New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21

WIS Black Jack' clad only in bahamas
hatArose and slippers, his bare ankles
showing, running up and down in the
snow outdoors I never saw a man
moro physically it at his age"
! o.. Persh;ns's ability as a soldier
and conmandcr-in chief Dawes has
the highest OF opinions At the end
OK august, 1913, pershing and Marshal
Eoch had evident interview" con-
corning the unity of the American
army "While notes were taken, they
viii never indicate how important and
intense was ths issue. At one time
Foca told Pershing he would appeal
to the President of the United States.
1t ended with Johns success. But if
any weaker or less able man than John
PershinS had been confronted with
this crisis. the American army
would have been dissipated and a COM
mon victory rendered less certain. And
yet, Foch and Pershing are grea4
friends and always will be so. Each adj
rlres the other. Unusual men take
unusual methods of expression at
times, but they never misunderstood
each other. The sincerity of both Foch
and Pcrshing, their common and sacred
purpose. their common ability, bind
them closely together. Per-
shing is incomparably the strongest
character I have ever known"
General Dawes was much impressed
by the resolute valor of the Belgians.
Writing to his mother, he said: "Bel-
! gum IS now only about twenty miles
long and six to eight miles wide. Upon
this narrow strip of territory the King
CT Belgium and his army, consisting
Of about 100000 men, have made their
stand against the Germans. The whole
country is subject to constant lombard
ment, and the larger guns of the Ger
mans fire clear across it into French
territory" His indignation was reused
when he heard one of our officers
crltlclzing Belgium for not playing its
part belgium not playing its part."
he cried. "Belgium-twenty miles lone
by six miles wide-all under lombard
ment-holding the line as Russia did
not! Belgium, ground to atoms under
the heel of Germany because it did
play its part and fought like tiger
against overwhelming odds, until
battle of the Marine could be fought
and world saved"
At the beginning of October, 1918,
1t was obvious that the Allied and
associated powers were winning. This
fact caused Dawes to emphasize the
deslrability of clean-cut victory and
the unconditional surrender of Ger
many 'The military situation stead
lily improves" he wrote, Though the
fighting has been terrible in the last
few days. We have now about $4,000
IN hospitals. May the Lord bring this
war to close soon, providing its close
marks an enduring peace. May all this
sacrifice insure for centuries a peace
full world! But this war must be
fought to fnish-not negotiated to
one" few weeks later, before the
armlstice but when the terms of it
were being considered, he wrote that
General Pershing was "convinced that
if civilization is to receive the full
benefit of this terrible war it must end
only with the unconditional surrender
of Germany. The military situation is
such that in his judgment there can be
no excuse for not obtaining uncon-
oitional surrender. Not even the quag-
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impede, in my judgement, its ultimate
acceptance OF tho Generals position as
correct"
Pershing made report to that effect
to the Supreme War Council which
was highly commended by Foch and
Lloyd George. at expresses wrote
Dawes, mot only what should but what
will happen-a peace by victory, not by
under these conditions mean negotia-
ton simply among the Allies between
themselves, the so-called peace confer
ences are comparatively unimportant
as shaping results. The troops at the
front are furnishing these"
Upon the terms of the armistice he
made no comment, and in the deirious
rejoicing of thai day he took no part
II keep thinking Of what l have seen
and of those who made all this pos
sible, but themselves cannot know Of
it as they sleep buried in the wheat
fields and by the roadways Of northern
France. could not cheer to save my
life, but have to try hard ali the time
to keep from crying" Finally, in May,
1919, when the peace terms were
! handed to the Germans, he pronounced
them "stiF enough to satisfy the ex-
tremists," and expressed the opinion
that the Commission had "probably
dnoe the very best it was possible to
do in the environment in which It
acted"
Closely as General Dawes was asso-
ciated with the actual wagirg OF the
war and deeply as he was impressed by
it, as every page in his diary shows,
he realizes the general lack of appre-
citation Of it which prevails through
out this nation. The present genera
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