Minister Friel's speech won unanimous approval. Beneath the European War lay crises of every kind; war could not solve these problems, and instead only intensified the accumulation of contradictions.
Of course, if one could become the final victor of the war, one could certainly feast on some of its dividends and delay the outbreak of crisis, just as Britain had in his previous life.
The result of the war in his previous life had been the preservation of Britain's hegemony. As for France, though it looked glamorous on the surface, it had gained little in practical terms. It could barely collect reparations because of Germany's economic crisis, while its aim of thoroughly crushing Germany had gone unrealized due to obstruction from Britain and the United States.
No wonder France had directly chosen surrender in the Second World War. They probably did not believe their allies would safeguard their postwar interests either, since the First World War had been a lesson written in blood.
"His Excellency Friel is right. We should reflect upon the lessons this war has brought to our nations. It is time to end this damned war."
After Friel finished his speech, Mautendorf, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's diplomatic representative, was the first to jump out in support.
At present, the Austro-Hungarian Empire could be said to be the nation with the fewest desires regarding the war. After all, the fighting was now concentrated on the western and southern fronts, neither of which was the Austro-Hungarian Empire's primary objective.
To a certain extent, the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want its two allies to gain too much either, especially the Ottoman Empire.
It could be said that the Ottoman Empire was wholly the Austro-Hungarian Empire's competitor. The only reason the two had temporarily joined forces was that they had once shared