Art of the Possible

[DuneBear]

Suppose Ill need to make some cultural posts.

 

[christos200]

Never mind. Found a pic with Ming uniform.

 

[Immaculate]

From the Korean Resident Generals (US, UK, France),
To Korea, Japan, Russia

William Taft, US Resident General to Korea, begs for patience​

With regards to the Incheon affair, the Resident Generals will await the results of an independent investigation conducted under our own aegis, before determining guilt or punishment.

We hope that all parties involved in the matter will provide their full support to investigators and otherwise remain patient while we get to the bottom of the whole affair.

 

[Shadowbound]

OOC: If you're looking for some IC response to the Korean accusations from me, there will be none. I had amusing plans to claim that accused rapist was, in fact, a frequent visitor to a number of gay bathhouses in Japan in order to lampoon the Korean story, but I don't have the heart for it. There is some subject matter that I believe is simply unfit for being included in a game like this. Pedophilia, rape, and the murder of young children definitely falls under that category. It is, in my mind, a new low for NESing/IOT and I have decided to acknowledge it as little as possible from now on.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

Shadowbound makes actually a fair point. That sort of stuff, while present in life as we know it, has rarely appeared in plain text on the forum. I would like to ask that Blaze_Injun make the accusations a bit more vague for at least content purposes.

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hello,

Though the text may change. Korea stands by the ivestigation's findings.

Shadowbound makes actually a fair point. That sort of stuff, while present in life as we know it, has rarely appeared in plain text on the forum. I would like to ask that Blaze_Injun make the accusations a bit more vague for at least content purposes.

Sure can edit it by GM orders. Just for the record I asked about writing the story before it was posted. I did nothing wrong.


Blaze Injun

 

[Nuka-sama]

@EQ, can you provide a result for the investigation from the Resident Generals?

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

@<nuke> No, as previously stated, what's said in the update is what happened, and if someone chooses to interpret the details one way or another, that's up to them. Fact is that those involved are dead and it's impossible to track down every single peasant who may or may not have been involved. There's really nothing more for me to say on the specifics of the matter, as with the current day and age of technology you're not going to get much better than what's been provided.

 

[Shadowbound]

The important question is, which story do you want to be true? Hiro Tomomori, the child rapist, or Darth Vader of the Planet Vulcan and his giant robot?

 

[Immaculate]

The Resident Generals report regarding the Incheon violence,

• It is not possible to determine with absolute certainty who is responsible for the violent events in Incheon or who is responsible.
• The Resident Generals do not support the report made by Mr. Moon Bok and Mr. Colt Bennett.
• The violent mob action in Incheon indicates an environment where incitement against foreign interests is either allowable or where the police are overwhelmed.

As a consequence,

• The provincial police and local military senior commanders will resign their positions.
• Martial law will be implemented in Incheon province. This may require calling up army reserves on a rotational basis. Korean soldiers are charged with protecting legitimate international business interests as well as the Korean civilian population.
• The Korean government will provide Japanese businesses affected by the violence an indemnity of (2EP).
• The Korean government will provide (1EP) in payments to the families of those killed in the action.

Signed the three Resident Generals.

 

[Nuka-sama]

The government of His Most Imperial Majesty awaits Korea's affirmation that they will abide by this decision

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hey,

The Resident Generals report regarding the Incheon violence,

• It is not possible to determine with absolute certainty who is responsible for the violent events in Incheon or who is responsible.
• The Resident Generals do not support the report made by Mr. Moon Bok and Mr. Colt Bennett.
• The violent mob action in Incheon indicates an environment where incitement against foreign interests is either allowable or where the police are overwhelmed.

As a consequence,

• The provincial police and local military senior commanders will resign their positions.
• Martial law will be implemented in Incheon province. This may require calling up army reserves on a rotational basis. Korean soldiers are charged with protecting legitimate international business interests as well as the Korean civilian population.
• The Korean government will provide Japanese businesses affected by the violence an indemnity of (2EP).
• The Korean government will provide (1EP) in payments to the families of those killed in the action.

Signed the three Resident Generals.

Korea will abide by the wisdom & terms of punishment handed down by the 3 Resident Generals. But we do not accept the findings, without investigation by thier own services, of the 3 Resident Generals. Not being able to verify the facts does not mean the finding of Imperial Investigator Han Moon Bok & Pinkerton National Detective Agency, Detective Colt Bennett were wrong.


Signed: Emperor Gwangmu of the Korean Empire

 

[Masada]

The Acting Resident General gives little credit to the Korean Government's penny dreadful excuse of an investigation. If the goal was to incite European horror against Japan through this fiction, then the opposite has been achieved. The brazen, self-serving, implausibility of the narrative is quite bad enough. The fact that it wholesale ignores an environment in which incitement against European and Japanese is rampant is even more offensive. The Korean Government must withdraw it lest it fan further attacks by its very brazenness. Nevertheless, the Acting Resident General applauds the willingness of the Emperor to address the issue and enjoins him to clamp down on further incitement and stop further violence.

 

[Blaze Injun]

Hey,

The Acting Resident General gives little credit to the Korean Government's penny dreadful excuse of an investigation. If the goal was to incite European horror against Japan through this fiction, then the opposite has been achieved. The brazen, self-serving, implausibility of the narrative is quite bad enough. The fact that it wholesale ignores an environment in which incitement against European and Japanese is rampant is even more offensive. The Korean Government must withdraw it lest it fan further attacks by its very brazenness. Nevertheless, the Acting Resident General applauds the willingness of the Emperor to address the issue and enjoins him to clamp down on further incitement and stop further violence.

The Imperial Investigation's goal was finding the facts and that was done. Korea will not change the facts to fit British or Japanese interests. As for inciting the Korean people against the west and japanese, your mocking rejection of the facts has done more harm then the Incheon Affair could have ever done.


OOC
I also believe the British Resident General has yet to be posted in Korea. Did I miss it?(France & the USA both posted or ordered it done)

 

[Masada]

Princess Royal. Victory. Agincourt. Iron Duke. Swiftsure.

This is all that needs to be said to Korean threats.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Is UK threatening to invade Korea, if their wishes aren't met?

 

[Masada]

Dear Spain,

You've got it around the wrong way. You see the Three Powers demands have been met. Three hurrahs for our hardworking diplomats! Case closed right? Well no. Korea has accepted the demands but rejects the essential truth which underpin those demands i.e. the very real fact of incitement. To this Korea responds nanananana and points to its own investigation, an investigation which all of the Three Powers have concluded is flawed and no longer reproducible... because the Koreans hung the witnesses among other things. The Acting Resident General of His Most Britannic Majesty having stated these facts has now been told that exists a diplomatic rupture between the the UK and Korea larger than the one between Japan and Korea that occured following the murder of a bunch of Japanese civilians. Given the rampant incitement in Korea at the moment (which the Korean Government insists does not exist), the British Government has quite reasonably taken the matter rather seriously. To put into a simple form which the Koreans might understand: we've got 9 inch guns in Asia and you do not!

 

[gay_Aleks]

I'm not sure how threatening with "9-inch guns in Asia" is helping the situation. In fact you might as well be giving the Koreans ammunition. Perhaps...an independent survey of the situation must be done? One made by countries not directly involved into this dreadful affair in any way? All for finding the truth, nothing more, nothing less. It might help calm down the passions.

But, it's all your decision. I, as the queen of Spain, and in this case, more importantly, of the Philippines, am merely giving you ideas how this might get solved without having to use guns.

 

[Masada]

Oh the British Government is icy calm. We're British, it's what we do. We also made no threats. Just statements of fact. The little Emperor feet all made of clay made the threat.

 

[Immaculate]

To: United States of America
From: Haiti

While we applaud the evacuation of Spanish forces from our island, we would like to know a timetable for the withdrawal of American force from Dominica. Similarly, we would like to state our claim to the territories as part of the Republic of Haiti, and suggest that any efforts made should include the possibility of these poor people returning to the Republic and the safety in unity that entails.

From the United States of America, Secretary of State, John Hay,
To President Tirésias Sam of Haiti

The former Spanish colony of Santo Domingo will, in time, be a fully incorporated state of the United States of America. Our nation has a strong tradition of developing its territory through purchases from other nations and peoples (the most notable of which was the Louisiana purchase), and in doing so gaining sovereign territory without bloodshed or violence. We continue that tradition with the purchase of Santo Domingo from Spain.

Presently, Santo Domingo, is governed as a federal territory, in a way similar to the manner in which the Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, or Saskatchewan territories are. As of September 1st, 1900, its people will become US citizens with all the rights and privileges that entails, including freedom of movement within the greater United States.

The United States Federal government has invested (10EP) in improving the sanitation, health, education, and transport infrastructure of the Santo Domingo territory since its acquisition and is on track to invest (5EP) as part of the 1900 budget. This has and will continue to not only improve the quality of life of the island&#8217;s citizens, but also create jobs and economic opportunities previously unheard of in the region.

As the modernization program continues and Santo Domingo&#8217;s peoples gain access to a basic quality of life such as those enjoyed by fellow US citizens living in New York, Ohio, or California, the territory will ascend to statehood.

And so while we recognize the unique culture and people of Santo Domingo, we hope that our explanation makes it clear that Santo Domingo will remain an integral component of the United States. Santo Domingo is no colony of the US, its people are full citizens and its territory is considered an integral part of the US on part with any other.

From the United States Secretary of War, Elihu Root
To President Tirésias Sam of Haiti

Renounce your claims on US soil.

While we have the highest respect for your traditions and struggle against slavery, and wish to maintain excellent relations with your people and its government, a claim by your government upon our territories holds grave concern for us, one we cannot ignore.