The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-04
ANzAC TROOPS
AND AMERICANS
UNITED BY War
Courageous Action of Yanks
Made Them Blood Broth
err" of Australians.
(By Associated Press)

10Y ASSOCldtcu
LONDON, July 4-Australian and
American suIulers are full blood bro
Tiers in the opinion Of Lieutenant.
General Sir John Monash, Command
erin-Chief of the Australian forces in
the war, because the Americans were
never placed in any position, nor call.
ed upon to perform any duty, when,
as the general expressed it in an In
dependence Day speech here tonight
they did not deliver the goods"
General Monash said he first reach
ed this conclusion in the early dawn
Of the Fourth of July, 1918, when for
the flrst time, Australian troops, fight
ing side by side with the Americans in
the Somme sector won the battle Of
Hamel and gave to the allied arms the
first success they had achieved since
advance on March 81.
This battle was the turning point
Of the war" sand General Monash.
1T was brilliant and unqualified sue
cess. and its effect upon the morale
both Of the enemy and Of our own
men, was electric and startling. 1t
became the model Of all subsequent
achievements in France, and it paved
the way for the great counter offensive
In August"
The American troops engaged, the
general said, were 1000 men from the
33d division, commanded by General
John Bell. The 33d division was then
undergoing training. General Monash
said he had asked and obtained per-
mission to employ 1000 of the Ameri-
cans in the battle of Hamel but on
the eve Of the battle the permission
was withdrawn.
Demanded Americans.
Il passed a strenuous and exciting
period Of two hours" continued Gen
eral Monash. so far as could learn
the order originated in some misun-
Outstanding at American General
Headquarters as to the state of pre-
paredness for battle of this division.
Il could not afford to have my battle
plans ruined at the last moment by
the withdrawal of a large fraction OF
my assaulting infantry, so l went to
my army commander and delivered an
ultimatum. If the Americans were
not allowed to remain in the order of
battle, then the battle in the morning
would be of. Unless a decision was
given by six o'clock that night the
battle would go on with the Ameri-
SoAS al ~ as PidlHSu We HldUdRSQ 10
intercept the commander.in-c chief and
he gave the order, Garry on
Those 1000 Americans covered
themselves with glory. and I can pay
them no greater compliment than by
saying that from that day on our Aus
tralian veterans took them to their
hearts as full blood brothers"
General Monash declared that the
13lst American Regiment of the 33d
Division, in company with the 18th
Australian brigade, fought a most gal
liant and successful series of actions
which resulted in the capture Of Chi
Pilly Spur when the great counter
offensive was launched by Australians
and Canadians in the Somme sector
on August 8, 1918, This" he said
made secure my left flank thereby
enabling me to get astride of the val
ley Of the Somme and hunt the enemy
clean out Of it for twenty miles"
General Monash had under his com
mand in the closing days of the wal
the whole Second American Army
corps, more than $4,000 men of the
9th and 30th American divisions
This army. he said, overthrow tn,
Hindenburg defense system at 1T
most strongly defended point" TIL,
Sidic VI tiS american DIVISIONS II
these operations was characterized b,
General Monash as probably tn
greatest single American feat of arm
achieved in the whole war" TIL
operations were completed on Octc
Der 5, he said. and it was on that nigh
that the Germans threw up tn
sponge and declared their willingness
10 make peace on our terms"
"Delivered tIs, Goods"
Il have been asked over and owe
again to express my opinion of tn
American troops" General Monas
continued. II am not going to be s
foolish as to attempt to do so her
and now, am only going to say i
your own expressive vernacular tina
Mt times and in every place where
delivered the goods
You may will be we that this clos
association of such large bodies
Australians and Americans has eret
cd very real lasting friendship b,
tween our two democracies. TIL
foundations Of that friendship had a
ready been laid many years befo1
by the visit of the American battl
feet to Australia.
II can assure you that Australi
attaches much importance to securin
and maintaining of friendship
America. We look upon the Unite
States as our big brother in the Pac
fic. and If any one OF you has refecte
on the problems of the Pacific, whic
are going TO arise in the future of II
future he will know what mean