The New York herald., 1922-11-24
HYLAN ORDERS DRIVE
TO RID CITY OF KLAN
Wires Enright to Treat Mem
bers Same as Reds or
Bomb ThrOwers.
CRITICIZES PRESIDENT
Suggests Police Attention to
DR.. Straton and DIR.
Haywood.
CRITICIZES PRESIDENT


FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind, Nov. 23.
Mayor Hylan instructed Police Com
missioner Enright by telegram to-day
to get after the Ku Klux Klan and
drive its members out of New York
before the organization can get foot
hold.
Disturbed by reports reaching him
before leaving home, the Mayor told
the Commissioner to run down clergy
men or any others trying to organize
the Klan and treat them all as If they
were anarchists and bomb throwers.
The police have ample power to pro-
ceed under the conspiracy provisions
of the penal law. the Mayor states. He
criticizes President Harding and the
Fedora. Administration for not taking
firmer stand la the Louisiana case.
Mayor Hylnn's Telegram.
The Mayors telegram to the Police
Commissioner follows:
Hon. Richard e. Enright. Police Com
missioner, New York:
Dear Commlssioner--The dispatches
from New York this morning indicate
that the Ku Klux Klan is getting busy
in our city II this Is so I desire you
to treat this group OF racial and re-
ligious haters es you would the Reds
and the bomb throwers Drive them
out of our city as rapidly as you dis
cover them.
Assign your most expert detectives
to this work. and as you secure the
names OF any Of the organizers or
members of this secret organization be
sure that their names are given to the
press so that the citizens of our city
may know who are supporting this
vicious and destructive secret society.
IL Is unfortunate that the Federal
Government did not take a more firm
position in this matter when the Cow
ernor or Louisiana appealed to His
Excellency President Harding for
Federal action. The Ku Klux Klan
or any secret society II similar char
acter and purpose is a menace TO our
city. state and nation. The people Of
the city of New York VIII not tolerate
their existence within the confines of
our metropolis. Do not leave a stone
unturned to ferret out these despic-
able. disloyal persons who are at
tempting to organize society the
aims and purposes OF which are OF
such a character that were they TO
prevail the foundation of our country
would be destroyed
noticed In yesterday mornings
World that Rev. DR.. Jonn Roach Stra-
ton and Rev. Oscar Haywood. ID. D.,
of Calvary Baptist Church are al
legged to be connected In some way
with this secret organization. IL this
IL so a little police attention along
this line would not be out of order.
Go after the Ku Klux Khan and do
not let them get foothold in New
York city.
II is TO be regretted that the men
OF the cloth. regardless Of their de-
nomination. would have anything to
do with an organization whose pur-
pose Is as vile as that OF the ku klux
Klan. These people can be dealt with
under the conspiracy provision OF the
penal law of the STATE OF New York.
JoHN f. HrLAN.
Mayor
The Mayor was so much concerned
with the Ku Klux situation In New
York that the subject gave temporary
relief from politics.
Halt I'm Peace Farley.
Something seems to have gone wrong
with the peace conference here. The
Mayor and Charles +. Murphy are not
msking sany progress toward that per-
feet understanding which should exist
IN a happy Tammany family.
Nothing has been decided regarding
the city patronage available on Janu.
airy 1. The Mayor still holds that little
basket OF plums under his arm hugging
II closely.
The Mayors coldness TO all sugzes.
tions OF AL Smith and 1924; his insis-
tence that Tammany support his friend
Hearst for the Presidential nomination
and his constant threat OF a third party
led by Hearst Is spelling Boss Murphys
little holiday party.
Observers said to-day that the greet
ings between the Tammany chief and
the Mayor could hardly be called warm.
They were distinctly polite and very
formal II was "Mr. Mayor and "Mr
Murphy" The boss was with his Tam.
many cronies on the golf links most OF
tho day. The Mayor spent several hours
with a golf Instructor. Big Tom Foley
hardly saw the Mayor
Nothing at all TO say. let II rest
Mr.. Murphy said sharply to-day when
he was asked TO comment on Mayor
Hylans statement regarding Hearst
and the third party.
The Mayor wants TO know what the
Smith administration Is going TO do re-
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