The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
MANNING URGES
HEBRON PROTEST
Trinity's Rector Asks All
Churches to Demand Revo-
cation Of Appointment.
MUST STEM GREE LOVE"
Calls on Socialists to Repudi-
ate Doctrines Of Rand So
cial Science School.

The appointment by President Wilson
OF Prof. George d. Heron. sometime
advocate OF free love-" as the countrys
representative at the proposed Bolshe-
vik conference at Princes Islands was
criticised severely yesterday morning
by the Rev. DR.. William T. Manning
In a sermon which the rector Of Trim
ity preached in the chapel OF vassar
College
Also in his sermon Or. Manning urged
that the world give immediate atten-
ton to the matters Of justice and eco
nomic restitution and protection Of dew
sstated France and Belgium and then
take UP the details of the proposed
League of Nations, DR.. Manning sup
ported the idea OF free discussion Of
the leagues tentative constitution and
condemned the attitude of supporters OF
the Administration who object to such
Discussion and criticism.
The form of a world league" said
DR.. Manning. land the question Of our
relations to It. is far too great a mat
ter to be settled hurriedly But terms
ought at once to be settled imposing on
Germany a peace Of Arm Justice and
securing the fullest possible reparation
and restitution to France and Belgium
and tho other nations which have been
% unspeakably wronsed.
when this primary obligation has
been rightly met We can give our minds
more freely TO the great questions in
volved In the plan for a world peace.
To condemn discussion or criticism Of
the proposed basis Of a league IL
thoroughly un-American Those most
Pr e. ~ -
desire the fullest possible criticism Of
Il 30 that its strength or weakness may
be revealed.
Free Love a BoIshevik Doctrine.
III any one is so unsophistocated."
Dr. Manning said further on In his SER
mon asa preliminary TO his denuncia-
ton Of the Heron appointment by the
President, "as to imagine that the sys-
tenn OF free love means advancement Of
the race, or that II means freedom and
elevation for women, let him read the
provisions of the Soviet under the Boil
shevik rule in Russia, as recently pub
lished In connection with the United
States Senate inquiry.
II cannot speak Of this matter with
out expressing my establishment and
deep regret that the President Of the
United States should have seen At TO
appoint man who Ia an open advocate
Of free love to represent our country at
the proposed conference with the Rus
sian Bolsheviki.
mfr. Herron's opinions and his acts
are we'll known. There Is nothing Sc
cret or uncertain about them. He has
at least been consistent in his career.
What he breaches In his class room and
In his pulpit he has practised In his life.
IN
culiarly shameful and fragrant one,
Such an appointment by the President
Is q shock to the country. 1t ought not
to be passed over. II cannot be de-
Tended or excused. In the interests OF
ordinary morality It should be at once
and publicly revoked.
Asks All Creeds to Protest.
Protests against this appointment
should come from all quarters regard
less of creed or of politics. I hope that
our good friends OF the Roman Catholic
Church will be heard from on this
matter. There Is small use in our try
ing to stem the divorce evil II we have
no word TO say against the official rec
ognition OF a notorious advocate Of free
love.
81 hope also that some OF the stronger
men and women among the Socialists
| will express their disapproval Of the
| views Of Mr. Heron and OF his appoint
ment It is unfortunate for the Social
| lists that the institution in New York
known as the Rand School Of Social
Science, which represents their views,
| bears and fiaunts before the public the
name Of a woman most traigically as
| ISOLATED with Mr. Herron's career. II
Socialism really leads TO and stands by
this sort of thing then may Heaven
defend us from It."