The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-02

the Divine Being and recognize the
goodness and the providence of the
same.
We recognize our relation to the
government of the United States of
America the supremacy of the Con-
stitution, the union of the states
Hereunder and the constitutional
laws thereof, and we shall be ever de
voted to the sublime principles of a
pure Americanism and valiant in the
defense of it's ideals and institutions.
We avow the distinction between the
races of mankind as same has been
decreed by the Creator, and shall ever
be true in the faithful maintenance
of white supremacy and will strenu.
ously oppose any compromise thereof
in any and all things.
We appreciate the intrinsic value Of
real practical fraternal relationship
among men of kindred thought, pur
pose and ideals and the infinite bene-
fits accruablc therefrom, and shall
faithfully devote ourselves to the
practice of an honorable clanishness
that the life and living of each may
| be a constant blessing to the other.
There are many who think they see
in the rebirth of the khan connection
with the recently ratified woman suf-
| frage amendment. The original khan
came into being after the enfranchise-
ment of negro men. The new khan
tho dating back five years, has had
it's greatest growth in the month since
the Acknowledgement of negro women
became insured. But it is true there
are many conditions in the south
which the north does not understand
"While conditions today are not the
same as they were when the original
khan was organized" Colonel Sim
mons told representative of the New
York World in Atlanta the other day
"the need for an organization like
the Ku-Klux Khan is just as pressing
now as it ever was, but along different
| lines.
Negroes Leave in Fear.
"Its purpose is to inculcate the sa-
cred principles and noble ideals Of
chivalry, the development of charac
| ter. the protection of the home anc
| the chastity of womanhood, the ex'
COMPLICATION Of pure patriotism TO
ward our glorious country, the preser
walton of American ideals and the
maintenance of white supremacy
and to provide vital, perpetual
memorial to the men who served sC
valiantly in the ranks of the origina
Ku-Klux Khan" There were three OF
these original clansmen under the
fiery cross on Stone Mountain that
Thanksgiving day, five years ago.
Only native born white Americans
are admitted to its ranks. Catholics
are barred, as also are Jews. Mem
bership IS granted only after neophy
ties have proven, by service, their be
| lief in its tenets. and their willing
ness and courage to remain loyal.
Naturally a movement so gigantic
and so perilous in case of pervasion
has not been without opposition
Ministers of the south have denounced
it from the pulpit. Citizens outside
the khan have been too ready to blame
it for mysterious and cruel reprisals
against wrong doors. Catholics have
feared it as an A. p. A. organization
And negroes, who as pickaninnieF
trembled at the stories their mann
mics told them of the night riders OF
other days, cover behind the locked
doors of their cabins as phantom
armies of shrouded figures sweep thru
the southern villages in the dead OF
the night. Thousands of them are
said to be arming, and tens of thous-
ands have moved away From Geor-
gia. it is estimated one hundred and
seventy eight thousand negroes have
gone to other states in the last two
years.
But in the time since itsreorganl-
cation there have been no deeds OF
horror traceable to the khan. There
have been rumors of whippings adj
ministered both to whites and negroes
in several states, but there has been
slight question as to the deservedness
Evil doors, both white and black
have been called to their doors al
night by the spectral riders behind
the blazing cross, and warned against
repeating their .offenses. And in
Richmond warnings have been re.
ceived by several negroes suspected
of wrong doing. One of these, print
ed by a negro paper there, read
xxx. Kiger's Ford.
S-19-20. 18th Hour.
Meme. Meme, Tekel, Upharsin.
Be il upon your own head, your
bleed. The bloody dagger is drawn
Your sins are upon your head. Be-
ware! Your steps are marked. Your
presence here is mOurned. The
avenging dagger flashes in the moon
light.
The warning was unsigned There
was no proof that it really was issued
by the Ku-Klux Khan. But friends of
the movement in the south insist
there has been a marked decrease in
crime in communities where klans
IRE known to exist.