The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-23

IOfllatlOH mas DetH iioih INV
of its enemies?
1--WE are building one of the most
magnificent and significant orders on
the face of the earth. One that is right,
that is American to the core; VI
Americans, by Americans, and LOT
Americans" The Khan is not one
man dictatorship, as you may nave
been led to believe through your chan-
nels Of information Each Khan Is lts
own master; all Klans working mar
moniously against the insidious prop
ogandist, the purveyor, the demo-
gogue, and the treachery to crush
Americans out of power in their own
country; to protect its government,
it's people. and its ideals, against all
acknowledgements and alliances, or ma
nipulators of greed, avarice, and per-
sonal aggrandizement; working under
national policy and a national pro-
gram, spirit of klannishness, CO.
operation.
"A newspaper can do America some
good if it be only for America in splr-
it, purpose and thought; but ! know
and you know-what is meant by a
newspapers policy.
In conclusion. sir, | do not think
you will publish this reply to your
own biased editorial; but, If you do
not care to do so, rest assured that we
have a way of getting word to the
public.s | will again refer you to the
Klu Klux Khan Kreed. Would it not be
well for you to read the A. b. c., on
page 5, and publish it?
Sincerely yours,
knights of the Klu Klux Khan.
"ORRIN r. SMITH,
"Kleagle, Eastern Washington.
There you are, Mr.. Kleagle. Your
letter is published despite your silly
assumption that it would not be, and
so you need not use your way OF
getting word to the public"
We have called your Americanism
into question, and exercising right
| inherent in our institutions but which
would be denied in this country were
any organization such as the Ku KluS
Khan ever to become all-powerful, you
| in turn call our Americanism into
question in your reply by Inference
at least This, therefore resolves itseli
into a matter of opinion which mus
be left for decision to the public. Be
fore that tribunal we are content t
| plead. In fact, it is to that tribuna
first instance, to a public that is SOW
erign in it's own right, giving fealt!
to no invisible empire" kneeling il
no imperial palace, paying homag
to no imperial wizard, and counter
ancing no superior order of knight
hood, either with or without fear o
reproach.
| Our ideas differ hopelessly abou
the qualifications for one hundred pc
cent. Americanism. We cannot accep
the narrow limitations that you plac,
on that high character, protestant
white, GENTLE That bars as pur,
Americans all Roman Catholics, al
Jews and all colored peoples, includ
ing the Indians.
Your organization would make citi
zenship in this country mockery and
re-institute that thing most abhorrent
and antagonistic to the spirit of free
government, blood aristocracy with a
further limitation of religious creed.
Your constitution prates of brother.
hood and excludes from that fine sen.
timent the majority of your fellow
citizens.
1t declares for benevolence, but
would deny the exercise of that virtue
to all who are born without your color
your racial lineage or your religious
belief.
1t boasts of Americanism and de-
mands the supremacy of the white
race, proposition that is irrecon-
cllable with the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and a violation of the con-
stitution of the United States.
You ask, do you know why the
congressional investigation ended so
abruptly? If so, will you please print
it?'
We do not know why, but we sus-
pect that it was due to the usual fear
fulness of politicians who know that
organized minorities can exert more
power through direct primaries and
elections than unorganized maiorities
We know that is one of the grayest
problems of our political system and
IL is that very fact that makes an am.
Dltlous secret organization, filled with
fanatic zeal and the avowed purpose
or censoring the actions of others
such as the Klu Klux Khan, a menace
TO popular government and the order.
ly functioning of our representative
institutions.
you say that men have Joined your
organization by the hundreds of
thousands and they certainly can moi
all be wrong and you alone right" II
we were alone, as against the hundreds
OF thousands the force of your argu.
ment would be overwhelming. But Won
nave disregarded the actual condition
Inc population of America NAV he
placed at 11O,000,000. Grant your or.
ganization 100000 members. Then wo
stand not alone, but with 1O9. 500 OOO
other Americans.
Ihere is an insinuating Inference in
your statement that 81 know-and Won
know-what is meant by newsnanor,s
policy We know what you mean bur
again you are far from the mark