The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-29

been shown that we have Killed
niger, n jew or n Catholic. True,-.
there have been some iynchings ~
the South, but they have that habit
down there. and maybe there are
Jews, Catholics and Ku Klux mixed
up in the hangings down there. Ger
tainly no member OF tho Seattle
I<lans know.
And now a word or two about So
attic Klsns. The Ku Klux IL an
organization that Ia more mysterious
than any other, in that IT'S members
are invisible. They are not only i'm
visible to the ALLEN world" but un-
der certain circumstances are invis-
ibie to each other. You and your
readers may rest assured that thio
invisibility win never be exposed ~
any Newspaper, and the weak storfes
about the klans In Seattle. as Eek
posed" recently, are looked upon by
those who know as only Disagree
able. and II does make the better.
class OF members of the order look
like what we have been called, 1. o.:
"boobs."
STATEMENT NEVER
BEFORE PRINTED IN WEST
In the spirit Of fairness, you ars :
asked to print the attached clip
ping, which Is q statement made
by one who has only had Islander
and disgrace hurled at him by the
newspapers OF tho country. This
IL clipped from an eastern paper.
which had the decency TO print il.
No paper In the West has given
any publicity TO the Klan's side
CT this issue, with thee one excep-
ton Of The Seattle Star. You.
have been fair and just, attacking
us. we admit, but your attack has
seemed Justified. and you have
fought clean. We admire you for
t.
This. like my first confession"
Il written as an individual Kians.
man. and has no official sanckion-
Its aim Is twofoid. First, wish
to impress the fact that the Ku
klux movapent IL not dead nor
discouraged In Seattle; second. that
there In another side to the oucs-
ton. as set forth by the Clarke
statement below.
And this: WHY AND BY WHOM
is THE KHAN so BITTERLY
ATTACKED THRUoUT THE
UNITED STATES. AND WHY
WAS THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION
DROPPED?
There's q mystery IN this thing.
Why not investigate from the other
end a. well? "ITsuB."
IMPERIAL KIEAGxEB
REPLY TO ATTACKS
ATLANTA. Oct. Is.-Edward Young
Clarke. imperial kisasis Of the XIV KIux
klan. issued . statement here today de-
sionai hsarins N Warrington that his
share Of the donations by new membsrs
lat year amounted TO s::s.sss.
Here u hts sfatsmsuts
The statement In pssss ropoPtD -
garding the hearing ysstsrday Sefsrs the
rulss committee concerning tho Ku Kiux
Khan g the effect that I had received
eszt.eee IN enc yeas - ny shars q the
scented my personal ssrninrs e 8 viifuI
and malicious lie end on . par with the
other false statemsnts made Pscsasiy re-
s.rding mysif personally aad the xn
REPORTS GRIAf
The amount mentioned b n total
aveiiabis for the past ~ months with
which 70 eprry forward = national cam
psisn and one Of the most difrcuit can-
surmogntahfe obstacles 70 evereouns b
the eafnpaiFd orgah1Eakion, duA f3e ths
adverss attitude Of the ppasa % fko
movemsnt and the c0nslstent and bitter
IN America which had been prstu6iced
against the ku kiux Khan " and thru
false stAtsments sppsarfng n the peeoa
The psst six months the department
addition % ths dfvision offices presided
over ~ the grand gobiius, a1so offIoee =
practically - states. ana cut ef the mad
- ifs disposal have had 70 eems al the
such ~ general hsadquartefs exponSss
u Atlanta, Including printing. seIesranh-
Ing and ts1ephons htils end Salaries. Rom
executive and clerical The hsadouartsrs <
over zee field msn. d srsmsndsus. and
II II had not bssn fos my long ornertencs
IN campaign work, the dennrtmenf ~
prcpagaticn would not have made En-
psases iss aiens give ne Drofit fos NJ
SAYS HE INVESTED 4
BIG SUM HIReSEI<F III
up to and Including the f7rse Of
July. 1871 (1s monthsA the net earn
ings Of the department which belonr-
ed to me wAs Just = little ever SIC.
900. It took an Investment Of over
$4,000 on my part (Snost Of which
was borrowed money! before the
work was ever put on . paying basis,
and II was early IN Februnky Of this
year before this money advanced to
get the work going was accumulated
out Of the earnines Of the depart
ment
Under the terms Of my contract
with the Khan I take all The risk OF
loss and all my men are under bond
to the Khan. The department OF
propagation has turned over to the
Khan q total OF above $40. 900 ia the
past ~ months without any expense
to or liability whatsoever ON the part
Of the Khan. In addition. the depart
ment has taken an organization with
less than 5000 members and Just
about one dozen Klans and given
the organisation IN additional $4,000
members formed into over 1000
Klans. scattered in practically every
part Of the nation. with The largest
Khan Chicago. numbering about 10.
900.
SAYS HE HOPES FOR
''SOME REAL MONEY"
with these fActs and with the
knowledge that my earnings have
been very. reasonable. It is little won
| der that Col. Simmons stated that he
did not think had been ovcrpaid
and thought had performed an ex-
cellent piece OF work for the orgAni-
nation.
II hope 70 receive. and believe I
deserve some real money for the
services ! have given the Khan. I
would not go thru the strain Of
another ~ months. II knew in I'D
vance. for 400 900 put on the table