Dayashinese Parliamentary Lobby

The Dayashinese Parliamentary Lobby (Dayashinese だいやあしなのかいんせつのかい, daiyashina-no-kainsetsu-no-kai, Shinasthana 泰彌關說會, dais-mjii-kwran-sljuais-kweps) is an official lobby on behalf of the Dayashinese diaspora in Themiclesia to the Council of Protonotaries and the Themiclesian government in general. Established first in the 1900s, it focuses on Themiclesian policy towards Dayashina and its expats in Themiclesia.

Pan-Septentrion War

In a highly-published article in mid-1934, the Lobby called for young men of Dayashinese descent to join the Themiclesian Army, which was experiencing extreme shortages in recruitment, engaging in the final stages of the Prairie War. This reversed the Lobby's long-standing position for peace. The Foreign Office initially viewed this article critically for its potential in souring relations with Dayashina, which at the time was not hostile to Themiclesia, but the Foreign Secretary decided at the last moment not to publish the response. Response was lively but not sufficient for them to form a regiment in their own right. This is because the Army had a policy of only recruiting those who have completed secondary education in Themiclesia itself or were able to pass an "general aptitude examination". This exam tested general knowledge about Themiclesian history and institutions, but many Dayashinese candidates passed those and failed the language section. They characteristically could not distinguish I Division (CV-) from II Division (CrV-) words and III-a (CjV-) from III-b (CrjV-) words; this is known as the Phonology Affair. Many Themiclesians also do not distinguish these words in their daily conversations, but rote during compulsory education has give them this ability when required.

In the following year, the Navy was assigned to coastal defence and began recruiting two regiments of marines. The Lobby passed a motion to motivate diaspora to join them instead, since the Navy did not have the same requirements for its recruits. This is because the Navy operated a considerable number of foreign-built ships and staffed by foreign-trained officers, and its crew generally learned to speak a mixture of Shinasthana and foreign terms. Under direction of the Navy Ministry, the Lobby sent fliers to diaspora households, who generally voted according to the Lobby's directions to maximize political impact, to respond to the Navy's marine recruitment campaign. Fliers called the current conflict "one that is occurring between good and evil and one in which every man and women, of any faith and origin, will be useful and needed." Within a single month, the Navy filled the two new regiments and became quite close to the Lobby in the following years.

In 1939, the Army learned from its prisoners of war that Dayashina's Imperial Special Operations Group had infiltrated the two Dayashinese regiments. For months, the Navy Secretary denied this to Cabinet; however, infiltrators then made an attempt on the Emperor's life in Feb. 1940. The Cabinet, suppressing the story, united against the Navy Secretary and offered him a choice—fix the problem or resign. Under intense pressure, the Admiralty responded that the Navy has always been a self-policing body and will report and deal with suspicious activity according to accustomed norms. Historians note that the Navy has never reported or punished anyone for treason; this is likely because it has never been in a situation where discipline and loyalty amongst its ranks has a direct impact on Themiclesia's survival. Indeed, discipline has lapsed since the abolition of the Naval Tribune in 1837; the Admiralty was hesitant to re-introduce or suggest anything similar for fear of repeating the Incident of 1769, in which an over-zealous and inexperienced Tribune triggered a civil war in the Navy.

In 1940, the Cabinet grew restless over the lack of action on the Navy Secretary's part. He then suggested that the Emperor be moved from the Rjem-hme' Palace (臨海宮) to Gwrjiang-gar Palace (永和宮), outside of his units' jurisdiction. The Privy Councillors (中大夫) were unhappy about this decision, privately accusing the Navy Secretary for being irresponsible for the conduct of his men, but ultimately could not prevent its implementation. For a few months, sabotage stopped, until May 1941, when infiltrators managed to stage another attempt on the Emperor's life and burn down a street in Blim-tsi, only a few days apart. The Navy Secretary summoned the President of the Lobby, while he was in division, and coarsely ordered him to "do something about your constituents".