New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Gov. Olcott, Ore, Warns
N. Y. 1t Plans to Ban
ParOchial Institutions
as II Did. in His State
Grand Jurors and
Aldermen Defed
False Statement Attribut-
ed to Lincoln Is Used
i'm Attack on Catholics

with Mrs. 0leott, Is at tho Prince
George Hotel, en- route to the Gov
ernors' eonferenec at White Sulphur
Springs, W. "a, denounced the Ku-
Klux Klan yesterday as a menace to
American ideals and laws and eau
TONED New Workers. against regarding
too lightly the danger Of Klan activi-
ties here.
"There should be no mistake about
the intentions and power Of this or
ganization," sad Governor 0leott. THE
Ku-Klux Klen put through a school
Law In Oregon and Is planning to push
the same legislation through In every
state In tho Union. This law makes
compulsory attendance at a public
school by every child in the state be-
tween the ages Of eight and sixteen.
The legislation Is aimed directly at the
Roman Catholic schools. but IL will
apply as we'll 20 all private schools at
tended by children OF the wealthy.
Charges Masonic Backing
"A penalty is provided for violation
Of this law and another for efforts 70
evade IL by parents who send children
TO other states 20 be educated. II the
law becomes effective no child In Ore
gon will be permitted TO attend any but
public schools. The originators Of the
law were a small group Of Scottish
Rite Masons. They obtained a sum
cient number Of signatures 70 have II
put on the ballot and II received a
substantial majority
when the Klan began operations In
Oregon we did not think it could thrive
there. Most residents of Oregon are
descendants Of old pioneers. The Khan
has been at work in Oregon about two
years. In very short time IL cap
tured the state politically. j believe
this organization constitutes the great
est menace 10 American institutions
now eKtant. The Ku-Klux stands for
fine things on paper, but in practice II
divides the public into hostile groups
arrayed against each other on religious
and racial grounds"
Governor Olcott said he had brought
10 the attention Of Attorney Genera
Daugherty many cases Of Klan lawless'
ness, but had been advised that there
appeared no ground for Federal inter.
vention. These we're instances in which
the Klan is alleged 20 have punished
persons charged by the organization
with offenses against the community.
Jurors Get Propaganda
Members Of the Board Of Aldermen
received yesterday anonymous commu.
nications mimeographed on plain pa.
per. in which the Ku-Klux Klan Is de.
Tended. The caption under which the
pamphlet appears reads: Keep Amer
lea Protestant" Identical papers were
sent to members Of both grand juries
charged with the duty Of investigating
the Klan. In part, the pamphlet
reads:
"Mayor Hylan's order to the police
10 hunt down Klansmen and treal
them as you would Reds and bomb
throwers' is proof that the Roman
Catholic hierarchy believes itself nov
strong enough 20 institute It's diaboli'
cal system Of inquisition on America
Rome has overlooked the fact that
there are 100000 or more Protes
tants in the United States, and thai
once they are awake 20 the Papal con.
spiracy they will rise en- masse anC
drive every alien Papist from oul
shores. Abraham Lincoln prophesiec
this event sixty years ago in these
words:
az see a dark cloud on our horizon,
That dark cloud is coming from Rome
Il will rise and increase until its TANKS
will be torn by fash OF lightning fol-
lowed by a fearful peal Of thunder
Then a cyclone, such as the world has
never seen, will pass over this country
spreading ruin and desolation from the
North TO the South. After IT IS over
there will be long days OF peace and
prosperity, for Popery, with It's Jesuits
and merciless inquisition, will be Tor
ever swept away from our country
Deny Lincoln Said II
From an authority on Lincolniana
The Tribune learned that this alleged
quotation probably was found in book
written about 1880 by the Rev. Charles
Cbjniouy, entitled Forty Years in the
Church Of Rome" The Rev. Mr.. Chin
iouy, a former priest Of the Roman
Catholic Church in Montreal, was
Presbyterian clergyman in Kankakee
M. and. engaged in litigation with the
Roman Catholic Bishop OF Chicago
when he met Lincoln and retained him
as counsel.
Lincoln defended him successfully
from a charge Of perjury made by the
Catholic prelate and friendship
sprang up between them which led Nj.
Chiniouy to visit Lincoln in the White
House several times. In his book are
many pages devoted to his alleged con-
vergations with Lincoln at such times.
These conversations are ignored by his
torians, however, except when cor
roborated by other evidence, which Is
not the case In this instance.