The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
REVEAL SECRETS
Or XII K XII KHAN
At.Last People Of All Sections Are
Beginning to Understand Re
tnarkable Organization.
LAW AND ORDER OUT OF. CHAOS
This Was the Result, and When
Accomplished "klan" Was
Disbanded.

There Is no stranger chapter In AM
erjcan history than the story OF the l<u
Slux Khan. There Is no narrative OF act
fual or4iinaginary events that can htir
the blood ana fire, the imagination i!ke
the record OF tho deeds o ''The Invisible
EII,nplre.u Brought into being BY the
stressties and crimes or criminals this
band OF patriots redeemed the bleeding
and seemingly hopeless South from the
llorrDrs of d black plague that threatened
those nearest and dearest TO the brave
learts who had uneomplalngly accepted
the verdict Of defeat.
strange and ovcntfu as was this chap
ter Of history It's truths were unknown
northEof Mason and D!xon's line, save
in isolated Instances until Thomas Dixon
Jr.. wrote his two powerful novels, ''Thc
Leonard 8 Spots" and THE Clansnian.'
These boolE9 have proven q revelation 70
tho North where they have been read az
widely as In the South. The presentation
OF Mr.. Dixons play "The cians'n ian S
served to drive the wedge home.
Born in secrecy Graded IN mystery,
3nnd shrouded In obscurity, even Con-
eressional Investigation committee vas
unable to penetrate the secrets OF TINS
orga rization. Only after the lapse OF
thirty years has the true history OF the
Ki, Nlux Khan become accessible 70 INC
public.
The Secrets Revealed
i brief resume OF this history may
not be amiss before the coming OF The
Clansman'' to the Academy OF Music
September 25th and 2Cth.
a recent magazine article BY Mr..
Dixon says:
5"In 1867 secret organization Of
pea ce loving, law-abiding, God-fearing
patriotic southerners met in Nashville
and organized this society. The name
XII klux Khan, was first used by
group of college boys at Pulaski Tenn
who formed a secret society with that
name They found Il Greek word
.'Kuklos,' which means circle or band
From this formed the wlerd name OF
Ku I<lux. Tn this was added the word
Khan, which they spelled with y x for
the ALTERATION The object OF this So
ciety was solely amusement, but 50 pos
tent was the mere name that 1t would
soon overspread the entire South. The
wielh mystery that surrounded the
movements of the society soon created
the Impression that it had been founded
for. a serious purpose. This feeling was
decpened bX the awe which seized the
colored people and many of the whites
when members Of the Ku kluX, In their
fantastic costumes, were seen on lonely
roads at night. AS the horrors OF black
rule fell upon the people Ike some ter
rible Incubus, certain wise heads saw
the power of this organization, and the
Ilu Klux Khan grew iato q. Law and
Order League. The Ku Klux Khan be-
came u necessity after Thaddsus STAY
ems and his friends had set In motion
The Union League, backed by Federal
bayonets. and aided by tho destruction
OF the State governments.
Order Out of Chaos.
Such was the inception of Klan.
within a few months says Mr.. Dixon,
.thls empire has overspread territory
larger than modern Europe aud brought
order out Of chaos. The triumph which
they achieved was one of incredible gram
deur. They snatched power out Of con
uuerors."
A All Of this was done largely by the
power OF fear. Their Ehost-like costumes,
their use Of tricks to work upon the
superstition Of the negro, and sudden
ness nd uneXpectedness of their striking