Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

In an interview in Canberra on the Australian mainland, William IV said: "Faced with the alliance between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dutch policy is to safeguard the interests of our allies and will not retreat even half a step. If other countries, especially Europe, want Testing the Netherlands The Netherlands maintains their determination to be safe, then I can tell you here, they will regret it."

If William IV was determined, it would be published in major British newspapers the next day, and the British had "ulterior motives" and spread the news to Berlin and Vienna.

Obviously, the Dutch king's "determination" made the British happy, but he also hoped that Germany and Austria would feel disgusted by the Netherlands, and it would be best to make these three countries turn against each other.

Not only the United Kingdom, but also the Stephen government in the United States has also used resources to spread the Dutch attitude towards South America and their willingness to offend Germany and Austria, trying to further provoke disputes between the Netherlands and Germany and Austria, and reap the benefits of the American fishermen.

"William IV: Consider strengthening controls on Britain and Germany"

Adolf, director of the Australian Institute of International Policy and professor at the University of Melbourne, said that how South American Union will deal with "big power competition in Latin America" ​​in the future is an important topic of this summit. "They must solve economic security and how to protect Latin America's alliance with the Netherlands." Issues that remain unchallenged, and these are part of the competition between the Netherlands and Britain, Germany and Austria, Portugal, France and even the United States and Spain."

The Balkan Peninsula Summit will be held on June 10 in Tirana, the capital of the Albanian province that the Netherlands purchased from the Ottoman Empire on the Balkan Peninsula. The two uninvited countries participating in the summit will be the United Kingdom and Germany. main character.

At the South American Union Summit, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria-Hungary were not present at the summit but were the protagonists. Professor Adolf pointed out that Britain and Germany were the biggest shadows hanging over the South American Union Summit.

This time, the South American Union Summit invited the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Siam, as well as Spain, Sweden, Denmark and other Dutch allied countries in other regions to participate as observers.

Francesco Bob, a professor at The Hague University in the Netherlands, analyzed that it can be seen that the South American Summit is seeking to strengthen relations with "large and medium-sized powers other than Britain, Germany and Austria in the world, in order to compete with the influence of countries such as Britain, Germany and Austria." .”

In particular, the Tsarist Empire had just formed an alliance with Dutch-speaking Serbia and Greece on the Balkan Peninsula on June 8, and the alliance between China and Germany and Austria was very targeted.

Therefore, the Tsarist Empire appeared in South America as an observer state to confront Germany and Austria, which had just formed an alliance to form a Latin American fleet. This makes the countries in South America very happy.

The feeling of panic has also been reduced a lot. After all, the Russian Empire was one of the most powerful countries in Europe and one of the most powerful hegemons in the world.

Adolf pointed out that after German Prime Minister Bismarck visited London last month, he returned to Berlin and formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary. Judging from London's reaction, London did not react. This shows that the strategic communication between these two powerful countries is very limited. This is the Netherlands. Opportunity.

So the Netherlands can take advantage of this disagreement.

Francisco Bao Jin, a professor at The Hague University in the Netherlands, also pointed out, “The South American Union Summit will show that it will unify its approach to dealing with Britain, Germany and Austria, but it will also admit that this is a more complex issue for the summit.”

The results of the first day of the summit were announced on June 10, 1881. The joint statement after the South American Union summit talks had a section on the German-Austrian Alliance, and mentioned that member states and observer states were concerned about any impact of the German-Austrian Alliance on Latin America. In the event of trouble, it is written into the charter that all countries should take unified steps to respond.

Of course, in the face of Britain, an "acquaintance" of the Netherlands, various countries have also made public statements, expressing their opposition to Britain's intervention in the internal affairs of South American countries, and their opposition to the economic coercion policy of the United States of America to alienate countries from the Netherlands. .

The announcement shows that the goal of the South American Union Summit is to unite to deal with challenges from London and Berlin or Vienna, but before that, the South American Union Summit needs to resolve differences in dealing with the British, German, OUS and American issues.

In an interview with the European Times in Kiel, the capital of Ecuador, Baron Caslen, Speaker of the Privy Council of the Netherlands and Speaker of the House of Commons, said that he is considering strengthening export controls on the German Empire and Austria-Hungary after returning to his country, as well as restricting Germany and Austria-Hungary. The empire's use of Dutch capital to develop the economy to deal with the Netherlands is the same as the current policy of the Netherlands towards the United Kingdom. Of course, I have not made up my mind to promote it in this way. After all, I want to carefully observe whether Germany and Austria have harmed the Netherlands. Profit first.

If so, I'm sorry, the Dutch House of Lords and the House of Commons have foreign affairs committees. We have different diplomatic tools from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When necessary, the Dutch House of Commons will take aggressive measures against Germany and Austria. Yes, I just hope that day doesn’t come.”

The Speaker of the House of Commons of the Netherlands, who has always been known for his foreign toughness, was very dissatisfied. When he shouted to Europe in an interview, he pointed out that he was considering various sanctions to deal with the German and Austrian stabbing in the back of the Netherlands and to restrict German and Austrian investment in the Netherlands. The two countries also need a green light to invest in the Netherlands.

He even insisted that his policy towards Germany and Austria was very consistent with his policy towards Britain. He, a hawk against Britain, Germany and Austria, presided over the security, economic and political meetings at the South American Union Summit. Although his statement was a bit radical, it was a poisonous place. The unstinting praise of South American Union made other countries successfully accept many of the Dutch proposals. For example, measures to implement export and import controls on Britain, Germany, and Austria were legislated in the national parliaments after the alliance summit. All member states and observer states passed legislation in parliament, and encouraged their respective governments to introduce foreign and industrial and commercial policies to coordinate with the summit. As a result, the practice of exerting parliamentary diplomatic power won the approval of the speakers of more than a dozen national parliaments present. After all, who wants to oppose the deepening of their own power?

"Parliament has great influence in various countries, so the Netherlands uses parliament as a breakthrough to strengthen the relationship between the Netherlands and government personnel in various countries. In addition to opening a wedge within the parliaments of various countries, the Netherlands has taken more actions to penetrate various countries. .

Members of Congress are all elected. Taking the Commonwealth of America as an example, members represent the interest groups behind them. By buying him, you can buy this interest group, and then it will speak for the Netherlands. The governments in power in various countries will therefore become timid towards the Netherlands. "

Stephen Douglas, the president of the Federal Republic of the United States, sighed in his heart and said helplessly to himself: "The Netherlands is using something that has been done in the United States again in Latin America.

The small countries in Latin America are even more difficult to control under the control of the Netherlands. It is only a matter of time before they are controlled. It seems that it is really difficult for our Monroe Doctrine to be implemented."