The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-18
ALLEN METHOD OF FIGHTING
kI kIIIX AR0IISEC HRITiNI

| ALLEN METHOD OF FIGHTING
kU kLUx ARoUSEs CRITICISM
| The assault on the Ku Klux Khan by
| Governor Henry ]. Allen Of Kansas has
stirred up criticism in many quarters oil
the methods he has suggested. There is
| an apparent unanimity on the part OF
those editors debating the question that
| the Khan has no real place in American
life. Its masked methods generally are
| condemned. Some editors compare it to
the 1. w. W. But Governor Aliens sug-
gestion that its leaders should be deport-
ed is considered in some quarters as
equally laWless with some of the or
ganization's methods of procedure. The
Allen position is, however, expected to
start another country wide movement to
regulate the Khan.
AT the bottom of religious and racial
hatred stirred up recently is no motive
higher than petty hatred" suggests the
Indianapolis News. "a few men make
comfortable living out of the business
and some hypnotic themselves into be-
lieving that they are saving the country.
Governor Allen rightly sees that a coun-
try that has to be saved by grotesQue
masked figures working in the dark mad
better begin by getting new doctor.
If a few more leaders like Governor AL
len drag the question out into plain view
it will soon take care of itself" But The
Albany News desires to know whether
Governor Allen plans to expel the
Khan from Kansas and adds: I'VE are
in sympathy with his feelings in the
matter but this business OF expeIling
citizens from a state isn't practicable
nor it is fair. Let Governor Allen put
down the Khan in his state, not put 1t
out to another state The Rocktoro
Republic likewise takes issue with some
of the governors statements insisting
that "he does not add, what seems 1b-
vious, that the tendency to group and
mask, and then, when convenient and
safe, to kill, is direct result Of group
and racial license fomented by politi-
clans and agitators to gain support OF
various factions. Everything demands
and gains representation and power In
the United States except old-fashioned
Americanism, which is attacked secret
ly and publicly by practically every
foreign minded or selfish faction. The
people in most communities either are
getting what they want, or lack the in
telIigence to vote for their principles"
The governor is to be commended for
his actions, in the opinion of the New
York Tribune, because the Ku Klux
Khan is powerful in Kansas. Also. no
doubt, it's motives are often patriotic
and right. But a. civilized government
cannot endure If 1t winks at violence
no matter how we'll meant. BY his &C
ton toward the Khan Gov. Allen demon
strated afresh that he proposes to live
up to his creed no matter whom it
hits" Fully accepting this view the
New York Herald adds that Henry J.
Allen is the kind of man, strong in
character. strong IN sense OF RESPONSE
bility and strong in performance OF
duty that puts power into public office,
respect for public service, |
and sheds luster on American leader
Ship
While the American public is with |
him in his denunciation of the Khan |
and the things for which it stands" the |
Jersey City Jersey Journal holds that |
the country will hesitate before fol- |
lowing him on his course of expulsion. |
Ku EluXism is bad. but the idea of ex- |
pelling persons savors too much Of |
dcpotism. There is plenty of current