The Washington times., 1921-09-24

kLAN GOT
IDEA FROM
GERMANS
kaiser's Cadet Corps Gave
Wizard" Inspiration for COL
Iege "K-uno" Scheme.


BY 9. ANDERSON WRIGHT,
Kias kian. n and SRi Ghisi Of % .ssaff @ Invisible '
Planet, Knights Of tho Air.
Copyright. 1912
'sK-uno."
Mystifying, isn't i? Yet it has
rhythmical ring. What is it;
what does it mean? ..
It Is salutation of the Ku Klux
Klan, like "Kotop." The differ
ence is that "Kotop" is the greet
ing for adult, full-fedged klans-
men, while "K-uno" is the saluta-
ton for the young idea, the rising
generation.
It Is the magic word with which
the Ku Klux Klan thought to con-
quer the world of youth and make
that world the instrument Of the
Invisible Empire.
Propaganda Of Klsn.
''Kuno'' is explained by the imperial
wizard and emperor of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan in a Junior ritual,
, put out for the exclusive consumption
of the young. 1t Is entitled Lessons
, In the Science and Art of Klankraft."
The description runs as follows:
Imperial Instructions. Document
No. j, Series AID. 1918, AK. LII.
Being official instruction in K-uno
In the Border Realm of Karacter from
the one who traversed the Realm Of
the Unknown. wrested the solemn
Secret from the grasp of Night and
became the imperial master of the
great lost Mystery. Words OF timely
) Wisdom from the soul Of the great
/, imperial wizard, who, out Of Mystic
Darkness, brings Light"
This is the propaganda with which
the Ku klux Klan invaded the col
leges and universities of the country,
with q view to educating the hundreds
of thousands of students in Klannish.
ness. thus preparing them for men,
bership at $40 apiece later on:7'''
Borrowed From Germans.
Imperial WHARF Simmons explained
the plan to me in this way:
II have borrowed the idea from the
German government. which began to
teach militarism and loyalty to the
crown In the primary schools, carry.
ing out. the system through the gram
through the period Of military train
ing. When a man completed the
course he was a real German citizen.
1.-The Ku Klux Klan means to manu-
facture American citizens in the same
, manner by inculcating in them the
real spirit of klannishness. The
mysteries OF K-uno will be taught the
young student in the following steps:
First, physical klannishness; second,
social klannishness; third. moral
klannishness; fourth, vocational klan-
nishness; fifth, patriotic klannishness;
sixth, domestic klannishness; seventh,
racial klannishness, and last, but
most important. imperial klannish-
ness"
The imperial wizard was fond of
quoting this paragraph from the K-uno
virtual:
"Klannishness is your creed and
faith. therefore, let no angel. man, or
devil break YOU from its glorious
anchorage. Then, when the end of
your initiation shall have been
reached in this life and you have
been summoned to take your place
as an inhabitant of the empire in
visible, as you pass through the vale
you can say to the world In tones Of
truth triumphant, I have kept the
faith. Thus preserving your honor !
by faithful allegiance your life !
shall not have been lived In vain"
Initiation Fee Of 81.
The "donation' or initiation fee for
this junior Khan was to be only 81, Of |
which a substantial percentage was to |
go to the Southern Publicity Associa. |
ton. owned jointly by Edward Young i
Clarke and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler.
The boys had to buy robes and hel. !
NETS, of course. and Clarke and Mrs. !
Tyler tried to figure these robes down |
TO as small a price as possible, realiz. |
ing that students would not be able
to stand a high tariff. But Clarke ind !
Mrs. Tyler said they couldn't figure /
a robe at less than IS.
The robe they had in mind was
one Of plain white sheeting, which
couldn't possibly cost over 81 to turn |
out complete.
The first move In this scheme to |
organize the young was the purchase
Of Lanier University, at Atlanta. for |
Imperial Wizard Simmons, and make |
him its president.
simmons had been a professor Of |
history In this university, and Il was |
In his research work that he came |
across the ritual of the old Ku Klux |
Klan, which went out of existence |
after Il had served Its purpose In the |