Capto Iugulum

[TheLastJacobite]

To Roman Empire
From Russia

The tragedy that has befallen your nation is almost beyond comprehension. We offer our support in doing all that we can to rebuild your nation and aid those affected by this horrendous disaster.

 

[Crezth]

To: Sicily, Naples
CC: World
From: The United Kingdom

We wholeheartedly support your attempt at union and do hereby guarantee your sustained independence in the event of unification.

 

[Milarqui]

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

Unfortunately, your support for the unification of Naples and Sicily is for naught, as the Empire of Spain can and will veto any deal with a foreign nation that runs against the interests of the Empire of Spain, as such an unification would be.

 

[Crezth]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom

Then we call upon you to let the Sicilians choose their own destiny, or we must imagine you have no respect for the sovereignty of nation-states and can expect you to withdraw your support for the anti-Brandenburg declaration?

 

[spryllino]

The Franco-Burgundian Confederation stands behind Spain on the matter of Sicily.

 

[Mickzter97]

That didn't go according to plan...

 

[bestshot9]

To: The Nations of the World
From: General Panagiotis Danglis
CC: Roman People

First of all, you will have to forgive me. I am no diplomat. I am only a saddened soldier who now finds himself leading a country devastated by nature.

As touching as your condolences are, you'll have to forgive me for not getting too excited about them. I just lost my home and family, as did many of my Roman brothers and sisters. Words are nice, but let it be known that we will make it through this terrible catastrophe. The Roman people are strong, and though our greatest city may lay in ruins, we will rebuild. We will return to glory.

I, as the new Imperator, ask all my fellow Romans, every man, woman and child, to do their part in aiding in the speedy recovery of our nation. We must stand united and then we will see our nation restored. No nation on Earth can bring our country down, and no power from beyond will do the same, either.

-Signed, General Panagiotis Danglis, Imperator of Rome.

 

[Mickzter97]

To: The Roman Empire
From: Kingdom of Portugal

This great tragedy will never be forgotten. Not only do we offer our condolences, but we will assist your nation by gifting you 35EP, to help you recover.
May your nation rise once more.

 

[Haseri]

OOC: I like how the Constantinople Event is possibly (the 1931 Chinese Floods only have estimates) more devastating then any natural disaster in our world.

 

[Mickzter97]

Edit *The Constantinople Mystery* ...sounds better

 

[Milarqui]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom

Then we call upon you to let the Sicilians choose their own destiny, or we must imagine you have no respect for the sovereignty of nation-states and can expect you to withdraw your support for the anti-Brandenburg declaration?

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

We respect the Sicilian people's sovereignty over the nation of Sicily, and they are in fact free to most of what an independent nation can do. However, in the treaty that gave them independence, one of the terms was that Sicily would not be able to engage in deals that would be against Spanish interests. Sicily accepted that term with only token protests, and we are now ensuring that the deal is upheld.

As for the problems with Brandenburg, we fail to see what is the problem in asking you to make sure that Brandenburg does not use you as an umbrella against the rain that would befall upon them should they try, by any violent means, to take Pommerania. Perhaps it is your hope that Pommerania falls to Brandenburg's arms? If it isn't, please say so.

 

[Crezth]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom

By restricting the rights of the Sicilians to manage their own affairs, you are, by definition, refusing to respect their sovereignty.

As we have seen, the issue with the Pomeranians is not through violent union, but any type of union at all. If Spain wanted to clarify that she was against a union of Brandenburg and Pomerania only in the event of Brandenburgian aggression, we would be more willing to accept Spain's assertions in the Sicilian affair.

 

[SouthernKing]

To: Roman Empire
From: Hungary
Although just last year we were rivals, this is a horrible tragedy, and we are willing to set aside our differences and help you rebuild.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

@Haseri: Indeed, the Constantinople Event is clearly the worst natural disaster in history. Based on my conversion and estimations of the game event, we're looking at total casualties (not just manpower) amounting from 2.5 million to 3 million deaths. That includes all resulting chaos, and waves/flooding across the Black and Aegean Seas. Not to mention the utter destruction of one of the most historic and ancient cities of Europe.

To: Naples
From: Sicily

We can agree to your proposal of an earlier unification, but must insist that the republican government in Sicily remain intact until such time that the people of Sicily choose to merge our domestic government with a larger parliamentary system in Naples.

To: Spain
From: Sicily

We disagree with you. Naples is a traditional trading partner of both Spain and Sicily, and has never once threatened war with Spain. They have bent over backwards to your political blackmail of reparations. Not once in our treaty did it state that Sicily could not terminate its own existence to another nation. Therefore in terms of the agreement, we are at liberty to join Naples, as is our historical perogative, should they accept our proposed offer of union.

To: Spain
From: Occitania

We duly hope that your government remembers who your real French allies are before it's too late. Our investigations have resulted in no success, though we're sure we can devote further resources to investigating such misdemeanors if your government could actually remember to provide for those allies who have stood by Spain for decades.

To: Arabian Empire
From: Kurdistan

We would prefer not to commit to such an alliance until you prove your dedication to peace and stability in the region. The worsening tensions and rumors of depravity about your empire that have emerged from Persia are most unsettling. We cannot commit to a military alliance until the situation between you and your eastern neighbors is resolved.

 

[Milarqui]

To: Empire of Spain
From: The United Kingdom

By restricting the rights of the Sicilians to manage their own affairs, you are, by definition, refusing to respect their sovereignty.

As we have seen, the issue with the Pomeranians is not through violent union, but any type of union at all. If Spain wanted to clarify that she was against a union of Brandenburg and Pomerania only in the event of Brandenburgian aggression, we would be more willing to accept Spain's assertions in the Sicilian affair.

To: United Kingdom
From: Empire of Spain

The Sicilians themselves accepted the term. So, we guess that they are perfectly realising and accepting of the limits it might impose on them. As you may have realised, we did not put any stops to Sicily being allied to Naples, as well as reducing tariffs for their products.

To: Sicily
From: Spain

This deal you plan to do with Naples about becoming one nation falls into the limits of what you accepted in that term, as it would harm Spanish interests in the nation of Sicily.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

To: Spain
CC: Naples
From: Sicily

We are certain that an arrangement can be made that will continue to protect Spanish financial interests in Sicily.

 

[Nailix]

To: Sicily
From: Naples

We would gladly allow Sicily to keep their republic until we could make an easy shift to a democratic system if Sicily were to unite with our nation.

To: Spain
From: Naples

You have bullied us into paying you, which we gave into, and now you want to bully Sicily from uniting with us once again? How is that harmful to the interests of Spain? We have not threatened Spain with anything, we will still pay Spain what we agreed to. Now how is that harmful to your Empire when you will lose nothing from the joining of Naples and Sicily?

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

To: Naples
From: Sicily

By those terms then we agree to unification.

To: The World
From: King Harold of Pomerania

With a heavy heart, I have decided to agree to the demands made by the strikers. I hereby abdicate the throne, and turn over power to the Parliament, allowing them to act as a full legislative body until a new constitution can be established. They have agreed to my conditions of respecting Scandinavian settlers and property rights in Pomerania, while establishing a new government of the people, who I have done nothing but strove to protect. I will remain as an adviser to the government for the time being, until a Pomeranian republic is formed.

 

[Crezth]

To: Spain
From: The United Kingdom

Insofar as you seem to be the sole arbiter of what constitutes "Spanish interests," what your negotiations with Sicily amount to is little more than petty racketeering, whereby you force with the stick what you cannot earn with the carrot. The hypocrisy is greatly apparent to us.

 

[Nailix]

To: Sicily
From: Naples

We a glad that our two nations will once again be united, welcome friends.

To: Spain
From: Naples

We will still pay you what we agreed to, unless you do something to threaten our nations safety, free will, or anything of the sort. We don't want to start any trouble we just felt it was fitting to reunite two nations that have such a closeness and history. This is in no way a threat to Spain or any other nation in the world, so it has nothing to do with Spanish interests.