Chapter 862 Follow-up
The tacit cooperation between East Africa and the United States soon attracted the attention of countries such as Britain and France. Of course, to be more precise, it was dissatisfaction, especially from Britain, which inevitably had some doubts.
A coup was launched on the same day, and then everything was peaceful. This seemed like a "prior collusion". Before that, Britain wanted to wait and see, but the two countries did not fight over the Hawaii issue, which further confirmed the speculation of Britain and France.
"We seriously suspect that East Africa and the United States had reached some kind of tacit understanding before the coup. If not, how could it be such a coincidence that the two countries had coups on the same day? It is obvious that they had made sufficient plans to divide the Hawaiian Islands." Wilson, the British Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and Cabussere, the French Minister on the island, said.
Kabusir also thought so. He said: "Now that the matter has been settled, we need to protest to the US government and ask it to accept the interests of our two countries."
Why not look for East Africa? The reason is simple. East Africa only has one island, Kauai, while the United States has a string of islands. If we look for East Africa, it is impossible for East Africa to give up Kauai. If we negotiate with the United States, we can at least use other islands to make a fuss.
Soon, the US government received inquiries from Britain and France. In fact, Japan was also indignant, but of course Japan had no international reputation and was not among the powerful countries. It could not ask the United States for benefits as righteously as Britain and France.
President Cleveland soon encountered the expected trouble as British and French diplomats began negotiations with the United States on the issue of the Hawaiian Islands.
As for East Africa, one of the "perpetrators", it became a spectator, not knowing what interests the United States had given up, and it quickly appeased the British and French governments.
The most critical step in the Hawaiian Islands issue has not yet been resolved, that is, the American property on Kauai Island that is temporarily "safeguarded" by East Africa.
"Rogge has been crying miserably in the Republic of Hawaii these days, and he's pretending pretty well." John Crane muttered.
Roger's identity cannot be exposed, so John Crane did not tell anyone else about Roger's identity. However, as one of the main businessmen in Kauai, some of Roger's actions in Honolulu could easily be reported back to Kauai.
Roger certainly doesn't have this kind of power alone, but there are many "victims" like him. Dozens of former Kauai businessmen brought Americans from Kauai to the Honolulu City Government to ask for an explanation, and it did have some effect.
The United States naturally cannot sit idly by on this point. After all, this is about protecting the legitimate rights and interests of its own businessmen, and it would not look good if it were reported in the newspapers.
As for the issue of returning the property of American citizens on Kauai, the U.S. Minister to Hawaii soon went to Kauai in person to negotiate with East Africa.
The American Minister to Hawaii, Minister Steven, arrived at Kauai on a US warship with a grim look on his face. He was the main manipulator of the Hawaii coup.
After all, without his acquiescence, American businessmen would not have the courage to launch a coup in Hawaii. No matter how bad the Kingdom of Hawaii was, it was still a country with an army. If an accident really happened, they would have to rely on the United States mainland in the end.
"That's an East African warship!" Steven said, looking at the ship of the East African Pacific Fleet, which was slightly larger than his vehicle.
After all, the local army did not participate in the Hawaiian coup, so Steven's ship is naturally no match for the regular warships of the East African Navy, even the East African Navy's Pacific Fleet, which is only for show.
Although the East African gunboats were not as majestic as ironclad ships, they could serve as main warships in many countries. The fact that East Africa placed three of them on Kauai at once made Minister Steven realize that East Africa was determined to obtain Kauai.
But the more this happened, the more Steven hated it. As the leader of the Hawaiian coup, East Africa's action was equivalent to stealing Steven's hard work. This was the first reason. Second, and most importantly, the United States originally had the opportunity to monopolize the Hawaiian Islands, but because of East Africa's actions, the two countries ended up dividing Hawaii together.
And all these losses will eventually be blamed on Steven. After all, the coup was his personal act, not authorized by the local government, so his career will probably be greatly affected after returning to the country, and he is very likely to be held accountable.
But it's too late to say anything now. Steven can only try his best to recover the losses for the American "victims" to prevent them from suing him after returning home.
After landing in Lihue, Steven was taken directly to the East African Hawaiian Governor's Palace. Looking at the East African Governor's Palace with the flag of the East African Kingdom and the flag of the Kingdom of North Hawaii flying, Steven felt sad again.
Regarding the issue of compensation, East Africa negotiated with Minister Steven for a long time. Unlike the previous generous attitude when it acquired properties on Kauai, East Africa is now determined to fight for every penny.
In the end, East Africa still acquired a portion of American assets, including the share of "Rogge", at a price 0.3% higher than the market price, but the money was transferred from one hand to the other.
As for some American businessmen who were unwilling to accept the assets, East Africa also returned them, but they could not take them away and could only operate on Kauai, mainly land and real estate.
East Africa also has ways to deal with these Americans who stay on Kauai. Just raise taxes a little bit and they will eventually comply. However, in order to temporarily stabilize the US government, the East African government will not do so directly. It will wait until the fortifications on Kauai are completed before carrying out related work.
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"Brother Roger, don't sigh. At least the money will be returned. The worst that can happen is that you can develop in another place. There are still many opportunities in your hometown now. With your financial resources, I believe you can still thrive in the hometown." Enders comforted.
Rogge forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your comfort, but all my hard work over the years has come to nothing. These East Africans are simply beasts!"
Rogge's grief-stricken look aroused the sympathy of the Americans present, and at the same time they felt a little gloating. Fortunately, their previous industries were not deployed on Kauai, otherwise Rogge's miserable situation yesterday would be theirs today.
"Brother Roger, what are your plans for the future?"
Roger sighed and said, "At least the East Africans lost some money, so I didn't lose everything. So I plan to take the money and go to the West (of the United States) to have a look. The risk of doing business overseas is too great. I can't handle it with my small body. I also advise you to stay away from this kind of troubled place in the future."
His words resonated with everyone. After all, if one could develop well at home, who would be willing to come to the heart of the Pacific Ocean? Hawaii's location is not even as remote as other places, and it has a tropical rainforest climate. If it did not have some strategic value and good returns, no one would risk coming here to make a fortune.
"After two years, when I've made enough money, I will definitely return to the United States to invest. I'll treat you to a drink then," Enders comforted her.
However, Enders could not have imagined that the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him was actually an East African spy. As for future meetings, Enders never heard of Rogge again.
No one knows where "Rogge" went in the end. After all, Rogge was just a code name, and he had more than a dozen such code names, or even more.
As everyone was reluctant to leave, Roger took his "workers" to leave the sad place of Hawaii. He stood on the boat and said "tearfully goodbye" to everyone.
After the ship has left for a while.
"Stationmaster, where are we going next?"
Roger no longer looked pitiful at this time. He said with high spirits: "Let's go to Florida..."
(End of this chapter)
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