The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-12
1lls Illl1x Khan Lecturer
{ Profoundly In1presses Big
Audience at Warrington

HuQLe1LCG
(Sfhe Truth About the Ku KIux
Kan Subject Of DR.:
Hawkins Lecture
NMANNINGTON, Aug. 12.-Dr. ].
HaHawkins, a native of this coun-
sy,snow of Newport News. Va. adj
Messed a capacity house in mass
Eneting at Burt's Theater in the
aGsontc Temple Building last
Eight. His subject was THE Truth
bout the Ku Klux Khan" Cheers
I'd bud applause greeted the
Iskkaker throughout the lecture.
In his opening remarks Doctor
Hawkins spoke plainly Of the ef-
Forts that have been made and are
Being made to prevent his organ.
Fling in Marion County, and said
Fifth reference to the efforts Judge
EN- Showalter has made to pre-
gent organizing the Ku Klux Khan
IN the county. Judge Showalter
ffstQpIatei in his fight; the Ku Klux
1K& is already in Marion County
iandss 1t is here to stay"
SEDoctor Hawkins stated that he
sTjshed to make no apologies fol
tEnA EKlan, because shat which is
right needs no apology" His real
purpose in appearing here last
3night he declared, was first to tell
Sat it is doing and what it ex.
ers& to do, and to let the people
Sse,sas 100000 900 people have been
PAINTING to sea 100 per cent
Eember OF the Ku Klux Khan.
: t"I have been asked why we are
[6ein4g Sfoughtr so hard" said Doc.
jtorHawkins 'It is because so per
{cent OF the press in this country
|isS either owned or controlled by|
interests antagonostfc to the gov.
farnment of our country, He vent
Hn%to state that these interests see
That the Ku Klux Khan means.
(s.There Will be no more public
of the Khan with robesl
IorSmasks," declared Doctor Haw.
Sd3sssThe robes have been discon.|
lhned and in the future any man
n rsgToup1 of men who appears in|
|ahesrobe or mask publicly will dol
EsoNWithout the sanction of thel
|K1an and will berpunished. 4
gatsThe Christ who died upon Call
Nary Is the guiding character oil
The Ku KIux Khan" he declared
hand man must be willing tot
Recognize Jesus Christ as his saw.
k0Sabefore he can become a mem
ave are fighting no man because
az sYhis religion, race or belief" hti
=, In f1rt a
ofS e S5tatem ent to the effect that
:thegKIan Is an enemy of the ne
gro he mentioned an instance at
Newport News, Va, where menu
hers or the+Klan stood guard around
the Jail to protect negro prise.
5ner from a mob determined to|
lynch him.
eve do not believe in violatinsl
lHtha law" he said, but in following
z Ettos the letter. Either live up toI
>nfll laws or repeal them" He add
k.This organization Furnishes
4oman. That is what your courts
are for. Neither are we building
sup8 an empire or inner government
in this county" He then went oni
oRsxplain that the titles to which
ssogmany$people object are no more
Objectionable than the titles often
snfzedS fraternal orders.
}ssssWe are not fighting law and
order he said, .but we are fight
linEs seven days in the week and
sS65 sdays in the year, that man who !
seeks to lay desecrating hand up
s6nSthes flag of our country"
Ssys DoctorsHawkins said that there
arth four principles for which the |
KlIaux K1an stands. The first,
fhe8safd, is that 1--WE believe in alb
SsoIuteIy 100 per cent pure Amer
tcanism. No man who is not ma
tive born, white. GENTLE, protes-
liant American citizen can belong
to the organization.
nj this connection he spoke Of
|foreign Immigration, and stated
hatstEHse are at present more than
$4,000, 900 foreign born men and !
women in America, the greater pro-
portion Of them unable to speak |
tourS:anguage
|S1 Statistics prove, he declared that
the larger per cent of these men
and women are of tie same rate !
|of intelligence as American child |
Een IN the fourth grade Eve al.
liSW the lowest foreigner from
ksoufhern Europe to come here and
after five years give him the right |
kofSctttZenShip," he declared, When
we make our own boys and girls
Wait twenty-one years before We
Give them the same privilege"
INCEPTION was made OF places In |
the lhrger cities where English is |
never spoken, where churches. !
{schoo1s and newspapers are all |
conducted in foreign languages. |
{.There are thirty-two schools In |
Boston" he declared, zone of the !
most famous cities for It's learn
ing. where no word Of English has
ever been spoken"
1--we have no place for Bolshe-
lists or soviets in America" said |
doctor Hawkins, land there can
EdeI no. red in the American flag I'M I
Eess It is accompanied gy the white
AND blue
lssHc mentioned the care with
lyhfch housewife cleans her pots |