The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-12-09
XII kLux KLAN
MENACE SPREADS
over COUNTRY
american F,asciti conquers Political
Power in Several states-Launches
Great Membership Drive in North.
ITALIAN FAsclTI EXAMPLE
encouraged by MussoIini Coup. ku
kIux in This Country Aims at
State and National Control.

New York, ec.-(Crusader Ser
vice. Encouraged by the signal sue
cess Of the Fascist or Italian Ku
klus Khan in conquering national
power in Italy, the Ku Klux Khan of
America is now engaged in a ire
mendous andN partially successful
campaign for the conquest of political
power in the United States.
Spreading like a funeral pail
throughout the country and menacing
liberalism in it's last strongholds. the
Ku Klux Khan is today a greater
menace to the American colored
man than at any other time in it's
existence. Not even the old Ku Klux
hlan was so great menace. The
only ray of light that can be seen in
the appalling situation is the Klan's
opposition to foreign-b born, Jews,
Organized Labor and the powerfully
ORGANIZED Catholics as well as to the
colored people. But bigotry and race
and religious prejudices are making
a powerful appeal to the average
native white American, who is prob
ably the prize bigot of the world.
Getting Church SUPPORT
That the Khan is making great in
roads into the so-called Christian
Church of America has long been
evident. The following concrete~fa
will give an idea of the progress
recently made along this line by the
Khan: -. -
Ku Klux Khan recruiting dodgers
have been given out in Calvary Bap-
fist Church, at No. 1913 w. 57th street,
New York. .:. ~
The Rev. Oscar Haywood, general
evangelist of Calvary Baptist Church,
has admitted he is a national lecturer
for the Khan and is propagating it.
Khan circulars have been dis
tributed to women church members
OF several states in the Invisible EN-
pire's drive for new subjects.
. The Rev. William, Burd of st..
Marks Methodist Church in Princess
Bay. S. I. has admitted to preaching
Ku Kluxism in Bible classes.
Churches in various states have
been visited by Klansmen, money
placed in the collection plates, and the
pastors commended in the name of
the Klan. In most instances, the
donation of money has been followed
by ministerial commentator from the
pulpit. This has happened in the
case Of several colored ministers, as
well. ~
The Khan claims its organization is
spreading among the membership of
Protestant churches and will be ap-
proved by the schurches in the near
future. and the indications so far are
that the Khan claim is not exactly a
wild exaggeration. -,
; Khan captives State Control
Already in two states the Khan has
achieved it's immediate objective of
state control. In the recent elections
the Khan ticket; swept everything be-
fore it in Oregon and Texas. In most
of the other states, and in the Fed
eral service, too, Klansmen are hold
ing more or less important positions.
They honeyco1nb the judicial and
police systems of the country, and
are already IN a stronger strategic
position than was the italian Fascist
when, by a quick stroke, it achieved
the conquest of political power and
forthwith launched murderous cam
paign of repression and slaughter
against it's opponents. In Chicago it
has been found that several promi-
nent members of the city's official
staff are on the Khan roster. Alder
man Robert J. Mulcahy of that city
has begun a campaign to "have the
name of every city employee who is
a member Of the Khan stricken from
the payroll" Alderman William J.
Lynch promises to aid Mulcahy.
EVERY member of the Khan has
taken an oath, which, under certain
circumstances, sets his hand against
the Government and the laws of the
United States, Lynch said in advo-
eating Mulcahy's plan.
Publication Of the names of alleged
members Of the Khan in Chicago