Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-23
CREDITS AMERICANS
WITH WINNING lar
Canadian Premier Says Our Men
Are Deciding Factor in
Casting Out Devils y
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York, Aug % Sir Robert l..
Borden, premier of Canada, arrived here
today, after n lowe; ks stay in England
and France, firm "In the conviction, as
he expressed il, that never was the spirit
of the allied nations more steadfast or
more rcsolute than at present
America 3 mighty effort in sending more
than a million mcr'to Fwncc was the de-
Qlding factor, not only In Strengthening
The morale Of the Allies bat in bringing
victory ont of defeat on the western
front, the premier s1id
1T is beyond question that the VIC
tories of the past four weeks would not
have been possible except for the Amcri-
can divisions which have taken their
places in the battle linc,' the premier
continued Il have seen many thousands
of American troops on board ship and IN
camps | visited II rs impossible to
ovcrcstimatc the increased confidence
with which the arrival of those mighty
armies has inspired the Allied nations
T. = TROOPS IMPRESS ALL EUROPE.
IAN Europe is impressed by their splen-
did physique, chccrfulncss and adapta-
hility. the remarkable rapidity and thor
ouChnrss with which they have acquired
necessary training and, finally, the mag
nifccnt fighting qualities they have dis
playcd in every battle IN which they have
been tested
There is most effective and harmonI-
ous cooperation between the armies ot
the United States Great Britain and
France From Sir David Beatty rs well
ms from ADMIRAL Sims and Admiral Rod
gan | know that tins IS equally true OF
the British and American navles The
future peace Of the world rests largely
upon the unity Of purpose and action he-
tween The dcmocracIcs Of the mtcd
States and Great Britain, the premier
SAID
TELLS or CAN,DA's PURPOSE
As ono Of the free nations Of the Britain
mo commonwealth Canada undertook her
part in this war oi her own free will by
tho voice of her Parliament and under a
connecting realization of her duty 10 that
commonwealth and 70 humanity, he
continued "Shc fights with no aggrcs-
sivc or selfish purpose. but to secure the
peace III tho world 10 safeguard liberty
and I'd maintain ubIlc right Shc Is
thoroughly conscious that vast rcspon-
slhiitics will rest upon the allied nations
and especially upon the British and
American CommonwCalths when Condi-
tons ot peace come 10 ne drteTnincu.
Spca ing Of the Canadians share IN
the allied offensive tho premier said they
had Won ne conspicuous victory rs
ever fell 10 their tot since the outbreak
Of the war, hurlng back the Germans
for len mics and capturing 10000 prs
oncrs and ll0 cannon
Tho Canadian army welcome the OPP
portunitv 10 fight side by side with their
kinsmcn OF this commonwealth. he con
tInucd The citizen soldiers Of both
countries are essentially OF the same type
and the Germans already have found
them equally formidable
The men from both countries have
learned 70 realize most vividly the savage
malgnitV of Gcrmanys purpose and
methods They are determined that tins
war shall be fought to finish and that
there shall bc no repetition Of ITS horrors
| The devils by whom. German mhtarists
/ are possessed must lie cast out: the spcl
with which they have bound the German
! people must be broken Until then, Ger
many cannot become regenerate. II may
! be q hard lesson, but the German people
must learn it