The Washington times., 1921-09-24

To WAR ON
CATHOLICS
Official Organ Of KIan chal-
Ienges Roman Church to
Death Battle.

The Ka Kk11 Klan promulgated
ie Atlanta yesterday, through its Of
ficiai propdganda sheet, the Search
light, a "deolaration Of ,oa,'" against
tho Roman Catholic Church and the
Knights Of Columbus. The Klan IN
vitcd "aH Americas patriots" to take
vp its fight. # .-
Ia today's instaitment of the re-
y.aykabls expose of the Klan, Major
G. Andsyson Wright, es-grand COB
LIN, shosrs hebo tissI Invisible Empire
scjsensed to ertend its power into the
colleges and 1Ntversitiss of the cou,s-
try. He quotes tho Klan's oWn it,
cratSye and tells Of a fcoutty inves-
igdtion notV under Udy at Columbia
University.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. pa chal-
lenge of war to the death is hurled
at all members Of the Roman Cath
olic Church and the Knights of
Columbus in particular in the latest
issue Of the Searchlight, official
organ Of the Ku Klux Klan.
Patriots are called on to shed their
blood in defense Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Tyler, head Of the woman's division
Of the Klan.
Klan's Call to War.
The war challenge was part OF a
highly inflammatory editorial signed
by Carl +. Hutcheson, young Atlanta
attorney, who, as a member of the
school board, obtained prominence re-
Gently by his active part in having
fired q veteran school teacher for
the reason that she is a Catholic.
The editorial contained the follow.
ing paragraphs:
We Issue the bugle call 10 all Of
you to buckle on your srmor and
defend this good lady, even with
your lives!
TO you American patriots, we
address ourselves, Unleash your
dogs OF war and make these hounds
OF convict stripe pay penalty for !
the great injury done. To you We
appeal! Southern womanhood has |
been slaughtered!
LET War Come"
Who Is back OF the damnable |
juegernaut which extinguishes a |
woman's life, character and reputa. |
ton, in order to carry on the fight |
against the Knights Of Ku Klux |
Klan?
Patriots, view the hellish counte. |
nances OF hundreds Of thousands of |
knights Of Columbus and millions |
OF members Of the Roman Catholic
Church!
Patriots, il ever red blood ran
through your veins for pure Ameri. |
can womanhood, innocent and unde. |
filed Southern womanhood, for the |
purity OF your home and household. |
let II run now with warmth thai |
knows no Quenching! Yea, let your
blood squirt fire! If there must he |
war with the Roman Catholics, the |
knights OF Columbus, and their hire. |
ing newspapers: editors and reporters.
let II come! We are ready"
Simmons Leaves City.
Col. William J. simmons, Inpsr;,,
Wizard OF the Ku Klux Klan, left Al. |
lanta yesterday to be gone for a week
Members Of his family and other OF.
ficials OF the Khan refused to state his
mission or his destination. His son
stated that Colonel Simmons had left
the city, but with the usual secrecy o<
cuss Il.
II was also impossible to find Ed.
ward Young Clarke, Imperial Kleasle.
nt the Imperial Palace yesterday, and
other officials refused to state whether
he had left the city.
A secret meeting Of the Atlanta Khan
night called before IL Mrs,
Elizabeth Tyler, who, with Clarke, has
been under fire. Ii was the first time
In the history Of the order that a WON.
an has ever attended q meeting Of the
l<lan, and II was done IN order that the
klansmen might attest their loyalty to
her In spite Of charges against her.
Cyclops Gives Stay.
Description OF the meeting was con.
tained In q statement furnished the
Atlanta newspapers last night "sisned
Tor the Cyclops with the official seal."l
A Cyclops is head Of local khan, and