Omaha daily bee., 1921-09-24
Is
to
Klan Here
Whenever Invisible Empire
Makes One Move Not With
out Support Of Law, Off.
cials Will Act, They Say.
Will Have No Mob Rule

Underground activities oi the ku
Klux Klan in Omaha are not entirely
unknown to the authorities and
whenever the Invisible empire
makes one visible move that Is with
on, supper, OF the law, the officials
will be ready with counter stroke,
they say.
County Attorney Shotwells fight
ing jaw set when he was asked his
stand on the Klan yesterday.
AS long as the ku KluS klan
conducts itself according to consti.
tuted law. all right" he said. The
organization can meet aud resolve
and resolutc 20 its hearts content.
Sheriff Against II.
But as soon as it proceeds to
mete out punishment to any person
for what the khan may consider an
iniraction OF the law. there and then
we part company and the perpetrat-
ors OF any violence will receive due
attention from this office which is
established by the people to enforce
the laws made by the people. Don't
forget that"
Sheriff Mike Clark is against the
Ku Klux klan with all his might.
I'VE have laws written by wise
men and we have no need for any
secret, anonymous, invisible organ
ization tc prosecute people which It
doesn't like and to assault them
without giving them the benefit OF
trial. 1t is easy TO see where such
mob rule would lead. Nobody
would be safe. It's a bad thing
through and through and ! don't
propose to be ruled by any invisible
empire
Strange Call. .tS
Deputy County Attorney Sla-
baugh recently had all odd cNperi-
cnce. He found telephone cali
on his desk when he returned to ms
Office. He called up the number.
Somebody there want Judge Sla-
baugh?" he inquired. =
Judge Slabaugh OF the county at
torncy's office?"-s voice repeated.
There was some delay and me
could hear mems voices at tho other
end OF the line. Finally he said:
Whose office am l talking to:
There was more delay and finally
the voice replied:
"This is the office OF the ku kluS
klan." And the phone was hung up.
Chancellor Avery Of the state uni
vcrsity yesterday received letter
to, come fFensst3ssIzy1isfr
Bic empire of the Ku Klux Khan, as
suring him that no attempt will be
made by the khan to organize state
university students.
No Attempt to incorporate.
Ordinarily | do not pay any at
tention to anonymous letters" the
chancellor said, "but as l unde, stand
it, that is the only way | ever will
hear from the Ku klux Klan. | do
not intend to bother it unless it
bothers me-"
Investigation revealed yesterday
that no attenpa has been made by
the Ku Klux Klan to incorporate in
Nebraska. Governor McKelvie was
not at the capitol, but it is known
that. in answer to an inquiry by the
New York World, he stated that
while he knows nothing of the orr
ganization and knows of no instance
where it has broken the law in Ne
braska, he is opposed to any or
ganization which attempts 10 en-
force justice through any medium
other than that provided by the law
OF the land.
No Probe by State.
In the attorney generals office at.
Lincoln it was stated that so far as
known, the Ku Klux klan might,
if it desired, incorporate under Ne
braska laws.
A law passed by the last legisla-
ture made it possible for Greek let
ter, societies at Lincoln to become
and it was stated that
the Ku Klux Klan might incorporate
under this new law.
So far no attempt has been made
by state officers to investigate the
X Ian in Nebraska.