Public Opinion Offensive

Urged on by the United Kingdom, the actions of the World League proceeded very quickly.

On August 25, 1924, the World League issued a notice to the US Government, demanding that the US Government end the wars in the Philippines and Central America within three months and bring peace to both regions.

During the three-month period, Americans were prohibited from dispatching troops to the Philippines and Central America again, and they were supposed to successively withdraw American troops stationed in these two regions as well as evacuate their own navy.

If the United States failed to meet the above conditions, then three months later, at the end of November 1924, the World League would officially intervene in the wars in these two regions by force.

This notice was not only delivered to the US Government, but it was also successively reported by major European media outlets, spreading to the American media and among the populace.

Such a notice, which could be described as a threat, also clearly demonstrated the stance of the World League. The US Government naturally understood what kind of purpose lay behind this notice, but they could no longer back down at this point.

Or rather, they had to choose a more reasonable plan that would not cause them heavy losses so as to satisfy those American citizens who were already in the know.

The Philippines could be put aside for the moment; after all, the Philippines lost money most of the time, and its greatest function was merely as a stepping stone for the American Pacific strategy, a military base on the Western Pacific.

As for Central America, it was very important relative to the United States, and it was not far from the American mainland.

If the European Great Powers gained control of Central America,