Evening journal., 1922-03-08
JUDAS IN OUR
MIDST, DOVER
: KLAN ASSERTS

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affair has resulted in some unjust
criticism of both DR.. Helfenstein
and the Peoples Church.
As a result Of these criticisms the
secret investigators OF the Ku Klux
have been making an Investigation
and now claim that some one or
more persons within the order
leaked" and threaten 10 Danish them
IL they can be found. The secret
Investigators have made public the
following statement:
Last Sunday at the Peoples
Church, just before the Offering had
been received two men arrayed in
the ku KluX regalia according TO
the custom Of the order) walked
down the aisle in the presence of an
audience Of between Ave and six
hundred persons and laid large
envelope on the pulpit. The writing
on the envelope stated that the en-
velope contained S31, to be used for
needy family whose name was in
side the sealed envelope
THE pastor. officials and audience
were entirely ignorant as to whose
name was enclosed. The pastor took
the envelope TO his home without
opening IT, hoping that IL was for
one Of the families that had sent a
request for aid the past week.
About IL o'clock Sunday night
the envelope was opened to see
whose name was on the inside. The
name was not mentioned to any one.
In spite OF this fact, the report as
TO the name was circulated on the
streets before 10 o'clock Sunday
night, an hour after the envelope
was opened. Moreover another re-
port was circulated that the Peoples
Church congregation took an offer
ing Of $40 to supplement the
amount. No such Offering was
taken.
The fact that the party whose
name was enclosed was not In need
of help. and the fact that the party
was a member OF another church
and the fact that the name was d.
vulged an hour before the name in
the envelope was opened and before
the pastor had any intimation as to
who IL was, and the fact that insult
was added to injury by the state
ment that public Offering was also
taken for the party in question, is
all evidence most convincing that In
nocently the Ku Klux Klan has been
made tool by some person with an
Interior motive and with evil design
ing. The Klansmen did what they
[ thought was a kindness; and Il Is
perfectly apparent that as the report
was circulated before the envelope
was presented to the minister that
whoever was the guilty party or
parties In circulating the report
must have broken faith with the or
ganization in qquestion besides evi-
IDENTIFY having had hand in framing
up the plan and In misdlrecting the
ku Klux Klan order all because OF
malicious intent.
I'VE deplore the mischief makers
ana as soon as he or they are dis.
covered they will be banished from
the order without fear or favor and
looked upon as Judas to the cause
Of Justice.
We want Il distinctly understood
that the pastor and the PEOPLES
| Church knew nothing Of the name
contained In the envelope and had
nothing to do with the proposition.
The intention OF the order was In
good faith and stands ready at all
times TO defend the innocent and
help anyone who Is in needy clrcum-
stances
The guilty party is the traitor that
/ divulged the name and sooner or
later he will be known to all Klans-
men.
Signed: Secret investigators OF
the Ku Klux Klan."