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Show . - UMIlI) mails Entry Into War Chief Subject , of Address by Canadian Premier. HAS PROFOUND EFFECT None Can Deny America's Long Patience and Use of Every Means Avoid War. EDINBURGH, April 11, 12:15 p. m. The entry of the United States into the world war was the chief subject of an address here today by Sir Robert Rob-ert L. Borden the Canadian premier, on tho occasion of the granting of the freedom of the city to Premier Borden, Bor-den, Lieutenant General Jan Christian Chris-tian Smuts of the Union of South Africa, Af-rica, and the Maharajah of Bikaner, who aro In Great Britain to attend the imperial conference. Premier Borden's Bor-den's first mention of the United States was greeted with a long burst of cheering, which was repeated on each succeeding mention "Since we were invited to receive this honor," said ,the Canadian premier," pre-mier," a . great event has occurred which must have a profound effect not only on the war, but on the whole future of the British empire. The president of the United States, in a message of wonderful eloquence and lucidity and of convincing reasoning, invited the congress to declare war i upon Germany. In this splendid message mes-sage he set forth an admirable and ! worthy vindication of the causes which led the empire to take up arms. None can deny that the United States I exercised all patience and made every effort consistent with honor and self respect to avoid war with Germany. The fact that congress by almost a unanimous vote declared war Is the last and most convincing proof that tho spirit of the G.erman military autocracy au-tocracy is inhuman and devilish and must be cast out Germany War Mad. "It is hard to realize how this spirit could have exercised so profound an influence on the German people, but ; the madness which leads a nation to i abandon the tenets of civilization and revert to the most savage barbarism can lead only to self destruction." Illustrating the manner in which the war has drawn closer tho various parts of the empire and the sister nation, the United States, tho premier said: Nations Drawn Together. "A few days ago I addressed a meeting meet-ing of officers assembled in one of the Oxford colleges. The gathering included in-cluded men from Australia, South Africa, Af-rica, Canada and England, who had thrown aside all material considerations considera-tions to render the state the highest duty of citizenship. The officer who presided was a citizen of the United States, who had abandoned practice as a physician to give assistance to our cause. The-occaslon was a unique and inspiring augury of the future. "All the nations of the empire and tho British and American commonwealths common-wealths will be drawn closor through the war. They are equally democratic democrat-ic in ideals, purposes and methods and the difference in form is not substantial. substan-tial. Now all efforts are consecrated to tho unfinished task which lies before be-fore us in assuring through victory the defense of our inheritance and tie vindication of tho world's liberties." oo |