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I do not mind those who voted no because they thought it would be very expensive or a waste of resources, for those are legitimate reasons to oppose the bill. However, I have little regard for those who voted no because they thought these planes will be used against our own people, when we are in war with a foreign power. The bill is a boost to our nation, a bonus to our army, a tool for our people to defeat the french, not a tool to oppress our people. I hope that they are never used by chileans against chileans, and that in times of peace we can use them as tools for further exploration and innovation.

And for the congressman who said that he would not pass the bill because the president isn't of his party... I have no words for such person. I am proposing this bill for all of our people, all of the chileans, even when the government is lead by godless liberals. I will cooperate with our fellow chileans in our democracy, and if I want my party to get to power I will vote for them next election. But this selfish opposition won't do the nation any good and reminds me why we had an authoritarian regime some years ago.
 
"What, because the people of Chile wanted a responsible and effective government for once?"

Sebastian Montenegro

Exactly. Our democracy worked perfectly between the Liberales, Republicanos, Patriotas and sometimes the FNT as well. But the Comunistas turned the FNT into a radical mass of agitators, and then democracy became all or nothing. That's why we needed to remove the communists, and now that they are back it's all very clear why we needed Caudillos in the first place.
 
The Chilean Air Force Bill has passed.

Update soon.
 
Exactly. Our democracy worked perfectly between the Liberales, Republicanos, Patriotas and sometimes the FNT as well. But the Comunistas turned the FNT into a radical mass of agitators, and then democracy became all or nothing. That's why we needed to remove the communists, and now that they are back it's all very clear why we needed Caudillos in the first place.

Oh, but it wasn't the FNT who destroyed the Third Republic, and every time the Communists rose the FNT generals were among the people who stopped them. Now the last years of the Third Republic were of course the worst. There were purges in the army, a traitor was president, our Chief of Staff was radicalized, mostly due to the threat of a right wing coup, and every general in the army was a traitor, either one of Rios' men or one of the Rosenoists. I was sacked while on a training mission in the Andes basically because I was the last true FNT general willing to stand with the Republic. One could only guess what would have happened if I was still in the field. I would probably have arrested the whole bunch of traitors. The Third Republic was perhaps doomed to fail, but it was waay more legitimate than the Fascist Interregnum. May your kind never rise to power again. Twice is already two times too many.
 
Bevan, 1918-1920: The First Modern War​

History would remember the 1st Caribbean War as Chile's first modern war. In the years leading up to France's declaration of war against the 4th Republic, much of the Chilean old military guard passed away or retired, most notably the famous Chilean admiral, Eduardo Alvarez. In the wake of his passing - and that of many other generals - President Bevan was left at a loss for whom to appoint to command Chile's army and navy. Military appointments were traditionally political in Chile due to the strong likelihood of rebellion and coup, but a shortage of experienced officers following the fall of the fascist government forced Bevan to consider the problem apolitically. For the first time in recorded Chilean history, Bevan delegated the power of appointment to his Minister of Defense, Jesus Gonzales, who in turn chose generals from all walks of life and political persuasion. Fascists, liberals, conservatives, and socialists all found themselves wearing general's stars in 1916. Among them was Bevan's own opponent in the 1915-1916 general election, Carlos Andonie III, who took command of the 3rd Army of the Republic. Admiral Kalambur replaced the retired, and later deceased, Admiral Eduardo Alvarez.

Kalambur would be faced with a monumental challenge in 1918 following France's declaration of war. France possessed the second-largest navy in the world following the UK, a huge fleet of over 500 ships, while Chile's fielded only 33. No land battles would be fought during the 1st Caribbean War. Instead, the fighting would occur solely at sea. The first battle was joined on March 26th, 1918, when the French Dreadnought "Bourdeaux" was cornered by the combined Chilean and Venezuelan fleets off of Guadeloupe and sunk. A French task force dispatched from West Africa arrived April 21st and met the same fate as the Bourdeaux on April 28th, 1918. After a few intermittent skirmishes in May, the French fleet abandoned the island of Guadaloupe and pulled their ships closer to the African perimeter, choosing to harass South American shipping off the Brazilian coast.

Faced with a French force using hit and run tactics but unable to cover the Brazilian/West African theater without abandoning the Caribbean to the French, Admiral Kalambur requested more ships. In May 1918, President Bevan signed the Naval Expansion Order, a presidential initiative to begin enough naval construction to more than double the size of the Chilean fleet. The Order would construct 28 new Dreadnoughts and 29 transport ships for the fleet by February, 1919. In the mean time, however, Kalambur lacked the means to combat the French effectively, and was forced to develop new tactics. Relief came with the passage of 1918 Chilean Air Force Bill, beginning the construction of numerous wings of aircraft in Santiago. Kalambur seized the initiative and used the opportunity to experiment with aircraft spotting - by moving several wings to the Brazilian coast, the Chilean navy was able to spot French fleets before they struck and radio merchant shipping ahead of time, greatly reducing damage to trade and giving allied navies time to intercept low-strength French targets.

When the new Chilean 2nd Fleet came into service in early 1919, Kalambur rebased 27 dreadnoughts from shipyards around Chile to the Brazilian coast, ending French meddling in the region for more than a year. Venezuela and Brazil seized the opportunity to (against recommendations from allied Naval Command in Valparaiso) begin a series of coastal raids on French West African possessions. Though the raids were successful in blocking French shipping to and from the colonies, they ultimately proved costly in terms of ships - a cost that the smaller South American navies could ill afford. Meanwhile, Chile used her new transport flotillas to launch an invasion of the largely undefended french island of Guadaloupe - the island would remain in Chilean hands until the end of the war and the loss of the base would end French presence in the Western Hemisphere until 1920. Chile also underwent a rapid military modernization in the 1920s, implementing bold new modern divisional structure and adopting new tactics and weapons, both on land and at sea, in preparation for a possible invasion of French Africa. However, on advice from his top commanders, Bevan decided not to attempt an attack against the enemy colonies as the powerful French Africa Corps moved into strong defensive positions across the continent.

As Chile and France fought the last of the Great Wars of the 1910's, other countries across the globe began to recover from their own struggles. The Women's Suffrage movement swept the globe in 1919, with many countries (including the NGF) granting universal suffrage in that year. Particularly smug Chilean observers would note that the 3rd Republic had implemented such measures decades ago, and the vote had been restored to women following the anti-fascist revolution.

The 1st Caribbean War ended with a French attempt to save face in a largely even battle. In late 1919, the French Navy deployed more than 50 battleships to the Carribbean in an attempt to retake Guadaloupe and Martinique. Though they initially forced the retreat of the Chilean 1st Fleet, the arrival of the 2nd Fleet in December as well as allied forces from the USPA, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, and even Haiti quickly evened the odds. Faced with an even more staggering military defeat, France quickly negotiated a white peace treaty on January 6th, 1920, saving their ships. The Bevan administration was universally applauded for repelling the French a second time.

The last year of the administration was heavily one of boom, growth, and economic expansion. The now-common sight of automobiles prompted a nationwide expansion of limited-access roads for cars. Immigration continued unabated. The 1920 census put the Chilean population at just over 60 million, making Chile the 2nd most populous country in the Americas, once again ahead of the Confederacy (58 million) but behind the United States (73 million). These 60 million people would have an opportunity to have their voices heard at the polls in 1920-1921, as the 2nd Presidential Election of the Chilean 4th Republic began.


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Declare as presidential candidates and agitators. There is no one currently disenfranchised.

Also, I will again call roll on the Republicanos and Frente Nacional. This is our 3rd roll, so if these parties fail to get their quorum this time, I'll start coming up with new parties.
 
Roseno was an absolutist king. He did not care for the people at all. The Frente Nacional helped the people and built a strong middle class. We created an awesome social welfare system and a public healthcare system. We did lots of things the Republic couldn't or didn't want to do, for either bureaucratic obstruction or the resistance of the oligarchical congress. Before the fascist interregnum there were little legislations to defend the proletariat and the middle classes, and many of the achievements of the fascists are today part of our constitution. We had nothing to do with Roseno, and when Roseno's family wanted to return to Chile the fascists openly denounced them and only the reactionaries and some conservatives defended Roseno.

I support the Frente Nacional.

Also, I beg Sebastian Montenegro, Escovedo and the other Frente Nacional remnants to declare their support. Last time we had enough supporters, but because of silly coincidences we weren't able to gather enough signatures.

I am running as a Frente Nacional candidate, seeking a coalition with the Liberales.

Hopefully a right wing coalition with the free marketeers will do our nation some good. We fascists are interested in establishing a strong military and curving French influence in the Americas. But I would prefer our ace pilot Estaban Evarado to run as a Frente Nacional candidate instead, hopefully his free market stances will favour the liberales and push them into a coalition.
 
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"I am running as President for the Frente Nacional. As the last legitimate leader of this country, I have experience in government, and I know the responsibilities that the office holds, even if its privileges have been arbitrarily constricted by the provisional regime of 1913. I will ensure that this nation stays strong, yet also ensuring that its fascist legacy of responsible and effective government is respected.

"Una nación, Un pueblo!"

Sebastian Montenegro
 
I am running for president for the Communistas and my policies are the same as last time.

Xavier Kvaratskhelia, candidate for President of Chile and Communist Ideologist and Politician.
 
I am running for president under the Banner of the Communistas!

Ernesto Fernando Fuentes, Presidential Candidate of Chile
 
Carlos Andonie the Third is once again running for President on the liberales ticket.
 
I support the Conservadors!

I share many views with the Frente Nacional but a return to autocracy is not one of them. These Nationalists will have to disavow their authoritarian founders if they want my support and the support of the masses.

---Estevan Evarado---
 
I declare my candidacy for president as a Liberale!
 
I hereby enter retirement. I'm glad I have been able to serve the people of Chile for all these years. But it's time for younger men and women to fill out my shoes. When I entered politics I hadn't thought the army would become my home, but good old Gogolow thought different when he gave me my first command. I don't regret anything, I would have done it all the same. I hope FNT will find new young activists to guide the only Chilean party that support Socialism and Democracy to the modern age. If there's something I have learned it's that the people of Chile will never give up. When I fought the Illegal Junta during the Fascist Interregnum I met so many good people willing to give their life for democracy. And that is my hope for the future. Chile will ever be a country ruled by the people, and never more by those seizing power by force pretending to represent the people.
 
I will run for re-election on the FNT ticket.

During my presidency, we have seen boom, growth and expansion, and have repelled a power thta once could simply walk it's troops into Santiago, and there would be nothing we could do about it. If any of the other candiates have criticisms of my presidency, I suggest they share them.
 
I support the Conservadors!

I share many views with the Frente Nacional but a return to autocracy is not one of them. These Nationalists will have to disavow their authoritarian founders if they want my support and the support of the masses.

---Estevan Evarado---

We are not seeking a return to autocracy . We are a completely valid political faction that wishes our views to be represented in the Congreso and hence we want to create a party and hopefully form part of a right wing government. The communistas are openly undemocratic and many of them fough with Rios in the capture of Santiago. The Frente Nacional has evolved.

Instead of being isolated in a party that doesnt represent your ideals, join us.
 
We are not seeking a return to autocracy . We are a completely valid political faction that wishes our views to be represented in the Congreso and hence we want to create a party and hopefully form part of a right wing government. The communistas are openly undemocratic and many of them fough with Rios in the capture of Santiago. The Frente Nacional has evolved.

Instead of being isolated in a party that doesnt represent your ideals, join us.

And what exactly are your party's major platforms?

---Estevan Evarado---