Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31


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IN the adjoining will be found the leading editorial
days edition of esteemed contemporary the Columbus En-
quirer-Sun replying editorial of the Times Recorder of last
week 1t is pleasure that this discussion of the Ku Kux
Khan the Enquirer Sun fighting couched less viuent
terms previous which the ImesRecoder referred
which bore the caption, Step On This Snake The TmesRe
delights discuss with opcnness and fairness subjects Of
common about which there difference of opinion and
that this discussion of the Kan will result good end
whatever that end may be- Let be understood again however
meRecordcr assuming the role of defender of this
doubted that the organization getting fair play and
sought draw from deracto the real why the fight
is being made.
The Times Recorder pleased print the Enquirer eu
of the implications made 1t will be noted that expressed
the hope wrong reporting the deductions of church
the Khan In spite of the fact that the brother of of the
present of the Enquirer Sun recently defeated for tax
collector of Fulton office he had capaby and honorab
filled for number of yeaand that his friends charge his defeat
the Catholic affiliations OF the family and directly the Atlanta
branch of the K Kux Kan the gentemany word
of the EnqureSun this feature and dismiss it, unless should
be resected elsewhere with evidence OF which we have no m
$hon or information
THERE other phases of the disagreement however which
be discussed briefly The chief of these has do with the need
for the Khan in the present day
Some time before the Khan discussed had achieved
prominence the information the ImesRecoder from
that be considered thoroughly reliable that in the city
Of Columbus, Ca number of months following those
unfortunate racial clashes which have
there threatened trouble discovered practically
the entire supply OF ammunition IN the city had been bought by
Conditions exactly for terrible luckily
ana t. torches tng was never committed and local neraca
committee successfully handled the restoring sanity AS we
understand the modern Khan its chief object the of
law ana order peace among the and the prevention OF
nce In this had Kan been in existence Columbus
alert member probably early would have discovered the amn
tho and steps would have been taken quenh the fires of
hate and fear that came SO close to a terrible tragedy
Again comes the information from another which we
believe reliable that long messenger running
and of the of Macon discovered rifles being shipped in dis
guige to firm dealing in firearms The messenger
member of the Kan and reported the discovery through order to
the Department of Justice and efforts started
the origin Of these shipments and the of the money
ing for them
WITHOUT further these might be prop
ey considered nu9ces to the coorcd people of the South
most OF whom lawabdng In the Columbus cited they
action threatened to be- the Macon instance not the ne
Ios OF the South as whole who we're to blame but ndous inter
suspectng or ignorant colored people.
1T WILL doubt be recalled by EnqurerSun and the general
public that only few weeks the South startled by AS
soeated Press cabegam reporting speech of the late John Reed
brilliant though radical American before the Moscow Inter
aona In Ked was quoted as having told the gathered soviet
leaders that the of the South ready for exploitation by
the forces OF BoheVm the preparatory work already having been
done and recommending that the work be undertaken great
scale promising the Of the America.
During the late war powerful citizen organization
maintained under the authorization of the Department Justice
Its membership enrolled all walks life although the bulk of
INC population OF our country knew and does know
OF ITS existence However of Importance arrestng
secret enemy operations this country readily
borders that requires work successfully; we
have invisible empire work which to need the attention
SOMEHOW we haven't been able permit natural peudces
against Hambouyant ceremony and mysticism against
kan In Amecus unit being has been organized We
told that the nucleus of the clan here Judge court mem
Der of the police department banker and merchant that
all other members had before them before being
ved Join We also told that but
eligible for membership.
With this careful picking men, Khan gives us little fear
In TACT with the knowledge of the workings of
skinned aliens at work attempting stir the of the South
end planting their doctrines the fertile fields of North
alien population abounds with the recollection of the American
al dtO
Of invisible work within gates require
than auness reveed and honored tradition halowed
be and than fear of what might be
condemn the Klan. Again call for facts
The head of the Klan has promised to make revelations
concerning enemies be read from the
The Opera House tonight We haven't nkng of what
will But believe will be interesting to say the