Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-21
The Modern Ku Klux Klan
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what he is doing, but has been in
the hands of Clarke and Mrs. Ty-
ler." l have never met Simmons
in person, but l have studied his
organization in the most minute
detail. From my study of the sys-
tenn and the part the man has play
ed in it, / believe that he is q
cunning, shrewd adventurer, who
form the start conceived the idea
Of acquiring both wealth and UNI
limited power from his secret "In-
visible Empire" In all of his pub
lie utterances in the newspapers
and before Congress he has shown
stiffness and evasiveness clear
ly discernible amid a vast mass of
wordiness.
In his entire scheme of organi-
zation and management, he has SO
conducted his proposition that he
is master of the situation with
practically unlimited power. In
this particular a good illustration
can be found in the contract ht
made with Clarke whereby the lat
ter became the Chief Sales Mana
ger Of the membership peddlers fol
the whole country. This contract
while it gives Clarke the opportun-
ity of making a vast sum OF
money. at the same time makes
Simmons the absolute dictator OF
Clarke's movements. The probabih-
ties are that Simmons. realizing
that he himself was ignorant Of
real organization methods, SO fran
ed this contract that he could let
Clarke out at any time, and take
over to himself the functions of the
propagation department after he
had learned the system.
The contract which brought
Clarke and Mrs. Tyler into the or
ganization reads as follows:
State of Georgia, County of Full
ton,
This agreement, made and en-
tered into on this the seventh day
of June, AID. 1920, by and between
the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
a corporation Of said county, act
ing by its Imperial Wizard (Presi-
dent), W. j, Simmons, party of the
first part, and Edward Young
Clarke, Of said county party of the
second part.
"Witnesseth. that the said party
of the second part hereto having,
by virtue of this agreement, been
Imperial Kleagle (Gen-
eral Superintendent of the organi-
zation Department. of said first
party, and it being desirable that
the details of his rights, privileges,
powers, duties, responsibilities, and
etc, in addition to
that laid down in tho constitution
and laws of the said corporation b,
definlately fixed;
There fore, it is agreed by the
said parties hereto that this con
tract shall continue SO long as it is
agreeable; that it shall
remain of force and may be eoncel-
ed by either party hereto without
previous notice of any intention to
do so.
1T is agreed that said second
party may employ, subject to the ap
proval and appointment Of the said
Imperial Wizard (President) of the
aforesaid, and subject
to the right and power of said I'm
perial Wizard (President) to re-
woke all such appointments, such
assistant organizers as no (the said
second party) my deem necessary
10 properly carry out the plans for
he propagation and extension Of
,aid corporation; provided, that
such persons so appointed OF en-
oloyed be meusbers of the said cor
,oration in good and regular stand
ng prior to their appointment, and
hat they maintain their good stand
ng therein as an essential condi-
ion of which their appointment is
made.
1t is agreed that in all things the
eeond party shall be subordinate
o the Imperial wizard( Presideut),
nd shall attempt no plans or me-
hods Of work without the consent
r approval Of the said Imperial
Wizard.
''It is agreed that the said second
ariy shall receive as in full COM
cnsation and expenses Of himself
nd his duly appointed and commits
.oncd subordinate organizers the