Because of President Coolidge’s anger, the actions of the Arican military moved a bit faster than during President Wilson’s era.
In less than one week’s ti, the first batch of Arican troops had already assembled, ready to depart for ard adjudication in Nicaragua.
President Coolidge, brimming with confidence, was making a pre-war speech to these Soldiers when the Foreign Minister hurried over with a grave expression and whispered to President Coolidge, "Your Excellency, there has been a change in Central Arica!"
President Coolidge’s expression imdiately shifted, but seeing the questioning looks from the many soldiers below, he understood that it was not the ti to affect the military’s morale and could only continue with his speech.
After the mobilization speech ended, President Coolidge, with a grave expression, found the Foreign Minister and urgently asked, "What’s happening in Central Arica?"
Several countries in Central Arica had once ford the Federation of Central Arica, and almost all the individual nations after its dissolution were controlled by the United States and the United Kingdom.
Of these, the United States, leveraging its advantages, controlled most of the region, tasked with defending the Panama Canal, which is also linked to the vital interests of the United States.
If countries in Central Arica were to erupt in rebellion like Nicaragua, then this would not be a small matter; it would be enough to affect the entire mission of the United States.
"Costa Rica has erupted in rebellion against the dictatorship of F. Tino Co. Granados. The current warfare has endangered the majority of Costa Rica, and F. Tino Co. Granados has already sent a telegram asking for our help," the Foreign Minister said gravely, delivering news that made President Coolidge’s face change dramatically.
The position of Costa Rica is even more critical than Nicaragua, as it is the closest Central Arican nation to Panama.
The loss of Costa Rica would pose a fatal threat to the Panama Canal and create a vacuum between Panama and other Central Arican countries, weakening United States dominance in the region.
"That damned fool, why is he only reporting this now?" President Coolidge was angry and cursed aloud.
Like other Central Arican countries, Costa Rica had long been under the influence of the Arican governnt.
The fad United Fruit Company controlled Costa Rica’s railways and the production and export of bananas, and although this allowed Costa Rica to have the largest banana exports in the world, it also enabled the United Fruit Company to firmly hold Costa Rica’s governnt and finance.
With the support of the Arican People, F. Tino Co. Granados launched a coup and established a military dictatorship inclined toward the United States.
And precisely because of the support of the Arican People, the rule of F. Tino Co. Granados in Costa Rica was not at all honorable, notorious for brutality and despotism. Stay connected through .Côm
"Your Excellency, now is not the ti to be angry. The current priority is to stabilize the situation in Costa Rica as quickly as possible; we must ensure the safety of the Panama Canal," the Foreign Minister promptly reminded him.
For the United States, the most important thing is to ensure the chaos in Central Arica does not spread to other countries as much as possible.
If the entire Central Arican region falls into turmoil, even the United States would not be able to solve it.
Unless the United States is willing to employ the full strength of its army and navy to suppress it forcefully, but by doing so, the nation’s reputation internationally would truly be ruined, making expansion in Other Regions virtually impossible.
"Tell F. Tino Co. Granados to hold on as long as possible before our military arrives. If he can hold on, he will still rule Costa Rica. If not, I shall send him to et his maker!" President Coolidge also ca to his senses and commanded the Foreign Minister.
"Yes!" The Foreign Minister nodded and went to convey President Coolidge’s orders.
"These damned rebels!" After the Foreign Minister left, President Coolidge could no longer restrain his emotions and roared in annoyance.
The civil war in Costa Rica was fundantally impossible to hide; after all, even if the Arican dia did not report it, the European dia would surely cover this news.
The most crucial matter currently was to gather more troops to suppress the rebellion in Costa Rica. If Costa Rica slipped from Arican control, then more Central Arican countries would follow.
And how far would Panama then be?
At this ti, Arthur, who was in Australasia, naturally also received the news of the Civil War in Costa Rica.
That F. Tino Co. Granados had established a military dictatorship backed by Aricans was in itself not surprising, as it faced rebellion and Civil War.
After all, Central Arica was not only beneath the influence of the United States as a superpower; the British also had substantial infiltration in these Central Arican countries, giving so of them hope to resist the United States.
In Arthur’s view, the Arican People should be praying now that other countries in Central Arica do not follow suit and ignite a war encompassing the entire region, as that would indeed be entertaining.
Could the Arican army completely suppress the rebellion throughout Central Arica? rely from the army’s standpoint, it was entirely insufficient.
If the British were to also engage in ard intervention, then the Aricans might as well quit the ga because the United States could not possibly contend with Britain.
In the United Kingdom, the civil war in Costa Rica once again bolstered the confidence of the British. The World Alliance’s stance on ard intervention also shifted sowhat.
However, this also showed the British a new path, that of supporting more Central Arican countries to rise up and fight, turning the Arican People into a laughingstock of the 1920s.
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