Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-11
MAIL ARTIST
ALSO WORKED
FOR LEAGUE
c. Morris, N. Y. Mail
Cartoonist, was Employed
by Mail and Leader.

ST. Paul, Mimi, July 1.-THE st.
Dispatch prints the following
story and interview with league Of
hcials regarding the connection of
W. G. Morris, the Mail cartoonist, with
the National Leader:
While denying any connection be-
tween the Nonpartisan league with.
York Evening Mail, whose publisher,
Dr.. p. A. Rumely, is under arrest by
the federal department Of justice in
connection with the expenditure Of
German money for propaganda in
this country, Oliver G.. Morris, editor
Of the Nonpartisan Leader and the
Minnesota Leader, today admitted
that w, g. Morris. c%artoonist for the
league since 1915, worked jointly for
the Nonpartisan league and the New
York Mail until about four months
ago. 80 s
Worked for Both I'm 1916.
At the time Cartoonist Morris was
employed by the New York Mail and
the Nonpartisan league jointly during
1916, it is alleged by the government
that funds from the imperial gov
eminent of Germany were being ex-
pended. through the publisher of the
Mail to circulate Teuton propaganda
in the United States.
Awaited Peace Drive.
It was made public, this morning
by federal officials that through the
Mail expenditure Of German money
locations throughout the country and
that these publications low are claim
Ing to be intensely patriotic, awaiting
the moment the war ends to inaug-
urate a widespread German peace
and business drive in America.
Papers Not Named.
Investigation of all such pub1ica-
tons is to be made. None of the
| papers is named. ef a.
That Cartoonist Norris was being
paid by the N~onpartisan league at the
time he was drawing the cartoons for
the Mail was admitted by Editor
Morris this morning.
Editor Morris said the %cartoonist
was employed by the league for al
most a year prior to his employment
on the New York Mail.
"Was he working for the league al
the time he was working for the
Mail?" Editor Norris was asked.
Insulted BY Question.
Eyes, for about six or eight
MONTHS" said Editor Morris.
who paid his salary at that time? 2
That's an insulting question:" SAID
Gu1IOI GuOIIAS. L A1O" WHY yOu dAS
asking it. You want to show some
connection between the league and
the Mail"
"No, the Dispatch just wants t.
know" Editor Morris was told.
well, it's an insulting question"
"Was the league paying the car
toonist at that timer"
"Well yes it was," said Edito,
Norris, "but then he was doing lot
Of outside work"
But he was working for the League
and for the Mail at the same TIM
and being paid by both. you say?"
II don't know what he was gettin,
from. the Mall" replied Morris.
"Mr. Morris is still employed b!
the league?" 4
Eyes, he is under contract to tn
league for his work, but he quit tn
Mail our months ago."
Print German Editions.
The. Nonpartisan publications. &c
out special editions each week pub
lished in the German language in al
effort to retain a hold on pro-Ger
mans and German-speaking aliens II
Minnesota.
In the issue Of the Minnesota Lead
er this week it is indignantly deniet
that the league has had any connec
ton with the New York Mail, but NJ
mention is made Of the joint employ
ment Of Cartoonist Morris.