Chapter 295: Germany and the United States join forces
"The Germans are going to act!" William. President McKinley read the confidential letter sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and said to Theodore McKinley next to him. Roosevelt said. "Prince Ruprecht told us to do what we had agreed before."
The letter was signed by Prince Ruprecht and also contained the Kaiser's personal seal. This shows that there is a consensus within Germany. The prince was in charge of liaison with the United States, and the Kaiser was willing to endorse him. Dai on the side said after carefully looking at the signature and signature on it.
"Then everything will go as agreed, Day, my friend, and help me say hello to the members of the House and Senate." McKinley said calmly, as if he was discussing a very ordinary topic such as what to eat tonight, but a major event related to the cooperation between the two countries.
"Okay, I'm going to meet with Secretary Dey tonight with the Speaker of the Senate." Looking at Day, who was a little surprised and even hesitant, Roosevelt immediately excused.
"Then get ready to go. The United States must let the other Powers know our position and power! McKinley nodded, signaling that the two could go down, and Dey wanted to stay, but was pulled out of the president's office by Roosevelt.
"Such a big thing, it was decided so hastily, McKinley is too extreme! Why don't you let me persuade His Excellency the President to think long-term? This matter may lead to a joint crackdown by European countries. Day said to Roosevelt in a furious manner as soon as he walked out of the meeting room.
"So what do you want? The original signed agreement was annulled? Roosevelt said amusedly, looking at the thin old man in front of him. Let's not forget that this is a reciprocal agreement, and only if we help the Germans, Germany will lend us the ports in Western Samoa and the Bismarck Archipelago after the fact, and our navy will be able to regain its foothold in the Far East. ”
"Our navy must return to the Far East, this is the established state policy! It can't be changed! Whether it's the president, or the members of the House and Senate, or all the Americans, they're wondering when we're going to go back to the Far East! Whoever opposes and who stops, then their end is only to be crushed, you know? Roosevelt's face changed and he said solemnly. And for the sake of the port, we must have the support of the Germans, and we must also implement the agreement! ”
The Americans are really anxious this time, if it weren't for the violent beating of the Spaniards and the fig leaf of the West Indies, then the United States would really be embarrassed to throw it to my grandmother's house this time, and decades of glory and self-confidence were instantly shattered, the Americans are now the first in the industrial world, and their national strength is thriving, and they are thinking about how to show their strength, and as a result, the Far East has been beaten back by the little man they have beaten violently, how can this be embarrassing!
And behind this, there are also British stabbing knives with black hands, and Americans feel that their overtures have been *** fed to the dogs! Especially after the Japanese brutally occupied American-occupied Samoa, the British expressed their acceptance of this result, and the relationship between the United States and Britain and Japan deteriorated to the point that war was almost started!
It's not right, in fact, the United States and Britain have already fought in South Africa, and it should be said that war is almost declared. And now that the general election is approaching, President McKinley is still thinking about being re-elected, and Roosevelt is still planning to be vice president. The Spanish-American War has been messed up, so now we have to find a way to make up for it. Make some political performance projects.
Facts have proved that if the political performance project is done well, then there is hope for re-election, don't you see, in the history of the United States, 911 is such a big thing, such a big loophole, so big responsibility, as a result, Bush Jr. did not earn back after fighting Afghanistan? When the time comes, who will remember to hold accountable the loopholes and responsibility for hitting the building?
So, both from the perspective of the United States and from the perspective of President McKinley and the partisanship, the United States urgently needs to do something right now. And this document sent by the Germans gave the Americans a chance, not that the Americans wanted to help the Germans, but that the Germans' return after helping the Germans made the United States unable to give up!
"But we also need to think about diplomatic needs." It's not that Dey doesn't know these things, but as a lawyer-turned-secretary of state, he still doesn't want to get into a stalemate with other countries.
"Diplomacy? Hehe, it just so happens to be the least thing to think about, because we don't have any other choice. Roosevelt scoffed. We, the British and Japanese, are already dead, there is no need to consider their attitude, the Russians need the support of us and the Germans in order to confront the Japanese, so Russia will not oppose it. Allies of the Austro-Hungarian and Italian-style Germans, who would stand up for Portugal? As for other small countries? Don't even think about it! ”
"And the French? The French are the feud of the Germans! Dey said.
"So what? We don't have a good relationship with the French now! The French have already begun to take revenge because of our economic loans to Russia. The French thought we were soft persimmons and wanted to come up and pinch them! Concessions won't solve the problem. Is it at the expense of relations between virtue and virtue in order to ease relations with France? ”
"This." Day suddenly realized that Roosevelt had a point! I can't refute it, after the Spanish-American War, the Americans can really have very few choices in diplomacy, there are only a few big countries in the world, Britain and Japan are mortal enemies, Russia is a partner, France and the Americans are torn apart because of economic interests, Austria-Hungary and Italy are allies of Germany, if you offend Germany, Austria and Italy will not give you a good look, this TM situation is so sad, the United States naturally has no good choice!
"So, McKinley is going to ally with the Germans?" Day smiled bitterly.
"It's not our government, before we kill the Japanese, before Britain and Japan stand together, we all have to ally with the Germans, this is a bottom line, whoever dares to touch it will die miserably!" Roosevelt said meaningfully.
If Roosevelt was still a little disgusted with Germany two years ago and had a lot of resentment towards the prince, then now Roosevelt is an advocate of the American-German alliance, which is not only a political matter, but also because of economic interests!
The economic contradiction between the United States and Germany is not irreconcilable, the Americans have resources, and the industrial products are relatively low-level, while the Germans have obvious advantages in electrical and optical equipment, and can fully complement each other's resources, especially after the Bavarian royal family and the Mobil Oil Company signed an oil order agreement, and the German government and the US government reached an agreement on copper ore imports, the cooperation between the two sides reached a higher level.
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