Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-23

Simmons, no doubt, expected
great applause from the commit
tee. but, instead. was met with
the cold remark often used by the
police authorities: you are noti-
fled that whatever you may say
Will be used against YOU"
The emperor" was on the
stand for three days and his testi-
mony before the committee with
it's accompanying exhibits fill over
hundred printed pages of the
record of the proceedings. Ana
lying his statements, l should
say that In many respects he was
an excellent witness who verified
completely the charges made
against his organization by the
New York World and myself.
Denounced for Reputation.
Denouncing me for repudiating
my oath of allegiance to his lin
visible empire" by exposing Its
secrets, he proceeded to go much
farther than l had done, by turn
ing over to the committee his rit-
ual, oath and many other doeu-
ments to which / had never mad
access.
His testimony can be classel
partly as confession and avoid
ance; partly as denial OF fact.
that were clearly proven by tht
World; partly as attempted cheal
wit and that had no element
humor whatever in it; consider
able denuneiation of the Worll
and Of myself; many wild and e.
ratio statements without founda
tion OF fact; and great deal o.
praise both for himself and 70. |
the organization he represented,
Among his denial, for exampl
he stated that Mrs. niizabetu ~
Ter had no connection with the or
ganization except as an assistant
OF Clarke in his publicity work
This statement was made in the
face of the fact that less than So
days previously he had issued a
"ukase" making the queen o.
South Pryor street his Grand
Chief of Staff He denied tha,
the khan at Beaumont, Tex, haG
perpetrated the outrages agains
Doctor Paul, when 1t had Deeu
proven under the official seal o.
that khan that it had maltreateo
Paul. lie denied responsibility il.
the Pensacola and Mobile cases,
in spite of the fact that he haa
taken official action himself. ht
denied that he had given the in
terview TO the Searchlight pre-
mentioned, in which n,
predicted direful things would
happen to the enemies OF the khan.
These are merely few denials o.
established facts. facts
so well established that any jury
In the country would accept them
Denounced the World.
He was particularly bite.
against the World, and lost no op
of denounciRg It. In
;lnded in some of his choicest at
,acks on the paper were the fol-
owing:
THE attacks against the khan
rere originated and started b.
he New York World, which is
wned or controlled by a Jew. Mr.
whose main purpose 10
and revenue. The cir
uIation manager OF this paper
ated to one OF the newspaper
-ade publications. the editor ana
lblisher OF New York which
ablisbed this statement, that the
u Klux attacks had added a hun
ed thousand circulation TO the
'orid and additional advertising
THE World. according TO their
rn statement. spent over four
onfhs. with unlimited resources
their command. in an investiga-
N OF the knights OF the Ku
ux Khan. using trained investi-
tors, newspaper men, and cover
! every section OF the country.
the face Of this careful investi-
ION the World has not been
e TO prove anything detriment-
to the khan except their own
,red views Of unfounded rumor -