The British were busy with Ireland at this time, but they also had a difficult brother, that is, the United States, which was declared war by the Philippines for no reason.

As long as the other powers did not intervene, Ireland's problems were not so difficult. This was good news for the British, after all, France and the United States were not in such a good situation at this time.

If the Irish War of Independence was just a spontaneous rebellion of the Irish against British rule, then the War of Independence in the Philippines was much more severe than the war in Ireland.

With the support of Australasia, the Philippine military still maintained its superiority over the American army.

Such an advantage is not limited not only to the number of people, but also not much worse in terms of weapons and equipment.

Because of the gap across the Pacific Ocean, it would cost the Americans a lot to transport weapons to the Philippines.

At present, the American army in the Philippines has only two divisions, and the number of these two divisions is obviously not enough to resist the combined size of all the independent Philippine armies of more than 150,000 people.

What's worse is that the current situation in the United States is not much better than that of the United Kingdom, and even the United States is the worse one in comparison.

Speaking of the dire situation of the Americans, it is impossible not to mention the various initiatives of President Wilson during his term of office.

As we all know, the United States is a diverse country of immigrants, and the population in the United States comes from all over the world, including whites, yellows, and blacks.

Although these are all theoretical American populations, it is still the era of Europe, and there are still a large number of people who uphold the psychology of white superiority and simply look down on other races except whites.

As president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a pure white supremacy.

How serious is his racism?

It was President Wilson who promoted the segregation of black Americans in the 20th century, even defending slavery in the United States: "Slaves were treated with grace and even affection by their masters. ”

Under the impetus of President Wilson, various departments and agencies of the U.S. government soon introduced a system of racial segregation, and even the District of Columbia had a law prohibiting marriages between different races.

The post and telecommunications departments, the finance department and the printing office all have quite strict quarantine measures, and even completely cover facilities such as restaurants, bathhouses, offices and lounges.

Even apartheid was no longer satisfied with simply separating whites and blacks, and began to pursue a direct reduction and dismissal of the number of black employees, and a more pure white government agency.

In the face of opposition from the southern states, President Wilson even scrapped the practice of his two predecessors by failing to appoint black officials to the Treasury registry and other federal agencies.

This harsh attitude towards racial segregation set the tone for President Wilson's black policies throughout his tenure, and indirectly influenced many subsequent U.S. presidents.

It was not until the S. Truman presidency that such draconian segregation was abolished and black Americans were able to enter more sectors of the country.

If Wilson had been president from the South, or had been known for discriminating against blacks, the current situation in the United States would not be as chaotic as it is now.

But the problem is that when Wilson ran for president, he vowed to support the demands of black voters, which also caused many black voters who supported the Republican Party to defect to President Wilson's Democratic Party.

In other words, these black voters were the foundation of President Wilson's rule, a sizable portion of his broad supporters.

Beginning in 1918, during President Wilson's second term, the situation in the United States became quite complicated.

The government and the consortium blamed each other during the flu, and German-Americans were dissatisfied with President Wilson's decision to join World War I because they were discriminated against by other Americans during World War I.

In addition, in recent times, Irish-Americans have become dissatisfied with President Wilson's lack of public support for Irish independence, leaving President Wilson's position in jeopardy for the last part of his term.

And that wasn't the end of it, for from the second half of 1919 onwards, President Wilson's health was much worse than before.

Because he was diagnosed with a severe stroke, the left half of his body was completely paralyzed, and his left eye was also blinded.

Coupled with the fact that many of his political partners and allies parted ways with him, President Wilson's foundation of rule in the United States has been undermined, and the U.S. government is far less stable than it seems.

Moreover, the United States has the same common problem as other countries participating in the war, that is, it does not pay attention to the issue of post-war recovery.

Although the United States has been in the war for a short time, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops that need to be decommissioned.

Because the war ended relatively quickly, the United States did not have any settlement plan for these soldiers, and some of them were forcibly sent to the United States without even getting their salaries.

This, coupled with the fact that farmland prices had been bursting like a bubble during the war, led to a significant number of peasants going bankrupt or falling into debt due to newly purchased land.

This also led to a general strike in 1919 by workers in the steel and meatpacking industries, and race riots spread in Chicago, Omaha, and other cities.

While such a crisis is not enough to shake America's huge industry and economy, it does mean that some Americans are already dissatisfied with Wilson's rule.

This group also includes the U.S. military, because President Wilson doesn't pay much attention to veterans, and even those who have just left for Europe and are sent back to the United States do not receive their salaries.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for these American GIs to fanatically serve the government, which also considerably delays the progress of the Philippine war.

With the help of the U.S. Navy, U.S. troops successfully landed in Manila.

But there was no more, two divisions of American troops were only stationed in Manila, occasionally dealing with attacks from the Philippine Independence Army, and had no intention of taking the initiative at all.

Enjoying supplies from the United States, but being passive in the war, this can be regarded as a response to the dissatisfaction of the American military with the government's attitude in dealing with the post-World War I era.

Although these American soldiers were indeed very comfortable with their passive sabotage, the total number of casualties in the past few months in the Philippines was only a few hundred.

However, this has made the US Government headed by President Wilson bitter, and the delay in resolving the Philippine issue has become a means for the Republicans to attack President Wilson and the Democratic Party, and President Wilson has almost become the sinner of the entire United States in the last period of his term.

For Arthur, the current status quo in the Philippines is fully acceptable, and even happy to see it.

First, most of the Philippines is now under the control of three independent powers supported by Australasia, which means that the Philippines is effectively out of the control of the United States.

Moreover, for every day that the U.S. military is in Manila, the U.S. government needs to continuously transport supplies to Manila to ensure that the army will not run out of supplies.

Transporting supplies across the entire Pacific Ocean is not so simple, and the cost of transportation alone is sometimes even more expensive than the goods themselves.

As long as the Philippine War of Independence is not over, the Americans will be spent in the Philippines for a day, and such costs are undoubtedly huge.

On the premise of substantial control of the Philippines, it can also completely drag the attention of the Americans to the Philippines, which is a very good deal.

Of course, in order to truly solve the problems of the Philippines, it is also important to have the support of the British Empire.

But the fact that the attention of the British is also being dragged on Ireland at the moment also means that the Irish problem will be solved first before the Philippine problem is resolved.

Without any outside intervention, the final solution to the Irish problem would have been similar to the trend of history.

But this was not a good thing for the British Empire, nor was it good for Australasia, which had a close relationship with the British Empire.

First of all, the outcome of World War I also means that there is destined to be an even more tragic World War II.

Russia had been weakened too much by this era, and neither Soviet Russia nor Tsarist Russia together was an opponent of the historical Russia.

This also means that if World War II had been started by the Germans, it would have been difficult to resist the German attack with the current strength of France and Russia.

Although there is still a long way to go before the theoretical outbreak of World War II, this distance is not enough for Russia and France to change dramatically.

This also means that Britain and Australasia will also contribute a large part of the effort in World War II. In particular, Britain, which is only separated from the European continent by the English Channel, will definitely become the main country in World War II.

In such a situation, the strength of the British became very important. The stronger Britain was, the better the chances of resisting a German attack.

In order to reduce Australasia's casualties in World War II, it is important to protect the British and French in disguise.

At present, the British are still in great need of international assistance in dealing with the Irish question.

Such assistance is not military, but diplomatic.

The British don't have to worry about the military strength, no matter how weak the army is, it is still no problem to crush the Irish Republican Army.

The problem was that Britain had to be put on the right side of the war of independence, and the present moral disadvantage of the British could be reversed before it was logical to use force to suppress the rebellion.

The good news is that Arthur is quite familiar with the mobilization and influence of public opinion, and Australasia also has its own intelligence agencies and public opinion channels in Europe.

Moreover, as long as Arthur and Australasia stand up and firmly support the United Kingdom, no matter what the final outcome is, the relationship between Britain and Australasia will definitely go to a higher level.

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