My Italy

The news that Italy sold warships to Spain spread throughout the world in a short time. No one would have thought that Italy would get involved when the war between the United States and Spain was about to break out.

Many European media have reported on this, but among the many reports, the report by The Times is the most interesting.

In a review in The Times, Italy's sale of warships to Spain was described as a crazy poor man helping a poor house to defend itself against foreign thieves, just to earn two pennies to buy bread.

It’s very interesting to read this comment in The Times. There is nothing wrong with describing Spain as a poor country, and there is nothing wrong with Italy as being poor and crazy. However, it is very interesting to describe the United States as a foreign thief.

If someone who doesn’t understand sees this, it will definitely not be good for American senses. That's right, people who are not from this era don't understand how the British Empire feels about the rebellious son of the United States. From burning the White House to getting involved in the American Civil War, the British Empire does not care about the United States at all. As for now, the old father's care cannot be absent. This ridicule is not considered caring. Some tabloids and even military officers even suggested that the British Empire should also sell a number of warships to Spain (fortunately, no one mentioned that a number of naval officers should also be retired to operate the warships).

Why do the British have so much ill will towards the United States? To paraphrase the most widely circulated saying, the British Empire has no permanent friends, only permanent interests. The hostility towards them is also related to interests. The establishment of the United States was a result of the damage to the interests of the British Empire. This country with original sin later peeked at Canada and burned down its house before stopping.

After testing its northern neighbor to no avail, the United States turned its attention to the south. The famous Roman doctrine slogan, "America is for Americans," is the United States' southern exploration. (It’s really cool. The major powers, led by Britain and France, just do whatever they need to do. No one cares about what Americans think.)

Then seeing that other countries ignored it, the United States continued to work hard on its internal strength. Now that I feel that I am strong enough, I am ready to attack Spain and declare that I have my own interests in South America. It would be strange if the other powerful brothers in this hall were willing to share the spoils.

So when the United States and Spain are about to ask for their weapons, what is the attitude of European countries?

Whether the attitudes of European countries are important to the United States or not, I believe the U.S. government has its own considerations, but one thing they have not considered is that Italy will sell warships to Spain at this juncture.

Therefore, after learning of the incident, as the head of the US government, President William McKinley immediately convened officials to discuss countermeasures.

In the conference room of the White House, President McKinley spoke to the military and political officials sitting in the conference room. "Gentlemen, everyone should know the news from Europe. The Kingdom of Italy has just sold an entire fleet to Spain. This matter is related to the safety of the United States. Please speak freely."

Despite the president's words, everyone present turned their attention to Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. Because this is about battleships, the Navy has the most say on this matter.

Facing everyone's looks, Theodore Roosevelt spoke. "Everyone, Italy's sale of warships to Spain does have an impact on us, and it can even be said to have a considerable impact. Because Italy not only sold warships, but also the officers and soldiers who operated the warships retired and were hired by Spain."

Theodore Roosevelt caused a lot of whispers because the news came as a surprise to many. Don’t think that everyone should know this news. Many people don’t know that Spain bought the ship together with the people. Think about it, the ministers of various departments are all busy with so many things every day. How much time do they have to pay attention to other things at any time?

Besides, Spain deliberately concealed the matter of hiring people, and it was not reported by the media. Apart from the intelligence agencies of various countries, few people knew about it.

Seeing that many people were shocked by the news, Theodore Roosevelt continued. "Everyone, although Spain has received help from Italy, we Americans will never give up because of this. It is not advisable to rely on a fleet to make us give up supporting Cuban independence, because we can build more than the other side.

If the other side builds one warship, we can build two. The little money Spain has from selling the Philippines is not qualified to fight with us. We need to let other countries know that the United States is no longer indifferent to surrounding affairs. We need to pay attention to the surroundings, because there may be hidden dangers that harm U.S. interests. Around the United States, other countries must listen carefully to our ideas. "

Theodore Roosevelt deserves to be remembered as a great figure in history. His passionate tone and firm confidence had a profound impact on other ministers present. Many people secretly marked him as a natural political talent.

Of course, Theodore Roosevelt could not have the limelight of this meeting alone. Secretary of State William Rufus Day stood up and said.

"Here I need to review my previous work. We underestimated the attitude of European countries towards us. From Germany's purchase of Spanish colonies, we can see that the attitude of European countries towards our country is not friendly, and then the sale of Italy continued. About the battleship.

I think under the current circumstances, in addition to continuing to put pressure on Spain on the Cuban issue, we need to release enough goodwill to other countries. For example, we should send friendly messages in newspapers and media, and our government should also take measures such as friendly visits to European countries to improve relations with European countries. Of course, the most important thing is, should we continue to act as planned? "

As soon as Secretary of State Day finished speaking, the young Acting Secretary Roosevelt suddenly stood up. "Of course we cannot act according to the plan. The U.S. Navy is not afraid of Italian black hands. The interests of the United States cannot be allowed to be trampled by other countries."

"It's not that I'm afraid of the Italians, it's that the United States needs to win."

"Of course, we in the United States are going to win, that's an unquestionable fact."

Roosevelt was like an angry lion, making people feel his ambition.

Thanks to Secretary Roosevelt's instigation and nonsense, the meeting was held smoothly. The people present were very impressed by Secretary Roosevelt, and of course the result was also very popular. In view of the unexpected events that have occurred one after another, the United States intends to speed up its preparations for war with Spain in order to avoid long nights and nightmares.

Now no one can hold back Americans who want to enter the war.