"Then what do you suppose will happen?"
"Justice and peace will come, sir; Belgium will have justice."
"Belgium! If she had obeyed our commands, she need never have suffered."
"But why should she obey your commands, sir? You had promised her neutrality and independence, and you broke your promise; she had depended upon you, and you failed her. Then she turned to England, and England will never rest until Belgium has justice."
"And what is to become of Germany?"
"This is to be a fight to the end, sir; and Germany will never have power to make war again."
"You would rob us of our country, I suppose?"
"No, sir, we do not want to rob you of your country. We hope that when the war is over, the German people—many of whom hate war—will come back to their peaceful life; but we shall never rest until the War God of Germany is destroyed and is powerless to make war again. That is why we are fighting, and will fight for the peace of the world."
"But, surely, that is not the feeling of England as a whole?"
"It is the feeling of England as a whole, and we shall never cease fighting until our object is accomplished."