Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-11
HERON REsENTs HUN OFFER.
American Approached With Peace
Proffer Makes VIGOROUS Answer.

London. May l.-Ihe story OF now
an attempted German peace OFFENSIVE
directed toward President Wilson was
turned down ANONYMOUSLY by PROBES
sor Heron, an American living in
Geneva, is told by the Swiss CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail in his dis
patch dated at Anneluasse, On the
Franco Swiss frontier.
Professor Heron was visited on April
70 by Professor Qudde. of Munich,
friend of Count Won Hertling, the i'm
perial German chancellor.
Professor Quidde said he had come TO
prepare the way for mercful peace
and gave Professor Heron to under
stand that 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 preponderance in
Germany and that he wished to pre-
pare President Wilson to take advan-
tage of that suspicious moment.
Germany. Professor Quidde said, was
willing TO make the following terms;
First-To grant autonomy to Alsace-
Lorraine within the limits Of the Ger
man empire provided the allies would
not breach the subject Of Alsace-Lor-
ralne at the peace conference.
Second-The Brest -Litovsk peace
treaties not to be discussed at the pea ce
con ference, altho the allies might sub
nit claims for the revision of them
and Germany might make certain con-
cesskns.
ThSd-No economic war against
GermAv after the war.
FoulAh-German colonies to be re-
stored.
Professor Quidde asserted the pres
ent offensive in France had the ulti-
mate objective of securing a durable
peace.
Professor Heron, the correspondent
writes. after listening to the German
educator, exclaimed:
Il wonder that YOU have the effron-
terry to ask me to lay such rigmarole
of cant and deceit before the American
people. Far from creating spirit of
Cancellation. 1t would simply strength
en- the American will to smash the
perfidious and nefario offer Of such
proposals.
The United States intends to con-
tinue the fighting until the Prussian
military power and. If necessary, the
Prussian state along with it, is ex-
tinguished forever as a power for evil,
whether 1t takes one year or ten.
'If you call the remorseless sacrifice
Of > 100000 men a peace offensive, and
liz you want the United States to rec
ognize your Smelling Of Partisan con-
gregations and churches as a part Of
it, you are making a monstrous and
foolish blunder.
When I listen to your false and
trea cherous overtures I feel ashamed
Of humanity"
Professor Quidde, adds the CORE
spondent, left the house weeping. The
next week Professor Heron was be-
sieged by new offers by telephone, one
of the speakers saying he was DR.. w.
s. Solf, GeCman colonial minister. Pro-
fessor Heron talked straight to all Of
them. telling them among other things
that the United States no longer wants
peace. 1t wants to sweep out the
Augean stables at Potsdam."
Professor Heron, the dispatch adds,
told the story TO the correspondent and
laughed triumphantly. He said he be-
lieved the Germans were at last con-
NIIICtu NildL Vic ,AAAICt A't"eCs ih'ciiuS
to stay in the war until its righteous
objects are achieved.
The Professor Quidde referred to is
probably Prof. Ludwig Quidde. a his
torian Of the University of Munich, in
the Bavarian capital. German Chan
cellor Won Hertiing Is a Bavarian and
was formerly Bavarian prime minister
Prof Ludwig Quidde was delegate
to the twentieth universal peace con-
ference at The Hague in the fall of
1913. In moving before that confer
ence proposal for gradual disarma-
ment Professor Quidde severely
blamed Germany for the increase in
! d ornaments IL Europe. re said that
there would have been no increase by
France but for the action of Germany.
1.-THE Professor Heron referred to In
the dispatch is probably Prof. George
D. Heron, formerly of GrinneIl Col
lege, Iowa. Nearly twenty years ago
Professor Heron came into consider
able prominence on account OF his
views regarding marriage. Separated
from his first wife, he followed out his
| ideas in contracting a second marriage.
He has lived in Europe for more than a
decade.l
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