REFERENCE TO PEACE
LONDON, 2nd December. General Smuts and General yon Let-tow-Vorbeek, opposing -wartime commanders in German East Africa, were the guests of honour at a dinner attended by nearly a thousand omeers, non-coms., men, and nurses who served in the British forces. General yon Let-tow-Vorbeek and his wife journeyed specially to London for the function. General Smuts paid a warm tribute to the German general's fine leadership against superior forces. He added: "This gathering is assisting in making ponce. Wars are tlio sport of youth, but -wo have reached maturity and sown our wild oats. It is time we settled down."
General yon Lettow-Vorbeek aaid ha believed that when General Smuts referred to peace ho meant a peace in which a great and proud nation could live- without surrendering herself.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 11
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131REFERENCE TO PEACE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1929, Page 11
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