Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-10

a ChIGLui Iuhulhb Vi lSahAoANS9
for membership In the two organ
izations fails to show, except as to
the matter of white supremacy,
that there is the remotest resem--
blance between them. No where
in the "Prescript" of the origin
al Khan, or in any printed publ
cation relating to It, can there be
discovered any restriction what
ever against the Jew, the Catho-
lie, or the foreign-born American
citizen. On the contrary, old men,
who claim to have been members
OF the original movement, state
that Jews. Catholics an foreigners
were members. The fact that the
modern movement Is anti-Catholit
and anti-Semitie and Is opposed
to the admission of foreign-borl
citizens of the country brands II
ipso facto as historical fraud
Selection Of Members.
Another link in the chain of ev-
idence against the modern organ
ization lies in the provisions gov
erning eligibility for membership
In the selection OF members tn
old Khan exercised the utmost carr
and scrutiny, and endeavored t.
throw around the organiHa, os
every possible safeguard against
the admission of undesirable
characters. Even with precau'
tions like thoses men who were
members OF the Klan and left be
hind them written testimony de
clare that many men OF bad char
acter became connected with tn.
order. How utterly different t.
the modern system with It's in
discriminate solicitation of mem
bershlp, with it's advertising me
thods. its open and notorious can
vassing and it's selling campaign
by means of literature, letters, mo
tlon pictures, agents and speak
ers.
Also, as far as the record
show. there was no propagation
department In the old Klan, no
system OF Kieagles, King Kleag-
les. Goblins or Imperial Kleagle.
All that is a Simmons innovation.
designed to gather in large sums
of money from a large number otI
people, money that goes mostly
into the pockets of paid workers
whose chief interest in the noble
cause" is that OF pIunder and not
of patriotism.
Difference is Startling.
The initiation fee of the old
Klan was the paltry sum of one
dollar. The new Khan, I'm it's
great plety and altruism denies
that II has an initiation fee at all.
It claims that citizenship" In
the "Invisible Empire" cannot bel
bought. Accordingly it requires
that before attaining this delect-
able privilege. the allen must
make a donation" Of ten dollars,
A donation covers multitude
OF sins. Where victim makes
free-will offering to noble
cause he can hardly claim after
wards that his money has been
taken from him under false pre-
lenses.
In August, 1891. 1t was an
nonnced that "the Invisible EN-
pire, had amended its constitu-
ton so that women would be eIigi-
BILE for membership. This Is
further point OF dissimilarity be-
tween the two organizations. for
while women were OF great assis-
lance to the original Klansmen
N making robes and In giving in
ormation. the more serious work
vas done by the actual members
Who were men.
In HIS statement. the "Emper-
r" failed to elucidate point Mum
er Four, which was no doubt the
Irincipal incentive that caused
he admission OF women. Each
ldy Ku Klux will be required to
onate ten dollars to the "nobie
luse and the admission OF wo-
en- doubles the number OF pros
..t..s, g., ..-h,r., tho r., FrIur srnldl