The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-06
Says Khan Being Subverted To
Personal, Political And Sor-
did Ends And Must Be Saved
From Destruction.
KAMELIA TO BE PROMOTION
FOR PRESENT KLANSMEN
Will Be Under Simmons Con-
troll And Absolute Direction
Assisted BY Such Members
As He Shall Name In Cabinet


ATLANTA, Ga. June 5.--tBy Asso-
ciated Press. )-Es establishment of the
order knights Kamelia as the 'pri-
mary order of nighthood," with
government separate and distinct
from the government now controll-
ing and directing the affairs of the
first or the probationary order of the
knights of the ku Klux Klan," was
proclaimed tonight by William Joseph
simmons, lin the exercise of the au-
thority vested in me only as emperor
of the knights of the Ku klux
Khan. Inc.
"Everything that I have striven
to build during the years gone
by is in peril of being subverted
to personal, political and sordid
ends" Emperor Simmons said in
statement. ITO save the
XII Klux Khan from spoilation
and destruction, l have deter
mined to establish knights ka-
mela and thereby give the
klansmen of the invisible EN-
pre at least the opportunity TO
transfer to this primary order of
knighthood and establish them
selves upon the foundation as laid
in the beginning"
Referring to the action of the i'm
perial kloncilium in leaving out the
"Kamelia" among the womens organ.
ization authorized to become affiliated
with the khan under the title OF
Women of the Ku Klux Khan" En-
peror Simmons statement said:
violation OF Contract.
This action on the part Of the I'M
perial kloncilium in repudiating by
explicit designation the Kamelia ana
by adopting other numerous organ
izations of women, was not only In
violation of contract between II. W.
Evans and myself, but was also in
violation OF n decree entered in the
superior court of Fulton county,
Georgia. and further still was
violation of the original charter
which defines that male members only
shall be admitted to the order"
The establishment of the primary
order of knights Kamelia means. the
statement declared, that the mem
bers now on ISobation in the Knights
of the Ku Klux Khan are under the
administration of the imperial wizard
and the imperial kloncilium willis
the order knights Kamelia will be
under my control and direction. with
such men as ! may designate as mem
hers of my cabinet. The order knights
Kamelia will therefore be absolutely
free TO inauguate its policies, to es-
IA DISH It's principles anu " N"''"o
it's ideals under my supervision ana
direction and free from interference
from any source of hostility within
or without the invisible empire.
Il am mpelled to promulSate
the knights of kamelia because
of the restiveness that obtains
among probationary klansmen
throughout the country. There
has been no way opened to ad-
vancement-no progress has been
made-no constructive work has
been done. Klansmen identified
with the orgaization from tts
foundation, have been held In a
state of probation for years. They
have not been indoctrinated with
the principles or the philosophers
of the order. They are unfamll-
lar with the purposes of the great
order. They have been given no
definite objects to be attained.
Meanw lille there has been con-
tinuous demand for another and
higher order. that these worthy
American citizens might pass
from the probationary stage into
actual knighthood and into active
service in the invisible empire.
These citizens cannot be detained
longer upon the threshold Of the
order, but must be admitted ana
elevated to another realm IN
which they may find exercise for
their restrained and abated
forces.
To Save From Destruction.
Another motive for founding tnt
knights Kamelia at this particular
time is that my original plans pur-
poses and principles in founding tho
knights of the Ku klux Khan may Do
observed and consummated. Every,
thing that l have strlVen TO pul4u
during the years gone by is in peru
of being subverted to personal, point
ical and sordid ends. To save the
Knights of the Ku k!uN Khan from
spoilation and destruction have ae-
termined to esta0llsh the hnisneS
Kamelia and thereby give the klans-
men of the invisible empire at last
the opportunity to transfer 10 TINS
primary order Of knighthood and es-
tablish themselves upon the founda-
ton so laid in the beginning; ,,,
This order, knights hameAa' VIZ
also afford a refuge to klansmen VINO
are cxposed to the exercise OF arbi-
trary and capricious power A large
rumber of excellent klansmen OF the
probationary order have alreaoy peen
banished without trial and wlthou.
defense, simply because they did NOT
WELD in subserViency to authority
running mad or lending themselves
without protest to policies or ~
The statement of Emperor SIM
mons then refers to his founding the
KomelIa. IAN organization to be COM
nosed of native born, white Prot
sstant christian women" and says
mis- met with the instantaneous APP
nroval" of the imperial wizard ana
with the recent dlsfayor of majority
&c tba kloncilium. He declared thit
rider is present in 90 states.
He declares the Kamelia Is as
much my child a the khan" and that
his purpose to see the two orders are
kent separate but working along par
allel lines for the accomplishments OF
the same great ends" In addition.
therefore. he continues, Il am estab-
fishing a new and a separate order OF
klansmen, with which the order or
KameNa may co-work ana from
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