Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-11
CHEER ROBERTS
CAPEIoWN GOES WILD OVER THE
FIELD MARSHAL,
GREAT LESSONS OF THE WAR.
Roberts Speaks-War the Greatest
Means TOR National Unity En-
gland Ever Knew.

Capetown, Dec. 1l.-At the reception
IN nonor of Lord Roberts yesterday
when the British commander rose to re-
spond, after the presentation to him of
the sword and casket, all present rose to
their feet, cheering and waving hand
kerchiefs. The demonstration continued
Tor some minutes. At its conclusion,
Lord Roberts made an eloquent address.
After expressing deep thanks for the
honors accorded him, he said the war in
South Africa had a peculiar interest for
him, inaSmuch it enabled him to
bring to what he has hoped was sue
cessful conclusion, the work entrusted
to him twenty years ago. that of dispell~
ing by force of arms if necessary, the
llratons of the Beers 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 foolish
ness with God. The guiding hand of the
cmnipotent will bring out of what to our
finite understanding was the most un-'
fortunate war of 1881, for that war could
not have bound the whole British en-
pire as firmly together as this has done,
because it was fought with regulars
alone, whereas the present war was
volunteers, the admirable and workman
like contingents all fighting as brothers
in arms under the dear old flag of the
queen"
In this respect Lord Roberts said he
held the unique position of the first field
marshal having the honor to command
such an imperial Outburst He was con-
vinced, he declared, that this spontane-
GUS outburst of patriotism was not
ephemeral. England had only to give
the signal and her sons would flock to
her banner from the ends OF Ne world
Never had mother more reason to b,
proud of her sons than had England to-
day. God had brought them out of what
In the dark days of December, had ap-
peared to them the valley OF the shadow
OF death, and they could ncN remember
the days of tribuaton with deep graft
tude for the mercy vouchsafed them.
Lord Roberts then paid a deepy-aov-
ing tribute of gratitude to all who had
worked with him. He added that his in-
terest in South Africa would not cease
on leaving its shores, but that he should
watch its settlement with the utmost
eaSerneSs. Dwelling upon the necessity
for cooperation between the Dutch and
English, he said it would be the proud
est boast if he could claim to have done
nothing but what stress of war had
compelled to hinder the friendly fusions
Of the two races in the republics. They
must try to forgive and forget all that
tends to bitterness of feeling, leaving
the idea that nothing remained to be
Rtoned for on either side.
God has given into our hands," said
the field marshal, "a great heritage, for
which heavy price has been paid in
the blood of the best and bravest and
we must not be neglectful of the trust
as we have been in the past, but must be
able to give a good account of our stew
ardship and must remember there are
ether duties than national glorifica-
tions.'
He declared he could not better con-
clude his speech than by quoting the
: first verse of Kipling's Recessional:
God of our fathers. known of old;
s' Lord of our far-flung battle line. =
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine:
Lord God of Host, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget