The Washington times., 1921-09-18
by ELIZABETH TYLER.
Chief Of Staff, Knights Of thu
Ku Klux klanO

BY ELIZABETH TYLER.
Chief Of Staff, knights Of the
ku Klux klan.)
wish to clear up a few points
I'm regard to the Ku Klux Khan,
which seems to be very much mis-
understood.
In the first place. the Ku Klux
klan is not a law.breaking organi-
zation as its opponents claim. The
Ku Klux Klan will not tolerate
violence in any form. We are for
the strict enforcement of the law
and not the breaking Of 1t. All
we will ever demand will be the
enforcement OF the law and In
this we will be successful.
On several occasions tho Ku Klux
Klan has been accused of out
rageous violence in the South and
West, and / wish to say positively,
right here and now. that these ac-
cusations were maliciously false.
The Klan would Danish any men,
ber who would take part in any
mob demonstration or attempt to
take the law in his own hands
under any circumstances.
Members Are Selected.
We do not accept Catholics or
Jews into our organization because
1t is a Protestant Christian society.
which automatically bars both. We
do not accept negroes for exactly
the same reason that no other
white lodge accepts them. Like
all other first-class fraternal or
ganizations we carefully select our
members.
An ,no1t,,ox ~.,,.t .-z- IL
loyalty to this country to our
satisfaction before he Is even con-
sidered. Loyalty is by far the
most important point with us; and.
OF course. you may be sure that
good character Is also absolutely
essential.
Our main object is to work for
the good of America and Ameri-
cans and quite naturally those who
are so bitterly opposed to our Gov
ernment as 1t now stands are bit
terly opposed to us. We glory in
the fact they hate US. There are
probably others, good loyal Ameri-
cans, who are also opposed to us.
but we are positive this is be-
cause our grand cause has been
frightfully misrepresented. We
are an organization of 100 per
cent Protestant Christian Ameri-
cans. We stand for all that
America represents and for the
just enforcement Of all laws.
Against Bolshevism.
At the present moment there are
hundreds Of paid propagandists who
are working day and night preach
ing anarchy and revolution in this
country. Several of these agitators
have openly stated that Trotsky and
Lentn will soon take the reins OF
this government in their hands and
rule the United States exactly as
they are now ruling Russia. God
forged.
Practically all OF these agitators
are undesirable foreigners and II is
our intention to run every one Of
them down. We are not going to
run them down and lynch them; oh.
no! We are simply going to see
that the existing laws, which cover
their cases fully. are enforced
against them.
Every one Of these fire-eating ia.
natics is well versed in our laws, and
the bare announcement that the law
against crimes such as they are
daily committing is gong to be en-
forced will quickly strike terror into
their black hearts. They are simply
imposing upon our extreme toler-
ance.
We do not propose to establish
or to attempt to establish a super
government. as some of our oppo-
nents have claimed. We are of the
opinion that when a large num-
ber Of the men and women of Amer.
lea are organized into a fraternal
order, such as the Ku Klux Klan,
they will quickly stamp out the Boil
shevistic hotbeds and the anti.
American agitations now 80 preva.
lent In our larger cities, and they
will do SO without resorting to ply.
sical violence.
Feel Deeply Hurt.
We feel deeply hurt by the recent
publication of parts of our ritual.
which we consider our sacred pri-
vate property. There is absolutely
nothing in 1t Of which we are
ashamed; still we feel that II Is our
right to be allowed to keep our pri-
vate affairs to ourselves the same
as any other fraternal organiza ton.
The facts for the recent so-called
expose Of the Ku Klux Khan were
obtained from two men who were
expelled from this order and each
has violated his sacred oath for
thirty pieces of silver" feel the
deepest sympathy for them. Sure
ly. In their own hearts they must
feel heartily ashamed Of themselves
now. 1t Is quite apparent that these
traitors to our cause were con.
science-stricken before finishing
their confession"
Obviously, they haye intention
ally withheld quite a bit Of what
we consider our sacred ritual. New.
ertheless. they have, in my estima.
tion. forfeited all claims to selfre.
spect, and, believe, in the estlma.
ton. OF most Of the members Of the
American fraternal orders who have
interested themselves in this cause.
am preparing a full and COM
plete answer to all Of the charges
against the Ku Klux Klan, which
have been published.
I am deeply gratified to find
large number OF loval supporters Of
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