoon.
South Australia, Adelaide.
There was a burst of hearty laughter in Nantuo Company.
"Ha! Ha! The UK finally figured it out. They finally faced up to the contradictions between South Australia, Western Australia, Mastania and the three eastern states, and agreed to hold a referendum in six months."
Bolt was in a very happy mood at this time and he was very confident about the referendum in six months.
Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, what a disgusting look, can’t the other three backward states still see it?
Relying on its own development first and being richer than other places, with a condescending attitude, it not only exploited and insulted the other three states, but also often acted as if it was itself at a disadvantage.
What the hell?
South Australia now has a number of factories built and put into operation, and has opened up the Asian market. It is gradually getting richer and has finally begun to get rid of its dependence on the east.
The waist and liver are hard. South Australia does not want to mix with Victoria and others. It directly drags the two fellow sufferers to fight for independence and demand the establishment of a new independent territory.
"Harry, I'm sure that our three states will definitely pass referendums in six months to establish our own autonomous territories.
In this scolding war, the disgusting attitude of the three eastern states was clearly revealed, which completely made us in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmaria see clearly the faces of these people.
Isn’t it just relying on how much money we have? Now that we have successfully opened up the Asian market, we don’t need them anymore. It’s better to separate as soon as possible.”
"Boss, yesterday important figures from your three states gathered for the third meeting. Have you discussed how to integrate the three states to form an autonomous territory?"
Yesterday, important figures from the three states met again to discuss the establishment of a dominion. Harry was very curious about the progress of the discussion.
"We have already agreed. If we establish a dominion, it will be called Western Australia.
The capital of this new dominion will be placed in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, between our three states. Perth in Western Australia will become the economic center, while Tasmania, with its abundant rainfall and rich soil, will be used for agriculture.
Bases, and some factories that consume a lot of water, such as steel plants, will also be built there.
Everyone has a bright future. Now that we have developed the Asian market and have connections with South Africa and Brazil, sooner or later we will develop.
We have a small population and can still develop two or three big cities if we concentrate our efforts. By then we won’t have to envy Melbourne, Sydney and Bruce Band.”
This chapter has been completed!