Chapter 409: South American diplomatic storm

As the new year approaches, young officers of both the army and the sea are preparing to seize the opportunity of military expansion and joint military exercises. Outside the homeland, they surpassed the United Kingdom for the first time and won the world ’s first steel crown. The U.S. government, as a proud arbitrator in North and South America, has publicly generated electricity to all countries in North, Central and South America, and invites governments to send representatives to the United States to participate in the first international conference in the Americas.
The United States aside from Britain and France, which have important economic and political uses in the Americas, it is self-evident that the purpose of individually inviting the Americas to hold international conferences is clear.
The United Kingdom and the United States have always had major contradictions in the issue of the dominance of the Americas. The contradiction between the two has become more and more severe as the United States government tried to implement Monroeism and took steps to expel the British economic and political forces. Add intense and sharp.
At the beginning of the 19th century, after the independence of the six Central American countries, the United Kingdom and the United States fought fiercely in order to obtain the excavation rights of the Central American Canal Zone.
In 1841, the British sent troops to occupy the coast of Moskito and the Baia Islands. In 1848, they occupied North San Juan at the eastern end of the canal route, and used the local Indian indigenous leaders as puppets to establish a British-protected Moskito Kingdom. .
In March 1849, the US government made a clear statement and strongly opposed the British government's aggressive act of expanding colonies in Central America!
In June 1850, considering the partial superiority of the United States in North and Central America, the British government was forced to choose a method of compromise and concession and signed the "Clayton-Bulver Treaty" with the United States.
According to the treaty, the two sides must not seek to occupy any part of Central America; both countries have the right to use the canals to be built in the future.
After the treaty was signed, the British government, unwilling to be persecuted by the United States government, has been slow to implement the treaty. It was not until November 1859 that the United Kingdom signed a treaty with Honduras to return part of the Moskito Coast to Honduras, and recognized Honduras' sovereignty over the Baia Islands.
In January 1860, the British government, under the persecution of the United States, signed the Managua Treaty with Nicaragua, confirming the autonomy of the Kingdom of Mosquito, and it was agreed that the Kingdom of Mosquito would be replaced by 1894 at the latest. Formally merged into Nicaragua.
The signing and implementation of the "Clayton-Bulver Treaty" means that the British forces have completely withdrawn from the Central American region, and also announced the success of the US's external expansion forces.
However, the actions of the U.S. government also caused fear in Britain and France. In the subsequent Civil War, Britain and France joined forces to support the Republican Government in the South. The intention was to curb the unity and expansion of the United States through proxy wars. Unfortunately, Britain and France The wrong support object was selected. The southern government was not an opponent of the US federal government at all. The stalemate did not last for a few years. The southern government eventually failed. The US federal government expanded the territory and established a world-class through the Civil War and the previous Mexican War. The foundation of a great power.
Utilizing the dividends of the Civil War and the large-scale domestic expansion during the following ten years or so, the American capitalists spent a period of brutal development and completed the transition from free capital to monopoly capital.
After 1880, in order to reduce less costs and obtain greater economic benefits, the US-based monopolistic enterprises crossed the Central American isthmus and penetrated into the economic and political fields of South American countries.
The continued influx of American capital is undoubtedly a serious provocation for the British and French capital consortia. To counter the invasion of American capital, the British government has used its military and political strength in the Americas to use debt, arms purchases and other means. Persuading governments in South America to issue specific decree to prevent US capital from provoking British and French foreign capital dominance.
After decades of confrontation and competition, the U.S. government, which considers that the country ’s comprehensive national strength has been fully developed, wants to change its passive position and to participate in Latin American politics and economic affairs in a more active way. European powers such as Britain and France were expelled from the Americas, and they acted as arbiters for the American international order.
The idea of ​​establishing a multilateral organization in the Americas has been generally welcomed by leaders of the political and monopoly business circles in the United States. They see it as the most effective tool for establishing economic and political hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
The Americans did not intend to convene a Latin American conference inviting the United States as a secondary participating country, as envisioned by Bolivar, but proposed the idea of ​​establishing a pan-American system led by the Washington government in June 1880. Include Latin American nations in the protection of the mighty Uncle Sam.
They attempted to achieve two basic goals through the establishment of the Pan-American Alliance, one being economic and the other political. Economically, the United States wants to establish an American Customs Union through which it deprives the United Kingdom and other European countries of commercial and financial status in the Western Hemisphere, with the United States serving as a supplier and sponsor of Latin America.
Politically, they will establish a compulsory arbitration system, with the United States occupying the original British occupation, and acting as judges and arbitrators in the Americas. Customs unions and mandatory arbitration mean the establishment of "peace under US rule" in the New World.
American ambitions were transmitted to all corners of the world through telegrams. In the diplomatic building in London, a telegram was sent to and from the embassies of South American countries abroad. At the southernmost point of South America, the long-awaited Han political circle Therefore, it caused a big wave.
"His Majesty, Lord Earl, the British Minister, hopes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Government will stand in the same position, reject the invitation of the United States Government, and oppose the United States Government's involvement in South American affairs."
In a simple and quaint study outside the palace, Hu Yaji, the chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Tang Jingsong, the second minister, co-entered the palace and relayed the request of the British minister to Li Mingyuan.
"The world ’s total steel output is the highest in the world. Americans’ self-confidence has skyrocketed, and they ca n’t wait to replace the British and become the hegemony of the entire Americas. If there is no accident, the British are good at adapting and stopping losses in a timely manner. Maybe let them. It worked. "
Li Mingyuan grinned and joked with the British.
"The British government is very eager this time, and I am afraid that it will not compromise as easily as in Central America, and will give large benefits to Americans in vain."
"Spit out the fat that was swallowed in your stomach and give it to others, and no one would be willing."
Li Mingyuan pointed out the current situation of the British government and explained: "The natural conditions of the United States are uniquely endowed with everything from grain, minerals, population, and industry. According to the propaganda of many American politicians and consortia, it is not a good idea to call the United States a natural choice. Too.
As the former sovereign country of the United States, after two unsuccessful interventions in the Mexican War and the Civil War, the British government set the United States as the first imaginary enemy to threaten its global maritime hegemony, occupying the Straits of the Canal Zone and preventing the United States from obtaining the Panama Canal. The right to support the colonial rule of the Kingdom of Spain over Cuba, and even at the end of the Argentine War, after the failure of the Expeditionary Forces intervention plan, and the recognition of the empire's right to rule over the La Plata area, can be used by the British to curb the expansion of American power in South America. The layout made.
However, the British government still underestimated the power of industry. Since the 1850s, industrial changes dominated by electricity, internal combustion engines, and chemicals have swept the world. With the industrial advantages accumulated by old steam engines, they have been quickly replaced by new industrial technologies. After the Civil War, the United States In more than 20 years, it surpassed Britain in the total amount of new-type industries and possessed the industrial strength to replace British maritime supremacy.
The lack of understanding of the speed of the new industrial reform and the misjudgment of the speed of the increase of the overall national strength of the United States. Only under the combined influence of these two factors will the British government suffer today. "
"The speed of the new industrial reform is unpredictable. With the help of the new industrial revolution, the Empire ’s native industry has also achieved leapfrogging within 20 years. However, in the face of such a large-scale interference by the government of the United States of America in South American affairs, will the Imperial Government agree The British government advocates refusing to attend that so-called International Conference of the Americas? "
"Agree with the idea of ​​the British Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Embassy in the homeland jointly issued a statement that South America is South America for all South American peoples, not South America for the Americans. The US Government has no right to criticize South American affairs!"
Thinking of the huge industrial strength hidden in the United States, Li Mingyuan clearly instructed: "Not only must the British issue a diplomatic statement, but also the Navy ’s efforts to speed up the settlement of the real people of the South Pacific islands, the construction of forts, and the resettlement and transportation of the Hawaiian Islands!
The South Pacific is the focus of the future expansion of the empire. It is the hub that connects the Far East. It must be firmly in the hands of the Imperial Army.
The Hawaiian Islands is located in the heart of the North Pacific. It is the first island chain and extension of the United States before the Pacific Ocean. The East, the Empire, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France all want to hold the Hawaiian Islands in their hands. The United States is the closest to the Hawaiian Islands. The United States The Navy Pacific Fleet is the easiest way to land on the Hawaiian Islands. According to Americans, they will start the Hawaiian Islands sooner or later. "
"But the mainland is too far away from the Hawaiian Islands, and the Second Fleet (Pacific Fleet) is not as powerful as the US Pacific Fleet ~ EbookFREE.me ~ If the Americans are determined to annex the Hawaiian Islands, the Imperial Navy will be difficult to stop."
Tang Jingsong couldn't help but voice his opinion.
"It is very difficult to prevent the United States from annexing Hawaii. However, before the United States is ready to annex the Hawaiian Islands, try to increase the number of Chinese immigrants on the island, create trouble for Americans and delay the fall of Hawaii. The expansion of the Pacific Ocean is still of great significance. "
"Plan ahead and plan ahead. Even if you cannot prevent the United States from eventually annexing Hawaii, with the power of the empire in the Hawaiian Islands, you can also force Americans to sit at the negotiating table and use other interests in exchange for the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands. Concessions. "
After understanding Li Mingyuan's meaning, Tang Jingsong said suddenly.
"It is best to maintain the independent status of the Hawaiian Islands. If the Hawaiian Islands cannot be prevented from falling into the hands of the Americans and the Chinese armed forces who emigrated to the island are the bargaining chips for the benefit of the native land." ...............
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