"What is this?" Cleveland, the twenty-fourth president of the United States, said as he looked at the documents that his secretary had sent to his desk.

"Mr. President, there was a coup d'état in the Kingdom of Hawaii, and our merchant group overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii and formed the Republic of Hawaii, but now they are in trouble, so they ask us for help."

Cleveland picked up the document with great displeasure and read it, although many people in the country have plans for Hawaii, especially the Democratic Party.

But President Russell, a Democrat, is clearly not among them, because on the diplomatic front, Cleveland advocates that his country continue to adopt an isolationist policy abroad, oppose territorial expansion, and oppose the annexation of Hawaii.

Of course, although he has no sense of Hawaii, Cleveland is obviously not a good person, and in the Americas and the Pacific (mainly the Far Eastern Empire and Japan), Cleveland is very concerned and actively promotes the expansion of American power in the relevant regions.

The most typical is to force Britain to accept arbitration in the Venezuelan border dispute, while Cleveland also sided with Japan in the war between the Far Eastern Empire and Japan, openly supported Japan, and sent marines to the Far Eastern Empire in the vicinity of Beijing and Tianjin under the pretext of "protecting" the "security and commercial interests" of American missionaries and expatriates.

Of course, although Cleveland opposes the domestic annexation of Hawaii, if things go well, he can naturally turn a blind eye and acquiesce to their actions, but now the merchants in Hawaii are obviously in trouble, and now they think of looking for him to "wipe" their butts, which makes him very unhappy.

"Humph!" Cleveland said coldly: "This so-called Hawaiian Republic has not communicated with us before, and it is not easy for us to close it now, especially when East Africa is not a weak and small country." ”

When he took office, East Africa had just ended the South African War and became a major power in the world, and the United States actually welcomed the rise of such a big country as East Africa, after all, the United States was also bowing its head and making it smaller at this time, although the economy surpassed Britain, but it was still suppressed by Britain.

This is the case in many countries, and in an era when hegemonism is prevalent, it is natural for the weak countries to hope that some countries can share the pressure on themselves in the face of the hegemon, and East Africa and the United States are in fact the objects of British suppression.

"This coup d'état in Hawaii was initiated by our minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in addition to asking our mainland to send troops to recover Kauai, he also asked the government to pass a bill to incorporate Hawaii into our territory." The secretary said from the side.

Cleveland said: "There is no room for discussion in this matter, as Americans, we must oppose this aggression with strict moral standards and a sense of justice, not to mention that this time it also involves East Africa, a third country, which has a bad international reputation, and if we learn from East Africa, I am afraid it will become as notorious as them." ”

There is no problem with what Cleveland said, hegemony is not only at the military level, Britain's guiding power in world public opinion is also top-notch, such as the American "nouveau riche", the East African "savage", and the Prussian "barbarian", which are not good words, but they are widely accepted in the world, and these suppression of public opinion are the privileges of the world hegemon, just like the United States designated "liberal democracy" in the previous life, who does not conform to the "American liberal democracy" will be frantically bitten by the United States and its domesticated Western countries and lackeys.

For example, the reason why France can be independent of Britain is because France's current cultural influence in the world is very strong, and the two countries dominate the world's colonial system, and at the same time dominate the world's cultural and public opinion hegemony.

Therefore, after the war in South Africa, the international reputation of East Africa can be said to be even more disastrous, and all kinds of good words such as "autocracy, colonization, barbarism, and slavery" are sprinkled on East Africans like money.

Ernst readily accepted these terms that the 19th century was not the 21st century, and that it would be the most terrible thing if the whole world praised East Africa in turn.

Of course, because of the war, East Africa temporarily replaced the United States as Britain's No. 2 object of "hatred," which is actually not too prominent, after all, the contradictions between Britain and France are more prominent than those between East Britain and Britain, and Britain does not have an advantage in the South African War, but it is not a defeat either, and the comprehensive national strength of East Africa does not pose a threat to Britain for the time being.

The United States and Germany, two countries with rapid industrial development, are the henchmen of Britain, especially Germany under the leadership of Wilhelm II, which will attract more and more firepower and hostility from the British in the future.

To put it sadly, East Africa's industrial products are very weak in the international market, except for a few important industries that are mainly supported, which is the main reason why Britain does not pay attention to East Africa.

In December 1893, in his address to the U.S. Congress, Cleveland asked Congress to assist the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii "in a manner consistent with the honor, justice, and morals of Americans," which delayed the formal annexation of Hawaii until 1898.

Now Cleveland is just using East Africa as an excuse to do what he did in the past, and in doing so, he can save a lot of trouble.

Historically, after Cleveland's veto to annex Hawaii, American newspapers frequently accused Cleveland of failing to expand the United States, but he always stood for what he considered righteous.

And now that East Africa has appeared, it has made it possible to completely avoid the dissatisfaction of some people in the country, after all, there is East Africa to share the firepower.

The secretary said uneasily: "Mr. President, what about the Republic of Hawaii?" And even if we don't support the illegal organization of the Republic of Hawaii, can we allow East Africans to annex the entire island of Hawaii? ”

His words did cause concern in Cleveland, and it was good that Cleveland did not support the US annexation of Hawaii, but it did not mean that Hawaii was to be ceded to power.

In particular, there are other national forces in Hawaii, which is an important position, and this will inevitably affect the national security of the United States.

Cleveland supports the United States in vigorously developing its naval forces, and with his Democratic identity, it supports foreign expansion, with the exception of Hawaii, and now East Africa is making the situation in Hawaii even more muddy, so negotiations with East Africa are also essential.

I don't want it, you can't rob it, that's Cleveland's attitude, and in fact, Cleveland wouldn't have had these troubles if it hadn't been a little "self-contradictory" in the Hawaiian Islands.

"To contact the East African embassy in the United States, we need to communicate with the East African authorities, East Africa is a big country after all, and we can't start a war with them for Hawaii, but it's also impossible to give up the Hawaiian Islands." Cleveland said.

The current situation depends not only on the attitude of Cleveland and the Republic of Hawaii, but also on the attitude of East Africa, a third-party country, because if East Africa does not agree to withdraw its troops, the idea of Cleveland and the Republic of Hawaii will not be realized.

This is the most tricky thing for Cleveland, he is completely kidnapped by the Republic of Hawaii, after all, the Republic of Hawaii is completely the sole act of the American ministers and businessmen on the island, and has not been authorized by him, but these are things that his own family cannot let go.

At the same time, if the East African factor is not handled well, it will be an international dispute, so it is most important for Cleveland to find out the attitude of the East African government.

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