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Majestic Peaks. Winter Landscapes. Serenity.

All this and more may be found in the Austrian Alps, a wonderland filled with beautiful scenery and exciting adventures.
Take your family for a bonding experience that will always remain treasured. Invite that special someone for a romantic getaway. Rally up your friends to experience a trip of a lifetime.
Appreciate the joy of Austrian culture, nestled in the Alps today!​
 
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New battlecruiser design approved by Imperial Navy General Staff​

On 10 January 1922 the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff approved of the new plan for the battlecruiser design proposed approximately two years ago. However, the design has been updated to accommodate a changing strategy from the General Staff, along with input from other officers within the Naval College and the contractors of the construction:

  • the two ships, to be built as Amagi and Atago, shall compose the two-ship class;
  • these ships will have a speed no less than 30 knots;
  • these ships will be armed with ten 16-inch guns, housed in 5 turrets (two fore, three aft);
  • the secondary armament of at least sixteen of 5-inch (or 4-inch) caliber must be adequate for combat with smaller surface vessels at close-to-medium range;
  • a full tonnage of at least 45,000 tons fully displaced, accommodating for resources, armaments, and propulsion systems.

To compensate for the construction of these large and powerful warships, five of the six pre-dreadnoughts in service with the Imperial Navy - Katori, Kashima, Asahi, Hatsuse, and Shikishima - shall be scrapped, their materials of construction recycled to provide for the new proposed ships, Amagi and Atago. The pre-dreadnought Miksasa, flagship of the great Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, shall serve as a ship of the reserve fleet until the commissioning of the new battlecruisers, after which she will be decommissioned and made a museum ship, based in Tokyo Bay.
 
The Treaty of Riga​

I. All hostilities between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic on one side, and the Republic of Poland on the other, shall cease immediately.

II. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic shall acknowledge the Republic of Poland as the legitimate government of the Polish people. The Republic of Poland shall acknowledge the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as the legitimate governments of their respective peoples.

III. The Polish border shall be established at the current military frontier and all Ukrainian and Belorussian lands to the west and all claims thereto shall be ceded to Poland. All Polish claims to the east of the border shall be ceded to the respective government in possession of those lands. All signatories agree to respect the borders as established within this treaty and to refrain from pressing claims contrary to the terms of this agreement. The exact nature of the border shall be established according to the map attached to this treaty as Appendix A.

IV. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Republic of Poland shall engage in a general exchange of prisoners of war and a return of all war dead to their respective nations of origin.

V. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic on one side, and the Republic of Poland on another, shall refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of the other and shall refrain from supporting political movements or insurrections or rebellions within the other's borders.

VI. All ethnic Poles in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus shall be permitted to emigrate to Poland without restriction and in full possession of their property. All ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians in Poland shall be permitted to emigrate to their respective nations without restriction and in full possession of their property. This clause shall elapse five years following its ratification.

VII. Those historic works of Polish art and Polish culture taken from Poland by the Russian Empire currently possessed by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic shall be restored to the Republic of Poland.

[X] -- Leon Trotsky, Commissar of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
[X] -- Józef Piłsudski, Chief of State of the Polish Republic
[ ] -- Representative of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
[ ] -- Representative of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

Appendix A.
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((Farewell to you, Armenia. Damned to never again breath free in WiR.))
 
Adress by Chancellor Thälmann to the German citizens​

Sisters and brothers,

it is time to adress the current makeup of Germany. Fear not though as I do not speak about copying other systems or throwing away democratic rights just yet gained. I speak about the old makeup of Germany into the provinces we know of. While it is important to remember the history, the nobility for whom the old Bundesrat was kept, is no more. Now the Reichstag is the most important instrument of Germany. Thus we are free to access the internal divisions as we are one nation and not a nation as cooperation of principalities and princes. Having kept these stupid divisions is one of the reasons Germany was led to the war and one of those we lost it.

It is my aim and that of my government to reorder the provincial structures of Germany to better apprehend the territories and population involved so that every state is equally able to be just an administrative division of undivideable Germany and to have a reasonable budget able to see internal projects done without having to rely heavily on other parts of the realm. Aid will still be there but with this system in place and our other projects in the making Germany will be empowered to use her historical divisions as a strength and her new unity as a further enhanced boon.

With that said we propose the formation of the following federate states with equal rights within the new German Federation(from west to east, from north to south): Oldenburg with the new capital of Bremen, Schleswig Holstein with the new capital of Hamburg, Pommerania with the capital of Stettin, Prussia with the capital of Königsberg, Rhineland with the new capital of Cologne, Westphalia with the new capital of Münster, Brunswick with the capital of Hannover, Anhalt with the new capital of Halle, Brandenburg with the capital of Berlin, Palatine with the new capital of Mainz, Hesse with the new capital of Frankfurt, Thuringia with the new capital of Erfurt, Saxony with the capital of Dresden, Silesia with the capital of Breslau, Swabia with the capital of Stuttgart, Franconia with the capital of Nuremberg and Bavaria with the capital of Munich. These 17 states shall form the German Federation as we are a republic and not a Reich anymore. If the Diktat of Versailles may once be reviewed under fairness and the wish may still be present, Austria may join the German Federation as the 18th state if they wish to.

As we have implemented the quality standars and directed the big business to ensure the rights of the workers we will now reinvinte the founders to once again participate on the wealth they created with their cooperations. We will though ensure that the rights of the workers are safe and divide the control between the founding families, the government and the workers. Our goal is not the impoverishment of one class at the benefit of another, we wish to break the cycle completely. Such we are surely indebted to the founders who are a prime example of German genius and if they are fair and hardworking we are willing to ensure their share of wealth. Thus all will prosper: The founders and the workers, the ones with the ideas and the ones who provide the working power. Every German citizen will prosper. We will adress the failures and failings of old to make the war unrepeatable and to ensure that Germany will never be weak again.

Ernst Fritz Johannes Thälmann, Chancellor of Germany
 
Plebiscites and Peace​


With the Treaty of Riga signed between the Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, peace soon reigned over Eastern Europe, as the final guns of the Russian Civil War were laid to rest. The Bolsheviks were defeated at the hands of the Polish. While the peace treaty mandated that the Bolsheviks were to cede large tracts of land to the Polish, the most impressive concession made by the Bolsheviks was the ability for them to allow Polish citizens to move back to Poland, allowing free movement out of Russia.

With peace now restored, the Bolshevik Government moved to help consolidate the powers of the overall government. The Russian SFSR itself did not wholly control the Belorussian SSR, the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR, and the Far Eastern Republic, Lenin wished to help consolidate the power of the country as a whole. Representatives of all these nations met in Moscow, to formulate, and then pass, the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR, which would form the union state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which would be under the control of the Soviet Government in Moscow. Vladimir Lenin was proclaimed the new state's Head of Government, while Joseph Stalin took control of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Kalinin was announced to be continuing his role as the Soviet Union's Head of State. In Mongolia, Tseren-Ochiryn Dambadorj was able to negotiate for the independence of his country, along with Tuvan People's Republic.

While provisions were in place to allow the Belorussians and the Ukrainians in Poland to move to Russia, many simply refused, and thousands were kicked out of their homes by the Polish government, to offer new homes for the incoming Polish, who began a mass exodus away from the Russian SFSR. Many of these Poles were willing to be resettled elsewhere, but the Polish government directed their settlement. Thousands were forced into Upper Silesia, where a Plebiscite would soon take place, with the implicit orders that they would vote to become a part of Poland. Special emphasis was put on the Industrial area, as thousands of Germans were also expelled from the area by Polish police, as British, French, and Italian observers looked the other way.

A campaign was undertaken by both sides, with the Germans and the Polish submitting a flurry of posts and campaign rhetoric to convince the people to join their country. The Germans decried the methods of the Poles, who constantly removed German posters, and staged massive demonstrations against the Germans. The coal, and heavy-industry rich area would be a boon to Poland, should they be given control of it, and was greatly needed with the annexation of far poorer areas of Russia.

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We want good work and good money. We miners vote for Germany.​

The most egregious act was made by several Polish "Organised Citizens", who decided to take it upon themselves to begin operations in Upper Silesia, burning homes and killing those who made notions of supporting Germany. The German Reichswehr was mobalised, and quickly moved into the area. Fighting began in the city of Opplen, when German forces quickly moved to suppress the Poles, who had been dubbed "terrorists" by many who suffered from their wrath. With the city secure, and the Army in place, no further unrest and uprisings happened throughout the area.

This was, however, until a Freikrops units, long thought to have been disbanded, quickly found itself reorganised and operating in Upper Silesia. They now began to target Polish homes in Kattowitz. Chancellor Thälmann demanded that the practice be stopped at once, and offered the German Army to move into the area to help restore the order. French soldiers were able to suppress the uprising, but it left the legitimacy of any vote in doubt.

At the same time as the massive unrest and uncertainty taking place in Upper Silesia was in stark contrast to the plebiscite in East Prussia. The population voted overwhelmingly to remain part of East Prussia, and by extension, Germany. While the vote near the border ran high Polish majorities, the vote, conducted by the Germans, was ratified by a simple vote of the League commissioners.

The results were announced, and through great protest from the Germans, the Poles were awarded nearly eighty percent of the Industrial Triangle, despite the Germans gaining a total of seventy per cent of the vote, with the Polish gaining thirty per cent of the vote. The League of Nations was called into order, where they would form the boundaries between Poland and Germany in Upper Silesia. The Governments of the United Kingdom, France, and Italy were sent to deliberate this new border, and many expected their announcement to be made soon.

 
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Polish troops being escorted from Danzig by Danziger soldiers

Ample time was given for Polish troops to be evacuated from Danzig; with the 48 hour initial deadline having been extended by a day in light of Polish preoccupation with the Treaty of Riga. But as the deadline passed and Polish soldiers continued to occupy Danziger ports the almost universally-outraged citizens demanded action. Therefore the Senate swiftly passed a resolution authorising the creation of the Danzig Metropolitan Militia (Danzig Metropoliten Miliz) from the veterans and young men of the city. A force nearly the strength of a division was raised and the new soldiers happily forced the Polish troops from their city at the point of a gun; alongside a goodly number of Polish Danzigers who "got caught up in the flow". The pubs and beer gardens of Danzig and her surrounding hamlets echoed with happy cheers and songs at their minor triumph but the reaction of Poland remained to be seen...
 
GM Note: the above is approved. Orders due Wednesday.
 
Sweden will effectively accept Danzig into the Nordic Council, which incorporates it into the defensive alliance of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. We hope the Polish government will issue a full explanation of these tragic events that have unfolded, and hope fully this will not escalate any further.

/Prime-Minister Louis De Geer.
 
According the treaties that govern the Free City of Danzig, a portion of the port belongs to the Polish military and is to be staffed by Polish soldiers, the actions of Danzig have violated this right. If Danzig does not immediately rescind its actions and demilitarize, the full force of the Polish state will respond to this act of aggression.
 
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Republic of Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania wishes to join noble and prosperous organisation, the Nordic council. This organisation will provide us security from external threats. We shall also benefit economically, and our good will be able to reach markets of Scandinavia more easily. Our science will benefit greatly from shared knowledge of member countries. Lithuania also calls its fellow Baltic states Estonia and Latvia, as they will surely benefit from membership in Nordic council.
Lithuania applies for membership in Nordic council.
[X] Republic of Lithuania
[] Kingdom of Sweden
 
With tensions currently heating up in the Europe over the Danzig territory, Finland chooses to stand by their major ally of Sweden. Thus, the Republic of Finland guarantees the territory of the Free City of Danzig, and grants asylum to the Danziger government and any Danziger refugees should Poland's aggression continue to rise.

While not as Nordic as Finland and Scandinavia, we believe it is just to allow the applicant countries into the Council, yet a name change of the Nordic Council may be necessary.

-Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, President of Finland
 
Adress by Chancellor Thälmann to the German citizens​

Sisters and brothers,

democracy has been betrayed and mocked by its so-called champions in the west. While the enforced reparations already strain the German economy to the limit the Allied observers failed in the uphold of justice and implementation of democratic justice. That did cost Germany the area of Upper Silesia which voted in majority to stay with us. That deliberate disregard for democracy and justice makes clear that the "Western Powers" are not interested in a peaceful future but rather in an autocratic regime over Europe to keep it down and divided. With this they have effectively burried the chance that the Diktatfrieden von Versailles ever can lead to a permanent peaceful Europe where democracy and justice lead to prosperity.
But it is not yet too late to stop that development! The outcome of the vote is known and based on the regular population the area can simply be reassigned to Germany. Furthermore the West can right the wrongs by stopping to support the regime of Poland and its blatant agression against both the east as well as Danzig. The soon-to-be German Federation will help to defend the Free City of Danzig should the need arise and we are looking forward to coordinate with the forces of the Nordic Council and Danzig itself on this matter.

To demonstrate our wish for peace the German State hereby unilaterally recognizes and vows to defend Danish, Dutch, Belgian, Luxembourgian, Swiss and Czechoslovak borders and neutrality as they are known to us as peaceful nations and we offer them our hand in friendship and to reconcillation.

Ernst Fritz Johannes Thälmann, Chancellor of Germany
 
Poland refers the matter to the conference of ambassadors, with the suggestion that the territory of Gdansk be formally integrated into Poland to prevent such issues from arising in the future. We also suggest that action be taken on Klaipėda.

In response to the German contestation of the results of plebiscite, Poland would be willing to divide the regions of both plebliscites along ethnographic lines, based on land-population, creating a contiguous border region, as the results in the East Prussian plebiscite where surely tampered with.
 
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics​

Though we were not able to achieve the full liberation of Belarus and the Ukraine from the Polish jackboot, we have nevertheless striven greatly in the pursuit of a general peace and achieved the safety and security necessary to ensure our survival and that of our children. We are disturbed at the belligerence being displayed by the Polish state in its demands for additional territory; clearly not sated by its eastern conquests, it now turns its eyes to Danzig and Prussia to further its goals for Eastern European hegemony. That the League of Nations, conceived in a universal desire for world peace and brotherhood, is now being perverted by Polish imperialism to sate the bloodlust of the madman Pilsudski, is sorrowful news indeed.

However, though Poland continues its reckless drive toward Baltic imperium, the stalwart and hardworking people of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, and the Far East may rest easy knowing that our time of strife and chaos is at an end. From this point forward, the Soviet Union shall stand as a beacon of equality and fraternity unequalled on the face of this planet and stride ever onward in its pursuit of greater progress and true social justice. We shall labor together to mend the wounds caused by Romanov absolutism and Western intervention, to restore and repair those regions which have suffered the greatest at the hands of foreign invaders.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the nations of the Americas, who have proven that they stand apart from the boundless aggression and hate displayed by their estranged European allies, that they represent all that is virtuous about Western democracy even while Europe continues along its path of imperial subjugation and unlimited conflict. While their ways are not ours and we remain far apart on numerous important issues, we must express our greatest appreciation to both the United States of America and the Republic of Chile for their humanitarian efforts in the wake of the ruthless British terror-bombing in the Crimea.

Whole, righteous, and free, the Soviet people now stand poised to break free of all the limitations and the hardships imposed from internal absolutism and external invasion, ready to stride confidently toward the radiant socialist future that we create, together, as equals and brothers. We ask that all responsible nations of the world accept our desire for renewed peace and commerce, so that we might acknowledge our common humanity and share in the limitless potential of this great progressive century.

V. I. Lenin
Premier of the Soviet Union
 
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Free City of Danzig
Freie Stadt Danzig​

The arrogance of the Poles is the most breathtaking spectacle which Europe has seen since the Great War. Using the Treaty of Versailles as a pretext to invade Danzig and massacre Danziger civilians, the Poles then refused to peacefully withdraw the troops which were illegally occupying Danziger territory. Danzig, abiding by the terms which she had previously set out then escorted those troops out with no violence or bloodshed; after earlier having called for the terms binding her to Poland to be reconsidered but pledging, in the meantime, to abide by them.

Where was Danzig the aggressor?

Danzig has acted peaceably and responsibly in this time of crisis while Poland has demanded that we be annexed into their ever-growing empire. The claims of Poland that the Treaty of Versailles provides for such actions are completely farcical and may be discounted by even a casual reading of the treaty; serving in reality as thinly-veiled justifications for Polish imperialism. Standing firm in the knowledge of the righteousness of our cause the Free City of Danzig formally rejects the Polish ultimatum and in doing so expresses a common decency of notification found lacking by the Polish government.

In the case of war, the Free City will continue to fulfil her treaty obligations and allow Polish trade and merchants unhindered access to her ports. However they will be searched for materials of war and if such materials are found the ship and her cargo will be seized for the cause. The Free City also thanks Sweden, Finland, Germany, and to a lesser though still surprising extent: the Soviet Union for their support against Polish insanity. Danzig reiterates her call for League of Nations mediation and a review of those clauses tying Danzig to Poland.

Wishing for peace throughout Europe,

~Heinrich Sahm,
President of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig
 
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The Italian government also states its desire to see its neighbors safe and secured, we will help look out for the territorial integrity of the young Republic of Austria in case any leaders or would-be leader entertain strange ideas. We are also sure that in time the League of Nations will run its work on the eastern europe issues to resolve them in a fair and amicable manner.

We will also help the Admiral in Hungary and his people to stave off a depraved attempt to seize that nation and steer it away from its citizens desires.
 
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Republic of Austria
Republik Österreich​

On behalf of the Austrian people, we shall not bow before the German offer of statehood, both for our own freedom, and for the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles. In these past years, we have shown a sense of community never experienced, a new identity, an Austrian identity ingrained with Roman Catholicism not befitting this "German Federation".

Similarly, the "subtle" exclusion of Austria in your list of guarantees is saddening. I fear, that perhaps, our northern neighbors do not value Austrian territorial integrity as highly as every other nation bordering Germany, save Poland.

However, I am pleased to acknowledge that not everyone feels quite the same. My thanks go to our Italian friends, who recognize the necessity of friendship, safety, and general well-being internationally.

- President Hainisch
 
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