Phoenix Daily Star Exclusive

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 10:06:15 AM

Febuary 1st

The Swiss Confederation is in uproar since yesterday, when Von Bulow's 14 points where released (OOC or shall we say leaked). News from Australia, where the Sydney Times also released the news, are much the same. Recruiting offices have been swamped after several Senators made inflamatory speeches, Alexander Pierce's 'We shall not retreat!' among them.

QuoteVon Bulow's 14 Points for Peace

1. Independence for Australia (inc. Tasmania and Lord Howe Island), one fourth of NS Ffeet

2. Hainan and Formosa to the Middle Kingdom

3. Swiss Neue-Guinea west of (---) to Nippon.

4. Swiss Neue-Guinea east of (---) to DKB.

5. Saipan and Aleutians to Nippon.

6. Swiss Samoa to Nippon.

7. Spratlies and Moloccuas to Austria.

8. Buru and Naturna to Netherlands.

9. $5 in damages to be paid to Firanj.

10. Cancellation of Kra Canal, removal of all Swiss units from Siamese territory.

11. Repairs to Tarakan to be paid by Swiss.

12. NSS Constellation to be assumed by DKB.

13. NSS United States or a battlecruiser to Netherlands.

14. Return of NSS Komodo Dragon to Netherlands.

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Common position of the Five Allied Nations

Presidential Palace, Same Day

"Who the hell leaked this to the press!"

"I don't know sir, maybe Pierce or another senator."

"They didn't know about it, hell we just go it. Find out who and bring me his head on a platter."

"Yes sir!"

"Damn whoever he is, now we might be force to push up Jungle Cat. Get me the General Staff, we have a situation to deal with."

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 11:22:26 AM

A short time later...

"OK, now that we are all here together what do you think of this?"

"It's plain BS, they don't know a thing about the Swiss Confederation, don't know why they even bothered to write it in the first place."

"How's that?"

"Look at Point 1, Australia is already independant for God's sake. Point 2, doesn't anyone know what that implies? The Republic of China is an independant country that didn't even declare war on the Neatherlands. How are we supposed to comply with that?.

"Hmmm, your right look at 7. Didn't we give the Spratlys to Siam?"

"Yeah with the canal deal, speaking of which the Canal is a Siamese National Project. We simply can't walk in and tell them to stop."

"What's this about Japan?"

"No idea, we're asked to give territory to a neutral nation? Hell, pretty soon we'll have Bavaria asking for Lord Howe Island."

"He, he, look at 11, we where going to do that anyway!"

"I'm telling you their IQ is too low to count!"

"Hmm Constellation? Do we have a ship by that name in the Navy?"

"Well...yeah there's a sloop by that name in the Coast Guard, I'm sure we could part with it. If you want my advice tell 'em to rewrite the whole thing and get history lessons in the proccess, they don't know s*** about the Swiss goverment."

"Do we? Ok so this is what we'll do..."

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 11:31:01 AM

Febuary 3rd

"Is that the one?"

"Yes, ain't she a beauty? Nice yacht in my view. Here come's her owner."

"Can I be of service?"

"Yes, we will be taking your boat into NSN service, you will be fully compensated."

"Which one, the United States?"

"That's the one, thank you for your cooperation."

P3D · August 02, 2007, 12:02:41 PM

BTW, neither Taiwan/Hainan nor Australia is independent, neither de facto nor de jure. They are subjected to the National Security Council, among all others.

Ithekro · August 02, 2007, 12:16:46 PM

They appear to be independent in the fashion that Virginia was seperate from Maryland under the Articles of Confederation, or perhaps more like Texas was seperate from Virginia under the Confederate States of America. One country, many nations. In external matters the country is the main power. In internal matters each nation is sovereign. New Switzerland seems to be an extreme(ly weird) version of this.

maddox · August 02, 2007, 12:34:50 PM

France did claim the Spratleys and the Napoleon the Great taskforce had a fun time checking those.

The bleu blanc rouge tricolore waves gently above those islands.

The Rock Doctor · August 02, 2007, 01:05:17 PM

February 3: Cartagena

Von Bulow's 14 Points - or at least, the version printed by the Daily Star - had been telegraphed to Cartagena from the embassy in Phoenix. President Alizandro and the cabinet began their morning meeting by looking them over.

"Five Allied Nations? When did Nippon get involved in this?", the President inquired.

"There have been rumors of involvement in the Tawainese campaign, but nothing has been substantiated", Eduard Torres replied.

"I guess we'll be closing the canal to them too", Sebastien de Soto mused.

"For their late involvement, the Nipponese are certainly poised to make off with a fair bit of territory. Saipan, the Aleutions, Samoa, part of New Guinea...", Rey recited.

"It may be that the Japanese needed to be enticed into this conflict", Torres suggested. "These gains may be the price to secure their involvement."

"What's your first impression?", Rey asked him.

"On the whole, it could be much worse for the Swiss. The primary loss would be Australia - the other territory much less so. Hainan and Formosa are a loss, but those are essentially fait accompli at this point anyway."

"No significant reparations or political obligations kinda surprises me", Rey added.

"It may be that the Alliance is leery of asking too much and making it impossible for the Swiss to consider."

"Fair enough. Any issues we would have with this?"

Torres nodded, slowly. "The first part of point ten is, arguably, a demand against a neutral power - though we know well how strong the Swiss influence is in Siam. Ownership of the Spratlies is questionable, but not greatly important - there is hardly any land there to speak of."

"The Aussie thing is a bit strange", Ricardo Alizandro remarked. "So they become independent. What's to stop them from cozying back up to the Swiss in a few years?"

"Good question", Torres noted. "We will have to wait and find out."

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 02:10:09 PM

QuoteFrance did claim the Spratleys and the Napoleon the Great taskforce had a fun time checking those.

The bleu blanc rouge tricolore waves gently above those islands.

France taking over sovereign territory of a neutral nation? Siam wont like its Imperialistic neighbor's latest move.

How the Swiss Goverment works is not really clear. I think the closest would be the German States under the Holy Roman Empire. For example the Armies are locally recruited and under the control of each state. Which is why only the NSEF has been deployed ouside its territory and why no forces from the RoC have been evacuated. In fact the RoC remained neutral untill attacked. Other countries like Siam did more to the Swiss cause than the 2 islands of China which had nothing to do with the war with the Neatherlands.

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 02:13:11 PM

OOC Oh and BTW Japan doesn't declare war untill the 20th...3 weeks AFTER this document is delivered.

Borys · August 02, 2007, 02:16:05 PM

Re Nippon in the document- Gandalf like air:

Diplomacy, my dear boy, DIPLOMACY!

Walter · August 02, 2007, 02:23:26 PM

QuoteOh and BTW Japan doesn't declare war untill the 20th...3 weeks AFTER this document is delivered.

Japan doesn't declare war until it receives word from the MK regarding its plan... and Japan has not received a single word from the MK so far so Ithekro was way too premature with his actions and calculations and doing things without any info being given to him by me regarding the Japanese actions. I already sent him a PM regarding this.

Korpen · August 02, 2007, 02:28:27 PM

Quote from: Desertfox on August 02, 2007, 02:10:09 PM
How the Swiss Goverment works is not really clear. I think the closest would be the German States under the Holy Roman Empire.

So all the parts of NS is more or less constantly at war with each other?
The HRE was extreme, as the states in that "empire" had more sovereignty and freedom of action towards their nominal overlord then any of the EU members got today.

The Rock Doctor · August 02, 2007, 02:32:20 PM

QuoteHow the Swiss Goverment works is not really clear.

Truer words have never been spoken.

However...

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Official Decleration of War

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has aggresively threatened an ally.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has attacked on two separate occasions Swiss warships.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has captured three Swiss warships.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has taken prisioners 1,000 (estimate) Swiss sailors.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has sent sabotours aganist the Kra Canal.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has destroyed the underwater telegraph cable between Asia and Africa.

WHEREAS Without cause the Kingdom of the Neatherlands has slandered and lied about the Swiss Confederacy.

We therefore declare that a state of war now exists between the Swiss Confederacy and the Kingdom of the Neatherlands as of October Seventh in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Seven.

...the Republic of China is a part of the Swiss Confederation/Confederacy, so was an active belligerant the moment this note was delivered to the Dutch.

Desertfox · August 02, 2007, 02:38:21 PM

Ah yes I forgot about that. I should have posted the juicy details about the meeting that lead to that decleration. Not everyone agreed...they simply got outvoted.

Note that all NSN ships left the RoC before that Decelration and that no RoC soldier was even mobilized untill they got attacked.

QuoteSo all the parts of NS is more or less constantly at war with each other?
The HRE was extreme, as the states in that "empire" had more sovereignty and freedom of action towards their nominal overlord then any of the EU members got today.

Yup that sounds like New Switzerland! Only reason they don't fight themselves is that they are separated by thousands of miles of ocean and the Navy is under only one master, and the fact that foreign enemies are more of a threat right now.

Korpen · August 02, 2007, 02:47:27 PM

Quote from: Desertfox on August 02, 2007, 02:38:21 PM
Ah yes I forgot about that. I should have posted the juicy details about the meeting that lead to that decleration. Not everyone agreed...they simply got outvoted.

Note that all NSN ships left the RoC before that Decelration and that no RoC soldier was even mobilized untill they got attacked.

QuoteSo all the parts of NS is more or less constantly at war with each other?
The HRE was extreme, as the states in that "empire" had more sovereignty and freedom of action towards their nominal overlord then any of the EU members got today.

Yup that sounds like New Switzerland! Only reason they don't fight themselves is that they are separated by thousands of miles of ocean and the Navy is under only one master, and the fact that foreign enemies are more of a threat right now.

Ah, nothing like the HRE then, as in that case the countries that lost the vote would side either totally ignore the command from above or side with the other side in the conflict just out of spite.

Also actually sending money to any for of military that was not their own was anathema, as that would threat their sovereignty.
And foreign enemies is only a threat to them because of their Swiss masters, they know that the moment they step away from the Swiss, all enemies will be friends, or at least friendly.