New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Ku-Klux Klan
PrO-American.
Says Its Chief
Simmons Asserts Fraternity
Works to Preserve Order
and to Avert Outbreaks
OF Any Nature Whatever
Not Against the Negro
Opposes Political Equality
Tor the Race as Well az
for Chinese or japanese
spec4a, Correspondence to r.. ~.

the Ku-Klux Klan, tho orpan;zation
whose "white-robed men would be ready
10 ride down broadway" in twentv-
iour hours if necessary, according to
Its organizer and leader, Colonel W !
simmons, m Of Atlanta. is mot the enemv
W ene negro or any other race: ia
a,ht-nothlng, but pro-American. and
Is engaged only in tho work 81 NJ
serving the law and preventing ont.
breaks OF all kinds" said Colonel Sim
mons to-day in a statement replvine
70 70 attacks made upon his organization
from various sources.
ooionel Simmons emphasized that
ms organization has given information
IN regard to bootlegging and other
otfenSes, and would continue to do 80
~ does not seek, in any way, to be q
law unto itself, but it does believe In
, Whlte supremacy. The Colonel said:
IT believes that never in the history
OF the world has mongrel ciyilization
endured, and it is opposed to the negro
oelng allowed to vote, or the Japanese.
or the Chinese because such suffrage
means political equality and is another
way OF saying that negro has az much
slghs to occupy the Office Of Governor
or any other high position as a white
man" so
Uses Klan as Cudrel
He said the National Association ro~
the advancement Of Colored People.
the chief opponent Of his organization
was using the Ku-Klux Klan AZ
cudgel to extort money from members
OF the negro race for the purpose of
carrying on its nefarious purposes."
Recent publicity on establishment OF
dens of the Ku-Klux Klan all over
the country and the statement by Colo
mel Simmons have aroused interest in
the principles and activities Of the
order. '0o
One Of tho chief OBJ Of our or
der" said Colonel Simmons, "is to un-
hold law. When gin burnings starred
short while ago, after the slump in
cotton, sent out an order to members
OF the Klan to form themselves into
reilefs for the purpose of guarding
the gins. After my order the burn
lngs stopped. That was due to tho
efforts of the Khan. And vet some
people. who were ignorant or malicious.
charged the gin burnings to us.
Our invisible force for law and or
oer IS so strong in Atlanta that if the
entire police department, both city and
city would still be protected-throuph
the Klan.
Two Of the most common charge.
made against the Klan are: First, that
II is an outlaw organizations; second.
that is 1t an organization against
negroes.
III it is an outlaw organization. how
is it that the State of Georgia issued
charter authorizing its formation?
II 1t Is an outlaw organization, how Is
1t that l.; the head of the order, am q
sworn officer, both state and Federal:
tnat IN almost every community where
the klan is organized the sheriff is
one OF the first to join; that it's men,
bers include officers of the law from
Washington, D. c., on down the line.
among them members Of Congressf
81 could fill a book with what va
nave done in the way of furnishing in
formation against bootlegging and Of
lenses of that sort"
Assails Colored Organization
The imperial Wizard of the order
censured the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored People.
with headquarters in New York. which
ne charges is largely responsible for
the mlsconceived ideas of the Ku-EluY
Khan and it's purposes.
This negro association and its
friends,'" said Colonel Simmons, "has
falsely held up the Ku-Klux Khan as
an enemy Of the negro race, as breed
er of race hatred, and has deliberately
and maliciously sought to deceive the
negro into believing that this oreaniza-
ton not only threatens him with bod
has beaten and even killed negroes.
driven them away from ballot boxes
and sought to terrify them into fleeing
the country by midnight parades and
threats.
owe are not surprised and we are
not seriously perturbed by the fact
that from time to time we are called
upon to answer the willful and mali
cious falsehoods circulated about the
Ku-Klux Klan. 1t is to be expected
that any organization standing for
pure Americanism and which has the
courage openly to avow its purpose and
will be assailed bitterly by the forces
which are seeking to bring about an
un-American America
The Ku-Klux Klan stands unre-
servedly and unshamedly for white
supremacy in America. With an un-
ending stream Of immigration flowing
ceaselessly into the United States from
every land and cline, with alien forces
already at work to under rmine our
cherished institutions and upset the
established order of society. this coun-
try to-day is facing the most serious
problem in its history. Shall the Cau-
"asian race of to-day and tomorrow
continue to hold it's lofty. God-ordajned
and selfachieved preeminence, or shall
it lose its sacred inheritance by per-
mtting the influences of fanatical.
scnseless and thoughtless sentimental
ity to undermine its very foundations7
"By white supremacy is not meant
imposition or hardship upon any other
race--back, red, yellow or brown-but
this Is white mans country: the white
men carved it from the rugged will
derness; the forefathers who drafted
and signed the Declaration of lnde-
pendence laid the foundation stone for
white mans country; the white man
is responsible for its existence and its
destiny and the white man must for
ever retain full control of its social,
political and governmental affairs"
The fight against the reorganzed
Ku-Klux Klan has given impetus to
the organization all over the South.
rIans are being made in Birmingham
for the pub c installation Of a large
class of applicants. The ceremonies
will take place in front Of the grand
stand Of the Alabama State Fair
grounds on January 81. The local
Klan, which is said to have a member
shin Of hundreds, will wear the regalia