RIVAL GENERALS
GUESTS AT LONDON FUNCTION. THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. London, November 3. General Smuts and General Von LettowVorbeck, opposing war time commanders in German East Africa, were the guests of honour at a dinner attended by nearly 1000 officers, non-coms., men and nurses who served in the British Forces. General Von Lettow-Vorbeck and his wife journeyed specially to London for the function. General Smuts paid a warm tribute to Vorbeck’s fine leadership against superior forces. He added: "This gathering is assisting in making peace. Wars are the sport of youth, but we have reached maturity and sown our wild oats; it is time we settled down.” General Von Lettow-Vorbeck said he believed that when General Smuts referred to peace he meant peace in which a great, proud nation could live without surrending herself.
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Southland Times, Issue 20949, 5 December 1929, Page 5
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