New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Masked Knight
Reads Greed of
'KIan in Pulpit
ooo Crowd Brooklyn Edi.
~ ~ 10 Hear whiie-Robcd
g.n' sts = Identity a Secret
T,II sI' Beliefs Of the Order
,,,or Defends the Hood
-;..u Civil Liberties
''le, Neon Voices Disapprov-
y'''y' !, of suppression Move

Al OF O"ff
600 persons, sathered s,i
Nsrs shan he washington Avenue .
II nigh. ln washington and os,es
ssiisi Chsfen, heard hoodea
r,rnes, iTo.Kiux Klsn, whose
II ~issaD ol ins ~avesled. read a klnns-
~ ~.s,.y vas not Fe'sse'; ;sith from the
1,.sT confession o'
tfsl.n the church a - wore fight
vsa i"sa ~ hundFso' The edifee was
men ~ sdmittanee. ~. ~ began. In
ingjof ~ ~ before service sve natrol.
trowdeo w w a sergeant ara w Rrht, RThsre
the Ves,'ss.a ..a..itions Of v.n,-se' so....;aneS
men held dslP.orisr PS,ir save that oe'S''o"s0
sy srovdins. evening service and
Anr Ie. y. Rev Or. Robert NC
;ux before y the church, began his
Casl, pssiesir y Invisible Empire, two
,erpon o. I'd Ranking white
Sest0fs s''ssked individual whom
robrd ~. n "a the platform, where
they .s~.r1 shook his hand. lne
Dr. Ae..ss,c5seed his shrouded guest
~ 'Kjansnsn who would nave i'"
.sr5s to say. ,u,
Reads the hlan's Beliefs
Las tone and under apparent
train the Klsn representative
1,i're from a folded paper, saiu -.
' .gss and women. these are the DC
L.gthe Ku-Klux Klan;
sTts, The best elements II Aihci' 'S""
...s,, rhould rule.
~. r.s. Inc literature Of our country
~ purificd IN order that the RS
s.s,ration may b protected from
t,s W., the public schools Of inc
/ "a S.etcs must and shal! be guard
.-,,sst insidious influence. -,
49,, ehjvalrv which II being oolit-
"a INST be re-established : =
% 80 must spend more time "itn
E .s,es and wives more time IN
tNr homes. h.r,o ana Amor
=. s,sls must be preserved ana IN,
a...,ss tending 70 undermine '"'"
4sl v Destroyed
Secret Method Deiended
- ne mysterious man IN inc
h.els.like Az garment retreated, Dr'
tga's,, s.,'., his sermon. lie said the
.s',lss Of the Ku-kluN Man
p-. hotter support than mas . oesn
~ n.~,,5 ehurch movements ~ revens s.'
Ite',, .,l diYcussing the program . ITEM
t'n : Attended the klens seciet
b Yen ssoinr good" The secrecy
nfSss fSss.'.,sTizes the Roman Catnoiie
l,ai 'l''r ~ MeCaul declared IS the
Nsl.., .,1. a. Of that chureh's power
spA''s .iore is not reason ior con
Ssis.! 70. ~ a any movement. the min
~ 49,. ss''.'. 4 ,bc Kisn in its right to
a- - q asseht was made yester-
W.. ss,r hitter issued by Wai't,
IL, ,.o,el for the American CiN,i
,a..,,, rrier. 10 Senator David l.
VIA f Massachusetts,. Inc letsei
,,,s,ls, tcmments on the comm nunis~ rS,,
800 S,rstor Walsh 70 Attorney zen
~ D,s,ssfty calling for an inVsst,,
.,s.or Al soutlawry daily deplS'eu ."
-, Of the United States A
a. vtolesale prosecution instltuteu
.';s,. ~ Kr-Klrx Klan would heets
..i, 4. In liz nature Of punishment
X, ,,.ortsinment Of certain iue"'
y. Ia ats or offenses comml''eu'
I...sa,c vgould be un-Am rlcah w
Z. .';.I s.'''Vi ~. counsel for the union
sinid ost.
Unity League Denounced
,...r-.sment Yesterday by ofhcia's
"a. lmericsn Unity League that
lac ~ s,- of ffty to aid the campaign
s.nlI.se s.,.,''.''a ~ scsinst Ku-KluN Klan ae-
as 'sss ". work. City virtually has
y. -, ,,~1ls.ed was followed oy
s,,,rsrs Of State Senator-eleet 1onn
E,rines denouncing the former - =;
a,Iu,lor as mcnaeing American III
ssUtor, equally with the Khan; -
s,r,,or.eIect Hastings is antnof o.
an \. hs introduced in tie Leglsia-
M n,r, month which is desi-ned 70
1r0y publieation Of the hu-hluA
T,s n,nbership in New York Stste'
4, r,lerred 10 the Unity League as
arsr,ly another manifestation OF com
n,rsisli1ed prejudice and adoeo.
Il Do not know what It may cost "
become member Of the American
Unity League. The cost Of membership
n the Klan Is $40. according to infor-
ration furnished me. IL is not my ioeS
the. the Unity Lesgue's operations are
FED on me mere love Of law and oroer
protested By is promoters. Inc peo-
pie Of New York State do not require
70 court the elements Of civil strife 10
Protect them from the menace Of Khan
ian. Their protection lies in the very
hct OF the Klsn's eoVardice and un-
Ansriean character. | believe the or
Valfston viii perish for the reason
u i he's nothing 70 commefd II to
e,agent support or forbearance.
n that the American Unity League.
lSass 70 make public a list Of 10000
~ Klansmen in New York City.
sn such a list why not make
NJ h once without further ado p
~ Roach Straton. preaching
,sAn'i Baptist Church last night.
- = members OF the clergy
~ N hcome actively associated
49, ~ ku-Klu Klan as "lame
~ Asaid they were preachers
tallen down in their work for
hit OuuCdthJ
~ Nph ". Socknan. pastor OF
g., Avenue Methodist Episcopal
9.-- n his sermon yesterday on
s.anis and Tolerance" said that
,,.r',sasslon Of the Ku-Klux Klan Il
- veil 70 make sure that words
-, - are not the mere mouthings OF
1870 he pointed out that in some
y The country influence Of the
vas declared salutary and in
ne reverse. DR.. Sockman added:
slsslpset.ve Of these conflicts the
loea Involves certain fundamental
~" 70 our democracy which can
overlooked I,s method Of Sc
~ y unhealthy Let us not befog
.nas with charges and counter
ts but examine the primary
'''s involved. Then let us act"
1OOr Opens Farley for