Produced by Jim Burgess, 664 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908-4327 USA, (401)351-0287
(Sometimes I Feel Like) FLETCHER CHRISTIAN: 1999Cgh013, Colonia VIIb Diplomacy
THE DUE DATE FOR SPRING 1751 IS JUNE 19TH, 1999
AUSTRIA (Prosnitz): has a BUDAPEST, a VIENNA, a SURINAM, f TRIESTE, f TAHITI.
CHINA (Acheson): has a PEKING, a WUHAN, a XIAN, f AMOY.
ENGLAND (Power): has a ECUADOR, a NIGERIA, f MALAYA, f EDINBURGH, f LONDON.
FRANCE (Gamble): has a PARIS, f TOULON, a DAKAR, a QUEBEC, a BORDEAUX.
NETHERLANDS (Morris): has a ANTWERP, a FLORIDA, a ANGOLA, f HAGUE, f MELBOURNE.
OTTOMAN (Johnson): has a ISMIR, a JERUSALEM, a BAGHDAD, f ISTANBUL, f HAWAII.
PORTUGAL (Stimmel): has a LAGOS, a ALASKA, a GOA, a BRAZIL, f LISBON.
RUSSIA (Rauterberg): has a MOSCOW, a KIEV, a OMSK, a CAPE COLONY, f ST.PETE(SC), f VLADIVOSTOK.
SPAIN (Gardner): has a MADRID, a MEXICO, a SOMALIA, f VALENCIA, f MANILA.
Addresses of the Participants
AUSTRIA: Gene Prosnitz, 2600 Netherland Ave., Apt. 1116, Riverdale, NY 10463, (718) 601-8131 ($5)
CHINA: Bob Acheson, 304-556 Laurier Ave., Ottawa, ONTARIO K1R 7X2, CANADA ($5) racheson at intranet.ca
ENGLAND: John Power, 2021 Westcreek Lane, #20, Houston, TX 77027 ($5) jrpower at bechtel.com
FRANCE: Terry Gamble, 201 Kenney Ave., Barksdale AFB, LA 71110 ($5) velobus at shreve.net
NETHERLANDS: Scott Morris, 12110 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY 40243 ($5) Scottm221 at aol.com
OTTOMAN: Stan Johnson, 12036 S. Potomac St., Phoenix, AZ 85044, (602) 589-0034 ($5)
PORTUGAL: Robert Stimmel, Apt.#57, Casa de Sherry Apts., 2462 North Sycamore Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85712-2541, (520) 326-8369 ($5)
RUSSIA: Paul Rauterberg, 3116 W.American Dr., Greenfield, WI 53221, (414) 281-2339 (E-Mail) prosit at execpc.com
SPAIN: Heath Gardner, 3017 Mayview Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 ($5) dweezil at hempseed.com or bassoon at mindspring.com
Game Notes:
1) Thanks to Lee Kendter, Jr., for the Miller Number!
2) Deadline is upon us! Get those final negotiations completed and get your orders in!!!
Press:
(JAN 1, 1751): On New Year's day, at the dawn of an amazing era, the great Netherlands proudly announced the formation of a new ruling party. This new government, assembled by a strong fascist element with an expansionist ideology is to be formally called the National Indigenous Kvetch Ethos. Or NIKE for short. The NIKE party is sponsored by Budweiser and Fruit of the loom. The NIKE party ran on a ticket of increased productivity (through expansion) increased wages (through expansion) and establishing the Netherlands at its rightful place at the head of the table in Europe and abroad (through expansion). Plus lower taxes.
(JAN 2, 1751): During a press conference NIKE prime Minister Sir Earl Prink announced sweeping reforms for all major industries. These included less taxes, less environmental oversight and a lower drinking age. The lone newspaper not run by the state ran shamelessly tawdry articles on preferential treatment by the government to those that bankrolled their campaign and was promptly shut down. "We will NOT allow those LIB-er-ALS to attempt to subvert our government." Prime Minister Prink was heard to say as he exited the stand. "Freaking media can suck my...." He was spirited off in his chariot provided by Charlie's Hardware store.
(JAN 15, 1751): The NIKE government announced that Prime Minister Prink would be vacationing in his mountain retreat to ponder his next reforms. A spokesperson pointed out that this would be a working holiday as evidenced by the fact that his entire secretary corps and every intern on staff would be in attendance at the retreat.
(JAN 30, 1751): Prime Minister Prink regretfully announced that the NIKE party would be forced to raise taxes instead of lower them due to the mobilization of the nation's military and lowered tax revenue from the tax decrease on certain industries. Pink also gave the famous "Bronze Star" award to his undersecretary of the economy for inventing the "flush down theory of economics" This now famous theory states that if the captains of industry are not taxed at all, then their massive wealth would spiral down to the masses. In related news Prink actively denied "sleeping with those women" referring to the bevy of pictures showing scantly clad females in mid frolic with Prink who was wearing only some boxer shorts. Prime Minister Prink then went into a two hour discussion on the nuances and subtleties of the word "did."
(FEB 6, 1751): The NIKE party issued a statement denying that the corporate sponsorship and apparent exchange of money for influence had anything to do with the direction of the Netherlands. "I am sick of this CRAP! This is not a race to the bottom. If that were the case Austria would already rule the world. (smattering of laughter) Look, see the Netherlands is on a course. We are headed on this course and it is in a direction. It's really like a tunnel. YES! a tunnel and we are a train headed for the tunnel. Sure, the tunnel looks dark and scary. (nods of vague understanding by the audience) But the train is headed in a direction. We must stay the course. I feel for the people of the Netherlands. I feel all of your pain. I feel the pain of your daughters and sisters. I am for them and hope that they are for me. I just wish I could council each and every one of them."
(FEB 15, 1751): Prink announces a cultural exchange program with China. In a rare unguarded moment he was heard to say that he wanted to meet some Asian "chicks" and that it was his understanding that the Chinese culture had its girls under control.
(FEB 26, 1751): In his first major address on world affairs (please no cheap shots) Prime Minister Prink made it be known that while the Netherlands will seek to expand its influence throughout the world it seeks to do so in a peaceful way. "If the world powers will join the Netherlands in a joint erection, we can all come together and find a warm embrace of a piece. Ask not the Netherlands for sacrifice. Ask not the Netherlands to explain the deranged ramblings of the Austrians, but DO ask the Netherlands to share good fortune and good will. If the heads of state engage in anything controversial, let it be of the personal nature, as it should be." (thunderous applause) Thank you and God Bless us everyone."
(LISBON): King of Portugal calls peace conference of all nations for November 1, 1755. He calls psychics predictions of major earthquake for that day "nonsensical".