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THE W E S T E R N AMERI £4ä A- T h u / «l«y . N o t . 30, I t t i * peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness I. piace And corruption, « r e viper«, however, biting agalnat « file, fo r never in a thousand y e a p w ill any legal or other machinery o f the federal govern« | peace and death. % I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth ment cause harm to the Klan or any o f its members. They are o t w o r d and strength o f thought, in w ar; that they were nour- lew-abiding, altogether and absolutely American, and they com- ished in w ar and wasted by peace; taught by war and deceived j pose the leaven in our. cltltcnship that ultimately w ill cause American* who watrh with tlihtvie by peace; trained by war. and betrayed by peace— in a word, th a t! the "m elting-pot” to function, Ins )■ «■ th«< Iniliiloui «ncrnerhntanv Publichcd Weakly by they were born in w ar and expired in peace." ' of Co«tiaii«l*m, BoUba*lain end ihdlr American Publishing Company The w Am erica confidently may expect, perhAps in the near future, unwashed brother "t•al■', on truly NOT FOR SELF, BUT FOR OTHERS „ Lam _ A. Davar , . -V .................................... - y;; ;:,-;;- VJ [a great creative aAd foundational w ar fo r liberty and civilltation. American Inetltullone ran lake u Juat In every great fraternity there art» always a few members pride la the way California voter« leal • - r . , I t w ill be, on our part, an aggressive conquest o f evil, in which « 2.60 a y e a r the natural instincts o f self-defense w ill be sanctified by the noble- * h o let the universal sin o f selfishness lead them into the error week repudiated art effort lo foiet ou dUBSCRIPTIOM PRICE ■ '•— *— 1 — j ness o f our institutions and the purity o f the cause which we are ° f scheming and striving fo r their own personal»enrichment or the elate a clganltr public ownerehlp -TT a % p u b iu h a rs g u . r . n t . . «h a t an m a rch.n diaa . d v , r t i . . d m T h . w b s t e r n appointed to defend. /'prom otion. Selfishness is the bane o f the world, the source o f Halt Plan Of Reds. In Old California ericaix Th» A N N la a t advertise*, and th a t aH adverttaem ents of sarvico are thoee o f A M E R IC A an as aovertiseo, ana xnmx • ------------------- -------------- - -------A „ fn%n^ o f th is D m o m or firn*» •» good roputatton »o r Sonaaty and S M p t f ____ Journ al ara n q u M U d and urgad t » p a t r o n i » a u r a d » # r t i» » r » , th t» fortn et atlan p re m in o all c o n «a m »d . , ■ la la Entanad a » a a ca n d -c la w m a tta r Augua* 1, 1 W , a t th# poataffica at A tto ria . agan. under t h » A c t o» M arch >. 1STS. ___ . . __ A ppllcatleri m eda to Poatm aatar at A t t o r e for tra n a ta r et aaaand claaa prhrtlaga poetarne» at P o rtla n d . O ra. • ,v •chatne Involving every hydroelectric T _ .. . ... ^ . , To SUCh W ^P HS thi« ------ W0 Agree With Ru8kin II Am ericans! * VMt P * rt o f »11 human woe. power utltfty end at leaal five hun In fratefnal work everywhere may be found sometimes, in are born ; in such w ar as this any man may happily d ie ; and fprth dred million» of duller*. , 1 from such w ar as this have arisen throughout the extent o f past Prominent position, the prototype o f the »elfish old churchman, Knllgbtaned voter* there, warned of ages, all the highest sanctities and virtues 6f humanity. who Prayed loudly to God: "Bless me, and my w ife ; my son Hill. Ibe great menace which the plan held ^ ^ mmm^ , g g ^ ...— g g ! T lll i ■ Mid his wife; these four and no more, please God.—Amen.” ' ' for every one of them, voted by about The sin o f selfishness is less, developed and what there is o f three to one throughout the elate to ___ KLANSMEN PRACTICE KINDNESS it is more rigorously suppressed In the Ku Klux Klan than in ■purn the plan Thl* rebuke w n per« h«p* the mod stinging yet edmlnla- •With Thanksgiving, the holidays a ie Upon ua. A ll w hose1 any of*the great fraternities, »» circumstances w ill permit may^ enjoy the genuine blessing o f Selfishness, according to Klan doctrine, is the world’s worst tered to the CommunlsUr-mlnded originators of the public ownership givin g good things t<J fti^dess fortunate. In this kind o f sendee sin, to be atoned for, when committed, in many humble ways delusion. Certainly H left them In no to humanity the Klansmen are hard to match, fur the basis o f v before the F iery Cross. Christ, the Klan’s great exampUr, is doubt as to how the California elec their whole fraternal mission is that o f kindness, mercy and the author o f the motto, expressed in different forma: ’ torate feels toward such efforts. It was a moat embltlou* plea, and "N o t fo r self, but for others." lo w ; they know, o f experience, that it is more blessed to give for thla reason Ua dafaet carries the 1 than to receive. E very true Klansman tales to live up to the greeter measure of satlsfecUun. JCvery motto o f the Order.: “ Non Silba Sed A nth ar,"— "N o t fo r Self, bit of'w ater power lu the state we» but fo r Others.” j to be surrendered* Into the hands of five political appointees constituting B eit o f all, the Klansmen "let not the right hand know e •'Water and lV)wrr Hoard *» These j what the left hand doeth,” And their w ork o f retlef Is kept mys (N o 1 t —— to —; r Soft, but for O th u n ) men. subject to no reetralnt. ware to , ' teriously secret. No worthy person in need o f help, regardless . ..... . be allowed lo pick and chouse among 1 o f color, race, creed o r other condition, need ever fear to ask aid the .hydroelectric utilities and to take Your friends state you otor.u- “ N ative Born" American Citi o f the Klan. over operation of those which met zen, having the best interest o f vyour Community, City, State The Knights o f the Invisible Empire live up to their motto,. their su ited fancy* „ * A bond lesttc of five hundred mil "N o t fo r Self, but fo r Others.” L ike the noble Boy Scouts, every and Nation at heart, owing no allegiance to any foreign Govern ment, political party, sect, creed e r ruler, and engaged in a legi lion dollar* twee to he need to finance Klansman tries to do a good turn each day, multiplying it at thl* nalv« undertaking. And the timate occupation, and believe irt— viz: every opportunity. I f the people w ere aware o f this phase a lode prepsrty * f ovary tax paysr In Ih* o f the humanitarian service o f the great patriotic Order, which The Teneta o f the Christian* Religion. White stats wee to he placoiMn Jeopardy a* security for that enormous bend Is by ritualistic ftile shrouds all o f its work in secrecy and mystery. supremacy. * ’ . sue. The spending of the money, of the malignant'attacks o f the Klan’s enemies would be regarded JURTNEY T. SANDERS * Protection o f our pure womanhood. Just Laws LEM A. DEVER oourse. was to he a matter for the date Editor and Managei by everyone as an outrage and an insult. and Libarty.’ Editor of The Western American "boards'* esclutlv* decision The W eitem American Closer relationship o f Pure Americanism. To less ambitious minds, ibis wou d seem to be enough to ask (ha voters ; The upholding o f the Constitution o f these United ~ AMERICA MUST PREPARE FOR W AR ^ K. C. BLUFF FROM THE CAPITOL to swallow In one dose. Hut your true States. Prepare fo r war, is the warning o f a traveler returning from | Communist and public ownership seal- "K lan Embarrasses Harding, Department May In terfere," The Separation o f Church ai^d State. --•i ot Is nothing If not magnlflrently am the Orient, who sees a horrid vision o f all the colored races rising says a mendacious heading over an absurd article by David Luw- Freedom o f Speech and Press. \ bitious In hi* visionary projects. The against the whites. He argiies, quite wisely, fo r the unificatioh rence in the Oregon Journal o f Novem ber 27. He was w riting Closer relationship between Capital and American originators of Ih* plan which tho Cali o f the English-speaking peoples, and particularly fo r closer a^- ,rom Washington, D. C., and a fter telling how, in his opinion,' fornia voters so thoroughly defeated Labor. went even further. They proposed to liance with-Great Britain. A fte r a close-up view o f tha browns' »«p u b lica n and D err**ratic p a r t ! « w ere going to suffer Preventing the causes o f mob violence and give to this beard of five men unlim .and the yellows in the Orient, he approves'the fateful w o o in g * ™ K!a" mfluence in politics, he concluded that P ™ » « * /rom lynching«. ited power to draw en the funds of Preventing unwarranted strikes by foreign labor in “ The Day o f the Saxon” and "T h e Valor o f Ignorance,” by the °P P °sed * th« K “ Klux K, an " ,U ^ k e h ddficnh the state a* well. agitators. , late General Homer Lea. He is also cured o f a mental distemper, [ or the ^ vern,ment to evade the **“ * ’ , Opponents o f fhe Kan t It I* worthy o f note that I m An geles and San Francisco »died par which previouslv resulted in bolshevist proclivities, and proudly J* “ e lea" in* no »tone unturned to get federal action, Prevention o f fires and destruction o f property by ticularly heavily against th* scheme. declares himself a patriotic American. These opponents he names as the Catholics, Jew, and foreign- lawless elements. In sash of these cities three Is a mu- The average thinker and observer w ill agree to all o f this, '*>™ ™ tere* A " tb“ » * * * ^ n e o n t b e d e m a n d o f the rabble The limitation o f foreign immigration. nlelpally owned and eeureted pablie The m.uch ngeded local reforms. especially i f he has traveled in the Orient. ' fr o ™ E ;'rope* ¡ f d by one Walah’ a rcdneck S*^ator from Mas* urhleb thaee<two utility. Th* o u tha «Mat ' ‘ L a w and Outer. 4 The greatest national need, perhaps, is a realization o f th e ,* 1“ ; asek . .. ......... . . unpopularity of public ownership there "■4 ' x ' • * fa ct that elemental forces still are stirring e v e n X r e , and that . afoa9e ev* r y tr u e A m erka" a f,* btin* a* evidenced by the tote; the strongest races w ill rule the world. I f this were understood when the r i f f r a f f and scum o f Europe, organized and en- R E A L M E N whose oaths are inviolate are needed. ~ The thinking voter of every section Upon these beliefs and the recommendation o f your friends of ’ America m«y ponder well the by our people, we would be busy, by all ways and means, on the trenched in their 8ecret 8° C“ t,ea’ wh,ch largely * * to problem o f developing better manhood. W e never should forget European interests, have .povyer enough to threaten and in,ult, you are given an opportunity to, become a member o f the most meaning nf^he California fiasco. Sim the showing in the selective d r a ft ,-t h a t fift y per cent or more through federa! government departments the one fraternal order powerful secret, non-political organization in existence, one that ilar movements have aeon attempted o f our young men were deficient in some way, physically or m e n - that » altogether A m e n c a n -th a t » devoted to t h e f t i e s t Amer- has the “ Most Sublime Lineage in H istory,” one that waa In many itatcsiand are In contempla tion In many others. A typical In tally, and that illiteracy was widespread. Thousands o f young !can *d« a k - t h a t is sworn to protect and defend the Flag and “ Here Yesterday,” "H ere Today,” “ Here Forever." stance was that experience of the the Constitution and to do justice to all men— that has solely fo r Fill out this card and mail it as directed below. men, normal in appearance, were found to have the mentality o f Georgia I.<-gls\/xturi< at Its last, ses its mission a vast work o f Americanizing the alien hordes which sion The Georgia plan as put forth a ten-year-old. The greetest percentage o f the deficient men now infest our country. by the League of Municipalities * u Name was found to be the product o f the parochial school. Senator Walsh has dug up Section 19 o f the federal penal tho lest word In emhitlousncss. . . I f this lamentable showing was made by the youn*r men, sup It went s step further than did th«* code and persuaded the Department o f Justice to consider it asj Occupation posedly the flow er o f the nation’s m a u l . 4 what horrors might California plan. California Jolk stop applicable to the Klan, according to David Lawrence. This law, have been revealed i f the men o f 35 to 50 years Kad been the first ped at a pro|>osal ot five hundred mil which he says already haa been applied to the I.W .W ., and which Address lions of dollars In bonds. Tha.Qbergla called fo r army and navy service! Perhaps this might have been never could be stretched by the wildest imagination to apply to | plan had no limit whatsoever. Its best, to weed out the old, sc rubs, leaving the younger and stronger any tenet or practice o f the Klan, reads as follow s: smalt group of unrestrained political Address: P. O. Box 712, Astoria. men to build up the race. appointors, dubbed a "tlydro-Rlectrle “ I f two or more persons 'conspire to Injure, op Evidence accumulates everywhere in proof o f the fact that Commission," were lo he Riven the press, threaten o r intimidate any citizen in the free exer immorality and degeneracy are increasing. The rate o f increase, authority to go to any length In pro curing power properties and to resort, cise or enjoyment o f any lTght or privilege secured to as shown by vital records, is so rapid as* to cause national alarm. If necessary, to the use of tho state's him by the Constitution or laws o f the United States, The causes in general seem to be the love o f money, which is the taxing power to make up any deficit or because o f his having exercised the same, or i f two or root o f all evil, and the natural depravity o f the unregenerate and caused by Inefficient and otherwise more persons go in disguise on the highway or on the undisciplined human mind. The church, having become a mere financially unsuccessful operation. premises o f another with intent to prevent or hinder annex o f “ sassiety,” has lost its appeal and its power. The people Fortunately, the Georgia legislature * saw the profound danger of any such* his free exercise or enjoyment o f any right o r privilege are found en masse at the “movies,” everywhere mad fo r pleasure sp secured, they shall be fined not more than $5000 and and power, fo r ostentation and display o f “ class.” Whenever W e want you to realize your opportunity to have u place and proceeding and killed the plan without ceremony. Hut the dreamers and agi imprisoned not more than 10 years, and shall, moreover, there is a preacher o f ability and apostolic zeal, there w ill be found I part in a great national and world-wide movement, which is non tator« back of It, who have all to gain be thereafter ineligible to any office or place o f honor, a reverent and large congregation, but these are few and fa r be political, non-sectarian, secret, unselfish, consecrated and deter and nothing but your property to lose, p rofit or trust created by the Constitution or laws o f tween. Thousands o f preachers today yearn fo r an opportunity will not down esilly. Even now a mined to act promptly in an earnest co-operation with millions o f new plan Is being mada for use In tho the United States.” to quit the sad business,— “ a m ighty poor way,” they say, “ to the best men and women in Am erica and other countries F or: *j nogt session of th* Legislature. make a living.” .-Little help can be expected from the church, fo r The Klan welcomes and challenges comparison with any | Americans should bo on guard. The preservation o f the sacred ideals and institutions repre Mammon is the god that rules. other secret society. A ll o f its members are born Americans, it 5 “ NOT FOR SELF, BUT FOR OTHERS "HON SIIGA SEO ANTHAR” 4 PROTESTANT WOMEN OF AMERICA. 1 • WAKE OP! The overshadowing dangers surely require the nation’s full strength o f mind and soul in the solution o f the problem o f better! manhood. Unless America raise up a generation o f warriors, we shall bequeath sorrow and shame to posterity. The future is full o f wars, beyond a doubt, probably one in every ten years. It behooves our country' to prepare, to be ready — but this is “ old stu ff” — the warning o f George Washington. There J#-neod for watchful men now o f good moral character, Protestant in religion, devoted to lib- sented by the Constitution and Magna Charta, the immortal docu as never before. ertv and good citizenship, obligated by the mast »acred vows to ments o f an unconquered race. F o r : practice justice, mercy and kindness toward all men, and the The protection o f our homes, our pure womanhood and inno glorious insignia o f all their work is the Fiery Cross and the cent childhood, the exaltation o f the “ Protestant” Bible, the d e -1 knightly motto: “ N ot fo r Self, but fo r Others.” fense o f the public school, free press, free speech, separation o f. When the time comes that the alien secret «ocieties, tuchi Church and State, the insistent demand that Am erica must a n d 1 New York, Nov. 2S.-—'The board of as the black-robed KC, can use federal legal machinery to harass shall be a white man’s country. F or: Highest o f all duties is the never-failing rebuke to the spaniel-, and insult this splendid Order, it will indeed be necessary to The creation o f a public opinion which-will fix an impassable aldermon today adopted a resolution like, pacifist o f the type o f Henry Ford, a hairbrained genius have a new alignment o f the m ajor political parties, or the or- barrier to the interm arriage o f the white race with the black, yel- approving the stand taken by Mayor Hylan in ordering Police Commission growrt scandously rich through the lucky stroke. UselessTo argue ganization o f a new one based upon American principles and I oma brown and other colored races o f the world. F o r : er Enright to drive the Ku Klux Klan with men like Ford the fact that wars are inevitable; that th e 1 with candidates o f unquestionable loyalty to the Nation. The purification o f c iv il,' political and ecclesiastical condi from the city. Alm ighty is on the side o f the heaviest battalions. Simply swat The secret societies which imperatively require a drastic in- tions too long dominated by alien minorities under the direction The resolution described the Klan as a "menace, which has scourged the pacifist, as pestiferous as the fly, and just as dangerous. vestigation by the federal government are those lim iting their o f their old-world masters. F or: the south and west of this couhtry, The late John Ruskin, once a great pacifist, finally was membership to foreign-born groups, or immediate descendants A greater, grander America, free from greed and graft, has at last reached the city of Now cured o f his delusion. He was a m ighty thinker and philosopher, o f same, such as the KC., the A. O. H., the B’N ai B ’Rith nnd where an equality o f opportunity shall be the secure right o f every York sod Is endeavoring to work In his “ The Crown o f W ild O live” he sa id : others. havoc and disaster In our midst.” loyal citizen, irrespective o f race, religion or color. War is the foundation o f all the arts . . . o f all the high The Klan is an organization o f Americans, exclusively*, with ---- — /** Police Commissioner Enright today ' members ot the Kn Klux Virtues and faculties o f men. I t was very strange to me to dis- no foreign interests or attachments whatsoever. The Klansmen , Do you care to have a part in a clean, honorable campaign, Invited all1 Klan to remove thoir masks. Preserv cover this; and very dreadful— but I saw it to be quite an unde- are unhyphenated Americans, first, last and all the time— in in which every justifiable means w ill be employed to put men ing silence as to what stops the de nibble fact. The common notion that peace and the virtues o f everything. The KC. members are “ Catholic citizens,” as they o f principle at the head o f every department o f our Govern partment had taken to drive tho Klan civil life flourished together, I found to be wholly untenable. Peace boldly declare, instead o f American citizens, and by their ow*n ad- ment, and in charge o f every institution, to the end that the from the city aa ordered by Mayor Hylan, Mr. Enright merely said: and the v ices o f civil life only flourish together. We talk o f peace mission they are not more than ten per cent American in any- people may he unselfishly served? "If the members' of the Ku Klux and learning, and o f peace and plenty, and o f peace and civiliza- thing, CAll or address T H E L A D IE S O F T H E IN V IS IB L E EM- Klan will give thalr name« and show tion ; but I found that those were not the words which the Muse The great Klan is putting a stop to the treaaonable activities! F IR E , 326 Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon, or Lock Bock 712, their faces It-will help the public and o f History couple together; that on her lips the words w ere— o f the alien propagandists, and they are wild w ith rage. They I Astoria. police considerably.*’ K-C Mayor Is Raving Like A Mad Coyote