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CONGRESSMEN Mm
EU KLUX EMPEROR AND HIS KLAfcSMEN IN SACRED FOREST
ASK K. K. K.
EXPOSURE OF KLAN I
INQUIRE-
. in
Flood of Lott'ers Indlcatos Pub
lic Interest In Articles In
1 Evening Public Lodger
CALLED BIG CIVIC WORK
' Indication of ttie great Interest IMtil-
Mphlft Is (1,lna! ln tho cxl,0!"ire of
,ke K Klux Klan n the flttwiMi
Pimtio Lr.DOEn Is shown In tho Oootl
Resolution Demanding Invests v,f
gatlon May Be Offered Whon
Rocooo Ends
.
f
WORD "AMERICAN" MISUSED
4
cf Indorsements rcceivcu uj im.-
dally- , , ,
Tho editor has tho nnmes nnd ad
es of All those renders vhoo let
iirt Vppwr below nnd who havo written
MTccramend the exposure of the Klnn.
H, also hd received other letters con
deninlni? the oxposc These letters are,
without exception, Kcurrllous nnd
inpomeof the letters Indorsing tho ar
ticles on the Klnn follow :
Religious Persecution
fa the Editor of the Bventno Vublle Ledger:
Sir Permit me to direct your atten
tion to the fact tbt In your ndmlrabte
nd most tlmdy articles In relation o
Iff Ku Klux Klnn, published In tho
Evenino Vvbmo Lr.nonu, under date
ai September 14, neither the editor nor
Dr Hgan quoted tho most trenchant
w'atatlon of the false oath of the
Knluhts of Columbus therein r forced to.
The report of the Congressional Com
mlttca on Elections. No. I (pnixes 111! I."
1. a.n at (he Consrcsslonnl Uocord),
ipeskinj of this oath, declare (page
Tills committee cannot condemn too
itronsly the publication of tho fnlse
and libelous article referred to In the
tijper of Sir. Bonnlwell, and which
' the spurious Knights of Coltim
bui oa'h, a copy of which is op-.
S ended to the prtper. It nlso eon
cmns tho publication of editorials
to incite religious prejudices in a po
litical campaign. No man should he
persecuted "for his religion, whether
ie be Catholic or Protestant.
EUGENE C. P.0.VN1WKEE.
JudjJ of the Municipal Court of Phil
adelphia. Philadelphia, September IB. 1021.
Moral Duty to Oppose Klnn
ft ( Eiltcr of the Bventno Public Ledger:
Sir I wlh to commend you on the
eourajeous stand you hnvc token in
exposing through tho columns of your
paper the Kit Klux Klnn and its work-
iBfS.
I cannot express in words the grati
tude I feel 1 own you rognrding this
matter. My letter. I know, voices tho
sentiments of thousands of others
throughout our rity, nnd I feel it to ho
their moral duty to enconrnRO your ef
forts by writing you personally, ns I
hare done. Wishing you every success
ind the henrty co-operation of every
broad-minded citizen.
EUGENE h. SOLTNER.
2371 Memphis street.
tJre.it Credit to Press
ft f f Editor of the Evening Public Letloer:
Sir Great credit is due you for tho
land you have taken In regard, to the
Ku Klux Klnn. There is no plnro for
mcli nn organization in this country.
Would that nil impers throughout tho
country would take tho same steps that
you nre to exterminate this unti
American. anti-Christian nnd anti
Jewish organization. I believe that tho
public press Is the greatest educator in
the country and your rnper, I am sure,
can be hailed as "A Great Educator"
to Philadelphia.
EDWARD B. IIUSSEY.
0123 Chancellor street.
Kill Wero Real Clansmen
ft the V.dilor of the Kventno PuMio L'Jger:
Sir I have rend your first and sec
ond articles on tho Klu Klux Klnn, Inc.
(noto the Inc. pnrt), nnd being born
ini reared in tho South, nuturnlly I am
Wry much Interested ln it all nnd wish
...u-iuimm, i-waww!f,?"wiriffrtil rlftrlv.Yraria.aJi'(giva:K,0 i
World-Wide Revolt
Plan Laid to Jews
Continued from Van One
Negro citizens havo been ntteuntlnc
to approach tho South' rnro cues Ion
on ,ll! At,fa l,,Qn" InIs of In er-
raclal councils. Itcr
On -T-i'y 23. tho Rcrehllght. whlca
yesterday was linked up with tho
propagating forces of Ku Knx In'10
announced to Its renders that Dr!
Ridley had been eiieinri.,1
tribute n weekly "column" to tho sheer,
nnd in the issue nf August (!. under
the standing' hend "Ridley's Rnm
bllngs. appeared an article. "Ameri
cans Without, a Hyphen," which de
serves generous quotation.
"Ileilgii,; jhou- and guarded l.v the
hor zon-llnc of the Invisible Empire."
begins the Chaplain's verbal ramble,
"stands the stateliest and most stal
wart. American yet evolved by our
civilization. His bosom swells with
that patriotic pride and lovo of coun
try which havo pulled men awuy from
selfishness nnd ease and sent them
out as flaming evangels for borne and
country ever since David, n King,
s'ept in Adullam's cave that bo might
on wmi ins men anu eventually save
his homeland. A Klansmnn Is not onlv
patriotic, but ho is nctlvcly and eagerly
patriotic. ' b J
Stresses Ilia Ancestry
"I can't help being what I am ra
cially. I am not a .lew, nor a Negro,
nor a foreigner. 1 am an Anglo
Saxon white man, so ordained by the
hand and will of God, nnd so consti
tuted nnd trained that I ennnot con
scientiously take either my polities or
my religion from some secluded nsa
on tho other side of the world.
"Now, If somebody else happens to
be it .lew, I can't help It any more
than he can. Of, if he hnppens to be
blnck, I can't help that either. If ho
were born .under some foreign flag, I
couldn't help it, nnd if he wonts to
go clear back to Italy for his polities
and IiIh religion, 1 ennnot hinder him;
but there is one thing I can do. I
can object to his un-Amcrlcnn propa
ganda being preached in my homo or
practiced in the solemn assembly of
real Americans."
For a full double column more the
Chaplain continues his exclusion,
stopping by tho way to quote onco
more the Klansmnn's "Krced" with
tta White Supremacy declaration, anil
finally winds up with this peroration :
"Back in the days of tho Recon
struction tho fathers gathered nl the
call of the low, bhrill whistle and rode
Into immortal fame, rescuing a
threatened civilization and limiting
real once more the White Man's Su
premacy. Klansmen of today, whether
they assemble in eho mountains of
Maine or 'ncnth tho shadows of the
great Rookie, or on tho plains of the
Wonderful West, or ninlil tho trnilln,-
to give the Evenino Pi.mh.io Luikjeii vines and wild flowers of Dixie, meet
to keep olive the memory of thle men
nnd preserve the traditions of those
dnys when the souls of men were tried
ns if by lire."
"While Supremacy" Arc
Passwords of Ku Klux
Tho countersign of the Ku Klux
Klnn is "white" nnd tho secret
password "supremacy." These ure
the words that must bo whispered
before tho advancing klnnsmcn nre
allowed to pass the "klexter" or
outer gunrd and the "klarogo" or
Inner guard.
a word of praise for publishing the ar
tides "showing up" this Infamous
tang.
Tho real conception of tho real Klu
Klux of tho reconstruction days was to
ep the Negro under control for it
while after he was freed until he could
earn how to net becoming to n human
being rather than a wild bead.
Borne of my relatives were Klansmen,
and I am proud of it, but tho Klans
men of those days were the pick of the
land. There were "no graft" or $10
initiation feea to pay. Your honor wna
Jour pay for membership, love for right
and protection of the home, and espe
cially tho white women of tho South,
jnd there wero many outrages prevented
by the fear of tho Klu Klux Klan (not
inc.).
I want to ask that you try and get
a touch with Thomns Dixon, the uu
.tJ"' wlter ot "Tll Leopard Spots,"
. ,r,1,insrncn," "One Womnn,"
Klu Klux Klnn" nnd others nnd got
ms conception of the rcul Ku Klux of
he reconstruction days. I believe ho is
itie ablest mnn living todnv to express
i:i.; ' "i1,111" of the real Ku Klux
Wan, ami I'll bet he 1iiib luid many it
in. il th. imitators of tho Ku Klux
nlan (Inc.),
,.Keen "P Jour exposure. Tho whole
Jm'i bell('vo' l interested in every
aIcle you publish.
A REAL SOUTHERNER.
Sees "ProfU" as Klari Meal
the Htl lor o the Evening Pub'io l.iclatr:
Mr I he Evi:nm.n 1'imimi; Li.imu u
?,miU', ,,u ,"M, ot the dally lending
h. , i- f0T-i """""dins the meaning o?
abiding citizen will bo lured Into. Mich
U,i2 8anIzn,lon- wl,ur(; " f"lM) oath
tnn h?nth's Ml,n, I'lentlcnl orgnniza
niihiin i KW"fV "n1 W11H n menace to. tho
and L I'.'l1 iWiPn everything was i-euled
k n "1''1,1, thc-v f"""d '"t some ono
ent ?r.Tn ("'"''". Ma? he this pies
tt'la Kl Klux Klan Is bused , the
wme ,ie. A T)AtIiY hkadeR.
Not What Lincoln Wanted
Tt he lUMar l th. t. ,.. ....,.- . ...
(., .- '" "1 t iiuiw jiniiirr
' ii g not tins they could hnvn done
I'iiIkt Not "Oniclal" Openly
So much, imperially, for tho Negro
and Incidentally for tho Jew, tho
"foreigner." and him who goes for
his politics ami his religion to "somo
secluded ass" on the other sldo of tho
world. They nil are lumped together
as unworthy of association with the
Klansmnn, "the stateliest ami most
stalwart" product of American civili
zation. Remembering thnt though Ku Klux,
Inc., has never officially accepted tho
Searchlight as its orsan (tho paper
goe:i in bundles of from ten to
seventy-five copies weekly to tho Ku
Klux field Workers), it is instructive
to exnmlno a file of the paper nnd.
observe Its attitude toward the rnces
and classes Ku Klux bars from mem
bership, "Negroes Must Servo on Chain
Gangs Now," is the head of a box on
page 1. August (. "Negro Mob Clubbed
by New York Police." is an article on
,pngo .1. .Inly ISt, and on the same
page "Hociiii J.quallty rut umter
Ban," Is set of resolutions denounc
ing tho Rev. M. Ashby Jones, son of n
chaplain in Lee's nrniv, for permitting
n Negro to attend an inter-racial com
mittee gathering n.t his home nnd for
calling that Negro "mister" in thu
presence of a "body of fair woman
hood of Atlanta," suld resolutions
being boldly adopted by "Patriotic So
cieties of Atlanta," no addrcs3 given.
"White Woman Marries n Negro,"
heads a i.tory from Omaha on page 'J.
of the same issue, und "Separate Cars
for Negroes" tnkes up n whole column
on page ',). "Look Out, Patriots!"
shrills another headline on that page.
"Enemy Would Place History in Pub
lic Schools Backed by Negroes nnd
Catholics."
On pngo 0 Is another set of resolu
tions condemning President Harding
e- !..:.... . V.... lTfii. T.tnpnln
Johnson, as Register of Deeds, and
indorsing the opposition made by
Senator wnuon, of Georgia, io m;
appointment.
Foreign -Born Attached
To cite further examples from the
teeming supply would be tedious and
unnecessary. Mixed in with the Items
tuiding to reveal the Negro popula
tion of the country in nn unfavorable
light ure similar attacks on the foreign
born, whom Imperial Chaplain Ridley
also officially lumped in ns he rambled.
Enough examples Imvo now been
given of the hatred propaganda whi'ii
circulates In Ku Klux circle to tniiUu
it abundantly plain that when Em
peror Simmons or his underlings as
tert tint their order wages war on no
individual or organization regiinue
nal of Allw from the Ktuctd, Q limine the
vimijl of the Klmld, the Niglit-ltnwk stops and
mini Mrndy; the Kl.uhl will also stop, Ids
parly Immediately in front of the Klmld'' sta
tion, facing them to the Klmld, nnd then 'tin
twer the signal by the same. On receiving
t lie answer, the Klmld will arise nnd address
. the parly as follows:
"Men speak of love and live in but,
Men talk of faith and trust to fate,
Oh, might men do the things they teach I
Oh, mlgh't men live -the life they preach!
Then tho throne of avarice would fall, and thr
clangor
Of gtlm Selfishness o'er the esrlh would cease;
Love would tread out the baleful fire of anger,
And In ha ashes plant the lily of peace.
"Pass on I"
The Klndd will rciumo his scat, and the
KJadd will face his party as before and advance
behind the Night Hawk until he hears the sig
nal of Allw from the Ii. C. On hearing the
liftnal of the. E. C. the Night-Hawk stops mid
,goc to anil taken position at the sacred altar:
lite Kladd will aluo stop hi. p.irty immediately
m front of the V CVs station, facing them to
the E. C, and thn answer the slcnal w!lh the
same, .On receiving tltc answer, the E. C. wilt,
orbe and address the party as follovr.
"Sirs: We congratulate you on your manly
decision to forsake the world of selfishness and
fraternal alienation and emigrate to the delect
Able bounds Of the Invisible Empire and be
come loyal citizens of the sams. The primo
fufpose of this creat Order Is to develop char
acter, practice elenlshness, to protect the home
arid the chastity of womanhood, and to exem
plify a pure patriotism; towards our glorious.,
eounir
r
You i eiiitens of the Invisible Empire must
be actively patriotic toward our country and
constantly clanish towards klansmen socially,
physically, moratly and vocationally; will you
assume this obligation of cititenthipr'
You must unflinchingly conform to our re
quirements, regulations and usages in every
detail, and prove yourselves worthy to have
and to hold the honors we bestow; do you
freely and faithfully assume to do this?
Sirs: If you have any doubt as to your abil
ity to qualify, either in body or character, as
citizens of the Invisible Empire, you now have
an opportunity to retire fron this place with
the good will oP the klan to attend you; for I
warn you now, 11 you falter or fall at this time
or in the future as a klansman, in klonklave or
in life, you wilt be banished from citizenship
in the Invisible Empire withoht fear or favor.
This is a serious undertaking; we are not--
here to make sport of you, nor Indulge in the
sitly frivolity of circus clowns. Be you well
assuied that "he that putteth his hands, to the
plow and looketh bad: Is not fit for the king
dom of heaven," or vorthy of the high honor
of citizenship In the Invisible Empire, or the
fervent fellowship of klansmen. Don't deceive
yourselves; you cannot deceive us and we will
not be mocked. Do you wish to retire?
C. C. "Faithful Kladd. you will direct the
way for these worthy alien's to the sacred altar
of the empire ot diivalry, honor, industry and
love, In order that they may make further
progress toward attaining citizefiih'p in the
Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux
JUn."
"Emperor" Simmons (In black, near middle of group) nnd Ids Klansmen in their Klan "Itloahs" nro shown
above at ii midnight mooting on Stono Mountain, near Atlanta, Ga. Tho other moulted figures in black aro
candidates for "knighthood." Itelow Is a photographic copy of instructions for Initiation rites
is known and admired by many per
sons, but as a "100 per cent Ameri
can" he does not (pinlify according to
the Ku Klux standards.
Mr. Kauffman could not truthfully
give n satisfactory nnswer to the eight
of tho twenty questions which consti
tute the test of admissibility to the
Klan. The question reads:
"Are you a Gentlie or a Jew?"
This questionnaire, by the war. In
dicates that tlie "Imperial archives" of
the Klan at Atlanta are gradually being
filled with a mass of dntn concerning
the oath-bound underlings of Simmons
' Must Give ritll History
When n "prospect" Is canvassed by
n Kicngte, wonting on a cnmrnlsu
on
of color,' rneu or creed," these smooth j hnsis. the possible cnndldnto for Klnn
professions do not coincide witti the knichthood is required to fill out a long
InctM ns uncovered by investigation.
The fruit of "ticli propnganua is me
list of outrc.yes und lawless nets which
have been occurring lu many parts of
the fulled States since Ku Kluxlsin,
Inc., got fairly rooted.
Outrages to ho Analyzed
When they are taken up and analvzcd
the American public will be in u posi
tion to decide whether It wants to he
"hedged about and guarded by the
horizon-line of the Invisible Empire,"
where itiiuds "the stateliest and most
stalwart American jet evolved by our
civilization." as Imperial Chaplain Rid
ley phrnsid it, or whether, instead of
this incorporated supcr-govcrnuieut and
invisible censotship, it doei not prefer
the constitutional principles and rights
secured by the founders of Americanism
nnd tin lawn evolved from tho experi
ences of nation il life.
Wliile the "literature" circulated
amoiiL' the su es force IscIom-s the antl.
Jewish preachments of tho order, tho
"KnipcriTr" himself does not hesltuto
to use tlie output of Jewish brains.
Tills filet niids u touch nf humor to
the printed mutter i.ent out by tho ton
ill tho interest of the "Invisible Eni-
llirn " Amiiiim? Ii'tlcr from thn 'mil!!-"
of Simmons nt Atlanta the investiga
tion Juls uncovered reprints nf n siitneil
editorial h.v Herbert Kaiifi'niati which
nppeared in McClurc's Magazine for
April. 11120.
This editorial, called "Scum o' tho
Melting Put," protested shnrplr against
tlie naturalization ot iimiesiraole unmi-
lit-t of queries.
Tin; nppllcant must state his age, his
occupation and the place of his birth.
Then he must tell how long he has
liod in the locality nnd whether he is
married, single or a widower.
AVhetlior or not the parents of the
applicant were horn In tho Cnlted
States must be disclosed to the Kleagle.
This 1" evidently an important point,
nnd failure to answer satisfactorily
would mean exclusion forever from the
portals of the "Invisible Empire."
The presumption raised by the ques
tlonnnlro itself is that an American
Indian would have no more chance to
become n Klansmnn than would n mnn
born in the Shantung Province of
Chinn. Tho Indian could answer with
perfect truth thnt his parents were
born in tho United States,, hut he
could not hurd'o tho bnrrier raised by
question io. u :
"Aro you nf the white race or of a
colored race?"
Other questions are concerned with
the eilueatioiml advantages of the im
pllcnnt, and he also must tell tho color
of his eyes and hair and state his
weight anil height. Answers to these
lust two queries would bo useful in fill
ing orders for the cotton bheetlng hoods
and gowns.
Tlie candidate next must make known
if he believes in the princlp'es of "Pure
AmericuniMii," us laid down by the
exalted "Emperor" in his kloranle
twaddle. Other interrogations benr on
the applicant's pohtlcs, his religious
UNMASKING OF KU KLUX AIMS CALLED
GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTIRE NATION
TnE following Is a translation of nn
editorial which nppeared in the
Jewish World, of this city, Wednesday:
THE KU KLUX KLAN EXPOSED
It is, Indeed, fortunate that respon
sible newspapers throughout tho coun
try llko the Eyem.Vo Pubmo Lkdoeu
and the Now York World have under
taken to cxposo the diabolical schemes
of that sinister organization known by
the grotesque nnme, Ku Klux Klnn.
There can be no greater service to
humanity than the expose of tho ma
licious acts of these creatures. It took
three months) to ascertain the facts and
investigate the secret activities of this
peculiar organization which threatens
the peacn and the very liberties of
communities everywhere.
One can only wonder how such n
baneful group could have found n place
in n civilized country and could havo
developed to such tremendous propor
tions that, today, it is verily n thorn
ln the side of every decent nnd fair
minded person.
Recalls .Middle Ages
It is Inconceivable how nn nriranlzn-
tlon which spreads racial prejudicu nnd
religious dissension, which aims to de-
stroy Jews, Catholics nnd Negroes and
of that time. One shudders even while
reading nbout It today.
It is beyond human conception, when
ono thinks of the ponslble results of
such propaganda, what would really
become of our country were they to
succeed in destroying tho 11,000.000
or 12,000,000 Catholics. 3,000.000 or
4.000.000 Jews. 10.000,000 or 12.000.
000 NcgrooR and .TJ.000.000 people of
foreign birth, all of whom aro true and
loyal citizens of the United States?
Can there bo a more horrible picture?
The devil himself, ln the very depths of
hell, could not conceive such a plan as
this devilish scheme which the Ku Klux
Klan is planning to enrry out.
Expose Is Welcome
Yet it seems that this Klan, in a
period of six years, has developed Into
n formidable organization of more than
OW.lKH) members.
Storm of Wrath Grotcs
Against Klan's Progress
Governors publicly opposing TClnn 3
Mayors of cities taking respec
tive action 0
Curbing bills introduced ln Stnto
Legislatures 2
District nnd Federal District At
torneys hnvo promised investi
gations 2
State Attorney General promising
investigation 1
Daughters of the Confederacy
publicly oppose the further tolera
tion of the K. K. K. in VIrginlu.
Hut thr oxnnsn trhieh the Evr.sixn
Pi-hlio Lcdoeh is now publishing must ' thoush several times threatened to
'100 per cent Americans' thut nre
trying to 'save the Notion.'
Attacked Klan Before
"Again, it seemed Bomewhnt incum
bent upon tho Enquirer-Sun to join in
this natlou-wldc exposure of the so
called Ku Klux Klan under which
nume one William Joseph Simmons
and his cohorts appropriated the name
of nn order at one time pnered to the
South because the Enquirer-Sun was
tho first dally newspaper ln Georgln, or
the South, to attack nnd denounce the
Klan long beforo it hnd gained Its pres
ent foothold throughout the country.
"We knew then, nnd said so ns plain
ly ns wo knew how. that the so-called
modern Ku Klux Klnn was originated
purely as n 'money-making Fchcme' by
a professional fraternal order organizer,
nnd that there was nothing 'inspired'
about It, ns claimed except the Inspir
ation of how to get 'easy money' from
the 'jlner' class but wc nlso knew,
nnd said so, that it was fraught with
great danger to the South, through Its
racial and religious hatred propaganda ;
but we did not suspect that it could
even find n half million or more 'suck
ers' in other parts of the Tnltcd States.
"As far back ns lost November, tho
Enquirer-Sun made ccnain editorial
observations concerning the 'Invisible
Empire' even then its 'Emperor,'
elected for life, was threatening to 'sue'
nil 'enemies' of his 'sacred realm'
which might bear repenting todny. for
certainly we feel no lesn so about it
now than then; Indeed, much has oc
curred to emphasize what we expressed
nearly a year ago, when every other
dally newspaper in Georgia was ns si
lent ns the grave on this subject of tho
'masked menace,' and Btill is, for that
matter."
Summarizing Its editorials of 1020.
tho Enqulrer-Stm Fhnws that even at
that date it was waging war on Ku
Kluxlsm, nnd concludes by Faying :
"And so today, ten months after the
above was written and printed, wc nro
glad to be able for wo aro still alive
ami our plant not yet 'blown up
.;!
lend to it, thnt the proper authorities
will proceed to investigate the sinister
acts of this weird organization, lly
shedding light upon Its workings ln the
dnrk It will mako it Impossible for nn
organization of such creatures to exist.
Every fnlr-mlmled citizen, nnd par
ticularly every Jew, should be grateful
to tho Evening Prm.io Eedc.eh for
leaving unmnsked the Inhuman hordes
of the Ku Klux Klnn. It Is indeed a
seeks to persecuto citizens of foreign I great public service und should bo rec-
uirui couiu mi iiouriNii. ii reminds : ocnzei ns such.
grunts in IhK country. Mr. KaulTinan ' faith, tho religious faith of his parents
KU KLUX "WIZARD" AND SOME "GOBLINS"
the iTi 'r '",VK cnrefully r.tmlled
Orintm'i I' I'l'iKtmi, Lincoln.
idefenlo "f'TiT1 W,,n K,lvc t,U!lr ,,cst
n ic i.nM ". ,,1N country. 1 feel sufo
would ,,..," ".v coiiiii nnve anno
the L V ''"''V' 'nr value than
LEno'i''1,0 of "',' KVKNINU ITllt.lC
Ku Klux i"nPX,,oMl,K ,llu wl f the
one' ri!'n's tllli nPlireclation of every
ndinvorJ . "f rm'r "r ,T,'P1' f,)r 1,H
Nation " l'r,,rY tho Ideals of the
ork uin .. - ' ''-. ll-',M ,lH Brent
"" ku on,
M-cMah
P. L. MOORE.
on Heads Textile Workers
Thomas l'M', in'-'"f A. !.)
It. I ,J, M('M'h"'. of Providence.
PrwiriW, V .iwn!, ""nnlmoiisly elected
'fwirtent of tho Piilted Textile Work-
ng tho hit
Mn nfifc ""."J'.""
a vice i. Jii !' j'e.iiaiion. who was
I 6 n I""1 "f tU "WIIIIWIHOII
Oolder... Vr "3 """'cm ""m-o Mr.
MiSSSt""' U"B cU'ete(1 firBt vlco yres-
.. r . .
rsgtip ... ..-
one of the dark days during the Middle
Ages, with their inquisitions, their
secret, underground societies, sceth
ine with religious intolerance, which
embittered the lives of the best people
America K nnd will remain, "the
land of the free, and the home of tho
brave," and sooner or later tho Ku
Klux Klnn is doomed to die an Ignoble
death,
"Imperial WUurU" Simmons (li blncli robo) Is bhowi wjth norno of his fantastically tarbed !U:mmeuWir
.a of whom Is hold ng up llio "(lory cross'' of tho order '
ami his membership in secret fraternnl
orders.
The gem of tho whole quiz is question
No. 20, which demands:
"Do you owe any kind of allegiance
to any foreign untton, Government, In
stitution, sect, pcopie, ruier or person?
The candidate who satisfactorily an
swers ull these questions nnd who Is
willing to "donate" .fit), then becomes
eligible to "Superior Knighthood und
mny sit among tho gods lu tho Empire
Invisible," to quote the hifaluting
ritual.
Hut here is the rub! lie mist take
an oath of allegiance to tho "Emperor"
and limit solemnly swear to obey any
nnd nil edicts nnd decrees thnt mny
niovo majestically forth from tho "Im
perial Palace."
ln other words, bclug regarded as
eligible for Klanhood because he does
not owe allegiance to any foreign (iov
ernmeiit, ruler or person, he must,
when "nnturnllzed" lu tho Klnn, tnko
" oath of obedience to u man who holds
nn oillco of trust, power or responsibil
ity in the Government of thesu United
States,
The "quadruple oath" hy which tho
now Klansman rivets himiclf to an
"Empvrar" self -elected or Jlo tcill be
puhtishetl tomorrow by the Evening
I'ublio Ledger, The oath is one of tho
most "utterly secret" of the order's
documents, but it will be reproduced
in full.
(Copyricht. IBL't. hy tho Tubllo I-.lier Com-
wain- uiiu urn i-rrw l-uuuiitiinB company,
tnu N" w Vorlc World',
OLD GEORGIA PAPER
OPENS FIRE ON KLAN
Special Pwpatch to livening PulUo Ledger
Columbus. Gn., Sept. 1(1. Tho En-
FA Paso City Council Dans
Mashing of Ku Klux Klan
El Paso, Tex.. Sept. 10. t lly A.
P.) -Tho City Council adopted on
first rending yestenhiy nu ordiminco
forbidding public gntherinys or den.,
onstr.ltious of mniked persciiH. per
mits from the police chief are neces
snry for niutkcd balls or carnivals.
Supporters of tnc ordinance s,uy U j
aimed at the Ku Klux Klnn,
qiilrer-Sun of this oity, the oldest
newspaper in Georgia, the home State
of the Ku Klux Klnn. todny began
publication of nn exposure of tho "In
visible Empire."
In nn editorial the Enquirer-Sun
stntcd that it had delayed printing the
full facts about the order until the
"Imperial Wizard" or some other high
official of the Klan threatened to sue
for libel every newepaper that dnrcd to
reveal Ku Kluxlsm ln its true light.
Tho editorial continued:
"This, to be sure, was not because
wo nre deliberately seeking an oppor
tunity to libel somebody, or thnt we
aro particularly yearning for n dam
ago suit, but hecau.-e we think It is
duo the State of Georgia, in which this
infamous Ku Klux order was lirst or
ganized thnt ALE of her newspapers be
not cowed into illence by this threat
of court notion or of anything else
that this night-iidiug organization may
bay or do.
"While other newspapers of the
I nltcd States tire doing whnt they can,
nnd running the risk of libel suits if
there be nuy risk in exposing n fraud
of this character tt might seem to be a
rather serious omission for no Georgia
newspaper to join in tho exposure; pnr
ttcillllllv when tho venomous thlno wm
chartered nnd first ruiied its hooded
iieaci in mis state.
"Again, it seemed to us thut, sinco
these 'libel' hulls nre to come $10,
000,000 of them, so one of tho Klan's
Kreat 'Hob-Gobllus' declurcs It wouhl
bo doubly out of plnco not to have nt
least one of these Milts tried right here
In Georgia, where tho original mem
bcrshll) list and nil the nr1i. .,.. .!,..
ship lists ure kept, or arc supposed to be '
uupii
"As we havo remarked before, we
want to bring those sacred and guarded
membership lists into court, and we
know of no better way to do It than to
stand suit for 'libel' as If unybody
could libel anything thnt hides its faco
behind n innsl: and works in the dark,
"Yes, we aro rather anxious to cet
our hnnds on thnt 'secret list' of'
niiiiiu.v inenioers, nnil, Wlttl It la our
possession for, onco brought Into
court, it will be made public to ntrike
tho musk from the face and pull the
hood from the head of every man who Is
still ii member of that 'brotherhood of
hate.
"There will bo something of a rcvela
ton in Georgia when thU hnppens;
thcro will bo something of u revelution
rbht here hi Columbus for boiiio of
theee nnraes are going to look mighty
funny In nrlnt when wo mo in cold tin
for the flrt Jtlrae Just who are these
join in this Nntion-wido cxposuro of
this sinister secret order. We see ln
it. Indeed, the beginning of the end of
Ku Kluxlsm; for all such fool move
ments nre more or less short lived, nnd
all Mich vicious movements have their
dar tho public needing only to lenm
the truth nbout them to wash its hands
of them before very long."
Itu i Htnft Correspondent
Washington, Sept. 1(1. Condemns-
tlon of tho Kit Klux Klnn continues to ,x
come from nil Ncrtlon. Members of -t
Congress think it should be Investl- ,.
Bated nnd tho public given the benefit j
of nil facts connected with its organl- 'J
zation nnd purpoFe. i
Resolutions of inquiry will probably v
bo Introduced when Congress meets, t
with n view to" having the wholo sub-
ject opened up. Here la what some of r
tho members nre saying: i
Representative Temple of I'ennsyl.
vnnla "I don't know anything about j
tho society, but I don't think nn or-
ganlzntion like thut described by the '
Mvi-tino Pujiun IiRDtiEn ib going to t
grow very rnptdly or continue very long t
lu existence. It doesn't alarm me.. J i
There is too much good sense ln this
country to afford any opportunity for
the growth or continued existence ot
such nn organization."
RcniTscntatlvo Campbell, of Pcnn- I
syHnnla "There is uu place for such-
nn organization in tins country toaay.
It is In violation of the very spirit of ,
the Constitution und the principles
ution which thl Government was
founded. The practice Is becoming nil
too coismon for neonle to brand them
solves 100 ner cent American nnd start
out to regulate their neighbors anatrs.
Tolerance is the one thing needed at
this time for us to get unck to the con
ditions thnt will bring nbout nn era of
good feeling and solid, substantial and
permanent progress.
Kcnrcsentatlve Kalier, of California I
"ou cannot justify it in any clr- i
ilized community, especially in this
country. It is a relic of barbarism and
you cannot figure it out nny other way.
Irrespective of the alleged offense, a
mnn should have a .trial nnd tho lavr
should take its course.
"There Is no necessity for the Ku
Klux Klnn if we hnvc n Judge on the
bench who will do his duty, a District
Attorney and a Sheriff. These threo
officers executing the law as they
should, the most rabid believer in the
Ku Klux would have no occasion for
even thinking of Its existence in a civ
ilized country like ours."
Wnyno B. 'Wheeler, general counsel
for tho Anti-Saloon League "The
Evenino PunLio LEDorn is taking tho
right attitude on the Ku Klux Klnn.
The only safe theory of the Government
is to hold the regularly constituted
authorities responsible for law enforce
ment. "Individuals nnd organizations can
be of service in aiding officers of tho
law lu doing their duty, but they should
not take the law in their own hnnds.
Ity so doing they become judge and
executioner. This usually lend to n
worse condition than that which they
tried to remedy.
"There mny hnvc becnsome excuje
for n Ku Klux Klan in the South im
mediately nftcr the Civil War, butthero
thnup u'ho sturteil It hnil to holti lirnntr
it up later on. ns It became a menace
to orderly government.
Itcprescntatlvo Dyer, of .Missouri
"I do not know nnythlng nbout the Ku
Klux Klan. We ought to hnvc t In
vestigated and wc what its purposes!
urf.
"If the organization is what the
Evknino Ptni.io IiKtic.nn nnd other"
papers report it to be in what they
have been publishing, then it is work
ing ngainst free government nnd ought
to be inquired into by Congress so
thut suitable action can be taken to put
an end to it nfter getting the fncts.
"It looks to me like It might be a
violation of the Constitution, which
grants to every person the right of frce
dom of speech iin'd religion.
"To hnvo investigation, we would
prohably have to requet authority by
u resolution empowering the Investi
gating Commltteo to subpena witnesses
with their books und papers."
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