The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-30

Probably 1900 residents OF the
Calumet region heard the public
exposition OF the principal of the
ku klux Klan by DR.. L. A. Brown
OF Atlanta, Ga. last night at Har-
rison Park in Hammond.
Some estimated the crowd at
$4,000, others even ventured a fig
ure as high as $4,000. 1t was agreed
that the turnout was the largest
ever drawn to a gathering in Ham
mond.
Dr. Brown and z. ]. Meloy, man
ager OF the educational campaign
which Is being conducted in Indi-
ana, appeared suddenly on the plat
form. They were unaccompanied
After a wait OF a few minutes
for the crowd to gather in close
around the platform Mr.. Meloy in
troduced his companion
KHAN BENEVOLENT ORDER
The speaker seemed to know OF
the probability OF interruption by
passing trains for he Immediately
remarked that he would make no
attempt at out-tall1ing them He'd
let them have their own way.
4 can hold my own against a
Ford for 4 reasonable time" he
said, but the freight trains have
the advantage in length"
He launched into his subject by
saying that II all the newspapers
OF the United States were "ar fair
and liberal as your paper we would
not need TO be taking our time in
making speeches but could be de-
voting our attention to Americana
ration along other lines"
The ku klux Khan" he said. is
Christian. benevolent. beneficial
order. 1t is not only beneficial and
benevolent but it has an educati
platform in which Ii attempts to
e a c Americanism throughout
America It does not lose sight of
the widows who are in need the
children who should be educated.
clothed and fed. and the klansmen
who are out of work. No member
shall be out of a job If it can be
found"
TELLS OF OPPOSITION
He referred to the opposition
which the Khan has met in different
parts of the country and said that
every great movement has been SO
opposed. As examples he cited the
teachings OF Martin Luther and
John Wesley and the extension of
Free Masonry. He pointed to the
fact that both Luther and Wesley
now have millions OF followers and
that every cross-road and village
has a Masonic lodge
The Klan. he said. Is made up
largely OF members Of the Masons.
Odd Fellows. Modern woodmen.
Junior Order OF Mechanics and
some other lodges.
NO man not born in America can
join" he said.
Millions have come 70 America
with the idea that it is no-man's
land and they start out with
bomb in one hand and a bowie
laws when they can't even speak
English. An American born boy
must wait until he has lived in the
country twenty-one years before he
can vote. but you can bring a for
eigner over and in a few months he
Is a voter They come in and hud-
die together. have their own flags.
read their cwn papers and speak
their own language. an din fifteen or
twenty years they don't know that
George Washington ever lived or
died"
GRILLs THE HALF-ANEEICAy
He recomme ended the passing OF
laws compelling the adoption Of
English as the spoken and written
language at home and in public.
There's no room for the half
American here he shouted IF
he's a foreigner, ie. him be man
enough to say so. and If he's an
let him say Thank Cod"
His story of the southern Negro's
experience with the pig and pup
brought laugh and emphasized his
point. He said that the Klan rec
ognized that there were millions of
who are good citizens.
The others If they wis hto stay, he
said should get themselves wives.
buy homes and settle down to stay
here or go back home.
MUST BE AMERICAN BORN
"Mernbera OF the K1ep r,,vss ~