The United States advertises fairness and justice in name, but in fact it is a family politics. The so-called four major families are: the Adams family, the Roosevelt family, the Kennedy family and the Bush family.
MacArthur came from a famous family. His father, MacArthur Sr., was a famous general during the Spanish-American War and served as the governor general in the Philippines. Several chiefs of staff of the U.S. Army before and after World War I were disciples of MacArthur Sr., which is why MacArthur can remain strong.
Rock is very clear about the situation in the United States and also knows MacArthur's background very well. This is not an American characteristic and is the same all over the world.
The next day, Rock and Calvin Coolidge arrived in Washington on the same train and officially began their visit to the United States.
On the train, Rock and Calvin Coolidge talked about the implementation of the "Dawes Plan."
"We need a relatively strong Germany to balance the European continent. My attitude on this point is consistent with that of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. A weak Germany is not conducive to world peace. Southern Africa and the United States have broad common ground on European issues.
interests, the tragedy of the World War cannot be repeated again, and our world cannot afford the damage of the Second World War." Calvin Coolidge's ideals are good, but it is a pity that he is a bit blindly optimistic.
"Of course, we don't want to see another world war break out, but the contradiction has not been completely resolved and hatred still exists. After Germany rises again, the shadow of war will once again envelope the world." Rock is worried not only about Britain and Germany, but also France and Germany.
conflicts between Russia and Europe.
After the failure of the joint intervention, the Russians are working hard to survive. Even if the Allies and the Entente were not formed, a war would break out between Russia and Europe.
"Yes, there is only one way to solve the problem, and that is to open the door and share interests. The fundamental purpose of Germany provoking a world war is to find a broader market for German products. In this regard, the interests of the United States and Southern Africa are also consistent.
, we all have strong industrial production capabilities and need a broad and prosperous market, which requires us to break the existing pattern and usher in a new world of freedom, equality, and justice-" Calvin Coolidge was selling hard, he said
Yes, Southern Africa also hopes to have a broader market, but Roque does not want to open up the Commonwealth.
In 1899, the U.S. government formally proposed open door and equal trade opportunities.
On the surface, the "open door" proposed by the United States was aimed at the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the United States paid more attention to equal trade opportunities. The purpose was the same as Germany's, which was to break the colonial system established by Britain and France.
The reckless Germans chose war, but the Americans were smarter. Wilhelm II unknowingly became an agent of the United States. Unfortunately, the United States did not seize the opportunity and instead helped southern Africa.
The United States was hedging its bets in the world war. It did not join the war until Germany was exposed and exposed, and it kept picking the fruits.
At that time, Europe had not been completely crippled and had the confidence to reject the United States, so the American conspiracy did not succeed.
"Of course, an open door is also what we in southern Africa hope for, but before that, we still have some unresolved problems and need more time to find a more suitable way." Southern Africa now has vested interests and is unlikely to agree to the United States.
The door is open.
The world's largest single market is in Asia, but the largest economy is the Commonwealth. Although American goods can also enter the Commonwealth market, they have to pay more tariffs. The competitiveness of American goods is not as good as that of southern Africa. In addition,
The cost of freight and tariffs remains high, and even Wall Street tycoons cannot sustain it.
Rock's attitude is very clear. Americans want to be beautiful, and Southern Africa is not stupid. It can open its doors. The United States and Southern Africa can join forces to urge European countries to open up their domestic markets. Forget about the Commonwealth, which is Southern Africa's private territory.
, Americans cannot touch it.
"We have opened up Latin America, you should also open up Africa -" Calvin Coolidge was dissatisfied with Rock's lack of oil and salt.
"Africa has always been open and welcomes the entry of American capital at any time - of course I only represent my personal opinion." Roque is indeed unwilling to enter. Africa does not have the final say in southern Africa. France also has a huge presence in Africa.
In the colonies, Britain and France joined forces, and it was basically a situation where water could not be poured out.
As for Latin America, it is not open to the United States. Southern African capital is waving cash checks into Latin America, and no country will refuse.
For Latin America, southern African companies only purchased resources and did not dump goods.
This is also to avoid overly irritating the Americans. Americans have always regarded the Americas as their own territory. In fact, the only country most affected by the United States is Mexico. South America is also Europe's traditional sphere of influence, and the Americans do not have much advantage in South America.
Rock and Calvin Coolidge did not reach any consensus on the train. The differences were too great to be resolved in a few words.
Just as Rock and Calvin Coolidge were heading to Washington, Young Smuts, who had arrived in the United States in advance, had already made preliminary contacts with U.S. Secretary of State Frank Kellogg.
Rock and Calvin Coolidge were in high positions and would not discuss the specific details of cooperation between Southern Africa and the United States. These matters were left to be discussed by Young Smuts and Frank Kellogg.
When he was in the UK, in recognition of his contribution to the concept of the "Commonwealth", King George V awarded Yang Smuts the Order of the Garter.
When meeting Frank Kellogg, Young Smuts made another surprising move. He proposed to Frank Kellogg the idea of a "No War Pact."
When he was in France, out of concern for European peace, Yang Smuts mentioned the Non-War Pact to French Foreign Minister Briand, and got strong resonance from Briand.
After the Paris Peace Conference, the Versailles system based on the Treaty of Versailles was formed.
After the Washington Naval Conference, the naval holiday era came, and the Washington system within the Four-Power Treaty and the Nine-Power Convention was formed.
These systems are all tinkering with the old structure and cannot bring real peace to the world.
The core of the Non-War Pact proposed by Yang Smuts is that the contracting states condemn the use of war to resolve international disputes and abandon the use of war as a tool to implement national policies in their mutual relations; all disputes or conflicts between contracting states shall
Regardless of the nature and cause, it can only be resolved by peaceful means; any signatory country that seeks benefits by means of war will not be able to enjoy the benefits of the Convention.
To put it bluntly, everyone agrees not to fight. If there are problems, they can sit down and resolve them peacefully through negotiation. If anyone dares to take action first, all the contracting countries will not deal with him.
Proposing the "Peace Pact" at this time played into the hands of the French. The French had just been disgraced on the Madagascar issue. With the "Avenue Pact", France could at least gain a good reputation as a "peace-loving" country.
It can also be seen from this point that Roque's vision of people is correct, and Yang Smuts is indeed the best candidate for foreign minister.
"Yes, but the United States must ensure U.S. interests in America--" Frank Kellogg partially agreed with Young Smuts's suggestion.
The interests of the United States in America are actually the Monroe Doctrine published by James Monroe in 1823.
The core of the Monroe Doctrine is to emphasize the interests of the United States in the Americas, that is, European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or get involved in matters related to the sovereignty of the United States, Mexico and other American countries.
As for disputes between European countries, or wars between countries and their American colonies, the United States remained neutral.
However, if the war occurs in the Americas, the United States will regard it as a hostile act.
"Of course, we in southern Africa must also ensure the happiness and integrity of certain areas." Yang Smuts also responded tit-for-tat.
The United States has American interests to protect, and southern Africa also has its own private lands.
The private territory here is the Southern African Union. The United States regards the Americas as its own backyard, so the Southern African Union is also the core interest of southern Africa. It has special and significant interests in the peace and security of southern Africa. Therefore, it is impossible to defend these areas.
If attacked, it must be considered a self-defense measure.
France also has its own demands, demanding that it retain the right to support French allies when they are attacked.
To put it bluntly, France will not take the initiative to initiate a war, but when France's allies are invaded, France must participate in the war.
"Okay!" Frank Kellogg and Jan Smuts hit it off.
Frank Kellogg is a famous American lawyer who has served as a district attorney, president of the American Bar Association, federal senator, ambassador to the United Kingdom, and judge of the Permanent Court of the League of Nations.
Although the United States did not join the League of Nations, it did join the Permanent Court of Justice under the League of Nations. This fully demonstrated the United States' ambitions in international affairs and its unwillingness to have the League of Nations controlled by Britain and France.
During this period, the United States was somewhat scrupulous about international affairs and was secretive and did not dare to be too presumptuous.
It will be hard to say in a few years. Americans' ambitions will always expand to the point of being unstoppable.
An agreement was reached on the issue of the Non-War Pact, and the negotiations gradually deepened. At this time, Frank Kellogg raised an unexpected question, asking the federal government of Southern Africa to disclose information about South American resources and share it with the U.S. government.
Just after the world war ended, some companies in southern Africa began to explore resources in South America and purchased a large number of assets. Even if they were temporarily unable to develop them, at least they would not let others develop them.
At this time, some companies in the United States discovered that they had lagged behind southern Africa in the development of South America, such as the Iron Four Corners——
American companies don't even know how much iron ore reserves there are in Tiexijiao, which is unacceptable to Americans.
I'm afraid I won't be able to accept it even more now that I know.
