House Liao Leadership Petitions Republic for Return of Ancestral Worlds
7/05/3132
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA—Acting on behalf of Chancellor Daoshen Liao, Mandarin William
Chen formally petitioned the Republic for the return of worlds formerly part of the
Capellan Confederation. Addressing the Senate, the Mandarin launched an
unprecedented tirade against the Republic and its founder, Devlin Stone. A partial
transcript of his speech follows.
"The Confederation has long been the smallest of the Great Houses of the Inner
Sphere and our neighbors mercilessly exploit that fact. The Succession Wars ate
away at our borders until the perfidious Hanse Davion sought to destroy our proud
nation at his own wedding 100 years ago. We fought back, slowly recovering stolen
worlds until only a handful remained beyond our grasp. And then these worlds and
others were taken from the Confederation by Devlin Stone and his associates under
the pretext of rescuing them from the Word of Blake. Tikonov. Shensi. New Canton.
Liao. These are worlds of the Confederation.
“If the Republic really believed this self-evident truth and honestly upheld the ideals of
equality it espouses then it would return the worlds it stole. The honorable Sun Tzu
Liao acquiesced to Stone's extortions as the price of rebuilding the Inner Sphere, that
one day the Republic would end its 'protection' of Liao words. His Celestial Wisdom,
Chancellor Daoshen, believes the people of the Confederation have waited long
enough."
Exarch Redburn addressed the Senate later the same day but did not refer to the
Mandarin's demands, instead continuing with his scheduled address concerning the
recent economic developments in Prefecture Three. However, his press secretary,
Ilya Moran, briefed a select group of journalists at Republic House in Geneva.
"Mandarin Chen ignored a number of issues relating to the Confederation's claim,
negating it under both Republic and Confederation law. Firstly, the worlds he claims
for House Liao once formed part of the Terran Hegemony, seized by the
Confederation after the assassination of First Lord Cameron and the war against the
Usurper, Stefan Amaris. Secondly, many of the worlds seceded from the
Confederation in 3030 to form the Tikonov Free Republic, subsequently entering
voluntary union with the Federated Commonwealth. In the wake of the FedCom civil
war and the Word of Blake Jihad many petitioned the Republic for membership, and
the remainder joined after amicable negotiations between Chancellor Sun Tzu Liao and
Exarch Stone. The Treaty of Tikonov states this clearly and unambiguously. Indeed, it
strikes me as gross opportunism, that the Chancellor—who is fully conversant with
these facts—should direct Mandarin Chen to abrogate a treaty whole-heartedly
endorsed by his own grandfather. Indeed, Sun Tzu Liao gave Exarch Stone his
heartfelt blessing for the creation of the Republic of the Sphere, citing it as the ‘birth
of a new era.’ Of course, Chancellor Sun Tzu was not entirely selfless in his
acquiescence— the worlds that comprised the Republic bore the brunt of the fighting
in the Word of Blake assaults and the Republic oversaw the reconstruction efforts and
population relocations. Is Chancellor Daoshen cynical enough to want ‘Liao’ worlds
back now that the Republic has met the cost of their rebuilding?”
When asked if Exarch Redburn would make a formal response to the Liao demands,
Moran responded, “I have the Exarch’s full authority to respond in this matter. Our
position is clear and the legal considerations are laid out for all to see in the Republic
Formation Treaty.” No member of the Cappellan government was available for
comment.
7/05/3132
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA—Acting on behalf of Chancellor Daoshen Liao, Mandarin William
Chen formally petitioned the Republic for the return of worlds formerly part of the
Capellan Confederation. Addressing the Senate, the Mandarin launched an
unprecedented tirade against the Republic and its founder, Devlin Stone. A partial
transcript of his speech follows.
"The Confederation has long been the smallest of the Great Houses of the Inner
Sphere and our neighbors mercilessly exploit that fact. The Succession Wars ate
away at our borders until the perfidious Hanse Davion sought to destroy our proud
nation at his own wedding 100 years ago. We fought back, slowly recovering stolen
worlds until only a handful remained beyond our grasp. And then these worlds and
others were taken from the Confederation by Devlin Stone and his associates under
the pretext of rescuing them from the Word of Blake. Tikonov. Shensi. New Canton.
Liao. These are worlds of the Confederation.
“If the Republic really believed this self-evident truth and honestly upheld the ideals of
equality it espouses then it would return the worlds it stole. The honorable Sun Tzu
Liao acquiesced to Stone's extortions as the price of rebuilding the Inner Sphere, that
one day the Republic would end its 'protection' of Liao words. His Celestial Wisdom,
Chancellor Daoshen, believes the people of the Confederation have waited long
enough."
Exarch Redburn addressed the Senate later the same day but did not refer to the
Mandarin's demands, instead continuing with his scheduled address concerning the
recent economic developments in Prefecture Three. However, his press secretary,
Ilya Moran, briefed a select group of journalists at Republic House in Geneva.
"Mandarin Chen ignored a number of issues relating to the Confederation's claim,
negating it under both Republic and Confederation law. Firstly, the worlds he claims
for House Liao once formed part of the Terran Hegemony, seized by the
Confederation after the assassination of First Lord Cameron and the war against the
Usurper, Stefan Amaris. Secondly, many of the worlds seceded from the
Confederation in 3030 to form the Tikonov Free Republic, subsequently entering
voluntary union with the Federated Commonwealth. In the wake of the FedCom civil
war and the Word of Blake Jihad many petitioned the Republic for membership, and
the remainder joined after amicable negotiations between Chancellor Sun Tzu Liao and
Exarch Stone. The Treaty of Tikonov states this clearly and unambiguously. Indeed, it
strikes me as gross opportunism, that the Chancellor—who is fully conversant with
these facts—should direct Mandarin Chen to abrogate a treaty whole-heartedly
endorsed by his own grandfather. Indeed, Sun Tzu Liao gave Exarch Stone his
heartfelt blessing for the creation of the Republic of the Sphere, citing it as the ‘birth
of a new era.’ Of course, Chancellor Sun Tzu was not entirely selfless in his
acquiescence— the worlds that comprised the Republic bore the brunt of the fighting
in the Word of Blake assaults and the Republic oversaw the reconstruction efforts and
population relocations. Is Chancellor Daoshen cynical enough to want ‘Liao’ worlds
back now that the Republic has met the cost of their rebuilding?”
When asked if Exarch Redburn would make a formal response to the Liao demands,
Moran responded, “I have the Exarch’s full authority to respond in this matter. Our
position is clear and the legal considerations are laid out for all to see in the Republic
Formation Treaty.” No member of the Cappellan government was available for
comment.
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