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On November 8, 1878, Paraguay President Pelos said during a meeting with Crown Prince Frederick of the German Empire: "There is an old historical territorial dispute between this country and Argentina. At present, the northeastern region of Argentina east of the Parana River and the Ural River The territory to the west belongs to Paraguay just like Uruguay. However, because Paraguay's national power has weakened recently, it has been occupied by Argentina. Although it has become the current reality, in fact, that territory is as powerful as Uruguay and Paraguay. .d"

Pelos also attracted world attention by making such a complaint during an international meeting with the crown princes of two European powers.

President Miter was naturally dissatisfied with what Paraguay Peros was doing. He bluntly said that Peros's statement was deceptive and he accused Peros of doing nothing good for the diplomatic relations between Paraguay and Argentina.

Argentina's President Miguel even warned Peros not to stir up trouble.

However, other countries in South America did not express other opinions. They obviously chose neutrality and did not want to offend Argentina, a large country in South America, nor Paraguay, which has the support of Germany and France.

On November 10, 1878, the Argentine government stated that the Argentine army had been put on high alert in the northeastern region of Argentina bordering Paraguay because Paraguay's provocative language made Argentina suspect that Paraguay's deliberately provoked territorial disputes might further aggravate mutual tensions.

As early as 1864, Paraguay and Argentina had a dispute. At that time, Paraguay's request to attack Uruguay through Argentina was rejected by Argentina. Miter, who had just been in power for three years, refused to let go, so Paraguay changed its plan. , making direct territorial claims to territory halfway between Uruguay.

Now that Paraguay has shown its ambitions again, Argentina is worried. It is now clear that Germany and France support Paraguay. After all, the crown princes of these two European powers are still visiting Paraguay, and these two European powers have not yet been in Paraguay. Neither the ambassador nor the Europeans have come forward to clarify their position, which makes Argentina rightly worried.

In response, Argentine Defense Minister Milo Milo said: "Argentine President Miter has put the army in a state of readiness."

Milos said, "We are not preparing to launch a war, but we must not be unprepared." "We are willing to continue dialogue with the Pelos government in Asuncion (the capital of Paraguay)."

It's unclear what the "state of readiness" the Argentine defense minister refers to actually means.

Internationally, many people speculate that Paraguay’s accusation of Brazil and Argentina’s historical crimes at this time is just to remind Argentina that it was wrong not to use Brazilian and Argentine territory to Paraguay last time, so as to serve as a guide for the next time. Prepare for the invasion of Uruguay.

Of course, taking advantage of the stalemate in relations between Argentina and the Netherlands to raise territorial claims is obviously a direct stab in the back, which is not wrong.

However, with Paraguay's request, the situation in South America has become more complicated, because many countries are worried about the uncertainty of the conflict caused by the serial wars between the Dutch and British in Chile, and the strong relationship between Paraguay and the European powers Germany and France, making Europe Using Paraguay as a springboard for major powers to forcefully intervene in South American affairs may worsen the current situation.

In the Troubles, relations between Argentina and Paraguay had seriously deteriorated since 1864, when Paraguay's ambitions towards Uruguay remained unchanged. Many Paraguayans living in northeastern Argentina have asked Argentina to ease relations with Paraguay and expressed their protest against the Miter government's hostility to Paraguay.

Therefore, what Paraguay President Perlos is doing now has put Argentina's President Miter into an unprecedented passivity.

Of course, it has also made the UK, which has been having a fierce fight with Argentina recently, feel the crisis, because it seems that if Germany and France support Paraguay to deal with the current Argentina, they are tantamount to helping the Netherlands. Furthermore, they are beating the UK .

So in London, many think tanks began to deduce step by step how the UK should solve these situations. Obviously the situation is very unfavorable to the UK.

On the contrary, the Netherlands seems to have been relieved of part of the crisis from Argentina due to Paraguay's "recklessness".

At this time, President Stephen Douglas of the Commonwealth of America, which has always been known as the big brother in the Americas, officially visited Sao Paulo, Brazil. During the visit, Stephen met with Prime Minister Fonseca. The two further expressed that they would engage in economic cooperation. At the same time, the two also They said they would conduct exchanges of warship visits on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean. They also believed that matters in the Americas should be resolved by American countries themselves, and European countries should not get too involved.

Stephen Douglas expressed great concern about the civil war between the north and the south of Chile and called on both sides to hold armistice negotiations.

He also called on countries outside the region not to add fuel to the fire. They do not welcome external countries to guide South American countries on how to govern their countries, and they do not like to be manipulated like puppets, so he is prepared to Unite more American countries to initiate the practice of handling American affairs on their own.

Stephen Douglas's appeal was echoed by Pedro II and Fonseca. Obviously, the two American powers began to engage in xenophobia.

Prevent your own power from being invaded by foreign countries.

However, some people did not appreciate their appeal.

These two people include Argentine President Miter and Paraguayan President Pelos.

"Although we are not satisfied with the big countries in Europe dictating us, because this makes this continent seem to have become a Spanish colony in Europe, but to be honest, I am even more dissatisfied with some big countries in the Americas dictating us, because this will only make the Argentinians feel We are not as good as other big countries in the Americas, which hurts our self-esteem.

Therefore, any diplomatic decision made by Argentina will be based on Argentina's own interests, rather than the so-called America as a whole. After all, the Commonwealth of America is now a big country comparable to European industrial powers, and their industrial technology is among the top five in the world. ranks, while Argentina is only a medium-sized industrial country and a large agricultural country.

As for Brazil, don’t forget that Brazil is a monarchy. The relationship between Brazil and Portugal is difficult for the world to understand. As a major country in the South American republic group, Argentina has chosen the policy of independence without hesitation. We will not be affected by America and Brazil because we are at least equal to them, yes, that’s what I think.”

Miret's words are full of nationalism, but they are very supported by many people in Argentina.

So Miter was immediately welcomed by the people in his country.

Pelos of Paraguay also condemned Millikin's approach to Brazil. Obviously, he also used external relations to strengthen his governance power and ensure that his country was firmly ruled by him.