Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-11
|LORD ROBERTS'S SPEECH.
Was Given a Sword at Cape
 Town Yesterday.
Big Demonstration Given the English General-Concluded His Speech by Reciting a Verse of Kipling's Recess SiOnal

Cape Town, Dec 11.-At the recer- tion in honor of Lord Roberts yeSter-
 day. when the British commander rose
 to respond, after tine presentation to him of the sword and casket, ali pres i ent rose to their feet, cheering and waving handkerchiefS. The demon- stration continued for some minutes. At it's conclusion. Lord Roberts made an eloquent address. After express ing deep thanks for the honOrS accord ed him, he said the war ill South Afri-
 ca had a peculiar interest for him. in
 asmuch aS it enabled him to bring to What he hoped was q successful con ciusiCn the work entrusted to him twenty years ago-that of dispellng, by force of arms if necessary. the as pilationS of the BocrS to render them selves independent of British control. Referring to his abortive visit to the Cape in 1881. he said:
 The wisdom of this world is fool ishncss; with God. The guiding hand
 of the Omnpotent will bring good out of what our finite understanding WAS | the most unfortunate war of 1851. for 1 that war could not have consolidated the whole British Empire as firmly to- | oether as this had done because it was 1 fought by regulars alCne, whereas the present war was fought by the militia. yeOmanry and volunteers, the adnliru blc and workmanlilc colonial contin- gents all fighting as brothers ill arms
 under the dear old flag of the uucen.' ! In lhiS respect. Lord Roberts said. i he held the unique position of the first 1 field marshal having the honor 10 cCmmand such all imperial outburst i He was convinced, he declared, that | this spontaneous outrurSt of patriot ism w:S not cphpmpr:l. England had only to give thc signal and her sons would again flock to her banner from the ends of the world. Never had q mother more reason t,> be proud of her sons than had England to-day. God had brought them out of what Ill tNe darlz days of December had appeared to them the valley of the shadow of death: and tl.ey could now remember the dnvS of tribulation With deep @fat- itTiIe for the mercy NGNchShfpd tNelli- Lord Koherts then paid a deeply moving tribute of gratitude to all Wn" bad worked with him. He added that
 his interest i'll south Africa would not cease on leaving it's shores. but that
 he should watch it's settlement with
 the utmost ea@e,ness. Dwelling upon
 
 inc Dutch and English. he said :* would be his DrOudest boast II lie could claim to have done nothing but
 what stress of war had compelled 10 hinder the friendly fusion of the two races in the republics. They must try tn foruivc and forget all that tends to bitterness: of feeliug, leaving the idea
 that nothing remained to be atoned TOT on either side.
 'God has given into OUT hands Sald tha field marshal. "a great hefiaGe
 for which a heavy price has been pa'u
 in rhc blo0d of the best and bfaN">': and we must not be nc@lertlul ol tue tr,,st aS we have been ill the past. put
 must be able to give q @"od account ol
 n;,r. stewardship and must renleino@f
 tl,pre are other duties than nat!oli;h
 wlo,iiirati0l,'.
 He declared he ron!a net bette: con cl,7dc his speech than hV Huntln@ 'h' first verse of kipliE@'s Rere$Sl"nal:
 God of our fathers. khoWn ol oh'' J,crd of our fal-1iunG hAt'l" hnP.
 Prncath whose, awful hand We ho!d
 Dominion over palm and pine;
 Lord God of Hosts be WltN us !''
 Lest we forget. lest we forgot