The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15
KLANSMEN AGAIN
ATTACKED BY MOB
XXX
Scene Is This Time Shifted to Read
ing, Pa, Gathering.
XXX
ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED
XXX
Many Narrow Escapes From Hurting
Of Bricks and Stones.


Reading, Pa.-Emulating the spiri
of the Carnegie mob rioters, VIII
caused the death of one Klansmal
and wounded many others, hi
goted mob waited to attack member
of the Ku Klux Khan and others VIII,
were invited at a public meeting O.
the order last week, assembled il
Odd Fellows Hall, 9Th and Franklil
streets.
During the progress of the meeting
a big crowd Of anti-Klan sympathiz
ers gathered in front of the building
in which the meeting took place. The!
were waiting for the close in order tt
make the attack on those inside
Some Of the law violators, unable t.
restrain their impotence, hurle'
bricks and stones through the win
dows. One man was seriously in
jured and several women tainted.
MOD waits OUTSIDE
After the assemblage was dismiss
ed the real trouble began. Those VIII
had been waiting outside the hal
stood in close formation at the en-
trance to the building and began
hooting and jeering the men leaving
the meeting. At the same time SOM
of the mob began following those VIII
had been in the hall. So intent wa
the vicious mob on administering
physical punishment to the Klansmel
that many leaving in AUTOMOBILES
were pursued by vindictive Roman
Catholic sympathizers. Those VIII
left the building on foot were follow
ed also. From the time the meeting
disbanded until long after midnigh
the vindictiveness of the mob helt
fulls way. Many Of those who wer'
eyewitnesses marveled that the caus
ualties were not even greater thar
the Carnegie affair. It required tn
full power of the police force of tn
CITY to control the situation.
Excitement Prevails
The meeting itself was he scene O.
some considerable excitement. Thu
Rev. Fair, who Klansmen say belize
his name, ATTENDED the meeting foI
the purpose, it is said, of creating
trouble and making himself conspic
uous at the same time. This minis
ter recently spoke at the annual ban
quet of the Lions club, at which
time he took occasion to assail tn
Khan and in his remarks stated tina
he hoped if the Khan attempted tt
parade in Reading that the citizens
"would give them the same treat
ment they received in Carnegie, Pa.
last month" Despite his known op
position to the Khan, he was invites
to make a prayer. He declined tn
invitation. Later, during the cours'
of the main speakers talk, a mai
who sat behind the Rev. Fair aske'
his opinion of the actions of the mol
when brick was thrown through tn
window. The supposed man of peac'
replied to the question that "ther
would be more than that happening
if the meetings were not discontin
ued." This man then called Rev
Fair yellow" which greatly aroused
his ire. He jumped to his feet, ex
claiming that he had spilled his life
blood in France and from his. action
indicated that he was going to spill
some more of it in America. Level
headed persons in the audience sue
ceeded in quieting the parties to tn
controversy. At the close of tn
meeting the speaker asked for som
minister to offer prayer. The Rev
Fair showed his respect for hi
brother of the cloth and religion b.
remaining seated while the praye
was offered.