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in attacking his morals. and that
IT was a shame to wage war on a
woman" All over the United
States meetings we're held by
klansmen for the purpose OF tax
ing steps toward bringing the
World 10 task for its alleged IL
belous story. From sources inside
the kan, learned that Clarke at
the time appealed to the klans-I
men to contribute to a NATIONAL
defense fund and that the sum Of
100000 was promptly subscribed
for the purpose OF protecting the
good name Of the organization and
its precious pair or "uplifters"
What Became Of Fund.
So far as / have been able to
learn, not a dollar OF this money
has ever ben expended for the pur-
pose of suing the World, although
that newspaper has been waiting
and welcoming the opportunity TO-
prove in court by competent wit
nesses whose alhdaYits it pos
sesses that everything it said
about the Ku Klux Khan. about
Edward Young Clarke, and Mrs.
Lizzie" Tyler was all the truth,
the whole truth. and nothing but
the truth.
Following the publication of
the Worlds articles the leaders In
the eastern states urged Clarke to
take the matter into the courts Of
New York, as thousands OF posi-
Bile prospects" were afraid to buy
the Ku Klux gold brick" as long
as the charges remained unan-
swered. Verify, the midnight
nightgown-patrol wagon episode
was hurting business.
A revolt was led by several OF
the grand goblins including Harry
b. Terrell OF the District OF Co
lumbia, Atkin OF Philadelphia,
Hooper OF New York and Padon OF
Boston. Mr.. Hooper, at his own
expense, took New York lawyer |
10 Atlanta for the purpose OF vol
unteering to bring a suit against
the world The revolving grand
goblins laid their facts before
Emperor" Simmons and Clarke,
ana stated frankly that the act OF
allowing the charges TO pass un-
answered was killing the move
ment in, the east. AT first Clarke
agreed TO bring a suit, then re-
canted, and ordered the goblins
back TO their several stations. a
further verbal controversy devel-
oped. and without warning all
five OF the grand goblins VINO
sought to purify their organiza-
tion were 'summarily banished
from the invisible empire"
AS a result of this arbitrary
and auteeratic move on the part
OF simmons, Clarke and Tyler, the
grand goblins brought a suit in
the courts of Georgia early in .
January of this year, setting Forth
that the people running the move
ment We're morally unit to do so,
and asking that the ku Klux Klan
be placed in the hands of a receiy-
er. The case came on to be heard
in February, when the trial judge.
refusing to go into the merits oil
the lawsuit, sustained a demurrer
Of Clarke and dismissed the pro-
ceedings. The petitioners then ap-
pealed the case to the Georgia su-
preme court, where it is now pend
ing. Should the supreme court,
which is probably unaffected by
local conditions, send the case
back to the lower court, the case
viii have to be tried on its merits
In the meantime, Terrell and all II
his fellow petitioners are prevent
ed by injunction from talking or
writing about the klan or dasuL ss-
ing its affairs. Freedom Of speech
and OF the press All tne state or
Georgia is completely muzzleu Dy
fear OF the political power of Ku
Kluxism.
No Freedom Of Speech.
have been fraternal order
man for twenty years. and have i