HOPES FOR CALMER WEATHER
"It is not enough to have your quarrel just; you must be armed also," declared General Smuts, in a speech at Kimberley. "That is the lesson we have learned during recent weeks. In the circumstances we may appeal for world peace, but we cannot always rely on optimism and goodwill. If your cause is just, then it is worth while making sacrifices for it and preparing for the worst We have to be more in the watch, stand more on guard than ever before I feel that our fear is over for years The European crisis has been a tremendous warning to everyone," he added. "All have been scared at the sight of the abyss While I do not say there will be no trouble and no unrest for some time, I think we are in for years of peace and auiet."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23686, 19 December 1938, Page 13
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