The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-12
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~ col. WINFIELD JONES


.Driosity. or through certain enthu
siasm along religious or racial lines.
The Khan is DOW actively operat-
ing 10 IS states: and has King
i<leagle, or state manager. in Al
states. The state managers have un-
der them approximately six hundred +
kIeagles or organizers. The nation is /
divided into nine groups known az |
Domains. with Director General .
in. thes. groups carrying the title Of |
Grand Goblin The nine Grand /
COLLINS are located in the cities Of
Boston. New York, Philadelphia. +
Washington. Chicago, Atlanta. st. /
I.onis, Houston and Los Angeles. The
organization IL now seriously cOnsid-
ering the elimination OF the fee sys-
TEN, or commission basis in the De-
rartment OF Propagation and con
templates placing the Grand COLLINS,
King Kleagles and KleaKles on
straight salary basis.
The Department Of Propagation is
a separate division Of the work from
the ritualiStic activities of the
knights Of the hu klux Khan. The
Departme Mt OF Propagation Is ch3re-
81 with the duty Of organizing ne"
Klans in places where klans of the
organization have not previously *
isted and when these klans are or
ganizcd they are turned over 10 the
Invisible Empire to be chartered.
After being chartered the Depart
.ncnt OF Propagation has no further
interest in or connection with that
particular Khan New klans are
chartered on the numerical basis OF
unfortunately one third OF the pos
sible total membership of the Kan IN
any local community. but the aver
- number chartered within the past
six months has been approximately
on a basis Of one fourth the approx
mate. final total membership in any
one community
After being chartered the local
Khan retains one-half OF the fee or
klectoken. or donation paid by mem
bcrS on entering the organization.
and the other half is sent 10 the I'm
perial Palace. and goes into the treas
ury OF the organization for the gen
.f.l use Of the organization IN t.
work
The principles Of the knights Of
the kH kiux Khan. as announced III
an the publications and rituals Of the
~ SANITATION are As follows
The purpose Of the modern ku
kux Khan. az announced in all tue
publications and rituals Of the organ
jIatiun are as follows.
"The purpose of the modern ku
K lux Khan is to inculcate the sacred
principles and noble ideals Of eiiiy-
airy, the development of character.
the protection of the home and the
chastity OF womanhood, the exempli-
leation Of . pure and practical pa
trlotisn toward our glorious country.
/ the preservation of American ideals
and Institutions. and the maintenance
+ Of white supremacy.
"Eo man IS admitted to the fellow
snip Of the Invisible Empire OF to-day
Wno hasn't manhood enough 10 as
s,.nie real oath 20 right and duty
18th serious purpose to keep the same
ingiolate No man is admitted To Eel
lowsbip who Will not, or who cannot
swear an unqualified allegiance to
the government Of the United States
ol America. its flag, its constitution
ana It's Institutions.
Only nAtiye-born white American
citizens who believe in the teDefs 81
the Christian religion, and who owe
DO allegiance Of any Dc gree or nature
10 any foreign government or iDsfltfi
tiGn. ~allgioas OF political. or t. an
sett people, or persons, ~" elfgt5ls
5Oi membership
Whhe it, name would indicat~ i
pureiy Southern organization
sueA b not the case II Is non set
tonal. non political and non sesi4s
an Il is j purely patriotic. frafesp-
al organization In tact. the organ.
zatipn = the FIVE years Of its exist
enee, alrea5s has numbered among
i3a membership many men, some u
thefa nafienaHy known. Who have
ae scett rs proof
~ a-4sfstfes t2fe Ht"u pom
fe:4t . ass. issag ratie ana fiegHis-
it3n parti.s including me4aber- IF
Congress- are leaders IN the organ.
z3fion rs compelling appeal to ctr
cons IL ~ sections lies in the fact
ti.at il $ sfrietlg an Institution ~. ~
and for white citizens Of TIE tntpa
states. pledged to fundamental Amer
isan ideals and institutions
While membership IN the Ku klux
Kla1 is open only 10 white American
c!tilens the organization wages war
o. no Individual or 81 ganizafipn r.
UnJHless Of race, coior or creed 1T
takns 10 part IS an organization III
any political Or religious eOntrDsersy
and X comedies the right u every
man 10 think vote. and worship Cod
as ae pleases-
Recourse certain individuals ~ .ar
iSus times haze committed acts u
violence under cover Of darkness and
sai@ided - masks rn1 rotes reseH