Rise of Australia

Chapter 296 Batavia Peace Talks (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
On July 1911, 7, the Australasian government formally and unilaterally notified the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of the Netherlands government behind it, requesting the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies to deal with the multiple indigenous attacks on Australasia in its territory A businessman under the Wang consortium explained.

The attitude of this announcement was unexpectedly strong, and the Australasian government also specifically stated that if there is no response from the Dutch East Indies government within 48 hours, the Australasian government will take necessary military actions to protect Australia. The lives of the citizens of Greater Lasia are safe.

Although it seems that a 48-hour response time is given, in fact, from Southeast Asia to the European mainland of the Netherlands, the communication and communication between the two levels of government takes up more than half of the time.

This also means that the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands behind the Dutch East Indies has less than a day to make a decision.

Just in case, on July 7, the day when the Australasian government issued a notice to the Dutch East Indies and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Arthur called George V and William II in his own name, indicating that Australasia The original intention of West Asia was only to protect the safety of citizens, and promised George V that with Borneo and Java Island as the dividing line, conflicts would not be involved in areas west of the dividing line.

The boundary between Borneo and Java Island is very meaningful. Java Island is the essence of the Dutch East Indies, and it is also the most developed area with the largest number of Dutch colonists.

Borneo is the largest island in the Dutch East Indies, and it is also close to the important Malacca route.

If these two islands are used as the boundary, the importance of the eastern region will not be so high. Even if Australasia is completely annexed, the reaction of the big powers will not be so violent if it is managed in advance.

Of course, Arthur wasn't that aggressive either.Even if the Dutch did give Arthur an excuse this time, Arthur did not intend to annex all the places east of the dividing line.

However, it is also necessary to cut a piece of meat from the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch should understand who should be the master of this area.

As for why he assured George V alone, it was because the British Empire had the greatest influence in this region of Southeast Asia. Even the German Empire, which was the second largest power in the world, did not have enough influence in this region.

As long as the approval of the British is obtained, the actions of Australasia will not be opposed by other countries.

When the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands received the news, it was already the night of July 7th.

The Dutch government held an emergency meeting for this purpose. Of course, the cabinet government had no choice but to hand over the decision to the then Dutch Prime Minister Jan Simskirk.

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the time, Jan Simskirk, was one of the three major parties in the Netherlands and the leader of the Counter-Revolutionary Party.

In addition, the monarchy of the Netherlands is not high, and it is a veritable constitutional monarchy.

This also led to the fact that the power of the Dutch Prime Minister is the largest in the Dutch government, and the Prime Minister also has the final decision-making power on such events.

After a night of careful thinking, Dutch Prime Minister Jane decided to seek help from major foreign powers. The main target was Germany and the United Kingdom, which have always had good relations with the United Kingdom.

But what the Dutch government did not expect was that the attitude of the German government was unpredictable. It neither rejected the Dutch proposal nor had any intention of helping the Dutch.

The attitude of the British Empire is relatively clear. The British Foreign Minister Gray clearly expressed his rejection, claiming that such a conflict is unilateral between Australasia and the Netherlands, and the British Empire will not favor any party.

But the problem is that the current army and navy strength of Australasia has completely surpassed that of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The navy has three dreadnoughts, which directly crushed the Dutch navy.

Not providing any help to the Netherlands is actually sitting back and watching Australasia invade the Dutch East Indies. In other words, Britain's attitude is to support Australasia's actions by default.

After hitting a wall from Britain and Germany, the Dutch government has understood the attitude of the European powers.

No matter who is responsible for this matter, in short, no country will support the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Of course, perhaps Germany will support part of the funds of the Kingdom of the Netherlands by virtue of its good relationship with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

But this has no effect on the huge military gap between Australasia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. At most, it can pay less for military reparations.

On July 7, after a series of internal struggles, the Dutch government called Australasia, expressing its willingness to sit at the negotiating table and resolve the current issue through peaceful means.

What makes the Dutch bow their heads is that, in addition to the attitude of the European powers, there is also the growing military gap between Australasia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The distance of the Dutch East Indies from the mainland Kingdom of the Netherlands also meant that the navy played a vital role in the conflict between the Netherlands and Australasia.

But the problem is that all the navies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands combined are no match for the Australasian Navy, which indirectly made the Kingdom of the Netherlands' victory in this conflict zero.

Among other things, the three dreadnoughts in Australasia alone make it impossible for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to win in the navy.

What's more, Australasia also has two battlecruisers that have been built and are undergoing sea navigation tests. The five main battleships add up. Such a military gap is enough to make the Dutch give up.

What Arthur did not expect was that the Dutch compromise would be so decisive, so decisive that Arthur and most people in the government did not expect.

Originally thought that there was going to be a war with the Dutch East Indies, but I didn't expect the Kingdom of the Netherlands to surrender before the war.

Under Arthur's signal, the Australasian government agreed to the request of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and requested the Kingdom of the Netherlands government to send representatives to hold peace talks in Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies.

Although admitting counsel directly will cause the government to lose most of its prestige, it is indeed the best way for the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at present.

If war breaks out with Australasia, the navy of the Dutch East Indies is absolutely impossible to be the opponent of Australasia.

Without the help of the navy, the army will only be defeated one by one.

If the military strength of the Dutch East Indies is completely wiped out by Australasia, even if Australasia does not occupy the Dutch East Indies, the tens of millions of natives in the territory are enough to directly destroy the entire Dutch East Indies colonial government.

At least the peace talks can reduce the losses of the Netherlands a little.The Dutch Prime Minister Jan did not believe that Australasia had the appetite to swallow the entire Dutch East Indies.

Even if Australasia does have such an idea, the big powers should stop it.

After all, a little fight is nothing. In terms of good relations, the great powers turned a blind eye.

However, if Australasia annexes the entire Dutch East Indies, Australasia's potential and comprehensive strength will rise by one section, and its influence in Southeast Asia will also be greatly improved.

It can affect the status of the great powers in Southeast Asia and even East Asia, which is something that all the great powers do not want to see.

Therefore, the Dutch Prime Minister is confident that even if there are peace talks, the Netherlands will not suffer too much loss, at least the dispute can be resolved in a way that will not hurt the bones.

As for the future, anyway, it doesn't have much to do with Jane Simskirk.According to the normal tenure of the Dutch prime minister, Jane's term will end in 1913, which will also be his last term as prime minister.

Yes, Jan Heemskirk has been Prime Minister of the Netherlands intermittently for three terms, beginning in 1874 for the first time.

Judging from the current age of Jane Simskirk, after this prime minister, he has almost reached the end of his political career, and it is unlikely that he will become prime minister again.

That being the case, there is no need to take the blame for the next prime minister, right?Let the big problem of Australasia be handed over to the future Dutch government, and it is natural to muddle through now.

After figuring this out, Jane Simskirk's mood improved a lot, and she was even able to play tricks with her secretary.

On August 1911, 8, the peace talks between the Dutch government and the Australasian government were officially held in Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies.

Several ministers of the Dutch government and the governor of the Dutch East Indies were in charge of the peace talks. After all, this was a peace talk that humiliated the country, so Jan Simskirk, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, naturally did not want to participate.

No one can guarantee how the situation in Southeast Asia will develop in the future. If the Netherlands loses the Dutch East Indies in the future, then perhaps this peace talk will be recalled by many Dutch people and will be regarded as the chief culprit for the loss of the Dutch East Indies Culprit and origin.

At that time, wouldn't the Dutch government officials who participated in the peace talks become the target of public criticism?

As an old fox in the political arena, Jane Himskirk naturally wants to avoid such a situation from happening.

After all, he has been onlookers for decades, and Sims Kirk does not want his final political career to be stained, so that all his political achievements and his entire political career will be completely negated.

In addition to the Dutch and Australasian parties, the British ambassador as a neutral witness and the German ambassador participated in the peace mission.

The United Kingdom is the most influential country in Southeast Asia, and Germany is the country with the best relationship with the Netherlands. It is only natural that they should be invited as a neutral witness for this peace talk.

Of course, there are other influential powers in Southeast Asia, such as France, which is concentrated in the Southeast Asian peninsula, and the United States, which is in the Philippines.

But it is a pity that since the last Moroccan crisis, the French have strengthened their awareness of defense against Germany, and their attention has been focused on strengthening domestic military equipment.

As for the United States, although the economy and industry are completely top powers, for established powers like Britain and France, they still look down on the face of upstarts like the United States.

Even the German Empire, which has only been unified for decades, looks down on the foreign upstart, the United States.

This has also led to the fact that although the United States' economic and industrial strength is already very strong, it does not have much voice in the international arena, and it is a little higher than countries like island countries.

Of course, a large part of this is also due to the glorious isolation policy of the US government.

The so-called glorious isolation policy can actually be divided into two aspects: military and economic.In the military, except for homeland self-defense, it does not participate in other international military disputes.

In the economy, various policies have been promulgated to limit economic exchanges with foreign countries as much as possible.

This has also led to the fact that although the United States has developed very powerfully, European countries still have prejudices against the United States, believing that the United States is just an upstart, and it is far behind the European powers in terms of background and strength.

Of course, this statement is actually true in some respects.At least in terms of relatively advanced and high-end technological industries, the United States is still not the current European country's opponent.

The reason why the United States rose rapidly in the history of later generations is that the United States attracted a large number of European talents during the two world wars, which made up for the lack of top technology and talents in the United States.

But now, if the United States wants to attract a large number of top talents from Europe as it has in history, it depends on whether Arthur and Australasia agree.

April 8, Batavia.

The peace talks were officially held, and the Australasian side participated in the peace talks with Andrew, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Kent, the Minister of State.

As soon as it came up, Minister Andrew put forward very harsh demands, demanding that the Dutch East Indies colonial government hand over all the culprits involved in the attack on Australasian merchants, and cede all the islands east of Bali and south of the Banda Sea .

In addition, Australasia also enjoys co-administration rights on the island of New Guinea, and West New Guinea is established separately, which is jointly managed by the Dutch government and the Australasian government.

The other is financial compensation.In view of the good attitude of the Dutch government, Minister Andrew generously stated that the Dutch government only needs to pay 1000 million pounds in compensation and agree to all the above conditions of the Australasian government to perfectly and properly resolve the dispute between the two countries.

Although the peace talks originally meant that the two sides asked for a high price and then slowly bargained, the high price of Australasia still made the governor of the Dutch East Indies a little unbearable.

Bali is a large island in the east of Java, very close to Java.Once all the islands east of Bali are ceded, this also means that the power of Australasia is very close to Java, the core of the Dutch East Indies.

Although the east of New Guinea has been occupied by Australasia and Germany, the Netherlands still controls hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land in the west.

Coupled with the £1000 million indemnity, the indemnity is enough to build four dreadnoughts.If the Dutch were willing to spend such a price, they would have built their own dreadnoughts, okay?Is it necessary to compromise with Australasia so humbly?

Immediately afterwards, the Netherlands also put forward its own conditions.

The Dutch government is willing to apologize to the Australasian government for this matter and provide humanitarian compensation of [-] pounds.

In addition, the Dutch government is also willing to work with the Australasian government to investigate and uncover the real culprit behind the attack on the Australasian businessman, and hand it over to the Australasian government.

These are all the conditions of the Dutch, there is no land compensation involved, and the funds are only [-] pounds.

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