The Washington herald., 1921-10-12

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one of the investigating resolutions
under consideration; he placed tn,
membership at 100000. Testimony
from Postofice Inspector William
son. however. showed that the books
OF the Klan accounted for disburse-
ments of about sI.250.O00. and for a
membership of l26,000.
Tague denounced the Klan most
vigorously. Klansmen, he said
are a pack of coYards who go into
the night behind masks and infringe
on the rights of citizens
Representative Dyer, author of
another resolution Of Investigation
declared one Of the principal aims
OF the Kian is the terrorization of
negroes. He introduced letters in an
effort to support his claim that a
Congressional investigation is jus.
titled.
Aim To Terrorize Negroes.
This order has terrorized many
communities" Dyer declared. Its
special aim is to terrorize negroes.
either by warning or masked par
ade.''
Roland Thomas. writer for a New
York newspaper. declared that the
Klan was guilty OF a number of
acts of violence. Imperial Wizard
simmons, he said. had boasted that
the Klan included in its member
ship a number OF members of Con-
gress.
c. Anderson Wright, another New
York news writer. and formerly d
king kleagle in the Khan. testified
that it was anti-Catholic. anti-Jew-
| ish. anti-negro. and sought to
spread its influence by use OF the
ballot.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler. of Georgia,
he thought. was the real power"
in the Klan, in cooperation with
Edgar Young Clarke. He said they
exerted their power for personal
gain. and that persons who had been
| induced to join the Klan were duped
| by them for profit. He was induced
to reveal Klan secrets, he said.
| when he found what was going on.
Clarke and Mrs. Tyler. he said.
boasted of a membership OF 500. 900.
and claimed that they soon would
have control of Congress
Believes simmons uniformed.
Williamson. the postoffice inspec-
tor. explained how the two operated
| the propaganda department" of
| the Khan under contract, and re-
ceived a percentage of all sums col
lected.
Mrs. Tyler told me she was in
the business purely for the purpose
| Of making money" said William
son Clarke at the present time is
running the klan."
Asked what the imperial wizard
was doing, Williamson said:
xUall from
a severe cold when / was in At
lanta."
MY opinion is that Col. Simmons
does not know a great deal about
the business affairs of the khan,
said Williamson.
New "PaIace" Secured.
He told of the acquisition of a
new imperial palace" by the khan
and Of how Col. Simmons was pro-
vided with more pretentiou:
home lin keeping with his posi-
ton
Books of the khan. he said
showed the propaganda depart
ment" had collected sS6O,393. spen
as follows: Executive salaries. SIS,
247: to the treasurer of the khan
s170.252: for advertising, s49.S75
for organization work, 100000
loaned to field men. 100000; in th'
bank. S12,415. This was on a basil
of $4,000 members, he said. addin.
that Clarke has told him the mem
bership now is 10000.
He said that total receipts shown
by the books were s1,14s.710. whel
income from other sources was in
cluded. The income from othe
, sources was derived. he said. from
50 per capita tax. sale Of para
phernalia. and in other ways.
Williamson read from news let
ters of the khan indicating acts o
. violence in connection with negroe
at Mobile and Shreveport.
One news letter, Williamson tes
, titled. contained a picture of Rep
resentative Upshaw. of Georgia. an
the information that Upshaw ha
, been sorely put to II to justify witt
, his conscience a denial that he wa
connected with the klan.
} Burns Is silent.
J William ]. Burns. chief of tn
bureau of Investigation of the De