The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-09-23
kU KLUX KLAN
BEING PROBED

| washington, Sept. 22.-High off
cials Of the Ku Klux Klan may b,
summoned to Washington for interro
cation by the department of justice
Attorney General Daugherty indicated
today.
Director Burns of the departments
| bureau OF investigation, Mr.. Daugh.
erty announced, has been instructed
to set his agents at work on an in
vestigation of the klan's organiza-
ton in various parts of the country.
In connection with the possible sum-
moning of klan leaders to Washington
the attorney general said the depart
ment of justice had the authority to
summon any one and it was it's policy
IN the course of an investigation to
talk the matter over with the persons
involved.
The attorney general said that any
CRIMINAL prosecution would be for the
most part matters of state law unless
there had been some violations of fed
eral statutes through the use of the
mails to defraud.
There is no need in this country,
Mr.. Daugherty said, for vigilance or
CARNATIONS. The country does not
need, he added, any self-onstituted or
ganization to define and enforce the
laws for American citizens. 1t has, he
contended, a well organized depart
ment Of justice to enforce the federal
laws and well organized state authori-
ties to maintain the laws Of the sew
eral states.
Washington, Sept 22.-The Ku
Klux Klan and religious intolerance
entered into debate on the floor of the
senate during discussion of the beer
bill.
Senator Watson (Democrat) of
Georgia asserted that religious liberty
had not been secured In the United
States under the charter granted Lord
Baltimore while Senator Stanley
(Democrat) of Kentucky insisted that
there was only one place in all the
civilized world where man could wor-
ship his god and the dictates of his
conscience. and that was in the pro-
vince of the Roman Catholic noble
man, Lord Baltimore"
= vi am here to fight intolerance
whether it lights it's torch in a Ku
Klux camp in Georgia or whether in
western Ohio" added Senator STAN
ley, referring in the latter case to the
nti-Saloon league which has it's
headquarters at Westerville, Ohio. II
will meet the Ku Klux Klan issue
when it comes," said Senator Watson.
Until some crime is proven against
that society or some other secret So
ciety with which this country is hon
eycombed l will withhold my judg-
mcnt until the guilt of the accused is
established by competent testimony"
Atlanta, Sept. 22.-The Knights of
the Ku KIux Klan will welcome any
impartial investigation and will open
Its. .hoQkHr records to federal, author
tiles, Col. William Joseph Simmons,
imperial wizard, declared in a state
mcnt issued here tonight when in
formed that Attorney General Daugh-
erty was considering asking him to
come to Washington to discuss the sit
uation.
The statement asserted that when
the series Of alleged "exposures" be-
ing published by certain newspapers
are concluded the imperial wizard will
make answer to them. Colonel Sim
mons also denied reports that the i'm
parial kloncilium had been summoned
to meet to consider the articles being
printed.
st. Louis, Sept. 22.--Gov. Arthur
klan as an organization before 500
members Of the grand lodge of Mis-
souri, A. F. & A. NJ, last night de.
claring it a "secret, furtive organiza-
ton whose methods are subversive
to American ideals and the rule of
tie law"
Governor Hyde declared that Ma
sens have mo connection with the or
ganization and want nothing to do