The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03

and IN most recent cases kansmnu Would Il
be all right for the Masous or some other body
of citizens TO take, him ont and whip him for
making a practice ~ defending this class OF
criminals? on Tuesday night q well known
police character was cut driving with his girl
when he was attacked 10y a band ut men hcnN.
ily armed. They chased him to the police sta
ton. shooting At him all the way. when he
arrived az the station he had both tires shot
off OF his car lie remained thcre for few
minutes thinking that he was enjoying police
protection for the time being, but presently
when he started home. he had only gotten
blocs away when car loaded with armed mon
dashed out Of the alley just across In front OF
the police station and took after him again.
kiskaddon, the chcf Of police, several other
officers and several citizens were ouluokers,
but took no tctlou ne officers to prevent a
miNup. Could IL be that they were silent part
ncrs to this attempted tragedy
A lot OF uuthnking people laugh about these
things. but they are serious matters Some day
you viii awaken TO find things have reached The
boiling point You may awaken any morning
20 find that some lawlcss element ~ lawhrtak-
ers have banded together and laid Tor some W
these professional kdn0pcrs, ana lu case this
happens. and II will sooner or later. the roe
taliaton Will go on until II reaches such proper
tions that even Kiskaddon may be forced 10
wake up 10 his duties as the custodian of tho
peace in this city. or some higher authority viii
step I'm and take charge ot the situation.
Another funny thing came to my notice some
weeks ago. \ young man who had served oyrr-
seas in the light artillery (aud ! must add that
he is a Protestant 80 some foolish people Won
put the Catholic and jew poison to you), made
application Tor enlistment IN the new machine
gun company OF the local Oklahoma guard. lie
was acceptable In every way except that he did
not belong TO the khan. He was told that II
he Joined the khan they would make him "a nom
com He refused TO Join either our machine
gun company must be composed entirely Of
XXX. KS. yet when th,y were sworn into scrv-
ice every one OF them lied about their member
ship I'm the klau.
| aa not a Jewish or catholic sympathizcr;
yet ! don't fight them. / love my country her
flag, her constitution her Just laws. ! am proud
~ her achievements In every line, but hate
the Ku-Ktux klan and all other enemies OF our
country | am knnish In a way myself I Will
show favoritism 20 the native born as against
the newly arrived alien. | am also hanish
toward my religious faith, az Is the jew and
the Catholic. | also believe In abollshing sec
tartan schools In order to give the poor little
Catholic children an equal chance with their
little Protestant brothers to grow up under the
same training. This will bring us in closer re-
lationship and will stop lot Of this foolish talk
about difference OF religious faith
II this suits you. Mr.. Editor, and you see ut
to give It little space in the Barometer ,of
Public Opinion, you may do so II you do not,
IT'S all right. A lot Of people seem to bo OF the
opinion that no one is expressing their Views
against the khan except the Jews and Catholics
through the medium Of your paper. have some
good friends who have very Silly been led into
this disgraceful order, and | feel Il my duty TO
use my influence on them to quit II and again
Ioin the visible ranks OF the most visible ana
powerful goyernmont on earth, the United states
OF America.
A Genuine 100 per Center, with
the X. X. X Left OFT