The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-13
DIR. RUMELY OFFERS
TO ASSIST INQUIRY
Wires to Senator King That
He Will Tell All He Knows
About"Mail" Financing.
A TRIBUNE EDITOR QUITS

+. H. Gruening Out for Rea-
sons Purely Internal,
Says Reid.
Dr. Edward A. Rumely uptliSa few
days ago publisher OF the Evenipg Mol
ana now at liberty on bail. accused OF
having faisinsd a return to tho Alien
Property Custodian in order to conceal
the alleged ownership Of the Mda by the
Imperial German Government, came for
ward yesterday with an OFFER to- tell the
United States Senate the inside sstory Of
financing which put him in control Of
the paper ..
In his dealings with tire Federal au-
thorities In New York. who had hoped
through him TO reach the so rrces Of the
disloyal American money wh. CHI has Kept
German propaganda afioat since this
country entered the war. Rnmely bad
proved mos: uncommunicative. But
when he learned the Senate contem-
plated an inquiry he was quick to volun-
teer himself as a witness. alltimmunities
waived. ..
The following telegram was sent by
the doctor to Senator King In WASH
inston: b..
II see by the morning papers that
you propose Senate investigation and are
in doubt as to- my position with regard
to testifying. waive immunity and
will willingly place at your disposal all
the facts In my possession"
.Tribune" Man Gets Ont.
Soon after Rumelys wre had been
fled another doctor journalist claimed
attention. This was Dr.. Ernest A.
Gruening, who until O'Clock last night
was managing editor of the New York
Tribune.
Believing him to have been a friend
OF DR.. Rumely military Intelligence Of
ficers have been making inquiries about
him.
Both ogden Reid. editor OF this
Tribune. and Garet Garrett, the assist
ant editor. denied report that they
had been Questioned
Neither Mr. Reid nor myself. except
at the luncheon hour has left the Tri-
bune Building to-day" said Mr.. Garrett.
Nor have we been questioned by any
authorities.
What Dr. Gruening has done to-day
Is no affair Of ours. as DIR. Gruenings
connection with the Tribune was ter
minated at s o'clock tonight"
SUN man who talked with Mr.. Gar
rett at 10 O'Clock was toH DR.. Gruenins
had already left the ONCE and would
return no more.
Mr.. Reid had this to say;
DIR. Gruening's connection with the
Tribune ceased this evening. The rea-
sons were purely integral. There Is
nothing more to be said. II the Depart
ment Of Justice ma,oes any charges
against DR.. Gruening then the Tribune
will have something to say"
Or. Gruening and Ia. Rumely were
not acquainted. the former said last
night. although both had apartments at
1924 West 103d street.
Harold Harper. the Assistant United
States District Attorney who Is investii
eating the financing OF the Evening
Mol, said last night De had heard DR..
Gruening's name mentioned IN connec-
ton with the propaganda inquiry.
While he was aware the Military In
tell.gence Bureau had intended to learn
more about GrueniIg. he never had
heard that the doctor had been asked
any questions.
Came Here From Boston.
DR.. Gruening's connection with the
Tribune was not OF long standing. He
joined the paper as managing editor only
a few months ago. Previously he had
held executive positions with the Boston
Traveller and the Boston Journal.
Or. Grusning made the following
statement:
Il never met Nh Rume,y: have
never had any confsection with him OF
any sort, and he Would not know me II
he saw me. Any statement that ] was
a student with Mr.. Rumely in Germany
is untrue. | studied in Paris. have
never been in his apartment, although
happen to live at the same address. Ger.
tainly | have nev'p' had any connection
with German propaganda.
II can make m statement regarding
my leaving the Tribune except TO say
that 1t was becaufe Of Internal reasons
II the Tribune wishes to make these in
! ternal reasons ph,iR that IL their AZ
| fair. / have never been questioned by
! representatives, 81 the Military Intelli
gence office nor by Mr.. Harper OF the
District Attorneys office. have beer
, at home since left the Tribune office
and ! have no intention of leaving
town"
From william Writ Mills. a former
city editor OF rhe Frentr9 Mail. Mr.
Harper hopes Is obtain information that
will open rev angles for his investiga-
tors to follow HI the Rumely case. In
a story told by. Mills. which reached the
Federal prosecutor In roundabout fash.
ion. Daniel Ns'oll. private secretary &c
Henry L. stqidard. from whom DR.
Rumely boug1. the Nal. Is quoted a.
having said that Count Won Bernstorfi
was the real owner OF the paper
Mills also std that part OF the money
which !Stodtslrd obtained from DR.
Rumely was used 10 liqudate an in
debtedness TO George w. Perkins. who
at one time had been reckoned n heavy
hacker OF tin Mail
The Government Is anxious to ind out
" Mr.. Perk'r at any time suspected tho
source OF Toimely's funds. and anSiou.
also to lears II any of the Mail and En.
press bondb olders had an inkling the
Rutnely moaIey was German money
Mystesy About Bond oiders.
Who thts,e bondholders are is some
thing OF 10 mystery at present. Wher
no took possession OF the Mali Tuesda,
ms head OF! bondholders' committee -
Stoddard said he and Paul Block, hi
associate on the publishing committed
owned between them two-thirds OF tn,
500, 900 IN bonds outstanding. Sine,
then all arorts to induce him TO tell VIII,
holds the rest have failed.