The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-28
HOW THE kLAN CAN Be MADE A TRUE CIVIC
ASSET IN every PROGRESSIVE Community

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dealer, many trafficker in the shame
of womanhood, many vagrant loafer
and thief has met his downfall direct
ly owing to information lodged with
the proper authorities by Klansmen.
Klansmen by thus aiding the officers
of the law are making their home
cities happier, safer, brighter and
cleaner places in which American
women and children may live. Should
officers of the law be loath to do their
duty, Klansmen, working on public
sentiment, are able to make them
take action.
Another civic betterment directly
attributable to the Kan is a general
and nationwide revival of militant
Professionalism. While man may be
Klansman without attending any
church, yet Klansmen are taught that
they become much better Kansmen if
they attend divine services regularly
with their wives and families and sup
port the Sunday Schools of their city.
AS result, church attendance has
noticeably increased, especially
amongst the male citizenship, in COM
munities where the Khan is flourish
ing and is a growing power for the
good.
The Klan is composed of no one
creed Of the Protestant faith. Pres
byterians, Baptists, Episcopalians,
Methodists and many other branches
of the Protestant church rub elbows
at its meetings form lasting friend
ship and gain strong admiration for
each other as they work in a common
and holy cause. AS the result of this
co-mingling in many cities the Protes-
tant congregations have united on &C.
casion in great Union Protestant
services held alternately at various
churches. This means that forward
stride has been made for a United
Professionalism which will present a
solid front to those who would engen-
der i'll feeling among Protestants and
weaken their church organizations for
the benefit of the un-Christian and
un-American forces who are constant
ly on the alert to rend and prey.
There are scores, yes hundreds, of
other ways in which the Klan is prov
ing itself of value to the cities and
towns where loyal Americans are
banded together in Americas cause.
Protestant Institutions
All over the country the Klans are
unselfshly giving their funds to con-
struct Protestant institutions. In
Louisiana girls home is being built,
children's home is being construct
ed in Oregon, great Klan hospitals
are being built in Texas, Arkansas
and Kansas. In my own city a
$4,000 home for orphan babies has
been built by the Khan. Surely these
great institutions are a benefit not
only to the city Boosting them but to
the nation as we'll.
Almost every Kan in the comfy
performs countless deeds Of helpful
nature in behalf Of fellow citizens
regardless Of race, color or creed.
Never has a request for aid from any
worthy person or enterprise fallen on
deaf ears when presented to any Khan.
The enemies of the Khan say that the
news of donations to ministers, Prot
estant institutions and worthy enter
prises and individuals which some
times find their way into the public
press are actions merely for adver-
tisement. tell you that not one hum
dredth of the charitable work of the
Klan is ever advertised. The Klans
of America give away a million dol
lars year to better conditions in
their various communities about which
nothing is ever said and nothing is
ever known outside of the Klavern
walls. This is a conservative esti-
mate.
Summing up in brief the value of
the Khan to the American community
it may be brought to mind that this
order is composed of only the tried,
loyal and true American citizenship
sworn to uphold the highest ideals.
With such a membership and with
such aims the Khan cannot fail to be
of vast benefit to the citizenship as
whole.