Post by Federal Republic of Slavia on Jul 13, 2006 22:08:18 GMT -5
SIC: Emperor Peter rubbed his eyes of sleep as he stared at the imperial senate. The microphone creaked as he spoke into it, and weared away after every sentence. It was a relatively new invention, afterall.
"Should you be correct, Supreme Chancellor Metod, you are saying that Slavia is to simply croak and destroy itself from the inside out by the time of another major war? What would happen if Russia entered revolution? We all know the Bolsheviks were present in Romania shortly after they were annexed. What would happen if Italy or Germany were to set their eyes on our Pacific colonies or on our trading rights in Slovenia?" Spoke Emperor Peter.
Ludvik stirred, as did most of the senate. "Excuse me, Chancellors, you do not have the floor!" He thundered. "Emperor, with all due respect, your proposal is highly unprobable at this current time. Russia has only now introduced a senate, and Nikolas' reforms have brought great loyalty to his people. In invasion of Slavia would be looked upon as mad at this point!" He yelled. Peter shook his head.
"An invasion of Slavic peoples just took place three weeks ago! Have you not forgotten the Austro-Hungarian advance on Albania?!" He cried. The senate stirred once again, only silently. "We will have a grand navy by the time we get back on our feet, sure, but what will happen when a greater one challenges us, and knocks us back on our feet? Slavia was lucky enough to have Greece and Britain on its side to knock out the Austro-Hungarian navy before it could blockade any valuable trading routes. What would happen if we were to be expelled from the Confederation, or even worse targeted by the entire World Power Coalition?"
"That is p -" Screamed the Chancellor. Peter cut him off.
"Despite what you may think, Chancellor, this idea of self-sufficiency is not a new one. Serbia and most of the Slavic communities have been practicing it since the middle ages."
"You've invested too much of our money into military resources as it is!" Screamed the chancellor. Peter shook his head, once again.
"I am proposing this plan to you for the commonwealth of our people. I suggest you think ahead, chancellor. War comes more clearly than you think." And with that, Peter stepped down to leave the Senate to vote on his new plan.
"Should you be correct, Supreme Chancellor Metod, you are saying that Slavia is to simply croak and destroy itself from the inside out by the time of another major war? What would happen if Russia entered revolution? We all know the Bolsheviks were present in Romania shortly after they were annexed. What would happen if Italy or Germany were to set their eyes on our Pacific colonies or on our trading rights in Slovenia?" Spoke Emperor Peter.
Ludvik stirred, as did most of the senate. "Excuse me, Chancellors, you do not have the floor!" He thundered. "Emperor, with all due respect, your proposal is highly unprobable at this current time. Russia has only now introduced a senate, and Nikolas' reforms have brought great loyalty to his people. In invasion of Slavia would be looked upon as mad at this point!" He yelled. Peter shook his head.
"An invasion of Slavic peoples just took place three weeks ago! Have you not forgotten the Austro-Hungarian advance on Albania?!" He cried. The senate stirred once again, only silently. "We will have a grand navy by the time we get back on our feet, sure, but what will happen when a greater one challenges us, and knocks us back on our feet? Slavia was lucky enough to have Greece and Britain on its side to knock out the Austro-Hungarian navy before it could blockade any valuable trading routes. What would happen if we were to be expelled from the Confederation, or even worse targeted by the entire World Power Coalition?"
"That is p -" Screamed the Chancellor. Peter cut him off.
"Despite what you may think, Chancellor, this idea of self-sufficiency is not a new one. Serbia and most of the Slavic communities have been practicing it since the middle ages."
"You've invested too much of our money into military resources as it is!" Screamed the chancellor. Peter shook his head, once again.
"I am proposing this plan to you for the commonwealth of our people. I suggest you think ahead, chancellor. War comes more clearly than you think." And with that, Peter stepped down to leave the Senate to vote on his new plan.