The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-10
MAKES PROFFER
TO AN AMERICAN
THRU EM|SSARY
PROFESSOR FROM THE U. S.
IS APPROACHED WITH
ODOROUS PROGRAM.
ANONYMOUSLY SPURNED
American Tells Hun Rulers Hench-
man That He Does Not Want to
Listen to Such Riganlarole of
Deceit-Vigorous Words Used.

Ildil llidl liC DoCS ASct want ~
Listen to Such Rigamarole of
Deceit-Vigorous Words Used.
London, May l0.-A story of how
an attempted German peace often
sive directed toward President Will
son was turned down ANONYMOUSLY
by Professor Heron, an American
living in Geneva, is told by the
Swiss correspondent of the Daily
Mail in his dispatch dated at Anne
masse, on the Franco-Swiss frontier.
Professor Heron is described as a
friend of President Wilson.
The German government, accord
ing to the correspondent, tried to
get peace offers sent to the presi-
dent through Professor Heron. who
was visited on April l9 by a Ger
man, Professor Quidde of Munich,
a friend of Count Won Hertling, the
imperial chancellor. Professor
Quidde was accompanied by the
Dutch pacihst, DR.. Joni Vanbeek.
Professor Quidde said he had
come to pave the way for a merci-
full peace and gave Professor Heron
to understand 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 predominance in Ger
many and that he wished to pre-
pare President Wilson to take ad-
vantage OF that auspiciouS moment.
Lays Down German Terms"
Germany, Professor Quidde said,
was willing to make the following
terms:
First-To grant autonomy to Al
SAGE Lorraine within the limits OF
the German empire provided the al
lies would not broach the subject of
Alsace- Lorraine at the peace con-
ference.
Second-The Brest-Litovsk peace
treaties not to be discussed at the
peace conference, although the al
lies might submit claims for the re-
vision OF them and Germany might
make certain concessions.
Third-NO economic war against
Germany after the war.
Fourth-German colonies to be
restored.
Professor Quidde asserted that
the present offensive in France had
the ultimate objective OF achieving
a durable peace. Professor Heron.
the Daily Mail correspondent writes,
after listening TO the German edu-
Gator, EXCHANGED:
81 wonder that you have the eff
frontery to ask me to lay such a
rigmarole of deceit before the Amer
lean people. Far from creating a
spirit OF conciliation. it would sim
ply strengthen the American will to
smash the perhdious and nefarious
offer of such proposals.
u. S. Would Fight for Years.
"The United States intends to |
continue the fighting until the Prus-
sian militarp power, and IT neces-
sary. the Prussian state along with |
it, is extinguished forever as a pow
er for evil, whether it takes one
year or ten.
IF YOU recall the remorseless
sacrifice of two million lives a peace
offensive and if YOU want the United |
States to recognize your shelling OF
Paris congregations and churches as
a part OF 1t, you are making a mon
strcus and foolish blunder.
when | listen to your false and
overtureS | feel ashamed
Of humanity"
Professor Quidde left the house
The next week Professor
Heron was besieged by new offers
by telephone, one of the speakers
,ayin CHE was DR.. W. ). Zolf. Ger
nan colonial minister. Professor
Heron talked straight TO all OF them.
.elling them among other things
that the United States no longer
wants peace. 1T wants to sweep
he Augean stables at Potsdam."
Professor Heron, the dispatch
ldds. told these facts to the CORE
and said he believed the
Germans were at last convinced that
he United States intends to stay in
he war until its righteous objec-
ives are achieved.
The German Professor Quidde re-
erred to is probably Prof. Ludwig
luidde, a historian OF the Univer-