As time progressed, Fleva became more sympathetic to the "Germanophile" camp, which pushed for committing Romania to the Central Powers ("see Romania in World War I"). The same course was maintained by "Seara", managed at that stage by a consortium of businessmen from the German Empire. "Dimineața" daily, which had anti-German and pro-Entente sentiments, reported with pleasure that the Germans could not convince Fleva to take over as "Seara"s editorial manager; its claims were partly backed by Fleva's own note, published in "Dreptatea" (November–December 1914). Fleva reportedly received such offers from two German propagandists, Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen and Josef B. Brociner. Not dignifying them with an answer, he even threw Brociner out in the street. Interviewed by "Adevărul", he denounced Bussche's politics, and called off his bid.