The Washington times., 1922-12-15
State HEADs To To
AVOID K[AN
ACTION
oovsnoy sproul, Of Pa. Ex.
plains That Resolution Is
To Be Passed.
by Isssr..sse.ai Nsws Service.


West Va. DEC. 1b.-With the
members Of the governors confer
once still asitated today from \
heated midnight debate on the Ku
Klux Kan, governor Sproul OF
Pennsylvania announced a. chair.
man that no action will be taken
by the State executives at their
annual meeting here on the khan
or prohibition.
The debate. which furnished the
conference with its first touch OF
excitement, followed q sweeping de-
nunciation Of the khan by Governor
Ben Olcott Of Oregon. and centered
on an address made at the close
of the afternoon by Governor Par
ker of Louisiana. in which he called
on his fellow governors that they
put themselves squarely on record
against the invisible empire" and
declared prohibition almost q farce.
The hour Of midnight had struck
before the discussion opened.
Governor Cameron Morrison OF
North Carolina interpreted Cover.
nor Parker's statements ~ q chal-
lenge to himself and the other gov.
ernors present to declare them.
selves on the Ku Klux Khan. He
objected to this and to Governor
Parker's attack on prohibition.
He stated he was not defending
the khan.
'I am a. strongly opposed ~
anyone here to secret societies that
unfurl the banner Of religious in
tolerance. 30 far ~ the khan 70
do not know much
about 1t. I know only one member
Of the khan In my State. and he
10 one of our finest. most upright
said the North Carolina
Lav Csn Contrsl
AT any rate" he continued, I'VE
have had no trouble from the khan
In North Carolina
"If the khan 10 lAw1ess - Gov
ernor Parker and Governor Olcott
say II is. II should DO dealt with
"Sa far a. its propaGanda 10 con.
csrned do not believe in meeting
Il with force nor DO ] believe In
passing iesisIation directed against
the khan or any other secret p6ciety
The best and only way to meet
such propaganda, in my opinion. 10
by education.
why not meet members Of the
!tian and argue II out with them
ACE to facer"
At this point oovsrnor KiIby. Of
Alabama, rose: F
How can you argue face to facsI
with q masked man?" he asked the
North Carolina executive and. con.
tinuing. declaring the khan and
were two Of the touch
lest subjects before the country.
II oppose their introduction at
a conference which ! consider
should be devoted to an exchange
Of IDEAS on the administrative
duties Of governors"
Oppeses ResoautioA
Comrnenting on Governor Parker's
plea that the conference should
pass resolutions demanding q
Federal law requiring the semi.
annual registrat ton Of all members
Of secret organisation with the De-
rartment Of Justice, Governor Nor.
rison declared he was opposed to
the governors adopting resolutions
Of Q police character"
Criticixing the Louisiana gov
srnor's statement on prohibition.
the North Carolina executive said:
II am astonished at Mr.. Parker's
he should seek to
fight what he conceives to be law.
Iessness In the khan and at the
same time surrender TO lawlessness
In snft v.e,e, tt,ltSoufa<s
IT never yield to lawlessness,"
aid Governor Farker, In reply.
Governor 0proul Of Pennsylvania,
who complimented Governor Olcott
On his speech denouncing the khan
and has stated his opposition to the
'invisible government. explained
today that II ID contrary to the
policy Of the annual governors
to pass resolutions Of
New Attack TomogIvw.
'sThs benefit win come by dincus-
HON." he said, ''and many OF W
Win 60 home TO recommend pro
posals for new Regulation and ways
to meet problems common to all the
States which are presented either
It the formal meetings of the CON-
ference or In informal di1cussionS
among the tneRnberh."
Tomorrow another scathiuG at
tack on the Ku Klux Khan -
scheduled when 0ovsrnor Henry
Allen of Kansas. addrssses tAs
The govsraors are vacationing 70.
aay. They are the guests Of Gov
sfhor Morgan and y. d. White.
coal operator. They
have gone to Bsrklsy, w. Va. to
Inspect the coal mine which pro-
vidss the United States na$y with
most Of its coal. m
Donjorin
Mnndolln