The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-13
g THE 1R 3 r. XII KLUX KHAN
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~ COL. WINFIELD JONES

Agent for the Southern States, stated
in writing:
Il feel that I have the support OF
the Knights of the Ku Klux Khan in
supporting my part OF the law-the
prohibition part"
j. l.. Couch, Mayor OF Columbus. !
Georgia. in an open staement on Feb
ruary S. 1921. highly praised the Col
umbus Khan. He said:
Seventeen members Of the Khan
assisted the police department dur
ing an epidemic Of burglaries and
their services were appreciated by the
police and myself. An organization
like the Ku Klux Khan is blessing
to any community"
! In Atlanta u few months ago a mob
I, formed in the streets to storm the
| Jail and lynch q negro charged with
an atrociOus crime. Colonel Simmons
! happened to be passing and sent mem
bers of the Khan among the mob to
persuade them to disband, which was
done Later when the negro was car
/ rIed from the Jail to the courthouse
to be tried Klansmen stationed along
the way between the two buildings
prevented any act of violence against
4 the accused.
The Little Rock. Ark. chief of police
received November 25 $1,000 from the
Khan at that place. as reward for
the arrest and conviction of any per
son attacking a woman. Many Of the
local Klans have adopted the motto ::
} Not for self but for others
These are only u few instances, of
which there are many hundreds on
Tile in the Imperial Palace in Atlanta
: OF the charitable actions of the Klans
and heir policies in helping to preser
We law and order.
As for charges against the Khan
, that ii is hostile to the Catholics
/. Jews. and the negroes. Colonel Sim
: mons gave the writer the following
. positive staement:
. We antagonize no mans religion
t ! have heard OF only one case wher.
/ a kleagle circulated antiCatholic pro
pasanda and he was instantly dis
}. charged.
! We are not nntiJewesh, any jew
who can subscribe to the tenets o
;. the Christian Religion can get in
a We are not anti-negro. Scores o
other fraernal organizations do no
:, admit negroes. We are not anti-for
o egn born, we merely require tina
) members shall be native born Ameri
J. cans"
:. Colonel Simmons stated the prerc
II Gisites tn membership il the lnvisibl
Empire as follows:
!. 'i'his Order is founded upon Dc
Il pendable character 1t is not an ultra
exclusive institution, but its member
. ship is composed of picked men,
Y No man is wanted in the Order VIII
q has not manhood enough to assum
s a real 9th with serious purpose q
j. keeping the same inviolae
1t Nc man is wanted in this Orde
e who viii not or can not swear an III
Is qualified allegiance to the Cover
= iuent Of the United States OF Americ.
its flag and its constitution.
IS No man is wanted in this ortle
II who does not esteem the Government
OF the United States above any othe
n government, civil. political. or ecc.ei
is lastical. in the whole world
Is No man is wanted in this orde
4 who does not esteem the Government
OF the United States above any othe
d government. civil, political. or eccle.
T. 'aStieal, in the whole world
70 No man is wanted in this orde
a vino tan my practice fraternity L
~ ward each other and everyone Of h
+ oath bound associates
~ Only nativeborn Americans VII
believe in the tenets OF the shr.stia
= religion and who owe no allegiane
:" OF any degree or nature to any 10
= eign Sovrnment. nation. institution
sect, people, or person. are eligible
=. In Atlanta. the Klans headquarter
nfaTticaliv the entire population b
licves in the Khan and one Of tl
= largest local klans in the invisib
= t,miirc i 'eeate9 - this city. mn,
p befine many thous.ssd members, il
~ ciudlng a large number of The ,ao
$ prominent citizens There Is.
= course. some opposition to the kla
but practically the entire citizensh
t. Is back Of it. and this fact alone.
IN ITS home city, is ey dence that Il