The Monroe journal., 1922-12-01

DR.. Oscar Haywood. Baptist evan
gelist. who preached against capital
punishment in the Baptist church here
about two years ago, holds the CEN
ter Of the stage in New York City.
Announcing that he had come from
his farm near Mt. Gilead, in Mont
gomery county. to propagate the
prime pies Of the ku klux klan or
ganization in Americas metropolis,
the evangelis. is drawing fire from
the officials of the ETY. and members
OF his own congregation. Calvary
Baptist church.
Mayor Hylan first issued public
denunciat:on of the klan, and
now the Board of Aldermen support
ing him. according TO the New York
Herald, have prescribed the organ-
zation. THE membership Of Calvar.
Baptist church." the Herald con,in-
ues, meets tonight to consider the
Rev. John Roach Straton's proposal
that it expel as its evangelist the
klan's local Klokard or lecturer, the
Rev. Oscar Haywood. ID. ID. In the
meantime Or. Haywood is maintain
ing silence.
"He is staying close to his hotel
room. serenely smiling at interview
ers who ask his plans. His next move
will not be known even by himself
until he receives orders from Atlanta,
where the Imperial Wizard and his
fifteen Genii. together with promi-
nent Grand Dragons and their Hy-
dras are sitting in imperial klonvo-
kaiion. In this mysterious pow-wow
plans for the capture of New York
City are being considered.
"Dr. Haywood has decided. not to
attend the meeting at Calvary
church tonight. For reasons he will
not divulge he seems not at all APP
prehensive of i'll treatment at the
hands of the congregation. The pro-
blem that beset him last night as he
sauntered up Broadway swinging his
steel cane was what theater offered
the most amusement for the price OF
one admission.
Claims Secret Mission
Worried said the big klokard.
Not at all. At the present time |
have nothing to say for publication.
Yes, it is true that | am here on a
mission of which have said nothing
and of which no hint has been pub
lished.
"The resolutions adopted by the
board Of aldermen were read to him.
"They are very eloquent resolu-
tions," he commented.
THE resolutions of prescription, as
adopted by the Board Of Aldermen
we're introduced jointly by four men,
bers. Murray ". Stand. Jew; Mar
tin J. Healy, Roman Catholic; John
B. Heinrich. white man represent.
ing a large number of negroes, and
George w. Harris, negro. Adoption
was unanimous and without discus
sion.
"The document reads:
Whereas it has been brought TO
our attention through private, public
and officials channels. of information
that a menace which has scourged
the South and West of this country
has at last reached the city of New
York and is endeavoring to work hav-
oc and disaster in our midst and
"Whereas an outlaw organization
which has outraged ever shred of de-
cent citizenship through one of its
hirelings has openly declared the in
tention of Shat organization, the ku
klux klan by name, of capturing this
city, and
"Whereas the Mayor of the city of
New York, HIS Honor, John j. Hylan,
has directed that drastic and strin-
gent action be taken at once before
the Klan makes any great headway or
any immense inroads upon the minds
of the citizens of this city, and
Whereas the Mayor has lkened
this aggregation to bomb throwers
- o,oraL;ets ord hoe orJorod that