"Miller, are the three states of the Commonwealth of Australia, Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania, still arguing about separation?"
Herbert Henry Asquith asked his confidant about the development of regional secession in Australia.
Starting in February, the two western states of South Australia and Western Australia began to have public conflicts with the three eastern states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. At first, they accused each other of being at fault, and later the two parties started to yell at each other.
Tasmaria was involved in this process. It joined the western camp and also opened fire on the three eastern states.
The western camp denounced the three eastern states for exploiting and discriminating against them; the eastern camp denounced the two western states and Tasmania as paupers, vampires, and ungrateful white-eyed wolves.
The two parties cursed and cursed, became angry, and finally broke out.
Who started this? The British didn't know, and neither did the local Australian governor, Henry Northcote.
Because the three eastern states, which are greedy for wealth, and the other three poor states are not easy to deal with, because the issue of rich and poor has caused a lot of troubles, the British Empire brought them together to form the Dominion Federation in 1901, which was a bit forced.
The war of words between the two sides, in the view of Australian Governor Henry Northcote, was that the problem could not be suppressed and finally broke out. This time, from the bottom to the top, the two parties were fiercely attacking each other, which then caused the tearing of the Australian Federation. As the situation developed, the two sides completely fell out.
The South Australian Parliament was the first to explicitly propose separation and to transfer the request to the British Empire. The entire people of South Australia have unanimously reached a point of view that they would rather be poor and develop through self-reliance. They no longer want to accept the exploitation and humiliation of the east.
South Australia took the lead, Western Australia followed suit, and finally Tasmania dawdled for a while and followed suit after a referendum.
Seeing the three states playing for real, some elites in the east felt that things were getting serious.
Some of the elites in Eastern Australia believed that Australia was better off as a whole, and maintaining the whole would be more beneficial to the east, so they quickly began to advise the three states to think clearly that splitting would be of no benefit.
As a result, the three states were persuaded by these people and became more confident. They thought they had guessed the other side's thoughts. Eastern Australia wanted to continue to exploit them and insisted on seceding from the Australian Federation.
"The three states, led by South Australia, do not accept the continued maintenance of unity. They want to follow the model of Newfoundland and Canada and insist on establishing a new independent dominion.
As for the three eastern states, except for a few people who oppose secession, many people are unwilling to be with the three poor states for fear that they will kick them out of the federation.
Mr. Prime Minister, we and the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency Henry Northcote, have made efforts. However, judging from the current trend of separation, it is inevitable because both parties do not accept each other as a whole. "
Australia is not an important British colony, far less important than India, Canada, and South Africa.
Australia and New Zealand, far away from the center of the world and remote in the southern hemisphere, were penal colonies from the beginning and had a low status in the British imperial system.
"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"
If the two places are not predominantly white gathering places and are far away from Europe, their status will be as low as possible. At most, they will be on the same status as the Sudan of Africa. Their real value and status cannot even catch up with the Gold Coast of Africa. .
What Australia sells is wool, gold mines and other products. These things are not uncommon in many British colonies.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister, there is a fundamental conflict between the two places. In my opinion, it cannot be eased and it will eventually split, so we should make preparations in advance."
Miller had no problem with Australia being divided into two dominions.
Australia was originally an autonomous dominion that the British put together six places to make administration easier.
This is not the first time that the UK has done this. For the convenience of governance, they always like to integrate and manage some fragmented areas, such as India, Canada, South Africa, Malay...
Herbert Henry Asquith thought for a while and made his final decision. He was going to use delaying tactics to try to save something.
"Let's wait for another half a year. Try to adjust as much as possible during this time, and maybe there will be a turnaround. Australia is divided into two places, and the administrative costs will be quite a lot. It is best to combine them together.
If it still doesn't work after half a year, then separate, and then prepare to add more governors and some administrative staff! "
Australia is not an important place. Generally speaking, it doesn't matter whether it is divided or not.
But Herbert Henry Asquith, as Prime Minister, still wanted to save something. He did not want Australia to start because it would bring a demonstration effect.
Herbert Henry Asquith did not want to see the merged dominions divided again, because it would be a bit of a slap in the face and would easily lead to other places following their example.
If the dominions and colonies are easily separated because they are not used to it, countless small places will appear, which will increase the cost of British management.
If Australia was not a white dominion, but a colony like India, Herbert would not pay attention to them at all. He would be happy to have ethnic conflicts there so that they could benefit from each other.
But after all, Australia is a place for white people. If there is a war in the future, we will have to rely on the help of people from these places. It is best to help them resolve conflicts as much as possible.
Of course, if it really doesn’t work, it’s okay to separate!
At the beginning, Britain also tried to bring Canada and Newfoundland together, but it failed in the end and Britain did not force it.
Australia became a dominion in 1901. The merger has not been long now. If several Australian states still decide to separate in half a year, Britain will agree to it.
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister!"
Delay tactics and try to save as much as possible, Miller is still familiar with this method.
Taking half a year to adjust shows that Britain cares about the Dominion and that no matter how much Britain fulfills its responsibilities, both sides will regret it in the future and they will not be able to blame Britain.
In the beginning, it was your choice.
April 2
Adelaide, South Australia.
There was a burst of happy laughter in Nantuo Company.
"Ha! Ha! The UK finally figured it out. They finally faced up to the conflicts between South Australia, Western Australia, Mastania and the three eastern states, and agreed to hold a referendum in six months."
Bolt was in a very happy mood at this time and he was very confident about the referendum in six months.
Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, what a disgusting look, can't the other three backward states still see it?
Relying on its own development first and being richer than other places, with a condescending attitude, it not only exploited, but also insulted the other three states, and often acted as if it was itself at a disadvantage.
WTF?
South Australia has established a number of factories and opened up the Asian market. It has gradually become rich and finally begun to get rid of its dependence on the east.
The waist and liver are hard. South Australia does not want to mix with Victoria and the others. It directly drags the two fellow sufferers to fight for independence and demand the establishment of a new independent territory.
“Harry, I’m sure that in half a year our three states will definitely pass referendums to establish our own autonomous territories.
This time of scolding, the attitude of the three eastern states has made the people of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmaria clear to you.
Isn't it just relying on how much money we have? Now that we have opened up the Asian market, we don't need them anymore. It's better to separate as soon as possible. "
"Boss, yesterday important figures from three of your states gathered for the third meeting and discussed how to integrate the three states to form an autonomous territory."
Yesterday, important figures from the three states met again to discuss the establishment of a dominion. Harry was very curious about the progress of the discussion.
"We have already agreed. If we form a dominion, it will be called Western Australia.
The capital of this new dominion will be placed in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, between our three states. Perth in Western Australia will become the economic center, while Tasmania, with its abundant rainfall and rich soil, will serve as an agricultural base. , and some factories that consume a lot of water, such as steel plants, will also be built there.
Everyone has a bright future. Now that we have developed the Asian market and are connected with South Africa and Brazil, sooner or later we will develop.
We have a small population and can still develop two or three big cities if we concentrate our efforts. By then we will no longer have to envy Melbourne and Sydney. "
