The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-07-14

The Knights of the Ku Klux Klal
gala in Montana on the streets 0
Missoula one night recently.
Shortly after the Salvation Arm.
opened its open-air meeting at Mail
street and Higgins, taxi, with tht
shades drawn, stopped at the curb
-Four white-robed figures alighted.
They presented the captain witt
an envelope containing $50 in cur.
rency as an offering from the Khan
TO the campaign fund of $4,000 being
raised in Missoula.
They re-entered the taxi and were
spirited away before the spectators
had time to realize what had hap
Fened. A bystander noted the num-
Der on the taxi and the driver was
located.
The Drivers Story
II was standing in the Palace
hotel when a phone call came in, 3"
said NJ. c. Marcure, of the Palace
taxi. Il was told to meet party
in Greenough park at the loop.
AS I drove into the loop four
white-robed men stepped out of the
bushes. l thought it was hold-up,
and while didn't have much money
with me, / didn't want to lose what
/ had
They signaled me to STOP"
Have you nerve enough to take
us to the Salvation Army meeting at
Donohue's corner?' said the spokes-
man. We want to donate $50 to the
drive
Money talks said I. They then
asked how much I would charge and
/ told them $3.50. They handed me
a S. bill and told me to keep the
change. They got inside and put
newspapers up to the windows.
How They Appeared
II stopped the taxi at the corner
and they alighted and handed the
captain an envelope. They again en-
tered the taxi and took them back
to the same place.
Thank you,' the spokesman said,
but keep right on driving and don't
look back
II could not identify any of them.
They treated me courteously. The
spokesman spoke in firm, low tone
of voice. 1t was all done so quickly
didn't have much time to think
about it,
The Salvation army captain was
somewhat disturbed by his myster-
ious visitors. He put the envelope
in his pocket and did not open it
until he got to the hall. The follow
ing letter was read to the congrega-
ton:
1t was written on official station
cry and dated July /.
To the captain of the Salvation
Army.
Dear Captain-The Ku Klux Khan
If Missoula, Realm of Montana,
lands you this donation, fully real
zing that you and your organization
an use it to the best advantage of
he needy in this city and county.
1.-The Khan believes in the same
'hrist that you preach. We hold that
lie is Klansman's criterion of char
cter. One of our cardinal princi-
les is to follow his sublime teach
ng and to render at all times the
ighest possible service to our fellow
1en.
THE Ku Klux Khan stands for free
ublic schools, free speech and free
ress; separation of church and
tate; white supremacy; the protec-
ion of the chastity of pure woman
God; and the enforcement of all
aw through the legally constituted
hannels provided and laid down by a
ur state and nation.
I'VE are pledged to support and
worn to defend, with our lives if de-
landed, the constitution of the Uni
ed States; of any state wherein we
lay reside and all laws made in con- pi
0rmity to these constitutions. We T.
ave pledged our lives, our love, our n
roperty, our blood and our sacred II
onor, to defend, protect and uphold b
lie principles for which the Ameri- TT
IN flag stands, and to honor, res IT
ect, revere and defend the flag it OF
III. We believe in and have pledged OF
1rselves to practice in daily life the OF
lanishness that was preached and tn
Tacticed by the Christ himself. pc
We are unalterably opposed to al
OBJ violence in any and every form. eN
'e have pledged ourselves to use pl
1ery means to prevent the same and OF
remove the causes that lead to the ga
Ime. We are 100 per cent Ameri-
IN. We are a red-blooded band of w
merican men who believe in Amer VI
a first, last and all the time. We hi
e for you and the work you are by
ping. Here is our hands and our vi
carts, several hundred strong, to
isist you in any and every way pos ev
BILE. Y;
Sincerely yours, wi
"Missoula Order of the knights of =
10 Ku Klux Khan"