The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-21
j, S. REFUSES AID
IN FIGHT ON KLAN
Louisiana Should Be Able
to Control Activities,
Harding Says
CONFER AT CAPITAL
Governor Parker, After Talk,
Declares State Will Probe
Ku-K lux Klan

.s International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2O.-Thc
.edcral government will not at this
lime mix into the ku-kluX klau ac-
.yiuos in Louisiana which are al
.rrrd to have been of such scope
ana character as to Illustrate the
administration of justice by the Of
.icors of that state.
Announcement to this effect was
made here this afternoon hy th.
White House following lengthy
conference between President Hard
Iuv Attorney Daughertv,
Gov. John NJ. Parker and Attorney
General c. V. Coco, of Louisiana.
Governor Parker made a fun re
port on the klan activities in Louis
lana to President Harding and At
turncy-General Daushtcry.
10 appeared however, tnat neither
the president nor the attorney-geu-
cral considered the situation sut-
rcicutly serious to merit federal in-
tgry,utiun nor when the lengthy
conference ended the following
statement was given out by Attor-
u-y-General Daugherty ON behalf
Of the president:
give Aid When Needed.
"lt appears that the state oi
Louisiana will be fully able TO take
care of the situation. There IS
nothing at this time for the gov
crumcnt to do except to give assur-
auce to the state authorities that
whenever federal interests are in
yolved. federal authorities are ready
to extend full cooperation
To this Governor Parker added
the following statement;
a The responsible government OF
n .0u.siaua is determined that re-
rardless Of cost or consequence, a
most thorough investigation Will he
made Of the Outraces reported to
have been made by the ku-kluN
Khan in Louisiana.
The law Of the state and ot the
nation must be upheld under any
circumstances.
Probe of Louisiana klan.
Governor Parker Nchemently de-
MED that matters in Louisiana had
ranged beyond control of state au-
thorities and that officials had
been intimidated by any secret or
canization into foregoing investiga-
ton into and fixing blame for Illegal
activities
Following the conference with the
president, Attorney General puugh
erty and Attoruey-G Coco OF
louisiana. Parker said the state au-
taorities would Immediately launch
without government aid an investi-
cation into conditions Louisiana
with a view of placing responsibility
for them.
The state. he declared, was per-
fectly able OF handling the matter
without federal aid.
~ the Sameti me he Vigorously
4 = tr, lat 4 aft
any such situation as that described
IN articles written by staff cor
respondent of the Washington Post
and published over the country IN
a letter to the Post which he made
public. Parker said the statement I'm
heSe articles that the khan has re
duced the sovereign state o'
Louisiana to the Vassalage of the in
visible empire" WAS one of the
"most amazingly inaccurate obserN a.
tons he had ever known a news
paperman 20 make.
I'm his letter to the Post, th'
Louisiana governor said that neNel
since he had been reading news
papers had he known d writer Il
build such fancitul superstruCiurt
ON such a slight foundation Of fact
ms was done in the article sent u
the Post from Baton Rouge, hnr
printed with such display in youl
issue of Sunday"
lie added that the article was "a
SANDER on Louisiana and It's chic
executive"
Il did not see your correspondent
the letter said, "and he made no ap
phcation for an interview. Mos
of his statements could have beer
disprOved had he made even th'
most superficial investigation.
The governor wrote that TN
damage done by It," and the I'M
portance given it by the display II
The Post would be made the sub
tect Of conference on my return 4
Louisiana, at which time it Will b
decided as to the future action tina
viii be taken