The news that Italy sold warships to Spain spread throughout the world in a short period of time. No one would have thought that Italy would get involved when the war between the United States and Spain was about to break out.
Many European media have reported on this, but among the many reports, the report by The Times is the most interesting.
In a review in The Times, Italy's sale of warships to Spain was described as a crazy poor man helping a poor house to defend itself against foreign thieves, just to earn two pennies to buy bread.
It's very interesting to read this comment in The Times. There is nothing wrong with describing Spain as a poor country, and there is nothing wrong with Italy as being poor and crazy. However, it is very interesting to describe the United States as a foreign thief.
If people who don’t understand see this, they will definitely not have a good impression of the United States. Yes, people who are not in this era do not understand the British Empire’s feelings towards the rebellious son of the United States. From burning the White House to meddling in the American Civil War, the British Empire’s feelings towards the United States
Caring is not just a little bit. As for now, the old father's care cannot be absent. This ridicule is not considered caring. Some tabloids and even military officers even suggested that the British Empire should also sell a batch of warships to Spain (fortunately, it did not
Renti also retired a group of naval officers to operate warships).
Why do the British have so much ill will towards the United States? To paraphrase the most widely circulated saying, the British Empire has no permanent friends, only permanent interests. The reason why it is hostile to it is also related to interests. The establishment of the United States
Even though the interests of the British Empire were harmed, this country with original sin later looked at Canada and burned its house down before calming down.
After failing to test its northern neighbor, the United States turned its attention to the south. The famous Roman doctrine slogan, "America is the America of Americans," was a test of the United States to the south. (It is really a slogan.
Hey, the great powers led by Britain and France still do whatever they should do, no one cares what Americans think.)
Then seeing that other countries ignored it, the United States continued to work hard on its internal strength. Now that it felt that it was strong enough, it was ready to attack Spain and declare that it also had its own interests in South America. The other powers were dividing the spoils in this court.
Brother, it would be strange if you were willing.
So when the United States and Spain are about to ask for their weapons, what else can European countries say about their attitudes?
Whether the attitudes of European countries are important to the United States or not, I believe the U.S. government has its own considerations, but one thing they have not considered is that Italy will sell warships to Spain at this juncture.
Therefore, after learning about the incident, President William McKinley, as the head of the U.S. government, immediately convened officials to discuss countermeasures.
In the conference hall of the White House, President McKinley said to the military and political officials sitting in the conference room. "Gentlemen, everyone should know the news from Europe. The Kingdom of Italy has just sold an entire fleet to
Spain, this matter is related to the safety of the United States, so please speak freely."
Although the president said this, everyone present turned their attention to Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. Because this matter related to battleships, the Navy had the most say on the matter.
Facing everyone's gaze, Theodore Roosevelt said, "Everyone, Italy's sale of warships to Spain does have an impact on us, and it can even be said to have a considerable impact. Because Italy not only sold warships, but also
The officers and soldiers who operated the warships also retired and were hired by Spain."
Theodore Roosevelt caused a lot of whispers, because the news surprised many people. Don't think that everyone should know the news, many people did not know that Spain bought the people and the ship together. Think about it
Also, the ministers of various departments are all busy with so many things to do every day. How much time do they have to pay attention to other things at any time?
Besides, Spain deliberately concealed the matter of hiring people, and it was not reported by the media. Apart from the intelligence agencies of various countries, few people knew about it.
Seeing that many people were shocked by the news, Theodore Roosevelt continued. "Everyone, although Spain has received help from Italy, we Americans will never give up because of this. We want to rely on a fleet to let us
It is simply not advisable to give up support for Cuban independence because we can do more than the other side.
If the other side builds one warship, we can build two. Spain’s little money from selling the Philippines does not qualify it to fight with us. We need to let other countries know that the United States is no longer indifferent to surrounding affairs, and we need to pay attention to the surrounding affairs.
, because there may be hidden dangers that harm the interests of the United States. Around the United States, other countries must listen carefully to our ideas."
Theodore Roosevelt deserves to be remembered as a great figure in history. His passionate tone and firm confidence had a profound impact on other ministers present. Many people secretly labeled him as a natural political talent.
Of course, Theodore Roosevelt could not enjoy the limelight of this meeting alone. Secretary of State William Rufus Day stood up and said.
"Here I need to review my previous work. We underestimated the attitude of European countries towards us. We can see from Germany's purchase of Spanish colonies that the attitude of European countries towards our country is not friendly, and then the sale of Italy continued.
The matter of battleships.
I think under the current circumstances, in addition to continuing to put pressure on Spain on the Cuban issue, we need to release enough goodwill to other countries. For example, sending friendly messages in newspapers and media, and our government should also send friendly messages to Europe
We will take measures such as friendly visits to various countries to improve relations with European countries. Of course, the most important thing is, should we continue to act as planned?"
As soon as Secretary of State Day finished speaking, the young Acting Secretary Roosevelt suddenly stood up. "Of course we cannot act according to the plan. The U.S. Navy is not afraid of Italian black hands, and the interests of the United States cannot be allowed to be trampled by other countries.
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"I'm not saying that I'm afraid of the Italians, but I need to ensure that the United States must win."
"Of course, we in the United States will win. This is an unquestionable fact."
Roosevelt was like an angry lion, making people feel his ambition.
Thanks to Secretary Roosevelt's instigation and chaos, the meeting was held smoothly. The people present were very impressed by Secretary Roosevelt, and of course the result was also very popular. In view of the continuous occurrence of unexpected things, in order to avoid long nights and dreams,
The United States intends to speed up preparations for war with Spain.
Now no one can stop the Americans who want to enter the war.
