Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
CLARKE SUMMONS
KLAN CH|EFTA|NS
To REMEDY EVILS

Ways and means for the imme
date disarmament of the Ku Klux
Khan, should efforts to eliminate lex
listing evils" prove unsuccessful, will
be considered at a national congress
Of the organization called to meet
here on February &c, according to
proclamation made public by Ed
ward Young Clarke, imperial giant
and former acting imperial wizard
for the khan.
The proclamation followed closely
upon letter addressed last week to
President Coolidge by Mr.. Clarke,
in which the nations chief executive
was asked to aid in Kidding the khan
Of IAN element which was said to
be diverting the organization from
its original purposes. Mr.. Clarke's
letter was acknowledged by the pres.
ident with the statement that he had
read it with interest"
In his proclamation issued Tues
day, Mr.. Clarke called upon all
grand dragons, hydras, great titans,
furies, cyciOps, terrors, king klca'
giles, klcagles. imperial representa-
tives of invisible empire and KNIGHTS
Of the Ku KluX Khan Ito gather to-
gether and prayerfully consider
methods to eliminate existing evils,
or else to follow the example of
the founder of the original Ku KluX
Khan, and have the courage and
manhood to devise ways and means
for the immediate disbardment Of
the organization.
Mr.. Clarke asserted in the procla-
nation that the 'laudable aims.
ideals, principles and purposes" pro-
posed by it's founder apparently
have been abandoned by the khan
and the organization has become one
with Iawless tendencies and political
design" He also declared that fac
tional strife and bitterness had been
created as the result of bitter war"
between DR.. Hiram Wesley Evans.
khan wizard and Colonel William Jo-
seph Simmons. khan emperor.
The proclamation was signed by
Mr.. Clarke as imperial giant and
imperial wizard emeritus of the
khan" 1t was dated January /, but
was not made public until Tuesday
morning, when Edgar Fuller, eXecu-
tive secretary to Mr.. Clarke, gave II
to the newspapers. 1t is proposed to
hold q tWo-day congress, ACCORDING
to the proclamation, and Dr. Evans
and Colonel Simmons will be asked
to hold themselves in readiness to
appear before the gathering, 1t is
stated.
In connection with the proclama-
ton, Mr.. Clarke issued the following
statement:
81 have issued the call for the ma
tional congress of klansmen in an
swer to insistent demand that [ use
my authority to do so and thus al
low the real klansmen of the ma
ton to get to- Nar without lntlml-
dation and autocratic rule and dis
cuss frankly conditions inside the
organization.
THE urgent appeal Of klansmen
has come to me from all parts of the
nation since the first of last August
but [ have delayed doing 50, n~4,ln5
shat all the conditions compliance o
by klansmen would be adjusted and
that the fears Of those in the khan
connected with the CIV eminent serV-
ice aud courts were unfounded.'
"At last l have been convinced
that it is my duty to issue the call
and am doing so, knowing that I am
right in allowing klansmen Of all
walks and station and ranks to come
together and decide what is oest for
country and khan.
within the next few days I will
announce the personnel of the men
| who will be in charge of the national
congress and / will also probably
have some things to say which will
| prove startling to klansmen and to
| the citizens of the nation interested
/ in law and order and free democrat
/ ic political government"