Evening journal., 1915-12-23
SIR ROBERT BORDEN
SCOFFS At peace
Premier of Canada Says the
Allies Are Determined to
Win Conclusive Victory
PREDICTS NEW
CIVILIZATION SOON


public address in the United Statesl
since the beginning Of the European wal.
Sir Robert Laird borden, Premier OF
Canada, speaking last night at the 10th
annual dinner of the New England So
ciety in New York city, at the Waldorf
Astoria, declared that Canada and the
other British Dominions are as deter
mined as the mother country that the
war shall not end with an inconclusivel
peace.
"There is with us the most intense
the cause for which we fight does truly
concern the freedom Of the world, and
that there can be no enduring peace
until it finally prevails. interviewer
with this conviction is an equally in
tense and unalterable determination to
spare no effort and shrink from no sac
rifice necessary TO make so great cause
triumphant. Finally. we have faith that
the war hcralds the regeneration of civ
i,ization, and faith also that humanity's
struggle against the enthroncment OF
force above right viii not be in vain"
Gets Tremendous Ovation.
Sir Robert was given a tremendous
ovation by the diners. who included
many of New York's prominent citi-
zens. when he was introduced by the
POSTMASTER Francis Lynde Stetson,
president of the New England So
ciety
At the speakers table with Sir Rob
ert and Senator Theodore e. Burton
of Ohio, who was the other speaker
Of the evening. we're Joseph A. Law
son, Sir Charles Davidson, Rear Ad-
miral Nathaniel A. Usher Of the
United States Navy, Joseph II. Choate
Elihu Root, Austin r. Fletcher. How
land Davis, A. Barton Hepburn, VIII
liam Sloane. Augustus Van Wyck, J
Emery Mclean and others.
After reviewing his own intimate
associations with New England life
and recalling, among other things
how many thousand Canadians fought
in New England regiments during The
Civil War. Sir Robert outlined the re
lations OF Canada TO the European
war.
1--WE Canadians are taking part in
this struggle" he said. because the
destiny of the worldwide British
Commonwealth is our destiny and be
cause as one OF its great nations W.
are determined to preserve its powei
and its influences.
Ties Stronger in War.
"lt shall be the honor of the Britisl
race. as long as this war is remem
bered. that the principle upon whic
, is founded the governance OF our EN-
; pire. bound together all its far-hun
dominions and all IT'S people of varie
, and divergent race, language. cree
and ideal by ties which proved eve
stronger in war than in peace.
1T is founded upon the principle O
liberty and upon the theory and prac
tice OF autonomous government ap
piled wherever conditions permit, am
to the most generous extent that ex
perience can possibly sanction Fo
this supreme reason the empire
strong in the day Of trial.
such. indeed, was the ideal Of tn
Canadian nation; but in common witt
all the empire the spirit of our peo
: pie when tested proved worthy o
their highest traditions. Within ST.
weeks after the outbreak Of the wa
f a force Of nearly $4,000 men was as
, sembled. thoroughly armed. equippe
I and organized in every branch O
r military service
! Send 2000 Soldiers a Week.
It's journey across the Atlantic i
a great amanda OF steamships be
. gan on October 2. 1914. Nearly 100
5 600 Canadian soldiers have since gon
}. overseas. and during the past te
f months they have poured across tn
h ocean at the rate OF more than 200
,. a week. Our authorized force is no
250.000. and more than 100000 are a
( ready under arms.
.. HAS our national spirit been adt
1 quately responsive to the nation
needs? For courage and devotion
point to the Canadians at Ypres.
Festubert and q; Givenchy. For sell
sacrifice, I see the women yieldin
: their dearest At .he country cali an
consecrating tier lives to all mi
! sions of mercy. For the bountifl
generosity Of cHr people / neel bl
u mention S6.0O0.O00 for The Patriot
Fund. $4,000 200 for the British re
Cross Society, S3,500.O0O for our ov
Red Cross. and kindred societies. an
It more than S2,000000 for the starviI
and destitute in Belgium"