New Britain herald., 1918-11-12
CAPT. HART WRITES
OF HUNS WEAKENING
Local Officer Comments on First
Plea for an ArniStiCe

Charles E. Hart has received the
following letter from his son. Captain
Charles E. Hart, Jr., recently cited
for bravery by Major General Traub
of the 35th division in France, in
which he comments upon the official
receipt OF the first attempt made by
Germany to secure an armistice:
What do you know about the
Boche? He is licked and done for.
He Is beating it for the Rhine and
lighting like she bear over her cubs
to save them. Meantime, by cracky,
they bite the dust and say Mr.. Will
son, what you say goes" A virtual
surrender. But the devil is SO crook
ed and tricky that I cannot believe
the good news yet It seems incred
ibIe that he has got his tail down so
soon. Three months and he is done!
1t seems incredible. Oh, the fighting
isn't over yet by long shot. We are
pushing him as hard as possible right
now, and pray God for the sake of
the future we will continue to do SO
till an actual understanding is reach
ed. The people at the head know,
and won't stop till the right time
comes.
Looking back on the recent often
give and the whole war / have seen
since entering the line last February,
am amazed st the few real impress
sions it has left on mo. That Is, vivid
pictures of what has gone on. It u.s.
fortunately, an ensemble more or
less indistinct, and the horrors do not
stick In ones mind unless one dwells
on them.
used to wonder how people could
stand the horrible things that take
place: but now I can see, and can
understand the mon who after a fight
and q sleep and feed can sit down
to talk and laugh and even sing. It
Is, I suppose, the adaptability of the
human mind to his environment
My only regret Is that I can't see,
or rather, may not see, the war car
ried into Boche1and: and see their
towns and homes made the rotten
holes and novels that they have made
of France. Perhaps something will
slip and they will pull some crooked
deal, and the war will go to Berlin.
In many ways 1t would be better for
the world If the Boche could have a
year OF his own dirty crimes; and If
he doesn't make peace, God help
him! This move, IL peace doesn't
come, will simply add oil to teh fiames
army from humiliation of one kind
(surrendero or another {death). The
world for half century will scorn
and curse the Boche for what he is:
and i'm polite society, (that Is In all
society except where money counts
for more than the souD, the Boche
will be an outlaw q social leper! and
made in Germany will be g. curse
to any man or thing.
IL that Is hate, we've got 1t, and I
hope it will be taught to our chill
dren and children's children, in Or
der that the world may know, de- |
spise, and protect itself against bru
tality, crime, and power as the God !
Of the human race Let us recognize !
the false god. Kuitur, and preach |
him,-what he is does and would do !
il he had an opportunity; and kill /
him now, for always
We know the human race and its /
forgivfng nature; its loathing to har- |
Dor i'll against any other being, its !
tendency to say live and let live. But |
this we must fight: Against Kultur,
against the Boche as a Boche who !
will wait a lifetime to 1ull into Sc
curity the easy world, till he has It |
in his power to impose his will upon
IL. He lis SLY as a leopard and as
patient as a mule to get his will. He
did 1t this time. Only a mis-
calculation. a slip in judgment by his
bestia1 brain, made him fail to &C
compIish his task, and be master Of
the world, east and west and all. Now
he is down, let's kill him and his !
kuItur for good and ALL
That sounds like a lecture, but I
got started and couldn't stop. hope
many will realize this and will preach
it till it is spread broadcast through
the world. We are too kind hearted
and too forgiving to rem Der. But
the Boche will remember, and plan.
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