The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-05-17
KNOCKOUT GIVEN
HUN PEACE OFFER
Effort Made To Reach Presi-
dent Wilson Through Pro-
lessor In Geneva.

ulTeCleu toward IIeSlue0t wilson was
turned down ANONYMOUSLY by Prof
Heron, an American living in Geneva,
is told by the Swiss correspondent of
the daily mail in his dispatch dated
at Anne Massse, on the France-Swiss
frontier. Prof. Heron is described as
a friend of President Wilson.
The German government, accord
ing to the correspondent tried 90 get
through Prof Heron, who was visited
on April 10 by Prof Quidde. of
Munich, friend of Count Won Hert-
ling, the Imperial German chancellor |
Prof. Quidde was accompanied by the |
Dutch pacifst, DR.. Jong van Beck. !
Prof. Quidde said he had come to pre-
pare the way for a merciful peace and
gave Prof. Heron to understand that t.
he spoke for Chancellor Won Hertling
and the German Foreign Office. He
assured the American professor that
the peace party in the Reichstag was
about to gain predominance in Ger
many and that he wished to prepare
President Wilson to take advantage
of that suspicious moment.
Germany's Proposals
Germany, Prof. Quidde said was
willing to make the following terms:
First-To grant autonomy to AL
sace-Lorraine within the limits of the
German empire, provided the allies :.
would not breach the subject of AL =,
sace-LOrraine at the peace conference
Second-The Brest-Litovsk peace
treaties not to be discussed at the :,
peace conference, although the allies :,
might submit claims for the revision
of them, and Germany might make
certain concessions
Third-No economic war against -,
Germany after the war.
Fourth-German colonies to be re-
stored. 10
Prof. Quidde asserted that the pres
ent offensive in France had the ulti- N
mate objective of achieving a durable
peace.
Americans Reply
Prof. Heron, the Daily Mail CORE
spondent writes, after listening to the
German educator, exclaimed:
Il wonder that you have the eff ~
frontery to ask me to lay such a
rigmarole of cant deceit before the
American people. Far from creating
a spirit of Cancellation, it would sim
ply strengthen the American will to
smash the perfdious and nefarious
)ifer of such proposals. tril
The United States intends to con- Fo'
inue the fighting until the Prussian in
military power and, if necessary, the use
'russjan state along with it. is ex- mil
inguished forever as power for ay
vii, whether it takes one year or ten ed
IF you call the remOrseless sacri- 4
ce of 100000 men a peace often mel
i've and if you want the United States mis-
0 recognize your Smelling of Partisan tent
Congregations and churches as a part
it you are making a mOnstrous mill
nd foolish blunder. arm
when | listen to your false and aki
'eacherous Overtures | feel ashamed SURF
T humanity" they
Professor Left Weeping the
Prof. Quidde, adds the correspond esse
1t, left the house weeping. The next Focl
eek Prof Heron was besieged by com
wv offers by telephone one of the resi-
says he was DR. w. s. Zolf. mali
erman Colonial minister. Prof. the
eron talked straight to all of them.
ling them among other things that ltal!
he United States no longer wants itary
ace. 1t wants to sweep out the imp'
lguean stables at Potsdam Prof | cal
eron, the dispatch adds, told the put
Dry to the correspondent and Italy
1ghed triumDh9ntIv He said he be- ,olit
we'd the Germans were At last con- whic
need that the United States intands intin
stay in the war until its rigbteore dang
jects are achieved our
The Prof Ouidde refarad IN abova lishe
probably Prof Lud,vip Ouidda q vile
'torian OF the University of Munich, the
the Bayarian capital. German 'pS'e
ancellor Won HortIine is Rova- reaII
n, and was formally Bavarian prime
mister. q
Prof, Ludwig Quidde was a dele No
tie TO the twentieth universal peace rbeu
a. 'n7 'i"sue III the iail OF berla
10. In moving before that confer reIie,
re a proposal for gradual disarma- MANY
mt Prof Quidde severely blamed
rmany for the increase in arma-
nts OF Europe, He said that there
uld have been no increase by
nee but for the action of Germany Al
that
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