Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-03
Organization Assailed.

Organization Assailed.
IN q lengthy editorial a few days
4 The Evening Sun assailed the
mysterious organization in unmeas-
ured terms, stating that it would re-
suit in stirring UP religious and
social strife and that anyone sub
scribing TO the oath of the order
ssstamped a falsehood upcn his
tongue" The position of the Sun
appears to be supported by its non
belief in the order being patriotic
designed largely for the purpose
Of instituting commercial boycott
Of those who were not members OF
those who could not qualify as mem
bors. The Sun apparently is urging
tie calling of q public mass meet
ing, the formation OF a Citizens
Protective League" for tho purpose
OF smashing further progress of the
order in that city. On the Other
hand, public statements %purportinG
to eminate from the Khan have
been published in the two news.
papers denying that the o%rganiza.
ton is designed to stand for the
purposes suggested by The Sun.
The Suns Statement.
The Jonesboro Evening Sun, in
its announcement that a mass meet
ing may be called to deal with the
Khan. says:
THAT a move is now on foot tc
organize a Citizens Protective League
by citizens of Jonesboro and Craig
head county, is evidenced by severa,
citizens advocating same. The ob.
ject being to guarantee protection
to the business interest of Jonesbort
against any invasion or embarrass-
ment by the recently organized
Ku Klux Klan, that might be
brought about an account of theil
religious utilization.
"Those who are advocating such
en- organization are neither Jew
Catholic or negro, but citizens who
are very much bothered about the
unrest now existing among the Jews
and Catholics of the city from the
recent organization of the KlaI
and reports of what it is doing IL
other places, claiming it is all un.
c~alled-for and has Il tendency tt
hurt business.
1.The notices received yesterday
signed II. X, X. have caused con
siderable stir among the business
interests who do not belong or be.
lieve in the Khan" and most OIL
them want it understood that they
do not want their employees inter
fcred with by either Khan notices
or by notices %purporting to be from
the Khan. as they have no way O
knowing whether they are o%fficia.
or unofficial.
s'The existence of a Ku KluX Klar
in Jonesboro is not opposed by
Catholics and Jews alone. The
larger per cent of the business mer
and citizens are openly against il
and are outspoken. 1t is true that
the Khan membership has in par
a number of men who are prom
iaent in city and commercial affairs
more definite plans are to BIZ
decided on within the newt few day:
and unless conditions improve, those
who are active in the matter state
that a mass meeting Will be called
ana the question Discussed openly
as to what is the best means tc
put at rest the disturbed condition
that has resulted from the organiza-
ticn recently brought to Jones
boro.s
The Notes of Warning.
The Sun, in another item appear
ing in the same issue as the fore
gong, comments upon the denial
of the Khan that notes of warning
had been sent to two persons in that
city. The Sun continues:
"a letter was received this a. m.
by special delivery, written with
typewriter and signed with a type
writer (kraighead Koun~y) Ku Klux
Khan, in which an offer of 5000 is
made for Information that will lead
to the conviction of the parties
who wrote the two notices that were
printed in the Jonesboro Sun yester-
day afternoon.
A ,M.
\ 1.-THE letter would be printed in
fkll. only that it is not known
whether it is official or not. The
sun gave notice in Wednesdays
that it would not print any
addressed to it, signed with
typeWViter for either the Ku Klux
Khan pr the Anti-Ku Klux Khan.
That All letters from either must
contain Nthe official seal of the or
der or be signed al some place at
the bottom Of the letter by Officials