Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-17

AANhAS oCAISA loSI uISII ludL nS ulO
not care to say for publication why
he had rendered his resignation, nor
had he any desire to discuss his fl.
turc plans.
"'The resignation is tho result OF
n slight mi understanding between
Mr.. Harker and tho congregation"
William Jones, member of tho con-
grgdion told u reporter last night
Mr.. Jones refused to divulge tho n;..
ture of the misunderstanding.
Mr.. Harker is the minister who
late i'll July was refused permission to
use the John darshall High School
where he intended to deliver a speech
on "Americanism," under the auspi-
ccS or tho American Civic Association
He later engaged the City Auditorium
where he addressed quito large gath
erlng. He is known as an aggressive
young preacher Possesses considerable
oratorlcai ability. and cntertains
some deeply rooted convictions on a
variety OF subjects. He has been con
nectcd with tho East End Bapt st
church for considerably moro than u
year.
In his address delivered at tho city
Auditorium in this city, Rev. J. N.
Harker declared that lre w;ss a member
OF the Ku Klux Khan and although he
Is from Iowa, he is opposed to grant
Ing to the colored people all of thor
political rights acd privileges. Hc
gloried in the fact that he was anti
Catholic and he thought that being in
Prof estant commun ty, this would
De an open Sesame" for tho propaga.
ZION of his other foibles and follies,
Tho public Il not particularly interest
Ell III the causes for his resignation
HIS r"o:'nce mere though tends t, /,
crease friction rather than reduce Il
II seems that after all the thinking
white people hereabouts are finding a
way out fthis embarrassing situatio,
and that the white and the colorc.,
people arc coming to- better under
Standing between each oal1er. In Rev.
N. Harkcr's quoted remarks appeor
Ell the following:
'Wo are not anti Catholic, anti-lcw
antl-Negro or anti anything, except
us Catholics, Jews and Negroes NAV
be anti-American,
NO PROTESTANT can join the knights,
or Columbus. They stand against on,
principles AMI tenets yet they mr.. not
caHled anti-Protestants. Nobody has Old
posed The right Of the Negro to orLa-
hlhcd Tor racial bctterment. But when
we exercise our right to organize and
subscribe to 100 per cent. America,
1sm' tho charge is made that wo arc
SURFING up strife. No catholic fs e,,s-
lDle to membership In the Americo,
Civic Association, I don't care who
KNOWS l am Ku Klux Klansmon
And again:
Mr.. Harkeer who In the course of
MS address said he was from Iowa
discussed the Negro. He said:
=, doa not man has drawn, the color
Llhe. ihere can never be euualitv
nut there must be Justice. 1t is n crime
agafnsti the black man to herd hin,
into uncomfortable railroad cars who,
he pays the same fare as tho wbito
h"h. IL is shame when white men
use profane language before Neg:o
women. am pleading that the SUI
perior race prove itself big enough.
strong enough. to give tho Negroes
what IS due them. The American Civ.
IL Association wants to lift the Ne
gro up, ever remembering that the
caucasian race only can reign su.
preme. There are only two solutions
10 Inc race problem, as I see It. and
we might as we'll get ready for It. Ono
IS 10 give Tho ballot to the white man
only. The other is to allow the Negro
10 vote but prohibit him from holdi,p
any public Office.
FROM this last citation, relative 10
the political rights and privileges of
the Negroes il would seem that Rev
). N. darker is a Col Henry w. Amber
son. Republican. Making color and col
or alone the basis for the denial If
certain fundamental rights and nriv,-
ueges to American citizens seems -
us to be the advocacy OF n nrincin,o
"hloh can find no foundation in law.
ana which Is in direct conflict with
the Constitution Of the United stot.s
ltself. But then REV. Harker is going
If he has not gone as pastor Of the
East End Baptist church.
II the disclosures now being made in
the columns of the New York World
re'atlVe to the Ku Klux Khan do not
hasten his going, we shall be greatly
surprised. The able divine's tongue
may be his worst enemy. else he might
secure lucrative position in the Or
der of Ku Klux Khan and mako much
money by the dissemination of the
precept and principles of that secret
oath-bound organization in the north
ern and western States. the inma. &C