Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-19
The Modern Ku Klux Klan


fore the fact to mob violence, this
tmpering and meddling with the law
enforcing machinery of the country
under the alleged plea of law
and order'-is direct blow at the
entire legal machinery of the Unit
ed States, a condition that, in its
nature, approaches anarchy.
AT time when peaceful rela-
tions are existing between the white
and black races, you are disrupt
ing the industrial conditions of the
south, by your anti-negro propan-
da and causing a state of unrest
that can result only in dangerous
and mischievous consequences. In
your anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish
scattering broadcast over this
country wicked, malicious and in
flammatory lies about American
citizens of those religious beliefs,
lies that brand your movement as
being far more vicious than the in
sidious German propaganda in this
country prior to our entrance in
to the recent war. You are publish
ing, for example, the statement
that the Jews are seeking to pro-
mote race war between white
people and negroes, and the init
milton that the Catholic Church was
responsible for the murder of Presi-
dent Lincoln. In public statements
you and your paid speakers give
expression to wordy, sanctimonious
and high-sounding platitudes, while
secretly your propagandists, in a
sneaking and contemplate manner
are spreading poisonous and vicious
lies they dare not give voice to in
public.
"Your Invisible Empire is
furthermore money making
ual of little, if any, means prior to
scheme You, yourself, an individ-
your becoming an Emperor have
so far received from friends a
nishedl Your connection with the
organization is either bringing you
large sums Of money at present, or
the promise of the same in the
futurel You are allowed to appro-
pirate to your own use all of the |
ten dollars donated" by any per-
son whose application you preson-
ally solicit! All of the rituals and
other printed publications of your
organization are copyrighted in
your name, and it is presumable that
you have either received royalties
for their use or a cash consideration |
for their salel Your organization
has recently bought Lanier Univer-
sity, of which you have been made
the head, and college presidents are
usually paid salaries! While orders
for robes at $3.50 are taken in your
name, they are filled by the Gate
City Manufacturing Company, at
substantial profit, and the public
has not been informed as to the
disposition of this huge amount of
fundsl The Searehhght Publishing
Company, headed by your Imperial
kleagle is no doubt a big revenue
produeerl Your Imperial Kleagle is
also the head of the Clarke Realty
eompny, in whose operations, l
have no doubt you are also inter
ested' These varied financial
operations indicate to me that
spreading religious and racial
hatred is a lucrative business for
you and your associates.
your whole Invisible Empire is
a cancer in the body politicl 1t is
like some foul and loathsome thing
that grows and flourishes in the
est men and women. 1t was con
dark, away from the sight of hon
eeiyed in avarioe, sired in ignor-
ance, and damned in greed. 1t is II
now being nurtured in cunning and
false pretenSe, aud fed upon an un-
holy lust for gold, by means Of pas
sion, hatred, and the prejudice Of
religious and racial fanatieism.
And, day by day, with your oily
assurance. You say that these
devilish devices Of diseordsars be-
ing developed "A the name Of pure
Americanism' II this is your idea
Of America, you haven't the slight
est conception Of whst pure Amer
ieanism lseansl
There is no place in Amcriea
for an Invisible Empire o. bate
and venom; and there is no pro
vision in the laws Of this country