Blackened Skies

[Masada]

The United States applauds Spain's desire to deescalate tensions in Iberia.

The United States mobilises to 50%, noting the Communist threat in Austria, Mexico and Brazil.

 

[Nuka-sama]

Portugal agrees

Morocco mobilizes to 20%

 

[gay_Aleks]

SÜDDEUTCHE ZEITUNG
SPECIAL EDITION​

​

IN MEMORIAM: GERMAN UNION.
Munich, Maximilianeum

Luise Eibner.
Kanzerlin of Bavaria.




[TAB]"Huh? Special edition? The Kanzerlin? Why is she writing for a newspaper?", you ask yourself, as you begin reading, no matter whether you're from Schwaben, or Munich, or Worms or wherever in Germany, and beyond. Even if this didn't manage to slid through the strict censure existing in Ruhr and Prussia. Good thing it's marked as art critique. Nobody checks those. Ha.

[TAB]Readers of the Súddeutche Zeitung! Wherever you live, that does not matter! The world's ablaze. But evermore so here. The Trieste Pact has declared war upon our dear Homeland. They are drilling their armies to go deep within our nation, for some nebulous peace, international law and order..But I am not here to talk about this, today.

[TAB]No, what our fellow Germans did is far beyond evil. In comparison, the Italians might as well be the good guys...

[TAB]Treachery! Treachery! It is said. The leaders of the Ruhr and the German Federalist Alliance have shown that they are in no way better than the Capitalists they're fighting. Indeed...Here, I will show you the proof.

From your agents:

We have received credible intelligence reports that the Ruhr and the GFA are entering into a secret agreement that, as a part of this war with Italy, they will be invading and occupying Bavaria to displace our government.

RED ALERT

[TAB]This is an excerpt from our espionage service. I wouldn't share this kind of information under normal circumstances. In fact, in normal circumstances, this would be treason: and I would have pulled the trigger myself, then. But these are in no way normal circumstances. I want every German man, woman and children to know of this reprehensible crime, and to act upon it. Resist. Rebel. Your authorities might have guns; but can they take down every one of you? For that they have betrayed you, Germany. They say that they represent you and socialism, but they're a mere façade, that today will crumble!

[TAB]The leadership has failed. Even so, the leadership can and must be recreated from the masses and out of the masses. The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built. The masses will be on the heights; they will develop this treachery into one of the historical defeats which are the pride and strength of international socialism. And that is why the future victory will bloom from this treachery

[TAB]"Order reigns in Berlin and Essen!" You stupid henchmen! Your 'order' is built on sand. Tomorrow the revolution will already 'raise itself with a rattle' and announce with fanfare, to your terror: I was, I am, I will be!

[TAB]"And, what if they don't rise? What if they ignore the words of this clearly mad demagogue?" , you ask yourself. If Germany doesn't rise. If it is content with the things, as they are, an undemocratic socialism, an oxymoron all in itself, then let the bullets of the traitors pierce my body; let the dogs eat my remains! For that I do not want to live in this world, where normal Germans would live in this authoritarian order, a pantomime and a mockery of socialism!

[TAB]And this edition isn't just for Germans. No...It is for all of the workers of the world. From Bretagne to the west all the way to the faraway and distant Vladivostok! From Sicily to the icy Swedish wastes! Workers of the world, rally, to end the dictators that dwell in Ruhr and Prussia and falsely claim to be socialists! End them today, before you're next! End them...or, if you want to, end us!

[TAB]I have just one last sentence to say...

[TAB]In this hour, true socialism is the only salvation for humanity! Socialism, or barbarism!

 

[Seon]

Spanish Republic lowers mobilization levels to 55%, expecting Portugal to follow suit.

 

[Nuka-sama]

Portugal lowers to 55%

 

[JohannaK]

OOC: I like all the Indian commanders, and the references are priceless.

 

[Masada]

The United States suggests both Iberian parties reduce their mobilisation to 20% as a sign of good will and peace among nations.

 

[Seon]

The Spanish Republic would like to let USA know that the Republic has maintained over 50% mobilization order ever since the revolution without incident to safeguard our nascent democracy against potential threats both internal and external. It seems illogical to reverse this policy when a Great War wages across our continent.

Spain lowers mobilization to 55%, the lowest minimum level of readiness it is currently comfortable with.

 

[jackelgull]

The Oaxacan Commune in response to the Empire of Mexico's call for war raises mobilization to 100%.

 

[JohannaK]

From: Russia
To: India, Han Republic

We wish to organize a conference in St. Petersburg to find a peaceful way to resolve the conflict. Although Russia does believe that the Han Republic is aggressive, it has no interest in fighting a war with our British friends and so we are willing to enter into negotiations. We are willing to trade the eastern half of Xinjiang to Han and pay them 100 EPs in exchange for peace and keeping the western half of Xinjiang. Do not view this attempt to negotiation as weakness or that we will accept any outrageous term you want.

The Han Republic will attend the peace talks and scales back its mobilization to 50%.

 

[Masada]

The United States accepts Spain's views, and notes that Portugal will now host the newly constituted European Squadron of the United States Navy and such soldiers as United States deems necessary for the defence of its facilities and ships and such soldiers as it feels it needs to uphold its alliance obligations viz. the independence, safety and security of Portugal.

Furthermore, the United States in a spirit of friendship invites representatives of the Spanish navy to tour the battleships Louisania, Montana, Maryland and the battlecruisers Hokkaido and Luzon.

 

[Masada]

The United States Government has proposed to the German State that peace can be preserved in Europe provided it restores independence to Austria. The reconstituted Austrian state to be neutral, free of external interference, with a temporary government appointed that is mutually agreeable to the parties pending free and fair elections. The United States requests that France and the United Kindgom support this fair and equitable solution to the present European crisis.

 

[JohannaK]

What is to be made of Bohemia?

 

[Masada]

Americans call Austria-Bohemia Austria. Read the above in light of that. The Czech national question will be considered, separately.

 

[Ahigin]

The United States Government has proposed to the German State that peace can be preserved in Europe provided it restores independence to Austria. The reconstituted Austrian state to be neutral, free of external interference, with a temporary government appointed that is mutually agreeable to the parties pending free and fair elections. The United States requests that France and the United Kingdom support this fair and equitable solution to the present European crisis.

From the German Federalist Alliance
To the United States of America
Your valiant liberation of Bulgaria can be compared only to your wise policy of non-interference in Mexico. Thank you for sharing your views with us.

 

[Double A]

All you white people look the same, anyway.

 

[J.K. Stockholme]

I'll be super busy the next few days, so heads up I'm going to be AFK until Monday (maybe Tuesday).

 

[Tyo]

From the German Federalist Alliance
To the United States of America
Your valiant liberation of Bulgaria can be compared only to your wise policy of non-interference in Mexico. Thank you for sharing your views with us.

The states seem to have this intense yearning to involve itself in isolated civil wars across the globe.

 

[Masada]

I take it all the dead Germans in Brazil just popped up fully formed from the ground.

 

[Tyo]

Yes, they did. After Americans popped up fully-formed from the oceans. Can't explain that.