Chapter 20: Chapter 17.5 End of the Year Update 1910

Domestic

Germany laws/act/bills that have been passed

Naval Law of 1910

This law replaces the Naval Law of 1890. Seeing how Dreadnought Battleships and Dreadnought Armored Cruisers have obsoleted the German Fleet, its decided to build a new fleet. This law calls for 18 Dreadnought battleships, which are to be replaced every 20 years. Battlecruisers as the Germans call the Dreadnought Armored Cruisers, is to be a force of 8 with four for the Home Fleet with the other four being flagships for colonial outpost with these having a replacement cycle of 18 years. The Destroyer strength is raised to 84 total with a 15 year replacement cycle. It also calls for a force of 48 submarines with the same 15 year replacement cycle of the destroyers.

While this law increased the size of the German Fleet, it also put efforts into building up ports, new tech, and folding sailors, chiefs, and officers of the former Austro-Hungarian Navy into the Kaiserliche Marine.

Anti-discrimination Act of 1910

This act was passed in response to Karl Lueger and a few others getting a little too out there on the Antisemitic stuff. Under this law it became illegal to discriminate against someone on religious or ethnic grounds in all acts of business. Its also now illegal to enticement people to violence. If you are found guilty of enticement you can be facing the same around of time in prison as the person who committed the violent crime.

Farm Act of 1910

This is a major overhaul of the German agriculture sector of the economy. I really don’t know enough to write out the details of this, but the goal is to allow Germany to feed herself and end the need of massive food imports to feed herself.

Tobacco Act of 1911

This law does two things and is largely based off the research performed by the German Imperial Society into the effects of smoking Tobacco on one’s health. The first is it made it illegal to sell tobacco products of any type to anyone under the age of 16 within the Empire. The second is it creates a sin tax on the sell of each cigarette within empire.

Law of Return Act of 1910

This law allows anyone of “German” descent return to the empire with no questions asked save for a few things. Even then there is only one hard no in this section. As to “German” descent its basically a catch all for anyone who’s ethnic group is in the empire at the moment. In some cases its more you can prove your forebarers came from areas within the Empire.

Currently there is only one hard no on anyone applying to return to Germany under this law. This group are people who had been found guilty of felonies either in Germany or in the nation they are currently in. For those who left Germany to get out performing public duties, i.e. get out conscription, it is possible to return if you pay a fine of 150 Marks and perform a year of alternative imperial service. Or if you are unable to pay a fine of 150 marks, you can still return but you would have to serve two years in alternative imperial services. After that you are getting into the weeds of the bill.

Cannabis Act of 1911

This is basically a tax of cannabis sold within Germany and its colonies. Basically, another sin tax save for when being used for medical reasons. You need a medical license through to get it tax free through. Efforts were made to bring Cocaine into this act but an agreement couldn’t be reached so they cut cocaine out of it and got an act they could pass done. That said work is still on going on something to deal with Cocaine. (This law will be largely debated as it's not yet completely passed.)

Cocaine & Opium Control Act of 1918

This law deals with both Cocaine and Opium which prior to this law hadn’t really been touched on in German law. The first thing this law touches on is not the drugs themselves but education. It mandates that in every health class that students who are in their 7th to 8th year of school are thought about the dangers of both Cocaine and Opium uses. What grade is left to the various member states of the empire through. Each member state through must follow the same syllabus on this subject. While neither are as well researched as cannabis within Germany, what researched that has been done has show both are highly addictive and can cause a great deal of harm from prolong use. This law also funds further research into both substances and to look for better ways to cure addiction.

After that it turns dealing with cocaine directly. Under this law cocaine remains a legal substance within Germany, however with fairly tight controls placed on it. Non-medical use sells are limited to less than 2 grams of cocaine in products at any one time. Sellers of non-medical use cocaine much have a license to sell it along with training to spot someone who addiction to the substance. Said training is needed prior to be granted a license to sell cocaine. If they spot someone with addiction, they must legally offer this person medical help to them with their addiction. This help is in the form of informing them of where they can find help along saying they are possibly addicted to cocaine. Failure to do so will lead to fines, then jail time with the license to sell cocaine being revoked. Fines and then jail time with their license being revoked can also happen if they fail to keep up with their records of sells of cocaine.

Medical sells of cocaine aren’t limited by amounts. However, practicing doctors must keep details records of how much cocaine they are using and on which patients with the amounts for each dose. Further unless the patient is unable to give their consent and the doctor believes that there is no other recourse expect the medical use of cocaine, the doctor must receive the consent of the patient prior to the medical use of cocaine. Failure to receive consent of the patient for medical use of cocaine will lead to jail time and lost of one’s medical license. Failure to keep up with all records needed for the medical use of cocaine will start off with fines, but can lead to jail time along with the lost of one’s medical license.

Non-medical use of opium is outright banned within the empire. Use of medical opium or opium based substances is still legal within the empire through. As with the use of medical cocaine doctors must receive the consent of a patient prior to giving them a medical based substance that has ANY opium in it unless the patient is unable to give consent and the doctor sees no other recourse but to give them an opium-based substance. They also must keep track of how much opium base substance people have. After point X given (I’m not naming it as I’m not a doctor), the doctor must start looking for the signs of addiction. If signs of addiction are spotted the doctors are legally obligated to help their patient break their addiction to opium.

The final topics of this law as follows. No one can add opium or cocaine to any substance and sell it without making it clear either substance is in this product. This law gives everyone a three year grace people to gain need licenses and to undergo needed training. However, the education and marking parts comes into effect at the start of the next fiscal year.

Tax Reform Act of 1910

Ok I’m not sure enough on figures to give you numbers here. However there was a major tax reform which was to modernize the tax codes within the empire.

Luftwaffe Act of 1910

This law outlines the formation of the Luftwaffe which is split off from the Army as its own service. The bulk of the Army Air Force forms the nucleus of the new Luftwaffe. However, for the next 18 months its possible for members of the navy to transfer over to the Luftwaffe if they are in the Fleet Air Arm. The Luftwaffe however is not the end all be all for military aviation within the Empire. Under this law the navy’s aviation remains untouched and totally under the control of the navy. The army while losing the bulk of its aviation assets, it retains all close air support units. It also has what this act calls light reconnaissance and transport assets. While its not stated its understood the army also will have its own pilot training program.

The Luftwaffe will have what are known as Luftwaffe Ground Regiments. These regiments are meant to guard airbases from possible forms of attack. Currently the Luftwaffe is allowed to have up to three such regiments. (Think RAF Regiment for these regiments)

However this law makes it clear that the three different services can’t have multiple programs with all the same goals. Small arms and armored cars development will remain with the army but both the navy and Luftwaffe will have a seat on any board looking at future designs. Basic trainers boards will be headed by the Luftwaffe but have a seat for the navy and army. Further the Luftwaffe will buy Naval Aircraft for their own uses, just they don’t have to be navalized. As such the Luftwaffe will have a seat on all naval aircraft boards. In the reverse the navy will have the option to buy Luftwaffe aircraft but it will not be forced. Again, they will have a seat on the boards for all aircraft

Infrastructure Act of 1911-1912

There was some debate if this should had been an amendment to the constitution or not. It was however to go with an act and see what the courts rule. However, it creates a new ministry, this is the Ministry of Public Works. This however is more a clearing house to make sure all public works being funded by imperial money are up to snuff and fraud is kept in checked. Its powers are limited like other ministries that are more clearing houses than the end all to be all.

Further it gives funding to another round of infrastructure building within the empire. These range from canals, railroad improvements, port improvements, airport improvements, and so on.

Information Security Act of 1911

Companies and industries that work on national defense projects following the passage of this law must maintain the same security procedures as that of the empire. If a company is unable to afford these procedures, the imperial government will step in to help.

Military Women Reform Act of 1911-1914 (The law was finally passed in late 1913)

Under this act the role of the women branches of the armed forces are expanded. There can now be commissioned women medical and veterinarian doctors which prior to this act women had been limited to being nurses only. Further women officers can now reach the rank of Oberst/Kapitän zur See/to a General and now even have a path to marriage and stay in service if they want to stay in service. This path is there if they marry a man who is disable and can’t for medical reasons be the primary breadwinner of the family. So long as they are not mentally invalid, they can stay in service.

This act also cover pregnancy which prior to this act had been an automatic discharge once they reached the 5th or 6th month of a pregnancy. Under this law if a woman becomes pregnant while in service, they will be given the choice forward. If they wish to raise the child themselves, they will still be discharged at the same time frame has had been in place prior to this law. However, if they are willing to give up their child for adoption or turn over parental rights to a family member, they will be placed on half pay at around the time of their 6th month of pregnancy. They will then stay on half pay till two months after the child is born at which point, they will return to service. The child at that point will be turn over to either their family to raise or an orphanage.

Finally, under this act the role of women branches of the German Armed Forces was expanded. These new expanded roles include roles in band, finance, legal, medical, quartermaster, signal, and transportation branches of the armed forces. While not expected to be needed all women in the women branches will qualify with pistols in the oft even of a hostile power achieving a breakthrough and causing damage to rear area personal. Prior to this woman weren’t trained in firearms.

These women branch laws also apply for the Schutztruppe as well

Immigration Act of 1912

This act streamlines the way factories and farms can recruit foreign workers. However, if fraud is committed to get visas for migrants or if they fail to pay said migrants a wage equal to their German counterparts the fines were increased. Farm owners and CEOs could also face jail time if this system of fraud or denying proper pay with malice in intent to do so. It also creates a fine system for those CEOs and farm owners who make use of illegal migrants. This to can also lead to jail time if malice is found in the use of illegal migrants.

It also created a system which will allow the German Imperial Society to recruit skilled engineers, scientists, and others to move to Germany. This is replacing the old system that was ad hoc. Further this covers the GIS Society recruiting promising students to allow them finish their education here in Germany.

Then there is the part of the immigration act that set up a system for those who are immigrating to Germany and hadn’t been recruited via the above paths

Army Law of 1911-1914

This law expanded the German Army from the ten field armies it had prior to this law to twenty field armies. It also increased the motorization of the army in general along with increasing the number of logistical units at the corp and army levels along with creating a number of independent logistical units. It also created heavy combat engineer regiments that are assigned at the corp level.

(The laws and acts beyond 1910-1911 will be passed naturally as the years passed.)

Newly Signed Treaties:

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Tripolitania Treaty of 1910

Treaty stipulates these following clauses:

• Kingdom of Italy will pay a fine with an undisclosed amount to the German Empire for damages and the Ottoman Empire as well.

• Kingdom of Italy will also promise to protect said land properties owned by Erika Victoria a noble from the German empire

In exchange:

• Kingdom of Italy has gained half of Tripolitania

• The Ottoman Empire will not interfere in the Mediterranean Sea anymore

• The German Empire has promised to help the Italian army modernizing for a year

International News/Updates:

Worsened Riots of 1910

The Riots in america have grown from bad to worse as the native indians in western parts of America have also protested in the injustice and unfair treatment that the Americans are doing to them 

Meanwhile, the first ever "Black Ships" have successfully arrived in germany as the first 300 Black Americans have been escorted into the town and slowly but surely will start their lives and be registered as German citizens. A report states that they'll be treated as fairly and humanely according to the laws.

President Roosevelt has also struggled to gain political influence as William Taft is gaining popularity and is sure to win the elections this year.

British Raj or Indian Raj?

Discrimination have been prevelant in in India as another British officer has been targeted by the common people with rotten food and sometimes even stone.

The British House of Lords and Commons have passed a decree to tighten the laws and enforce it in India to follow the rules or suffer trying.

Although this was followed days later, many Indians still defy it secretly even after the outbreak of the Great War.

Foreign Relations & Regions

Russian Empire: Slightly Decreasing

French Republic: Neutral

British Empire: Slightly Increasing

United States of America: Slightly Increasing

Ottoman Empire: Slightly Increasing

Kingdom of Italy: Frosty at best

Austria-Hungarian Empire: Allies but relationship is a bit frosty

Switzerland: FUCK EVERYONE

Belgium: Moderately Decreasing

Netherlands: Increasing

Sweden: Increasing due to trade

Norway: Frosty at best

Mexico: Friendly

Dominion of Canada: Frosty at best

Empire of Japan: Slightly Increasing.

China: Wtf are we friends or enemies? Frenemies????

Spain: Slightly Increasing

Kingdom of Brazil: Increasing a bit

Argentina: Close Friends (Thanks to Erika)

Newly Adopted Equipment and Stuff:

New Drilling Machines

Improvement on Flashlights for military use

Researching on body armor

German Version of the Trench Gun named Vicky 12

 Researching on more accurate Artillery.

Health of Erika Victoria:

So far she's doing okay physically and mentally as Erika is slowly improving and if she keeps it up, she'll be the youngest major throughout the entire history of the world. 

Other private details is that her dick has grown by an inch, which terrified Erika but kept it to herself. And her boobs are now showing very visibly which she needs to use bras and plans to develop sanitary napkins for her periods.

Other than that she's a perfect healthy 13 year old German officer girl.

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