The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-11-21

ca to their standards.
Behind The Mask
Behind the mask is the real true
heart of Americanism, the very core
and substance of the Protestant
Christian religion; the greatest hope
for world education and enlighten-
ment. Behind the mask is the nearest
solution to the true brotherhood of
man, and the federation of the nations
of the world. There is the greatest
protection to the black man and his
progress, without any of that silly
sentimentality that believes miscegen-
alton is the true method of solving
the race problem. Behind the mask
the Catholic is protected in this, that
every man has the right to worship
God according to the dictates of his
own conscience. No fight against Ca
tholics has ever come from behind the
mask. Though many challenges from
that people have been taken up from
behind that mask. Nothing behind
that mask is opposed to the individu-
al religion of any man, but let it not
be understood that those behind the
mask approve many things that are
done and perpetrated in the name of
religion. On the contrary behind that
mask is great frowning on such prac-
tees. So long as there is challenge
brought to the door of that mask
there must be conflict. Those who
would substitute the things of God
for the things of man, and attempt to
compel those behind the mask to &C
cept them can expect nothing but con-
fiict, so long as they persist.
The Jew
He may not realize it, but behind
that mask is the greatest protection
for the Jew. To him from behind
the mask is guaranteed freedom
against persecution, pogroms, ban
ishment and horrors of inquisitions.
Each foreigner can rest in the assur-
ance that his rights are all safeguard
ed behind the mask; that in taking
steps to prevent unconscionable pro-
moters of foreign immigration and
shipping, to make of America the
dumping ground for great hordes of
unassimilable criminal material, those
behind the mask are making better
conditions for him who is honest, and
capable of becoming one of US, and
doing for themselves, and him, what
their forefathers only pretended in
their constitution to do for them
selves, and their direct descendants.
Peaceful Pursuits
| Wherever man may go in peaceful
pursuits, they need never worry as to
the temper and intent, nor the mo-
tives that exist behind the mask. No
man has ever yet been able to point
to on time, when people were busily
engaged in lawful pursuits, that they
have suffered the slightest inconven-
fence from those behind the mask.
Aye, even so has it been, even those
who have been unlawful in their con-
duct have found that from behind the
mask there has never been attempt
to lay on them the finger of violence,
and their worst accusation has been
that the We behind the mask is an
all-seeing eye, and it has seen, and
caused to be pointed out to the regu-
larly constituted officers, the law
breaking individuals.
No official can ever rightfully claim
that he has even been, from behind
the mask, intimidated in the discharge
of his duty, or in any manner inter-
fered with. Rather can they point
with pride to the fact that law abid-
ing citizens behind the mask have aid
ed them, when called upon to proper
ly discharge their duty.
| Three Good Men And True
Go to three good men and true, and
if they are Protestant, white, Ameri-
can born, no matter where they reside
and ask them if there is aught behind
that mask that would prevent you, an
American, free born, or age, white and
Protestant Christian from doing what
you as a citizen should do. Ask them
if the pledge you would take to get
behind the mask would interfere with
all your highest duties. If they say
no, then, as an American citizen, you
should cast your fortunes with those
behind the mask. You should get be-
hand the mask.
Use The Truth When Found
When those men have advised with
you, and have answered all of your
questions, and have asked you some,
you will be assured that behind the
mask is nothing but good, and you
will have them take survey of you,
and an estimate that will be valuable
to the Khan to which you make appli-
cation to become Klansman, for the
purpose of getting behind that mask.
If you are fortunate in being chosen,
after that ordeal, you will be well
coined behind the mask, and you will
then begin to realize that behind the
mask are the better things of life.
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