The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-16

enforce the law. Second: it deters
and prevents many criminals from
violating the law because they fear
some Klansman is looking or listen
ing. Third, it minimizes the danger
of mob violence, because no Klans-
man will participate in an unlawful
mob, nor will he allow others to do
so if he can prevent it. Fourth: ev-
cry Klansman is obligated to report
all law violations to the proper au-
thorities and help to enforce the law,
but the average citizen will not do
this, unless called on by the grand
jury. On this point l would like to
add that
81 know of no other secret or fra
ternal order that obligates and binds
it's members to such policy of law
enforcement. No community is free
from law violators, and for this rea-
son the existence of the Khan is uni
versally justified. 1t fills a distinc-
tive place and does a specific work
everywhere. 1t puts the eyes and
ears of the sheriff, grand jury and
court in every part of the county
and woe be unto the crook and GRIM
mall
I'm this respect we do not mean
to stand on our front steps with a
shotgun to kill the first brute that
comes along to desecrate our homes
or defile our women; nor do we mean
to air our family scandals in police
courts where the wrongs can not be
righted and the culprit often goes
free, but we aim to teach all Klans-
men to have such high and holy re-
gard for the sanctity of their homes
and the sacredness of marriage rela-
tions, that they will neither violate
their own home ties, nor desecrate
the homes of others, nor defile the
purity of young womanhood, nor rob
young girls of their priceless virtue.
I'VE mean to protect our homes by
cultivating holier reverence and a
higher regard for the sacred relation
ship of the sexes and protect our
women by living clean, chaste, moral
lives ourselves. This and the influ-
ence of such men on outsiders will
save thousands of homes from ruin.
Every influence needs this SUBJ
lime influence of the Khan; therefore
the existence of the Khan is a uni
versal need. The Khan is made up Of
the highest type of citizens, leaders
in their respective communities, from
every trade and profession. The Khan
is not anti-anything; but is one hun
dred per cent pro-American and
stands the staunch defender of Amer
lean institutions against all their en-
emies whomsoever.
at might be of interest to you to
learn that more than fifty per cent of
the men composing the audiences at
the gathering above referred to, are
hlansmen who were we'll aware of
the falsity of your statements, and
your remarks only caused among
them feeling of amazement at your
lack of information on the subject
you were attempting to discuss. In
the kindliest spirit, / assume that
your remarks were made in ignorance,
rather than being prompted by a
spirit of malicious mischief, and l
sincerely trust that you will thor
oughly inform yourself regarding this
great American movement before
you again attempt to discuss it, in
public, at least. The standing in this
community of the undersigned can
be ascertained by reference to any
bank in Miami or the Miami chamber
of commerce.
"In conclusion, / remain,
Sincerely yours,
JAMES WALMY,
Exalted Cyclops, John B. Gordon
Khan No. "a, Realm of Florida,
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan, No.
10S West Flagler ST.. Miami, Fla"
Since the publication of the above
letter, the Exalted Cyclops Of John
B. Gordon Khan has been kept busy
answering congratulatory phone calls
from non-Klansmen and women as
well as from the membership of the
Khan. 1t is expected that a great deal
of onnI mill xaorlt Co.. tL:. .o..ol~