New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
Wizard Evans Denie S
Fight on Religion, but
Warns of Rome's En-
crOachment in America
Defiance Hurled
At Hylan's Edict
Sees Catholics and Jews
Leagued Against Klux;
Pledges to UpIift Negro
spseiai Dhpateh 10 TIE rrtbun.

DALLAS, Tex. Dec. l0.-Character.
iring the Catholics. Jews, negroes and
foreigners as the chief enemies Of tn,
Knights Of the Ku-Klux Klan, IAN OF.
ganization which, Notwithstanding II,
lofty principles, has been subjected e
the most violent and protraeted at
tack in the history Of the American
Republic from every alien and un.
American element on the American
SOIL" DR.. H. ". Evans. now imperial
wizard ot the Klan, in his FIRST public
statement since being elected to that
position, to-day proclaimed the prinei.
pies Of the organization and discussed
the purposes, activities, growth and
ultimate aims Of the fraternity.
The imperial wizard declared the Ku-
Klux Klan was making no fight upor
any sect or creed now and would not
In the future. He said the organiza.
tion was growing By leaps and bounds
and would continue 70 grow. because II
stood for America for Americans and
because Of its advocacy Of law enforce
ment By the legally constituted author
tiles, It's demands for separation Of
Church and State, it's strict adherene,
10 the Constitution OF the United
States, its demands for freedom OF
speech, freedom Of religious worship
and the right 10 limit It's membershiT
70 natural born American citizens OF
the Protestant Christian faith.
Church and State Separation
The imperial wizard declared that
the organization had no fight on the
Catholics so long as that Church wa
content 20 eonhne It's activities 20
religion, but that when the Catholic
Church interferes with the fundamen-
tai principles OF the separation OF
Church and State; when Il interferes
with the rights OF free speech guaran-
teed by the Constitution, when II under.
takes 70 make the United States OF
America a province Of Rome, then the
lnstitution has challenged the white
native-born Protestant Christians OF
America 20 defend this Republic agains
invasion, or else surrender the Republic
TO the domination Of a foreign
ecclesiastical potentate."
DR.. Evans declared that II was
therefore apparent that declaration
Of the principles OF the Knights OF th'
Ku-Klux Klan was regarded as
declaration Of protest against the con-
quest Of tho Roman Catholic Church IN
America" and that "the followers ol
the Pope Immediately sent out the Wild
alarm and the Knights OF Coiumou'
throughout the nation organized, ready
for action"
The new imperial wizard declared
the fight against the Klan by the Cath'
Ollie Church had been Rersistently pros
ecuted since the birth OF the organlza
tion. and Notwithstanding the iae'
that the Klan conceded the right oi
the Catholics 10 worship God accord
ing 10 the dictates Of their conscience
He said az the encroachment Of Rome
upon American soil and upon Amer
can institutions we're arrested ther'
would be nowhere for the Pope TO g'
when the people are returned 10 po"e'
in Italy.
DR.. Evans said the Klan "reeognizeC
but one sovereign here on earth, an'
that Is the white man capable OF gov
efning himself and organizing himself
in company with other sovereigns o.
his breed TO make a great democratic
government Of the white man, for ths
white man and by the white man, and
II this declaration Of principle Is an
tagonistie 20 the Roman Catholic hier
archy IL Is not because OF the Khan Du'
because the elements antagonistie ar'
un-American and menacing TO AmeH
can institutions
Sees Strange Combination
The imperial wizard said the jew
was allied with the Catholics in oppo.
sition 10 the Khan In the assaults upon
the Klan, and declared "this Is
strange combination" since the blood
OF the Jew was spilled from the Eng
lish Channel 20 the Himalayas through
attacks upon him by the Roman Cath.
olies." He said the Jew extorted
money from the Catholics and was IN
turn destroyed by the Catholics.
DR.. Evans further asserted that the
jew received more hospitality In Amer
lea than any other country on earth.
that he worshiped as he chose and
had never associated with other people
In home, club or in a religious way
He said the jew had right TO his re-
iigion and that the Klan was waging
no fight on him as a result OF IL.
DR.. Evans declared the jew was op-
posed 10 the Klan simply because the
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