MONASH ON VICTORY

Levin Daily Chronicle, 3 October 1918, Page 4

MONASH ON VICTORY

"THE GERMANS ABE BEATEN."^ NEW YOBK, September 22. Mr Price Bell, correspondent of the "Chicago Daily News" »n the nOTt front, interviewed General Sir JohnMonash, who said: "The German moral is low. We are doubtless a long way from the end of heavy fighting, but the Germans are beaten. If the weather proves favourable it is conceivable that the enemy will be pushed out of France by Christmas. I cannot say the same for Belgium, The Hindenburg line will be taken in due course." _ . While the correspondent was -with him Sir, John Monash passed by Australian soldiers working in" a field. They did not salute. General Monash said: ''ThCy did not salute me but they arc carrying on. We do notmake too much of these symbols and signs of discipline; There is one supremo and final test of discipline. It is that every man s at tho appointed time and place | shall be on hand, resolute to do. his job. By this test the Australian army J has passed." I The correspondent continues: You can' travel for two hours in a fast automoi bile due east from Amiens Ttrithont 1 reaching the end of the. ground frc • whieh the Australians have driven ba the Germans since April. He deseril ' Sir John Monash as pre-eminently p 1 ' tive, with unwavering confidence in i soldiers, Ms own ideas, and himJ •- His military aspiration ml a pertinac: ! s offensive. General Monash said e success of the Australians was .e largely to the junior offieers, man; >f whom had risen from the ranks, uad particularly praised the speed of the engineers in bridge-building. The correspondent concludes: The daring and genius of Sir John Monash is written all across the landscape. of France from Amiens to the HindentSurg line.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)