The Washington times., 1920-12-27
XII KLUX HEAD
RAPS CRITICS
imperial Wizard Replies to A.
tack Made on Order by New
York Attorney.

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William j. Simmons, imperial WIZ
cd 81 Tho KNIGHTS of the Ku Klux
Va A.
Khan, today issued his reply W lhe
attack made on this organization by
AIfr..J TaJIav assistant district
- 49, C;ty in an
a..orhey Vi NV % ~, YorL
interview puphshed IN IVY ioA
papers Friday, December -.
COLONEL SIMMONS REPLY.
ColoneI s,mmons said:
,his ar
"noh "r' iai'o' '""'
ganizhion with being un-Americai
he imputes to the organization and
it's membership treason to the Gov
eminent of the United States OF Amer
lea, and in so doing he indicts men-
bers of Congress, Judges of the courts
of our land, State attorneys general,
sheriffs. chiefs of police and some CT
the most prominent citizens of Amc:-
lea who are members of the organiza-
ton now living in the North as well
as the South
I'm all places where our organiza-
ton is actively at work the Officers
of the law and Government Officials
are the strongest supporters of the
organization. and New York city VIII
the officers of the law in New YORK
are real Americans, and IL they are
not the time will come when they
will be-
"Second-The statement that our
organization is composed of narrow
chested bigots is ridiculous and
amounts to nothing more than an OK
preston of opinion by one man.
.Ibird-When Mr. Talley by in
iSt1y
or activities of the knights of me
ku Klux Khan in New York city will
he in violation of law or antagonistic
10 tho Fundamental principles and
ideals of the American Government
out of Ignorance he states an untruih,
and If his threat 70 preyent the opera
lions of the Knights of the Ku Klux
! Khan in New York city is based upon
the exnectation or belief that the or.
ganiaztion in it's operations in New
York will yiolate any laws of the la nd
or anv Fundamental nrinciple of the
american Covernment then Mr.. Tall
lev is chasing a cold trail. and his ie-
sire Tn interfere with the operations
NJ This organization is doomed to Sc
rious Observation-Disclosures
..EourtL 49, NJ TAloy c.lls
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w raj, III uD IN ,,is ,,ni,st ard nv
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"a Iaa.iI,, rocoonisad institutior Of
America am TAINTED TO exclaim. oh.
: iro.In -, 49, o-;r,o, havo ,oar
comn,i,f.d in thv name, 7, tho
,,o,.rnitndo ~ bic inteIIectu,l ,rasn
he nos.assad the nower of nre
emirant st.tesmapsbin and has heep
misnuoted and misused more than any
other American. living or dead can
see him now looking down upon the
Great nation which he saved and hear
Min sigh as he views certain species
BIZ partisan parasites which now in
Prest the shores of his great country.
The Knights of the Ku Klux Khan in
spirit and in principle is ready any
day to put its whole case into the
"oaI CO. ~ ra,n;zatior
80 a. e,rat;., nr;nc;nIo. a..
- - urhich IircoIn fouoht Tor
49, BIZ warm HEARTS blood con.
senrated
"Eiftb the charge that this organ.
;y,t;or seaks mr. Intends to denv life
Iihertv and the pursuit of happiness
,n anv citizen of America is
caIumny born of ignorance. In the
oath of allegiance which every citizen
O, the Invisible Empire takes is the
nledpe to preserve for every citizen
OF America. even at the cost OF life
itself liberty, and the pursuit Of
happiness by every law-abiding and
self-respecting citizen of the nation.
sixth. the charge that because this
organization is secret in it's member
ship and secret in it's operations is
evidence of the fact that its purpose
and work is in violation of law is a
serious Indictment, because il that be
true, then all secret organizations or
operations in America are evil and
the assistant district attorney in
making this charge jndicts the United
states Government itself, because the
most secret of secret institutions Is