The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-17

triotism militant, gloried in song and
story, rejuvenated into greater glory
by contemporaneous events, it has
come to stay. It is not that sinister
mask worn by lewd hirelings to en-
nance their climb into the church, and
which establishes society's selfish So
cial distinctions. It is that knightly
visor which graces well any imperial
son of this classic republic.
1t is that glorious raiment that
gives the perspective which leads into
invisibility-an invisibility as potent,
justifable and glorious as that Of God
and the hosts of Heaven.
When these robed riders of the
Apocalypse, foretold by the lonely
seer on the isle Of Patmos, solemnly
move to bring about reform, the mask
destroys the frailties of individual
ties and the grandeur of the institu-
ton is revealed. It's power is felt.
The militant character of the or
ganization is brought to bear, accom-
plishing certain, positive and definite
results. - s.-
The mask lends invisibility; invisi-
bility gives that distance that lends
enchantment, the enchantmen of
Strength. To negate, the mask would
bring an unworthy, if not insidious
proximity. H..
The Mask is the Bulwark of Secrecy
Unrelated proximity develops dis
proportionate perspective, with all its
consequent train of evils. It is but
a step from intimacy to contempt;
but an instant from contempt to
hatred. Stony and bramblous are the
paths of hatred. The mask is the bull
wark of secrecy, is the Alpha and
Omega of strength. The abolition Of
the mask would be the emasculation
of the khan. It would bring about the
total paralysis of the greatest pa
triotic organization of all times. In
it's wonderful secrecy and the abso-
lutte inability Of the enemy to ascer-
tain the identity of it's membership
reposes the impregnability of the in
visible empire. It is dictum of pitt
less logic that in secrecy and beneath
that mask lies the power of the ia
nous order in it's fight against the
powers, of hell. In the day that it dis
cards the mask and secrecy inviolate,
that day the Empire Invisible dies.
May God prevent the catyclism.
Men work wonderfully we'll in Sc
cret. Give man surrounded by ma
l;gnant enemies a robesand a mask
and conceal his name and identity,
and from that moment he is a man,
super-powerful in his God-given her
itage, strongly fortified in his fight
for ideals, and enemies know not
where to place their hands upon him.
When dealing with ones enemies they
must be attacked in their own style,
and in the same impenetrable dark
ness by which they are surrounded.
Another method spells defeat. In
Gods own time klansmen shall I'M
veil their faces. That time shall be
when victory will have been won.
Then will the true patriots of Amer
lea give you beftting honors and &C.
claim you as the salvagers of this re-
publics evils, which benign destiny
has ardained you should be. But that
day is afar in the ofing; until then
cherish that robe, retain undoffed the
mask! Secrecy Dungeons and main
tains strength. Success is contingent
on secrecy. Great institutions are al
ways by nature secretive. The great
war moved, lived and achieved its
success on the silent and hidden by
paths of glory. jealousy guarded
were it's dread secrets, until eternal
victory gave forth, their sweets.
Great institutions are truly secure un-
I'll their secrets are known; then only,
do the worms of decay hasten 10 the
banquet. To be great one must be
secret; and to be great is to be mis-
understood; to be misunderstood is to
be felt for but not known. .
Not Wise to Pry Into Secrets
1t is not wise to pry into secrets to
satisfy lustful curiosity. And it is
the acme of honesty not to reveal one.
Death is the punishment for shame
full garrulity. It is a thing most
heinous to reveal the secrets of gods
or men, the secrets of friends. ODE
bate thy cause with thy neighbor him
self; and discover not a secret to an
other, lest he that heareth it put thee
to shame, and thine infamy turn not
away" Prov. 25: 9-19. "Thou shall
hide them in the secret of thy pres
ence from the pride Of man: Thou
shall keep them secretly in pavilion
from the strife of tongues. Psalm
1890. Of traitors, EAR better had
that man not been born," said Christ.
Judas Iscariots and Benedict Arnolds
received the just execration Of both
foe and ally, the scorn and contempt
of all. They are excluded from all
friendship. The Frys and Armstrong;
Of the khan drew the traditional re-
/ ward of traitors-tha th;rtv Yiocoe NJ