THE ANZACS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17464, 5 November 1918, Page 8

THE ANZACS

AMERICAN APPRECIATION. A -warm tribute of admiration and friendliness towards our Amsacs is contained in an article published by the New Yock AmericanL "The exploits of the Australian and New Zealand lighting men have become household tales in American homes. From the day when the Amsacs forced a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula down to the present year scarcely a week has passed without some fresh and well-deserved eulogium of some new heroio exploit of the men who have come from the furthest oil of Engcolonies to fight under the hag of the Mother Country. "Americans have not been slow to appreciate British valour or French valour, but it may be said without any disparagement that we Americans have a peculiar feeling of admiration and of friendliness towards the Anzacs, which, is perhaps shared only by the troops of our neighbour, Canada. " For one reason there is a striking likeness in thought, in manner, in carriage, and in physique between the Anzac lighting men and our own American troops. Aged veterans who have lived long enough to see both say that the similarity between the Australian and New Zealand troops and those western soldiers who composed the armies which broke tho Confederacy in' two under the leadership of Grant and Thomas is very striking. " The eame democratic comradeship between officers and men; something, too. of the Same carelessness as to the niceties of military etiquette, and the same individual courage and resourcefulness; the same coolness and the same ability to take care of themselves in ticklish predicaments that characterised the Western soldiers in our own great war also characterise these fighting men of the Southern Hemisphere. "The likeness between the democratic institutions of Australia and New Zealand and our own democratic institutions; tho similarity between the Anzac soldiers and our own Boldiers, and the natural bond of sympathy between peoples entirely free, have all helped to cause the American people to look upon the Anzacs with feelings of admiration and of pride that were almost personal. Nothing was more certain than that when our troops arrived in Frarxje the strongest feeling of comradeship would spring up between them and their Anr-ac Allies." ; America is still paying some 34 million pounds annually ns pensions to old soldiers of tho Civil war and to war widows. WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS is suitable alike tor men and women, and is in evsry sense beuereol