The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-23
THE most sublime lineage in all his
tory, Concentrating and Perpe-
trating as it does the most
dauntless organization

kuOWn 10 man.
IMPERIAL PALACE
INVISIBLE EMPIRE
Knights Of the Klu Klux Khan, incor-
porated. Atlanta, Georgia. Department
of propagation.
In one corner is royal coat of
arms. showing kingly crown, cross
and two knights in sheets and pillow
cases riding metalsome steeds that are
rearing on their hind legs and paving,
(probably knights rampant according
to ancient heraldry), at each other,
below the word honor" and above in
a scroll the quotation without fear
and without reprOach." In the oppo-
site corner is triangular banner
bearing the latin inscription "Quod
Shipper, quod Unique, quod alb omni-
bus" Finally across the bottom Of the
letter is a printed line reading Gin the
name of our fathers-for our country,
our homes and each other"
The letter follows:
Spokane, Wash, June 10, 1922.
412 Hyde Building.
Mr. Frank M. Dallam,
Editor Oroville Weekly Gazette,
Oroville Washington.
Dear Sir:-With much interest |
have read your editorial published in
the Oroville Weekly Gazette issued on
June 2, 1922. Please accept my thanks
for your kind expression in behalf of
the men comprising the real, true
blood, native born Americans of
the white race, who are banding them
selves together in real one-hundred
per cent, protestant, white, gentle or
ganization, whereby and wherein we
can practice real fellowship. exem-
plify an exalted spirit of patriotism to-
ward our country and native land, and
practice an honorable klannishness
and benevolence wherever needed.
''One on the inside of an organiza-
ton certainly knows more about the
facts pertaining thereto than one on
the outside. The writer is on the in
side of the Klu Klux Khan, and is an
American. You are certainly the vic
tim of misplaced confidence if you
are summing up the Klu Klux Khan
from what you have read in the
Newspaper Expose. In this so called
expose there are some omissions, al
teratiOns, misstatements, and other
tricks, wilfully made to give wrong
impression to the general public. Do
you know why the Congressional In
vestigatiOn ended so abruptly? If so
will you please print it?
About 80 per cent of the accusa-
tions made against the Khan never
happened, but were simply charged.
The remaining ten per cent, which
actually happened, can just as we'll
be charged to any American born citi-
zen, democrat or republican, as a
member of the Knights of the Klu
Klux Khan. The Klu KluX Khan does
not have, nor has it ever had, any In
tention of trying to enforce the law,
other than to uphold the law, the con-
stitutiOn of the United States and any
state thereof. The strongest and most
binding part of the oath is for the
strict observance of, and the greatest
respect for, all laws of the land
What objections have you to the
principles set forth in the A. B. C. of
this organization? What is there un-
American about it? What do you find
in Article ii Of its constitution-"Ob-
jects and Purposes would lead
to anarchy and murder? Whence
comes your idea that the Klan is not
what it openly proclaims to be? We
should like to see your proof to the
contrary.
Can you, or any one dispute it's
lineage, its history of results, over
whelmingly in respect for the laws of
the land, and the rights of the white
American people, with rights and JUS
tice to all others, charity for all?
Now sir, l would suggest that you
read the little green booklet which |
am enclosing, If you are an American
in the true sense Of the term. See if
you cannot find something in it that
might touch a responsive chord in
your spirit of Americanism, despite
bias and prejudice, as we'll as con-
tempt for which you know nothing.
Its published principles have been
published and passed over this nation
by the millions of copies. men have
Joined this organization by the hun
dreds Of thousands; and they certainly