The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-02
COMMUNICATED.

| oh May 20, 1922. received throuyb
the United States mail a letter a mo-,
'ioh ana little black book. The lette >
was from person or persons who
could not or would not Sign his mr.
thelr name stating that friend Of
| NINE, whose name was not given
and retired to only as personsl
friend, had recommended me to the
writer The petition, or application.
was Tor membership in the Ku Klux
hian. The little black book was inter
esting as it set forth some of the aims
ana OBJECTS of this organization
III could believe that | was the only
citizen OF Oroville, or vicinity, that hal
been approached in this insidious
manner would silently file away this
call to participate in mob law. in
the archives of forgotten memorie,
and let it remain in solitude and re-
gret Regret, insofar that ever bv any
deed, word or action | had ever in
any way led a personal friend of mine
TO believe that | could be willing %
JOIN an organization that, so far as
can see, wishes to dictate to others BY
mob rule and violence their religious.
political or moral actions In my opln.
ion when such time comes in the
united States, If 1t ever does, that
such an organization is needed hell as
depicted in holy writ would be a mint
ature affair as compared with wha.
this country would become, should
such an organization grow strong
enough to be able to enforce its do
trines upon liberty loving people.
To any other parties who have re-
ceived these documents, and no douht
exists in my mind but that others have
been likewise approached, we would
suggest that they read carefully the
little black book accompanying the
petition for membership. Compare l.
with the declaration of independence
of July, 4, 1875. You will find no dec
as set forth by William Joseph Sim
mons. the imperial wizard, that is not
fully covered by the declaration of in
dependence, so far as personal libertl
is concerned. or it's preservation. Their
compare the ideals of the Ku Klux
Khan with the ideals Of the liberty low
ing people of the United States, a ma :
ton, the boundaries Of which extends
from the Atlantic ocean on the east
to the Pacific ocean on the west, and
from the Canadian line on the north TO
the Rio Grande on the south. which
guarantees to each individual its pro
lection, backed by the united streng,h
of over 100,000,000 people, people
whose flag has never been trailed IL.
the dust, or hauled down before any
power on EARTH whether it be ku kluN
Khan, or any other organization thai
might become a menace to its exist
ence. A flag that is never lowered ex-
cept in reverence to the dead and 10
God, who gave it birth century and
a half ago.
So long as I-have faith in God, faith
in the country in which l live to exc
cute it's laws of liberty and equal
u dll, oO iOH5 90 wv 49,
memory of those patriots who sign
ed the declaration of independence and
wrote the constitution of the United
States. Just so long as the starry flag
which represents these liberties, floats
upon the breeze, just so long as hold
sacred memories of the hundreds Of
thousands Of men who sacrificed their
lives and died upon the altar of free
dom will hesitate to join hands with
any organization which might become
a menace to that flag and all that II
stands for.
| beseech any of you who have .'e-
ceived any of this insidious Literature
TO think long and well before joining
hands with an organization that hls
demonstrated by it's actions that 1t
condones mob rule and personal vio-
lence. thus making it to all law aDla-
ing men and women menace to law
and order and consequently to the very
life of the nation.
T. E. COLLIER.
Oroyille May 2S, 1922.