The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
KU KLUX KLAN IS
REVIVED IN SOUTH
New Organization Gets
Georgia State
Charter.

ATLANTA. Ga. oct. p-The Ku
Kmx Khan. famous during the dark
dass of rcDousfructlon In the south.
ht4. with renewed vigor, rapidly
spread throughout the south and
other parts OF the United states dur
ing the past year until It now has
q membership ~ tens ~ thousands
and organizations In almost every
corner of tho south
Colonel william i. simmons. pro-
fc#gor " southern history az LHnicr
universally I'm Atlanta. is the founder
OF the roiuvruat,d ku KluN Khan.
tho construction Of which he haN
been planning Tor many years In
1915. with thirly.four of ais friends
among whom wcrD three members
pr tho original Ku Klux. the khan
received a state charter.
Tho petition was accepted and on
Thanksgiving night an 1915 the or
gauizcrs of the Khan assembled on
top of the giant granite boulder
known ~ stone mountain, near At
lauta. and there at midnight. under
D blazing fiery cross the symbol of
he old KHAN, they took the oath Of
allegiance TO the Invisible Empire.
knights Of the ku klux Elan.
Since the khan had among It's
charter members three uf the orig
inal members OF tho p.d Eu klux
Khan. It was granted all tho legal
rights and privileges enjoyed bv the
original organization. With rights TO
all It's paruphCrnalia, rymhols, in
sigma, etc, and each year celebrates
its anniversary on May 6. the date
ON which the old khan was founded.
While 10 Is designed to honor the
memory OF an organization whose
operations were confined to the
south and To pcrpctuatc the princi-
pies upon which that organization
was founded. the modern knights
Of the ku Elux klan IL not sec
tioual institution for according to
It's founders IL must at least have
the sanction II not the active sup
port OF all white native born Amer
lean citizens who love their country
and their flag and believe in the
preservation OF It's institutions and
ideals.
Organization IL Needed.
while conditions today Ore not
tho same as they We're when the
original khan was organized" saws
Colonel simmons, the need for an
organization like the Ku Klux Klan
is Just as pressing now as II ever
was, but along different lines.
Its purpose is to inculcate the
sacred principles and noble ideals Of
chivalry the development OF char1c-
ter, the protection OF the home and
the chastity OF womanhood. the cN+
AplifiCation of "A pure patriotism
toward our glorious country, the
preservation Of American ideals and
the maintenance OF white supremacy,
and vital perpetual memorial TO
the men who served 80 valiantly IN
the tanks OF the original khan.
NO man is wanted in this order
who hasn't manhood enough to as
sumo real oath with serious pur-
pose to keep the same inviolate. No
man Is wanted in this order who will
not, or who cannot, swear an un-
Z qualified allegiance to the govern
/ mcnt Of the United states OF Amer
lea, it's flag and its constitution.
"Only nativc-born American cit
i2ens who believe in the tenets OF
the Christian religion and owe no
allegiance Of any degree or nature
to any foreign government. political
institution. sect, people or persons
are eligible for membership"
Defends Original Klan.
In this connection Colonel Sim
mons took occasion to point out
that the original Ku Klux Klan was
not n band of bandits and cut
throats az foes OF the south and en-
emics OF the southern people so fire.
quently have charged--a band OF
murderors who stopped at nothing