Art of the Possible

[TheLastJacobite]

Russo-Polish Treaty of Economic Cooperation:

Spoiler :

The Empire of Russia and the Kingdom of Poland thus willingly agree and are responsible to:

1. Lower custom tariffs for goods produced in either of the countries and their effective satellites;

2. Minimize the list of formalities required for foreign investment and outsourcing of labor from one of the above mentioned countries to another (including their effective satellites);

3. Reasonably lower port duties for each other's ships;

4. Provide reasonable discount in strategic trade deals taking place between both of the countries when no third power is involved;

5. Withdraw any mutual territorial claims (including territorial claims against effective satellites of one another).

Signed,

His Imperial Majesty, By the Grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Vladimir I Alexandrovich Romanov

Signed,
King John III of Poland

 

[Immaculate]

I like the market model. It allows fuel as a resource without having to micromanage negotiations.

You could do a buy price and a sell price that are about 20% divergent to represent private businesses getting their cut and to encourage people to cut personal deals if and when they can.

 

[Ahigin]

Russia officially opens its Pacific ports of military status (Petropavlosvk-Kamchatskiy, Vladivostok, Port Arthur, Dal'niy, etc.) to the US navy vessels, for reasonably discounted port duties.

 

[Decamper]

I like the market model. It allows fuel as a resource without having to micromanage negotiations.

You could do a buy price and a sell price that are about 20% divergent to represent private businesses getting their cut and to encourage people to cut personal deals if and when they can.

+1 for this. Tried it out in my last game, and it worked out pretty well, not super labour intensive, and still incentivises player interaction.

 

[Masada]

I just thought I'd say this: Britain and France have interests everywhere and in everything so before you go to war you should probably talk to both of us first. Korea being a case in point of the dangers of ignoring us.

 

[Nuka-sama]

I just thought I'd say this: Britain and France have interests everywhere and in everything so before you go to war you should probably talk to both of us first. Korea being a case in point of the dangers of ignoring us.

Seconded. And we do mean everywhere. :|

 

[Immaculate]

I just thought I'd say this: Britain and France have interests everywhere and in everything so before you go to war you should probably talk to both of us first. Korea being a case in point of the dangers of ignoring us.

Seconded. And we do mean everywhere. :|

While we hope that global conflict can be managed without violence, the United States of America is CONCERNED by the policy set forth by France and the United Kingdom.

 

[JohannaK]

Bilateral, rather.

 

[Nuka-sama]

It's not an official policy, it's an ooc statement saying that unilateral action is probably a bad idea considering most states are tied to one of us in one way or another

 

[thomas.berubeg]

While we hope that global conflict can be managed without violence, the United States of America if CONCERNED by the policy set forth by France and the United Kingdom.

The Confederate States echoe American concerns

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hey,

It's not an official policy, it's an ooc statement saying that unilateral action is probably a bad idea considering most states are tied to one of us in one way or another

OCC
Its a OCC statement? Play my way or your out? That is the 2nd time I have been told this by players, not nations, in this game.


Blaze Injun

 

[Shadowbound]

It's like the real world!

 

[Masada]

This ain't no multipolar world peeps.

 

[Immaculate]

James D. Phelan Declares Valparaíso San Francisco’s Sister City
San Francisco Chronicle, November, 1900

Phelan, 25th Mayor of San Francisco, after hosting a number of Chilean business and government officials over the course of the week, has declared that Valparaíso shall henceforth be known as San Francisco’s sister-city.

Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaíso, 1900. Note the ships at harbor in the background.​

Known to international sailors and travelers as the "Little San Francisco" and the “Jewel of the Pacific", the city plays an important geopolitical role, serving as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan.

Like our beloved San Francisco, Valparaíso is growing into a glittering metropolis, splendid in its cultural and commercial spirit. It is home to Latin America's oldest stock exchange, the continent's first volunteer fire department, Chile's first public library, and the oldest Spanish language newspaper in continuous publication in the world, El Mercurio de Valparaíso.

With the Williams-Day trade mission establishing new bilateral trade agreements and ties between Chile and the USA, it only makes sense, said Phelan, to draw ties between San Francisco and the city so obviously its Chilean twin, Valparaíso. By naming them sisters, Phelan intends to foster friendship and understanding between the cultures and to encourage trade and tourism along the ‘Pacific highway’. For the business communities of these cities, it is also being used to form strategic international business links.

Importantly, the city also serves as the US Pacific fleet’s new southern naval base, a home away from home to US sailors operating in the southern Pacific.

OOC: I know the concept of sister cities didn’t come about until the 1930s or 40s but really its not a huge leap to imagine it being 'invented' earlier.

 

[Nuka-sama]

Treaty of La Rochelle​

Signatory Parties:

The United Kingdom, Empire of France and United States of America

Observer Parties:

Empire of Russia, Empire of Japan and the Confederate States of America

Article I: The Signatory and Observer Parties recognise and affirm the principle of the independence of Korea.

Article II: The Signatory Parties through Resident Generals shall advise the Korean Government of its foreign policy including the conduct of its military reforms and the basing of foreign troops and ships in the Korean Peninsula.

Article III: The Government of Korea shall extend to all parties equal access and treatment with respect to the law, including extraterritoriality, and the conduct of trade.

Article IV: The Government of Korea shall abolish the institution of slavery.

Article V: The Signatory Parties recognise the Empire of Japan has special interest in the Korean Peninsula.

Article VI: The Confederate States of America shall withdraw the Treaty of Richmond and the Empire of Japan shall withdraw the Japanese-Korean Treaty of Friendship as injurious to the peace and the balance of powers.

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Signed:

Foreign Minister Philip de Verun, Comte de Rochambeau

His Most Imperial Majesty, Napoleon Bonaparte the Fourth

 

[Ahigin]

Treaty of La Rochelle​

Signatory Parties:

The United Kingdom, Empire of France and United States of America

Observer Parties:

Empire of Russia, Empire of Japan and the Confederate States of America

Article I: The Signatory and Observer Parties recognise and affirm the principle of the independence of Korea.

Article II: The Signatory Parties through Resident Generals shall advise the Korean Government of its foreign policy including the conduct of its military reforms and the basing of foreign troops and ships in the Korean Peninsula.

Article III: The Government of Korea shall extend to all parties equal access and treatment with respect to the law, including extraterritoriality, and the conduct of trade.

Article IV: The Government of Korea shall abolish the institution of slavery.

Article V: The Signatory Parties recognise the Empire of Japan has special interest in the Korean Peninsula.

Article VI: The Confederate States of America shall withdraw the Treaty of Richmond and the Empire of Japan shall withdraw the Japanese-Korean Treaty of Friendship as injurious to the peace and the balance of powers.
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Signed:
Ministr Inostrannyh Del (Foreign Minister) Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Myravyov
His Imperial Majesty, By The Grace Of God, Emperor and Autocrat Of All The Russias Vladimir I Alexandrovich Romanov

 

[gay_Aleks]

So, EQ, is the fuel mechanic staying in?

 

[Masada]

It is kind of hard to send orders with the uncertainty.

 

[Grandkhan]

The Treaty of Santiago

The nations of the Republic of Paraguay and the Republic of Chile henceforth, in the spirit of mutual cooperation, agree to

i) dedicate themselves to preserving the peace and stability of the Cone of South America,

ii) in the event of their involvement in conflicts in the Cone of South America, to intervene on the others behalf.

iii) consult and cooperate with each other in events which threaten the stability, peace, and security of the Cone of South America,

Signed, Pedro Bobadilla, President of the Republic of Paraguay

OOC: yeah, pretty much waiting on that to send orders.

 

[Shadowbound]

The Empire of Japan has issues with Article III. If the Western Powers dislike the Korean legal system, so much so that they require extraterritoriality be conferred on literally every foreign national present in the country, they should mandate reforms above and beyond the abolishment of the barbaric practice of slavery.

We also object to the lack of a sunset provision in Article II.