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Dhanushkodi is a place of historical significance located in the southern part of India, specifically on the eastern coast in the state of Tamil Nadu. Here's a brief overview of its history:
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1. Early History: Dhanushkodi has a long history dating back to ancient times. It is believed to have been a flourishing port town during the reign of the Pandya dynasty, which ruled over parts of southern India.
2. Cultural Importance: In Hindu mythology, Dhanushkodi is considered to be the place where Lord Rama built a bridge, famously known as Ram Setu or Adam's Bridge, to reach Lanka (present-day Sri Lanka) to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.
3. Colonial Era: During the colonial period, Dhanushkodi served as a significant port for trade between India and Sri Lanka. The British established a railway line connecting Dhanushkodi to other parts of the Indian subcontinent, facilitating trade and transportation.
4. Natural Disasters: Dhanushkodi's history took a tragic turn in 1964 when it was hit by a devastating cyclone, known as the Dhanushkodi Cyclone or the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone. The cyclone completely destroyed the town, claiming thousands of lives and causing extensive damage to infrastructure.
5. Abandonment: Following the cyclone, the government declared Dhanushkodi as unfit for human habitation due to the extensive damage and safety concerns. The town was subsequently abandoned, and its residents were relocated to nearby areas.
6. Present Day: Today, Dhanushkodi remains mostly uninhabited, with only a few fishermen living in makeshift settlements. However, it has gained popularity as a tourist destination due to its historical and mythological significance. Visitors often come to see the remains of the town, including the remnants of the railway line and buildings destroyed by the cyclone, as well as to witness the scenic beauty of the area.

Anti-CAA protests have been surrounded by confusion by many people, national media as usual preserved its culture of not covering anything about Odisha, so I want to clear all the confusions today once and for all.
Hatred between Odias and Bengalis dates back to the colonial era when Odisha was partitioned between Bengal province, Central provinces and Madras province. Bengalis discriminated against us and treated us like subhumans for decades. They imposed their language upon us, discriminated against us in jobs and slurred us with derogatory terms like "Ude", "Malangi", and had tried to erase our existence.

The Odia – Bengali language conflict had basically an economic origin. Language hegemony was deployed by sections of the Bengali colonial administration for the exercise of power by cornering government jobs. One of the earlier manifestations by resistance to the colonial administration in Odisha was the assertion of linguistic and cultural identity.[2]

In 1867, for instance, Deputy Magistrate Rangalal Bandhopadhyaya spoke in public meeting of the primacy of Bengali over Odia. Likewise, well-known Bengali scholar Rajendralal Mitra who came to study the temples of Cuttack declared that there was no need to have a separate language for a mere 2 million Odia population. In fact, Mitra argued that Odisha was doomed to remain backward so long as it had a separate language. Pandit Kanti Chandra Bhattacharya, a teacher of Balasore Zilla School, published a little pamphlet named ‘Udiya Ekti Swatantray Bhasha Noi (Odia not an independent language) where Mr. Bhattacharya claimed that Odia was not a separate and original form of language and was a mere corruption of Bengali. He suggested British Government to abolish all Odia Vernacular Schools from Odisha and to alter into Bengali Vernacular Schools.[3] Beames examines both the languages from close quarters and suggests that as a separate language “Uriya extends along the sea coast from Subarnarekha to near Ganjam.’ Landwards, its boundary is uncertain, it melts gradually into the Boud (Boudh) and other rude hill dialects and co-exists with them." Beames wrote three notes that remain supremely important in this regard. 'On the relation of the Odia to the other modern Aryan language,' ‘On Odia language, script and literature' and 'Urya.'[4] These refuted the claim that Odia was a dialect of Bengali, specifically the conspiracy of Bengali intellectuals to abolish Odia Language got dimmed Beames's exposition of the origin of Odia language and study of its evolution brought him closer to the Odia people who were battling then for the survival of their language.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames
The Father of Odisha, Fakir Mohan Senapati, rants about the then situation of the state in his Utkal Bhramanam as follows
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Being sick of oppression, the anger bursted into brutal violence in 1896 Sambalpur riots in Western Odisha, which started against Hindi imposition, and gained a pan-Odisha extent and forged the Odia Nationalism movement.

In January 1896, Hindi was made the official language of Sambalpur, replacing the Odia language, which after violent protests was reinstated again.[21] During the partition of Bengal in 1905 Sambalpur and the adjacent Odia-speaking tracts were amalgamated with the Odisha Division under Bengal Presidency. Bengal's Odisha division became part of the new province of Bihar and Odisha in 1912, and in April 1936 became the separate province of Odisha, with addition of Undivided Ganjam and Koraput districts from Madras Presidency.[22] After Indian Independence on 15 August 1947, Odisha became an Indian state. The rulers of the princely states of Western Odisha acceded to the Government of India in January 1948 and became part of Odisha state.

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambalpur
During Direct Action Day, Bengalis targetted Odias and committed an outright genocide of estimated 10,000 Odia people.

On 17 August, Syed Abdullah Farooqui, the President of Garden Reach Textile Workers' Union, along with Elian Mistry, a hardline Muslim hooligan, led a huge armed mob into the mill compound of Kesoram Cotton Mills in the Lichubagan area of Metiabruz. The mill workers, among whom were a substantial number of Odias, used to stay in the mill compound itself. On 25 August, four survivors lodged a complaint at the Metiabruz police station against Farooqui.[34] Bishwanath Das, a Minister in the Government of Orissa, visited Lichubagan to investigate into the killings of the Oriya labourers of Kesoram Cotton Mills.[35] Some sources estimate that the death toll was 10,000 or more.[6]

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Action_Day
None-the-less, even after this barbarity inflicted upon Odias, Bengalis facing exodus were settled in this state under Dandkaranya project of central government.

The Dandakaranya Project, or the DNK Project, was the form of action the Indian government designed in September 1958 for the settlement of displaced persons from Bangladesh (former East Pakistan) and for integrated development of the area with particular regard to the promotion of the interests of the local tribal population. The particular focus was on Bengali refugees from East Pakistan moving to lands and resources in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. To implement this project, the Government of India established the Dandakaranya Development Authority.

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandakaranya_Project
Though the project failed miserably and crimes were on rise. Our state was already the poorest in India, people didn't have sufficient food to even feed their children, none of Bengali refugees nor Odias benefitted from it, vigilantism rose among the tribals and Bengalis were treated with hostility.

Saibal kumar Gupta (husband of Ashoka Gupta, an Indian social worker and freedom fighter)[17] the chairman of DDA, blew the whistle on the Project in a series of damning articles in 1964. He said that less than 10 percent of the soil was fit for farming. These difficulties of agriculture colonization in the Dandakaranya Project were a result of rainfall variability, aridity, land reclamation, soil and hydrological problems . [18] Before partition of Bengal people suffered a lot financially and after the partition too people had to leave their own homeland and had to adjust on little allowance given to them by government. In both the cases people of Bengal suffered and in their own county they were referred to as refugees.

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandakaranya_Project
This was one of the factors which gave rise to Odia nationalist insurgent organisations like Odisha Maobadi Party. It was a splinter of CPI (Maoist). Before the arrest of its Chairman Sabyasachi Panda, South Odisha districts coming in and near Dandkaranya region were the bastion of the group and are still part of the red corridor today but under the leadership of CPI (Maoist).
Source: satp.org/terrorist-profile/india/odisha-maobadi-party-omp
In his letter, he formalised his pro-Odia ideology as follows

But why should Odias compromise their motherland and identity? Our ancestors fought for Odisha, Odia, what would they be thinking seeing the current condition of Odia people? Chidambaram shown no interest in making rehabilitation centres for Odia tribals displaced by mining, but there are for the Bangali refugees who do not even consider Odisha their motherland nor Odias their own. The minerals, the wealth of our state, are taken away to feed the industries of other states by our comprador government but there has not been anything done to provide employement to the indigenous tribals, the real deservers of their own wealth, instead they are treated like animals in their own property. There are tonnes of NGOs running education and health care programmes for the refugees, but what for the indigenous tribals, who, out of morality, gave them refuge even after having a half filled stomach and uncertainty of food supply? Comrade Gaganna says raising these issues is "Revisionism". Was not our ideology for the upliftment of the people? How is it revisionism then? The indigenous tribals of Odisha, the true owners of its wealth, would have the first right on their resources, not refugees, they have right upon every ore of mineral and every grain of harvest of Odisha. Hitherto I

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People still have sympathy for him and his group in Odisha. Several films like Swayamsiddha and Bigul depict them as heroes and get hit. And the top actor in Ollywood, Babushan, has played his role in such movie too.

A Biopic To Be Made On Top Maoist Leader Sabyasachi Panda

Source: youtu.be/jJxGuxbQG7w?si=x1KOAlgK8wxd02qJ
Things took a massive spike after CAA, when Bengali refugees were promised citizenship instead of deportation.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing an accelerated pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived in India by 2014. The eligible minorities were stated as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis or Christians.[3][4]

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
CPI (Maoist) and its AOBZC, which acts as a successor to Odisha Maobadi Party, issued several statements against this act citing sensitive demographics of the state, lack of basic necessities of life and alleged them to be running a ganja mafia across the region. Comrade Abhay spoke harshly of the government for neglecting the tribal areas.

the patriarchical brahminical hindutva fascist government of Modi and their coquetry is no more hidden from the world. He is exactly like child murderer zionist Netanyahu who is genocidimg the ethnic Palestinians in Gaza and settling Israelis in their homes. CAB is nothing other than a ploy to replace the indigenous population with those favoring the state-terrrorist regime, they cannot fool anyone with their abysmal so they want to get rid of their opposition in this manner. It would not be wrong to call Tripura the 'Palestine of India' after their indigenous population being replaced in a similar manner by the lackeys of the comprador Government of India.

Source: bannedthought.net/India/CPI-Maoist-Docs/
He has threatened harsh action and intensifying operation ghamasan if CAA is implemented, which we all know is going to create huge problems for all people in the region. Not only that, with Congress riding the xenophobic boat too, hate is getting more emboldened.

'Odisha for Odias': Congress's new alogan ahead of elections

Source: economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/odisha-for-odias-congresss-new-slogan-ahead-of-elections/amp_articleshow/106613058.cms
After the the news of Sandeshkhali incident spread in Odisha, the anger and disgust among the people has even risen.

'Young Married Women Were the Targets': Survivors Recall Sandeshkhali Horror

Source: thequint.com/gendesandeshkhali-horror-women-share-casteist-slurs-young-women-targeted
People are afraid that such incidents would happen in Odisha too if CAA is implemented and Bengali refugees remain in the state.

‘Don’t implement CAA in Odisha’
Protesters submit memorandum to CM, urge him to clear stand

Source: thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dont-implement-caa-in-odisha/article30333963.ece
As of current, there are more than 1,50,000 Bengali refugees in Odisha, most of them settled in tribal areas of South Odisha.

Bhubaneswar: There are as many as 1,57,432 Bangadeshi refugees in Odisha informed Minister Tusharkanti Behera in Assembly on Monday.
The Minister further informed that, Malkangiri has the highest number of refugees at 1,04,233 Bangladeshi followed by 46848 in Nabarangpur.
There are as many as 4653 in Khurda district alone. As many as 3740 Bangladeshi are living illegally in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur.
The above detailed information was given by Minister of State, Electronics and IT, Sports and Youth, Home, Odisha Tusharkanti Behera in the Odisha Assembly.

Source: kalingatv.com/odisha/more-than-1-lakh-bangadeshi-refugees-in-odisha/
The main concern of Odias is that like Chittaganga and Tripura, Bengalis would change the demographics and do the same things to us that they did to us during colonial era and in those areas.

The modern conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts began when the political representatives of the native peoples protested against the government policy of recognising only the Bengali culture and language and designating all citizens of Bangladesh as Bengalis. In talks with Hill Tracts delegation led by Chakma politician Manabendra Narayan Larma, the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman insisted that the ethnic groups of the Hill Tracts adopt the Bengali identity.[6][7] Sheikh Mujib is also reported to have threatened to settle Bengalis in the Hill Tracts to reduce the native peoples into a minority.[7][8]

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_Peace_Accord

Tripura's demography underwent a major change as a result of illegal migrants and refugees from former East Bengal and subsequently from Bangladesh. Tripuris were pushed to the hills and the politics and administration in the state became dominated by the Bengali-speaking and immigrants.
It was the particular reason which had created national consciousness among the local populations. The continuous neglect on the immigration issue had led to a direct confrontation between Indian nationalism and the newly created Tripuri nationalism. The parallel rise of nationalism in the other states of the Northeast India had further complicated the situation more, resulting in a deadly armed conflict between India and rebel groups thus, creating the insurgency on ethnic lines as a Tribal versus Bengali conflict.

Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Tripura
In a nutshell, Bengalis and Odias had bitter conflicts in past and have rioted, Dandkaranya project forced Odisha to take Bengali refugees even after being the poorest state, that too in sensitive tribal areas, tribals fear demographic change due to Bengali refugees settled in their areas under DNK due to CAA, left and far-left in Odisha back the tribals, Naveen shown no clear stand, people are afraid that Sandeshkhali like incidents would start happening in Odisha too.

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Cranbrook, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 6, 2024) - DLP Resources Inc. (TSXV: DLP) (OTCQB: DLPRF) ("DLP" or the "Company") announces Mr. Donald Njegovan is stepping down as a Director of the Company effective May 9th, 2024 to focus on his duties at OSISKO Mining Inc.
Mr. Njegovan stated: "I would like to acknowledge the entire team at DLP for all their hard work, delivering exciting drill results and wish them the greatest success in their Phase II drill program!"
The Board and Company wish to thank Don for his valuable insight and guidance for the past 3.5 years.
The Company has started a search for a new Director with suitable experience.
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Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.*
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascot Resources Ltd. ( TSX: AOT; OTCQX: AOTVF ) (“ Ascot ” or the “ Company ”) today announces that effective May 9, 2024, Don Njegovan is stepping down as a Director of the Company to focus on his duties at Osisko Mining Inc. Ascot’s remaining six Directors have appointed Derek White, current President and CEO of the Company, to replace Mr. Njegovan as Director, also effective May 9, 2024.
Mr. Njegovan stated: “I would like to congratulate the Board of Directors and the entire team at Ascot for all of their achievements and wish them the greatest success in the future.”
The Directors and Management of Ascot wish to thank Don for his valuable insights and guidance for the past six and a half years of his service on the Board.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Ascot Resources Ltd.
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For further information contact:
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There is much stamping of feet occurring in western elite circles. Minds are reeling in shock and dismay. Petulant faces grimace in a grotesque mimicry of tiny tots who have seen their toys thrown over the garden fence. What the hell is going on in the western elite kindergarten?
The toddler politicians of the western elite kindergarten are continuing to wet their already sodden diapers. Rattles are being thrown out of prams constantly. Hysterical tantrums have reached fever pitch with cheeks red as stop signs. Are they fit to burst? It appears so. The resulting projectile vomit may well go nuclear.
The classroom project to erase certain nations from the map in the geography class has gone horribly wrong. Instead of being erased the colours have only been made to shine brighter and reflect a deeper level of permanency. Teachers are in dismay clamouring for answers to this totally unacceptable outcome. The reputation of the entire school is at stake!
In the USA an adult who has long since entered his second childhood appears to believe he is some kind of anti-Santa, destined to bring the darkest variety of toys to the world. As he rants we can see the gleam of the wannabe thug in his, for the moment, unglazed eyes. Out of the unfathomable stupor he is usually in he has suddenly envisioned his “enemies” of the east. “Show me someone who wants to be Xi Jinping!” he rails, forgetting everything else (including where he is).
In Europe a Nazi Reichmaiden after her time, Ursula Von der Leyen squeals that China is de-industrialising Europe and adds her clumpen feet to the foot-stamping heard in every western capital these days. Meanwhile, ‘Jungle Josep’ Borrell bemoans the fact that the schools pet animal, Vloddy Zelensky is looking sickly and weak. In a rambling geriatric monologue he mutters that some of the other “teachers” support those feeding the poor thing out of date rabbit food.
In the UK, another of the loosely tied together bevy of hapless mental dwarfs who are hardly distinguishable from their charges has come under fire. Rishi Sunak, the unelected headmaster of the British branch of the western elite kindergarten cabal is looking decidedly shaky. More toy guns for all who support Vloddy is his answer to the critics hounding him. Unknown to Retarded Rishi this is the very issue upon which his tormentors are determined to decapitate him.
Things are looking decidedly shaky within the western elite kindergarten. Everyone is casting around looking for a solution to a crisis that is increasingly set to completely engulf them. There’s talk of using the nuclear option. And of sending a host of “teachers” off to create merry hell for Vloddy with a view to gaining greater public recognition. Sadly the general public has a rather fixed view on the now rapidly failing rep of the place. That it’s far overdue for being demolished and replaced, it’s sell-by date being incredibly out of date, being early April 2014.
It was in April 2014 that every branch of the western elite kindergarten blotted their copybook. By giving their collective approval to bringing in a new member to the club by the name of Pedo Poroshenko. Pedo was going to be the agent of chaos that come February 24th 2022, through the agency of his successor, Vloddy Zelensky the whole school would be brought to ruin. Ironically enough they proved impossible to school but continued in their support for Pedo and Vloddy right to the extremely bitter end. Foreclosure.
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In this article we will focus on Robert Alphonso Taft and the major international events of 1949-1952. More detailed history of countries will be provided later. Current plan is: Europe 1949-52, Middle East and Indian subcondinent 44-52, Japan and southeast Asia 1946-1952, Rest of the World (brief) 44-52 (not much changes)... then we will go to another era from 1953 to 1963 (we already did Cuba).
American internal politics 1946-1952
Truman (1944-1948)
Long and exhausting war against Japan. Despite unquestionable support for the war effort, criticism of usage of nuclear weapons emerged from the left (other American war crimes remained secretly covered up). In 1946 a great wave of unemployment came, connected with large labour strikes (1946-1947 strike wave). Another labour strike started as a response to intervention in China, which was perceived very negatively by the public. 1946 midterms gave Republicans control over Congress headed by Taft, who became the most prominent opponent of Truman. Staunch conservative Taft attacked both Truman’s progressive policies and interventionism. In response to strikes Taft created the infamous Taft–Hartley Act in 1947, that heavily restricted work of the unions. Truman tried to veto it, but Congress overridden it. Taft’s Congress also passed Amendment XXII in 1947, not allowing more than two presidential terms (abolished later by MacArthur). Taft also successfully undermined several progressive policies and introduced major tax cuts (again Truman tried to stop it). In November 1947 Taft strongly criticised Truman for China and aggressive foreign policy, he also opposed extend of the Marshall plan, TATO and also American membership in the UN, Taft declared his desire to seek Republican nomination.
In 1948 Truman introduced his policies continuing Roosevelt’s New Deal as the Fair Deal. In 1948 US federal institutions and the US military were desegregated by Truman. Already during 1946 the Second Red Scare started, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) led by McCarthy gained prominence, in 1947 first hearing of Hollywood suspects. Suspected socialists were purged from unions. “Temporary Commission on Employee Loyalty” was also established by Truman to purge the federal administration of suspected communists. In 1947 US military and intelligence were reorganised, and the CIA formed.
Taft running on conservative (balanced budget, limited spending, pro-business policies and tax cuts, ending of majority of the New Deal social policies, but supported national housing and slum clearance) non-interventionist (retreat from China, non-involvement in Europe, opposing TATO, cutting Marshall plan) platform. Truman is Truman – anti-communist liberalism, interventionism, New Deal progressive policies. Split of Democrats: Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond (racism “state rights”, segregation) and Progressive Wallace (normalisation of relations with USSR, end to anti-communism, “radical” New Deal policies). Wikibox is of course accurate and Taft is elected president.
Taft (1949-1953)
In this part we will focus only on domestic policies of Taft. The international significance of Taft is massive, it forms probably the single biggest shift in international relations in this timeline compared to our reality during these years and he basically did a great job for the Soviets to win the Cold War.
Taft’s domestic policies can be easily predicted from his leadership of conservative-led Congress, turning away from the New Deal and Keynesian economics back to free market capitalism. New Deal social programs were abolished. Taft’s America will be somehow an anomaly compared to other countries going in the direction of Keynesian post-war consensus. Before 1950 mid-terms, when Congress and House were lost to the “Liberal Coalition” (liberal Republicans and Democrats) Taft enjoyed support of both. In 1949 his only progressive initiative Housing Act of 1949 was passed – construction of low-income housing, slum clearance. However, between 1949-1950 the US had housing problems, as rents rose on average by 30% as rent regulations were abolished. Also, other forms of price controls dropped in 1949, this resulted in massive increase in prices, on paper providing economic growth and considered successful. These policies led to dissatisfaction of the working class, however due to strong anti-union laws and anticommunism in society, their protests were met only with negative reaction. Another policy of the Taft presidency was rising tariffs to favour domestic industry and impose limits on immigration. Taft attempted to gain southern votes for Republicans in 1950 by implementing a proto-southern strategy. Other notable would be creation of the Wiley Committee dealing with organised crime (in our reality Kefauver Committee).
Taft was a strong anti-communist, don’t be fooled with his non-intervention. According to Taft: “True dangers of communism don't come from Moscow, but from the big government in Washington D.C.” Red Scare continues, Hollywood witch hunt starts. Senator Joseph McCarthy quickly gets national prominence. After signing the Peace Treaty with Germany McCarthy, who already criticised Taft’s foreign policy, openly attacked the president in June 1950. Allegedly his administration is infiltrated by communists. Taft calls McCarthy a “demagogic lunatic” in response. This creates rift among Republicans, and the majority of them condemn McCarthy, and he is basically shut down. This however makes him even more prominent and popular within the media and population, and he continues to claim that several Republican and Democratic figures are communist sympathisers, citing Republicans turning against him as further proof. McCarthy is touring the country, writing articles, and appearing on radio and wanting to “take the Republican Party back from traitors.” Meanwhile, Taft administration continues with hardline anti-communist policy with McCarran Act of 1950 (forced registration of all members of communist organisations, make possible their detention and barred them from entering US) and Walter Act of 1952 that banned all communist organisations, public hysteria is fuelled further by Rosenberg trial and Mao’s victory in China (1951).
Despite being a rather popular president during his first year, since 1950 Taft’s approval ratings go rapidly downhill, crashing in 1951. After 1951 even former Taft’s staunch supporters – big business – started to look to other horses to back. Taft becomes one of the most disliked incumbent and non-intervention is discredited. Majority of Republicans and Party bosses that backed Taft in 1950, changed their position and distanced themselves from him, in order to prevent the GOP from getting completely destroyed by Democrats in the 1952 election. During this pressure Taft retreats from the hardline isolationist stance and presents “New Foreign Policy Doctrine,” however it is not met with positive response and instead mocked as “late sobering up.”
We still didn’t meet Taft’s biggest hater – Douglas MacArthur. Already in his speech before Congress in May 1949 he attacked Taft’s policy. MacArthur toured America from 1950, visiting big cities, but also small rural towns. Speaking about war, communism, rebuilding of Japan and most importantly attacking the president as a coward. MacArthur pushed a variation of “stab in the back” narrative about China and the rise of communism. In 1951 MacArthur announced he wanted to challenge Taft for the Republican nomination. Already at the beginning he gained support of a large part of the GOP, which feared Taft’s defeat and popular general seemed like a great choice for replacement. As MacArthur adopted McCarthyistic talking points, he also gained his endorsement (many speculated about McCarthy’s own candidature) and both men appeared several times together.
1952 Republican primaries were dominated by MacArthur (3 June 1952), he was not only Taf’s adversary second one was liberal Republican Earl Warren, who strongly opposed both men. It marked the first time an incumbent president lost primaries. This was the largest humiliation Taft had to face. The visibly sad president congratulated the general at the GOP convention and announced that he will retire from politics after his term ends. What historians went to describe as “MacArthur mania” captured the year 1952 in the USA, he was everywhere, and everyone talked about him. Majority of people supported him as a respected war hero, who seems to have point, however the (largely decimated) left strongly warned about him and called him a danger to democracy. Similar position was adopted by President Taft, who stated that “Despite the fact that I have been a proud Republican my whole life, I cannot endorse Douglas MacArthur for President. Man, who wants to enable the rise of a dangerous demagogue without any strong political experience to one of the most prominent positions in this country, I am speaking of Senator Joseph McCarthy, poses a threat to the American values of individual freedom of individual.” The MacArthur campaign also adopted catchy slogans “Mac is back” and “I Back Mac.” MacArthur also gained important support of the working class dissatisfied with free market policies. In November 1952 MacArthur was elected president.
Taft Conciliation 1949-1952
“Taft Conciliation” (also as the British-American Split or the Taft’s Retreat. Conciliation used mostly in socialist bloc, retreat in USA and split in UK) refers to the period of the Cold War, when tensions greatly reduced, occupation of Axis powers and post-WW2 conflicts ended. It completely changed the course of international relations: (Without Taft there would be: Very long China war, Vietnam war, Divided Germany, No French revolution…etc). Let’s first speak about more general issues. Japan will be addressed separately.
TATO – Taft wanted to completely withdraw from TATO, however this motion issued to Congress in August 1949 was rejected, despite conservative majority. Despite this, American withdrawal from Alliance leadership positions and President Robert Taft several times publicly states that the United States will not intervene in any wars TATO may be involved in. Leadership of Alliance shifted to London. British and other members saw this as a betrayal. The Soviets welcomed this move as a significant reduction of tensions. TATO continued to function on paper, but due to the American stance it was almost dysfunctional. American troops withdrew from Europe in 1950.
Marshall Plan and American loans – Taft viewed this as large government spending that has to reason, in 1950 the European Recovery Program was significantly cut off by 50%. Several special promised loans were either cancelled or put on high interest rates to be more profitable for the US, countries were also obliged to use American money only to buy American products. The UK managed to secure better terms, however far from what they had with Truman. Military aid was cut off completely.
Soviet-American Relations – Improvement. Another important document that came out of the Geneva Conference was the Four Powers Treaty of 9th May 1950 (UK, USA, USSR, France) in which all countries agreed to solve all diplomatic disputes amongst themselves by diplomatic means. Post 1950 the US and USSR did not have many relations and communication amongst each other. Despite Soviet pressures, Taft refused to speak about Greenland.
Unification of Germany
Taft changed the policy completely on Germany. He was a man that, both in our reality and here, did not want the US to go to war with Hitler and criticised Nuremberg trials as “victor's justice”. Taft is strongly opposed to the idea of dividing and punishing Germans. First move of Taft is to end the Berlin crisis with his speech from 1st February 1949 Restatement of Policy on Germany, Taft declared that Germany shall not be blindly punished by the victors and shall be quickly re-established as sovereign and united state. Taft also stopped any denazification. This was massive “f*ck you” moment towards Churchill, who wished both to weaken Germany and Soviets by division of Germany. “South German” Mark was withdrawn from West Berlin and the Berlin crisis ended in Soviet victory on 14th February 1949. Bizonia collapsed and both the British and Americans ruled their zones separately. Circulation of new Marks was not allowed in the British zone, while accepted in the American one.
Another point was to elect a new government, as Soviets envisioned in Leipzig notes. General election to the German People’s Congress (Deutscher Volkskongress) on 17th May 1949. This election was held in Soviet, International and American zones, but not in Baden and Wütenberg as the United Kingdom refused to recognise the DVK and instead organised an independent election to Länderrat. That was one controversy, the second one happened in the American zone as openly neo-Nazi parties were allowed to participate (Robert Taft refused to ban any parties from election), this was picked up by socialist bloc and became the main propaganda point. Election results (will be detailed): victory of SED, CSU in Bavaria and CDU in International zone. German People’s Congress declared itself to be constitutional assembly (first session in June 1949) and after heated discussions (despite it was dominated by SED, opposition was still present) delegates drafted the Constitution of German Democratic Republic (24th July), that defined Germany as federative, neutral and democratic state, giving power to unicameral legislative. All states in the Soviet zone agreed to the constitution, Bayern and Franken did not comment and Baden and Wurttemberg rejected it.
Geneva Conference 1st September 1949 to 8th May 1950
Largest conference of the postwar era, last meeting of WW2 Allies. USA (secretary of state William Richards Castle Jr.), USSR (foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov) Britain (prime minister Winston Churchill, foreign minister Anthony Eden), France (foreign minister Schumann) and Germany (represented by chairman of German People’s Congress Max Reimann (SED) and representative of Länderrat.) To discussion about Germany were also invited representatives of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Norway, Yugoslavia, and Denmark. Other topics discussed were Greece and Austria (later).
Goals: Soviets: Demilitarized, denazified united Germany led by DVK and its proposed constitution, approve eastern and northern border. Americans: just wanted to end occupation and create a united Germany. UK: if possible divided Germany, denazified, democratic, if under Soviet control at least demilitarised, removal of Soviet troops. France: democratic, demilitarised, denazified, French Saarland, removal of Soviet troops. Germans: united denazified Germany led by DVK, vague about borders and military (in best case minimise border losses and remilitarization).
Eventually consensus is reached: Germany would be a united, neutral, democratic, denazified and demilitarised state. Representatives from Länderrat had to attend the People's Congress where a second vote about the constitution shall be held. Polish-German border confirmed, Saarland will become part of France as autonomous regions, similarly with South Schleswig. Kiel Canal shall be administered by the joint German-Danish Commission. Czechoslovakia abandoned claims on Lusatia (due to Soviet pressure and issues of re-igniting issues with the German minority, as nobody agreed to further deportations of Germans), instead the region would be given autonomy and Germany would be obligated to protect Sorbs. Small annexations on the western border were also confirmed.
South German representatives refused to participate, and the constitution and peace treaty draft were approved yet again without them. Britain attempted to use this to break at least Baden-Wütemberg away, but Germans and Soviets made clear they would not sign any treaty that divides Germany. Even large protests are organised by SED to promote German unity. 8.5.1950, the Peace Treaty with Germany is signed. Both Stalin and Taft visited Geneva to sign it (this was the only foreign trip of Taft, but he also stopped in London on the way to Geneva and back, and the last of Stalin). To the German internal situation we will return later on.
Division of Austria
Unlike Germany, the American position towards Austria was a complete lack of interest. Britain wanted to secure a separate West Austria state, while Soviets wanted to do the same thing as in Germany. Americans made an agreement with the British to leave their occupation zone in Austria to British forces during (28 September 1949 Clark-McCreery Agreement). The Geneva summit proposed an election, however Eden objected that elections held in the East would not be democratic, so it would not show the will of the people. After the peace treaty with Germany, 16th May 1950 Britain signed a treaty with the West-Austrian government officially ending the status of occupation and giving its government official recognition. Day later, the USSR did the same in the East with the Koplenig government. 22nd May “Democratic Republic of Austria” promulgated its new constitution (before than both governments adhered to 1929 constitution)
Greek Civil War (1949-1951)
Thing to mention is that another reason for Soviet support to the DSA is Turkey in TATO, which Stalin saw as very provocative action. Already in February 1949 American troops pulled out of Greece. Already the election of Taft was blow for royalist morale, this worsened the situation. Britain reacted with increased presence. DSA commanded switched towards conventional warfare hoping to strike a major victory. Spring offensive of DSA (18th March to 30th May 1949) was major success: DSA captured important cities Kilkís, Sérres, Dráma, Xánthi, Édessa, Komotiní and Kavála – connecting its territories and establishing control over Thrace and large parts of Macedonia, putting Thessaloniki under great danger. Royalist and British forces attempted to counter Greek moves by successful offensive in Thessalia and unsuccessful offensive towards Kavála (June to October 1949). In November 1949 Greece was discussed in Geneva, representatives of governments were invited, however talks collapsed as Provisional Democratic Government representatives walked away after the notion of them putting down weapons. In January 1950 DSA launched a winter offensive towards Alexandropoulos and Thessaloniki (January-March 1950), continuing with guerrilla operations in Pindus. Ending in consolidation of communist territory, however after heavy losses. In summer 1950 royalist forces launched a large counter-offensive, DSA was forced to little retreat, however any major cities weren’t recaptured, to counter this counter-offensive, large guerrilla operations were launched in countryside of central Greece and Peloponnese that were very successful and strongly weakened royalists. Royalist forces reacted with repression against suspected supporters of communists. Winter is difficult for communist guerillas, during winter counter-insurgency operations several of their pockets are destroyed and morale worsens. However, so does morale of royalist and British forces as resources drain and war prolongs.
Change from the established lore is that civil war needs to last longer, as we see. In February 1951 Markos Vafeiadis (he wasn’t purged by Nikos Zachariadis, yet) devised a risky offensive plan, that counted with quick offensive to break and encircle parts of the royalist army backed by guerrilla offensive. Codenamed “OLYMPUS I” (military offensive) and “OLYMPUS II” (guerrilla uprising) plan was approved and coordinated in March. Launched On 7th April 1951 plan started with massive uprising and attacks by guerrilla units, followed after several days by military offensive. DSA forces surprisingly smashed a bulwark of royalist forces in the North and marched southward towards Larissa, key centre. Here DSA was met with royalist defences and a large battle started. Both sides committed everything to Larissa, as both realised this would be the decisive battle. The Battle of Larissa lasted from 21st April to 7th July 1951, it was the largest and deadliest battle of the Greek Civil War and resulted in a decisive communist victory. Royalist forces were decimated and as everything was moved there, meanwhile partisan units managed to secure control of large parts of Peloponnese and Pindus. Royalists regrouped on Lamia-Amfissa fallback line (July-September) but weren’t able to prevent communist forces from breaking them and marched almost unposed to Athens, 20th September 1951. Here, communists proclaimed victory and established the Hellenic People’s Republic. Royalist government relocated to Rhodes and declared evacuation. This is the officially given date to the end of the Greek Civil War. After fall of Lamia-Amfissa line, (British) Royal Navy enacted “Operation Poseidon” (19-30th September) with the help of Turkey, that helped with evacuation of royalist forces and established “Naval Quarantine” over Greece. HPR’s possible naval connection with outside World was closed, any possibilities of Soviet naval presence in Mediterranean prevented and existence of exiled Greece validated.
Taft’s “New Foreign Policy Doctrine”
Robet Taft eventually was forced by circumstances (communist victories in China and Greece were met with very strong response in American media) to reevaluate his stance. 7th of December 1951, on Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Taft spoke before Congress about “New Foreign Policy Doctrine”, he declared that America cannot and will not let “Stalin take over the World” and while he still opposes confrontational policy that may end up in completely unnecessary war, United States shall protect any country that will face Soviet military aggression. Taft also stated that America shall not oppose countries that choose communism voluntarily and shall not intervene in other countries' politics, as he considers this deeply undemocratic and imperialistic. When PRC landed on Taiwan, Taft was harshly criticised for not helping Chiang Kai-shek, as Taft understood it as what it was – Chinese internal conflict.
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Another map of Germany, (1952)

Yesterday, I ventured into a different area on our farm property in British Columbia, and quickly found this super thin, slick, silver coin.
I believe it is a 5 cent piece with Queen Victoria on the back. These were minted in 1858, and then 1870 to 1901 (then 1902 to 1921 with King George the V and then King George the VI). Not sure why the 11 year gap between 1858 and 1870. After 1921, they became the larger, conventional “nickel”.
It seems impossible to get a date from this, but when I zoomed in and used a healthy dose of my imagination, it looks to me like a “63”, but it would have to be an “83” since none were minted in 1863. Either that or it’s 100% my imagination and there are no digits visible.
I’m the same location, I also found an enamel coated metal cup and saucer, a brass sink stopper, some square nails and various large-caliber black powder cartridges.
Needless to say, if I can duck out of work early today, I’m headed back to this location!

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