While Britain and France were still arguing endlessly over the German question, the Americans began their own moves. Wilson gathered a group of small nations and sought to establish a League of Nations.
Britain and France had no interest in the League of Nations, but that did not mean they could tolerate the Americans stirring things up right under their noses. In this timeline, Britain and France were far more forceful!
Although Ferdinand was very interested in the League of Nations, there was no way he could seize the leading role now. Becoming someone else's lackey was out of the question, so Konstantin joined the British-French camp opposing the American version of the League of Nations.
Konstantin proposed, "Why don't we establish a League of Nations ourselves? It'll save us from letting the Americans flail about over there!"
"Plucking peaches!"
Those three words surfaced in Lloyd George and Poincaré's minds at the same time. Neither felt the slightest pressure over "plucking peaches," especially when they were plucking America's!
With the combined strength of Britain, France, and Bulgaria, the Americans were simply not in the same league. The gap in influence was even wider. So long as the other nations were not fools, they would know which side to stand on!
After pondering for a moment, Lloyd George said, "That is an excellent idea!"
John Bull was best at this sort of thing. In this era, the British had brought diplomacy to its very pinnacle. The most typical examples were their performance before, during, and after the First World War!
Before the World War broke out, they had toyed with the Germans in the palms of their hands; after the war began, the British fully demonstrated to the world their ability to pull in allies; after the war, though badly