Empire of the Pacific - A California AAR

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@Comm Cody: Indeed I have annexed New Zealand. It was a surprise for me too.

@King50000: I tried to get him as accurate as I could.

@brokenkeyboard: Can do. Like I said before, this AAR will be getting updates up to the modern day.

@TKFS: Thanks!

@Baldor Arbanus: No, the United States is still a democracy. But very much a bully. They keep stealing Canada from my sphere.

@hoi2geek: Sure. I'll make one before the next update.

@Commandante: Once a Monopolist... always a monopolist. As for the pictures, I simply use Wikipedia or Yahoo Images.

 

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Jamous: 1901 - 1906​

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President Andrew Jamous held his second inauguration on the steps of the Californian Congress building, where he delivered his inauguration speech, hailing his achievements over the past five years, and vowing to continue on the path of internal improvements, but he also pledged to stop rampant discrimination and blatant attempts by the "Native" Californians to suppress the rights of the Native Americans, Polynesians, Mexicans, Malays, Melanesians, and Micronesians that still inhabit the territories that California took over and now holds. To stress his commitment to this, he had several Native American chiefs from Northern California march in the inaugural parade.

1. The Inauguration Parade of President Andrew Jamous.​

Quickly making Civil Rights the focus of his Presidency, President Jamous overwhelmingly supported the Civil Rights Act of 1901 and the Native Armed Service Act of 1901. These two Acts ensured Civil Rights and the right for any native in California to be able to enlist in the Californian Armed Forces, and be put into military units with their fellow natives. However, when the President was given the option to completely segregate units based on race, he shot down such a proposal with fierce determination, and he is quoted with saying, "Race means NOTHING during combat. These men will serve side by side with each other. Unsegregated."

The manpower from these natives, who wished to protect their homeland and their ancestral homes, was drastic. Several regiments and brigades of men where raised to help create the III. Corps of the Californian Army. President Jamous, although an non-expansionist, fully believed that the Military had to be fully funded, and expanded. In response to the new rise in available manpower, he sent out a call for three more Corps of men to be raised, an amount very few thought the President could ever get. If he was successful, however, the Californian Army would double in size.

2. New recruits of the Californian Army under the Native Armed Service Act of 1901.​

After his call for the Army's expansion went out - we turned his attention towards the Californian Navy. Largely antiquated, President Jamous asked for the entire fleet to be modernized and updated. The Naval Expansion Act of 1901 was signed in August of 1901, which called for the old Ironclad ships, and much earlier Commerce Raiders, to be phased out and replaced on a 2:1 ratio with the much more powerful, much faster Cruiser.

As a result, the existing cruisers of the Navy were pooled together to form the Pacific Fleet, along with some transports and supply ships, they left San Diego on November 1901 with the new III. Corps of the Californian Army, bound for Californian New Guinea under the orders of President Jamous. His reasoning for the deployment was simply to "Maintain a presence in the area", but many militarists and expansionists saw this as the start of California's reassertion of dominance and control over the Pacific, no matter that the President said to the contrary.

3. Ships of the Californian Navy's Pacific Fleet underway, leaving San Diego and bound for Californian New Guinea.​

The first test the President's commitment to neutrality happened after the Empire of Japan, a member of the San Diego Pact[1], decided to invade the Korean Empire, a nation California had been slowly influencing and coaxing into friendly relations. An alliance was not far from being signed between the two nations. The Japanese Emperor cited a semi-bogus telegram that showed a Korean plan for invading and conquering Japan. Something nearly everyone knew was impossible, and instead the Japanese said they would stop at nothing but annexation of Korea into the Empire of Japan.

The Koreans, now anxious to sign a treaty between them and the Californian Republic, flatly asked the Californians to fight against the Japanese, or at least do something as they were both in the San Diego Pact. President Jamous never responded to their requests. It was only a few months later that, on February 3rd, the Korean Empire accepted a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Japanese that saw them annexed directly into the Empire of Greater Japan.

4. Japanese soldiers marching through Southern Korea, making their way to Seoul.​

Many felt that the stopping the Japanese and keeping them in their place would have been wise, but President Jamous simply didn't have the stomach to accept a war with a former ally. After the Empire of Japan conquered Korea, they proclaimed themselves the Empire of Greater Japan, where they quickly shot up to the seventh most powerful nation in the world, right behind California. The San Diego Pact was shocked when Japan threw insults at them all and withdrew from the Pact, leaving only California and Australia. President Jamous immediately sent out feelers to some of the nations in the area, to try and get some Anti-Japanese support. Only the Netherlands seemed to be receptive of such a meeting.

Further aggression came when the Japanese sparked a war by advocating for the annexation of Manchuria into the Empire of Greater Japan. Hostilities between Japan and China broke out on July 27th, 1902 when massed Japanese troops surged into Manchuria, overrunning the local garrisons and taking China completely by surprise. A small problem with Communists in Southern China occupied all of the crack Chinese troops, meaning there was very little to defend Manchuria with. A small resistance was put up, but Japan's massive use of machinery and their advanced weaponry simple saw all Chinese resistance melt away.

5. Chinese Peasants retreating from the front line, away from the advancing Japanese.​

President Jamous stressed that his population disregard any thoughts of the Japanese's growing power. He assured the nation that the Californian Republic will remain at peace. The last thing the President wanted is to get entangled in a huge war versus the Empire of Greater Japan. Although their navy was far inferior to the Californian Republic's, their Army was something to be feared. Many knew of the strength of the Japanese Army, especially after the Korean-Japanese War, where reports of their brutal tactics and ruthless drive forward normally won them the battle each time.

China, desperate for support, called upon her trusted ally and friend, the Russian Empire, who had been in an alliance with the Chinese for the past fifty years. Shockingly, Tsar Nicholas II refused the request, and watched as his Empire took a massive prestige hit abroad. Many countries began to mistrust Russia, if they would fall back on an alliance fifty years old, what will they honor?

6. A British Cartoon criticizing the Russian Empire for abandoning their ally, China.​

Nevertheless, President Jamous finally captured the attention of his citizens with his announcement of a massive building initiative that he was going to undertake as President of Jamous Steel Works. He was going to sponsor a new type of mass transportation, the Trolly System, in the major cities in California. Run on electricity, the trolly was going to revolutionize travel in urban California. However, not all the attention was good. His opposition, most notably the Progressives, wondered how legal it was for the President of the Californian Republic to be wielding such a large and powerful corporation, which now held a monopoly on the very important steel industry in California. President Jamous responded that he was doing nothing illegal, and simply spreading the wealth he owned to improve the lives of the average Californian.

7. Downtown San Francisco with a view of the new Trolly System, implemented by President Jamous.​

Luckily for President Jamous, this was drowned out as the CRS Giddings, the flagship of the Californian Navy, was finally launched on December 30th, 1902 from Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The President quickly boarded a ship out to the Harbour in order to take part in her sea trials, and to show off the naval might of the Californian Navy. Since Australia was granted independence and New Zealand annexed into the Californian Republic, the Royal Navy disappeared from the Pacific, and the United States Navy held a very small fleet stationed out of Oregon, simply for coastal defense. As of 1902, the Empire of the Pacific was the undisputed ruler of all the Pacific Islands.

7. The CRS Giddings, the Flagship of the Californian Navy.​

Even with the CRS Giddings launched, the Californian Navy still had three other sister ships to build. Unfortunately for President Jamous, the steel contract between the Californian Navy and Jamous Steel Works was up. The Navy needed steel, and the government, specifically the President, had to choose a steel company. This put the President in a precarious situation. Not only did he control all of the Steel in California, he made it the cheapest on the Pacific Coast. If he outsourced the steel contract, he would be seen as sending Californian money to foreign countries and wasting money on expensive steel. However, if he kept the contract in California, he would have to choose Jamous Steel Works, a move that would enrage many of his opponents, who would use it as propaganda that he was exploiting the Government by selling them Steel.

8. The CRS Hensdale being constructed in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.​

The President was forced to do what he did best: take a tour of the country to try and rally support behind him. Starting in San Diego, and traveling to every train station in California, the President gave speeches, talked to the citizens, published flyers, bought newspaper articles, simply anything he could do to get his message across the people. He needed to give the Navy the contract from his Steel Company, simply because it was a Californian Company, and the fact it was the cheapest out there. He vowed all the money he gained from the Government would be reinvested into California, to help better the country. To show his commitment, Jamous established Jamous University in San Diego, one of the first universities founded by a single citizen in the country.

9. President Jamous on his tour around the country.​

When the contract was signed, the public backlash was minimal. Mostly some rattling from the opposition parties, but the general public knew the information and agreed with the President's course of action. True to his word, President Jamous invested all of the profits, and more, from the contract into the creations of libraries, parks, and schools all across the country. Most significantly was his commitment to the Pacific Islands. Most politicians looked at them like colonial holdings, but President Jamous saw them as integral parts of the Californian Republic. Surprisingly, he spend more money on the Islands than he did on the mainland[2].

This small period of a sense of national unity and carefree nature was lost with news of the Sion-Japanese War of 1902. The Japanese had pushed so far into the Chinese Mainland, they were in shooting distance of Beijing. Many of the Western Powers, California included, sent representatives to meet in Berlin, German Empire, to try and figure out what their course of action should be.

10. Japanese Troops fighting on the outskirts of Beijing.​

The Berlin Conference was attended by the "Big 8", the eight largest western powers, those being, in descending order of strength, the United States of America, the Republic of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Californian Republic, the German Empire, the Russian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy. Russia was mostly pushed off to the side for their role in not intervening into the fight, but the rest of the nations officially drafted a resolution, agreeing to intervene, collectively, should the Japanese pursue further conquests than just Manchuria.

11. The Californian Delegation to the Berlin Conference.​

On January 5th, 1904, the Chinese Empire surrendered to the Empire of Greater Japan. They signed a peace treaty in Beijing, China - which cede Manchuria from Chinese control over to Japanese control indefinitely. The Japanese Emperor called this a great victory for the Empire of Japan. Many Californians in the Pacific Islands, however, became increasingly weary about the Japanese. A nation of islands, they did have a fairly good navy. One that could strike at some Californian islands, and whip out the population, before the Californian Navy could respond in kind.

12. The Empire of Greater Japan after the Treaty of Beijing.​

To combat the disadvantage of having a fleet all the way in California, President Jamous ordered the Construction of two new fleets for the Californian Navy. A total of 16 Cruisers, the two fleets would be stationed at new Naval Bases being constructed on the Islands of Marcus and Yap, the two islands at the edge of the Californian Pacific Islands.

To further combat Japanese expansionism, the Kingdom of the Netherlands joined the San Diego Pact, signing an alliance with Australia and California. The idea was to form a bloc of nations with a strong presence in the Pacific in order to combat the Japanese War Machine, should it turn its sight to the South.

The remainder of 1904 was quiet. The Empire of Japan kept itself in their new borders, bringing everything under their control and formalizing control over Manchuria and Korea. The Californian Republic saw its shipbuilding industry skyrocket due to demand to protect against the Japanese. This massive industrialization and military construction resulted in California being vaulted to the position of second largest manufacturing nation in the world. Only behind the United States of America to the East.

13. A Jamous Steel Works Factory in San Diego, one of the industries fueling the explosive growth.​

The 1905 Census was mostly a hushed affair, because no one wanted the Japanese to find out the amount of people living in the Pacific Islands. What was released to the public was that the population grew by an impressive 1,053,532 able bodied males. This was an explosive growth rate, even though the past five years there was no territorial conquests. This growth was attributed to the high standard of living Californians enjoyed, as well as the massive pull factors for Immigration. Even the Japanese Menace could not deter immigrants from coming to California.

14. Population Statistics of the Californian Republic, 1905.​

The election of 1905 was a storied affair, with the two main focus points being the Empire of Japan and Californian Expansionism. The Californian Conservatives, with President Jamous graciously stepping down, nominated Richard Orleans of New London, a prominent Senator inside the Californian Congress. He was a stalwart conservative, believing in low taxes, and a low spending Federal Government. He supported the expansion of the Californian Military to combat the Empire of Japan, but disagreed with any more territorial expansion. He believed California has reached her zenith in power, and anymore would be a burden on the country, not a help.

The Progressive Candidate, Andrew Garrett, disagreed with both of Senator Orleans points. He believed that the Empire of Japan can be left to do its own business, as any further expansion would warrant military intervention by Europe, meaning California didn't have to care that much. He did, however, support the expansion of the military to invade and subjugate other countries into the Californian dominion.

15. Progressive Congressmen Andrew Garrett.​

The election simply wasn't even close. Hundreds of Thousands of Californians voted against Congressman Garrett, giving their full faith and confidence in Richard Orleans to continue the duties set out by President Jamous, military buildup for defense, yet keeping a peaceful tone towards the nations of the world. California has indeed reached her territorial zenith, was the thoughts of nearly every Conservative voter in California during the election of 1905. Upon hearing of his election, President-Elect Orleans stepped out of his home in New London to give his acceptance speech. In it, he said that the times ahead would be trying, but California will pull through. Many people were not starting to realize a simple fact. The Empire of the Pacific was on a direct collision course with the Empire of the Rising Sun.

Previous Update: Jamous: 1896 - 1901
Next Update: Orleans: 1906 - 1911

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Author's Note(s)
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[1] - This is the name given to the Californian Republic's Sphere of Influence.

[2] - President Jamous' philanthropy to the Islands is responsible for round 85% of the schools in the Pacific Islands today.

 

Last edited: Mar 10, 2012

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Wonderful updates. I wonder how Orleans will stack up against Jamous. Though I have a feeling it may be a bit like Taft, even though he may do more for the country he won't be remembered as fondly.

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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I've got to say, I'm really looking forward to the impending showdown.

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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A great update indeed. Who is allied with Japan?

 

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How did you wind up annexing New Zealand? Did you put Californian in the British culture group or something?

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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I bet the Japanese commited massive Atrocities during the war just like they did in our timeline; so, I would defiently recommend fortifying the Empire to prepare for the eventual war with Imperial Japan. Also: is there a Communist Nation in the world yet?

 

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TKFS said:

I've got to say, I'm really looking forward to the impending showdown.

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+1

But what wargoals will the peaceful Californian Republic choose? Freeing the peoples of Korea and Manchuria, perchance?

Given the last census the Socialists seem to be in a good position in the next election should the war against Japan be a bloody affair...

 

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I've seen the latest update, but where's the map of districts? I have'nt seen it in the update.

 

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@Sematary: Thanks. It will be quite hard to fill the shoes left behind by both Harrison and Jamous.

@TKFS: As am I. I already have a few ideas of how its going to go down.

@Omen: After breaking the alliance with me, no one.

@enf91: I wrote an event with an extremely low chance of annexing New Zealand and Australia if they became independent. Well. Both did, and I got New Zealand.

@Baldor Arbanus: There are Four Communist countries. China, Persia, Turkey, and Bolivia.

@Commandante: Don't even get me started on the socialists. Hard enough to keep them out of office. I'm not sure yet what my war goals will be... I'll play it by ear.

@hoi2geek: I forgot to make it.

 

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Im confident in the navy's capacity to wage war on japan, but im worried the population might be a little shaken up to carry it out

 

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The Australians will crush the Japanese.

 

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Just checked this AAR out. Its fantastic great work Fry.

 

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Now this I love - juicy stuff! The navy seems to be coming along nicely. Keep it up sir, I'll be following.

 

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So, when is the next update coming, mi amigo?

 

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@wam-mnebu: Not so sure about the Navy, the Japanese crank out more ships each and every day...

@Morrell8: Let's just hope the honour the call.

@Spectre17: Thank you very much.

@Dr. Gonzo: Glad to have you on board!

@Riccardo93: I am writing it today. Sorry for the delay.

 

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Orleans: 1906 - 1911​

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President Richard Orleans took the oath of office in private, only because he didn't want anything to distract from his eloquent and long inaugural address to the nation. In it, he proclaimed that the recent reforms under President Jamous would be continued and strengthened under his administration. He laid out his plan for military expansion quite frankly, he would raise as many men as he could, with out sending out a draft, to expand the military. The Navy would be massively expanded as well, with the development of new transports and cruisers, all to be stationed in their own fleets around the Californian Pacific Islands, ready to strike at any moment.

1. Richard Orleans, Tenth President of the Californian Republic.​

Responding to President Orleans' call to arms, thousands of patriotic Californians flocked to the recruiting stations around the country, ready to defend their homeland from any and all threats, which increasing began to look like Japan. The training regimen was fairly simple, learn how to fight in Pacific warfare, the invasion of islands, as well as the best methods for fighting inside a jungle environment. Unlike all other big recruitment drives in California's history, this was the only one so far that little to no training took place on the Californian mainland, instead, it was done in the jungles of Californian New Guinea and in the Micronesian Islands.

2. Californian recruits training on the island of Truk.​

It didn't take long for tensions between the Californian Republic and Japan to emerge. Although many nations had embraced the ideal of Western styles of government and culture, a few nations spurned the tide of civilization and progress, most notably the nation of Siam, Dai Nam, Cambodia, and Luang Prabang. California, seeing itself as the paternalistic protector of all the minor Pacific countries, naturally felt inclined to assist them. The problem arose when the Californian diplomat, Gerald Zollo, found a Vietnamese official talking to a Japanese official in Huế, the capitol of Dai Nam.

From some clever twisting, Zollo discovered that the Japanese were trying to destabilize the Californians in the Pacific, where the Japanese Emperor personally offered the Vietnamese protection in the Empire of Greater Japan as a satellite state, where everything would be controlled by Japan, but local autonomy would be guaranteed. The real shocking part was the Japanese Emperor said that he had "indisputable proof" that the Californian Republic was planning on invading Dai Nam and establishing a colony there. Confiscating this information, it turns out the entire thing was a modified speech by former President Giddings, with President Orleans' name slapped on there, and Dai Nam taking the place of the general term "Pacific Ocean"

3. Gerald Zollo, Californian diplomat to the nation of Dai Nam.​

Naturally, this riled up all of the top officials in California, astounded that Japan would try such a move against their nation. Such a blatant act of aggression boiled over in the political world until President Orleans' hand was forced, and he gave a speech regarding the situation in San Diego, condemning the Japanese, and demanding an official apology be delivered to the President's desk by June 1st, 1906. Surprisingly, the Japanese did comply with the demands of the Californian Government, and a victorious President Orleans read the apology letter, in it, the Japanese Emperor stated that they were simply trying to undergo the the western method of diplomacy, and that now being caught, they would no longer try this method.

However, this string of success was met with more trouble in the San Diego Pact. The Republic of Costa Rica was overthrown by communist rebels, and the Worker's Republic of Costa Rica was proclaimed on March 6th, 1906. The trouble was that the Californian Republic had heavily invested into the former Republic, building factories and railroads to modernize the country. The only problem now was that the country's communist government sized all of these assets, and threw the Californian ambassador out of the country, throwing him in Nicaragua. Once word of this reached the Californian Government, the reaction was swift, and fierce. President Orleans, eager to display the power of the Californian Navy, ordered the entire Pacific Coast of Costa Rica blockaded.

4. The Californian Fleet off the coast of San Jose.​

Loaded on the fleet was a crack regiment of Californian Marines. Their job was simple, to capture the main Forts in the country, find all Californian nationals, and install a new, friendly, government to California. The initial landing went off without a problem, with the Californian ships simply sailing and disembarking the troops in a port city to little resistance, which was silences by the guns of a battleship, which pummeled the attacker's building to dust.

The climax of the war was the capture of Fort Jose, a fort on the outskirts of San Jose. The communist defenders holed themselves in this old fort, while the Marines stormed the ramparts, and then surged into the castle, killing the communists and raising a tattered Californian flag over the flimsy flagpole in the center of the fort. Seeing their main defensive position gone, the communist Government surrendered unconditionally to the Californians, knowing full well that the country didn't support them and that they ruled by fear and arms only. Now that the Californian Republic occupied the entire country, many people wondered what exactly to do with them. direct annexation was out of the question, and the Government officials couldn't reach a conclusion, and resolved to keep it under military occupation until a solution could be found.

5. Californian Marines capturing Fort Jose.​

On a quiet April morning, the 18th to be exact, the citizens of San Francisco were just waking up at 5:12 A.M., when an unexpected jolt awakened them. A massive earthquake shook the city, breaking down buildings, snapping gas and water lines, destroying telegraph and phone lines. The initial death toll seemed to be rather small, as the city did not take an enormous amount of damage from the shaking itself. The problems lay underneath the city. With the ruptured gas lines, gas was steaming out into the open, and getting into confined places like tunnels and buildings, every once and awhile the downed power wires or telegraph lines would spark, igniting the gas into a huge cloud of fire, and setting half the city of fire. Buildings burned, businesses exploded, and the entire city seemed to be in a state of lawlessness and disaster. The Californian Army rushed into the city to try and restore order from looters, but the fire was simply too enormous to handle, and the city was forced to burn until water could be brought by the sea or from surrounding towns and cities.

6. The damage and massive fire caused by the earthquake.​

Once the fire was finally tamed, the Californian Army surged into the city as a collective group, armed with rifles and supply wagons creaking behind them. Looters were shot, and rioters were put down. The charred city's remains were put under military control, with Colonial William Alexander in charge of the city, mostly because no surviving member of the city government could be found, as the earthquake destroyed the town hall. The soldiers were hailed as heroes, as they ran with the Californian flag to the former town hall, and raised the fresh flag on top of an adjacent building, the tallest still standing in the area, where the entire city could see it waving proudly, determined to not be knocked down by this terrible event.

7. The Californian Army distributing supplies and keeping order in the city.​

In the weeks and months that followed, thousands of people living in the city moved away from the devastated city, knowing full well that their homes and jobs were destroyed. For the first time in Californian history, citizens moved out of the city into the countryside, some taking up farming once again, but most were displaced and settled in refugee camps set up by the Californian government for any refugee effected by the earthquake. The final death toll was estimated to be around 24,650, with official figures sketchy because of the lack of government, and the damage it cost the Californian government was enormous. Much of the recent profit in the treasury was erased to help rebuild the shattered city.

8. San Francisco citizens escaping the city for the countryside.​

While the earthquake was a pressing issue for the Californian Congress, they still had more things to do, and while rebuilding operations were fully financed and laws were passed, they turned their attention back to Central America. Many floated the idea of installing a new puppet government, like was originally intended, but the small, but load, Freedom and Empire Party's members advocated for annexation into the Californian Empire, while others thought that California should invade the other Central American republics and re-form the United States of Central America, who was ruled by a puppet government under the thumb of the Californian Republic. A deadlock ensued, as revolution brewed against the Californian occupiers. Finally, a decision was reached on May 30th, 1906 that re-established the Republic of Costa Rica as a member of the San Diego Pact, and a pro-California government was installed.

The major upheaval of 1907 was the Filipino-Spanish War of 1906-1907. Filipino insurgents, angry at the constant Spanish rule, broke out in revolution as the First Philippine Republic[1], where they Filipino forces systematically decimated the various Spanish garrisons around the country. On February 17th, 1907, the Spanish Government agreed to withdraw all their forces from the islands and recognize the Republic of the Philippines as a free and independent nation.

9. Filipino insurgents attacking the Spanish Garrison at Manila.​

The new nation in the Pacific Ocean became of immediate interest to both the Great Powers in the area. The Californian Republic quickly sent ambassadors to the new nation, while the Empire of Greater Japan had begun to plot more nefarious methods of greeting the new nation. The first indicator was when a "Treaty" was signed between the People's Republic of China and the Empire of Greater Japan which allowed for Japan to buy the island of Formosa from China for a measly sum of one hundred thousand pounds. Such a transaction was the cheapest for such an important island, with a large naval base and military stockpiles. The Chinese were also forced to release Mongolia as an independent nation, something that seemed to be a pretext for another Sino-Japanese War in the future.

Cleverly ignoring the Berlin Conference, the Empire of Greater Japan started to mass troops and supplies on Formosa, seemingly intent on war. In a rare move, the Californian Republic asked the People's Republic of China if they would be willing to sell them a small port for the mutual defense of both the nations. It was obvious this was nothing more than an agreement to try and keep Japan at bay. It worked, too. The Californian Republic and People's Republic of China signed the Treaty of Brisbane, where the Californian Republic bought the port of Hong Kong for a few million pounds[2].

10. Port Harrison's Legislative building in the spring of 1907.​

The Californian Republic immediately set out by establishing a new Naval and Military Base inside the district, and transferring the supplies needed to create a ship-building factory. A massive population exchange went on, with all the ethnic Chinese being told to evacuate the city by May 1st, 1907. Most followed these orders, but around two-thousand Chinese remained, and were secluded to a small section of town, ironically dubbed "Chinatown". Many liberal thinkers in California spoke out against this name, as it was "insulting" to name a section of a town in China "Chinatown". The whole ordeal was pushed under the table and soon forgotten after a landmark Telegram from the Japanese Government.

June 26th, 1907 was the date a telegram arrived in San Diego proclaiming that the Japanese Emperor wanted to enter in an agreement with the Californian Government. If California renounced the Berlin Conference, the Empire of Greater Japan would agree to not attack any Californian-flagged ships or land. President Orleans, thinking only of short-term prospects, agreed to this proposition. A day later, the Empire of Greater Japan declared War upon the Philippine Republic, with the intention of annexing the entire island nation. The European nations look away, expecting the Californians to do something. Expecting a large speech that would declare war on Japan, many European diplomats attended a speech by President Orleans, and were amazed when he talked about naval expansion and new infrastructure in the nation, and not mentioning the Japanese once.

The Japanese were nothing like the old Spanish that the Filipinos fought. The Japanese were fierce and ruthless. Wave after wave of Japanese men landed on the island nation, overtaking the capitol, and murdering countless civilians. Surrendering was not an option for the Filipino options, when they did so, they were slaughtered by the Japanese. The Japanese forces, as promised, left the entire Californian Embassy unmolested, where they watched the Japanese destroy the city. It only takes three months for the entire nation to be subjugated, and Japan annexed them into their Empire on November 6th, 1907.

11. Filipino dead after the Battle of Mindoro.​

The dawn of 1908 was heralded with a new treaty signed between the Kingdom of Spain and the Californian Republic. For the sum of two million pounds, the Californian Republic would purchase the remaining Spanish islands in the Pacific, now useless to the Spanish because of their loss of the Philippines. President Orleans was very jovial about this new purchase of territory, proclaiming that the Californian Republic continues its mission to bring a good, decent government to all the people of the Pacific. It was this comment, that earned him the scorn of hundreds of journalists around the country, and thousands around the world. If President Orleans could proclaim to truly care for all the people of the Pacific, he would do something about the Empire of Greater Japan, a seemingly unstoppable force.

All over the country, thousands start to speak out against the President's passive policies against Japan, the Socialists seemed to take the banner of military aggression against the Greater Japanese Empire up, and ran great lengths with it. Much of the population was in fear of the Japanese, and those on the border islands were always on constant watch, looking for an invasion fleet approaching over the horizon.

12. Socialists Rally in Madang, demanding better protection from Japan.​

With the "Japanese Fear" growing stronger everyday, places like Jamous Steel Works and Howard Industries grew explosively, as the progress of industry seemed to grow as fast as the fear of the Japanese was, the Industrial Output of the Californian Republic rose to the third in the world, impressive for a nation that is mostly situated on a small section of mainland and the Pacific Ocean. With the United States taking the lead, and the United Kingdom second, the Californian Republic was a true testament to the will of the Californians to pursue their first dream of becoming an Empire, as more and more people opened factories, and even more went to work in them.

13. Jamous Steel Works in late 1908.​

The Japanese surprise the peaceful Russian town of Vladivostok with a naval bombardment and an occupation force on May 10th, 1909. The Russians immediately sent off a message to St. Petersburg of the Japanese attack, asking the Russian Tsar to call as many people into the war as he could to try and defend against the Japanese. The Russians send an offer to the Californian Republic, which declined any involvement in hostilities against Japan. Not a single European country decided to help the Russians, figuring it was nothing more than a Pacific War, and by no means their problem at all. The Russians, who have been plagued with rebel problems, had difficulty sending soldiers to the front line, but fighting

14. Vladivostok being bombarded by Japanese forces.​

The Russian Armies melted away in the face of the Japanese, logistics were bad and supplies were low. The Russians, weary and beaten, ask the Japanese for a ceasefire on October 30th, 1909. The Japanese agree, and demand that Russia cede massive tracts of land in terms for a full peace treaty. Every time the Russians tried to negotiate for a better deal, the Japanese would start up hostilities once again, and push further into Russia. Finally, the two sides agree, and establish the current front line as the new borders between the two countries.

The next big event was the release of the new Census data for the Californian Republic. The population saw a 1,600,000 able-bodied male increase in size, with more people than ever speaking English and being involved in the working of the country. Even San Francisco, which saw a devastating earthquake shatter its borders, saw an increase in population over the past five years. Keeping in tune to the previous census where the information was covered up from the Japanese, the entirety of the Census was not posted to the public, only bits and pieces, to try and prevent the Japanese from getting any information.

15. Population Statistics of the Californian Republic, 1910.​

The election season kicked off as a three-way race. The Socialists, lead by Seymour Wilcox, preached for arming themselves to protect from the Japanese and a more moderate approach to socialism. President Orleans easily won re-nomination, where he didn't even mention Japan in his campaign. The Progressive Candidate, James Watson, actually proposed the idea of splitting the Pacific with the Japanese, giving up Californian islands to Japan to try and pacify them. His candidacy plummets after he mentioned such a thing.

16. Progressive Candidate James Watson.​

The election, was both historic, and no where near close. Wilcox dominated the vote everywhere across the country, drawing percentages of up to 80%, an impressive feat for a three-way election. President Orleans, in his last speech, asked Wilcox to try to ignore the issue of Japan, it was something the Californian Republic simply shouldn't be meddling in. Only a day later, President-Elect Wilcox issues a now famous Proclamation. "The Empire of the Pacific shall no longer sit idly by and watch the Empire of the Rising Sun continue it's rampage. It ends here! It ends with me!"

Previous Update: Jamous: 1901 - 1906
Next Update: Wilcox: 1911 - 1916

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[1] - During the course of the war, the government would use a Republic, Democracy, Monarchy, and finally a Republic once again.

[2] - The place, called Hong Kong, was renamed to Port Harrison, as it remains today.

 

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Japs are doomed!

 

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Can we get a world map? I wana see the full extent of Japan

 

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Great updates as usual. Definately want to see what the Pacific area looks like.

The Chinese are now communist? Did you mention that before? Seems like something important to mention.