Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

"William I's statement was purely to avoid the easy matter. He deliberately pointed out that the Kingdom of Prussia had no objection to Denmark and Sweden joining the South American Union. It meant that it was too far away and could not threaten Prussia. But the establishment of a certain country, needless to say here, refers to Netherlands.

What William I meant was that Prussia was dissatisfied with the Dutch leadership in establishing a Nordic alliance that was obviously anti-Prussian, and that the three countries were almost bordering Prussia. This might make joint training of troops on the Prussian border at the same time very dangerous. Therefore, William I deliberately portrayed Prussia as being bullied. The image of a provocateur will win the sympathy of all countries and the country, and then make everyone feel disgusted with the Netherlands and other three countries and be recognized as a troublemaker, which will help Prussia’s future actions towards the three countries. Everyone will take it for granted and will not have too much influence on Prussia. A lot of moral criticism, but I have to say that the Prussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Prime Minister Bismarck himself, is really good at manipulation. This is to occupy the moral high ground."

On March 26, 1868, "European Times" had an exclusive interview with Hermann Van Rompuy, dean of the Diplomatic School of Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands, and also a special commentator for the most influential "European Times" in Europe. He expressed his views on the Nordic Union. After its establishment, Prussia responded with the above comments.

Hermann Van Rompuy said that he believed that the Prussian government would carry out diplomatic protests and other measures to express its thoughts. As for further military responses, the current situation in Europe, coupled with Prussia's own situation surrounded by wolves, Bismarck's cabinet government should not have this idea. At least I don't think there will be military action in Prussia within two years.

When asked why, Hermann Van Rompuy said that it was because the former principalities of the German Confederation under the jurisdiction of Prussia were ready to move, waiting for Prussia's dominance to weaken. He felt that Bismarck and others should also be aware of it. At this point, if the Kingdom of Prussia wants to grow stronger and continue its external expansion, it is not even the most powerful time.

At least, they have to eliminate the domestic resistance forces before they can really take a chance on the European continent, but this is not the case now.

When asked what impact the rivalry between the Netherlands and Prussia would have on the Commonwealth of America.

Herman Van Rompuy paused, and finally he said: "After the Civil War, the people of the American Federation have made up their minds. I think they are dissatisfied with each other regardless of their ethnic origin and are unwilling to accept the rule of other ethnic groups, but that is just In my inner thoughts, when faced with the possibility of another civil war, all ethnic groups wanted to temporarily put aside their selfish interests and face the people who provoked the civil war together. This was born out of caution in times of peace. There was no other way, and the civil war had been going on for more than 7 years. , it has only been settled for less than a year, who would want to send relatives and themselves to the battlefield. This has already involved the collision of personal interests and ethnic interests. I think many people will understand which is more important."

Hermann Van Peron further pointed out: "Prussians and Dutch will eventually reconcile. Of course, they will continue to 'struggle' within the framework of the American Commonwealth. As for others such as Irish, I think They like to see powerful ethnic groups vying to be their friends at the expense of a share of the benefits, transactional politics.”

Herman Van Peron believes that all ethnic groups in the American Commonwealth of North America will be reconciled?

Will Prussia and the Netherlands eventually be affected by this and ease relations?

No one knows, after all, that is a matter for the future.

That is just the opinion of experts and professors. It can be used as a reference, but blind trust is wrong.

On March 28, 1868, Prime Minister Bismarck of the Kingdom of Prussia said that organizations such as the Nordic Union, the South American Union, and the International Hague Tribunal Union led by the Netherlands were challenges to the broader European and even international order. Therefore, Prussia opposed the Dutch challenge to the international discourse. With this move, Prussia intended to expand its involvement in various regions around the world.

Regarding the South American Union led by the Netherlands, Bismarck said that it was an organization that deliberately provoked internal fighting among South American countries. It split the unity of South America and turned South America into two camps. The Netherlands actually opportunistically gained the favor of one of them. , while the other side is Brazil supported by Portugal.

Bismarck believed that this was a global policy strategy of the Netherlands, with the intention of allowing the Netherlands to penetrate the national governance of various countries and complete control of the elites. This will further expand the Netherlands’ right to speak in South America. As everyone can see now, South American countries bow to the Netherlands.

Bismarck further pointed out that in Africa, the Netherlands has adopted an integration policy, a fund strategy that is further advanced than other countries such as the United Kingdom and France. The purpose is to eliminate the culture of these Dutch colonies and let them learn Dutch culture and learn how to identify themselves with the Netherlands. The country even let the people in these colonies participate in the battle to defend the country for the Netherlands.

When Bismarck criticized the Netherlands, he also particularly supported it. The Dutch penetration in Belgium had reached an outrageous level. He even took out materials and pointed at it and said that more than two-thirds of the current Belgian cabinet members are of Dutch origin, and the French Only a quarter are of German descent, and the remainder are of German descent.

The Dutch Prime Minister Jules Danetang, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Joseph Beit, and the President of the Senate Hester ignored Leopold II. Belgium was no different from a province in the Netherlands.

In the end, Bismarck accused the Netherlands of creating chaos in the United States. It seemed that he wanted to copy Belgium's methods and intended to rule the entire United States of America. Bismarck said that he would not let these Dutch people succeed easily.

He also said that the pace of the Netherlands' expansion in the Far East affects the interests of the entire Europe there. European countries should express their dissatisfaction to the Netherlands, and the Netherlands and the United Kingdom should not monopolize the interests there. Therefore, Prussia will focus there in the future to ensure that Prussia's interests are not infringed.

Regarding Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck's mention of the Dutch issue in the Confederate States of America, Secretary of State Seward of the Lincoln administration expressed high welcome and sincere gratitude, saying that this once again demonstrated the importance of maintaining the Confederate States of America from being under Dutch rule. The peace and stability of the Federal State has become a high degree of consensus among international powers.

Seward also said that he will communicate with Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck on the foreign policy of the American Commonwealth, and may hold joint talks during his visit to Berlin in mid-April, and will also discuss the situation in Europe and the Americas. After exchanging views on the situation in the Pacific, we are equally worried about the intensification of military and political actions by countries in the Pacific and Atlantic that are trying to change the international status quo in the form of alliance organizations and have formed alliances within the region.

The top diplomat of the United States also expressed serious concern about the penetration of the Netherlands in the Americas and Northern Europe, expressing his opposition to unilateral changes in the sphere of influence there. He also said that the status quo in Northern Europe should be maintained, and said that the United States of America will strengthen and Prussia cooperated specifically to deal with the Dutch challenge.