Chapter 1354 The Unfortunate 'Washington Naval Treaty'
There is almost no change in Ada now from when she first met Rock 20 years ago.
That's not right, there are still changes. Ada 20 years ago was as cold as ice and was a famous "Iceberg Rose" in Cape Town.
Nowadays, Ada has a mature, charming and changeable temperament. She must be charming and charming, and she must be emotional and sensual. She is a famous "strong woman with a strong fist" in southern Africa.
Referred to as "Iron Lady".
Before you know it, the children have grown up. According to British tradition, even if they don't get married, it's time to get engaged.
So in the past two years, more and more people have come to Rock. Not only Stoudemire, but also Henry has ideas.
Although Henry is Rock's eldest uncle, the three Arthur siblings have no blood relationship with Henry's children.
Moreover, blood relationship is not a problem among aristocrats. Among European aristocrats, cousins are often married, and it is not uncommon for cousins to be married——
Hmm, you have to go to Germany to see an orthopedic surgeon.
Rock has an open attitude towards his children's marriage. This "openness" means letting nature take its course. Even if Arthur and Gavin like ordinary girls, Rock will not interfere.
After the dinner, Roque officially took office and took full control of the military power of the Southern African Union.
In the morning, Henry Lewis Stimson came to the Ministry of Defense in Pretoria to visit Roark as scheduled. At this time, the harmony of last night was gone, and the start was not smooth.
"Southern Africa must disband the Atlantic Fleet, cancel the military base in Halifax, withdraw its garrison in Canada, and cancel the military base in the Bahamas. No military facilities can be built in the Bahamas." Stimson had a tough attitude.
On the issue of American interests, Stimson refused to give an inch.
"These are the internal affairs of our Commonwealth, and the United States has no right to interfere -" Rock is equally tough. The Bahamas military base can be negotiated. Since the Atlantic Fleet has been established, it is absolutely impossible to cancel it, let alone Halifax.
Give up: "——What's more, we didn't stop you from building a military base in Liberia. The construction of military bases in Southern Africa on British territory is the freedom of Southern Africa!"
Liberia is a very magical country, and you can tell its connection with the United States by looking at its flag.
After the rise of the abolitionist movement in the United States, a large number of free blacks appeared in society. In 1816, the United States established the Colonization Association to repatriate free blacks to Africa to establish colonies.
In 1821, a group of free blacks, led by President James Monroe's personal representative E. Ayers and Navy Captain R.F. Stockton, arrived at Cape Mesurado on the Grain Coast. From the local Mamba and Dei chiefs
They forcibly "purchased" a piece of coastal land 130 miles long and 40 miles wide, established the first African American immigration area on Providence Island in Cape Mesurado, and declared independence on July 26, 1847, establishing Liberia.
The Republic of Maryland, another African American immigrant area, established the Republic of Maryland on February 4, 1854. Later, in 1857, Maryland was annexed to Liberia.
After the Civil War, the United States relaxed its control over Liberia for a time. After 1871, Liberia was forced to sign border treaties with British and French colonists several times, resulting in the loss of about 40% of its original territorial area.
After Canada leased Halifax to southern Africa, the United States strengthened its control over Liberia, built military bases in Liberia, and gradually squeezed out the influence of Britain and France in Liberia.
However, the United States' construction of a military base in Liberia really poses little threat to southern Africa. Liberia's closest territory to southern Africa is more than 3,800 kilometers away, so it cannot pose a substantial threat to southern Africa.
The military base built by the United States in Liberia really threatens the waterway between Southern Africa and Europe. However, Southern Africa is not without countermeasures in this regard. The military base in Santa Maria Island in Southern Africa can also threaten Liberia and the United States.
The waterway between them is a mutual check and balance.
"The U.S. military base in Liberia will not pose a substantial threat to Southern Africa, and the Southern African military base in Halifax has seriously threatened the security of the United States. There were some misunderstandings between us before, and now the United States has canceled
The "Chinese Exclusion Act" has released full goodwill to southern Africa. If you do not respond, then the relationship between us may further deteriorate." Stimson directly threatened the Halifax military base, which is only 10 kilometers away from New York.
Less than a thousand kilometers away, if long-range bombers from Southern Africa take off from Halifax, they can directly threaten New York.
Not only New York, the combat radius of long-range strategic bombers in southern Africa has exceeded 1,500 kilometers. Halifax is less than 1,300 kilometers from Washington, D.C., and Detroit is only 1,500 kilometers from Halifax.
In other words, most of the United States' Great Lakes heavy industrial bases are within the operational range of strategic bombers in southern Africa. Once a war breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Of course we welcome Washington's cancellation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, so we can consider canceling the military base in the Bahamas, but Halifax is related to the interests of our entire Commonwealth, and there is no room for concessions in southern Africa." Roque reciprocated.
But it can only go so far.
Even if there is an alliance like the United Kingdom and the United States, there must still be checks and balances, and blind concessions cannot bring peace.
In another time and space, without the participation of southern Africa, Canada gradually became a vassal of the United States.
In this time and space, southern Africa emerges from nowhere, and Rock wants to turn Halifax into a sharp knife next to the heart of the United States, capable of delivering a fatal blow to the United States at any time.
Only in this way will the United States not be unscrupulous.
"If the Southern African troops do not withdraw from Canada, there will be no possibility of easing the relationship between us." Stimson stood up angrily, but Rock was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.
In the evening, George Legge came to visit Roark, and Neville went to visit Stimson. Under night in Pretoria, everyone was paying attention to the negotiations between the United States and southern Africa.
Today, the United States and southern Africa can be said to be the only two bright spots in economic development among all countries in the world.
If the United States and southern Africa can coexist peacefully, the world economy will further recover and the financial conditions of all countries will improve.
If relations between the United States and southern Africa deteriorate, all countries in the world will be forced to take sides, and World War II may break out early.
This is a huge disaster for the whole world, and no one can bear the consequences of another world war.
"——So, my lord, you must also consider the mood of the Americans. There is a Chinese proverb that says, 'How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?' You are the world's most outstanding military expert, and you must understand the meaning of this sentence." George.
·Legg put a hat on Roque when he came up. He was the best in the world.
Rock suddenly felt ashamed. He was just a trading dog in his previous life. He had only been in military forums for a few days at most, and he was really not an expert.
However, considering that Joffre Haig can be a marshal, George Legg's evaluation of Roque is not too high.
It is a reality recognized throughout the world that if Haig had continued to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expedition, the end of the World War might have been delayed by a year.
If it is postponed for a year, even the British may rebel.
"George, the friction on the US-Canada border some time ago has seriously affected Canada's security. If the Atlantic Fleet withdraws from Halifax, Canada will sooner or later become a vassal of the United States. This result is absolutely unacceptable to us." Luo
The United States also has a reason to fight for every inch of land. Don't Americans say that "America is the America of the United States"? Then just run the Americas honestly. The world is the world of the British Empire.
"No, no, no, Lord, the United States and Britain are allies. We fought side by side in the world war that just passed -" George Legge played the emotional card, but he seemed to have ignored some of the facts. If it were replaced by other British people, now
Maybe he has already fallen out.
All British people will never forget the War of Independence that broke out between Britain and the United States.
Of course, we will not forget the various supports that European countries provided to the United States, both covertly and overtly, during the War of Independence in order to create greater trouble for Britain.
France has done the most in this regard.
The Statue of Liberty in New York was given to the United States by France. You can admire it carefully.
"George, we and Germany were once allies -" Rock made a pun.
The Anglo-German alliance that Rock mentioned refers to the alliance formed by European countries from 1793 to 1815 to fight against the emerging bourgeois France. Among them, the first and second anti-French alliances were to fight against the First French Republic;
The subsequent Five Alliances were fought against the First French Empire under Napoleon.
To put it bluntly, it was the Anti-French Alliance. If all the European countries had not worked together, Napoleon would have unified Europe long ago.
This is an eternal pain in the hearts of the French people.
So don’t talk about who is right or wrong in international relations. There are only eternal interests and no permanent friends. Where you are in the first grade of junior high school, there is also my fifteenth grade.
"Locke, this joke is not funny." George Legg thought that Locke was showing his British humor.
British sense of humor——
This itself is a joke.
"I'm not telling a joke, I just want to tell you that Stimson hopes to safeguard the interests of the United States. I also have my own responsibilities. I am the Marquis of Nyasaland of the British Empire. At all times, I must put the interests of the British Empire first." Luo
Frankly speaking, I don’t expect that the problem can be solved in one or two talks.
In the evening, Rock and Neville talked on the phone.
Stimson's attitude was equally firm. If Southern Africa did not withdraw the Atlantic Fleet and cancel the garrison in Halifax, then the United States would review the "Washington Naval Treaty."
This means tearing up the Washington Naval Treaty.
Roark was not surprised. Roark had already been mentally prepared for the Americans to go back on their word. Just tear it up. If the United States tears up the "Washington Naval Treaty", then the most nervous person will not be Britain but Japan.
By then, I'm afraid an arms race will break out between the United States and Japan.
In this case, Rock would be happy to see it happen.