THE WINNING OF CANADA

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 200, 18 May 1908, Page 7

THE WINNING OF CANADA

WOLFE AND MONTCALM. BRITAIN TO PRESENT A MEMORIAL., BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPIftIOHI. (Rec. May 17, 4.14 p.ml) London, May 16. ; At a meeting at the Mansion House it was ■ resolved, on the motion of Lord Crewo (Secretary for the Colonics), seconded by Lord Roberts,- to support tho presentation', on behalf of tho people, of Great Britain, of a memorial of Generals Wolfe and Mont-' calm, as ft birthday gift to Canada; . ALTERNATE VICTORY-EQUAL HONOUR. It is not indicated what form the memorial is to take. Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, who is a great' behind tho Champlain tercentenary and the movement for preservation' of tho Anglo-French Canadian battlefields, has suggested that it might bo possible to erect on the point, of Quebec first visible tb a steamer coming up" the-St. Lawronco a colossal statue of tho Angel Of Peace, with arms outstretched; offering to clasp to her heart etory now arrival from Europe. Tho immigrant on his arrival at Nov.' York, said' Lord Groy, was greeted by- the Statue 1 of Liberty. The immigrant to Canada, when he looked up from his steamer to the Plains of Abraham, whore the fato of America was decided, saw no inspiring monument but a gaol, which actually stood on the sacred spot wnero Wolfe gave up his life. Tho battlefiold of Sainto J?oye, whoro the French in 17G0, after a desparate battle, .defeated the British,and whence they would have recaptured Quebco if a British fleet had not suddenly appeared, adjoined tlio Plains of Abraham. It was proposed to include tho moro important parts, of tho two battlefioldg in a national park, to bo called King Edward's Park. ; Thus tho battles in'which tho contending races wore alternately victorious, and, in both of which victor and vanquished woro .ontitled to equal honour, would bo 'fittingly coinwcmmorated.

General James Wolfe, born at AVestcrham, Kent, England, on January 2, 1727, was killed at the battlp of Quobeo, Septombor 13, 1759. Ho sorved at Dettingon in 17-13, against tho Scottish insurgents in '17-15-46, and at Lawfield in 1717. Ho was made Brigadior-Gcnoral/in 1758, and commanded a division under Amherst at'tho siego and capturo of Louisburg in 1755. Ho was made Mnjor-Gonoral and commander of the expedition against'Quoboo,' and after making unsuccessful attempts on Montcalm's works, lio led his forco up tho Heights of Abraham on tho night of Soptembor 12, and died thoro in tho hour of victory, on September 13, 1759; Louie Joseph, Marquis do Montcalm was born at tho Chateau do Candino, near Nimes, Franco, on February 29, 1712, and dial at Quebec, Soptembor 11, 1759. He was appointed commander of tho forces of Canada in 1750. Ho'capturod the Fort Ontario at .Oswego in 1758, and Fort William Henry in 1757. In 1753 ho repulsed tho British under Ahorcrombio at Ticondoroga. and ho repelled Wolfo's attack on Qiiobcs on July 31, 1759. Mnntealin was dofeatod and mortally wounded in tho battle of Quoljcu, Soptembor 13.