I have therefore asked you to come to tell you that this morning we sent an ultimatum to Germany.

We have told Germany that, if this assault on Belgium's neutrality is not reversed, England will declare war." "Do you expect Germany to accept it ?" asked the Ambassador.
Sir Edward shook his head.
"No.

Of course everybody knows that there will be war." There was a moment's pause and then the Foreign Secretary spoke again: "Yet we must remember that there are two Germanys.

There is the Germany of men like ourselves--of men like Lichnowsky and Jagow.

Then there is the Germany of men of the war party.