The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-22
KHAN CYCLOPS
SEEKS JOB OF
HERRIN SHERIFF
Aims to Gust Galligan,
Anti-Klan Chief

MAIblONa lAlan COs ACAAAA
Sterns, exalted cyclops Of the XII
Klux Khan and prominent business
man, is seeking the position now
filled by George Galligan, sheriff OF
Marion County. That his ambition
has the approval Of the Citizens Com
mittee, organized by General Milton
Foreman is the general opinion
around here.
Sheriff GalIigan is lined up with
the pro-union faction in the William
son county fight. Storms and the
Khan are frankly lined up against the
union.
Put On Clean Shirts.
The committee of neutral citizens"
is simply the Khan in new disguise.
The deeds of the Kluxers got them
into disrepute so they must be fumi-
gated and put in new uniforms. Their
night shirts need visit to the laun-
dry. They may have to wear civilisSi
clothes for a little while.
The official organ of the Kan Of
Illinois gives list Of the prominent
citizens who Favor the Khan and the
formation Of a Citizens Committee.
There is not a worker on the list. The
same paper also published the names
of the Criminals" allegedly respons-
ible for the disorders. They are all
workers and mostly union men.
The prohibition crusade was only
an excuse to punish the miners for
being members of the union. The
reputation of the Ku Klux at the
Indianapolis convention of the U. M.
w. of A. also ranked in the breasts
of the bigots and they took it out on
the members of the union in Herrin.
The anti-labor character of the Ku
Klux Khan dry raids and reign of ter
ror in Williamson county is attested
by an official report Of the Martin
Leonard case prepared for The Daily
Worker by local 1892, United
Mine Workers Of America. After
describing Leonard as miner, and
a self-sacrifcing parent Of ten or
phaned children, the local union de-
scribes the unwarranted raid and S.
Glen Young. The report states:
Knocked Patriot Cold.
'eWhile cooking breakfast for his
family and preparing buckets for his
two sons and himself to go to work
at the mines (Feb. % Leonard an
swered the door and one of four men
gave him a warrant demanding the
right to search the house for intox-
icating liquor. There were several
men standing in the yard. Three OF
the men searched the barn and out
buildings. One man stayed In the
house and talked with Leonard.
Leonard was saying: Yes, had two
sons volunteer in the world war, and
| have three more when Uncle Sam
needs them,' when the three returned
and one of them knocked him thru a
window, Leonard's son, John, went to
his fathers rescue, but was dubbed
on the head with the butt of revolt
yer by another raider.
"James, another son, and John
took their buckets and went to work.
Leonard was pretty badly cut across
his nose and around his eyes. He in
tended to go to the doctor.
Young Curses in Court.
"Young and the raiders returned
with warrants for Leonard and his
sons, John, James and Joe, charging
them with disturbing the peace, as
sault and resisting an officer. John
and James were refused permission
to change their pit clothes and wash
at the mine and were paraded up and
down Broadway so CARRIED. With
their father they were landed in jail
and held until $500 bail was ar
ranged by the mine superintendent.
''In the courtroom S. Glenn Young
cursed Leonard and told him, when
/ come back there will be less skin
on your face then there is now, and
I'm coming back. I'll teach you to be
a Christian
"The next week when no witnesses
appeared against Leonard on the first
or second date set for the trial, the
prosecuting attorney threw the case
out Of court.
Kluxers Rob Cripple.
"Another deplorable case here was
that Of Mrs. Morez, a French woman"
the unions report continues. "Her
husband is a cripple unable to work
and she had saved up $125 to pay her
taxes. The raiders looted her house
and took the money. There was no
liquor in the house and they were
people never known to bootleg. Mrs.
Morez has gone insane and is under
the care Of two physicians.
There have been several other
cases of unwarranted raiding and
footing in this town by the Ku Klux
Khan and their leader, S. Glenn
Young" the report concludes.
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