Chapter 808: Chapter 604: _1
At the United Kingdom’s urging, the World Alliance’s actions beca swift.
On August 25, 1924, the World Alliance issued a notice to the Arican Governnt, demanding that it put an end to the wars in the Philippines and Central Arica within three months and bring peace to the regions.
During the three-month period, Aricans were not allowed to send any more troops to the Philippines and Central Arica and were supposed to gradually withdraw the Arican army from these areas and evacuate their navy.
If the United States failed to comply with the above conditions, then at the end of the three months, specifically, by late November 1924, the World Alliance would officially intervene militarily in the wars of these two regions.
This notice was not only delivered to the Arican Governnt but was also widely reported by major European dia and spread among Arican dia and civilians.
Such a notice, which could be regarded as a threat, also firmly indicated the stance of the World Alliance. The Arican Governnt was naturally clear about the intentions behind this notice, but by now it could not back down.
Or rather, it had to choose a more reasonable plan that would result in minimal loss for itself, in order to satisfy the Arican people who were already inford.
We can put aside the Philippines for the mont, as for the most part, it had been a money-loser, and its biggest use was rely as a stepping stone in Arican Pacific strategy, nothing more than a military base on the Pacific Coast.
In comparison, Central Arica was significantly important to the United States, and it wasn’t too distant from the native land.
If the European powers got ahold of Central Arica, several of the southern coastal states of the United States would be threatened, an unacceptable reality for Aricans.
Worse still, if the Panama Canal were lost during this episode, then the United States’ hopes would be virtually snuffed out.
The significance of the Panama Canal to the United States was no less than that of any canal in the world, just as the Kiel Canal was once crucial to the German Empire.
But the Kiel Canal only saved a few hundred nautical miles of travel, whereas the Panama Canal saved an entire South Arican journey.
If other countries controlled the Panama Canal, the Arican economy and developnt would face darkness, sothing the Arican Governnt absolutely could not accept.
With this attitude in mind, the Arican Governnt contacted the World Alliance and several key nations within it, expressing the U.S. Governnt’s stance—unwillingness to withdraw from Central Arica.
No matter how resolute the Aricans’ attitude was, a country was destined to be unable to withstand the coalition of several countries.
Australasia and the United Kingdom smiled faintly and took out the strategy they had used during the Irish War—bombarding the dia with their control of public opinion.
Previously, the Aricans had not hesitated to trap Britons during the Irish War, extensively publicizing the British cruel rule in Ireland, portraying them as a major villain.
Now it was ti for the British to retaliate. The United Kingdom and Australasia showed no rcy, heavily investing in newspapers in Europe and the United States, reporting incessantly about the Central Arican War and portraying the Arican army as evil antagonists.
On August 31, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Oddick was an ordinary Arican worker. Like other workers, their most comfortable ti was that ten minutes spent reading the newspaper at breakfast, which not only gave them relaxation but also inford them of current events.
Picking up today’s newspaper, Oddick’s face was slightly surprised as he looked incredulously at the biggest headline on the paper—The Evil War
Quietly reading the content of the newspaper, Oddick’s face beca a spectrum of emotions, drawn in by the news editor’s compelling prose which transported him inside the story.
The story at the beginning of the news spoke of an ordinary family in the nation of Nicaragua, Central Arica—much like Oddick, a commonplace worker.
But because there was an Arican base in Nicaragua, these Arican soldiers would intermittently harass the Nicaraguan common people, committing all sorts of atrocities including looting and savagery.
Due to the Arican soldiers, many Nicaraguan families went from happy hos to being devastated, and even when ill, they had no money for dical treatnt, ultimately succumbing to their ailnts.
At the end of the story was a summary from the news, posing a thought-provoking question, “If this is the true cause of the war, would you still support this evil war?”
Although the story’s authenticity was not declared, the several accompanying pictures in the news were from the Nicaraguan War, including so that depicted emaciated, starving Nicaraguan children with their ribs sticking out.
This was the cleverness of the newspaper—they didn’t explicitly state the veracity of the story but let the public guess, deeply imrsing them in the story and considering it from the perspective of Nicaragua.
“Damn, this can’t be true, can it?” Oddick hesitated, as he also realized that the world wasn’t so shining, and the struggles among nations weren’t so harmonious.
“What’s wrong?” Oddick’s wife curiously looked toward her husband.
“Just take a look for yourself. I can’t believe this is real. What on earth has our country done?” Oddick spoke incredulously.
Such scenes played out in many Arican hos, making the atmosphere of the last day of August quite unpleasant.
However, this wasn’t really significant; the morning news had little effect on these workers going to their posts to work, as making money was the major event.
But it was when all these workers, who had watched the news, gathered together that the best ti for public opinion to fernt arrived.
A factory on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
“Hey, Oddick, did you see the news today?” The person next to Oddick looked at him mysteriously and asked.
“Of course, did you also see that report?” Oddick nodded, wanting to voice his own queries.
“Do you think the news is true, Oddick? Has our country really done so many cruel things?” Before Oddick could pose his question, the person beside him directly inquired.
“It shouldn’t be,” Oddick hesitated with his answer, reflecting his mood: “Aren’t those soldiers just common Aricans? They shouldn’t do such things, right?”
“Then how do you explain the influenza incident before?” that person continued to ask curiously.
At this point, Oddick couldn’t speak anymore, having no desire to offer a rebuttal.
Putting aside the veracity of this news report, the origin of the last influenza from an Arican laboratory had been certified by the World Alliance, and the Arican governnt had paid a significant amount in compensation.
If it wasn’t true, the World Alliance couldn’t simply fra us for no reason! Besides, the Arican governnt accepted the loan, which was enough evidence of its guilt.
With the influenza precedent, even if they were law-abiding, patriotic Aricans, they could not guarantee their governnt and military wouldn’t commit such acts now.
“What are you talking about?” Another person joined the conversation, drawn by the chat.
“We’re discussing today’s newspaper, Sherlock. Haven’t you seen today’s paper? You really missed out on so big news,” Oddick’s neighbor said laughingly.
“Are you talking about that report? I saw it too,” the person nad Sherlock nodded and said.
“Do you believe it’s true, Sherlock?” Oddick asked with curiosity.
“I think it must be true. If not, the World Alliance wouldn’t issue an official warning.
You know, the World Alliance is made up of the United Kingdom, Australasia, France, Russia, and Italy—five superpowers. They can’t be specifically targeting us, can they?” Sherlock expressed his thoughts.
“Damn it, that ans the news has to be true,” Oddick’s neighbor said angrily. “We can’t support this evil war. Do you have any plans?”
“Why not ask Mr. Dyke what he thinks? If we’re organizing a protest over this, I’m willing to spend my free ti,” Oddick nodded and suggested.
Dyke was the head of the Workers Association at the factory, deeply cherished by the workers, and held the highest authority among them.
The protests of average workers were also organized by these Associations, as not many individuals had enough prestige to organize an entire factory’s workers to march.
If the morning news report had only ignited Arican debate about the war; then with ti, the debate reached its climax.
As a relatively young nation and the world’s largest immigrant country, the United States still harbored many unstable factors.
While a large portion of immigrants had co to identify with the country due to its power, there were many unsatisfied with the governnt and nation.
Fueled by dostic and international forces, the discussion about the war reached its zenith, with many governnt dissenters stepping forward, even initiating massive protests.
On September 1st, 1924, the first protest about the incident took to the streets of Los Angeles, with over 500 workers from several factories participating, attracting serious attention from the Los Angeles governnt.
And it wasn’t over yet; within just one week, the popular storm had swept through many Arican cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, from the West Coast to the Eastern Coast.
If the initial protests were privately orchestrated by a few factories, with ti, the demonstrations beca organized and scaled.
By September 7, 1924, the number of protesters in Arica had exceeded 100,000.
In the streets of major Arican cities, one could see Aricans carrying banners, demanding an end to the war.
Their angry shouts and even accusations against the police maintaining order labeled them as accomplices of the governnt.
And the current President Coolidge, as well as President Wilson from the ti of influenza, were called madn by these protesting Aricans, who believed they were leading Arica to an abyss.
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