The Washington times., 1922-12-26
BRANDS KHAN AS.
MENACE To
AMERICA
Secretary Of Unity League
Likens Order to Russian
Black Hundred.
BY G. X. RUTLEDGE.
secrofarx Amaricsu Unity Leaxue.

Secretary American Unity League.
written for Cosm opoiitan News servfos)
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-The Ku
Klux Klan is becoming q more
sinister influence in American life
than the infamous BLACK Hun.
dred" Of Russia. which killed,
knouted and burned its way across
the darkest pages Of Russian his
tory.
Not limiting itself to the perse-
cution Of the Jew. as did the Rus
sian terrorists. the Ku Kuxer
strikes in the dark at the Catholic,
the foreign-born citizen and the
negro as well.
Though sworn to secrecy and to
the defense of each other, even by
giving false witness and hiding EVIL
dence of all crimes committed by
klansmen except "wtlful murder,
treason and rape" Ku Kluxers
have been arraigned and found
guilty and sentenced for law vio-
lations in courts throughout the
land.
Sentenced for Assault.
Qualifying murder by the term
"wilful." would make It posi- lie
for a klansman to kill "for the
good of the cause" and not violate
his oath.
In Los Angeles, klansmen are
serving sentences for assault. In
Oklahoma. Texas. Kansas, Louisi-
ana and other States they have
been found guilty in courts Of simi.
lar crimes. In many instances
they have been arraigned by com.
mon knowledge for crimes ranging
from murder, tarring, beatings,
church burning. to intimidation at
elections and commercial boycott of
the prescribed groups.
Emboldened by secrecy and pro.
tected by their hoods and gowns
tho klansmen who are inspired by
fanatical hatred OF all who are
not white. Protestant. Gentle and
native-born. becomes the protector
or the faith. and his hand Ia
against the "alien," made up Of all
who are not klansmen.
Attacks on Theaters.
With bigotry and race hatred as
the basic principles OF his character.
IT has been easy for the Klansmen
TO assume the role Of keeper of
the public morale" when those who
violate his code are beyond the pale.
he attacks the movies, and the
theaters, on the ground that they
are largely controlled by Jews, and
so are a pernicious influence. He
would send all children to schools,
which he hopes eventually to con.
troll through his political influence,
and he offers his services or preach
es enforcement to duly constituted
authorities.
In States and municipalities
where the Klan has succeeded in
securing control. it has meant the
denial OF office to the Jew, the
Catholic, the negro and the foreign.
born In absolute opposition to the
rights guaranteed all Americans
under the constitution. They have
introduced. and in many instances
secured. the passage Of legisla ton
eliminating the parochial school sys-
tenn and forcing the Catholic or
Jewish child to study courses pre-
scribed by those Of other faiths.
Like Black Hundred.
The power OF the invisible EN-.
pire" to enforce the edicts Of it's
emperor" comes from that secret
assumption OF authority which
made the BLACK Hundred" dreaded
by the hapless people Of a rolf
country. The Khan makes its
charges against the allen" fur.
nishes the evidence, hears the case
and executes the sentence, yet II
boasts Of q regard for law and an
Americanism rated at 100 per cent.