Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Brazil, La Romana City!
"Damn it, it's really abhorrent, how can the country be handed over to Brazil, a dictatorship kingdom? We Dominicans must remain independent and free.
We must take action to prevent this from happening."
Cowens, a large Dominican plantation owner, said to a large group of people at the party.
"Hey! Mr. Cowens is worthy of saying this."
Faced with Cowens' impassioned expression of patriotism, no one present cooperated with his performance.
The people gathered here today are either plantation owners, selling agents, oligarchs, or military leaders. They are all Dominican gentry. Who are they looking at?
Everyone, we all know who is who, why are you performing here?
DiVincenzo sneered at Cowens' performance and unceremoniously demolished his old rival.
"Everyone, who doesn't know that you are a pro-American faction?
Mr. Cowens, who are you? We know that you are worthy of being patriotic."
A die-hard pro-American, he is also worthy of speaking of independence and freedom.
“I don’t know who it is, but he always brags about how great the United States is.
At every gathering, I tell everyone that we should hand over Dominica to the United States, and we will live a better life.
Now that the Dominican Republic is handed over to a powerful country, but not the United States, you are talking about independence and freedom!?"
Who is Cowens? Everyone still doesn’t know.
A hardcore pro-American traitor!
It’s too embarrassing to talk about national independence and freedom.
"DiVincenzo, you are simply unreasonable. How can you understand my good intentions?"
Faced with DiVincenzo's behavior of taking off his underwear without hesitation, Cowens was annoyed with him and quickly defended himself, showing that everyone had misunderstood him.
It's a vivid picture of me being a good person and having noble sentiments, but you don't understand.
"The United States is the beacon of freedom and the savior of America. Only he can save our Dominican Republic!
How could Brazil, a backward, autocratic, evil empire, guide our Dominicans!?
We Dominicans are free. If we join the free United States, this freedom will not change. But if we join Brazil, it will be completely different in nature, which will make us lose our freedom."
"Join the United States and just daydream there!"
Before DiVincenzo could mock him, a military leader named Ramos came out and poured cold water on Cowens.
"If I remember correctly, in 1869, the then head of the country, Baez, sought to annex the United States.
The result? The United States doesn’t want us at all.”
"That is, Cowens only knows how to daydream and live in a world he made up, thinking that Americans can like us?"
DiVincenzo strongly agrees with Ramos' words.
"At that time, for a mere US$1.5 million, the United States could get our Dominican Republic, but the proud American boss did not look down on us Latins.
When the Senate voted, a large number of people opposed it and directly rejected the merger request. They also said that we are bad people and should not be integrated into the United States."
DiVincenzo looked back on history and recalled the harm done to the Dominican Republic by the United States, gritting his teeth.
His parents, as representatives of the Dominican government, went to the United States to discuss the merger.
Everything at that time, the humiliation that the Dominican Republic experienced, his father personally experienced it, and he was still worried about it after he came back, and he had extreme hatred for the United States.
"This, at that time, was Baez's fault. He did not satisfy the Americans."
Cowens does not believe that it was the fault of the United States that it refused to merge, and that the president at the time was entirely to blame.
The United States is the beacon of freedom, how could it be wrong?
Even if there is a mistake!
It can only be Dominica's fault.
"Mr. John from the United States has told me that as long as Dominica resists Brazilian rule and regains its independence.
If we want to join the United States again, the United States will definitely agree this time."
As a sophisticated person, Cowens has no doubts about what Americans say.
Cowens, an old man with mostly gray hair and well-dressed clothes, couldn't stand the lack of sobriety and stood up to criticize.
"Cowans, you think too well of Americans.
If the Americans want to accept us, why not earlier? But now that Brazil wants to rule us, it has jumped out and said it will accept us."
The old man who came out to criticize is the mayor of La Romana, a heavyweight.
"Mr. Mayor Bella, how can this be the Americans' fault?
We in the Dominican Republic tried to join the United States once, but our will was not strong after that. How could the United States accept us?"
Faced with the mayor's criticism, Cowens didn't take it seriously.
He believed that Mayor Bella's vision was too narrow and not far-sighted enough, and he failed to see the real reasons.
"How many owners have there been in Santo Domingo? How many presidents have satisfied Americans?
These people are all crooked, and the country will be in chaos under their control. I am an American, and I am not willing to accept this kind of chaos easily."
"Cowans, you are really a mental patient."
DiVincenzo has always despised this idiot, thinking that he is always daydreaming, being an American all day long, and forgetting his identity as a Dominican.
"Yesterday, at noon on January 16, the Brazilian fleet, escorting the Brazilian Army of more than 6,000 people, landed in Santo Domingo in the south and Sanchez in the north. They have already begun to receive them.
If the United States really wants the Dominican Republic, it should rely on its military to intercept it.
Don’t say that Americans don’t know that Brazil’s troops sent by Brazil are just and aboveboard, and the Dominican Republic is next to the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico. It’s not easy to hinder Brazil!?”
The United States really wants to prevent Brazil from taking over the Dominican Republic, which is very convenient, but if it doesn't stop it, its meaning is not obvious.
The United States recognized Brazil's takeover of the Dominican Republic. Now many administrative staff have withdrawn, and they still don't understand what the United States means.
Cowens is really a spiritual American and has a mental problem.
"DiVincenzo, you have no idea what happened.
Britain and France opposed the United States and prevented Brazil from taking over. The United States did not do well, but they still supported us.
As long as we Dominicans drive away the Brazilian Army, they will accept us. This is what Mr. John told me, and he will not lie to me."
A political oligarch named Rashford extracted the essence from Cowans' words.
"Well, does the United States mean to let us Dominicans drive away Brazil with blood and sweat, and then accept us?"
"Yes, that's it.
Americans want to see our attitude. As long as we Dominicans show our will for freedom, Americans will value us again and accept us."
Facing Cowens, who looked like someone finally understood him and had a confidant, DiVincenzo was completely angry.
"Are you crazy? Let us bleed just to prove our will.
Cowens, you bastard, the Americans are just deceiving us, they just want to use our blood to embarrass the Brazilians."
Others present also did not understand Cowens's thoughts, and criticized and cursed one after another.
"DiVincenzo is right, the Americans are taking advantage of us."
"Cowans, you're really crazy."
……
Facing the scolding and criticism from everyone, Cowens' eyes were misty, his face was red and his ears were swollen, his whole body was shaking, and he looked like he had been greatly wronged.
"What on earth do you know? Do you know the gap between Brazil and the United States?
We in the Dominican Republic can only have a future if we join the United States. Brazil continues to practice capital heresy. Their King Pedro III also harms the upper-class gentlemen and is extremely dictatorial.
Don’t you look at what the planters in Brazil are like? Is it really good to join Brazil?”
Faced with Cowens's defense, everyone didn't take it seriously at first and still scolded him angrily. However, after he said the next sentence, everyone gradually stopped.
Everyone has heard about the situation of Brazilian farmers, and has read a lot of news reports.
Although Cowens is a beautiful man, after Brazil rules the Dominican Republic, it is likely that he will continue the evil thing of persecuting plantation owners.
Seeing that everyone had stopped scolding him, Cowens believed that his good intentions were finally understood by everyone.
"Brazil is an evil country. There is no liberalism, only destructionism. Such a country is not suitable for us Dominicans at all.
How can such a country be compared with the United States?
Mr. John, I sent someone to invite him before. He will come over later. He will represent the attitude of the United States, expose the evil of Brazil to us, and give us the strength to resist and support."
"You said Americans will really support us!?"
Bella was no longer silent and suddenly asked.
"Mr. Mayor, of course."
Cowens vowed: "The Dominican Republic is next to Puerto Rico, and the United States supports us. It's very simple."
"Easy?"
Bella shook her head, not feeling optimistic, and said with a heavy tone.
"Brazil is indeed not suitable for us, but we cannot act rashly.
I'm going to meet Mr. John later and see what he has to say. Only in this way can I judge whether this matter is simple or not."
This chapter has been completed!