v3 Chapter 378: Lincoln: Expel the Secretary of State?

"What did the European and American observers say after William IV's speech on Anglo-Dutch relations policy in the British House of Commons?"

Hugh Smith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in the British Empire, pointed out: "William IV's speech was great and substantial in many ways, but for me, there will be no sense of urgency. What you get after listening to this speech It is inferred that the trajectory of the Dutch-UK competition is fine, we just need to keep up with it.”

He also said that William IV said that the Netherlands will cooperate with the United Kingdom on many aspects and common interests, and that differences cannot be allowed to prevent the people of both sides and the world from replicating the priority issues that require cooperation between the two sides.

"At the end of William IV's speech, experts in Anglo-Dutch relations and Dutch foreign relations quickly gave a simple analysis and evaluation of the speech to the House of Commons of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in all walks of life in the UK.

William IV specifically mentioned the situation of the relationship between Britain and the Netherlands, where there was a de-escalation of hostility. His Majesty pointed out that ensuring peace and stability in the Atlantic North Sea and the English Channel between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom not only echoes the interests of the Netherlands and the British Empire, This is also the concern of France, Belgium, and the international community, which is crucial to the security and prosperity of the European continent, both sides of the Atlantic, and the world.

Lecturer Zerick also wrote: There is a lack of confrontation. It is not enough to recognize that the reconciliation of Amsterdam and London will take action on the global order. It also needs to respond to the concerns of other countries. The two countries should share a common vision, Be transparent.

He also suggested that William IV should not have just assumed that the Netherlands would be able to rejoice with the British without asking for help.

Brown, Principal Fellow and Director of the Netherlands-Amsterdam Institute for Peace, wrote: "His Majesty William IV's UK-Dutch speech is a good way to place the Netherlands-UK relationship within the broader Dutch security strategy, both within and outside the Netherlands. It is worth looking forward to changes in the relationship between the UK and the Netherlands.”

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Kerim, Director and Principal Investigator of the Netherlands-Australia Institute, also said: "William IV is a good example of how intimidation to maintain peace and stability in the UK-Dutch relationship is about wider global security and stability."

In addition to these positive comments, some observers also pointed out the inadequacies in the content of William IV's speech.

In his speech, William IV emphasized that the Netherlands had no intention of bowing to the United Kingdom, nor did he seek to prevent the development of domestic affairs in the Commonwealth of Millikin in the direction of Dutch-born power, and at the same time, his voice towards Prussia and France would not be lowered. This attitude disappointed Rowan Elson, president of Oxford University and dean of the School of Foreign Service.

"I think this has lowered expectations for the relationship between the UK and the Netherlands by a few tunes, and I'm very sad about that."

William IV delivered an important speech in the British House of Commons, outlining the policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands towards the United Kingdom. In his speech, he said that the Netherlands "will develop strategic relations between the two countries on the basis of the willingness of the United Kingdom to establish a closer relationship with the Netherlands. At the same time, I told my British counterparts that the Netherlands will shape a favorable strategic environment for the Netherlands, pushing the Netherlands to achieve its vision of an open and inclusive international system.”

Tim, director of the Netherlands Governance Program at the National Peace Foundation in Rotterdam, also gave a positive comment on the speech, but he said that the Netherlands still has problems that are difficult to solve in terms of the UK.

He wrote, "It was a good speech and a wise move to meet a difficult challenge, but how to convince the UK that it can work together to make international rules that benefit the UK and the Netherlands without changing and without harming the interests of the Netherlands. To develop and prosper under the premise of seeing the problems of the UK and the Netherlands in the coming years.”

In Berlin, Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck said: "Britain and the Netherlands are both important neighbors of the Kingdom of Prussia. Their exchanges and easing tensions are very important to Prussia. Prussia will pay close attention to the development of Anglo-Dutch relations. Correspondingly, Prussia will respond accordingly"

When Napoleon III, Emperor of the French Third Reich, in Paris, faced with Queen Victoria's invitation to William IV of the Netherlands to visit England, what kind of impact did he have on France and whether he was worried, Napoleon III said, "There is nothing to worry about. Yes, the French Empire is a great power in the world. We only care about the practical problems at hand, and we won’t make too many actions as a fictional long-term relationship, but the UK and the Netherlands are very important to France, so Paris will also pay close attention to it. What's happening in London at the moment, we reserve the right to respond further, of course, I think the relationship between the French Empire and them will be maintained for a while, especially now that the relationship between the Netherlands and France has eased due to North America."

U.S. President Lincoln said, "Although the relationship between the United Kingdom and Millikin is tense, the United Kingdom and the United States, as neighbors, naturally hope that their neighbors will reduce turmoil, and the Netherlands has a very large influence on Milliken, and it has also become a significant impact on Milliken, so the White House will Keep an eye on the ongoing secret talks between the two countries, and if there is an agreement involving Millikin, we will respond as soon as possible."

Amsterdam, The Netherlands,

When asked about William IV's speech in the British House of Commons, Dutch Prime Minister Torbek said, "The Netherlands will deepen its relationship with the United Kingdom, after all, the United Kingdom has the largest influence in the world, whether it is in Africa or the Indo-Pacific, and also in the United Kingdom. In North America, South America and Europe, we all need to maintain a certain relationship with the UK, because the Netherlands also has important interests in those places. In short, the relationship between the Netherlands and the UK will affect the local interests of the Netherlands and the UK, a relaxed and cooperative Netherlands and Britain relationship, which is beneficial to both parties, and that is the purpose of our Majesty's visit to the UK."

The international community has aroused heated criticism for William IV's visit to England.

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April 21, 1868.

London, Buckingham Palace, this time only William IV and Queen Victoria stood next to them. The Queen was beside Princess Louise, while William IV was beside the Dutch Director of International Intelligence McKayshaun.

"Her Majesty doesn't agree with what the Queen said. On the Greek issue, the Netherlands is the main and the UK is the supplement. Anyway, the king of Greece is a member of the Nassau-Orange family."

"His Majesty William IV is wrong. If we hadn't supported your father William III in the British Empire, I think the two princes of Inmanuel II and the prince of Prussia may be the heirs, so Great Britain has done a lot of work, you know, Europe has always been a big country.”

Does that mean the Netherlands is not a big country anymore?

William was not dissatisfied with the implementation, but smiled; "It is because of the UK's contribution, so in order to express the attitude of the Netherlands to share the results, I will propose to marry Princess Louise for my younger brother, Crown Prince Frederick, and let him To be the future queen of Greece"

"You" Queen Victoria stared at William IV, and finally sighed after seeing her daughter, Princess Louise, ashamed, "Forget it, you are right, but"

Seeing the Queen's clothes soften, William IV in a good mood asked, "But what?"

Queen Victoria asked inquiringly: "It's the same topic as before, how can you help ease the relationship between the Commonwealth of Millikin and the United Kingdom?"

"It's very simple, since we have an agreement with the UK, it is naturally the Dutch who pushed it to complete."

"The President of the Senate and several ministers in the government are not weak, but they don't seem to have power. You must know that Lincoln is very hostile to us."

Queen Victoria said, she was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes were full of shock and looked at William IV.

Princess Louise, who has been the unofficial secretary of Queen Doria for several years, also thought of a possibility at this time. He looked at William IV in shock.

Facing the unbelievable expressions of the two, William Shi did not answer, but looked at Mike and Sean next to him.

Seeing William IV's appearance, their eyes could not help but fall on the Dutch intelligence director who was standing straight behind William IV.

McKay Sean said blankly: "Everything is ready. President Lincoln of the Commonwealth of America and Secretary of State Seward will face gun harassment this week."

Harassment by guns?

How to describe this strange ? It seems a bit cold and gentle.

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Someone led the rhythm, and the news in the Commonwealth of Millikin that President Lincoln was going to dismiss Siward as Secretary of State became more and more intense. On April 22, 1868, among the three or four million Germans in the country, nearly one million The Prussians participated in the demonstrations, and hundreds of thousands of other Germans also participated, which means that nearly half of the four million Germans in the United States of America participated. The remaining Germans obviously did not want to destroy the Prussia of their country. people and offended the powerful Irish and Dutch.

Even these two million people were enough to cause a huge repercussion in the Commonwealth of Millikin, knowing that in France's February-Revolution of 1830 and the July-Revolution of 1847, the number of participants That's it.

What's more, millions of people are now complaining about the removal of a secretary of state, which is a challenge to the constitution of the Commonwealth of Millikin, so many authoritative figures in the Commonwealth of Millikin have come forward to criticize these practices of Prussian and German descent. But how could these people who were provoked could listen to them, and even many angry people served their radical egg stones after knowing the addresses of these authoritative people, causing panic in the society.

Society began to criticize and demand that President Lincoln quickly quell the turmoil.

At this time, Lincoln could no longer hide.

So Lincoln began to demand that the Prussians and the Germans who participated in the march be discouraged at the cabinet meeting, and had to be suppressed as a last resort.

At that time, several Germans in the cabinet government were opposed by Seward, and the process of the cabinet meeting was abandoned.

When the news came out, the world was stunned, and they demanded the dismissal of these Germans, and even the senators had already proposed a dismissal proposal.