Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 788 "Japan-U.S. Treaty of Friendship and Trade"

1880年5月29日，美利坚国-务-院在华-盛-顿当地时间发表声明说，国务卿托马斯.A亨德里克斯将在6月5日-6月20日访问荷兰墨尔本和日-本东-京等。

The statement said that Thomas will arrive in Melbourne for a visit from June 6 to June 3, where he will meet with Dutch Prime Minister Lyndon, Foreign Minister Joseph Beit and other senior officials. He will also meet with His Majesty King William IV of the Netherlands and convey the message to US President Stephen .Greetings from Douglas to His Majesty William IV.It is reported that he will reiterate that the United States is willing to continue to cooperate with the Netherlands as an ally of the Netherlands to jointly maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region.

The statement also said that Secretary Thomas will go to Tokyo from June 6 to June 18, where he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Saigo Takamori, Emperor Meiji, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other senior officials. It is reported that he will emphasize the close relationship between the United States and Japan, and Japan is an important trade market for the United States and a security partner in the Pacific.

He reiterated that the United States continues to believe that Japan-U.S. relations are based on the Japan-U.S. Friendship Treaty and that its will to develop relations between the two countries will not be blocked by any diplomatic relations.

The Japan-U.S. Treaty of Amity was dated March 1854, 3 (March 31, 7). It was a peace and affinity treaty concluded between the Edo Shogunate and the United States. It is often called the "Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty" in Japan. The signing representative at that time was Lin Fuzhai, the plenipotentiary representative of Japan-Ben, and the representative of the United States was Matthew Perry, commander of the East India Fleet. The treaty mainly stipulated that Japan-Ben must put aside the two ports of Shimoda and Hakodate and the United States. trade, and ensuring the safety of American soldiers in distress.

At the same time, the treaty also agreed that the United States could set up a consulate in Shimoda, and stipulated that the United States would enjoy the most-favored-nation clause in Japan. This treaty was later absorbed by the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Friendship and Commerce signed in 1858.

The reason why the United States attaches great importance to this treaty is that the United States requires a large amount of dye for its whaling activities in the Pacific. Therefore, it needs to replenish the dye in Japan, but the fuel cost has been increased.

Of course, there is also the fact that the biggest purpose of the United States is the supply of food and fresh water.In particular, there is no refrigeration or vacuum preservation method for cereals and other foods.In order to prevent the occurrence of beriberi and scurvy, and to provide the crew with fresh and quantitative food, fresh vegetables and meat supplies are very important.

The United States had such a purpose at that time. Of course, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and other countries at that time also had such a purpose. Following the United States, they established similar treaties with Japan.

Now, the Secretary of State in charge of foreign affairs of the United States is promoting the treaty between Japan and the United States in a high-profile manner, which suddenly makes many people look strange.

Obviously, something is wrong with the alliance between the Netherlands and the United States.

This set of statements from the U.S. State Department also said that he will emphasize in Tokyo the 1854th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan in 16. The United States has always been committed to maintaining a safe and peaceful relationship with this East Asian country and will reaffirm its commitment to When Japan faces threats from countries in other regions, the United States will support Japan and will ensure that, like other countries, it will maintain the United States' huge market and free trade in Japan's ports.

In addition, Thomas also reiterated the Stephen Douglas government's support for resolving the conflicts between Japan and the Netherlands in the Pacific through negotiation and bringing prosperity, freedom and stability to the Western Pacific.

The U.S. State Department reiterated that Thomas will meet with Prime Minister Lyndon in Melbourne, at which time he will once again emphasize that the Stephen Douglas government supports a negotiated settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue in Northeast Asia.It also hopes to promote economic development in the region and build friendly relations between the United States and other countries in the region through dialogue.

The tension between Qing and Japan surrounding the Korean peninsula eventually expanded to include Britain and France standing behind Japan, and the tension between Qing and Japan was intensified by the support of the Netherlands.The Japanese frequently recruited pro-Japanese people within Goryeo to oppose the Goryeo government and oppressed them at the diplomatic and military levels. Goryeo asked for aid from the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty did not dare to retreat, either for the sake of face or the reduction of its own vassal states. Half a step, so knowing that Britain and France were conniving behind their backs, they could only bite the bullet.However, Li Hon-Zhang was not a vegetarian, so he finally roped in the Netherlands, which wanted to dominate the Pacific in the Far East, and the current situation formed.

The intervention of various countries is like a stone suddenly falling into a calm lake, causing waves to rise. And as more and more countries join, the scope becomes wider and wider, and the waves seem to get bigger and bigger.

At this time, the entry of the United States has obviously swept the east coast of the Pacific. There are even rumors that the Russian Empire in the northwest Pacific is building a new Far East fleet and expanding the North Kalimantan Province of the East Indies purchased from the Netherlands. The coastal ports of Dalagan and.

Many people speculate that the Russian Empire is preparing to expand its influence in the Far East.

With the actions of the Tsarist Empire, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a maritime power, announced in Madrid that it will increase its presence in the Spanish colony of the Philippines and will expand the defense strength of Luzon in the north of the Philippines and Mindanao in the south. At the same time, Spain will continue to migrate Spanish people to the Philippines. live.

On the basis that the Philippines now has 200 million Spanish people, it is planned to continue to migrate at least 10 million Spaniards from the 2300 million Spanish mainland residents to the Philippines in the next 300 years, with the goal that Spaniards will account for no less than 50% of the total population.

Obviously, Spain was stimulated by the Netherlands, or inspired by the success of the Dutch migration, and was willing to go to the Far East to develop another part of Spain.

The British Empire, the French Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Japanese Empire, the Russian Empire, the United States, Spain, plus the ancient powers of the Far East, the Qing Dynasty, the Kingdom of Koryo and the Kingdom of Siam, the situation in the Far East is complicated and confusing.

Netherlands, Melbourne.

"Stephen Douglas is just trying to take a sideways approach," Education Minister Mari Philip said with some displeasure. "As a Dutch-born person, it seems that he is on the lookout for fires everywhere, leaving the Netherlands too busy to take care of itself. Are you preparing to break away from Dutch influence?"

Energy Secretary Hester agreed: "In recent government business tenders in the United States, Dutch people no longer seem to have an advantage. Instead, Germans and French people have begun to win frequently, and even British people have begun to take the lead. Some time ago, Dutch capital Many people have reported to our Dutch Ministry of Energy that the Stephen Douglas government seems unwilling to cooperate with Dutch capital that has connections with the Dutch government, especially because it is afraid of resource monopoly. Recently, the German Lok-Keffe-Le consortium has Successfully won several potential oil development areas in the U.S. Department of Energy.”

Transportation Secretary Byers also said: "The coastal railway from San Francisco to Los Angeles in California now seems to have set higher restrictions on Dutch capital, which is obviously intentional."

Prime Minister Lyndon and Deputy Prime Minister Danetang Jules looked at the entire Privy Council discussing various anti-Dutch anomalies in the United States. They looked at each other and could see each other's worries.

(End of this chapter)