New-York tribune., 1922-11-21
Gov. ParkerP Promised Full
Federal Cooperation and
Aid at White House;
Doesn't Ask Intervention
Fulists Burns for
Natiorl-Wicle Battle
Gals On Other States to
Join Against Terrorism ;
Heru-in Parallel Seen


sycm Tho Tr;5ane's Washtaoton Barcau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.--Gov-
eraor John NJ. Parker of Louisiana
conferred to-day with President
Harding and Attorney General
Daugherty on the Ku-Klux Khan ac-
tvisies in Louisiana. Governor
Parker laid before the President and
tie Attorney General some details
d the klan's operations in Louisiana
and asked the Federal government
iar cooperation in stamping out the
siieged lawlessness of members of
he klan. Encouragement of other
states to cooperate in the @ane
cause is also sought by Governor
Parker.
Vigorous denial was given by
Governor Parker that he had come
.oWashington, as certain newspaper
accounts alleged, to ask the Federal
government to take charge of mat
ters in Louisiana. He made it plain
that the state government Of Loui-
siana intended to go to the utmost in
enforcing the law of the state; that
The main task, as he saw it, would
fall on louisiana and that such help
m cooperation as the Federal gov
esnnent could give would be Sec
oadary.
Confers With Burns
sttompanying Governor Parker was
a.orreY General Coco, of Louisiana.
Nsien he went to the White House
GossrnOs Parker conferred at length
Wts HHam J. Burns, chief of s.S
Ssfsaa Of investigation of the Depart
ssat Of Justice. 1T was said Mr..
Relns was advised of the influence ex-
ttsd by the klan on sounty officials
asd others in some. sections of the
SITE
While Governor Parker declined to
50 into details as to the nature of the
so-operation he asked from the Fed.
eya government, the fact that he con-
suited Mr.. Burns led to the belief that
he wanted the help of the secret
asants of the government in tracing
~ ..aterstate activities of persons
come ted, as alleged, with the khan.
Following the conference at the
White House statement was given
out from there as follows:
1T appears the State Of Louisiana
will be fully able TO take care of
the situation. There is nothing at
this time Cor the Federal government
to do except 10 give assurances 20 the
state authorities that wherever Fed
erai interests are involved Fedora,
authorities are ready to extend full
cooperation"
i. State to Fight rerrorSsts
,,,t Governor Parker, on leaving tho
Wh:te House, SAID:
The responsible government Of
the state is determined that, regard
less Of cost or consequences, a most
1nofcuGh lnYestig->}on will be made
o. the outrages reported TO have
eeen made by the Ku-Klux Khan in
Louisiana.
Certain terrorizing outrages have
been committed, certain horrifying
crimes have been recorded. and it is
vl;ai that responsibility shall be
nScd and offenders punished, not be-
cause Of any organized association
out IN spite of it.
The law of the state and nation
mus; be upheld under any and all
circumstances.
Later in the day Governor Parker
conferred with Senators Broussard
and Ransdell. of Louisiana.
This evening Governor Parker sent
letter to "The Washington Post"
Wnlch has been publishing long arti-
yes under date of Baton Rouge pur-
porting to describe conditions in
louisiana. These articles have repre-
sented Louisiana's government as hard
saa las: in the clutches of the "invisi-
se empire and have indicated that the
aschnery OF the state government
+zs almost ceased to function"
y ms letter Governor Parker vigor-
ssss's deHies that the state government
sss 6eariy ceased to function. He says
sSe never has been the most remote
iva on the part of any one in Louisi-
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