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

II the atmosphere in the Offices Of the
Evening Mail was rapidly becoming one
of suspicion, there was an even greater
mass of suspicion from the outside CEN
tring about DR.. Rumely and to lesser
extent about every one else in a respon-
s:ble position in the management OF the
newspaper.
As a matter Of fact, I never had any
evidence of any actual spying or intrigue
lnsidc the Office; such differences as arose
between DR.. Rumely on the one hand and
the other directors and department heads
were fought out in the open-at least SO
far as the rest of us were concerned. DR..
Eumely had said he wanted to be checked
up when he was wrong.
We took him at his word, and there
we're many lively encounters.
DR.. Rumely, so far as can recall, never
acknowledged or admitted openly pro-
German policy; rather than avow, even to
those closely associated with him, an IN
tent to serve the German cause, he would
frequently yield his point when it was
pointed out to him that to pursue course
he had determined cron would intensity
the suspicion that already surrounded
the paper.
E,thc- the Evening Mail was owned by
tic Ccrr,an government or it was not :;
nobody in the organization except Dr..
Eumey and Mr.. Kaufman was in n
position 20 know; it took the United
States government three years to get
proof that the money came from the
lands of Captain Albert and the German
Ambassador. But the effort to ascertain
the sources of the money that bought the
paper and the influences behind it be-
San almost with the transfer of the prop
erty; perhaps even earlier.
Forced to Deny Hun ownership.
DR.. Rumely had assured Mr.. Mcclure
and myself that there was no German
u,oncy in the property. When this state
ment was challenged from outside sources
however. he always lodged the issue
More than once the positive assertion
into print DIR. Rumely either got Mr.
McClara to sign the denial, or worded hi:
own denial il snch way that it did mo-
actually deny the main charge, when hi
did not ignore it altogether.
We had Leeu in possession OF the paper
barely two wecls when circumstantia
St1temen. charging DIR. Rumely with be
in. the heed OF tho German secret ser
vice in Aucrica and asserting that tn
transfer of tie Evening Mail to its new
owners was dictated and planned by tn
Cerman Ambassador was widely pub
lishcd. Or. Iunely denied both allega
TORS
So far as know his denial was techni
cally q correct statement l do not De
l,.vc Ln WIS ever head of the German
Secret Service, and the transfer OF tn
Mail qo:te probably was neither "die
tated' nor "plaaned' by the German Am
bassador. But his letter of denial eliclte
from the editor of the newspaper tina
originally published the charge lette
that the Doctor never answered.
Questions Asked Of RumeIy.
This letter was sent to DR.. Rumely o
June IS. 1915. -Four copies were sen
each registered. One was addressed I
Inn ia care ot the German Ambassador
o.e in care of the Hamburg America
Steamta.p Inc, one to Captain Boy-Ed
New YcrE office and one to the Evenin
NaQ. Go far as the sender of it know
he re. civc;i a.. four l have copy
.hc lctter f.cfcyc me. 1t asked DR.. EumeI
five categorical questions