THE MAN WHO WON CANADA

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 5

THE MAN WHO WON CANADA

. ' ■'. ■■;. :---—♦-—-— - • lord* roberts's tribute to -■■■• ■ : wolfe. • Field-SJarshil Lord-Roberts, unveiling ft sUltue of Wolfe at Westerham, in Kent, the birthplace of the .victor of ■Qnebeo, eaidi ~ ,'■■':'; "It always strikes; me .that, in raising ft monument to, one. who has done well for his, country, we. only do honour to the individual man, but wo provide an object-lesson, .of nq slight value for ourselves t of what, our country and our Empire should.mean to us. It is to Wolfe *e!»ro indebted, forthe. greatest, of .the Dominions,,- How, aftor a prolonged and ; anxious examination of, the locality in whieh guebeo is situated,. Wolfe formed bis daring.plan, and led his troops' to victorvis'One of,the.brightest pages iu tho, history of our Empire. Tho story has of ton been .told,, but. it never loses its thrilling interest.by repetition. TK6 •ilent drifting down-stream on the mighty St. Lawrence of the boats which conveyed the; little army.. The. scaling of the Heights of Abraham in the dark. The impossibility of obtaining the' slightest Knowledge of tho position of the enemy's troops, or", of the nature of tho'ground where the fighting would .'have to take place.. The. rapidly .'.arrived at decision .to form up. his'infantry only two deew m order to save their flanks being turned by the superior numbers of the French showed Wolfe to bo a consummate commander. This formation had never- bfrforo been tried in our Army, and could justified on such an occasion by the firm- belief Wolfo had in the courage arid, discipline of, his troops. It was'the same grand, feeling of trust in his men— a' feeling reciprocated' by. the men towards their commander—which enabled Wolfe to order his soldiers to remain w(th their'arms shouldered, and to r<Seervo tholr fire until he gave the word. And it was' riot until the French had approached within forty yards, and Wolfo jumscl fhad-hocn severely wounded, that he- gavo that word. 'Tho'single volley then fired shattered the enemy's formation and decided the fate of Canada. No wonder that Wolfe, as he lay mortally wounded; was able to murmur, "I die content.';" , . , . .. ;■..-:■;:',>•.„'"-','■ ;