The Washington times., 1921-09-18
XII KLUX KHAN
P[ACES|TSELF
ABOVE THE LAW
InfIaming One Part Of People
Against the Other Shown As
Part of Orders Purpose.

The anti-Catholic activities of the
Ku Klux Klan are denounced as a
menace of moral idiocy" in the cur
rent number OF the editorial sheet of
the National Catholic Welfare Council.
This service is supplied monthly to the
Catholic newspapers and periodicals
Of the country.
Referring to the petition sent re.
Gently to the President by DR.. Wilbur
Crafts, superintendent of the Inter
national Reform Bureau. asking him
to call on all loyal Americans to with.
draw from the Invisible Empire" OF
the klan. the Catholic organ asks.
What Is this organization which
the head Of the nation Is asked to
| denounce as a menace?
Answer may be found In the defi-
milton given by William Allen White
in a recent editorial in the Emporia
Gazette: "A self-constituted body OF
moral idiots who would substitute
their findings for the processes Of
law
Purposes Of klan.
Careful study of the pronounce
ments of the imperial wizard who
prcsides over the destinies of the in.
visible empire will show that this
is not merely the ipse dixit of Ii promi-
ncnt editor and publicist. but an exact
description I'm succinct form Of the
membership and purposes of the Klan.
According to this imperial wizard.
one William J. Simmons. of Atlanta,
| "A former Methodist minister, who has
money to spend for full-page adver
tisements in the principal papers Of
New York, Chicago. st. Louis and
other cities, the secret order Is de.
signed to teach and inculcate the
| purest ideals of American citizenship,
with malice toward none and justice
| to every citizen, regardless OF race,
| color or creed
None but moral idiot would
imagine that to secure these results
| IL was necessary to emerge at mid
night from den In a disguise
crowned by white FOOLS cap to ride
through the hours of the darkness
assaulting. terrifying and threatening
his fellow.Citizens. The average
American desiring to inculcate such
lie square at midday to deliver his
Lreachments Of peace.
Real Intention Shown.
"Of course, these are not the pur.
poses OF the Ku Klux Klan. and Sim
not. In an interview given to the
newspapers after a meeting in one OF
the Chicago suburbs. he said: The
fundamental object of the Klan is
to promote the doctrine OF the su-
!! premacy of the white race. e. Our
membership is limited to American
Eentiles. Jews are excluded because
they do not profess the Christian
religion, and we also exclude Catho.
lies because they owe an allegiance
that is foreign TO the Government Of
the United States.
Here we have the real intention
OF this 'self-constituted body of moral
idiots. and here we discover how its
members seek to substitute their find.
inEs for the processes OF law They
are banded to terroriZe the negro and
to inflame the ignorant against the
Jew and Catholic.
Colossal Impudence.
Moral idiocy alone can explain the
colossal impudence of the announce
ment that Catholics are excluded
from the klan. Catholics are not pay
ing $40 for the privilege OF wearing
fools cap and making mock of the
constitution Of their country. The
moral idiocy of his followers alone
can account for the explanation for
their exclusion given by the Imperial
Wizard
This Imperial Wizard Of an Invis.
ible Empire has the audacity 20 as
sert that Catholics owe an allegiance
that is foreign to the government of
the United States. BY this state.
ment he seeks to delude the weak.
minded dupes who contribute to the
support of his Invisible Empire into
belief that American Catholics look
to the Pope for guidance In political
affairs.
This is moth-eaten fabrication,
which will not hold together for any
who arc not moral idiots.
Would Make Own Law.
What is the position of the Ku
klux klan? 1t nominates a purely
visible empire within this free re-
public. 1t would teach the purest
ideals Of American citizenship by
making itself superior to tho state,
and. in doing so, would make the
Constitution a scrap Of paper
The Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution declares that no State
shall abridge the privileges or i'm.
munities Of citizens Of the United
States nor deny to any person
within it's Jurisdiction the protection
Of the laws
What no State may dare to do,
self-constituted body of moral
idiots boldly announces its inten.
tion OF doing. The Invisible EN-
pire' not only considers itself above
the law, but would make laws Of its
own.
I'm the interest Of the moral
health Of the nation Of which he
is the first citizen. President Har-
ding would do well to meet the re-
quest of DIR. Crafts and issue a |
proclamation concerning the Klan."
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