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

the past three years than it has in
any other period for very long time
Each time that it has been used
whether the organization were named
or not, it has always been made very
patent that it was applied to the
Knights of the, Ku Klux Khan. Be-
hind the mask there is something
Many are DESTROYS of knowing what
Most of the uninitiated are grossly
at variance with the true facts, wher
they speak of the things behind the
mask.
Khan Against Nothing
The Klan, let it be said, and re.
peated, accentuated, and reiterated
is against nothing. But as carefully
and as often, and as pointedly, let il
be said that the Khan is for every.
thing-provided those things are
standing for what "Old Glory" typi,
fies; and if those things are accord,
ing to the constitution of the United
States and the various states; and
if they are the exemplifcation of the
true spirit typifed by the cross.
Opposed to the Khan
Every organization opposed tx
those things for which the Khan stands
are against the Klan. Not only are
they against the Klan by inference
but they have all at one time or an
other, such in his own time, and many
Of them on more than a single occas'
sion, let it be known through wei
known spokesman, or through the
press, or through various other chan.
nels that they are unalterably oppos'
ed to the Khan, and that they intend
to use every means within their power
to destroy the Khan, and it's influence
To DOubters
If you doubt the militant opposi.
ton, or hear it denied, recall how sell
seeking politicians went out of thei1
way to throw down a challenge tt
the Khan, by accusing the Khan Of
every crime committed, regardless
and in many instances of hundreds Of
crimes that were never committed
that never happened.
See how mistaken religious bigots
have bitterly assailed the Khan. DE-
not forget to remember how howl
ing mobs, led by paid thugs, have
waylaid, attacked and beaten Klans.
men. Nor how intolerant fanatics lee
by fercest maddogs of men, have
ambushed and treacherously assassin
ated Klansmen, who were doing moth
ing more than the law of lawful as.
semblage permit.
Who Is Against The Khan
With due respect to many who have
gray hair, and many who once were
called representative citizens, who
ever else is against the Klan, W.
know positively that those we shall
here name are. First is the boot
logger, and then the wife beater
along with every 'nigger' lover, ant
every dope fend; followed by the
illicit dispenser of narcotics, and thai
criminal horde who practices the bust
ness of teaching people to become
drug addicts. Every red and bolshe.
visit who would tear down the red
white and blue and run up the car.
mine flag of treachery is against the
Khan. There is not an anarchist who
foams at the mouth, and breaches
destruction, but what is a hater Of the
Khan. The hi-jacker and murderer
are against the Khan, along with
countless hosts of other law breakers
both major and minor.
The Good and the Bad
Strangely we had intended to say
that there is a mixture of the goSc
and the bad against the Khan. W.
would remark that the good and the
bad can't be mixed. So-then-we
shall call upon you opponents of the
Khan who carry on sanctimonious
whining opposition to the Klan, ane
ally yourselves with these foul cattle
we have enumerated, to explain how
you got into that company. If you
are there mistakenly, find your roac
out from them, or become part OF
them. Then your good will cease tt
be good, and can only become what
they are-BAD. Explain away your
companions in anti-Klanning, if you
can do it. If you are bound to stanc
against the Khan you must stand with
that class of people, and you must ex-
pect to be branded even as they are
branded. We know your opposition
is, in some quarters, 1--WE don't like
it because it wears mask"
Down With The Mask
Behind those masks the Klansmen
are laughing at you. The mask is
not what troubles you. Someone has
said your liver is out of order, and
you are sore at yourself because you
have gotten in with the wrong gang.
and don't know how to get away from
it. One Khan spokesman has told you
that there are two things that are dia-
metrically opposite in their habits
One of those is a butterfly, which
parades about under a mask. The
other he has said is a rattlesnake,
which not only does not parade under
a mask, but rather gives timely warn
ing before it strikes. That speaker
has asked you which you would rather
take your chances with, the butterfly
under the mask, or the rattlesnake