South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-13
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Much comment is heard locally over the arrest in
New York OF Edward 4. Eumey. formerly of Laporte,
sut why take it so seriously The charge against
Rumey that he perjured himself the alien prop
rry custodian fin scheduIne ownership Of the New
York Evening Mail Tie classified that ownership as
American contended ty the government to have
been too largely HohenzoIeru This gives the govern
nent a brewersthe Anheuser Busch plant of st. Louis
and newspaper. both hishly representative of the
German propaganda agencies in this country.
The newspaper world is not surprised what has
happened 10 the New York Mail. only that DR. Rumely
should have STOPPED perure himself with reference
20 its ovnershp-that u.s. If it develops he has
perjured himself For four years now, newspaperdom
mas been wondering doctor going to get by
with his venture and if ne should how he ac-
eomplsh was pretty well known that George W.
Perkins quEe politically prominent had taken IN
placins him after his useIessness
parent TO the Rumey corporation. bat il not be-
'ieved Perkins further financing
tar him out OF pocket
Gumely's associations with Bernstorn. DernbNrg
and Albert early specuated with as the source of
his assistance but then 1915 passed
alcng with the Mali always serving splendidy every
for which Mr. Perkins, stood combining its prop
Uganda 20 pretty much the line Of abuse mark
A. opposition the administration in the 1916
campaign the line OF demarNation between out and out
ermanisnl and partisan adnnistra onis1n
ndugnE
but "a republican newspaper. "a policy that has con
tnued up this day voicns much the same editorial
and crtcisn-as other republican newspapers.
And there has been -ral change i'm that
policy from that time until Editor Eumely has
followed about the same attitude toward the war and
The conduct of the war AS has the New York Tribune
the sun. the Chicago Tribune The Kansas city star.
other similar organs of "copperheadIsn" He has
sprevaricated whenever prevarcauon has seemed de
sirabe for "copperhead" purposes always of course.
calling loudly for subscriptions the Red cross ard
the purchase OF Liberty possibly as a cam
outage and possibly not Regardless Of the owner
ship Of the with reference TO which Or Euney
is SAID 10 have falsely his policy since the out
lean as goody portion of The republican press Of the
country That. 20 Ice sure does not Justify perjury
though rather 'ecloudiug the genuine American I'M
tegrty Of certain 81 his contemporaries
Or Rumely caught SHAT lis the main difference
and 10 be shat he is tine only one who has been
following she like his policy To have any GOODS on
him to be caught with However If he is guilty ass
suredly his contemporary editors been i'm bad com
psny associstng with bad. and uncon,plira entsry
Tame Of MIND That an editor subsidized from Berlin
should chauneHze his policy into groove supportve
Of one Of the political parties Of this country ought ia
be reasonably indicative of party n this country
that is most pleasing conduct ro his Berlin dica-
tors That IS he most talua bic lesson To be- drawn from
To-. Rumelys predicament With whom did he asso-
oiate himself after Bern~orf and Albert had gone and
pro-Germanisul became dangerous Win, TOO did hs
associate himself with theme Isn't it reasonable to
suppose THAI he aligned himself somewhat according
- BeruStorf peinberg and Albert Dictated
u IS something for the republican party 10 explain
why all such scapeEoats seek refuge in its ranks. lcf
as Jeremiah r. oI-esr1 and Dr Edward A. Rumely