Chief Engineer. ‘This territory comprises the historical, vital, industrial, general, and military interests of our state, so that it rightly belongs to us.’
2nd Engineer. An insult, an insult, we shall not tolerate it!
Chief Engineer. ‘Meanwhile we are giving orders to our Army to mobilize.’ War, war, at last!
2nd Engineer. At last a war is forced upon us.
Chief Engineer. To arms!
Another Messenger runs on.
2nd Messenger. The Yellows are marching across our frontier—
Chief Engineer. To arms! To arms!
2nd Messenger. Mobilization—to arms!
Both Messengers. To arms! To arms!