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"What has been the American reaction? Is there any shadow of other countries in this matter?" Arthur then inquired.
Arthur was very curious about the American reaction to the outbreak of the Civil War in Nicaragua, another provocation to the dignity of the United States after the Philippines, which had severely damaged the prestige of the former President Wilson of America. Would it now give the incumbent US President Coolidge a considerable headache?
As to whether the shadow of other countries that Arthur asked about was involved, it wasn't surprising at all from the perspective of national level considerations.
Any event at the international stage is almost inescapably influenced by the major Powers.
Whether it was the various crises and conflicts that had erupted before or the Russian Civil War that broke out earlier and the Philippine War of Independence, there were always hidden influences at play.
