New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
KanOrganizers
Get Rich Graft,
Allen Charges
Grab SO Out of Every $40
Lot of Flag Wrapped
Prejudice, With Sheets
and Hoods Extra, He Says
Too Big for Amy Laugh
Losing i'm South, Gaining
in North and Dangerous,
Asserts Kansas Executive

Governor Henry ]. Allen OF Kansas.
on his way to Hot Springs. Va, for
the conference OF governors, paused
OF tho Hotel Astor yesterday long
enough TO unburden himself Of a few
rithy remarks regarding the Ku-Klux
Klan.
The Khan Is "a colossal piece Of
salesmonship." according TO Governor
Allen, "too big TO be laughed OF the
stage; dangerous because clandestinc,
and losing ground in the South while
gaining in the North.
"The Ku-Klux Klan, which seems 70
have struck New York head on" Gov
ernor Allen continued, "is the most
colossal example OF successful sales
manship in the annals Of our history.
Tho organizers and promoters re-
vamped the old A. T. A., which was
essentially m anti-Catholic PROPOSE
{ on, and 70 this they plussed the negro
!ssue. and 20 these two they plussed
he Jew, and then they rolled the
three up In the American flag and sold
il all over the United States at $40 a
throw. OF this $40, 81 goes 10 the or
ganizers and the rest TO the prohteers
who are steering the works from down
Atlanta way. The organizers and chief
hobgoblin az Atlanta get the most OF
the swag.
How the Money Rolls In
aIn addition 20 the initial organiza-
tion dues the prodteers In the klan
sell you n cheap cotton robe and a
hood, which cost not 90 exceed $2.3o,
for So, 80 II they have n mcmbership
Of 1000 900, as they ailege, and II they
al buy robes and hoods, the people
who are exploiting the order have
cleaned up several millions Of dollars.
"The Klan Is so big that II canno.
be laughed of the stage. To officials
responsible for the enforcement Of the
law Il is too serious 10 be treated
lightly. People come 10 me every day
in Topeka with stories Of intimidation
from the Klan. We have brought an
setion In the Supreme Court to oust
the Klan from the state-denying II
he privilege Of doing business without
a charter. We have succeeded IN
;sentifving three or four hundred OF
lie Klsn and have summoned them 10
rourt. II Is difficult 20 locate the Of
s.ials Their creed includes the right
- disavow membership, II II suits the
purpose OF a member. III hahsAs
wanted 10 expel a Free Mason or
knight Of Columbus 1t could get the
names Of the members OF the looges'
but not so with the Klan.
State Liable for Damages
aone big objection 70 the Khan
aud in this respect II is a menaee-is
that the mask and gown are employed
80 encourage lawlessness. As in 1865,
- now in Kansas and Oklahoma and
Texas. the order has fallen into the
hands of the lawless. The klan forci-
biv took out OF town a Kansas mayor
herause no refused 10 allow them TO
birc a hall Al Arkansas City, kan-'
,bev tarred and feathered a mayor
and. as the state Is responsible Tor the
,yeseryation Of peace as against the
rob. the state Is liable for damages
A Kansas mayor who was whipped by
,bo Klan has sued the state FOR SoO,-
O0O."
,ss Tndustrial Court idea was gaining
Ground. He referred 20 two lnaor,e-
Tsnts Of the underlying principle BY
prcsident Harding in his messages 70
Congress, and said that Charles Thad-
deus Terry, Of New York, was prepsI-
Ing a model industrial court act ior
adoption by all the states
Mr. Allen says that organized lapo,
IA beginning 10 realize that industriai
warfare such as the country mas eN.
nerienced In the last two years cannot
"a on and that something npproAimat-
ing the Kansas Industrial Court must
be adopted generally.