Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-12

have been compelled TO take official
| Cognizance. In these three instances
where responsibility has been fixed, II
was very evident that the illegal oath
and the secret teachings of your In
visible Empire were construed by your
I dupeS as granting a license TO engage
/ in secret regulation of the peace by
means of anonymous warnings, threats.
! ntimidations. abductions, the whip and
the use Of tar and feathers.
Having studied your scheme, both
from the inside and the outside, |
have no doubt whatever that practi-
cally all OF these reported outrages
were committed by members Of your
organization. If it were proved, how
ever. that your citizens were not
prima facic responsible, at the same
time there exists moral response
biity, because when one group of
people is permitted to go about in dis
guisP it places the community at the
mercy Of any group which cares TO
adopt similar tactics.
Fight Jews and Catholics
"Everywhere the promoters OF your
scheme have gone, they have sought
to enlist ns citizens the white. Cen
tile. Protestant public officials. espe-
cially those having in charge the en-
forcement Of the law. No matter how
capable, how efficient and how consCi
entiOus public Official may be, II he
chances to be jew or Catholic.
you not only do not want him but
your organization is now planning ac-
lively to cause all the Jews, Catholics
and foreign born naturaliZed Americans
in this country to be removed from pub.
lie life. Aside from vicious politics,
and In view of the fact that your oath Is
an accessory before the fact 10 mob
violence, this tRmUering and meddling
with the law enforcing machinery of
the Country-uuder the alleged plea OF
law md ordcr'-iS II direct blow at
the entire legal machinery Of the United
States. condition thar. in its nature,
approaches anarchy.
"At time when peaceful relationt
are existing between the white and
black races YOU are disruptng the in
dustrinl conditions Of the South by your
anti Negro propaganda and causing IL
state Of unrest that can result only
in dangerous and mischievouS conse-
Queuces,
Spread Malicious Lies
"In YOUR anti Catholic and anti.
Jewish propaganda your organization
Is scattering broadcast over this c0un-
try Wicked malicious and lntlammatOrH
lies about American citizens Of those re-
ligious beliefs, lies that brand your
movement ns being far more vicious
than the insidious German propaganda
in thia country prior to our entrance
iDtn the recent war. You are publish
ing. for example, the statement that
the Jews are seeking to promote II raCr
war between white people and Negroes.
md the inllmation that the Catholic
Church was responsible for the murder
Of President Abraham Lincoln. In
public statements you and your paid
speakers give expression to wOrdy,
sanctimOniOus and high sounding plati.
tudrS. while secretly your propagan-
dists. in sneaking and contemplate
vicious lies they dare not give voice to
in public,
Feathered Own Nest.
"Your invisible Empire is further
more money making scheme You.
yoursc,f. an individual Of little, il any.
means prior 10 your becoming an
Emperor, have 80 far received from
friends n $50 900 residence completely
furnished Your connection with the
organization is either bringing you large
sums Of money at present or the promise
Of same in the future. You are nI-
lowed to appropriate to your own use
all of the $40 donated by any person
whose application you personally solicit.
All Of the rituals and other printed pub
llcations of your organization are copy-
righted in your name, and II is presum.
able that you have either received royal
ties for their use or II cash considcra-
ton for their sale.
"Your organization has recently
bought Lanier University, of which you
have been made the head, and college
Presidents are usually paid salaries.