The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-10-22
CONGRESSMAN
EXPRESS VIEWS
ON XII KLUX

ment of Colored People, 20 Fifth
Avenue, New York, has announced
early replies to letter sent to every
member OF Congress, House OF Rep
resentatives and Senate, asking tor
statement on the Ku Klux klan. In
the first week replies came denouncing
the Khan, from the following Senators;
Howard Sutherland of West Virginia;
Arthur Capper of Kansas; David l..
Walsh of Massachusetts. William NJ.
Calder of New York; Harry S, New OF
Indiana; Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington; and Frank B. Willis of Ohio.
Among the Representatives who de-
clared themselves opposed to the kn
Klux Klan and its programme are the
following: John F. Carew, Thomas
]. Ryan. Anthony ]. Griffin, Peter q.
Ten Eyck, and Michael J. Hogan, all
of New York; T. w. Harrison OF the
9TH district in Virginia; Miner 6. Nor
ton of Ohio; Joseph w. Fordney OF
Michigan; John Philip Hill OF Mary
land; Merrill Moores OF Indiana; Ros-
coe c. Patterson and T. w. Hukriede
of Missouri; F. F. Patterson, Jr., OF
New Jersey; w. ]. Graham of Illinois;
]. N. Tincher OF Kansas.
Among the statements received from
the senators and representatives, are
the following:
Senator Arthur Capper: Il do not
feel that | can condemn too strongly
the Ku Klux Klan and the methods
There is no place in this country Tor
an organization which siezes expe-
diency as an excuse to DEFY society
and take the law into its own hands
s+*No scheme which would have a
~la ar
hatred-and | believe the methods OF
the Ku Klux Klan do this-should
be tolerated for moment
Senator Howard Sutherland Il am
glad to assure you that | have no SYM
pathy whatever with this organization
and think it a menace to the liberties
of our people"
Senator David l. Walsh "If | am
correctly informed as to the purpose of
the Ku Klux Klan, namely that it is
an organization which discriminates
against American citizens who differ
racially and religiously and promotes
racial and religious misunderstanding
/ consider it un-American and men
ace to liberty and our free institutions,
Senator William NJ. Calder: If
the Ku Klux Klan is an organization
conducted for the purposes indicated in
the recent newspaper articles, then
condemn it in the strongest possible
manner l am deeply opposed to any
society or association which seeks to
raise religious or race strife in Amer
ica"
Senator Miles Poindexter: INC
secret organization, such as that re-
ferred to, avowedly for the purpose Of
taking active part in the settlement oil
social and political questions. can fai
to run into excuses and commit vari-
Gus abuses. 1t is entirely inconsistent
with the principle OF government
through public agencies, controlled by
the votes of the people. l have nc
doubt the particular organization re.
ferred to will be disbanded"
Senator Frank B. Willis: "As q
matter of history it sought to rule
by threat, intimidation and fear. II
such ideas and organizations must be
resorted to maintain order in this
country, Republican government is q
failure. / am therefore not in favor Of
this organization as | understand it. )
Among the statements from the
+. members of the House of Representa-
tives were the following:
John F. Carew: II have nothing but
condemnation for the Ku Klux Klan
and hope to see it at once disor-
gained and suppressed"
T. w. Harrison II am opposed to
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known as the Ku Klux Klan or goes
by any other name, which undertakes
to interfere in public affairs in any
manner, shape or form. There is no
occasion for any revival of the old Ku
Klux Klan, which served its purpose
in years Immediately succeeding the
war, and | am in favor of any steps
necessary to suppress any organization
that has any political purposes in view
and which does not work in the open
and submit both its methods and its
objects to public inspection, and does
not confne its activities strictly within
the law"
Anthony J. Griffin; "The Ku Klux
Klan is absolutely unnecessary to &C
complish the purpose its processes to
aim at and its methods are a menace
to the American Republic"
John Philip Hill: CAS- a member
of Congress and a supporter of the
Constitution, | am opposed to the
creation of an Invisible Empire with
in the United States, and, further,
am opposed to any organization which
foments racial and religious hatreds."
!. J. w. Fordney: "If the Ku Klux
Khan advocates such sentiments or
principles as set forth in the pamphlets
you furnish me, it comes in the class
of unlawful organizations, and the fed
eral authorities should at once take
steps to suppress it."
\ T. w. Hukriede: 81 consider as
1un-American any organization which is
founded on race hatred or religious
hatred, and as the Ku Klux Klan falls
in this category, | am unalterably OPP
posed to this organization"