New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

! ton of right living and one which ac- knowledges Christ and his teachings as a guide for right living, An or ganization which says that Christ is the true Klansman's criterion of char acter cannot be wrong.
 Become Better Citizens.
 There are organizations in ex- istence today which have been in ex- istence for hundreds of years which have held the same principles as their basic principles. The reason they have stood through the years is be- cause they acknowledged the above statements as absolutely essential in the living of a right life. The Klan has adopted those principles and has said that each member must endeavor in daily life to become a better citizen of the United States because they are attempting to become better men in the following of these teachings.
 "Regardless of statements to the contrary the ku klux klan is not anti Catholic. anti-Jew, anti Negro, but is pro-everything which is Amer ican. As I stated before, we ac- knowledge and take an unqualified oath of allegiance to the Constitution which guarantees to every living per son the right to worship God as he sees fit We would be violating our oath of allegiance to that constitu- ton were we to attempt to lay down set rules relative to the way in which men worship God.
 No Catholic Members
 Are there any Catholics in the Ku Klux klan?" asked the reporter.
 Absolutely none" replied Mott
 ITO state briefly what each individ- ual member of the Klan is pledged to support l submit the following points" continued MT. Mott "We be- lieve in the tenets of the Christian re- ligion; white supremacy; protection of our pure womanhood; just laws and liberty; closer relationship of pure Americans; upholding of constitution of these United States; the sovereign ty of our state rights; the separation of state and church; freedom Of speech and press; closer relationship between capital and American labor; preventing causes of mob violence and lynching; preventing unwarranted strikes by foreign labor agitators. pre- vention of fires and destruction of property by lawless eelments; lin1ita- ton of foreign immigration: and much needed local reforms; law and order"
 Army Uniforms Less Buttons.
 In speaking of the uniforms worn by guards, MT, Mott asked the report CT if an army uniform shorn of it's buttons was a regulation uniform He then said that army and navy stores were selling uniforms Identical with those worn by the soldiers but without the buttons and that the guards wore uniforms of this type He said that he saw number of the guards on the night of the initiation but as far as he could see none of them were armed
 You never hear that the Klan has done any good work" said Mir Mott, but from January to May the organ ization by voluntary donations gave more than s1S.00n for charitable pur- poses. We have done other worth while acts, too. but nobody says any, thing about that"
 Plum Not Klansman.
 According to recent interview | with Clifford c Plum of Westfleld, l who owns the land on which the Klan | ceremony was held he was unin- formed that the Kan was going to | hold forth there until they arrived Saturday night, and he emphatically denied any membership in the organ ization. Nott admitted that Plum is not a member of the Klan.