 Wilkinson considered the letter "a demand that I should abandon my sincerity as a writer, that is commit suicide".He felt that Ware wanted "to hasten a war with Germany while I hope it may be averted by proper attention to navy and army and by sound foreign policy".In response to the perceived military deficiency of the United Kingdom and Germany's successful test of a Zeppelin, "The Morning Post" announced the creation of a National Airship Fund on 21 June 1909.