Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-13

ATLANTA, June 13.-Gov. Ellis
Arnall of Georgia says he is do
ing all he can under the law to
eradicate the Ku Klux Khan. Il
believe there are adequate legal
means to cure the situation" he
adds.
Gov Arnall sat in his paneled
office in Georgia's capitol and dis
cussed his fight against the Khan
with confidence.
I've been threatened" he said
People have called me up and told
me they are not used to having
public officials hout the Khan.
He spoke bitterly of the organiza-
ton as appealing to ignorance
prejudice and intolerance.
1T reflects discredit on our State,
he continued. The Ku Klux Kan
operates from Georgia. l don't like
that. I don't think Georgia should
be held up to the Nation as head
quarters of intolerance.
He disclosed there are in the Khan
today State agents who are making
a careful check of its activities
This information will be very help
full in moving against the Khan,
he said.
He was asked whether it would be
possible to unmask the Khan. He
shook his head You can't outlaw
Santa Claus" he remarked, a ref
erence to the fact any law taking
the mask off the bedsheeted Klans-
men would apply equally to any
one else.
Gov. Arnall said his mail on the
subject of the Khan has been heavy
and about 80 per cent of it has been
in approval of his actions.
But about 10 per cent from al
over the country has been critical,
ne continued. They say we. nee6
the Ku klux Khan to curtail union
activities, to run the Negroes out OF
the country. to prevent the spread
of Catholicism and to impede the
progress of the Jew Some even say
We are getting too much education
for our own good
Gov Arnall said the revival OF
the Khan was timed to fit in with
the race for Governor. Obviously
this was reference to the Khan
ceremony on top of Stone Mountain
on May 9. which received wide
spread publicity.
DR.. Samuel Green. head of the
Khan. denies this. He said the meet
ing came about in this way: Last
winter a representative from Life
magazine came to him and said the
magazine wanted a layout of pic
lures of Khan ceremonial. DR.
Green said he replied he wouldnI
arrange such meeting. which would
have to be outdoors, until warm
weather.
Later. he said. the magazine cor
respondent came back and impor-
tuned him about the meeting. DR.
Green said ne consulted Greers
almanac.
1T said May 8 would be fair anc
May 9 would be hot You can see
it here for yourself" He held OH,
/ the pamphlet I've been using this
for % years to arrange Khan cere.
monies. It's never rained wher
Greer's said it wouldn't"
Reason for Meeting
+ That. according to the Crane
dragon. is the reason for the date
of the Stone Mountain meeting.
/ Gov Arnall has directed Attorney
General Eugene Cook to bring &C.
ton to revoke the charter of the
Khan. To make this effective against
the present Association of Georgia
Kians would necessitate proving
that the association is part of the
chartered Khan. whose imperia
wizard announced its suspension ir
1914
DR.. Green says his organizat ior
has no connection with the old or.
ganization.
Attorney General Cook has as
signed Assistant Attorney Genera
Dan Duke to the job of movin,
against the Khan. Mr.. Duke for
merly was assistant solicitor gen
eral OF the Atlanta judicial circuit
and in 1910 obtained the conviction
Of nine members of the East Poin
Khan in fiogging cases. East Poin
is an outlying area of Atlanta.
The nine were given sentence
ranging from l8 months to S years
Later, Eugene Talmadge, who wa