Volume 2 — VAN TROMP AND DE REUTER
Reading edition
"So long as you permit Zeppelins to cross our land you surely should cease to boast of our deeds.
(Whenever a Dutchman wishes to speak of the great past of his country he calls to mind the names of these heroes.)
Many of the Zeppelins that raided English towns and villages crossed over Holland leaving and returning to their bases in Germany. This was held to be a violation of the neutrality of Holland and "pro-Ally" Dutchmen endeavored to make the question an international one.
