Art of the Possible

OOC:
If any nations who are enacting sanctions against France/Britain want to put in their orders reduced tariffs or increased trade with the USA, we will put in our orders to reduce tariffs bilaterally with them also. It sort of last minute so i'm just going to write in my orders:

"Reduce tariffs with any nations who levee sanctions against the French and UK and want to increase trade with us as a result of of the sanctions."

Hopefully we can avoid too much blow-back from this by helping each other out.

OOC over.
 
Immaculate said:
OOC:
If any nations who are enacting sanctions against France/Britain want to put in their orders reduced tariffs or increased trade with the USA, we will put in our orders to reduce tariffs bilaterally with them also. It sort of last minute so i'm just going to write in my orders:

"Reduce tariffs with any nations who levee sanctions against the French and UK and want to increase trade with us as a result of of the sanctions."

Hopefully we can avoid too much blow-back from this by helping each other out.

OOC over.
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I've already sent my orders, but the CSA follows suite.

EQ, please accept?
 
Yep, that's simple and easy enough to implement at this juncture.
 
So unfortunately, it appears that we're going through a bit of a hardware move/overhaul in this office. That means my update plans are a bit disrupted and thanks to the holiday have to be pushed back to next week. I realize this is likely to throw some of you off at short notice, but consider my recent statement of no longer accepting revisions to be retracted. The new order deadline will be 11/30/2015.
 
OOC: Merry Christmas and a happy new war! :snowgrin:
 
Blaze Injun said:
Hey,

OOC
Nice. A extension just in time to let all those big nations declare fulll moblization to go with thier war plans. Merry Christmas everybody! :snowgrin:
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Yes, because there wasn't enough time for people to make maps with arrows on. I really like maps with arrows on.
 
Awesome thanks for the order extension :) sorry about the issues though :(
 
Joining as Reformist Anhui.
 
Spoiler :
Masada said:
This morning the British Government was handed a note stating that Austro-Hungary, Prussia, Persia, the United States of America, the Confederate States of America and the Subline Porte intend to impose a blockade on our trade with immediate effect unless the British Government withdrew from Siam.

I have to tell you that the British Government has given no such undertaking, and has decided to impose its own blockade on those same parties. You can imagine what consternation this has caused me. The British Government has quite been unable to fathom the reasons behind this action.

The British Government had tried to resolve a peaceful and honourable settlement between France and ourselves and the Siamese, but the Siamese would have none of it. The Siamese had evidently made up their minds long in advance to reclaim the Sultanates of Kelantan, Tringganu, Kedah and Perlis in Malaya which were Siamese in the recent past.

Up to the very last it would have been possible to arrange a peaceful settlement. The British Government communicated to the Siamese a number of proposals which addressed the Siamese concerns which were professed in public. The French Empire supported these. Siam chose to ignore these proposals and without further communication mobilised its forces along those frontiers it shares with Britain.

The British Government had also sought the good offices of the United States between the Siamese ending negotiations and mobilising. The British Government assured the United States that it was keen to hear what the Siamese Government might be comfortable with accepting. This was undertaken in secret because it was in the interests of all parties to do so. The United States did not communicate any Siamese proposals to the British Government. In this outreach the French Government was a willing partner.

The British Government now knows that the United States abused its good offices by not communicating with Siam as it offered and in fact encouraged Siam to mobilise against us. The British Government makes no apologies for its response. The defence of British India, inclusive of Burma, and of the Sultanates of Kelantan, Tringganu, Kedah and Perlis is a requirement – not an option. New Delhi is as much sovereign British territory as Berlin is to Prussia. The bonds between Britain and the Malay Sultanates are as sacred as those between brothers.

The United States has further abused its position as a friend of Great Britain by organising against it a coalition which seeks to cut the sacred thread of commerce which unites the Empire and the Motherland. This is intolerable. That the parties arrayed against us are ridiculous is a given. But we must respond and we respond in force. To do nothing is to invite ridicule and accept that the British Government has no right to defend itself of its interests.

I announce that as of five o’clock this evening, Cabinet has been dissolved and a new Cabinet appointed drawing talent from Liberal and Conservative ranks. At six o’clock by unanimous ascent, and with the support of the Labour and the Irish Parliamentary Party the Cabinet has resolved to impose a blockade. In a special sitting called tonight Parliament as one gave three cheers of ‘Queen and Country!’ as the decision was made known to the houses.

At the same time, it was communicated to the houses that the French Government had reached out for an alliance and that the Cabinet had on consideration of the issues accepted.

The Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey and Colonial Secretary the Earl of Elgin spoke in favor noting the great strides that had been made towards healing the rift between our Governments.The status of Siam have been resolved, the crisis in Korea having been headed off, the good work in China, the Confederate withdrawal from Liberia, and so on.

The Secretary for War Richard Haldane and the First Lord of the Admiralty the Lord Tweedmouth spoke in favor. Indeed none spoke against. I have violated the usual rules of Cabinet to communicate this to you because the events of the last few days have been so extraordinary that had I not tested myself to see that I was awake I should think myself dreaming. My Cabinet colleagues concurred that this should be made public and so it has.

Parliament considered this announcement and roared back to the newly seated Cabinet its approval.

This Government has in the space of three days been obliged to declare war on Siam, been blockaded by Persia and the Sublime Porte among others and signed an alliance with France.

Extraordinary times indeed!
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OOC: wait... Masada... I almost missed this.

You are imposing a blockade of merchant shipping of Austro-Hungary, Prussia, Persia, the United States of America, the Confederate States of America, the Subline Porte, Spain, Bavaria, Greece, Sweden, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Murilla, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela, Boer Republic, Liberia, and Oman?

I think you meant to establish economic sanctions? A blockade is something considerably more than a sanction on goods or a embargo of markets and a MAJOR escalation of hostilities with the world community.

Please clarify if you meant a blockade which means to physically prevent the import and export of goods by seizing ships (presumably with the royal navy), etc or if you meant to write 'levee sanctions'?
 
Masada said:
This morning the British Government was handed a note stating that Austro-Hungary, Prussia, Persia, the United States of America, the Confederate States of America and the Subline Porte intend to impose a blockade on our trade with immediate effect unless the British Government withdrew from Siam.
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Sanctions, not a blockade, unless I have horribly misread the situation. There are no Ottoman ships blocking British ports or disrupting trade between nations that are not members of the Fort Lauderdale Conference. No British or French ships will be interfered with in international waters (or British/French national waters), but all British/French trade is denied access to Ottoman markets or territories, and Ottoman nationals may not trade or otherwise send capital to British/French markets.

TLDR: There are sanctions, not a blockade.
 
Nuke and I are just discussing how to negotiate with so many parties. He will be sounding out people's positions on various issues in the coming days. We're not ignoring you.
 
Signing back on as Mexico. I'll send orders this time.
 
But also please keep in mind negotiate :p

From France

We are open to a variety of greivances on a variety of issues, please be respectful and we can be open to negotiation. The current US proposal is unacceptable (withdraw wholesale from war and treaty with Siam) but we can be flexible if you can be flexible. Please consult your local ambassador
 
To be clear, the US's position is:
1) Withdraw your declarations of war
2) Recognize the sovereignty and independence of Siam and it current king.

Contrary to the opinion of the French crown, we do not believe this position is unreasonable.
 
I think that, perhaps, USA, too should admit non-interference in Siamese affairs. Just to even it out.
 
Poland hopes that common sense will rule the day and peace can be had. There is no need for the whole world to be plunged into war over a trade dispute over an Asian backwater
 
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