I want laughter, not slaughter. Those of you who stand in
the way of laughter will get slaughter.
"Your government is trying to delude you into believing that the
destruction of the Alaska was an accident. Know here and now that it
was by my orders that the Alaska was destroyed. In a few short
months, all battleships on all seas will be destroyed or flung to the
scrap-heap, and all nations shall disarm; fortresses shall be
dismantled, armies disbanded, and warfare shall cease from the earth.
Mine is the power. I am the will of God. The whole world shall be
in vassalage to me, but it shall be a vassalage of peace.
"I am
GOLIAH."
"Blow Palgrave Island out of the water!" was the head-line retort of
the newspapers. The government was of the same frame of mind, and
the assembling of the fleets began. Walter Bassett broke out in
ineffectual protest, but was swiftly silenced by the threat of a
lunacy commission. Goliah remained silent. Against Palgrave Island
five great fleets were hurled--the Asiatic Squadron, the South
Pacific Squadron, the North Pacific Squadron, the Caribbean Squadron,
and half of the North Atlantic Squadron, the two latter coming
through the Panama Canal.
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