The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 602 - 460: Diplomatic Means and Checks and Balances_3

Prime Minister Kent nodded internally, but showed no reaction on the surface, waiting for President Wilson’s next statement.

Regardless of how big the Americans’ appetite is, even if Australasia and the United States join forces to establish a new order, they will not be able to withstand the united force of Britain and France.

To put it bluntly, Australasia is still lagging behind in terms of population and economy, and the United States is still far behind in military aspects, not even close to the likes of Britain and France which are globally leading powers.

Furthermore, it would be crazy for Australasia to let go of Britain, a powerful ally, and seek to work with the Americans, who also have their own flaws.

Newly emerging countries like Australasia will inevitably have their own contradictions. Even if Australasia and the United States can develop, they will eventually have conflicts due to the Pacific Ocean.

The relationship between Australasia and the United States is far less stable compared to that with the British, and the benefits that Australasia gains from the United States are also far less attractive than those from Britain.

As Prime Minister Kent expected, President Wilson’s following words were all about establishing a new order, and how Britain and France are lagging behind while Australasia and the United States are advanced and powerful.

Looking at it this way, there is even less need for Australasia to cooperate with the United States. Australasia is already one of the core members of the new world order, although the weakest among the Four Great Powers, but its status is far superior to countries like Italy and the United States (within the Allies).

If the United States were to join the core of the Allies, Australasia’s status would inevitably decline even further.

Wouldn’t that be like lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot? Prime Minister Kent cursed inwardly, seeing the Americans as trying to trick Australasia into stabbing itself in the back, and his impression of them dropped dramatically.

With this in mind, Prime Minister Kent immediately called British Prime Minister Asquith, subtly mentioning President Wilson’s words and adding, "Some people are getting restless."

He believed the British would take action. Even if they had not thought about excluding the United States from the core of the Allies before, they would definitely change their minds after hearing Prime Minister Kent’s words.

After all, nobody likes restless countries, especially potential adversaries and challengers to their national interests.

The United States must be attempting to approach more countries than just Australasia, but they could have never imagined that Prime Minister Kent would immediately contact British Prime Minister Asquith as soon as President Wilson had left, exposing their real plan.

And how could the Brits, who had considered supporting Australasia against the United States before the war and were well-versed in playing the balancing game, miss such an opportunity?