Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-29

two months afterward, parliament passed
the honors on to his widow and SON, just
as it now will be arranged that, as "Bobs"
has no living son, his new title whatever 1t
may be, will revert to his eldest daughter.
Like Lord Roberts, Sir Colin Campbell
left England to take charge of an army In
the darkest moments of the struggle. On
days notice he left for India, just after
the outbreak Of the Indian mutiny had
made humanity shiver. Like Roberts, he
was not the petted favorite of ministers,
but only a rough and ready old soldier, COW
cred with SEARS. Again, like Roberts. he
spent long in planning, but then struck de-
cisively. and his campaign was short one.
His reward followed Immediately. He had
ended his work in the first days of May,
and on the 14th was made a general;
month afterward a new order-the Star Of
India-was created and he was made q
knight. In July he was raised to the peer
age. the East India Company meanwhile
having given him pension of $1,000
year. When he returned to London he was
made one of the city's freemen, then he be-
came field marshal and at the end of it all
was buried in Westminster Abbey.
WeiIington's Reward.
All of the Duke of Wellingtop's rewards
trod upon the heels of his victories. Prompt
ly after his early peninsular campaign he
was made a viscount and given an annuity
of $4,000 a year. After winning at Sala-
manca in July and entering Madrid on Au-
gust u he was made Marquis of Wellington
and voted S1,O00000 for estates on the 18th
A year after, when the allied forces had
forced Napoleon to abdicate, Wellington
was made a duke and parliament was re-
quested by the government to vote him 81
100000 more to accompany the more exalted
title. A wrangle occurred in the commons,
not on account of the greatness or the
grant but of ats shortcomings. The cpposi-
ton suggested that Il e sum be made $z,5U0-
90 instead and $2,o0O,oo0 it was. Besides
these honots to the duke himself, five of his
generals were made peers of the realm, ana
they and their superior officer were well
coined with mad enthusiasm. Nelson was
no exception to the rule. No sooner was
the battle on the Nile won than he was
made baron, and he also received pen
sion of $4,000 year.
1t is sad that "Bobs" will get about 81
100000 wherewith to support his new title
Fun of Being Freeman.
But whatever honors Lord Roberts may
receive at the hands of his queen he may
count with certainty on getting the hon
orable freedom of as many of the cities of
the United Kingdom as he can make time
to accept. This is one of the most chronic
of these pompous farces in which every
true Briton rejoices. although he will not
undertake to defend them, and which. from
their heavy solemnity and general lack OF
meaning, appear most delightfully."- absurd
to the practical American beholder.
II Is tfaulIlOn III EISlduu that lIIlEleul-
aiely one Of her citizens becomes a ma
tional hero forward shall hasten the mayors
of numberless cities of varying sizes and
importance, closely followed by the secre-
taries or ''clarks' Of as many societies OF
every possible stripe, all eager to extend to
the distinguished one their Freedom the
comforting Of which involves a terribly
heavy ceremony that costs little and usual
ly means nothing whatever.
Upon Lord Roberts this adm1r1ng throne
Ia ring DO,lncp-manV have bounced
already by letter and telegram-and should
he care to davote time enough TO visiting
all the cities and being the guest of each OF
the dignified societies undoubtedly "Bobs'
could Guido the Prince of Wales himself
who Is now the record freeman
Freedom of London.
There will be a few English cities, how
ever which will not proffer their free
DOM to the hero. This simply beca use
they have bestowed it upon him already,
and the ceremony is never repeated. One
Of these cities is London, and London is one
of the few municipalities whose freedom
really amounts to anything. The recipient
OF 1t, If 1.-The boast of heraldry and the
pon1p of power should vanish and leave
him hard up, Is entitled to residence In
the poorhouse. and the same privilege eX-
tends to his widow. His children would
then be educated by the city. Probably
Lord Roberts and his family will never call
on the city of London to redeem Its promise
in this connection, but some of the City
Imperial Volunteers who were made free
men may come to 1t.
The city of Dundee, in Scotland. made
Lord Roberts a freeman in 1893, and is an
other of the places whose freedom
amounts to more than distinction. If the
campaigner should ever desire to bring any
Kind of produce into what is known the
ancient Royalty of the city of Dundee
and then to sell it he could do so without
having to pay any customs charges the
strength of being a freeman On being in
formed that this was the case Lord Roberts
is said to have braced up and taken a roster
view Of life.
OF course. Waterford. the Irish home of
Lord Roberts family. made its celebrated
son a freeman a long time ago. and as the
ceremony is one that can't be gone through
twice the city is going to signify It's in
creased admiration by turning an old
French church in which the soldiers an
cestors are buried into a memorial to the
commander -in-chief. CURTIS BROWN.