The Age of Imperialism

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

OOC: Take your time with the numbers...

IC:

Civil Project Bill Passes

Today a bill that will set aside 1/2 of the operating budget of France has been set aside for Civil projects. These projects include but are not limited to:
Schools
Factories
Municipal Housing
Improved Ports
Court Facilities
Postal Facilities
Shelters

Already money is being handed out to the Administrative districts for such structures to be built. It is expected this bill will aid Marion D'Leferin in his quest for the elections, results to be announced in 3 days.

Presidential Election Results

After a long and hard battle fought over key interests in France, the results have come through:

Lefvebre D'Ginot - 32% of the House of 500 votes

Marion D'Leferin - 57% of the House of 500 votes

Marion D'Leferin is the new president of the Republic of France!



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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!

[Black Dragon]

GScott, I might be willing to sell those ships later. But you can't say that I sold you ships in the past if the Real US didn't. Before we post our numbers or start selling anything, let's wait until Scott gets us the numbers this afternoon.

USA to begin Naval Buildup

The United states, beginning in it's attempts to become a great power, announced that America would build 2 battleships and 6 armored cruisers. President James Dragon, who signed the bill calling for their construction, cautioned this would be only the beginning of a US buildup.

Immigrants flock to US

After the passing of the Immigration Freedom Act, immigrants have been flocking to the US in much greater numbers, whether it by Irish coming to work in the Great Cities of the East, Chinese coming to work in the gold Mines of the East, Swedes coming to farm the plains of the Midwest, immigrants are coming in large numbers to the US.

Foreign office:

From US:
To Great Britain:

Greeting to our mother country. Since the end of Civil War, our nations have held good relations, and we hope this can continue. I trust that our nations will continue to work together in enforcing the Monroe Doctrine?
(OOC: The Monroe Doctrine was that Europe nations wouldn't take over any new land in the America. It is VERY much to your advantage to keep the Monroe Doctrine Going, as one of your European Rivals gaining an empire in Latin America would be a way they could catch up.)

From: US
To: Russia

Congradulations on your new Free and Democratic government. We hereby recognize your government as the rightful one of Russia.

[Bill3000]

The Italian Government has agreed to pay settlers to form colonies in Eritrea and Somalia. Many Italians leave via Boat to go to Eritrea and Somalia. This will be the first true Italian Colony in Africa. The Colonists will have a long and hard struggle ahead, but the Mother Country of Italy shall protect them.

[Spartan187]

Bill, you might want to conquer Eritrea and Somalia before sending settlers there...

[Mao]

OOC: Spartan, OK, I won't attack you, it's no fun to be destroyed in a thread anyway.

IC:

Two divisions of regular troops have left India for Tibet. Their mission is to overthrow the Qing Emperor in China to install an emperor of the Han peoples. These divisions were accompanied by scores of servants carrying weapons as gifts for the Tibetans against the Qing.

Insurgency forces have also landed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guanzhou, and Hainan and have seeped into the inland areas of the country to scope out possible bases for a rebellion. These so far are just advisors, Chinese educated in Britain and sent back to teach the peasantry to stand up for a rebellion.

[Mao]

OOC: Spartan, how, if Bill wants to send unarmed settlers in a hostile land to get wiped out, god damnit, that's his right!

[Swonga]

In a suprise turn of events, the emperor of the Ottoman Empire was assinated today when his wife poisioned him in his sleep. She was caught by the emperor's guard, and she confessed to the deplorable action in an attempt to try and become empress, as she was on her way to kill the only heir when she was caught. She will be put to death this evening in a public spectacle, by her own son. The means of death is by blade, with the plan being to decapitate her and her head to be used as a trophy. The new emperor was crowned today and he spoke his plans for the empire.

-To build a navy that can once again became the fear of the civilized world

-to reclaim land the empire has lost over the years

-To make the army of the ottoman feared once again

-To maintain its borders and remove all enemy from their borders

-To once again become a respectable nation

(ooc:more to come later)

[Chris Szabla]

D'Leferin? What a travesty...someone who uses the handle Napoleon and continually claims France cannot even use proper French grammar...sigh.

It's De Leferin. You can only do the apostrophe thing when there is a vowel starting the second word...otherwise, it doesn't work.

[Black Dragon]

Britain and the US have agreed to an alliance. The Terms:

-Alliance is in effect between Britain and the United States

-Chile will be split up between Britain and Germany

- Britain and the US will not allow any European nations to take over any more land in the New World without the consent of Britain and the US.

[Lord Sigma]

Images of flame and thunder appeared. Men ran and fell. Under attack, he thought, must rally. He lifter his spear, aimed and heaved. It stuck its target and killed a man. Picking up the dead mans rifle, he turned and fired and then saw nothing but darkness. It was suddenly night. He got up and looked around. He saw nothing except the scars of battle and desolation. Then he remembered. His was now the leader of his people, all his people. The boers/devils had attacked and killed some of his people. But he and the rest was still there and would fight on. For the Zulu are eternal and the juggernaut of Shaka shall overcome. I am Shaka II, King of Zululand!

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Chris: Leave me alone. There was royalty in the time period that used such last names.
D'Leferin is proper French. 'De' originates from Spanish and would be Le in French. I got the name from a Napoleonic Era Transcript.

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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!

[Coug]

I claim Portugal then.

As the new king Carlos Benevides, I vow to rebuild Portugals glory!
[This message has been edited by Coug (edited April 20, 2000).]

[Bearcat]

OOC - Chris is a grammar hound Nap. He jumped all over me when I accidently spelled where as were But know I know how to spell it

IC

KING DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS

Today in Stockholm King Oscar II died after a brief illness which had confounded the doctors for days. It is finally believed that the King died from food poisoning after eating some bad beef. As Argentina is the #1 exporter of beef in the world we have currently halted all importation of Argentine beef and are checking all of our beef supplies to make sure it is safe.

Meanwhile the Crown Prince Gustavus is expected to be crowned as new King of Sweden.

[Mao]

England hereby puts an embargo on Argentina as well after hearing of the good Swedish King's death.

To: Sweden
From: England

We are very sorry for your loss. But did you think foul play on the part of Argentina could be involved? Perhaps an investigation is in order?

[Coug]

Portugal are sorry as well to hear of this unexpected loss. We will join the embargo and we might even consider further action if it is found that this was a deliberate act.