"DROPPING THE PILOT."
Tenniel's Cartoon in "Punch," showing the reckless irresponsibility of the Kaiser began early.
"Yes," I interrupted, "and we chopped off his head."
He went on, ignoring my interruption—
"You English speak of God as the God of Hosts and the God of Battles, but you only mouth it. We Germans believe in it, and we work for it. It permeates our life like a divine call. It makes every man feel he is a part of a great whole, a working unit in an immense machine, whether it be in the field of battle or in the field of industry. We feel we are doing a divine duty.
"And this divine spirit is in our work.
"We associate all our tasks with a sense of service to our fellow citizens. We make trade and civic education compulsory to all boys from 14 to 18 years of age and to all girls from 11 to 16 years of age. Your England has only 26 per cent. of children at school between those ages.
"We train our children and people to discharge specialised functions. We associate practice with theory. We amalgamate science with manufacture.
"Your England at one time was the chief glass manufacturing country, but thirty years ago a professor of mathematics at Jena joined a glass maker, and to-day we lead in the world's glass manufacture.
"In 1910, your England exported one and a half million pounds worth of glass, and Germany exported five million pounds worth.