The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-31

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Klan Offers Big Reward
For Arrest of AS ASSN.
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DEAD KLANSMAN'S FAMILY
WILL BE PROVIDED FOR
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Mourn Klansmen, a brother lies
dead, and the cross, a symbol of
Christian sacrifice and hope, is
stamped and broken in the mud of a
little Pennsylvania township. The
Stars and Stripes, glorious emblem
of freedom and liberty has been torn
to shreds at the hands of a mob ac-
tuated and impelled by influences
which are the antithesis of what Old
Glory stands for. Yes, Klansmen,
mourn, drap your affairs in black.
Honor the memory Of a simple and
humble American who laid down his
life, unafraid and unshrinking for the
cause which is yours. Salute Klans-
man Thomas R. Abbott Of lAtlasburg,
Pennsylvania, a fellow just like you
or me, who, because he dared to
march with the Cross and the Flag
was martyred at the behest Of enc
mics more deadly to American hopes
and ideals than ever was a German
kaiser or a Catholic king on the
throne of Spain. Think it over,
Klansmen, and ask yourselves the
age-old question, "How long, o Lord?
How long? Then fortified by ex-
ample of Tom Abbott of Pennsyl-
vania and Roberts of Texas and 9TH
ers who have died or suffered for our
cause, go forth and work and live
with renewed energy for the right.
Klansman Abbott, who was shot to
death by an anti-Klan fanatic last
week in Carnegie, Pennsylvania,
was as true a martyr to the cause,
hopes, and beliefs of Protestants
Christianity as ever was a Cramner,
a Ridley, or a Latimer, or any one
of the host of "heretics" who "kept
alive the sullen flames of Smithfeld."
The Widow of Tom Abbott Speaks
"He died in a just and noble cause.
Oh, how sorry am that it happen
ed. He died because he was an
American" Thus Pittsburgh newspa-
pers quoted Klansman Abbott's wild
ow with two tiny babies to care for.
She is still, even in her sorrow, able
to voice the sentiments of American
womanhood. The Carnegie affair,
which added new names to the roll
of Klan martyrdom, was merely a
typical instance of the intolerance of
the malign forces which would grind
Professionalism and Americanism into
the dust, and make mockery Of men
who are striving to live, think, and
act clearly. Americans VIII answer
the attack on the Klan at Carnegie
by increasing the number of citizens
in the Invisible Empire a half mil
lion in the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania alone. Fiery Crosses will
blaze on hilltops from Maine to the
Golden Gate. Men by the thousands
will step forward into the ranks Of
the Klan, inspired with the certain
knowledge that they have cast their
lot on the side of righteousness and
turned their careers to bigger things.
The story of the riot at Carnegie,
which has been told at length in the
newspapers all over the country
briefly is this:
10000 Klansmen Gather at Carnegie
On Saturday night August rs,
some twenty thousand Klansmen
gathered at Carnegie, a suburb of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a great
naturalization ceremonial. All day
long automobiles arrived with their
hundred per cent American passen-
gers. The trolleys, the trains and the
roads were congested. Carnegie was
the Mecca of Pennsylvania Klandom.
The visitors were orderly and quiet,
decent American citizens. Many of
the visiting automobiles were de-
corated with American flags. Some
bore crosses. It was a great gather
ing of American citizens purely for
the purpose Of paying homage to the
Flag of Freedom and once more
swearing renewed allegiance to the
United States.
Imperial Wizard Evans Speaks at
Meeting
DR.. H. w. Evans, Imperial Wizard
of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
was the principal speaker at the big
meeting which was held by the light
of q gigantic fsry cross on Q hill
side near Carnegie. He told his au-
dience that their loyalty should be