The sun., 1919-02-12
BUTLER DEN0UNCES
NAMING OF HEBRON
COlumbia's Head Predicts the
Downfall of Wilson's
Regime in 1920.
BRINK OF DOMESTIC WAR
Newark Presbyterians Ask
President to Cancel Free
lovers Appointment.

Nicholas Murray Butler. president o.
Columbia University, sees the handwrit
ing on the wall that will end the regim,
Of President Wilson In 1920 and brinl
the Republicans back to power. to re
store the country to the hands OF Am
orleans" At the present time the ma
ton is In danger OF becoming "hal
American and half Bolshevist," DR.. But
Ter declared last night at a dinner ir
Paterson. where he addressed the Re
publican leaders Of Passaic county
Many New Jersey State officials attended
He also declared the country was or
the brink OF a domestic war.
DR.. Butler was aroused over Presi
dent Wilson's appointment OF DR.
George u. Heron 10 represent America
at the Russian conferences soon to b.
held at Princes Islands an appointment
which he characterized as an "affron
to our decent citizenship" but he In
cluded In his arraignment Of the Chic
Executive a bitter attack on his "eccre
diplomacy" at Paris, his fondness fol
phrase making" and his "desertion' OF
the nation at a time when able plant
are needed to curb the radical labor
movement, and to restore business ant
social life to normal.
1--WE are drifting at home without ar
executive or legislative leadership ir
waters filled with rocks and floating
mines" he said. The question that will
face the people in 1920 is whetheN the
republic Will be held TO the founda-
tons upon which 1t was reared. or
whether II will become a social
democracy to take over the administra-
ton of the affairs OF each individual
and limit his goings and comings and
give US instead OF land of liberty
the record OF a governmental failure
that will rank US with the republics of
Greece and Rome"
DR.. Butler prefaced his denunciation
OF the Heron appointment by refer
ence to John Lind. the Presidents I'M
official ambassador to Mexico at the time
of the Huerta revolution.
Rewards Given for FawninG.
I'VE were told in explanation of this
appointment that although the emissary
had no previous experience in public
matters. he had received this honor as
a reward for having written In fatterins
terms of the President and his policies.
II appears that this new appointee has
also busied himself with his pen and
that apparently. Just because he has
published a crude and fulsome eulogy
OF the Presidents personality and per-
sonal conduct. ne has been selected to
represent the United States.
Not a fraction CT per cent. of those
who know Herron's record would be will.
ing to meet him socially. and yet he is
to represent America at a conference on
the vitality important question of the fu-
ture of the Russian people and their
relR tons TO the rest of the world
Surely there could have been found
among our 100, 600. 900 Americans one OF
untarnished reputation and with a rec
ord for public service who could have
borne credentials OF the Government OF
the United States without soiling or dis
credit,ng them. But the appointment,
actually made has affronted our decen,
citizenship and has grieved the moral
and religious eects OF the country. &c
one, however blinded by parcsanship
has been found to rise in defence of this
act. 1t is certainly an astonishing per
formance.
I'VE have become used during the las,
six years to the Presidents fondness FOR
surrounding himself with intellectual and
polished midgets. but We have hitherto
been spared anything 20 shocking as this
appointment. What are the clergy GO
ing TO say about II? What are the
women of the country, many OF whom
have the voting power. to say? What
are high minded patriots. Jealous OF our
national honor, going to ray? !. for
one. do not believe that true patriotism
and decent feeling are dead in the land
! speak out to protest against that act
I expect every patriotic citizen to pro-
test
Newark Presbyterians Protcst.
Moved by the memory of DR.. Her
ron's attempt to invade New Jersey with
his free love doctrines. 500 members OF
the Pre- sbyterian Union OF Newark met
at the Park Presbyterian Church yester-
day and adopted resolutions that de-
scribed him as forever unfit" for public
office. President Wilson is asked to
withdraw his appointment at once. The
resolutions which sent to the Presi-
dent are as follows:
Whereas. George d. Heron. while
residing In this country and holding the
chair of applied Christianity in Iowa
College deserted his wife ard children
and openly lived with an other woman;
and
Whereas he endeavored to establish a
free love colony at Metuchen. ". J.. from
which place he was driven by force of
public sentiment to take refuge In Eu-
rope therefore, be 1t go.
Resolved. That a man who has so
ragrantly and VIGOROUSLY violated the
laws of God and man Is forever unfit TO
hold airy Office OF public trust within the
gift OF the American people or its rep
resenta lives; be It further
Resolved, That the Presbyterian Union
OF Newark hereby protests the appoint
ment which has been made and urgently
requests that II be withdrawn"