Evening journal., 1915-08-31
TUESDAY AUG. 81. 1915
YnN nOssE An KOELnLE.

YON BOsSE AND KOELBLE.
WYE are in receipt of the following letter from the
w Rev. S C. Won Bosse. pastor of Zion Lutheran
Church who in the past has been very active in pro-
German work in this community
TO the Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL:
sir-Althoush you have far ignored my letters OF
protest against your manner of treating the war, am
going TO make one more attempt to convince you OF
your error. This afternoon you print an editorial on
hlphonse G. Koelble taking the object OF your at
Rack some few statements, which he was supposed to
have made. Your editorial Is a fine example Of how
our press is filled with untruths The words which
you quote Mr. Koelhle having said were never ut
tered by him, but they were put in his mouth by re-
porter who had interviewed him. In yesterdays edit
ton Of an German newspapers the statements at
tributed to Mr.. Koolbe were denied as coming from
him but the English papers failed to print the refua-
ton because u suited them TO suppress the truth long
enough for their own sinister purposes.
We are about satated with These things, which make
American fair-play and justice mockery and mis-
nomer In Justice to Mr. Koelhle, whom I know as
man of integrity and honored and loyal citizen OF
ithis country hope TO see at least retraoton of what
twas said in reference to him today
Sincerely,
s C. Won BossE,
Wilmington Del. Aug. 26, 1915.
We have ignored no letters of protest sent to by
Mr. Won Bosse Our files show that we freely gave to
him two-column block position that he might express
his views in favor of Germany in the grert struggle
that Is now going on Europe. Another letter we re-
ceved was not printed because IT was marked per
bonal" and ofice ethics forbade its use.
New York are affected we do not think MIR Bosse
has proper for saying Koeble did not give ut
terance the reasonable words attributed to him. Mr.
Won Bosso was not present when Koelbe landed in
New York and gave his interview to the ship news
reporters in that city. He says he knows Koeble So
do we. We also know the ship reporters Our
knowledge prompts to say that 1t would take more
than a denial from Koelble, reinforced by protest
from Mr. Won Bosse. to lead to make retraction
OF our editorial comments upon the words attributed
to the New York lawyer. The fact that as Mr.. Won
says. OF the New York newspapers printed
in English gave space to Koehles denial is to us
clear indication that they take stock in his denial
and have full faith in the reliability OF the reports
made by the ship news reporters who interviewed
him when he landed.
1t is not a new trick INDUCED in by who make
fools Of themselves in interviews to attempt to crawl
out by repudiating such interviews
I'VE have denounced the sinking Of the Lusitana and
the Arabic and the killing of Americans by the Germans
as cold booded murder We repeat that denuncation
and challenge Mr. Bosse to defend in this com
munit those monumental crimes committed on the
high seas.
we have denounced Koelble for his defense Of such
murder and his declaration that although American
citizen. he would not take up for this countr,
against Germany in event OF and have char
acterized that declaration reasonable. We repea
that denuncation, and challenge Mr.. Won Bosse to de
fend the attitude attributed TO Koeble in the inter
views published Immediately after he landed.
In conclusion, say that if the matter narrow
down to a question Of veracy between Koeble and TN
ships news reporters shall not hesitate accep
The Statements of those reporters. They had in
terest in misQuotng Koelhle After he had discovers
the resentment aroused by what he had said, he ha'
every incentive for crawling from under and endeavor
ing his face at the expense of the reporters
So far Mr. Bosse is concerned do no
think he knows anything about IT, He seemingly Ia
made himself part and parcel Of the German effort 4
nufy the bad effect exercised by the Koelble inter
view upon the German propaganda in this country
isiunfortunate for him that he has done He is i
community that stands firmly behind President Wi
son in his demand that the Germans cease murderin
American neutrals and non-combatauts and that wi
support the President in anything he do to enforC
that demand.