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Description: | Concept: recruiting, uniform, empire / commonwealth, historical reference, military personnel Description: whole: the image covers the whole, with the title integrated and positioned top right, in red. The text is placed lower left and across the bottom, in black and red. image: a Canadian infantryman and a French 'poilu' stand together. The Canadian soldier has his cap raised in is right hand and the French soldier holds their rifles. In the background a brown-silhouetted column of Canadian troops march left to right. text: Canadiens-Français Enrôlez-vous! L'Angleterre, rempart de nos libertés, est menaçée. RESTERONS-NOUS INDIFFÉRENTS? Préfèrerons-nous le caporalisme Prussien au régime qui nous a conservé notre Foi, notre Langue nos Institutions et nos Lois. Le Coeur de la France saigne. La voix du sang parle. N'oubliez pas, Canadiens-Français, que vous êtes descendants des compagnons de Dollard, des soldats de Montcalm et de Lévis; les fils des vainqueurs de Chteauguay et les frères des héros de St. Julien and Festubert. REFORMEZ LE RÉGIMENT DE VOLTIGEURS DE SALABERRY A. H. HIDER [French Canadians, enlist! England, the bulwark of our freedoms, is being threatened. Will we remain aloof? Will we prefer Prussian militarism to the regime that has preserved our faith, our language, our institutions and our laws? France's heart is bleeding. The voice of blood speaks. Don't forget, French Canadians, that you are the descendants of the companions of Dollard, the soldiers of Montcalm and Lévis; the sons of the victors of Chteauguay and the brothers of the heroes of St. Julien and Festubert.Re-form Salaberry's armoured regiment. A. H. Hider] Object: rifle | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Hider, A H Associated Person: Dollard, Adam [Dollard des Ormeaux] | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2607... | Go to resource |
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