On 5 August, the Berlin Daily Telegraph reprinted an address to the colonies made by King George V of England on 4 August. King George expressed his gratitude for the immediate assurances that each of the colonies made to Great Britain, that they would give their fullest support to the Motherland. He said:
“I shall be strengthened in the discharge of the great responsibility which rests upon me by the confident belief that in this time of trial my Empire will be united, calm and resolute, and trusting in God.”
Canada and the rest of the empire were officially united in their fight against the Triple Alliance.
(“King George to the Colonies,” Berlin Daily-Telegraph, 5 August 1914)
