The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-14
PROGRAM OF XII KLUX
CONSTRUCTIVE, SAYS
NATIONAL lecturer

I'VE, of the Invisible Empire.
knights Of the Ku Klux Khan, have no
fight with any man anywhere. We
stand for pure. 100 percent American
ism and the unfolding of the Consti-
tuition of the United States. We are
not anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, anti-negro
or anti-anything but our program IS
constructive" This was the keynote
of the address delivered before a
crowd of about 1900 people at the Coli
scum Thursday night by DR.. G. Lewis
Fowler OF Atlanta, Ga, founder OF
Lanier university and national lectur-
er for the order.
DR. Fowler told of the origin or the
Ku Klux Khan in the south during the
reconstruction period following the
Civil war. He told Of the organization
of the Ku Klux Khan at this time a
means necessary to the very preserva-
ton of the white race IN that partlcu-
lar section of the country. He said
the Khan was voluntarily disbanded
after its purpose had been accom-
plished but that disorderly and unau-
thorized bands of marauders, IN the
guise of Klansmen, had followed after
ward with certain lawless activities
which had sullied the name of the
Khan and given 1t q bad reputation IN
the minds of the American people.
There are certain dangers ahead
for America-certain menaces which
are undermining the very foundations
of our American institutions" said Dr..
Fowler, land it is the determination
of the Invisible Empire Knights of the
Ku Klux Khan to remove these me-
naees from our present civilization.
The spirit of the Khan has remained
unchangd but its mthods are different
in that no violence on the part OF any
member of the organization will be
tolerated"
Millions Enrolled.
DR. Fowler said there are millions
of Americas leading citizens in every
walk of life enrolled, including many
prominent public officers. He admit
ted that ho is a member of the order
and stated that he is one of the II
men in the United States who is al
lowed to reveal his identity in connec
ton with tho Khan. He said that any
native-born white or Anglo-Saxon Gen
tile, Protestant citizen of the United
States is eligible to membership II
the organization.
1--WE are the instruments of move
ment rather than members of an or
ganiZation and have secretly banded
ourselves together to support the
tcnets of the Protestant Christian re
ligion. to uphold the constitution o.
the United States, to protect the chast
ity of our pure American womanhood
to maintain the separation of church
and state and to support the free pub
lie school system" said DR.. Fowler
I'VE don't have any tar or use AM
feathers but wo mean business. You
might just as well try to stop the flow
of Niagara as to endeavor to check u:
in our purpose"
Klans Activities.
He said the Khan is maintaining
lecture bureau for the PRONUNCIATION o
pure Americanism, is building pub
fishing house for the production o
literature on Americanism and is plan
ming to examine every textbook in al
the grades in all the schools in tn
United States.
DIR. Fowler declared new member
were joining the organization by til
thousands daily and that the member
ship has already gone into the mi
lions.
Shortly before $3.50 o'clock tire
Klansmen in white robes and helmet
entered the Coliseum advancing dow
the center aisle and mounting tn
stage. DR.. Fowler came onto tn
stage from the rear and was intro
duced by one of the Klansmen.