The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-01-09
Department Instituted BY kLAN WILL
FURNISH TRUTHFUL INFORMATION
TO THE PUPLIC.


There are myriads of other orgaAi-
cations who think and practice some,
and even all, of those fundamentals,
but only in the Klan will be found
the program and the very form of
organization based exclusively on
Americanism in all the word implies.
The Klan is simply going beyond
the rest of America in dealing with
ideas; with the ideas that the coun-
try is suffering much from unassimi-
lated immigration; that there is too
much action by racial and religious
groups; that attempts are being made
to destroy the fundamental ideas of
Americanism, and that the Klan it.
self, the greatest forward movement
of the world, has been driven for
ward and carried to its present sue
cess by just these ideas.
Another service of the department
is that coming under an economic
head, and is based on the fact that
there is widespread dissatisfaction
among the farmers and that nothing
really constructive has been, or is be-
ing done, for them, especially the ma
tive American farmer. To my po-
litical friend, when. we discussed the
farm problem, I called to his atten-
ton that he and his particular group
had given to the farmer only "planks
and platitudes;" that the American
farmers were seeing their children
forced into occupations they detested;
that their schools were being invaded
by teachers they distrusted; that their
Sabbaths were being violated; that
their laws were being broken almost
with impunity; that they were being
driven to meet the competition and
methods wholly controlled by alien in
auences, and that somewhere deep
down and far back in the machinery
of government was some influence
that was making it mighty "hard go
ing for the average farmer"
Planks and Platitudes
Whereas my political friend from
Indiana would render them planks
and platitudes, the Klan proposes to
give them truthful and unbiased in
formation on the economic prob
lens upon which their troubles are
fundamentally predicted. An elab-
crate research bureau now in
stalled in Washington and we'll un-
der operation has been and is search
ing out the facts for presentation to
them as service rendered by the
Klan without thought of reward or
personal gain. incidentally this par
ticular bureau is compiling at this
time card index record of every sim
gle act of every single individual
member now in Congress and like
wise the acts of the different depart
ment heads, and these records would
be available to Klansmen and other
honest seekers as a guidance to them
in the development of the militant
and operative patri-
otism.
The Klan is going into action
against all forces that are crowding
America to the wall simply by main
tanning a Christian civilization in
America. Americanism is going to
be understandable by all those who
read and think, and Americanism is
the Klan's supreme objective. Who
ever knows what it is and whoever
fights for it, no matter what his or
Eer origin or other characteristics,
are among the forces for which the
Klan depends for the success of the
principles and the doctrines of Klan-
craft.
AS recently referred to by an emil
nent journalist, they are "the ideals
and the aspirations of the most aver
age men in America"
With it's research department, with
it's editorial writers on the most vital
subjects in American welfare, with
its state editors and state news
gathering organization, all function
ing under the bureau, the Knights of
the Ku Kux Klan intend to render
what they believe is one of the
greatest services ever rendered to
American citizenship. With many
million Klansmen supporting them
whole-heartedly and unreservedly and
with millions of American citizens
looking on, and in general in SYM
pathy with these principles, no one
doubts the necessity for, nor the ulti-
mate success of the project itself.
Secrecy Is Discussed
There is a lot of agitation and con-
siderable conversation in Washington
the secrecy Of the Klan