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Declaration of Annexation for the Jerne
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| Crown_Prince_Ordan | Date: Tuesday, 04 March 14, 7:10 AM | Message # 1 |
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| The Alderaan Royal Navy is in need of an outpost close to Anx Space after rumours that pirates using Core Transponders from ships bought on Alderaan were recorded being involved in acts of a criminal nature. Thus we serve official notice of our intention to Annex the Planet Jerne, which has currently no Government to speak of and is a world formerly with no association with the Republic.
This is a view of our Garrison making their first patrol after they arrived this morning. 
The people of Jerne (there is little settlement outside of one city) will be accorded the rights of Alderaan Territorial Citizens. We have already established an advance base of operations named after the first Alderaanian to set foot on Jerne. This is named Adony Station and is the current seat of the Military Governor until colony ships arrive. The planetary population is around ten million with 1/3-1/5 living in the capital which is the only settlement above hamlet size. The rural folk get a poor living out of the dry soils.
Alderaan is to invest in Jerne, unlocking it's polar water to help moisten the climate, and transport sections of it to form artificial lakes that will feed irrigation projects. The illegal mining operations will be shut down. Mining rights will be sold appropriately. A scientific team is being dispatched to help clean up the massive pollution in Jerne City due to lack of constraints on industry there. Alderaanian law is to be imposed (the settlers here are originally from Commenor five hundred years ago, although many left once the Government collapsed because of debt and it ended up being run by bandit corporations). Medical care was scant and we have dispatched a medical frigate especially to bring help to these people, aboard is a team of hidrologists and bacteriologists to help with sanitation.
Every being on Jerne is to be guaranteed food, shelter, water and if they wish it, Employment. We will be establishing a large facility outside of the capital, in addition to a likely orbital dock and a citadel within the city from which the Government will rule. The people of Jerne will have their own elected Council to aid the Governor's decisions until they ballot for either continuation as an Alderaanian Territory or Independence in a decade. Jerne will be given a shot at prosperity, and we will improve the security of the Kanz Sector and whole surrounding region which has been hit by criminal activity of late with the presence of an Alderaan Royal Naval Station.
His Most Royal and Secular Majesty Henrik III
By the Providence of the Universe, of the Sovereign World of Alderaan, of Avirandel, Delaya, Avishan and Raisa and of His other Realms and Territories, Prince-Regent. Head of the Alderaaan Sector Commonwealth, Defender of Secularism and Steward of the Commenor Run. &c
Representative of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate.
King of the Grizmallt System
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| Roman_Lekpin | Date: Wednesday, 05 March 14, 11:01 PM | Message # 2 |
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| I must interject, on behalf of House Garth and of certain concerned parties on Lorrd, to this annexation of a Kanz Sector world.
First and foremost, Lorrd can empathize with Alderaan in regards to the halting of pirate activities within Anx Space; however, settling an outpost in the Raioballo Sector seems far more proper than planting the Alderranian flag further out. Alderaan and Jerne are rather far apart, after all, and I'm unaware that Alderaan is willing to finance the policing of the entire Mid and Outer Rim; the last I was aware, the Judicial Forces acted to take care of such matters. For the moment, I'll keep from bringing to the fore the fact that Alderaan is acting in an increasingly expansionist manner. The Ziost System, the Boranda System and the Blenjeel System all pay homage to Alderaan. It's worrisome to a number of worlds in the Outer Rim and now, the Kanz Sector, that Alderaan is taking an interest in Jerne, and it is those beings' concerns which I am expressing today.
In regards to Alderaan's helpful nature, I would point out that their estimation of illegal mining operations is incorrect. House Garth's mining operations on Jerne were sanctioned with the local populace to include generous payments and care to the local workers under the employ of House Garth. The appropriate papers were filed with the proper bureaus some time ago.
As well, it is troubling that Alderaan believes that the Kanz Sector requires extra defense; the Core Worlds have always kept to themselves, while the Rim worlds have created their own mutually beneficial defense and trade pacts. The addition of a Core Worlds naval station will only act as a target; a target that no world in the Kanz Sector is obligated to defend, I might add.
Roman Lekpin
Former Senator, Lorrd (100 BBY-92 BBY)
Chosen of House Garth
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| Crown_Prince_Ordan | Date: Wednesday, 05 March 14, 11:43 PM | Message # 3 |
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| All the same, the world was unclaimed and uncared for, no legitimate paperwork can be presented for any claim being made on Jerne since it's last Government officially dissolved almost five centuries ago; which is why I assume you aren't presenting it, No extant government of any type for hundreds of years has existed on Jerne. We've arrived to build them into a progressive society using all the wealth of funds and knowledge we can bring to the locals. If Mr Garth gave a damn about anything except squatting on an anarchic world and pillaging it's resources his House and no doubt your world would have improved the situation. You left Jerne to rot and decline for hundreds of years and didn't care, Lorrd prospered while Jerne's civilization fell and it's ruins and skeletons were buried by the desert.
We've Annexed Jerne, a legal action under both Alderaan and Republic Law. I promise you we will continue to treat it as our Sovereign realm until further notice, the locals will be given freedom of choice on independence or continuing brotherhood after the 10 year program is completed. Until then there will be a Council of locals advising the Royal Governor of Jerne. I'm sure if you produce to him the documents, he will assess whether they have any merit in law and will make a decision in consultation with the locals; who knows, if you did make an honest pact with their actual community leaders they might wish to allow your operation to continue.
His Most Royal and Secular Majesty Henrik III
By the Providence of the Universe, of the Sovereign World of Alderaan, of Avirandel, Delaya, Avishan and Raisa and of His other Realms and Territories, Prince-Regent. Head of the Alderaaan Sector Commonwealth, Defender of Secularism and Steward of the Commenor Run. &c
Representative of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate.
King of the Grizmallt System
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| Roman_Lekpin | Date: Wednesday, 05 March 14, 11:52 PM | Message # 4 |
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| Gentlebeings, Supreme Chancellor, Lorrd represents not only itself in the Senate, but has recently been approached to represent Amaltanna as well. In the last several hundred years, Lorrd has built friendships with Argazda and Sipsk'ud and a number of other worlds within the Kanz Sector.
Not every world has wished to enter into a mutual defense pact with Lorrd, and we have respected that. Not every world wishes to host Lorrdian advisers or be under Lorrd's umbrella of protection within the Kanz Sector, and we respect those wishes as well. We have come to be able to trade and assist any of our neighbors in any way we can, even if it means we don't intervene, even when we wish to do so.
The people of Jerne did not want to be governed by our world, when the offer was made. Similarly, they refused offers of leadership from other worlds in the Kanz Sector. They expressed a dislike of large government and ruling bodies, preferring to remain as they currently exist. Naturally, we've sent items and goods and medical supplies to ease their lives and they've been thankful; hence the mining operations we have on Jerne.
I don't see anything that gives Alderaan the right, simply because a world has no set government, to swoop in and take over their planet. By your own terms, Lorrd could go out and fall upon every world with no distinct leadership and claim it as a Lorrdian territory, but that would simply make us tyrants and raiders; little better than Kerubielites.
I call upon the Supreme Chancellor for his voice in this issue. If left unchecked, Alderaan threatens the lifestyles of countless millions on countless thousands of worlds. Greed knows no end, after all.
Roman Lekpin
Former Senator, Lorrd (100 BBY-92 BBY)
Chosen of House Garth
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| Crown_Prince_Ordan | Date: Thursday, 06 March 14, 0:21 AM | Message # 5 |
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| Waffle waffle waffle and no evidence, just bluster and paperwork. The locals seem to be extremely enthusiastic for the Alderaanian goods and inquisitive to meet the officials currently present to talk to them of an outside Galaxy they know little of. At any rate, we are freely distributing food, supplies and have a full reconstruction plan for the world.
The right of Terra Nullius Mr Lekpin was behind our moving to govern chaos, and the obligation on all good Sovereign Princes to extend their protection to those who can be helped by it. The other world settled by Alderaan in recent times was the Boranda System, which was totally uninhabited and was established in order to allow those who felt the Core was too crowded to move away to a society that resembles their own. Boranda was claimed by right of discovery.
Ziost we have not colonized but have garrisoned with a view to stopping possible looting while we put together an archaeological and anthropological team to travel to Ziost and help preserve it's ancient Citadel as a Galactic monument. Blenjeel we claimed to put a warning beacon there to warn travellers not to land.
There has never been a financial motivation behind an Alderaanian Territorial Expansion in my rule. Settling Boranda for the happiness of those who wish to emigrate has cost Alderaan, making Ziost into a preserved historical site with sufficient transport links for many to visit will cost us money. Even putting the warning station on Blenjeel cost my people our money.
We act for the good.
Now my world is planning to spend hundreds of millions of credits to make the lives better of a people who are of the same stock, Colonists from the Core who suffered ill luck and poor climate. We won't make any money, we would not want do make money, because we do not run a business, we run a Morally Right Cause, to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
His Most Royal and Secular Majesty Henrik III
By the Providence of the Universe, of the Sovereign World of Alderaan, of Avirandel, Delaya, Avishan and Raisa and of His other Realms and Territories, Prince-Regent. Head of the Alderaaan Sector Commonwealth, Defender of Secularism and Steward of the Commenor Run. &c
Representative of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate.
King of the Grizmallt System
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| Jeph_Stomwell | Date: Saturday, 08 March 14, 3:17 PM | Message # 6 |
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| I can understand Representative Ordan's stake in this matter, Senator Lekpin. Alderaan, for some reason, has chosen to single-handedly champion the defense of the entire galaxy by putting down its roots wherever they don't already exist, to combat threats external to the Core Worlds. Obscure reasoning, Representative, but slightly commendable.
I am curious though, if you will humor the question, if Baltimn were to somehow find itself without leadership or government and it looked as if it were to be that way for some months or year or two, would Alderaan come in, plant its flag and claim Baltimn as a sovereign part of Alderaan?
Jeph Stomwell
Senator, Baltimn
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| Crown_Prince_Ordan | Date: Monday, 10 March 14, 2:23 AM | Message # 7 |
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| We might well help you out of anarchy. Yes Senator Stomwell.
Note, we are giving the locals a say at every stage of the process having formed an advisory council of locals immediately, set dates for a referendum on the status of Jerne. If Jerne ends up wishing to be an Independent World when it has a government and economy rebuilt, or a protectorate of any other world, or a Alderaan Colony, that would be it's choice.
At present it is a Directly Administered Territory of Alderaan being developed pro-actively for the good of the people. It is not a Colony (this would imply our civilian settlement of the world) and I frankly doubt it is suitable for true colonization without drastic environmental repair etc. The only Alderaanians present will be those doing jobs to help the locals and protect them, until the people choose otherwise.
I help those where I can, Mr Stomwell. I always have done. I read about Jerne and I wept for their abandonment, as people of Core blood who have been in decline and anarchy for centuries I set out to improve their lot, since their neighbours had failed to do so.
His Most Royal and Secular Majesty Henrik III
By the Providence of the Universe, of the Sovereign World of Alderaan, of Avirandel, Delaya, Avishan and Raisa and of His other Realms and Territories, Prince-Regent. Head of the Alderaaan Sector Commonwealth, Defender of Secularism and Steward of the Commenor Run. &c
Representative of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate.
King of the Grizmallt System
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| Senator_Pryce | Date: Monday, 10 March 14, 5:16 PM | Message # 8 |
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| Senator Lekpin, I'm afraid I have no strong feelings on this one way or the other. Jerne, as I understand it, doesn't have much of a government to speak of, certainly not one that is seriously capable of objecting to Alderaan's apparent control of the planet—or Lorrd's, for that matter. Lorrd does appear to be more sensitive to the opinions of the people of Jerne, which is commendable. But democracy is good for some planets and not for others, and Jerne doesn't seem to have much enthusiasm for it (Ordan, this "referendum" of yours seems a bit silly for a planet without a polity).
To the extent that Alderaan is bringing civil society to an otherwise lawless planet, I think this is a good thing. Alderaan could be more considerate of Lorrd's interests on Jerne, however. There is no need for Alderaan to be confrontational when it's a stranger to the astropolitical conditions of the Kanz Sector, which truly, is nowhere close to Alderaan. Why the Crown Prince is weeping Chistori tears for Jerne, I have no idea.
Jaso Pryce
Senator of Metellos and Supreme Chancellor Emeritus
Chairman of the Internal Activities Committee
Esteemed Member of the Trade Commission
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| Jeph_Stomwell | Date: Monday, 10 March 14, 9:56 PM | Message # 9 |
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| Chancellor Pryce, for me, this issue goes far beyond Jerne.
"We might well help you out of anarchy."
By his own words, Representative Ordan has pledged Alderaan to helping fight 'anarchy' wherever he deems it, in my understanding. This strikes me as tantamount to having carte blanche to move against any world, Republic member or not, to 'prevent anarchy' wherever he sees fit. Are we truly allowing one world that much power?
Jeph Stomwell
Senator, Baltimn
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| Senator_Pryce | Date: Monday, 10 March 14, 11:27 PM | Message # 10 |
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| But Baltimn isn't Jerne, I'm sure you would agree. Jerne is a wasteland. Its population is small and has no government. If there was a government of Jerne, it would be capable of objecting to Alderaan's actions on behalf of its people. Baltimn is capable of doing so, and protesting Alderaan's actions here in the Senate. I would certainly listen to such a protest and consider the rights of the people of Baltimn under such a situation. But where is the protest from Jerne? Sure, there are people who hold property on Jerne, and I think Alderaan should respect that. But rest assured my good fellow, Baltimn is certainly not comparable to Jerne. To the extent that Alderaan wants to run about spending hundreds of millions of credits from its treasury on bringing civil society to valueless Outer Rim wastelands, I see this as a good thing for the galaxy—provided that everyone's interests are respected, including in this case Lorrd's interests on Jerne.
Jaso Pryce
Senator of Metellos and Supreme Chancellor Emeritus
Chairman of the Internal Activities Committee
Esteemed Member of the Trade Commission
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