SKNES II: The Bonaparte Legacy

Tyo said:

Actually, I'll join for next turn. Kinda short on time atm.

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I'll just bank all your spare EP then.

Finalized orders are in.

Update is approximately 75% done, with luck should be up tomorrow.

OOC: Good. I had the Orthodox Church to bless the Communist Government. Want to see that in the update.

OOC: Nice touch Christos. It would be funny if that led to the Orthodox church gaining popularity in the USSA and Soviet Russia.

christos200 said:

OOC: Good. I had the Orthodox Church to bless the Communist Government. Want to see that in the update.

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OOC: Not to be an spoilsport, but isn't the elimination of religion a part of the Communism's tenants? It took being invaded for Stalin to accept the Orthodox Church as a tool to bring the people behind him.

OOC: There were many priests who were commies in RL Greece. Also, this exists in real life.

OOC: The Communist Party of the Soviet Union only wishes to demonstrate its ability to hyperlink to wikipedia articles.

OOC: I'll also point out that Norman Thomas, here leader of the USSA, was IOTL an ordained Presbyterian minister. I'd imagine that communism/socialism is less antitheist in world, although the USSR is probably still the same.

christos200 said:

OOC: Good. I had the Orthodox Church to bless the Communist Government. Want to see that in the update.

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OOC: And I had Italy conquer the word. That better be in the update, too.

From: Empire of Brazil
To: Anyone Who It May Concern
CC: Peru-Bolivia, the Free People of Ecuador, Ecuadorian Tyrant Regime
In order to maintain the general peace and stability, as well as the continental status quo, His Excellency President Getulio Vargas of Brazil, Father of the Nation, Defender of Its People, Enemy of Communists and Traitors has declared a state of national emergency. So long as the people of Ecuador are held under the communist yoke, the National Senate of Brazil and His Imperial Majesty have endowed President Vargas with additional emergency powers with which to enact police action against the communist tyrant government in Ecuador, with assistance from Peru-Bolivia, and make war against communism in South America. It is the intention of His Imperial Majesty's government to eradicate all enemies of freedom and progress in Ecuador, freeing the Ecuadorian people from slavery and oppression.

This government urges all Ecuadorian communists to lay down their arms, and take advantage of the general amnesty the forces of the joint interventionary legion intend to offer the people of Ecuador. We shall not rest until Ecuador is free from the Red Terror.

Shadowbound said:

OOC: The Communist Party of the Soviet Union only wishes to demonstrate its ability to hyperlink to wikipedia articles.

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OOC: We are allies. No need to be so hostile.

bestshot9 said:

OOC: And I had Italy conquer the word. That better be in the update, too.

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OOC: Given that you are fascist, I wouldn't be surprised if you tried... (emphasis on tried)

Economic Growth
London, Great Britain

Slow recovery continued through quarter three and quarter four of nineteen thirty-seven, although heightened political turmoil in some corners of the world meant the growth was even slower than expected for quite a few countries.

Events in the Americas​

Reports of Foreign Influence in the USSA
Chicago, United Socialist States of America

In October 1937, a group of officers and investigators presented a report before members of the United Socialist States of America’s legislature, based on the confessions of various counterrevolutionary leaders and their own investigation, warning that there had been significant foreign-based corruption in the military If the report is right, then it was appears that the amount of foreign corruption in the USSA, particularly its military, was significantly underestimated by the Yankee government.

Mexican Civil War
Mexico City, Mexico

Fighting in Mexico heated up during the late summer of 1937. The socialists were heavily supported by the USSA, and had great popular support from the Mexican people. While the other side was supported by British and Confederate troops, plus monetary aid from a number of other nations, it was clear that few Mexicans actually trusted the foreigners, and August and September saw another wave of defections from the Imperial side to the Socialists. In addition, reports circulated that men in Imperial uniform were actually shooting at Confederate and British positions.

The foreigners mostly dug in north and west of Mexico City, expected a full-on socialist attack. Instead, a stalemate developed in central Mexico, with heavy guerilla warfare. Socialist and socialist-allied guerillas played havoc with the Imperial forces, but the Imperials were successfully able to make and hold a shaky line from Morelia to Santiago de Queretaro to Xalapa. The main offensive occurred along the western coast, with the Socialists – and Yankee tanks flying Mexican colors – easily defeating the far less numerous Imperials. Guadalajara fell to the socialists in early October after a two week long siege. The socialists kept marching south towards Acapulco, which fell in December. A similar offensive occurred along the eastern coast, albeit less successful, and after a slow march was only able to capture Tampico by November.


While all this was going on, an intense air war was developing in the skies above Mexico. The Dixies and British were attempting to enforce air superiority, but the socialists had been given a large number of advanced Yankee planes, in numbers far more than the Imperials and their allies had bargained for. Due to this, they were time and time again unable to achieve the air superiority they had been hoping to gain, despite several pushes from the Dixies and British around September. Yankee and Mexican socialist bombers were able to strike repeatedly at Mexico City and the surrounding area.

In the south, a small contingent of Colombian troops allied with the Mexican socialists landed in Chiapas and Oaxaca in August. The Mexican Empire had few resources placed there, and thanks to Colombian troops trained in jungle warfare, plus unexpected support from the indigenous peoples of the area, most of Chiapas was under Colombian/Socialist control by the end of the year, and the socialists had moved into the outskirts of Oaxaca, and in the west had linked up with the socialists advancing down the west coast leaving the socialists in control of Mexico’s entire Pacific coast.

(Socialist Mexico: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Militia Brigades, -3 Mounted Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Destroyer)
(Colombia: -2 Mounted Brigades)
(USSA: -6 Infantry III Brigades, -3 Fighter I Wings, -6 Fighter II Wings, -1 Bomber I Wing)
(Mexican Empire: -7 Infantry III Brigades, -15 Militia Brigades, -3 Mounted Brigades, -5 Artillery II Brigades)
(Canada: -2 Infantry IV Brigades)
(CSA: -1 Medium I Tank Brigade, -1 Light Tank Brigade, -4 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Fighter I Wings, -4 Fighter II Wings, -2 Interceptor I Wings, -4 Interceptor II Wings)
(Great Britain: -3 Infantry III Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -8 Fighter II Wings, -1 Fighter-Bomber Wing)

Yucateco Independence Recognized
Merida, Yucatan

The government of the Empress of Mexico and representatives from the Yucatan Republic sat down to negotiate a peaceful exit of Yucatan from Mexico. The deal was made that Yucatan would pay a hefty compensation to the Mexican Empire over several years, in exchange for Mexican recognition of the Republic’s freedom from Mexico City. The Yucateco people have applauded this, and are now celebrating their newfound independence, in much the same way as the people of New England did not too long ago.
(Yucatan: -5% Dissent)

Haitian Communist Leadership Killed
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The Haitian anti-communist movement received its greatest victory yet when in August 1937, news arrived from an informant that several key figures of the Haitian communist leadership were meeting in a town in northern Haiti. Elements of the Haitian army who were on the hunt for suspected communist insurgents were immediately readied and sent to attempt to capture them, their numbers bolstered by bounty hunters and other paramilitaries. However, the government forces quickly fell into fighting with communist-allied militiamen who were guarding the town. In the battle that ensued and the crossfire every last communist leader who was meeting there was killed, plus dozens of civilians. With this, the Haitian communists have been utterly smashed, and now that they have splintered, the Haitian government believes that they no longer pose a significant threat to Haitian stability.
(-1 Infantry II Brigade; -5% Dissent)

War in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador

The country of Ecuador was stunned when Brazil, aided by Peru-Bolivia, launched a daring invasion of the country. Called “Operation Andean Storm,” the invasion began in September when Brazilian troops stationed in northern Peru-Bolivia crossed the border of Ecuador. Catching the Ecuadorians by surprise, they were able to make significant advances up the western coast of the country before being stalled near Guayaquil in November. In the east, Brazilian troops trained in jungle warfare were able to capture the lightly defended entire eastern half of Ecuador, and have made to the Andes Mountains. Brazilian air superiority and artillery dislodged the Ecuadorians from Guayaquil, and they have advanced up the center of the country towards Quito, where the Ecuadorians have holed up in hopes of making a last-ditch defense.
(Brazil: -5 Infantry II Brigades, -4 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades)
(Ecuador: -12 Infantry III Brigades, -5 Infantry IV Brigades, -3 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Fighter I Wings)


Argentine Elections
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Presidential elections were held in Argentina in late 1937; the Liberal Party went into the elections with a public image of having helped stymie the worst effects of the Great Depression and having helped make gains in living standards; however, many Argentines were disillusioned by incumbent Elpido Gonzalez administration’s close affiliations with the Brazilians. Nevertheless, the Liberals were still quite popular. They nominated Marcelo de Alvear as the next president, and no other candidate was able to approach him in strength, allowing Alvear to win the presidency by a fairly large margin.
(-2% Dissent)


Antonio Salazar Assassinated!
Lisbon, Portugal

By July 1937, it appeared that the end of the civil war had solidified Antonio Salazar’s hold on the Portuguese state and government, and that the process of rebuilding Portugal into a New State was well under way. Salazar had expressed open admiration for the path that Getulio Vargas was taking Brazil down. However, in September 1937, before these things could be accomplished, Salazar was stabbed in the back by one of his own bodyguards, who in fact was a closeted anarchist. The power vacuum was filled by Domingos Oliveira. Unlike Salazar, Oliveira does not have significant support amongst the military, and a few reports have surfaced that Oliveira’s grip is slipping. Although the socialists and communists of Portugal have been heavily decimated in number, they are still there, and there are those moderates who wish to create a republic.
(+8% Dissent; +5% Dissent in all colonies)

Spanish Elections
Madrid, Spain

With the death of Jose Sanjurjo and the establishment of a new Spanish republic earlier in the year, Spain held its first elections in over six years in 1937. Several parties contested in the elections, the largest of which were the centrist Partido Popular Español, the right-wing Falange Española Tradicionalista, and the broadly left-wing Partido Socialista Obrero Español. However, the interim government announced that any party affiliated with Communism would be barred from participating. Many of those people who would have voted Communist instead placed their votes for the Partido Socialista Obrero Español, giving it victory by a narrow margin. Interim Prime Minister Alejandro Lerroux handed over the reins of his office to Indalecio Prieto. Although there were a number of accusations of voter fraud from all parties, the election has given the Spanish people a degree of faith in the new republic.
(-4% Dissent; -2% Dissent in all colonies)

Public Works Development in Spain
Barcelona, Spain

In the initial months of the new Spanish government’s administration, a bill was passed effortlessly through that country’s legislature creating a nationwide public works program. The program would help give jobs to the country’s numerous homeless and unemployed in helping to make significant improvements to Spain’s infrastructure. Already, the economy is showing positive growth from the program, both from the new infrastructure and from the lowering of the unemployment rate. As many of the homeless and unemployed were supporting the country’s extremist parties, particularly the Communists, placing them at work has stymied Communist activity in Spain, or so many politicians claim.
(-2% Dissent)

Irish Elections
Dublin, Ireland

The people of Ireland went to the polls in late 1937 to determine who would run their country. The Conservatives, and Prime Minister W.T. Cosgrave, went in having to face the burden of unsuccessful economic policies and a declining standard of living in the country. The elections brought the social democratic Labor Party to power, spearheaded by William Norton. Norton has also been an outspoken opponent of the New Order Party in Britain, and used New Order extensively in his electoral rhetoric. This election could go down in history as one that complicates British-Irish relations for good.
(+3% Dissent)

France Annexes Belgium
Brussels, France

Belgium assumed that its future was secured with the signing of the Treaty of Calais. This could not have been further than the truth. In August 1937, a coup was attempted by Belgian national socialists and other French-allied groups. The capital erupted into violence. In the midst of the chaos, somebody in Belgium – his identity and affiliation are still uncertain – sent a telegram to the Paris, inviting France to come in and help restore order. France sent a significant chunk of its army in. However, the commander of the French forces, Alphonse Juin, marched into Brussels and declared that the French National Socialist Party was now in control of the country.

Belgium was rapidly annexed as a province of France. Sporadic fighting between Belgian remnants and French troops lasted through most of the rest of the year, although the results were woefully lopsided not only due to the larger size of the French forces, but also due to the better training and equipment of the French. The Belgian navy was captured in port, although loyalist Belgian naval personnel managed to scuttle its flagship and a number of the other ships before the French managed to secure the port. A task force was also deployed to bring Belgium’s African possessions under French control (see the Africa/Middle East section).

King Leopold and the existing Belgian government of Paul Van Zeeland, along with a number of other politicians, somehow managed to escape into exile in Germany, where they have pledged to do all they can to “restore Belgium’s rightful freedom from the French jackboot.” Panic has spread to neighboring countries, especially the Netherlands, as they fear that their corner of Europe might erupt into war.
(Belgium: -15 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Destroyers, -1 Light Cruiser; –Existence)
(France: -8 Infantry IV Brigades, -1 Motorized II Brigade, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -1 Light Tank I Brigade, +7 Destroyers; +7% Dissent)
(Germany: +2% Dissent)
(Netherlands: +5% Dissent)

New Government in Germany
Berlin, Germany

The ruling center-right party in Germany has formed a broad ruling coalition with other center-left, center, and center-right parties in the country, which they are calling the “Weimer Vertrag.” The coalition has been created in an effort to defend Germany’s democratic process from its enemies – namely, France and Germany’s own extremist parties. Surprisngly little opposition was heard, and the process of forming the coalition was certainly expedited by the events in Belgium, which have spread a great degree of concern amongst the German populace that France is gearing up for war.
(-3% Dissent)

Scandinavians Call For Exit from League of Democratic Nations
Copenhagen, Scandinavia

Although Scandinavia has since the late 19th century had friendly relations with Great Britain, and the initial decision to form the LDN was popular, that support has cooled in recent years. The various Scandinavian leftist parties, which have been growing in strength, have come out in firm opposition to Scandinavian involvement in the alliance; and even a few of the ruling Social Democrats have been less than pleased, especially due to British politics’ sharp turn to the right in recent years. Others from all across the political spectrum oppose the LDN on the grounds that it does not benefit Scandinavia in any foreseeable manner. Although the Prime Minister officially still supports the LDN, opposition to Scandinavian membership in the alliance is mounting.
(+3% Dissent)

Comprehensive Program for Economic Development Begins in Finland
Helsinki, Finland

The country of Finland, even after its transition to Communism, remains one of the most unindustrialized parts of Europe. To help remedy this, Finland has embarked on a large-scale, all-encompassing program, heavily influenced by and modeled after the Soviet Union’s five-year plans. Large expansion in the country’s industry is being accompanied by agricultural reform, giving the country’s farmers more autonomy in regards to decision-making and making farming more productive using better seeds and equipment, and widespread infrastructure development via railroad construction and expansion. Finland is also establishing standards for product quality, such that quality will no longer be compromised in order to meet production quotas, environmental sustainability, in order to protect the country’s fish, forests, and farms from harm. Fixed consumer goods allocation is being phased out in favor of a system utilizing paper currency, which the government hopes will reduce the size of the country’s black market. Already, all signs are showing that the program will be a success, with the third and fourth quarters of 1937 showing much greater economic growth than previously. Accompanying the economic program is a comprehensive military reform, and some political reforms; an easing of prosecution of political enemies, and the impressment of some creative minds and highly qualified specialists into service for the state and/or military.

Sudetenland Plebiscite
Prague, Bohemia-Moravia

The long-awaited plebiscite in the Sudetenland occurred this year. There was grave concern beforehand that the pro-Austrian Sudeten German Party or the government of Bohemia-Moravia was planning something; however, this never happened. The plebiscite arrived, and was mostly peaceful, despite wrangling on all sides. The northern Sudetenland went to Germany by a comfortable margin, and the southern Sudetenland went to Austria by an even more comfortable margin. In the western Sudetenland, the results were too close to call, and after a heated recount, it turned out that Austria had won the region by less than a percentage point. Some pro-German groups have challenged the results, claiming that Austria or the Sudeten German Party had influenced the recount. Concern has also been given to the new Austrian border in the area, which the Serbian Office of Border Prettification has pejoratively called “the Sickle.”
(Bohemia-Moravia: -10% Dissent)

Poles Return Home
Warsaw, Poland

An agreement between the German and Polish governments provided any and all Poles living in Germany an opportunity for passage to Poland. Many Poles, especially working-class Poles, have taken up the offer and have left their homes in Silesia and Prussia for Poland, who have been given residences by a generous Polish government around Warsaw and Krakow and well-paying industrial jobs. This has had the added effect of ridding Germany of many Polish dissidents. Nevertheless, many Poles, especially Polish Socialists and Communists, have stayed behind, having been reluctant to leave their homes and unwilling to go to a country ruled by what they see as a repressive right-wing government.

In a separate part of the deal, the Polish government has been granted access to the German-controlled ports of Elbing/Elblag and Danzing/Gdansk for Polish trade.

(Germany: -3% Dissent)

Hungary Launches Resource Development Program
Budapest, Hungary

The Hungarian government has begun investing heavily in developing that nation’s natural resource sector, particularly when it comes to fossil fuels – namely, coal and natural gas. The government has begun constructing a number of coal mines and natural gas drills throughout the country, plus industrial infrastructure to process them and start an export-oriented industry. This has caused significant growth in that particular sector, but this has not spread across the entire Hungarian economy.

Peaceful Transition of Power in Romania
Bucharest, Romania

Romania stood at a precarious position in July 1937; a violent revolution or civil war seemed imminent. However, with the support of the Soviet Union, a power-sharing deal was negotiated, wherein the local Communist Party was elevated to government in exchange for promises to retain the monarchy and the existing Romanian constitution. The agreement seemed to satisfy both parties, and the Red Guards began to stand down, averting civil war. The social democratic Prime Minister Petrescu has been replaced by Communist Party General Secretary Stefan Foris. Newly implemented Communist economic policy, combined with an abundance of economic aid from the Soviet Union, allowed a reversal of Romania’s economic backslide and even created limited growth in the third and fourth quarters of 1937.

Although so far the Communists appear to be keeping to their promises, there remains great fear in Romania that with support coming from the Soviet Union, there is very little stopping the Communists from disregarding their agreement and turning the country into a full-fledged Communist state. This has not been helped by a continued wave of factory takeovers by workers emboldened by the Communists’ now being in government. Some of the fear and panic has spilled over the border into neighboring Bulgaria, as the Communist Party in that country has exploded in support.
(Romania: -2 Infantry III Brigades, -5% Dissent; Bulgaria: +4% Dissent)

Rumelian Plebiscite
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The second plebiscite to occur this year was in the Bulgarian-majority areas making up the Ottoman province of Eastern Rumelia. Unsurprisingly, the area went to Bulgaria; however, the margin of victory was far less than anticipated, thanks to heavy Turkish investment in the region in the months just before the plebiscite occurred. The plebiscite has reduced Ottoman Empire’s holdings in the Balkans to Thrace and parts of Macedonia, area which Greece was claiming prior to the War of the Balkan League and the ensuing Greek defeat and revolution.

Greek Internal Developments
Athens, Greece

The transition of Greece into a Communist state began in earnest, with Nikos Zachariadis now firmly in control of the country and viewed as a hero of the people, an image spread by the Greek government-controlled media. Zachariadis’s ideological tract, which he calls “The Little Red Book,” has been distributed to all Greek citizens, and to other communist organizations around the globe. In the book, Zachariadis outlines his ideology; called by some as “Christian Communism,” it combines traditional Marxism with some of the teachings of Jesus Christ, encouraging Greeks to live as in early Christian communities, without private property. Indeed, Zachariadis’s government has worked closely with Communist-friendly Orthodox priests, although the majority of Orthodox priests still oppose the Communists.

Additionally, Greece has begun its own five-year plan, intended to drastically expand its industrial capacity within the specified time frame, although little industrial expansion has happened thus far. Rather, most economic transition in the third and fourth quarters of 1937 has been in the form agricultural collectivization, although not to as much of a degree seen in some other Communist states; the farmers still retain a great degree of autonomy.
(-3% Dissent)

Right-Wing Guerilla Activity in Greece
Ioannia, Greece

Continued conflict occurred in Greece between right-wing militias and Greek Communist military forces, especially in the areas near the border with Italian Albania. The militia are waging a guerilla war against the Communist government, and despite Greek efforts to put them down they are getting significant funding from unknown foreign sources. Several high-profile attacks were conducted against the military and other communist installations throughout 1937, but they began to heat up in particular in the Epirus region starting in September.
(-3 Infantry III Brigades, -2 Artillery II Brigades)

Events in Africa and the Middle East​

The Ottoman Empire’s New Islamic Identity
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire this year created a new pan-Islamic political organization that included some officials from the upper echelons of Imperial government. Propaganda and radio campaigns from Constantinople enforced. These campaigns have proved more or less successful in Anatolia and the Muslim areas of Rumelia, but in Kurdistan and the Levant, they have been not as influential due to another pan-Islamic force.
(Ottoman Empire: -2% Dissent)

Resurgence of Arab Nationalism
Damascus, Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire’s pan-Islamic machinations were quickly outshadowed in parts of the Empire by a surge of Wahhabist clerics and orators, who have tapped into the potential energy of dormant Arab nationalism in the region. Clerics have set up in many cities in the Ottoman-controlled parts of Arabia and the Levant, calling for the Arabs to throw off their chains and join a great pan-Islamic, pan-Arab state. There has also been a similar spread of clerics into Muslim areas of the British Empire, but Britain’s colonial policies have successfully clamped down on dissent in that region.
(Ottoman Empire: +6% Dissent)
(British Arabia, British Egypt, British Iraq: +2% Dissent, British East Africa: +1% Dissent)

French Seizure of the Congo
Leopoldville, French Congo

In October 1937, as the Belgian motherland fell to a French takeover, a small French expeditionary force and naval detachment sailed to the Belgian Congo to bring it under control. The French navy encountered absolutely no resistance as it sailed up the mouth of the Congo river and landed in Leopoldville. Although the force was small, it still outnumbered and outclassed the Belgian garrison in the colony, and after some abortive fighting in Leopoldville the garrison quickly surrendered. The French spent the rest of the year bringing the far-flung parts of the colony under its control, although in reality only the Congo river basin is under secure French control; the local commander has been reluctant to send his soldiers into the dense jungles of the Congolese heartland. France has pledged to create an autonomous, white-run, state out of the colony, although this has not happened yet.
(Belgium: -2 Infantry III Brigades)
(France: -1 Infantry IV Brigade)

War in Southern Africa
Cape Town, South Africa

July 1937 began with a push by the Socialists to secure the city of East London. Limited fighting occurred in and around the city, but by the end of the month the South Africans had been pushed out of the city. The Socialists slowly advanced.

However, in September, the British, supported by Australians, arrived. They pushed forward in a two-pronged attack, with one prong from South-West Africa and another from Cape Town. The advance from Cape Town quickly bogged down thanks to the Socialists being in a better defensive position, and they were able to inflict heavy casualties.

However, the northern advance was far more successful, and by October, the Socialists had been pushed out of both South-West Africa and Bechuanaland, thanks to use of tanks by the British, which the Socialists were completely unable to defend from. The Socialists, knowing that their tactics would be useless against tanks in the open desert, retreated and hastily set up a defensive line along the border between Transvaal province and Bechauanaland, which surprisingly held. The Socialists have now taken to using hit-and-run counterattacks against the British, which have proven successful against their equipment. In addition, Rhodesia has been relieved, and a corridor to that country has been relieved.

With the Socialists tied down, the British have made an amphibious landing between Durban and East London. They have successfully pushed the Socialists out of the coastal areas, including East London.

(Australia: -2 Infantry IV Brigdades, -1 Artillery II Brigade, -3 Mounted Brigades)
(Great Britain: -3 Infantry III Brigades, -1 Infantry IV Brigade, -2 Artillery II Brigades, -2 Light Tank I Brigades)
(South Africa: -5 Infantry III Brigades, -5 Infantry IV Brigades, -8 Militia Brigades)
(Transvaal-Botswana: -27 Militia Brigades)

Events in Asia and Oceania​

Indian Muslims Call for Self-Determination
Karachi, India

India’s socialist government since the subcontinent received home rule less than a decade ago has followed a more or less secular policy when it comes to religious affairs. However, in October 1937, a congress of Islamic delegates met in the northwestern Indian city of Karachi, calling for Indian Muslims to gain a sovereign state, stating that the majority Hindu population of the dominion were not respect the rights of the Islamic minority. This declaration was supported by a number of Islamic organizations and religious leaders. Despite this recent surge of activity by pro-Islamic groups, recent polls conducted by various newspapers in advance of next year’s elections suggest that a clear majority of Indian Muslim voters are in favor of the current Socialist government and its policies.
(+2% Dissent)

Regime Change in China
Beijing, China

In July 1937, Chiang Kai-Shek caught a particularly bad case of malaria, and passed away not long after. A power vacuum quickly opened at the head of the Chinese government, and within weeks a lone figure had emerged at the top: Weng Wenhao, a trained geologist who plans on implementing a new ideology, which he calls Progressivism, which believes, “It is not the strongest of nations that survives, but the ones most responsive to change.” Progressivism combines Chinese nationalism with and a meritocratic-technocratic form of bureaucracy influenced by Confucianism, and emphasizes scientific and technological superiority.

However, Weng does not have the same pull among the military that Chiang Kai-Shek once did, and there has been a noticeable rise in dissatisfaction from quarters of the KMT and elsewhere unhappy with the change. It may take violence to bring them back in line. In addition, Chinese communist groups, and there are rumors that a united Chinese Communist front may emerge from the countryside.
(+10% Dissent)

Tibet Becomes Self-Governing Protectorate of China
Lhasa, Tibet

The Dalai Lama’s government in Tibet agreed to a proposal from China that would make Tibet a home-ruled protectorate of China in exchange for help industrializing and modernizing. China has already invested a significant amount of funds into Tibet, which has had a recognizable impact on its production capacity. Although there has been some happiness, the fact is that life in Tibet for most of the populace remains much as it was, with little change.


Continued Protests in Hainan and Formosa
Tohoku, Japanese Formosa

After a bout of violence in Hainan and Formosa earlier in 1937, there have been continued protests in both areas. However, unlike earlier, these protests are mostly peaceful, and an atmosphere of general calm has returned to most parts of both Hainan and Formosa. It is believed that arrests of the violent protestors have calmed the rest down, although Japanese policy may have something to do with it.
(-3% dissent in both)

Incident in the Sea of Japan
Tokyo, Japan

A brief skirmish occurred in November 1937 between a Chinese destroyer and a Japanese fleet that was patrolling the area. It is uncertain who started the shooting match, but the Japanese admiral did claim that “the Han shot first!” (referring to the Han Chinese, naturally) Both Japan and China are now at each others’ throats.

Elections in Siam
Bangkok, Siam

The Siamese electorate went to the polls in 1937. Unsurprisingly, the Conservative Party and Phot Bhahalyodin retained their mandate to govern the country. The main issues were continuing to press for Siamese economic protectionism, especially in the wake of the Great Depression, and keeping the country free from foreign influence or control, which the Conservatives have been able to do.
(-2% Dissent)

The Situation in Indochina
Hanoi, British Indochina

The conflict between Ho Chi Minh’s Indochinese nationalists and British and German colonial forces was supposed to continue through the second half of 1937, but little happened. In British Indochina especially, and to a lesser extent in German Indochina, a series of propaganda coups and colonial polices have turned opinion firmly against the insurgents. To a lesser Ho Chi Minh remains elusive, but nothing has been heard from him, and it is believed that he might be dead.
(British Indochina: -5% Dissent; German Indochina: -5% Dissent)


Filipino Independence Protests
Manila, Spanish Philippines

With the creation of a new Spanish Republic finalized in the homeland, the question about the future of Spain’s colonies remains. Starting in September 1937, a number of residents of Spain’s colonies in the Philippines crowded in the streets of Manila to protest for the colony’s greater self-determination. This caught the eye of several high-profile independence organizations, who granted them support, and soon the protests grew until tens of thousands filled the city, in addition to smaller protests in other cities across the colony. The protests have been peaceful so far, with little violence, but it is clear that the Philippines no longer want to be affiliated with Spain.
(Philippines: +4% Dissent)

Australian Elections
Canberra, Australia

This year’s Australian elections were filled with a degree of turmoil following William Birdwood’s failed coup attempt in late 1936, and the simultaneous swing to the right of politics in Great Britain. Joseph Lyons’ Conservative government was more and more clearly hanging by a thread, and attempting to win re-election would be an uphill battle. Robert Menzies and the liberal Independence Party seized the opportunity to attack the Conservatives for their failed economic policies and for causing the attempted coup to occur. Several other parties made runs, but it was not a surprise that the Independence Party won. Menzies has taken the office of Prime Minister, and has promised to ensure Australian self-reliance from Great Britain.
(+3% Dissent)

Australian Industrial Development
Brisbane, Australia

The Australian government has begun wide-spread construction of industrial facilities in an effort to improve the country’s production capacity. The government has constructed factories, and then sold them to the highest bidder in an effort to spur economic activity. The effort is opposed by some conservatives, who believe it to be unnecessary government involvement in the economy. Although some of the factories have been finished, there has been little economic impact, for reasons yet uncertain.

OOC:

As always, anything that wasn’t mentioned in the update worked, it just for one reason or another didn’t warrant mention in the update. Also as always, please inform me if there are any stats errors: I can’t seem to shake off that feeling that I messed up something in Mexico somehow.

Croatia has been changed to the light blue color it uses on the modern world maps; previously for whatever reason it had the same color as Great Britain.

Those of you who are small nations who are trying to build nukes: just don’t bother. It’s a complete waste of your funds and energy. The least powerful nations that can realistically have a nuclear program right now are likely Italy, Japan, and maybe Spain, and even that’s stretching it.

Again, people who spent odd numbers on research have been refunded the extra single EPs.

ChineseWarlord has been dropped from the FRCA due to inactivity. TheDright and Bair_the_Normal also did not send orders, although in Bair’s case I temp-NPC’d Transvaal-Botswana since they were at war.

Typing “Karachi, India” was a surreal experience.

Stats will be up tomorrow, I’m in a bit of a hurry right now.

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Arya126: Your nation obviously no longer exists, feel free to rejoin as someone else though.

Bestshot9: Your research is lower than it should be because public research costs have been doubled. That’s my fault, I realized that haven’t edited the relevant rules yet.

BILLSIF: I’m assuming that Spanish elections are every four years from now on, unless for whatever reason you want that to be different.

Krzowwh: I didn’t include the thing about the statues as a project, since it’s too small.

Milarqui: You had separate things in your spending orders for “Atomic” and “Nuclear” research, which are the same thing, so I combined them. (Did you mean rocketry for one of them?) Additionally, the colonies would be willing to accept the imperial parliament thing, so long as the German part does not encroach on the rights of the colonies.

Lokki242: I didn’t label yours a five-year plan, since yours isn’t a five-year plan It’s just investment into one sector of the economy; that’s still beneficial, no doubt, but not what a five-year plan.

Lord of Elves: I’ve changed Brazil’s form of government in the stats to Presidential Dictatorship as per our conversation.

Nintz: Well, it’s just that there are so many people in India

Ork75: Your spending didn’t add up, so I didn’t start the project. Also, your orders are pretty good, they don’t always have to be super long. I’d just elaborate on what you’re doing.

Terran Emperor: FYI, you can only go up one tier at a time, so I upgraded 5 (not 10) inf-3s to inf-4s.

Again, stats are not finished, and will be up tomorrow. They're up.

From: Empire of Brazil
To: Ecuadorian communists
CC: Peru-Bolivia
Lay down your arms. President Vargas, much against the feelings of the National Senate, has demanded the extension of a general amnesty in Ecuador to all partisans, soldiers and low-ranking members of the Ecuadorian Socialist Party and government. You shall be allowed to return to your homes, without harassment, and carry on your lives as if you had not traitorously taken up arms in a conspiracy against freedom in your country to serve the Red Tyrant of Moscow. It is the intention of President Vargas, His Imperial Majesty Pedro III and the National Senate to not extend this general amnesty to members of the Ecuadorian communist government, who will be tried for treason and crimes against humanity for their role in usurping just governance in Ecuador and establishing a Red dictatorship. An interim government will be appointed, comprised of members of the pre-communist regime and selected intermediaries from the governments of Brazil and Peru-Bolivia.

Once order has been restored, free elections will be held under supervision from Brazil and Peru-Bolivia, and occupying forces will be withdrawn. Continued resistance is futile.

From: Empire of Brazil
To: Colombia
CC: Venezuela, Peru-Bolivia, Argentina
In light of Colombia's inciting of Red elements in Mexico, and its assistance of Mexican traitors in destroying the lawful and legitimate Imperial regime, Brazil intends to wholly embargo Colombian products, commodities and businesses from access to Brazilian markets. We ask the governments of Venezuela, Peru-Bolivia and Argentina to join us in taking such measures, so as to prevent the spread of the Red Menace in South America.

From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
To the Kingdom of Italy

Stop funding Greek rebels. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

I would like to join as Communist Romania. Take it easy on me, as I still have to look at some of the details in the rules to figure everything out in depth. Thanks!

From: Scandinavia
To: World
CC: LDN

In response to public outcries against Scandinavia's position in the LDN, we are hereby leaving the League. We hope this does not adversely affect our relations with league members. We plan on maintaining for a while.