The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-12

Issue Call
to Battle
Notable Array of Educators,
Business and Professional
Men and Clergymen
on Committee.
200 Branches Started
BY Universal Service.


Washington, Nov. 11.-Unmaskeo
and unhooded and sounding a clsr
ion call to battle, in glaring contrast
to the secret midnight meetire- or
Stone mountain when the Ku Klux
Kan was formed a few years ago,
the National Vigilance association
came into being today with the
ayowed purpose of killing the khan.
Behind the war on the khan is de.
clared TO be a notable array of edu.
Gators. business and professional
men. clergymen and laymen in all
sections OF the country.
Directors Are Prominent.
Among those listed as members Of
the national committee. which is the
governing body of the assoc.ation.
are DR.. r. b. Won Kleinsmid, presi-
'reet OF the University Of Southern
California: Judge Francis K. Mancu-
so of the general sessions court of
New York; Rust Rhees. president OF
the University of Rochester; Ellen f.
Pendleton. president OF Wellesley COL
lege, Massachusetts,; z. P. Tivnan,
president OF Fordham university
Prof. II. S. Graves OF Yale: DR..
stephen L. Penross, president OF
Whitman college, Washington state;
Pauline kelp, president OF Mills coll
lege. California: Thomas II. Cannon.
Chicago; Clara D. Maxwell, president
general Of the Colonial Daughters Of
America; DR.. r. A. Miliiken. presi-
dent of the California Institute Of
Technology: DR.. D. H. Barrows, pres
ident of the University Of California:
DR.. II. A. Garfield, president of VIII
liams college; H. Loring Young.
speaker OF the Massachusetts, house
Of representatives: Frederick Dodd.
New York; Prof. James Z. Lough.
New York university; David Sarnon.
president Of the Radio Corporation
Of America
Z. F. corcoran is the directing vtcs
president in charge OF the national
headquarters which has been opened
here. Frank c. Sindori Of Washing
ton is national secretary. Corcoran
formerly was a Philadelphia news
paper man. He also has had consid-
erable experience as an organizer and
publicity director.
The opening announcement OF the
association promises a battle - death
with the ku klux. who are denounc.
ed as having created "one Of the most
dangerous situations confronting the
economic life OF the country" Dis
lintegration OF all kindred organiza.
tons likewise will be fought for. II
IS stated. A countrywide campaign
with this end in view Is planned at
once.
zoo Brasrh Councils.
Two hundred branch councils o;
the association. in a large number OF
states and cities, are said 10 be al
ready in the process OF formation
The national officers also assert thai
the influence Of the movement
against the klan already has made it,
self felt in certain sections OF the
country.
In prosecuting the campaign
against the klan. the association MI
move along these definite lines:
!. Passage Of anti-masking bills
BY states legislatures. making ii un
awful to appear on highways wear
ing masks or hoods.
,. Enactment Of laws compelling
such secret organizations to make
public their membership rosters.
s. Congressional action TO hrine
mob violence under federal statute
with prosecutions Of offenders in
United States courts.
I. Propagation OF faith In respect
for and obedience 10 the institutions
OF government with the weapons Of
education, agitation and organization