The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-11-28
BAR ASSOCIATION
PLACES okEH ON THE
PRINCIPLES OF KHAN
ATTORNEYS WOULD CREATE
ANEW THE PROPER SPIRIT
PATRIOTISM" d
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| pies Of the .Ku Klux Khan have been
Endorsed by the American Bar Asso-
citation and the Detroit Bar .Associa-
tion,- has become known here follow
ing the appointing of committee
on American citizenship by the local
association upon the request of the
former. Twelve local attorneys are
to serve upon the committee.
cit has become painfully apparent
that anti-American propaganda, at
tacks upon our Constitution, preju-
dice against courts, Indifference OF
our people to the duties of citizen
ship now prevailing" declares w
Mills, president of the association
in letter to the committee, cal
call for the need of activity not only
to meet any passing and medicinal
adverse movement in the above di.
rection that may become apparent
but to engage in sustained and in,
telligent effort to combat unwhole-
some influences, and to counterfeit
the same by creating a new and
maintaining a proper spirit Of pa
triotism and obedience to law"
Newspapers Will Squirm
The fact that the bar association
so strongly declares it's belief in the
principles of the Ku Klux Klan will
place certain newspapers in Deroit
in most peculiar position. These
dailies have been making every eff
fort to impress upon the minds OF
their readers that the Khan is not
law-abiding and that its members
are but ? "gang Of irresponsibles,'
will now have a hard time explain
ing away the fact that the American
Bar Association now advocates the
very things the Klan stands for and
that the local association stands
back Of and endorses the Klan prin-
ciples. d.
Continuing, the letter by President
Mills reads: "It seems peculiarly
fitting that the members of the ban
should by their united efforts meet
and combat the challenges to ou1
American government and American
ideals" -. ~
The Ku Klux Khan is battling with
every ounce Of its strength to main
tain American ideals and to- know
that the American Bar Association
is bent on helping in this great un'
dertaking gives added strength to its
efforts. Never before have the in.
situations of America been so men.
aced as they are at this time; alien
propaganda fills the newspapers a:
those insidious influences at work to
destroy Professionalism and American
ism labor through channels of chi.
canery in their unholy efforts to up.
root and leave to decay the ideals
upon which America, the greatest
and grandest country the world ha.
ever known, was founded by those
seeking freedom Of thought and re.
lease from ancient dogmas and su
perstitions.
To Furnish Literature
Among the literature which, &C
cording to the letter to the commit.
tee, will be furnished the local as.
ISOLATION by the national body, is in.
formation in detail on the subjects
of claw requiring the teaching d
the Constitution" Celebration of ma.
tional holidays" and articles pertain
ing to press publicity, communit!
programs, etc. --..
81 am confident" says Mr.. Mills
in his communication, "that the com
mittee named can and will render ar
important and far-reaching service
to our city and the country at large
by the intelligent effort that they vii
bestow upon this most vital subject
That the bar association endorse:
the principles Of the Klan is seer
and emphasized by the paragraph
following the above in which Mr.
Mills expresses his confidence thai
the committee will work in genera
in harmony with the plans of any
program worked out by the Ameri
can Bar Association, to the end tina,