Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-12

the bitter resentment which Khan
lawlessness and intolerance engen-
dered in the 1920s.
On request he provided member
ship application blank which is
headed: Association of Georgia
Klans," apparently the only thing
which differentiates it from similar
blanks of the old Khan. Below the
first line there is this:
application for citizenship in the
Invisible Empire, Knights of the
Ku Klux Khan.
ITO His Majesty the Imperial
Wizard, Emperor of the Invisible
Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux
Khan:
Il, the undersigned, native born,
true and loyal citizen of the United
States of America, being a white
male gentle person of temperate
habits, sound in mind and believer
in the tenets of the Christian re-
ligion, the maintenance of white
supremacy and the principles of a
pure Americanism.' do most re-
specially apply for membership in
the Knights of the Ku Klux Khan
="
The application is addressed to
"the imperial wizard" DR.. Green
said, because when the Association
OF Georgia Klans was formed the
grand dragon was voted all the
powers of the wizard so far as they
apply to this realm" This gives
DR.. Green the right to issue edicts
for the good of the Khan which
must be ratified or rejected at the
next meeting of the Kloncilium.
The Kloncilium is an advisory body
composed of appointed genii.
S. Initiation Fee.
DR.. Green said one of his first
edicts was to reduce the klectoken
limitation fee for all chartered
klans from $40 to IS.
He insisted the organizations
main interest is white supremacy"
and it has nothing against Jews
and Catholics.
ut just so happens" he said
that specifications for membership
in the Khan say that a member
must be native-born gentle. And
I'll tell you why.
Every klansman must take an
oath to accept Jesus Christ as his
own personal Savior, and he takes
that oath every time there is a
meeting. Also, his first allegiance
is to the United States and to the
flag. A Catholic can't do that" DR..
Green said
Letters Flood Office.
Since the Stone Mountain meet
ing on May 9 and the wide pub
licity given that bed-sheeted gath
ering, letters have been flooding
DR.. Green's office-more than $500
from Al States-from people asking
that Klans be formed in their 10
calities, Dr. Green said.
There have been at least some
IN opposition. DR.. Green showed a
postcard on which was written a
scurrilous message. He told of a
letter from soldier in the Philip
pines saying he was saving one out
OF each issue of shells-the refer
ence, presumably, was to cartridges
to be used to get the grand dragon.
DR.. Green went into the next room
| and brought out a thick bundle
OF letters still in their envelopes.
which had been opened. He picked
one and, after looking at 1t, said :
From woman in Marion, Ill,
we won't read that. Possibly asking
us to beat her husband"
DR.. Green says he gets such re-
quests in Atlanta and refers them
to the proper authorities.
Begging for Klans.
The next letter, DR.. Green said,
after examining it, was from a public
school teacher in Vallejo, Calf,
asking for details about establishing
a Khan there"
Sixty places in Georgia have
been begging for Klans," he said.
so far I haven't answered any
letters except those from Georgia
When get time I'll get out multi
graph letter thanking the writers
for their kind letters"
/ During the interview it was i'm
possible not to be reminded of Incl
dents in the history of the old Khan
The letters brought to mind, the
method adopted by William Joseph
Simmons. founder and first Imperia
Wizard, to expand his weak organi-
cation. In 1920, he hired vigorous
advertising organization, and the
xxx then went to town.
When Dr. Green spoke resentfully
of the prejudice against the Klar
and complained that if Klans-
mans identity became known he
might be fired from his job, the re-
porter brought up the f1oggings in
Atlanta, which finally resulted in
sending Klansmen to imprison-