The civil war in El Salvador was like the straw that broke the camel's back, directly prompting the American people to begin to condemn the government, and demonstrations broke out one after another, demanding that the government use force to regain these areas as soon as possible.
Especially the Panama Canal, which is related to the interests of all American people and the convenience of transportation to the east and west coasts of the United States.
The importance of the Panama Canal to the United States is no less important than the importance of the Malacca Strait to East Asia and the importance of the Suez Canal to Mediterranean countries.
With the Panama Canal, Americans can freely travel through the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans just by going around Central America.
But if the Panama Canal is lost or even controlled by enemies and competitors of the United States, Americans will have to go around an entire South America when traveling to and from the east and west coasts.
This will not only increase the cost of the journey, but also increase the time consumption. As a result, the development of the US economy will be hindered, which is a top priority for the United States.
"Incompetent Coolidge administration, you are simply weaker than the Wilson administration!"
"The United States has no longer been a great power since the beginning of the war, because it has ushered in two most incompetent presidents in succession!"
"Why is the huge United States afraid of rebellions in small countries? What is our government doing?"
Since mid-to-late March, such reports have appeared frequently in American newspapers, which also shows the dissatisfaction of the American people and the opposition parties with the current US government.
The U.S. government was extremely busy with this, and President Coolidge's reputation in the United States dropped a lot in an instant.
While the Americans were extremely busy, the British government also announced in a high-profile manner that it would support the civil wars in various Central American countries and end the peace in this region as soon as possible.
This issue has been recognized by most countries in the World Alliance. Although the World Alliance has not agreed to armed intervention, it already has an innate moral advantage.
At the same time, Australasia also publicly announced that it recognized the resistance spirit of Central American countries and announced that it would provide support to the resistance in El Salvador.
This was like the straw that broke the camel's back, directly causing the collapse of U.S. rule in Central America.
Although France is not interested in armed intervention in Central America, it will not stand up against the British. After all, they also have a py deal with the British and have obtained the right to further squeeze the Germans.
Since Britain and Australia announced their support for the rebel forces in Central America, the contacts between the US government and the island countries have become more frequent.
But neither the United States nor the island nations have the confidence to unite to deal with Australasia and the United Kingdom.
Although the island country's army has an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, the British and Australasian navies combined can definitely blockade the island country completely.
The island country's army cannot go to sea, so its deterrence against Britain and Australasia is naturally infinitely close to zero.
Moreover, it is impossible for island countries to devote all their efforts to the United States in Central America. After all, the so-called island-US alliance is not that close.
The backstab between the two countries in the negotiation of the naval limitation treaty, coupled with the gap brought by the influenza to the two countries, makes it unlikely that the two countries will unanimously deal with the outside world.
Fortunately, the British had no intention of directly going to war with the United States. While President Coolidge breathed a sigh of relief, he could only hope that the American army could suppress the local rebellion.
This chaos in Central America has directly turned Central America into a chessboard, with the United States and pro-American forces, as well as the United Kingdom and Australasia becoming the players.
Although the United States has an absolute advantage in terms of distance, the United Kingdom and Australasia are stronger in terms of overall strength, and they also have a nominal advantage, which is a factor that cannot be ignored.
Although nominally it seems to be a war between the local governments and rebel forces in these countries, what really affects the direction of these wars is the game between the great powers behind these countries and forces.
Fortunately, El Salvador is only a small country, and Australasia only needs to assist with some weapons and equipment to help Carlos Herrera Iruna obtain the government sovereignty of El Salvador.
The remaining big countries were left to the British to plan. Arthur was just waiting to watch the game between the British and the Americans in Central America.
There were many international events that took place in 1923, but before paying attention to these international events, the development of Australasia was also very important.
In the second half of last year, the three R108 battleships that had been built for more than a year were launched for testing, which also made the Sydney Shipyard, which was rushing slowly, finally heave a sigh of relief.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' delay was indeed powerful, and several countries had their own problems in the negotiations. Therefore, the naval limitation treaty was delayed until the new year and has not yet been signed.
However, this did not hinder naval testing in Australasia in any way.
According to the timetable given by the shipyard, the earliest R108 battleship is expected to complete the launch test in the middle of this year and be officially equipped into the navy's fleet.
The remaining two battleships are expected to complete the launch test phase in the second half of this year, and it will not be delayed until next year at the latest.
This also means that within this year, Australasia is expected to welcome the addition of three super battleships, which will completely consolidate Australasia's naval strength. Australasia will not be afraid of any country in terms of navy. .
After the construction of all three R108 battleships is completed, there will be no delay in Australasia's naval limitation treaty.
But so far, this treaty has not been formally signed, and the reasons are worth pondering.
There is also good news in Australasia, that is, the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base has been basically completed.
More than four years have passed since the start of the fourth phase of the construction plan.
Although we experienced flu and other accidents along the way, they did not hinder the overall progress of the fourth phase of construction too much.
Of course, the cabinet government has appropriately accelerated the progress of the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base construction plan. After all, this year is 1923, and the cabinet government is about to usher in a new round of change.
As long as the construction of the fourth phase of the industrial base is completed as soon as possible and put into use quickly, the performance of the cabinet government will look better, and it will become easier for some cabinet members to seek re-election.
After all, in Australasia, when cabinet officials want to seek re-election, the most important thing is their performance during their term in office.
The cabinet government has not made any major mistakes in more than 20 years, which also places great demands on the re-election of cabinet members.
You must make no mistakes and even have good political achievements to be eligible to seek re-election.
Although most cabinet members have the possibility of re-election, as one of the world's major powers, Australasia's political arena is still very competitive.
After years of development, political parties are no longer as few as before. At present, there are more than 100 registered political parties in Australasia, and there are as many as 27 political parties based on seats in the House of Representatives, which is enough to show the degree of involution of the current political competition.
Fortunately, these political parties have been strictly reviewed and managed by the Royal Parliament and the Electoral Commission. Australasia's crackdown on illegal political parties is still very strong, which also means that most political parties are within Arthur's control. Such a development would be innocuous and pose no threat to Arthur's rights.
However, this is a hardship for cabinet officials and other political parties. The competition among Australasian political parties is relatively fair, and even the activity funds of each political party are uniformly allocated.
This also means that there will not be a big gap between political parties in terms of funding and financial resources.
If political parties want to attract more people's support and win more seats in the House of Representatives, they must seriously consider the interests of the people, instead of just making unfounded words and pursuing blind promises without taking actual actions. .
The factories and warehouses constructed in the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base have been officially put into production, hundreds of factories have been introduced, and investment is still being attracted.
A steady stream of small and medium-sized manufacturers have also chosen to relocate to the industrial base. After all, the industrial base has a more developed industrial system, making it much more convenient to purchase raw materials and sell industrial finished products.
Of course, Arthur would never allow the Leonora Industrial Base to dominate Australasia.
There is no other reason, the most important thing is for national security considerations.
Although countries currently do not have the ability to control long-range strikes, this does not mean that countries around the world will not control it in the future.
For the sake of national security, industry can be concentrated, but not too concentrated. The Leonora Industrial Base will become the leader of western Australasia's industry, but there should also be large and small industrial bases and industrial zones in the states and other administrative regions to achieve a multi-point flowering situation.
At present, the construction of industry in New Zealand is relatively smooth. Although the industrial bases in North and South New Zealand are not large, they can contribute more than 100,000 jobs together, providing considerable economic contributions to North and South New Zealand, and they are also large local taxpayers. .
This is also true in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
The economies of several states in the Australian region are basically the best in Australasia, except for the relatively small state of Tasmania and the newly established state of Northern Australia and the Capital Territory.
This also makes the state governments of these states relatively rich, and the infrastructure of these states is relatively complete compared to other states.
However, the infrastructure construction in Australasia is based on the planning of the highest government. Even Timor, which was just established as a state, the current infrastructure construction has caught up.
This system, in which the top government plans unified planning and state governments have a certain amount of free space for construction, is more suitable for the development of Australasia.
If power is too concentrated, state governments will have no room to play accordingly. But if power is too decentralized and state governments have too much autonomy, it will not be a good thing for the unity and stability of the country.
How to weigh between the two levels of government and find a more balanced political system that is suitable for the development of Australasia without harming the two levels of government is something that Australasia has been doing for more than 20 years. .
At present, it seems that the current system is still very good. The state government has relatively free autonomy, but it is controlled by the national government. It also has no military power and will not cause damage to the unity of the country.
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