No matter how big the difference in power between the United States and Colombia is, there is no doubt that Colombians should be the masters on Colombian soil.
The fact that the Panamanian company had leased Kenting Castle as a residence for the members of the Canal Company side of the Joint Working Group was not clear to the Colombian officials in the Joint Working Group, and even if they did, they would not be able to let go of it.
Kenting Castle has a huge dining room, the European-style long table can accommodate more than ten people at the same time, the table is covered with a white tablecloth, and there are flowers and silver vines in the center of the table as a decoration, because the light in the restaurant is a little dim, now the candles are lit, it looks more atmospheric.
Hamilton Fish casually greeted Martinez Silva and the others and stopped talking nonsense, and was already sitting on the right side of the table and talking and laughing with Robert Cronin on the right hand, perhaps in a foreign country, Hamilton Fish chatted with Robert Cronin and them very warmly, showing the enthusiasm and unrestrainedness that he had never shown in his tenure as secretary of state.
But for Martinez Silva and others, this arrangement of positions is not so easy and pleasant.
European traditional customs are different from Chinese customs, which are based on the right, so this kind of long dining table, in the customary sense, the right side is the main seat, and the central position on the right side is the host's seat, which is different from the host sitting at the dining table in film and television dramas.
With such a long dining table, if the host and the guest of honor sit at opposite ends of the table, then I am afraid that they will have to communicate something, and they really need to take a horn Diplomacy is no trivial matter, a simple arrangement of seats, if it is an ordinary person, maybe it will pass with a haha, but at the negotiation level, Martinez Silva They dare not be confused, fortunately, Martinez Silva also has a punching bag, so Martinez Silva immediately gave Eddie Hausman an inquiring look.
Embarrassingly, Eddie Hausman didn't look at Martinez Silva at all, but went to the far left of the table and sat down quietly, exchanging a mysterious smile with Ford Benjamin opposite.
"Eddie" Martinez Silva can calm down, but Ignatz Russell can't bear it anymore.
"What's wrong," Eddie Hausman looked back in confusion, his hand arranging the napkin as if it were still.
"Don't you need to explain," Ignatzrussell's voice contained anger, as if it would flare up in the next moment.
"Explain what" Eddie Hausman is still playing dumb.
"Explain what this seating arrangement is about, explain why these damn Americans are in the main seat, explain whether Panama is still Colombian soil after all" Ignaz Russell gushed endlessly, and the volume was so loud that Martinez Silva didn't have time to stop it, and for a while only Ignatz Russell's voice echoed in the restaurant, and everyone was dumbfounded.
As soon as Ignatz Russell spoke, Martinez Silva knew that it was going bad, this was a short-tempered and hostile person to the United States, and it was a mistake for the Colombian government to put him into the joint working group, when the representatives of Bogotá and the Canal Company first came into contact, Ignaz Russell showed sufficient hostility towards the representatives of the Canal Company, and Martinez Silva had tried to exclude Ignaz Russell from the joint working group, but he failed to do so.
To this day, there are still different voices in the Colombian government about the right to dig the Panama Canal, which is understandable, when the French established the Interoceanic Canal Company, they must have received some kind of commitment, otherwise the French would not rashly wade into this troubled water, but later the reaction of the US government was too fierce, so the right to dig the Panama Canal was given to the Americans again, this result did not satisfy everyone, it is obvious that Ignatz Russell is one of those who are not satisfied.
If Ignatz Russell didn't use "damned" to express his strong emotions when he expressed it, then maybe everything would have turned around, but Ignatz Russell's mouth ruined it all, and as soon as this damn "damned" was spoken, Martinez Silva had a sense of impending disaster.
Sure enough, as soon as Ignatz Russell's words fell, Martinez Silva noticed that the faces of the Americans, led by Hamilton Fish, had changed dramatically.
"Shut up" Martinez Silva's angry rebuke did not ease the tension.
"Damn Mr.
Director, what do you mean, Americans deserve to die, or do Americans who died in the conflict deserve to die" Hamilton Fish left no room and slowly put the napkin in his hand back into the plate in front of him, otherwise Hamilton Fish was afraid that he couldn't help it and would smash the napkin in the face of Ignatzrussell.
Accompanied by Hamilton Fish's voice, all the American members present stood up in unison, especially Ford Benjamin, this guy has put his hand on the holster on his waist, and the buckle on the holster has been opened, and it seems that if he disagrees, Ford Benjamin will kill all the Colombian officials on the spot.
"Believe me, Mr.
Fish, Ignatz didn't mean that" Martínez Silva had to explain, even though he knew that such an explanation was pale.
"Needless to explain, we don't get any respect here, I've had enough of these arrogant Americans, do you think this is Washington, we have to let them know that this is Panama, it's Colombia, it's not a place where they Americans can do whatever they want" Ignatz Russell was furious, ignoring Martinez Silva's continuous reprimands, gushing out his dissatisfaction, and also expressing his emotions with fierce body movements.
Of course, these body movements are limited to pointing and pointing, and it is absolutely impossible to do it, Ignatz Russell is less than one meter six tall and must weigh more than 200, if he starts to do it, it is estimated that if he does not kill Hamilton Fish, he can exhaust Ignatz Russell to death.
"Shut up, shut up, you damn stupid x, can't you just shut up" Martinez Silva felt like he was going crazy, and with such a pig teammate, Martinez Silva felt that his decision some time ago was getting more and more right.
"I can't help it, you damn Colombian stupid pig," Martin Warner, a Canal Company representative from Connecticut, picked up the glass in front of him and poured a full glass of water on Ignatz Russell's face.
A negotiation team, there must be a white face and a red face, one is asking for a price, and the other is appropriately releasing water, which is more conducive to reaching an agreement, in the joint working group, Martin Warner plays the role of a sky-high asking price, and Hamilton Fish is often with mud, and now this situation is when Martin Warner plays in his true colors.
When the map gunners generally fire, they often strike indiscriminately, just like the open-mouthed Ignatzrussell, Martin Warner also picks up all the Colombians when he scolds, otherwise he is an unqualified map gunner.
"You're the damn Yankee" Ignatz Russell had a few tea leaves stuck to his face, which looked particularly funny, because it was a little far from the table, Ignatz Russell simply spat at Martin Warner, also because of the distance, although such an attack had no practical effect, but the objective effect was the same.
"Damn Colombian stupid pig" "Damn Yankees" "Die" “” The restaurant immediately became a battlefield, and for a time the tea set and napkins took off, saliva and dinner forks danced together, the slang of the two sides came out together, and they did not give in to each other, and the scene was very fierce, no less than the battle between the two armies.
"That's enough" Hamilton Fish slammed his fist on the table, got up angrily, and unceremoniously ordered the eviction: "If you maintain this attitude, then I think there is nothing to talk about between us, and now we all need to calm down and walk slowly." ” Having been secretary of state for several years, Hamilton Fish has naturally seen many big scenes, but he has never seen such scenes.
The key is that the attacks on both sides are at the surface level, and there is no substantive contact, in fact, everyone is still very sensible, the weapons used are limited to teacups and plates, and everyone has a tacit understanding not to touch the dinner knife, otherwise I am afraid that there will be another bloodshed.
Originally, the Joint Working Group was formed to solve the bloodshed, and if the previous bloodshed has not been resolved, and the Joint Working Group has caused new bloodshed, it will be ridiculous and generous, Colombians may not care, but Hamilton Fish cannot afford to lose this person.
In fact, as long as there is a conflict, no matter who is justified on both sides of the conflict, others seem to ignore both sides, otherwise the fight will not start.
"Yes, we all need to calm down."
Martinez Silva agreed with Hamilton Fish that although it was a bit disgraceful to leave like this, it would not lead to anything if he stayed any longer, so let's calm down.
The Panamanian government's accommodation for the joint working group was a hotel next to the city hall, and while the facilities were not as luxurious as Kenting Castle, they were second to none in Panama.
On the carriage back to the station, Martinez Silva still hated that iron could not be made of steel: "When you go back, you have to reflect on it, see what you have done today, I hope you can fully realize" Considering Ignatz Russell's face, Martinez Silva is quite measured, and he thinks that his choice of words and sentences is not too much.
But the same sentence, listening to different people's ears, the feeling is definitely not the same, Ignatz Russell does not think that he is wrong, so Ignatz Russell immediately ridiculed himself: "You better reflect on yourself first, if it weren't for the compromise you have always made to the Americans, the Americans would not have been so unscrupulous, and we would not have suffered such embarrassment today, it seems that some people have become accustomed to being servants in the United States, and when they return to their own territory, their waists still can't stand up."
It is undeniable that during his tenure as ambassador to the United States, in order to safeguard the interests of the Colombian government, Martinez Silva was indeed cautious many times, lest he anger the Americans who are becoming stronger and more ambitious, but this does not mean that Martinez Silva himself is a cowardly person, the actual situation is like this, even if Ignaz Russell is to be Colombia's ambassador to the United States, I'm afraid Ignatz Russell will be the same grandson in Washington.
However, judging by Ignatz Russell's performance, as long as the Colombian government does not suffer from collective madness, it probably will not let Ignatz Russell serve as Colombia's ambassador to the United States.
"Shut up, you haven't realized your mistake yet, well, I'm going to refer what happened tonight to Bogotá for resolution, and you don't have to go to the joint working group until the conclusions come to that."
Martinez Silva finally decided to exclude Ignatz Russell from the joint working group, in fact, Martinez Silva has wanted to do this for a long time, and what happened today only strengthened Martinez Silva's resolve.
"You don't have that right, it's a right given to me by Bogotá to join the joint working group, and I was part of the joint working group until Bogotá terminated my rights."
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Now that he has torn his face, Ignatz Russell is no longer polite, and he simply no longer accepts Martinez Silva's leadership.
"Then wait and see, you guy who has not achieved enough and more than failed, I really don't know how you got into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs" Martinez Silva was so disgusted that he almost didn't directly scold.
Until returning to the hotel, Martinez Silva and Ignatz Russell did not stop arguing, and after getting out of the car, Martinez Silva was still angry, refused Eddie Hausman's rearranged dinner, and went straight to his room.
"Sir, Mr.
Hamilton Fish's secretary has come to visit you."
Shortly after returning to the room, Martinez Silva's servant hurriedly arrived.
"Secretary, what do he want, just say I'm asleep."
Martinez Silva doesn't want to make a fuss, Hamilton Fish's secretary is coming to visit now, it's obvious that the weasel is not happy to give the chicken a New Year's greeting, Martinez Silva doesn't want to give someone a handle at this critical time, so let's not see each other.
After the servant went out, he came in again after a while: "Sir, Mr.
Robert Cronin, General Manager of the Panama Railways, has come to visit. ” Robert Cronin, Martinez Silva just had a relationship with him, and it is estimated that it is not good to meet at this time, Martinez Silva was about to refuse, but saw that Robert Cronin had appeared at the door of the room.
Uninvited It's too much: