Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
kU-KLUX KLAN HERE
ACTS To BREAK UP
ORDER IN NATION
Begins Movement to Or
ganizc Anglo-Saxon
Clubs of America.
FIRST POST IS FORMED
IN RICHMOND ALREADY
Say Original Body Is Found
to BE Rampanlly Anti
Catholic.
'eorHin klnn TIrinES Action In Hu,t-
inEs Court. Part H.. tn Re-
nirnin l.ocnl Organizations.

The secession o: the Richmond
Lodge. knights Of the ku-klux Khan.
'r"m the Atlanta Lodge l. the be.
ginning. 1t is said. cf u movement
10 break UP the Khan in the United
states and to organize AnEio-Saxon
clubs .: America in irs place
Richmond has already formed n
cIub aud II is TO be known as Rich
mond Post. 80. J. Efforts viii he
taken. II is said. 20 have Ku-klux
kihns In other cities follow this ex.
ample.
This is the statement OF J. 7.
hethel. attorney for some o. the de-
PENDANTS. In the suit OF the Ku.klux
h ian. nf Georgia. to RESTRAIN Rich
mond Khan No. /, Realm Of Virginia,
from exercising any Of tho powers.
privileges or rights as members o..
the ku- kluX Khan" which Was be-
gun yesterday morning IN Hustings
Court. Part II.
Much Dissatisfaction Hero.
While there were other cuntribu-
tory causes for tho action of Rich
n!ond Khan in withdrawing from the
order. u was said by Mr.. liethe!, the
chief reason was that il was found
TO be rampant an;i-Cathol!c or
Ganizat!on instead of an organiza-
tion 20 maintain white supre
and many Of tho members. who are
among Richmond's best citizens, de-
cided that they did no; desire to con.
tinue membership. under such con.
di;ions. The manner in which the
klan Tas conducted III Atlanta. Mr..
Bethel said, also cau4cd much dig
satisfaction among Richmond Klans-
men.
The principles Of tho Ku.Kluy
klan as handed down. have been
such" said Mr.. Bethel. that peo-
pie ali over the country rushed 10
so into IL when the movement to re-
organize IN" Khan was started
Richmond was no different from
other cities. and the resul, Was that
"a big lodS" was formed hero.
The lodge had not been in exist
cncc long before signs Of Gissa,is-
faction cropped out. The Atlanta
i-odg. sent out various representa-
tivcs TO Richmond and other places.
and investigations of some of those
representative followed !, was
found that many were bad char
acters. and when this became known
20 the loca members. they began
DROP out. because they did not want
to ne affiliated with an organization
that was represented by such men.
They saw that continuation Of
relationship with the Atlanta Lodge
would be detrimental. and Richmond
Lodge failed TO make reports to the
Atlanta Lodge. In other words.
Richmond Lodge seeded and was
suspended by Atlanta Lodge on Oc-
tobcr B.
Is Richmond Post. No. ].
THE ku- klux klau In Richmond
organized the Anglo Saxon Clubs OF
America. and the local organization
is known as Richmond Post. 40 !
The idea Is to bring TO the attention
Of all other klans in the United
States. the condition of things and to
get away from the Atlanta Lodge
aud its management. Some Of our
local kiansmen believe that the At
lanta lodge was organized only for
making money and hope by the or
ganization OF the Anglo Saxon Clubs
Of America {" retain the best there
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