New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Governors Will
Study Klan and
Rum Problems
States Executives Gather for
Annual Conference and
Will Hear Plans TO Put
Curb on Secret Orders
National Law Is Urged
Whiic Sulphur Session TO
Discuss Highway Projects
and Other Sia'e Needs

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. v. Va
Zee. Prohibition alf0rcc cnfnt AID
ne Ku.Klux Khan loom as Important
abjects for discussion - tic four
feerth annual conference q Governors
which viii open here tomorrow. This
vas indicated as state executives ar
rived in preparatlon FOR the meeting.
Enactment hy Congress Of Jaw re-
curing reristratior q al members o.
ecret organizations WAS sponsored
~ Corsraor Joan =. Parker o.
I.ouisiana t3-aight as one method
. con rolling eueh organizations
the Kl-Elux Kan. Another
seth ID suggested by tnc Co'cfnor
voula be the holding oi c6ieer' q
rrcanIz.tiana fcs ,loaslD4e Tor fnc acis
q any memoCr o. men Jcrs.
Prohibition Not Listed
Aithosrn 10 discussion OF che hqaor
avs ~ tnctT spplcatl.n IS hsted o"
t1c onciai prog oosefn5f faIhe.
annOunced tnst DO irtenacd 70 in@eeJ
me question into tfo conference ~ tne
rrst ogp0.rani.y. ho iet@ired ~ re-
llpnt ..alunEf iltenuon 70 summon .
meeting VI tine GoTefnoT' IN WANING
ton nsAt month % discuss pfoniYlsi. N
enforcement and oeciarea thes the
question should Dc tanen up ~ vac
Governors here. in January, ne polnl-
"A out st4te legislatures Houia po
meeting ana the GOVERNORS ia nl~ns
rates vosid Be required a. illlr Own
cspitais. -,-- ~.
n Intended 10 con4cr win OJycrnSt
Henry = Alien cf haIs-s, W1o ~ iislrc
fs Fs.ak D.. the "hu-hiuN Men, the
prooiems it A.Jachs enc iE- ffVo4sN l.
C-,.rpor Oico.t Of Oregon is ex-
-.St.8f, deliver an address on Amer
"a admit" aud iaa calco re woui- sup
element the discussions OF the secret
organ zation with F1~ s,stl0ns - euto-
10, woat ne termed lfs 'uu-Aucrican-
m
Hishway Construction Jp
Messages received b. Miles c. Riley,
e Madison. Wis, secretary of tle con-
ference. snow tnat the chef executives
- AZ least half tfe states wlll attend
the cath" inr. Prominent among the
cuesfi.ls. =, bc discussed in che three
t'avs' cong rence. Mr. Riley said, are
thc Klaa taxation and high way con
.tructiyu, involving possibly the obtain
iag OF cheaper cement from abroad
AZ least tEs1ty-gcvcn Governors via
sttend the con. erence. Cortrro- Henry
r. Allen. cf Kanlas. who was here q
Few DAYS ago 20 address meeting o.
coal operators and their quests, viii
sttend tho White sulphur SDrlnGs ses-
lions. He viii fpetS on The Eu-kluK
kian-Thc Problem j. Attacks and the
Problems it Greater
"TLa Undertow Of Crime Waves" WI
10 discussed by Governor villa N q.
Harvey. of South Carolina. These
ehree speakers are on t1c program Tor
caturday morning
when the conference o'ers .o-nor-
row morning al 10 o'clock the 5ov-
rnors, their families ard guests viii
9 welcomed b. Governor Morgan On
ehnlf Of The state Governor Cary \.
iardce. % Florida, vii. respond.
Thursday morning, a-ierr con and
veninr and Saturday morning wall be
eivcn over % addresses b. tho Gov.
ruors and after each talk there viii
&c o general discussion a. the subject.
Friday the chief executives and their
antilles aad guests viii be taken on 2
neclal train 90 Beck.oy. and from
sherc they viii go on an inspection trap
through q small portion Of one % West
Nirginia's coal fields. On thc.r return
ihey will be tie guests "a The Bcckley
chamber Of Commerce ~ luncheon.
Friday evening the VIII be q concer,
e the Springs by NcW York orches-
fra.
Governor samuel + McKelyie, Of
Nebraska. is listed ns tic first speaker
IN the program aftcr the welcome
thursday. His subject viii be "Legis-
Etion and the Farmer" Governor J. a
O. Preuss, Of Minnesota, viii discus.
Ihe s. LaNr.nca NaterNa.