"The measure of a man stands or falls with what he leaves behind".
Heather Dale
Maurice Pope looked up from the pile of newspapers bought off of the US State Department. The Syndicalists relied on the newspaper for many, many things. A good syndicalist paper was a mix of the current ideological thinking of their leadership, the myriad complaints from below, the way the new society tried to hector people into complying with whatever the objective of the month was. This month, the craze was disjointed nature of the various Syndicalist movements. Pope had just started an editorial by Georges Valois explaining the need for a more united society to deal with the threats of Germany and the residual Nationalist sympathizers. The Prime Minister was impatiently looking down at him.
"Why did you cross out my line about "We must help those who can't help themselves"? Isn't that the whole reason why we exist as a state? Why we took in the hundreds of thousands of refugees?"
"And I've said this before, that kind of vague statement can mean all sorts of things. You are a politician and getting the citizens to trust you to mean whatever they want is your job. But my job is to predict the Syndicalist response and they will use that as a hook to argue that some council of unions or whatever needs to divy up the economy. It sounds caring and in keeping with your motto but the consequences are too undesirable to tolerate."
"Providing a basic minimum to survive is the only way we can avoid Syndicalism..."
"We've been over that before too, people do not become Syndicalists because they are poor, hungry, or tired. We've all been there. What makes the difference is the assumption that the means of production belong to those who use it instead of those who sacrificed to get it. You are arguing that the wealth of everybody in the country is the responsibility of the government. That is the path to Socialism. If you don't like my answer, you can run it by Dandurand if you like but his answer will be more emphatic than mine."
"Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones! Over here!"
The voice came from one of the Canadian professors in the University. J.C McLennan was the head of the physics department and the gate-keeper to any research funds. Reginal V. Jones was a senior grad student in the University of Toronto Physics Dept. for years but with little funding or papers to show for it. In the spirit of Canadian exasperation with the flood of British refugees, Canadian professors had a reputation for denying research grants to any but the most connected British students. Because of that, Jones had virtually nothing to show for his four years at the university and even less chance at getting into research once he would leave the University. The only reasons why a senior professor like prof. McLennan were either very good or very bad. Jones was not an optimist.
"Jones, I've just read your draft paper on the self-replicating waves plaguing microphones. That's very good work; it's even worthy of getting published as a main paper. Why haven't I seen your name on the list of presentations?"
"Sir, I never got funding for my proposal to measure radio-bounceback over long distances. The committee said it was too costly and too uncertain. We can't actually prove anything without some models and the committee won't release any more than 2,000 pounds."
"That's right, the funding from Ottowa is only for industrial techniques and military applications. I'm sure there's some way detecting planes at a distance can be useful to the military. Hold on for a couple months and we'll see if we can't get you the emitting tower."
"ADM Parry, how do you like the new carrier?"
"Very well your grace, it is good to have some modern equipment. So much of what we have is from before the Great War and is falling apart. The CORNWALL can't even make five knots under anything less than perfect weather. When we hear about the Syndicalists adding another two carriers, we just don't know what we can do. If I may be so bold, our enemies are across the water, why are we activating the reserves instead of building more ships?"
"This doesn't leave this room, understood?"
"Sire, Yes."
"We have intelligence that the CSA may be more violent than usual. It isn't just rhetoric anymore. We were notified that Norman Thomas was getting training manuals and arms from the Union and the Commune. He's going a lot further than is needed to defend against Long's goons. He might be heading to disrupt the elections or he might be planning to turn them on us. I'm not about to lose another country."
-----Cast of Characters-----
V.R. Jones
An as yet unsuccessful graduate student at the University of Toronto. He believes that war is inevitable not just between the Syndicalists and the remains of the Entente but also between the Syndicalists and the increasing fractured Mitteleuropa.
Mary O'Shea
A woman who left Canada with the fishing fleet. Her husband sacrificed his ticket for her sake. Despite that, she is a staunch Syndicalist and is working for the Union of Britain as a spy.
Maurice Pope
Despite having been passed over for the post of Intelligence chief, his political insights are highly valued withing the Canadian government.
William Hardy
A senior functionary in the Canadian intelligence apparatus; he is something of an odd-job man for tasks requiring a senior hand but which cannot be undertaken in too much scrutiny.
Prime Minister MacKenzie King
The PM of Canada elected on a wave of popular Canadian irritation with their long-staying British "guests". He accepts the need to fight Syndicalism whenever and wherever it is found but loves needling the British. For him (as many Canadians), victory over Syndicalism would be worth it just to get the British out of Canada. The rise of Syndicalism is forcing King to re-evaluate what he things the purpose of society and government should be.
ADM Parry
The Admiral in charge of the Canadian Carrier Fleet. He is most aware of the weakness of the Canadian military in the face of the superior industries of the Union of Britain and the Commune of France. He believes the main focus of Canadian efforts should be control of the North Atlantic.
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Welcome to my first AAR. It is in DH 1.03r2 with the Kaiserreich 1.4beta mod. I've only played Canada once and that was in the Kaiserreich mode for HOI2. I'm not actually Canadian so please forgive any absurdities. I'm only comfortable with US military ranks so I'll try to work that in. One thing I'm wondering, should I include links to the source material I'm using for realism so that people can correct me?
I'll try to post pretty frequently (about every two days).
Also, on a technical matter, how do I make the images bigger?
Heather Dale
Maurice Pope looked up from the pile of newspapers bought off of the US State Department. The Syndicalists relied on the newspaper for many, many things. A good syndicalist paper was a mix of the current ideological thinking of their leadership, the myriad complaints from below, the way the new society tried to hector people into complying with whatever the objective of the month was. This month, the craze was disjointed nature of the various Syndicalist movements. Pope had just started an editorial by Georges Valois explaining the need for a more united society to deal with the threats of Germany and the residual Nationalist sympathizers. The Prime Minister was impatiently looking down at him.
"Why did you cross out my line about "We must help those who can't help themselves"? Isn't that the whole reason why we exist as a state? Why we took in the hundreds of thousands of refugees?"
"And I've said this before, that kind of vague statement can mean all sorts of things. You are a politician and getting the citizens to trust you to mean whatever they want is your job. But my job is to predict the Syndicalist response and they will use that as a hook to argue that some council of unions or whatever needs to divy up the economy. It sounds caring and in keeping with your motto but the consequences are too undesirable to tolerate."
"Providing a basic minimum to survive is the only way we can avoid Syndicalism..."
"We've been over that before too, people do not become Syndicalists because they are poor, hungry, or tired. We've all been there. What makes the difference is the assumption that the means of production belong to those who use it instead of those who sacrificed to get it. You are arguing that the wealth of everybody in the country is the responsibility of the government. That is the path to Socialism. If you don't like my answer, you can run it by Dandurand if you like but his answer will be more emphatic than mine."
"Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones! Over here!"
The voice came from one of the Canadian professors in the University. J.C McLennan was the head of the physics department and the gate-keeper to any research funds. Reginal V. Jones was a senior grad student in the University of Toronto Physics Dept. for years but with little funding or papers to show for it. In the spirit of Canadian exasperation with the flood of British refugees, Canadian professors had a reputation for denying research grants to any but the most connected British students. Because of that, Jones had virtually nothing to show for his four years at the university and even less chance at getting into research once he would leave the University. The only reasons why a senior professor like prof. McLennan were either very good or very bad. Jones was not an optimist.
"Jones, I've just read your draft paper on the self-replicating waves plaguing microphones. That's very good work; it's even worthy of getting published as a main paper. Why haven't I seen your name on the list of presentations?"
"Sir, I never got funding for my proposal to measure radio-bounceback over long distances. The committee said it was too costly and too uncertain. We can't actually prove anything without some models and the committee won't release any more than 2,000 pounds."
"That's right, the funding from Ottowa is only for industrial techniques and military applications. I'm sure there's some way detecting planes at a distance can be useful to the military. Hold on for a couple months and we'll see if we can't get you the emitting tower."
"ADM Parry, how do you like the new carrier?"
"Very well your grace, it is good to have some modern equipment. So much of what we have is from before the Great War and is falling apart. The CORNWALL can't even make five knots under anything less than perfect weather. When we hear about the Syndicalists adding another two carriers, we just don't know what we can do. If I may be so bold, our enemies are across the water, why are we activating the reserves instead of building more ships?"
"This doesn't leave this room, understood?"
"Sire, Yes."
"We have intelligence that the CSA may be more violent than usual. It isn't just rhetoric anymore. We were notified that Norman Thomas was getting training manuals and arms from the Union and the Commune. He's going a lot further than is needed to defend against Long's goons. He might be heading to disrupt the elections or he might be planning to turn them on us. I'm not about to lose another country."
-----Cast of Characters-----
V.R. Jones
An as yet unsuccessful graduate student at the University of Toronto. He believes that war is inevitable not just between the Syndicalists and the remains of the Entente but also between the Syndicalists and the increasing fractured Mitteleuropa.
Mary O'Shea
A woman who left Canada with the fishing fleet. Her husband sacrificed his ticket for her sake. Despite that, she is a staunch Syndicalist and is working for the Union of Britain as a spy.
Maurice Pope
Despite having been passed over for the post of Intelligence chief, his political insights are highly valued withing the Canadian government.
William Hardy
A senior functionary in the Canadian intelligence apparatus; he is something of an odd-job man for tasks requiring a senior hand but which cannot be undertaken in too much scrutiny.
Prime Minister MacKenzie King
The PM of Canada elected on a wave of popular Canadian irritation with their long-staying British "guests". He accepts the need to fight Syndicalism whenever and wherever it is found but loves needling the British. For him (as many Canadians), victory over Syndicalism would be worth it just to get the British out of Canada. The rise of Syndicalism is forcing King to re-evaluate what he things the purpose of society and government should be.
ADM Parry
The Admiral in charge of the Canadian Carrier Fleet. He is most aware of the weakness of the Canadian military in the face of the superior industries of the Union of Britain and the Commune of France. He believes the main focus of Canadian efforts should be control of the North Atlantic.
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Welcome to my first AAR. It is in DH 1.03r2 with the Kaiserreich 1.4beta mod. I've only played Canada once and that was in the Kaiserreich mode for HOI2. I'm not actually Canadian so please forgive any absurdities. I'm only comfortable with US military ranks so I'll try to work that in. One thing I'm wondering, should I include links to the source material I'm using for realism so that people can correct me?
I'll try to post pretty frequently (about every two days).
Also, on a technical matter, how do I make the images bigger?
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