Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
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fiag-if we must make them honor Il
upon their knees!"
A Cincinnati klansman, ranging fal
from home, made brief grafton. A Phil.
adelphia surgeon spoke for the loca
klan. Then in blaze Of sudden light
the Grand Goblin Of the Realm. Q
towering form in white and scarlet uni
form, appeared at the north end of the
glade. Cheers received him. Hi,
speech was brief.
T 'Americn for real American" ht
cried. Guardianship against the
alien, the anarchist, and all who would
subvert that bapner, be they white OF
black or yellow" the voice thun-
dercd through the ranks.
Speaker Defends Ku KIux
The Ku Klux are misrepresented ed
and villified," exclaimed the Goblin.
For instance the beaumont outrages.
charged to the Ku Klux Klan. I have
here statement from the Beaumont
newspapermen who sa wthese doings--
statement that the mob was composed
of men in overTlls and black masks,
without even an attempt to copy the
costumes Of the khan. The Texas klans
Will hunt down all such miscreants on
demand, and woe be to them IL they even
steal the name of the invisible empire
Americans, the Goblin changed his
subject, do not realize that they sleep
upon red volcanoes edge They sleep /:
they let petty politicians hold the helm ;
they make no preparation for the perils
yet to come. The enemies Of true Amer
lean principle are myriad. They arc
| organized; they plot they scheme
they go unchallengcd and unhindcred.
II is the place Of the Ku Klux Klan
TO rouse the spirit OF the real Ameri-
can, and to stand guard against the evil
forces that seek to stihe this mightiest
of nations.
BE those foes white, black or vel =
low; be they native traitors or alien
invaders, the Khan shall form a ring
OF steel to throttle their every devil s
scheme, and the voice of the Klan shall
be trumpet calling to Americans.
'Wake!
They say we are unlawful; they
say we are not needed; they say the
constituted force of law should deal
with problems such as thcse-but tell
me, brothers Of the Klan, where md
when have the forces of the law denlt
with these rising tides Of treason and
disintegration?
The Goblin Vanishes
We, the Ku Klux Klan; we. the
Invisible Empire, rally to aid the
ialfering hands CT law--and TO protect
cur homes. our lives. our people and
our nations future against a wave of
living hell! !"
The Goblin vanished in the thickets.
While the glade rang and ratified with
applause. More fiery speeches troop
OF newcomers lowing to the flag; hand
grips among Kansmen from Texas.
FIotida, Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
Discussion of great problems; an ap-
parent eagerness to lift one racial bar
and to admit the American Indian 70
tull membership-for. as high official
SAID the Indian. after all was the
tlrst American. and who is more en-
Titled to honor and full brotherhood in
suCh cause as ours?'
Midnight approached The Fiery
oross died down with whirl of sparks
lhe gathered thousand doffed the white
and scarlet robes. The motors began
their purrlng and groups of men moved
silently across the glade. The klansmen
faded from The scene--and the woods
seemed us though they had been rufiied
only by the passing Of n dream.
Philadelphia Ku Klux Klan had
held ity third official MATING