The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-07

It would be easy to write Unfortunately
Of interesting incicents and episodes in
the stormy career of the Evening Mail
under DR.. Rumely's management and 70
point out instance after instance in which
his German ideals and sympathies found
expression in its columns, often so subtly
disguised that the German poison was not
easily discernible. Even if it had not
been known that he was in constant touch
with the Representatives of the German
government in America, close study of
the newspaper would have revealed many
surprising condolences that indicated
either that or an uncanny power of fore
casting events.
Sometimes it was peace drive that was
anticipated in the Evening Mail by edi-
torial articles calculated to make Ameri-
cans weary of war and prepare them to
back up the demand for peace at any
price: sometimes it would be German
reply to an American protest that would
be foreshadowed: sometimes some other
German move or activity. Germany
conciliatory reply to President Wilson
note in the Sussex case contained the inso-
lent demand that the United States compel
Great Britain to raise the blockade against
cargoes destined for Germany.
The demand aroused the greatest public
indignation, and the Mail editorially
voiced the general resentment; it was
part of the general policy to sound the
patriotic note whenever there was any
thing that looked like real crisis. But
long before the German note was received
in America the Mail lad been printing
articles fiercely denouncing the British
embargo and demanding that the Presi
dent declare an embargo on munitions ant
so forthwith crush the British rebelliot
against law"
First to Know of Deutschland.
The first intima ton that the German!
intended to send cargo submarine acros:
the Atlantic reached the public through
the Evening Mail; the arrival Of thu
Deutschland came as surprise to TIT
rest of the country; the sailing of the
Bremen, the other cargo submarine, tina
never reached this side of the ocean, wa!
also first known in the office of the Mail
as recollect it.
Ali of these condolences have beer
known to and analysed by government
investigators for a long time; some O.
them have been coupled up with othe
things that did not take place in tn
offices of The Mail.
90 not think there was ever any doub
in DR.. Rumely's mind, up to the breakin,
off Of relations between the United
States and Germany. that this countr,
would not get into the war and that Ger
many would force France and England
to accept a German peace, if they wer,
not actually defeated. Germany expecte,
to win at Verdun; that was to be th,
Waterloo of the Allies.
Rumcly Sure Of Hun Victory.
As the fighting about that ancient fort
!. ress grew fiercer DR.. Rumely had lon,
editorial article written. celebrating TIL
downfall of the French stronghold. l
made about three newspaper columns.
was put into type and held for orders
As every one remem bers, the German vic
tory at Verdun did not function accordin,
to schedule I don't know how man,
times that chunk of type went into tn
. forms and out again, was proved and re
, vised. 1t got to be as familiar piece of