The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-17
NO GERMAN
MADE PEACE
For America.-It Must Be
Made on German Soil
and to
PREVENT FUTURE WARS
(By Theodore Tiller in the Green's
boro News)

(By Theodore Tiller in the Green's
boro News)
Washington, Aug. ia remark
able letter Of tribute to the spirit Of
the American soldiers in France and
descriptive of conditions on the
western front was received here yes
terday by Senator Simmons from
Major Charles S. Bryan, Of New
Bern, now attached as liason of
ficer to the general staff of the Sec
ond French army
How the German crown prince
has burned towns jut to see the
flames, how women have been vio-
lated and the helpless murdered,
how Germany has devastated great
areas lust for the ruthlessness OF
the sport and how the great majori-
ty of American soldiers will insist
on crossing the line into Germany
and forcing peace on allied terms,
is succinctly but eloquently told by
Major Bryan.
Major Bryan, who is middle
aged man, was volunteer and was
sent abroad early in the game. He
is attached to the ordnance service
and is now with the French army at
an unnamed post in France. Major
Bryan is the son Of Judge James e.
Bryan, of New Bern, and he Wries
Senator Simmons frankly as an old
friend
That there should be no German
made peace and that the civilized
world is willing to follow President
Wilson for decisive peace are out
standing points in the letter. The
North Carolinina officer says the
American army realized prema-
.ure peace would mean another war
o be fought by the grandchildren
II the present generation.
Our soldiers are giving a Won
lerful account of themselves, Ma
or Bryan writes, and the GrenchI
ire unsparing in their praise OF
hem. Many officers who have seen
hem in action to dot hesitate to tell
ne that they ar ealready the equal
VI the best European troops ano
heir dash is simply irresistible. In
fighting the boches
re no match for them.
Il wish | could give you true
dea of the peace ideas Of the ma
ority of us who have seen the con-
litions at the front and have been
we witnesses to the desolation and
uin tine Germans have left in their |
'ath in this part of the country,
which they occupied only few days |
t the beginning of the war.
Town after town is destroyed |
or no military purpose whatever,
ut in many cases for the amuse- |,
lent of the crown prince whom it
leased to witness a mighty confla-
ration and see the people attempt |
0 put out the flames. Whatever
yas Of value was removed to Ger
lany, Notwithstanding the entreat-
IS of these simple peasants that
hese things were the savings of
heir lifetime.
"Old women have suffered the
anne fate as the young ones at the
ands OF the brutes and any at
Jlupto W lHlOl lClC VI pIcNtHJ Tile
utraging OF them on the part OF
leir parents were met with the
of death. There is no
xaggeration in these statements.
ave seen the results myself. Our
alton has never realized what
lenace to the civilization of the
orld that power is. But it muss
g educated to the fact that If not
crucshed this time our
will have the war to
ght over again, in a worse form. l..
ossible, than the presedt on3.
With our enormous resources
lily developed for war, as they aru
ssortly will lie, wecan beat this
alton of sayages and put Prussia
position where she can never
gain disturb the peace of the
orld. 1t is our duty to ourselves
nd to humanity, for whom the
orld believes we are fighting to
0 so and do it thoroughly.
The moment the kaiser and the
eneral staff realize that the end is
sight they will offer peace terms