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The Early Worden Governorship
Theodore Worden, as detailed previously, was an ardent CNA nationalist, had had quite inflammatory opinions against those he saw as detrimental to the betterment of the nation as a whole. Catapulted into the Governor-Generalship after the attacks of August 2nd, he would ensure that those who impeded upon the CNA would pay the full price for their actions.
The Indian Liberation Movement was determined quickly determined to be the sponsor of the attacks, as announced by Shamba Pandya in a radio broadcast:
"We are, and proudly are, the men who sponsored this assault on tyranny. The men in Burgoyne are just like the men in London and Taichung: sponsors of imperialism, and by extension of the forces that keep India, our homeland, in chains. Now, listen to their nation writher and scream; they are now paralyzed."
This rhetoric by the ILM sent the majority population in the CNA into a blinding rage directed against anything Indian. Indian immigrant-owned businesses were picketed (and in some cases violently attacked), and Indian immigrants were often attacked publicly in major cities such as Norfolk, Burgoyne, and New York. These attacks were, to the chagrin of people inclined towards the Peace and Justice Party, often encouraged by the crowds of angry North Americans seeking vengeance. Notably, Worden and the remnants of the Grand Council said nothing on the matter.
To begin intensifying security in the country, Worden announced on August 18th that the CNA would be undergoing the first draft of all able-bodied males into the military to "restore peace, order, and a sense of normalcy in the Confederation and goodwill to all peoples." Immediately, the Peace and Justice Party began massive protests on university campuses (the Party's strongholds), but other than them, very few objected. The nation was in turmoil, most agreed, and drastic measures would have to be implemented to counter the threat of another attack of this nature.
The most shocking event of this persuasion was a massive student protest at the University of Indiana in Michigan City on August 21st, in which several thousand students and likeminded individuals who had refused to register for the draft demonstrated for an end to the increasing militarization of CNA society (Worden had called several units into active alert, and the occasional military patrol was not uncommon). Here, the head of the Peace and Justice Party James Volk was speaking to denounce the Worden Governorship's "Cronyism, enabling of oligarchy, and militarization."
However, at this protest, the general in charge of the CNA military base in Michigan City by the name of Ernest O'Donnell, a devout Imperativist, felt it necessary to station troops by the site of the protest "in the name of protecting them from those who may commit violence against them." This was not without a grounding in reality; the PJP had been subject to violence as well as Indian immigrants. As such, several warmobiles and infantry squads were positioned in key areas. They were under strict orders to not fire first at any threat.
Tragedy struck when a particularly incensed group of students, about ten in number, attacked an infantry unit stationed in the area of the protests using privately owned firearms. The infantry, seeing as they had been attacked first, fired back, killing all the students in that group. As word spread, more overzealous students began attacking military forces, and eventually an entire riot had broken out among a portion of the protestors. This was not backed by the PJP leadership, however. Volk is on the record as calling to those committing violence to stop, saying "There is a reason why we are called the Peace and Justice Party! Stop this violence at once!"
Even so, Volk was arrested by local police forces for inciting violence amongst the students, something he fervently denied. The "Bloody 21st," as it became called, resulted in 224 student deaths (not all of them attackers) and 21 deaths of active duty soldiers. O'Donnell was unrepentant:
"I refuse to apologize for the actions taken in self-defense by my soldiers. I am certain any other commander in the area would have authorized it."
Worden, in an announcement in newspapers and on official vitavision channels, applauded O'Donnell and the arrest of Volk. To counter this, he would be appointing O'Donnell as the new head of the Confederation Bureau of Investigation, replacing Orton MacPherson, who had tendencies towards the Liberal Party. As the new head of the CBI, O'Donnell would be in charge of investigating subversive elements and other potential terrorists.
On September 4th, Worden addressed a meeting of the members of the United British Empire in London regarding the Indian Liberation Movement, giving the now-infamous "vengeance speech," a speech which would define CNA foreign policy for the next several years:
"Fellow members of the British Empire, I know of your deliberations regarding requesting military aid from the Confederation of North America to combat the threat of the Indian Liberation Movement and its madman of a leader, Shamba Pandya, who has menaced your nations before and has menaced our nation last month. To this request, we accept. We will aid you. It is in the best interests of all. The CNA armed forces will be at your disposal."
On September 8th, the first CNA forces, under command of Jared Ethan, landed in Pondicherry, beginning the Occupation of India.
The Early Worden Governorship
Theodore Worden, as detailed previously, was an ardent CNA nationalist, had had quite inflammatory opinions against those he saw as detrimental to the betterment of the nation as a whole. Catapulted into the Governor-Generalship after the attacks of August 2nd, he would ensure that those who impeded upon the CNA would pay the full price for their actions.
The Indian Liberation Movement was determined quickly determined to be the sponsor of the attacks, as announced by Shamba Pandya in a radio broadcast:
"We are, and proudly are, the men who sponsored this assault on tyranny. The men in Burgoyne are just like the men in London and Taichung: sponsors of imperialism, and by extension of the forces that keep India, our homeland, in chains. Now, listen to their nation writher and scream; they are now paralyzed."
This rhetoric by the ILM sent the majority population in the CNA into a blinding rage directed against anything Indian. Indian immigrant-owned businesses were picketed (and in some cases violently attacked), and Indian immigrants were often attacked publicly in major cities such as Norfolk, Burgoyne, and New York. These attacks were, to the chagrin of people inclined towards the Peace and Justice Party, often encouraged by the crowds of angry North Americans seeking vengeance. Notably, Worden and the remnants of the Grand Council said nothing on the matter.
To begin intensifying security in the country, Worden announced on August 18th that the CNA would be undergoing the first draft of all able-bodied males into the military to "restore peace, order, and a sense of normalcy in the Confederation and goodwill to all peoples." Immediately, the Peace and Justice Party began massive protests on university campuses (the Party's strongholds), but other than them, very few objected. The nation was in turmoil, most agreed, and drastic measures would have to be implemented to counter the threat of another attack of this nature.
The most shocking event of this persuasion was a massive student protest at the University of Indiana in Michigan City on August 21st, in which several thousand students and likeminded individuals who had refused to register for the draft demonstrated for an end to the increasing militarization of CNA society (Worden had called several units into active alert, and the occasional military patrol was not uncommon). Here, the head of the Peace and Justice Party James Volk was speaking to denounce the Worden Governorship's "Cronyism, enabling of oligarchy, and militarization."
However, at this protest, the general in charge of the CNA military base in Michigan City by the name of Ernest O'Donnell, a devout Imperativist, felt it necessary to station troops by the site of the protest "in the name of protecting them from those who may commit violence against them." This was not without a grounding in reality; the PJP had been subject to violence as well as Indian immigrants. As such, several warmobiles and infantry squads were positioned in key areas. They were under strict orders to not fire first at any threat.
Tragedy struck when a particularly incensed group of students, about ten in number, attacked an infantry unit stationed in the area of the protests using privately owned firearms. The infantry, seeing as they had been attacked first, fired back, killing all the students in that group. As word spread, more overzealous students began attacking military forces, and eventually an entire riot had broken out among a portion of the protestors. This was not backed by the PJP leadership, however. Volk is on the record as calling to those committing violence to stop, saying "There is a reason why we are called the Peace and Justice Party! Stop this violence at once!"
Even so, Volk was arrested by local police forces for inciting violence amongst the students, something he fervently denied. The "Bloody 21st," as it became called, resulted in 224 student deaths (not all of them attackers) and 21 deaths of active duty soldiers. O'Donnell was unrepentant:
"I refuse to apologize for the actions taken in self-defense by my soldiers. I am certain any other commander in the area would have authorized it."
Worden, in an announcement in newspapers and on official vitavision channels, applauded O'Donnell and the arrest of Volk. To counter this, he would be appointing O'Donnell as the new head of the Confederation Bureau of Investigation, replacing Orton MacPherson, who had tendencies towards the Liberal Party. As the new head of the CBI, O'Donnell would be in charge of investigating subversive elements and other potential terrorists.
On September 4th, Worden addressed a meeting of the members of the United British Empire in London regarding the Indian Liberation Movement, giving the now-infamous "vengeance speech," a speech which would define CNA foreign policy for the next several years:
"Fellow members of the British Empire, I know of your deliberations regarding requesting military aid from the Confederation of North America to combat the threat of the Indian Liberation Movement and its madman of a leader, Shamba Pandya, who has menaced your nations before and has menaced our nation last month. To this request, we accept. We will aid you. It is in the best interests of all. The CNA armed forces will be at your disposal."
On September 8th, the first CNA forces, under command of Jared Ethan, landed in Pondicherry, beginning the Occupation of India.