New Britain herald., 1930-08-27
Three Southern Groups Agitate
 Racial Question Stressing Negro ;. Employment While Whites Loaf
Denounce Hiring of Col ored Men While Others Are Idle - Urge Black Suppression.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 27 (UP)-There are at least three organizations in the south today around which racial agitation is centering.
 They are the American Fascist order of Blackshirts, the White Band Of Caucasian Crusaders and the Ku klux Klan. For the moment the American Fascist appears the most active. The White Band perhaps is next. and the ku Klux Klan seems but a shadow of it's former self, all though no one is entirely certain as to it's exact strength or the definite scope Of it's present activity.
 All three of these organizations nave headquarters in Atlanta and the first two undoubtedly center their main strength, whatever it is, in that city. The Ku Klux klan maintains it's organizations in other states but seldom shows its hand. While the other two organizations make rather indefinite claims as to their strength outside Of the Georgia capital, three weeks in the south failed to reveal to this writer def- nite proof of their activity else where.
 The American Fascist is the youngest of the three. It still is in the formative process and it's appli- cation for charter as an organiza- ion ito inculcate and foster in the minds of its members and the pub lie generally, white supremacy" is still pending in the courts. It claims 10 have 15,000 applications for mem oershi2 which are being acted upon as rapidly as possible" Its mem- bership, like that of the old Kan, secret; and the only officer whose name is known to the public is H. J. Gewinner, spokesman for the "ad- jutant-g generals" office. R. A. Cor don, R. S. Gulledge axd H. J. Ge- winner applied for the organization S charter. It issues its public con- munications after the fashion of mil itary order.
 Creed No Barrier
 The membership is open 10 any male, white citizen over the age of 18 regardless of religion or creed" All one needs" an organizer said, lis a white skin, a white heart and black shirt"
 When the organization makes public appearances its members wear the black shirts of the Italian Fascists.
 The associated aimed its first blows against communism, but soon turned to the Negro. Now it is hold ing frequent meetings in Atlanta, with crowds said to number 1500 or more. Speakers harangue these gatherings, denouncing the employ ment of Negroes while white men are idle. making fiery statements on the race question and condemning communism at the same time.
 It has begun a campaign to "get jobs for white men" and claims to have displaced 500 Negroes in At lanta business houses with white help. It is maintained that threat of boycott is used to obtain this end when persuasion does not work. The jobs for white men" campaign l. pcpOlol Nlt4l iiIdI4S " Ol hll!S illtIl, because unemployment among them IS serious at present In fact, in the absence of definite figures re- sponsible Atlantans are of the opin- ion that the percentage of unem- ployment is greater among whites than among Negroes
 Former Klan Leader
 The White Band of Caucasian Crusaders is headed by William Jo- seph Simmons, organizer of the ku kluX klan. He began forming it soon after Dr. Hiram W. Evans forced Simmons to relinquish to him control of the klan. It IS described by Simmons as essentially and fun iamentally an ethnic or racial move ment of the white man"
 Again quoting Simmons the or Eanization finds the Negro has been given full social, political industrial hnd economic privileges along with he white man, by virtue of fanat- ral. farcical and bastard legislation, political perfdy and sectional social tanction."
 He is constantly urged and in- pired to take full advantage of all hese ill-accorded privileges" ac- ording to Simmons. "by educational ethods and activities and false unnatural and ungodly religio-socal l hallow sentimentalism most unwise- indulged in by so many unthink- Ing white people . . all of which apidly tends to free, intimate so- lal contact, then short step to exual intermixing, blood adultera- ion, mental and moral degeneracy ultural dislntegration, racial wreck nd ruin, with nothing gained, but II lost without hope of redemption -lost in the fathomless depths of be sea of the sin unpardonable."
 The organization breaches that the only hope remaining 10 the white nan is for him to combine, unite, to Fganize himself without political nd sectarian considerations for self rotection of his blood, his interest nd his breed
 But beyond agitation by propagan- B for the moment there is little
 
 etc action in specific cases It's ork seems largely by preachment hose who share none of the views
 the extreme white supremacy Eitators and hope to keep the peace Ptween the races feel that the -eachments, however, are power factor in stirring antagonism.
 The ku klux Klan, it seems quite morally agreed. has done little of te. In Alabama it was a factor ost observers agreed, in the recent imary campaign and proba bly, will lily some strength around Senator homas Hefin in his campaign for election. There are reports ol nor activities in Mississippi sorgia and Tennessee. But for the esent, it is not so virulent in It's bile manifestations as either the