Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-10-12
PROCLAMATION.
Atlanta, Ga. September q. 1922.
10 all Mans and klansnscn and to all

American Citizens who believe in
their Country and want to see
ITS every interest protect
ed-Greeting:
whereas, the Knights Of the Ku
NIux Khan has been organized for the
purpose OF safeguarding and protect
ing those things in and for America
which are fundamental to the great
ness OF the nation and are the things
Tor which our Fathers fought and
died to preserve and perpetuate in
America; and
whereas, for the past few months
the Knights Of the Ku Klux Khan has
RAD 'rained Investigators quietly at
work seeking the real cause for the
present social, industrial and moral
"Hr-s; n America: I'd
N+'SrraS, those iRyeS' i"a.ors have
Uncover d an organized effort TO dis
7"ct national unity and TO undermine
the morals O. american vCuth end 10
1es;roy every vest:Ge of patriotism and
to. II possible, overthrow and under
NINE the foundation principles OF the
American government and 10 eucour-
age disrespect for the courts of the
land, mob violence, sabotage and
every known form of lawlessness: and
whereas, our investigators have
found the hairy claw Of Rolshevism,
Socialism, Syndicalism. w. w.ism
and other isms destructive TO the
/ American system OF Government and,
startling but true, have found the
tentacles of these isms gripping at the
throat Of our public school system,
breeding unmolested in our law-mak-
ing bodies, insidiouslv throttling our
daily press and even forcing its bias.
| phemous way into the very homes of
the people Of America; and
Whereas, the Knights of the Ku Klux
| Khan now thoroughly organized and
| intrenched in every corner Of the
United States, is determined To keep
faith with Americans and America :;
and
Whereas, we believe that Klans and
| klansmen and American Citizens are
entitled to the facts in full detail which
have been, through months Of care
full work, dug UP by our investiga-
tors, and that if these facts are given
! to Klans and KlanSmen and real
Americans that they will be so thor
oughly aroused to the danger in their
midst that much will have been ac-
complished towards the suppression
and destruction of the forces now in
America working towards the under
mining Of those real fundamentals up
on which this nation was established
and has been builded and which must
be preserved il the nation is to main
tain in the future its high standard
among the galaxy Of the nations OF
the World;
Therefore, I, Edward Young Clarke,
Imperial Wizard Pro Tenn OF the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan, do here
by officially proclaim as follows:
First: That acting upon the startling
and indisputable facts dug UP by the
investigators Of the Khan concerning
the activity Of alien enemies that the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan does
here and now declare war to the bitter
end upon all those in America who are
seeking in an insidious but powerful
manner to undermine the very funda-
mentals Of the Nation.
Second: II has been decided to give
the facts to the Klans and Klansmen
throughout the regular channels and
to all America through series OF
startling articles to be published in the
| Searchlight, which publication has
! fearlessly backed the Khan at all times
and fought for the principles for which
the Khan has stood, and at heavy eX-
pense TO itself has consented TO give
this information to the World. The
American public has heard something
about Bolshevism but never the whole
unpleasant truth, and they do not know
the identity of Bolshevist proponents
in this country, and they have no con-
ception of the way misguided Ameri-
cans are blandlv falling into the clever
traps laid for them by the enemies of
our great country. In the manner
| here mentioned we intend to expose in
| the pitiless glare of publicity all the
| details of the schemes and plots that
are now working throughout the ma
| ton to destroy those things for which
our Fathers fought and died, and
which are the vitals in the life OF our
great Nation.
Third: All Klans and Klansmen are
urged to get ready and be prepared to
do their part when the truth has been
proclaimed and made known in stamp
| ing out of this Nation Bolshevism and
| kindred isms that are being used by
the Bolsehvists to build UP great
network Of destructive forces in the
| Nation Americans must be on guard
/ and Klans and Klansmen must grid
| themselves for battle, for the enemy
! is at our very gate.
Done at the Imperial Palace this,
| the twenty seventh day Of Sentember,
Nineteen Hundred and Twentv Two.
EDWARD YOUNG CLARK,
D T,,,Dnr;nI Wizard pro Tom