Chapter 654 Pacifist
The first person to come to Sheffield to cause trouble was William Parker, the commander of the British naval base just a stone's throw away. He was full of resentment towards the richest man in the United States who suddenly broke into the sphere of influence of the British Empire, especially since more than a decade ago, the Ottoman Empire gave the area near Kuwait to this Pasha, who was not from his own country, as a territory. The British were very dissatisfied that such an important stronghold was not in their hands.
If the small piece of territory at the beginning was still acceptable, the commotion caused by the richest man in the United States after arriving in Kuwait and meeting with the rulers of the Ottoman Empire was unbearable.
Sheffield, who was holding Mary Pickford, let the American sweetheart sit on his lap. When he met the commander of the British naval base, he turned a deaf ear to the other's arrogant attitude.
"After all these years, you're still only a brigadier general?" Sheffield had no good impression of the arrogant British. He knew that they were here to cause trouble, so he spoke in a stern tone, "William Parker, right? This is the first time we meet. I wonder what instructions you have for coming to my palace?"
"Constantinople announced that it would relocate the Greeks and Armenians to your territory. Is this true? I wonder what you have to say about this matter that has been criticized by the international community?" Before it was his turn to be arrogant, the richest man in the United States in front of him was arrogant first. William Parker directly started to accuse him angrily.
"Oh, this matter seems to be the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire, right? What does it have to do with you British people?" Sheffield said with a sneer, "Or do you think that the Ottoman Empire is part of the British Empire? It's ridiculous. I have never seen such a ridiculous thing in my life."
"You have to think carefully about who you are talking to." Brigadier General William Parker was furious. As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Black Gold Company employees rushed in and aimed their guns at the British brigadier general.
Sheffield shrugged and asked his company staff to put away their guns. He said pretentiously, "How can we point our guns at the generals of the British Empire? They are the overlords of the world. It's interesting that they can find an American businessman to make trouble for the internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire."
Patting Mary Pickford's thigh and letting the American sweetheart sit aside, Sheffield stood up and walked to William Parker, whose face was turning pale, and said softly, "Although I am also a descendant of British immigrants, I just don't like your arrogance. You came to someone else's place with a few soldiers and started a riot? You don't take me, the richest man in the United States, seriously. Not to mention you, even the British fleet in the Persian Gulf would disappear at my command."
"How dare you? This is just a small fleet of the British Empire. Your four battleships are nothing in front of the British Royal Navy." William Parker's attitude did not soften at all. "Even the United States is no match for the Empire."
"I welcome the British Empire to invade the United States of America immediately. I think New York is a good place to land. Then the British troops stationed in Canada in the north will move south and maybe burn down the White House again."
Sheffield was gesticulating and his words not only stunned William Parker, but also surprised Mary Pickford. The American sweetheart had only been in contact with slave owners for a short time. If Natalia was not in the palace, she would definitely not be surprised by this.
The offensive route planned by the slave owners must first affect the Yankee territory. Sheffield was fearless and thought this was a good opportunity to annex Canada. As for how many people would die in the British invasion, for the growth and development of the United States, these people deserved to die.
As an excellent imperial soldier, William Parker swore that he had never seen such a shameless person.
"It was I who suggested Constantinople to relocate Christians from border areas. Why did I make such a suggestion? Isn't the fundamental reason the good things you Europeans have done? The Balkan Alliance has its own supporters, and each of your countries is involved. Now that the Ottoman Empire's European territories have become independent, the Christians of these countries have expelled the local peaceful Christians, and they have poured into the Ottoman Empire's territories in Asia." Sheffield said with a look of "I have money, so I am right", "These peaceful Christians were expelled from their hometowns, full of resentment and hatred for Asian Christians. Does this have nothing to do with you countries?"
"First of all, I must admit that the Ottoman Empire is far better than you European countries in terms of tolerance. The oppression of Christians by the rulers in this country is nothing compared to you Europeans. But now the situation has changed. The two religious groups have begun to distrust each other. I am helping the Ottoman Empire to feel at ease, and at the same time I am saving the lives of Christians. You know nothing. With one order from me, the Christians in Kuwait can bury you with their spit. How dare you appear in front of me and accuse me? It's ridiculous."
Although Sheffield promoted white supremacy within the United States, it did not mean that he would not use politically correct rhetoric. Outside the United States, in front of British Brigadier General William Parker, the slave owner's moral high ground was quite stable. He transformed himself into the culprit of the riots in the black community in New York, and became a pacifist in the Middle East.
"Now the Greeks are being persecuted!" When William Parker spoke again, he was no longer as confident, but he still emphasized the disadvantages of forced migration by the Ottoman enemy.
"Yes, the Kingdom of Greece should protest against this. But what is the fundamental reason? Why didn't they consider their compatriots in Asia during the Balkan War?" Sheffield laughed. "When expelling the peaceful Christians in the country, why didn't they consider that there were still Greek-speaking people in the Ottoman Empire's Asian territories? Since the Greeks can do this, why can't the Ottoman Empire do the same?"
Seeing that William Parker was about to speak, Sheffield stopped him and took the initiative to say, "I will give a reasonable explanation to the countries involved. It will take less than a few days."
"Okay!" William Parker, who came with great momentum, was defeated on the moral high ground of the slave owner.
The British brigadier general came with high hopes but left with low hopes. After he left, Mary Pickford said cautiously, "He is a general in the British navy."
"There are many generals in the British Navy, but I am the only richest man in the United States. These hypocritical British people!" Sheffield said coldly in front of Mary Pickford and a group of bodyguards, "Since the British betrayed the Confederacy, they have been untouchable in our eyes. I wonder how many more years they can be so arrogant."
Having said that, Sheffield still had to explain his suggestion to the Ottoman Empire to relocate its inhabitants. First of all, it must be in the name of charity. No matter whether it is charity or not, he said it is.
A telegram was sent to the League of Nations in the country, which was the slave owner's personal statement on the migration proposal.
The face of the beacon of humanity must be maintained, so he had to appear calm, objective and neutral, and then defend the actions of the migrating groups. From the very beginning, Sheffield entered the state of a pacifist.
By the way, he also advertised his movie The Time Machine. Although it has already reaped the box office in the United States, it may be able to make profits in other countries.
In the movie The Time Machine, there is a scene where a world war breaks out, although it only appears as a background.
The slave owner simply borrowed the plot from the movie to criticize the two consecutive Balkan Wars and called on the major powers in Europe to cherish human peace.
After taking a firm moral high ground, Sheffield explained the ethnic migration order recommended to the Ottoman Empire, saying that after the peaceful Christians living in the Balkans were expelled, they were full of resentment and hated the Christians in the Ottoman Empire.
At the same time, he also praised the Ottoman Empire's long-term tolerance towards ethnic groups with different beliefs in the country. For this reason, Sheffield proposed a word called diversity. This political correctness in Europe and the United States a hundred years later was directly used by him on the Ottoman Empire. It is not wrong to say that Christians in the Ottoman Empire can be grand viziers, but peaceful believers in Christian countries will definitely not be prime ministers.
The outbreak of the Balkan Wars led to the intensification of ethnic conflicts in the Ottoman Empire. On this issue, Sheffield also criticized the harm of European nationalism and the adverse effects it caused. Another political correctness of later generations!
He also used some words often said by President Wilson of the United States to bind the support of the United States political circles. This article calling for peace and supporting regional autonomy of the Ottoman Empire directly used the League of Nations controlled by Sheffield himself to explain the suggestion of relocating ethnic groups in the Ottoman Empire on a global scale.
It shows that this migration is precisely to prevent more intense ethnic confrontations. At the same time, it criticizes the selfishness of European countries in their attitude towards war and their far from tolerance towards some ethnic groups.
This editorial even plagiarized part of the Fourteen Points later proposed by President Wilson. Although it is well known that the Fourteen Points have never been implemented and are just Wilson's idealistic self-talk, the slave owners knew that Wilson's Fourteen Points were too powerful to occupy the moral high ground, and could be said to be the guiding principle of the famous American double standards.
"If the Kingdom of Greece really loves its people, it should have considered the survival of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire when expelling the peaceful Christians. At least in many things, the so-called civilized world of Europe is far inferior to the moral standards of the Ottoman Empire."
Sheffield was able to make things happen at the turn of his hand. When he suggested to the Ottoman high-ranking officials to relocate ethnic groups, he was very confident and even called himself a pacifist.
**** is a forbidden word, I forgot.
(End of this chapter)
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