The Tzar has been trying to get rid of it for years, but America is broke now. Currently London is eyeing up the territory.
Triple Calamity: What if the Three Most Important Men in the Executive Branch Died in One Night?
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Oh I see it now America in the future is going to annex Alaska and Canada in the future
Yeah the lack of Seward ITL meant no one was really pushing to buy the Russian ice so no one did. Also there hasn’t been any gold discovery yet because ITL Alaska is even less populated at this time then OTL Alaska so it’s kinda in limbo.
I just finished page two, and will be continuing. Loving it.
Having the order of succession as part of the constitution makes changing it for whatever reason quite difficult. It will also make it interesting when/if a cabinet position is eliminated.
IMVHO, the possibility of a "black state" will cause problems down the road. Will whites be disenfranchised? Prohibited from moving in?
Having the order of succession as part of the constitution makes changing it for whatever reason quite difficult. It will also make it interesting when/if a cabinet position is eliminated.
IMVHO, the possibility of a "black state" will cause problems down the road. Will whites be disenfranchised? Prohibited from moving in?
After the latest Stanley Cup, its good to read about Canada pwning America."When the guns fell silent in Montreal, the reaction in Washington, D.C., was swift and chaotic. President Sherman reportedly broke down for several hours as Secretary Custer tried to hold on to some semblance of control from within the war department. News of the battle slowly trickled out of the north and towards the south over the weeks after the battle, but it was very clear who had won. The British were now on the upper foot.
In Congress, the populists removed their gloves. William Jennings Bryan, Ben Tillman, and Thomas Watson made names for themselves as they toured across the nation, giving passionate speeches about the Liberal and Republican failure that was the war. They argued that they should surrender now before they find themselves humiliated. Worse than this, though, was the fact that many Republican politicians and even some Liberals were also getting cold feet after Toronto. The Speaker, members of the cabinet, and many governors (particularly those in New England and the Midwest) began writing to Sherman, urging him to end the war. So far, many of the high-profile names have been private. It was clear, however, that if these losses continued, that would soon change.
Custer and Sherman swiftly went to the drawing board to decide what to do with the war. They weren't going to surrender; that was off the table, so what would they do to win? Custer thought that they could just hold off the British and widdle down their strength. His plan was simple: they would abandon Ottawa; the city was too anti-American and too large of a target. Once that was done, they would send McCook and around 20,000 men, roughly a quarter of the American force in the north, towards Toronto. Their orders would be to hold there and defend the midwest from invasion. Then Miles, Shafter, and their 50 or so thousand men would head to New England, resupply, gain support from the local National Guards, and prepare to defend the lower 48. Things seemed hopeless, but the odds have been against the Americans before in a conflict against the British. They just needed to hold out."
-from The Anglo-American War
by Terry Hurst, Published 1977
"When word of what had occurred in Montreal reached the Commons, a standing ovation began and lasted nearly fifteen whole minutes for the Prime Minister. Lord Spencer himself was equally ecstatic and now had no fear of losing the conflict. Now his only fear was not winning it quickly. A week after Montreal, on September 7th, the Prime Minister offered peace to the Americans, only requesting the Nicaraguan Canal Zone in exchange for split reparations. Washington gave no response to Lord Rosebery, the foreign minister.
With that plan dead in the water, the Prime Minister then took it to the War Office. Upon sitting down with the generals in the room, he said one thing.
'I want a plan that will see this war end by New Years'
The plan they gave was just that. The combined British and Canadian forces had nearly 120,000 men at their disposal. Around 40 percent were lightly trained Canadian forces under General Lake. The other 60 percent were British soldiers and marines under Blood and Hamilton. First things first, the whole army would move to Ottawa to reclaim the capital and prop up the Canadian government. With their blood and 50,000 men, mostly Canadians, they would be sent towards Toronto with plans to eventually invade Michigan.
General Lake and 30,000 men would stay in Canada in the event of any surprise counterattacks, and the rest of the army would be sent under Hamilton to invade New England with the end goal of taking Boston.
While this happened, the War Office also wanted to employ a new strategy at sea. Most of the American Navy was totally wrecked by September, and with no opposition, who is to stop the Royal Navy from striking fear into the American population directly? Lord Spencer would give the Royal Navy permission to choke the United States by sea, move the ships in the trade blockade closer to the American coastline, open fire, strike fear into the American people, and the state shall fall soon after."
-from The Trilogy
by Kieren Hutchison, published 1999
"Royal Panic: A term for the mass hysteria and panic caused in the United States during the Anglo-American War (1893–1894). That is Webster's definition of 'Royal Panic'. Though today the term simply can refer to any large-scale fear or panic on a small scale (i.e., she had a royal panic at her surprise party!), the term originates from the fear of the Royal Navy during the Anglo-American War. The strategy came from London after the Battle of Montreal, as British admirals hoped that they could shatter American morale by destroying their most incredible cities. This plan worked beyond their wildest dreams.
BREAKING! BREAKING!
BLOOD AND HAMILTON ENTER AN EMPTY OTTAWA!
Miles, McCook and Shafter parted ways while retreating from the Canadian capital, vowing a three pronged defense.
-The New York Times, September 14th 1893
MCCOOK READIES DEFENSE OF TORONTO!
General Blood has left Ottawa with plans to face McCook at Toronto and force him back into Michigan.
-The Chicago Star, September 21st 1893
MILES AND SHAFTER SPREAD OUT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND!
Miles vows New England will be defended from the oncoming Hamilton army.
-The Boston Tribune, September 24th 1893
BLOOD AND MCCOOK STARE EACH OTHER DOWN OUTSIDE TORONTO!
With a battle imminent, many hold their breaths in Detroit.
-The Lansing Times, September 26th 1893
SANTO DOMINGO BOMBARDED!
The Royal Navy opened fire on Dominica's capitol last night, no comment from Secretary Custer.
-The Washington Post, September 27th 1893
MCCOOK FORCED TO RETREAT TOWARDS LONDON!
After an anticlimactic battle outside of Toronto, American forces ceded the city in favor of better defenses.
-The Washington Post, September 28th 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
ROYAL NAVY CLOSES IN! SAN FRANCISCO IN FLAME! EARLY BOMBARDMENT IN CHARLESTON!
SHIP SIGHTINGS OFF THE COAST OF BOSTON AND NEW YORK!
Reports are clear, the Royal Navy's blockade is now heading to the coast! Rapid fear in many cities has set in.
-The Boston Tribune, October 2nd 1893
HAMILTON AND MILES SKIRMISH IN RICHFORD!
MILES RETREATS TOWARDS MONTPELIER!
-The Concord Star, October 6th 1893
DETROIT BOMBARDED AS BLOOD BEATS MCCOOK AGAIN AT LONDON!
McCook now heads towards a destroyed Detroit with his tail between his legs and Blood close behind. What to do if the tommies take Lansing? Read more on Page 7.
-The Lansing Times, October 10th 1893
STILL NO COMMENT FROM CUSTER OR SHERMAN ON THE 'ROYAL PANIC' SPREADING THROUGHOUT COASTAL CITIES!
After minor bombardments were reported in New Orleans, Miami, Boston and Baltimore, mass panic spreads on the coast.
-The Boston Tribune, October 15th 1893
HAMILTON FINALLY HALTED AT MONTPELLIER! MILES STILL FORCED TO RETREAT!
General Miles and Shafter were successful in beating the combined British and Canadian army in Vermont yesterday, though the losses they sustained, mixed with the larger enemy army has forced them to again retreat towards New Hampshire.
-The Boston Tribune, October 19th 1893
HUGE CRASH IN THE MARKET AS ROYAL PANIC HITS THE ECONOMY!
The Treasury has asked that people remain calm.
-The New York Times, October 22nd 1893
Starting by bombarding Santo Domingo and almost killing the Governor of Dominica, the Royal Navy's bombardments got worse as the war continued. Bombing cities like New Orleans, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Charleston, Baltimore, Providence, and Miami. All across the coast and Great Lakes, 'Royal Sightings' were recorded even if no ships were actually in the area. The fear quickly led to protests and even draft riots in many major cities and is widely attributed to ending the war, as many politicians, fearing their jobs, began to place more pressure on Congress and President Sherman to end the war."
-from THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR: For Kiddos!
by the Hill Education Company, published 2008
BREAKING! BREAKING!
BLOOD ENTERS DETROIT! MCCOOK SENT RUNNING A THIRD TIME!
Governor Rich declares state of emergency and orders Michigan National Guard to support McCook.
-The Chicago Star, October 25th 1893
SHERMAN FINALLY SPEAKS!
After almost a month of total silence the President has made a statement urging calm. Saying "I remain to be in high spirits, the brutish posturing of the Royal Navy ought not strike fear into our hearts, they shall pay for their coastal attacks."
-The New York Times, October 27th 1893
GARFIELD ATTACKS SHERMAN!
"What high spirits does he speak of? This war was lost before it was declared. Mr. Sherman is now just slaughtering our men, if I were still in the White House I'd see this war ended, as quickly as possible. All that remains for this conflict is humiliation, I urge the President, do not extend it."
-The Cleveland Star, October 28th 1893
HAMILTON FINALLY ON THE MOVE AGAIN!
After some time in Montpellier to recover from the bruising taken from the Americans, Hamilton now moves south east.
-The Washington Post, October 30th 1893
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND: "WE MUST SEE AN END TO THIS WAR!"
The Liberal Governor has seemingly ditched the President on the matter of the war. Though uncomfortable with it since the beginning his vocal support for the Populists hopes to see a treaty is a major blow to Sherman.
-The New York Times, November 1st 1893
MILES AND SHAFTER HOLE UP IN ALBANY
The great American city prepares to face off against the British once again.
-The Boston Tribune, November 3rd 1893
BLOOD HALTED OUTSIDE LANSING!
McCook along with the Michigan National Guard have halted the British advance, both sides have now dug in outside the state capital.
-The Chicago Tribune, November 6th 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
HUGE BOMBARDMENT OF NEW YORK AND BOSTON! STATUE OF LIBERTY FALLS INTO THE SEA!
The Royal Navy showed no mercy to the yanks yesterday as a day long bombardment began in both Boston and New York. The Statue of Liberty is now nothing but it's shoes as the once Great American Statue lies at the bottom of the Hudson. No real American resistance was mounted.
-The Times, November 12th 1893
FRANCE DENOUNCES DESTRUCTION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY! SHERMAN VOWS TO REBUILD HER GREATER!
With Lady Liberty's destruction at the vile hands of the British, Paris sends her condolences to the US.
-The Boston Tribune, November 13th 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
OUR BOYS LAND IN BOSTON! MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD AND BOSTIAN MILITIAS ROUTED!
In a shock to the whole world, Boston is now in the hands of the crown, for the first time since 1775!
-The Times, November 14th 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
MILES AND SHAFTER CRUSHED AT ALBANY! HAMILTON NOW MOVES EAST TO BOSTON WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE!
The demoralized Americans stood no match against Hamilton.
-The Times, November 17th 1893
"After the recapture of Ottawa, the story of the war splits in two. The Midwestern front and the New England front. First, I want to follow the Midwestern side of things. Blood and Hamilton set out from Ottawa around the same time on September 23rd. Blood took his army and surrounded Toronto a few days later. He outnumbered McCook's American army by nearly 20 thousand men, but McCook had time to dig and defend the city. The Second Battle of Toronto was given a lot of attention in the papers, but it was mostly anti-climatic. Blood's larger force assaulted the American line after the populous of Toronto began to riot, causing confusion. McCook ordered a retreat before things got messy, and Blood entered the city triumphant.
Really, it wasn't anything special, but Blood got a Victoria's cross out of it. In fact, all of the soaking in glory that the British did probably did more harm than good, as McCook had time to resupply himself in London over the next week. Luckily, Blood anticipated this. As he moved to attack McCook at Ottawa, the Royal Navy sailed to Detroit the day prior and blasted the American Navy trapped in the Great Lakes and the city itself to bits. The death toll was in the tens of thousands, and the huge demoralizing effect it had on McCook's men was certainly felt when they were routed from London after another quick battle.
Just a few days later, McCook and his men arrived in the rubble that was once Detroit. Seeing little hope in defending it, McCook began to evacuate towards Lansing, where he could meet up with reinforcements in the Michigan National Guard. To save some face, he kept some men in Detroit to fight a 'battle' with Blood, but that was really just for the papers; McCook himself was already with Governor Rich in Lansing.
Again, the papers ate up this development in Michigan; again, blood was praised; again, many called for McCook's head in Washington; and again, it wasn't really that important. The Royal Navy had bombarded Detroit so much that it wasn't a very useful city to capture; what mattered now was taking Lansing. After taking a quick break for his men, Blood set out for the Michigan capital as November began. When he arrived on the 3rd, he saw a well-defended city and a much larger American army, as McCook had been reinforced by the Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois National Guards.
The First Battle of Lansing was inconclusive but generally seen as an American victory. McCook successfully prevented Blood from taking the city and forced him to dig in.
...now moving to the east. Hamilton knew that invading New England would not be easy. For one, Shafter and Miles were both competent generals, and both were now fielding an army of equal strength to the British one, and they were far more familiar with the territory. Hamilton had orders to move south and take Boston, but as he saw it, it was strategically an impossibility head-on. Instead, Hamilton decided he would distract the Americans. Instead of attacking straight into New Hampshire, he attacked into Vermont. Meeting Miles and Richford, he beat him back and then moved onto Montpellier.
This did distract the Americans, who now believed Hamilton may be planning to attack New York and cut off New England from the rest of the states. In turn, Shafter left his post in Boston and joined Miles in Vermont. The combined Americans were successful in beating Hamilton in the Battle of Montpellier; however, fearing that Hamilton would simply move around them and south towards NYC, Miles and Shafter went to Albany.
This was all part of Hamilton's plan. After taking Montpellier, he sent word to London to initiate the second phase of the New England plan. 15,000 Royal Marines were mobilized and left Dublin on October 22nd. Hamilton, meanwhile, set out to Albany, confirming the fears of Miles and Shafter.
On November 11th, New York City got its biggest bombardment yet from the Royal Navy. It was so large that the Statue of Liberty itself was hit by a stray shell collapsing straight into the sea, a dramatic and symbolic blow to American pride as Lady Liberty drowned in the Hudson. Again, this reaffirmed to the War Department that Hamilton was trying to attack New York. This caused them to ignore the fact that Boston had just received an even larger shell that same day.
On November 14th, 15,000 Royal Marines landed north of Boston. They moved in and attacked the city; the unprepared and under armed Massachusetts National Guard stood no chance, and the city soon fell. Above the Old State House, Union Jack, Governor Henry Adams, Representative Henry Cabot Lodge, and most of the state legislature were taken into custody, and the Bostonian resistance was brutally repressed.
The next day, when Hamilton attacked the confused Americans at Albany, he absolutely shattered Miles and Shafter's forces. From there, he didn't march on New York; he moved east, capturing Hartford, Providence, and finally securing Boston. Hamilton personally had a statue of Queen Victoria made from bronze hoisted up in front of the Old State House and made Governor Adams dedicate it personally. He would later say it was 'the most shameful moment of my life.'
The message was as clear as day. The war was over. Sherman needed to surrender."
-from The Anglo-American War
by Terry Hurst, Published 1977
NOW WHAT? IS NEW YORK NEXT? IS THERE ANY PLAN FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT?
Questions mount as the war now seems hopeless.
-The New York Times, November 21st 1893
SPENCER: "VICTORY IS AT HAND!"
The Prime Minister and the Queen spoke in Buckingham Palace yesterday. Lord Spencer told the commons that both the Queen and himself agree the war is nearly at a close.
-The Times, November 26th 1893
LANSING FALLS! BLOOD NOW MOVES TOWARDS CHICAGO!
McCook again is forced to retreat as the Midwest now sees itself under siege.
-The Chicago Tribune, November 30th 1893
SHERMAN PROMISES TIDE WILL TURN BY JANUARY!
Secretary Custer speaks out in agreement with the President. Congress is unconvinced.
-The Washington Post, December 4th 1893
MOTION TO FINALLY HOLD THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CONTINGENT ELECTION ENTERS THE SENATE FLOOR!
The White House sees the writing on the wall as it is clear a deal has been made in the Senate, there will be no second ballot. Senator Harrison promises if elected, he will immediately sign an armistice.
-The Washington Post, December 8th 1893
SHERMAN SUES THE SENATE?
The President has just sued the United States Senate. He argues that the Contingent Election would if held, not force him out of office as he is not the Acting President, instead it would only replace Vice President Custer in the event he was not the winner.
-The Washington Post, December 13th 1893
CHICAGO IN FLAME!
In the midst of the political chaos in the east, the Royal Navy has begun a large scale bombardment of Chicago.
-The Columbus Post, December 15th 1893
WITHOUT ANY DELAY SUPREME COURT HEARS SHERMAN V U.S
Under heavy pressure from Congress and the vast majority of the public, the Supreme Court has accepted and heard the Sherman case faster than any other case in American history.
-The Richmond Times, December 16th 1893
HAMILTON REACHES BOSTON! STATUE OF THE QUEEN IS SET UP OUTSIDE THE OLD STATE HOUSE!
In a large stroke of buggery, General Hamilton has placed a Bronze Statue of Her Majesty outside the Old State House
-The Times, December 19th 1893
HAMILTON NOW MOVES TOWARDS NEW YORK! MILES VOWS TO SAVE THE CITY!
New York now prepares for it's darkest hour.
-The Charleston Tribune, December 23rd 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
9-0
Without a single dissenter the court sides against the President. President Sherman is an Acting President. Should the Senate elect a Vice President, they shall become President via the line of succession.
-The Washington Post, December 29th 1893
BREAKING! BREAKING!
SHERMAN OUSTED! SENATE ELECTS HARRISON IN A COMBINED REPUBLICAN-POPULIST-LIBERAL EFFORT!
With a single vote, The Sherman Presidency is at it's close...
-The Washington Post, January 3rd 1894
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"After the disaster in Boston, D.C. went into complete and total panic. If they can land in Boston, they can land in Washington! What's to stop them from burning down the White House a second time? Every newspaper, governor, and congressman in the nation is now asking the same question. When will Sherman throw in the towel? Thomas Custer and many Liberals promised that if Sherman surrendered as soon as possible, he would probably be able to stay in office until the end of his term. The Republicans were also sort of hoping for that outcome, for two reasons. One, the chaos of holding the contingent election now was not preferable, and two, they knew that Benjamin Harrison was going to win the vote, and they preferred not to have their man in the White House when the treaty was signed.
Sherman, however, didn't seem to see the writing on the wall. Some historians, especially those at the time, say he lost his mind or went insane towards the end of the war. That seems pretty harsh. It's more accurate to say a senile old man had a prolonged panic attack. Sherman refused to surrender, and on top of that, he actually said in an interview that he thought America could still win the war by January...
Yeah, no. That was the nail in the coffin for the Sherman administration. With Chicago in flames, the Second Battle of Lansing going in Blood's favor, and Hamilton now marching on New York (actually marching on New York this time.), Senator Cushman Davis of the Republican Party motioned to hold the contingent election. Within 20 minutes, the motion had passed. But, before a vote could be held, they were ordered to stop. President Sherman had just sued the Senate. (The situation seems harsh; as he put it, he was asking for clarification.) Sherman argued that if the vote were held, he would not be replaced as president, instead saying that Thomas Custer would be replaced as vice president.
Immediately, this caused a firestorm across the country, and everyone began arguing over the case. All eyes then turned to the Supreme Court, which took the case within two hours of it being filed. Chief Justice Field said, 'For god's sake, if we don't decide this case in a week, New York will be under Victoria's thumb!'
In the fastest ever Supreme Court decision, they unanimously decided on December 27th that President Sherman was actually 'Acting President' Sherman and that should the Senate elect a Vice President in the contingent election, that winner would assume the Office of the President.
When the Senate returned to session on New Year's Day, in a combined effort between the Liberals-Republicans and some populists, Benjamin Harrison was elected Vice President and then ordered to assume the 'vacant' office of the President. On January 2nd, Federal Marshals, accompanied by Harrison, Chief Justice Field, and a bible, arrived at the White House, forcibly removed the crumbling John Sherman from his office, and watched the swift inauguration of President Benjamin Harrison."
-from The Trilogy
by Kieren Hutchison, published 1999
SHERMAN REMOVED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE! HARRISON INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT!"Harrison asked for an armistice on January 6th; by the 7th, the Spencer Government happily agreed. Celebrations quickly broke out in the UK and Canada. Prime Minister Patterson was practically carried throughout the streets. 'OLD DEFENSE! THE HERO OF CANADA!' they screamed at the top of their lungs. The guns soon fell silent across North America in the days that followed as British forces slowly made their way back to Canada and American troops out west headed back down south.
Flanked by Federal Marshals and Chief Justice Field Sherman was escorted out of the White House.
-The Washington Post, January 4th 1894
HAMILTON ARRIVES TO NEW YORK! STANDOFF BEGINS!
The men pray for an armistice as a huge battle in our nation's largest city seems imminent.
-The Richmond Post, January 6th 1894
BREAKING! BREAKING!
PRESIDENT HARRISON CALLS FOR A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
The President has followed through with his word and has asked for an armistice.
-The New York Times, January 7th 1894
BREAKING! BREAKING!
YANKS SURRENDER!
Lord Spencer entered the commons today with a jubilant look. He moved to the stand and uttered one sentence. "The war is won."
-The Times, January 8th 1894
In Canada, Prime Minister Patterson called for an election, one he would win in a monumental landslide. Patterson promised to ensure Canada gained ample reparations from the United States in the treaty.
Across the pond in London, Lord Spencer and the Foreign Minister, Lord Rosebery, promised that they would deliver a quick treaty to the Queen. Lord Spencer also declared that once the treaty was signed, he would resign as Prime Minister, seeing his job as over. He would then also call for a general election. With all of these early preparations done, the very first thing that needed to be decided was where the treaty should be negotiated. The new Secretary of State under Mr. Harrison, John Foster, suggested Paris. Lord Rosebery declined, disliking the French and their open support of Washington throughout the war. Instead, he suggested Rome, seeing as Italy wanted to arbitrate the conflict initially. Foster agreed.
In early April, President Harrison and Prime Minister Spencer met face-to-face in Rome. Queen Victoria also came to the eternal city, but only for the first day of the negotiations to commence them and drop off her seal.
I say 'negotiations' but the truth is, the British could really say whatever they wanted. The American surrender might as well have been unconditional. Some in the commons pushed for the annexation of Maine, Washington, and even the State of Dominica, but Spencer and Roseberry saw no interest in that. Yes, they wanted to humiliate America, but not cause a raging inferno. They asked for all American overseas territories that weren't already states (like Dominica), then forced America to relinquish any claim on any land in Africa, basically leaving territorial changes at that. The only one that really stung the US was the loss of the Nicaraguan canal zone, though they were compensated with free shipping rights.
The treaty itself was mostly boring; the only other damaging articles were the reparations, which were heavily lopsided against the United States; the forcing of the US to accept war guilt; and, of course, the infamous Article XVI, stating that the Queen Victoria statue placed in front of the Old State House couldn't be taken down. (Really, this was a joke by the British ambassadors that went a bit too far. (The Americans were not amused.)
On April 10th, the treaty was signed. Over the following months, the House of Commons saw it approved by July, and Congress finally ratified it after much annoyance in November. The war was over. Now President Harrison stood before a destroyed economy, a demoralized populace, a destroyed Statue of Liberty, and a hugely unpopular establishment, all right before the 1894 midterms. Now what?"
-from The Anglo-American War
by Terry Hurst, Published 1977
"Lord Spencer resigned as Leader of the Liberals on November 4th, a few days after the United States Congress ratified the Treaty of Rome. He then asked the Queen to disband Parliament and call an election. The Queen appointed Lord Rosebery as the new Prime Minister to replace Lord Spencer. Though Roseberry and the Liberals were widely applauded for their leadership during the war, it was also true that the Tories had been leading the war effort while in the coalition government, and thus it was Lord Salisbury who was narrowly rewarded in the 1895 General Election."
-from The Trilogy
by Kieren Hutchison, published 1999
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THE TREATY OF ROME 1894
The United States of America and Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, desiring to end the state of war now existing between the two countries, have for that purpose appointed as plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United States, William R. Day, Cushman K. Davis, William P. Frye, George Gray, and Whitelaw Reid, citizens of the United States; And Her Majesty the Queen The Prime Minister Lord Spencer, The Canadian Prime Minister James C. Patterson, The Foreign Minister Earl Rosebery, Bindon Blood and George Hamilton
Who, having assembled in Rome, and having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have, after discussion of the matters before them, agreed upon the following articles:
Article I. The United States relinquishes all claim of sovereignty over and title to Liberia and British Claims in the African continent. The British Empire will assume the role of protector of Liberia in the absence of the American presence.
Article II. The United States cedes to the United Kingdom the San Juan Islands, Sandwich Isles, American Samoa, all and the Nicaraguan Canal Zone.
Article III. The United Kingdom will, for the term of five years from the date of opening of the Nicaraguan Canal to commercial shipping, admit American ships and merchandise to the ports of the Nicaraguan Canal Zone on the same terms as ships and merchandise of the United Kingdom.
Article IV.
The United Kingdom will, upon the signature of the present treaty, send back to the United States, at its own cost, the American soldiers taken as prisoners of war. The arms of the soldiers in question shall be restored to them.
The United States will, upon the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, proceed to evacuate the Sandwich Isles, San Juan Islands, American Samoa, as well as the Nicaraguan Canal Zone.
The time within which the evacuation of these territories shall be completed shall be fixed by the two Governments. Stands of colors, uncaptured war vessels, small arms, guns of all calibres, with their carriages and accessories, powder, ammunition, livestock, and materials and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the land and naval forces of The United States in said territories, remain the property of the United States. Pieces of heavy ordnance, exclusive of field artillery, in the fortifications and coast defences, shall remain in their emplacements for the term of six months, to be reckoned from the exchange of ratifications of the treaty; and the United Kingdom may, in the meantime, purchase such material from the United States, if a satisfactory agreement between the two Governments on the subject shall be reached.
Article V. the United Kingdom will release all persons made prisoners of war by the British forces at their own cost.
Article VI. The United States and United Kingdom mutually relinquish all claims for indemnity, national and individual, of every kind, of either Government, or of its citizens or subjects, against the other Government, that may have arisen since the beginning of the late conflict to the exchange of ratifications of the present treaty, including all claims for indemnity for the cost of the war.
The United Kingdom will adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens against the United States relinquished in this article.
Article VII. In conformity with the provisions of Articles I, and II of this treaty, The United States relinquishes in The Sandwich Isles, San Juan Islands, American Samoa, Liberia, Any and all African claims and the Nicaraguan Canal Zone, all the buildings, wharves, barracks, forts, structures, public highways and other immovable property which, in conformity with law, belong to the public domain, and as such belong to the United States.
And it is hereby declared that the relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, to which the preceding paragraph refers, can not in any respect impair the property or rights which by law belong to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, of provinces, municipalities, public or private establishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or any other associations having legal capacity to acquire and possess property in the aforesaid territories renounced or ceded, or of private individuals, of whatsoever nationality such individuals may be.
The aforesaid relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, includes all documents exclusively referring to the sovereignty relinquished or ceded. Where any document in such archives only in part relates to said sovereignty, a copy of such part will be furnished whenever it shall be requested. Like rules shall be reciprocally observed in favor of the United States in respect of documents in the archives of the territories above referred to.
In the aforesaid relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, are also included such rights as the United States and its authorities possess in respect of the official archives and records, executive as well as judicial, in the territories above referred to, which relate to said lands or the rights and property of their inhabitants. Such archives and records shall be carefully preserved, and private persons shall without distinction have the right to require, in accordance with law, authenticated copies of the contracts, wills and other instruments forming part of notorial protocols or files, or which may be contained in the executive or judicial archives, be the latter in the United States or in the lands aforesaid.
Article VIII. American citizens, natives of the lands aforementioned, residing in the territory over which the United States by the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such territory or may remove therefrom, retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or of its proceeds; and they shall also have the right to carry on their industry, commerce and professions, being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners. In case they remain in the territory they may preserve their allegiance to the United States by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their decision to preserve such allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside.
The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United Kingdom shall be determined by Her Majesty's Government.
Article IX. The inhabitants of the territories over which The United States relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty shall be secured in the free exercise of their religion.
Article X. The Americans residing in the territories over which the United States by this treaty cedes or relinquishes her sovereignty shall be subject in matters civil as well as criminal to the jurisdiction of the courts of the country wherein they reside, pursuant to the ordinary laws governing the same; and they shall have the right to appear before such courts, and to pursue the same course as citizens of the country to which the courts belong.
Article XI. Judicial proceedings pending at the time of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty in the territories over which the United States relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty shall be determined according to the following rules:
1. Judgments rendered either in civil suits between private individuals, or in criminal matters, before the date mentioned, and with respect to which there is no recourse or right of review under the American law, shall be deemed to be final, and shall be executed in due form by competent authority in the territory within which such judgments should be carried out.2. Civil suits between private individuals which may on the date mentioned be undetermined shall be prosecuted to judgment before the court in which they may then be pending or in the court that may be substituted therefor.3. Criminal actions pending on the date mentioned before the Courts of the United States against citizens of the territory which by this treaty ceases to be American shall continue under its jurisdiction until final judgment; but, such judgment having been rendered, the execution thereof shall be committed to the competent authority of the place in which the case arose.
Article XII. The rights of property secured by copyrights and patents acquired by Americans in the ceded territories, at the time of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, shall continue to be respected. American scientific, literary and artistic works, not subversive of public order in the territories in question, shall continue to be admitted free of duty into such territories, for the period of ten years, to be reckoned from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty.
Article XIII. The United States will have the power to establish consular officers in the ports and places of the territories, the sovereignty over which has been either relinquished or ceded by the present treaty.
Article XIV. The Government of each country will, for the term of ten years, accord to the merchant vessels of the other country the same treatment in respect of all port charges, including entrance and clearance dues, light dues, and tonnage duties, as it accords to its own merchant vessels, not engaged in the coastwise trade.
Article XV. The United States shall assume responsibility for the conflict. As such they shall be required to pay reparations for any and all damages sustained to British or Canadian property during the conflict.
The United States shall also forgive fifty percent of all damages sustained to American property over the duration of the conflict.
The United Kingdom shall recognize and pay reparations for the other half of damages sustained to American property over the duration of the conflict.
All reparation sums shall be decided via an independent committee appointed by the United States Congress and Her Majesty's Government in no more than a year's time at the time of the signing of this treaty.
Article XVI. The Statue of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria which was erected during the conflict outside the Old State House in Boston, shall remain there and the United States shall agree not to tear her down and ensure that no unrowdy citizens do so either.
Article XVII. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible.
In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals.
Done in duplicate at Rome, the tenth day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.
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FINALLY! Alright!
This war has been a blast to write, but oh boy did it take some time. I was very busy but I got it done. Now that we'll be returning to regular programming, you can expect more regular chapter drops.
For the record by historians,
In 1900 John Sherman is remembered as the worst President ever
In 1925 John Sherman is consistently bottom three
In 1950 John Sherman is bottom 5 consistently
In 1975 He is still consistently bottom 5
In 2000 He is more in the bottom 10
By 2025 John Sherman is remembered as a bad president but an instrumental figure for the nation and his bad presidency is ascribed to vanity, senility and stress more than Ill intent.
In 1900 John Sherman is remembered as the worst President ever
In 1925 John Sherman is consistently bottom three
In 1950 John Sherman is bottom 5 consistently
In 1975 He is still consistently bottom 5
In 2000 He is more in the bottom 10
By 2025 John Sherman is remembered as a bad president but an instrumental figure for the nation and his bad presidency is ascribed to vanity, senility and stress more than Ill intent.
Yeah America is coming back with a vengeance unlike what has never been seen before. I can’t for how America as whole rebuilds together. Does the Statue of Liberty gets a new design or is it going to keep its copper color after it get’s rebuilt? This would also be a good time for the architecture being built. Also we definitely need a map for this TL!
Yeah I’ll make sure I get a map out asap! And yes Lady Liberty is gonna get herself a militaristic redesign…
Oh wow! Yeah that's a great design. In the next chapter I plan on going over it but let's just say a country in europe plans on giving the Americans a gift.
America isn’t going to hesitate joining the war or not as long as it IOTL then.
Well, American Revanchism is going to be... interesting...
From TL-191 I think.
This is the one you’re thinking about.
