New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
'Christliche Apologize Re-
constructed to Cham
pionship of America
Staff Is Reorganized
DR.. A. j. Bucher, Strongly
Pro-Ally, to Direct Policy
Of Official Organ

Heorganized editorially, reconse-
Grated to championship of American
ideals and generally recharged with a
spirit of undivided loyalty that for q
period it seemed to lack. the "Christ-
lege Apologize" German-language
weekly which has been more or less
constantly under Federal scrutiny dur
ing the last year. is to be continued
as one of the official publications of
the Methodist Church.
1t took special sub committee of
the Methodist Book Committee, which
has just closed it's annual meeting here,
three full days and the better part of
three nights to decide that the "Apolo-
gete" still held patriotic possibilities.
At the opening Of the discussion senti
ment within the committee had been
strong for the suspension Of the week
ly and as we'll for the discontinuance
of all other Methodist Germanlan
guage periodicals.
DR.. Mast Resigns as Editor
The resignation of Dr. Albert A. Mast
as editor OF the "Apologete," offered
and accepted while the subcommittee
was in executive session, cleared the
way, however, for a complete internal
Encouragement OF staff and policy. At
ter that 1t became comparatively easy
matter for those who believed the
"Apologete" mis- ght be made to serve as
an American miss ionary in the $4,000
German American homes 1t enters to
bring unanimous support behind their
views
DR.. A. J. Bucher, native Swiss and
a strong pro-Ally, becomes editor of
the "Apologete,' which is published in
Cincinnati. "Haus und Herd" young
peoples magazine which Dr.. Bucher
has edited. is to be absorbed into the
"Arologete" to simplify his duties. All
the committee did in the way of out
wight suppression was to suspend GER
tain Sunday school periodicals., against
which, incidentally, there had been no
complaint
The "Apologcte,' as matter of fact,
had never been broadly pro-German.
Dr. Mast, man Of seventy three, was
born in America and his personal 10y
atty had never been questioned. His
same William Mast who established
German Methodism in America and
who, at his death in 1892, had been for
many years the editor of the "Apolo
gete.'
War Review Objected To
Such editorials as DR.. Mast himself
wrote FOR the "Apologete' were purely
doctrnal. 1t was another department
Of the weekly to which the attention of
The government was invited at one time
or another. This feature was war
review. written by an outside contrib
utor Before the United States had
entered the struggle it had been no
tccd that the reviews sounded a good
deal like statements direct from Ber
lin. And even after America had Joined
the Allies there was sometimes a ques-
ton of just who was meant by Gus"
Announcement of the decision to
continue the "Apologete" was made
yesterday by Dr.. Edwin R. Graham, the
resident agent in charge.
Several weeks ago the government
issued permit for the publication Of
the 'Apoloeete.' said DR.. Graham.
THAT may be taken as evidence that
If is regarded as worthy and American.
Celebrating the policy, the book COM
nittec feels that we can send true
American propaganda straight into the
homes Of the 10000 or $4,000 German
American Methodists who are 'Apolo-
gete' readers"