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Every Day, In Every Way, the Klan G row s Better and Better
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ANSWERING AN EMINENT STATESMAN
Ont? o f Am erica’* famous an,d foremqgt men. a promoter o f
human progress and maker Qf history, w r it »! confidentially to the
r t\
editor of The Western American that the Klan in his borne city is
¡ tNM IUMI TM ft*«*
*n IBAU IH* T»M
under the domination o f a group o f men who in other years w i n
FoMlshed Weakly hy
identified with crooked politics and undesirable enterprises. He
The W etter« XaMsrteaa Pabllaktef Campa»?
; »aid he had no doubt the Klan’s principles shd methods in general
Otttee# 4M A m Pttteck Bteefc, Pontead, Orerò»
r t e w Breadway *W7
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_____ were all right, but in this particular spot the Order w as ruled by
Editor 1 a group o f undesirables with whom decent men would not ouoci-
Lea A. D» i m ...........
a»d Maaasor ate at & dog-fight, o r words to th gt.effect This was his answer
Ceartaey T. Stadere
___ A fterdate*
Freak W. Caa lerea-
" t o an appeal for him to suspend judgment oa the Klan until he un­
derstood it from unimpeachable evidence which would be supplied.
Tbs Was tarn American la owiwd J ««cKialvWy by tbo
telai *uBiiei«y
tar the.M «rt«k
y jo j
I* la tea formally ado*tad madium tar
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Is <ta*ig»»l*S
u m ad on th* flrat P «e * but all official
mattar la
daaignaWd as
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w «b . unmlatahaolv-.
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Tba Editor end contrteutora solaiy aro raaponaib.a tar all otbar publicity In tuia
T h « Publisher»
■ara g guarente*
u im n iw m
that
at all m«rvn«nti.»a
marchandise «aa.-w.wm--
advertised l a Tba
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all «*v«rtlM
advartlaamaoti
AM E R IC AN 1« t a* i advarttsad,
»tfvtrtiM d. and that «II
fn «n ts of I aaryle* or* tboa*^
persona *r firm * af food reputation tar honesty and pffltlancy. All
Journal ar* requested and urged to patronna our advarttaar*. tl
atlon profiting all eoncornod.
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Engorad as sacond-claas matter August 1.
Oregon, under th* Act ad Marsh S, « I t
a t tha iiim d h c i a t Aatarla.
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Application mads to Postmaster at Attoria tar transtar of aacond-claa*
In posteme« at Portland. Ora.---------------- ;—.-------— ---------- , . . —
“NOT FOR SELF, BUT FOR OTHERS”
Hasn't it come to tha limit when a City M anager can be hand­
picked by a profit-seeking concern that is interested in selling
fire equipment?
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W hat must be thought o f a quartet o f City Commisakineni
who tolerate that City Manager, even fo r ap hour, aftpr the power
that had placed him bad offered them bribes— «m ail sums, at that
— and after they knew that the said City Manager, grown too big
f t r his breeches, had lambasted and low-rated them, Individually
and collectively, for everything he eould think off?
la » prevtoua t»*ue The Weatern
American, aiming at harmony, »dorami
US (rsnl g a s * with the haadaom« oue-
column "ntus" of Mayor 0. B. Belter*
ef Aatoria. preUlag him ter hla refuaal
to play the game aa arranged by the
City M s«*g*r-.-w h »t'» hi* n*m*T Me
wgp eatltlod to that ,aud If the Mayor
wllj make good hla oft-repeated prom-
lae to “fire“ tha Committee of Ten The
In such a case there's only one conclusion— that the said com­ Weetarn America» will print hi* big
missioners are either grafters or hope to be; that they have re­ three column "mug." wllh a »uperta-
The Klsn, like sit other greet Orders, is not free from the ceived their price, o r aw ait their opportunity.
tlve write-up underneath.
danger of admitting a
few of the wrong kind of men, but the Klsn
than any other; they cannot endure the
It is necessary again to warn the pusillanimous office-holders
to whom these presents c on * that the power that made them
can oifat them from office nng ^ t h an ease fa r greater than was
Bad men also join the church. Last week we told o f a leader found in their election?
in wickedness and immorality at M er Rouge, La . who was a pillar
A re the parsons concerned in this mysterious hint waiting
in the church, a wealthy deacon, who led in religious devotions fo r The Western American to publish a photostatic copy o f cer­
and sang in the choir, who was the right hand of the devil in that tain cancelled checks, together with stenographic details o f sun­
iniquitous community. He got aw ay with {{«fo r awhile, but his dry conversations, o r w ill they use the little sense that God gave
sins found him out and the Klansmen unofficially put the kibosh them and stop the pay o f the obnoxious City M an ager0
on him. That’s what will happen to the gahj£ of whom ou r friend
.L e t another week pas» and patience may have been exhausted.
complains, in due season, if his information la correct.
The tiny Tims Concerned in this w arn in g are going to do the
Cenai Zoo*. l'arte Rl«S gets rid of them (flicker
s ra e rtu p n o N . p o b t p a ip
united stata*, pei—
¡Rnadt sud liàrtWi l lt- r
Beateli and Ut* nuupplbaa. W » » T**r in advance. Canada
a year. Remit by cback. dqaft. pestai or axpraaa money order, or reetatarra i*iu*r infallible testa
* ^ H A N O R o “ 5 S d r «SS: Tha aiMrsas of aubariibato ran
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ea êaalrad In order*« a chaiw*. plana* «fra both the eaw and tba * « aaomam
Manuscript should ha aooompanlad by poeta«# for tatur* tf u n a ^ l ^ a c^urto
oar attention and pain»tab*« ear* trlU bo «fra« to
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tarlai of oonstrudtlva ralu* to Tha lOan and Ita rttand* » * * *•.**•*
minimum apnea rato af tt a oolumn. Ail .-ominoMention« Intended^
should be addraaaad to him. 4 » PWtock Block. Portia»* Or*, kddraaeai c o ^
maalcatlona recardin* suhaorlpUona and advert!aemant» I» tha Mana««.
Ptttock Block. Portland. Ora
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COMMITTEE OF TEN
MUST GO
FAIR WARNING AND IT M A Y BE THE LAST
Ha s AU H lg h tr we said. In a tap
tlos ever thaone-columa "mug.* but
wbat he ’went and dand did" Imme­
diately'afterward wasn't all right, aot
by a Jugful! II* ahoved a lot of tommy-
rot la tba Aatoria Kvanlng lludgeW
squaring blmaelf with our enamtea by
repudiating our atand agalnat tha Com­
mit!** of Ten. Thua la he quoted:
"Newspaper controverelo* ar* get­
ting u* nowhere, and the only way w#
caa hull« to accomplish anything, or
to carry out tho will of the people, la
to work together In harmony, to ac­
right thing, o r The Western American will let the light shine complish
( ............ the greatest good for tha
through them. They know well enough that tho writer o f this
number or pcopir
Ho far.
The man above referred to never w as • member o f the Klan,
but was the tool o f Parker and the Pope.
The Klan, like even,’ other great order, is composed o f ordinary warning U no quitter and no bluffer.
*o good, bat iut«n:
men, with extraordinary leadership, apd it must be remembered
The will o f the Kjan in this matter must be and shall be
-Thar* *««m * to bo co»ai<urabio mi*-
understanding »tjoul th* relation* of
that the “ human heart is deprived and desperately wicked," that obeyed!
th* Commute« oi Tek and the City
“the spirit indeed is willing but the fleeh is weak.”
Commliilon.
Th* fact la. conaldarable
A DIRTY, DETESTABLE DEGENERATE
The eminent American to whom we refer is worth more to the
praaaure baa boon brought to boor
W hat do you think o f « detestable, dirty degenerate who is upon m* aa Mayor, and alao on tho
Klan than a regiment o f ordinary members and his good-will
ANSWERING THE Y A W P OF “ RpMAN MASONS’’ would be cherished as priceless. He should, however, join the or­ so lost to every sense o f honor and decency thst he could take tho CUy Coamlaalon. to d lac bars* the
N o Klansman wants to mix the Masonic Order in the affaire ganization ________
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_ _ _ might be sacred oath o f the Ku Klux Klan and then, for money, after learn» Commute« of Ten. Personally. I have
and see _____
how quickly
“ w ron g kind”
who
o f the Invisible Empire, but every Klansman is grateful for the j £ und
wouid
to and follow h is virtuous leadership. in some o f its secrets, sell his soul to the Pope o f Rome and at­ no objection or rrlllrlanl to make of
(be mem bora of that committee. Into-
Masonic goodwill'which
expresses itself in helpfulness *"
in ~"rT,m
common,
- a _ „ ,
i' n
Western Am erican,will shield no crooked gang, but with evl- tempt to organize a rival Klan?
lar aa their nttltud« toward tho func­
cause emergencies.
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dence in hand will let the light shine through them “without par­
The man guilty o f this treason, considering the sacred nature tioning of city affair*. U toocornod “
The Klan, in numbers even mightier than the Masons, greater tiality and without remorse.” A gain we aak oyr friends to sus­ oi the Klan obligation, ie so low and despicable that a sheep-dog
Mayor Better« la under au Ironclad
than both the Masons and the Odd Fellows putitegether. and then pend judgment, until an investigation, now in progress, has been would scorn to bite him and a polecat would shun his company.' and. IrretrocaUle pledge to -file " tba
»»
. . . tOasmlttee of Tew by proclamation, or
some, has been put in a defensive position b y the soldiers and completed.
.
He cannot get ahywhere with hia abominable scheme, for which by 0|h#r n*cw,Mry 1 ^ , 1 « « a n « , a n *
mercenaries o f the Roman Pope, while other Protestant orders
he w as employed by the enemy, but every effort should, be made: tbu pied*« mast h• kept. *c t h «« win
stand by to see fa ir play.
ETERNAL BOND BETWEEN U. S. AND CANADA
to deport the filthy scoundrel, since the fact has developed that he war m tba camp—to the knite-tn
The Masonic O rder is the great exemplar and umpire among
In this issue a news story tells o f the great need o f a Klan he wgp born in a foreign country.
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the fraternal societies, anicient in lineage and honorable in organization in the Dominion o f Canada, where national progress
Be sure and read an article by W illtam Lloyd Clark, in this WUDle,p., pr<.mUe«. w . are for you.
achievement beyond comparison with any other, but the standard and British w elfare are threatened by the hordes o f foreigners
issue.
and *0 la every honaal man, but tho
o f the Klan is equally as lofty, its ritual as impressive and beau­ who are steeped in papist ignorance and superstition. In Canada.
Commute«.of Ten muat go!
tiful, its ideals and methods as attractive. In fact, the great Klan
And City Manager what * IU< Name
in the United States, the melting-pot has failed to function.
POPE PUTS ONE OVER IN SEATTLE
loses nothing in comparison with any other order and in most Heroic efforts must be made to preserve AngbfeSaxon civilization. {
By ways that are dark, and by tricks that are successful, muat go.
Tbia la a mandate of the people, for
cases it gains through the fact that every member is a tried and
O ur Canadian brothers have the profound aympathy o f all when Klansmen aren’t watching, the University o f Washington
whom we are apokeafnan, and II muat
true white American, without any tie to any other country.
: true Americans, and surely it is permissible to express the fervent at Seattle has created a chair of “scholaatic philosophy” and i n -1 be"",ñd"»bell b«' nb*y*d. The Mayor
A Roman Klansman is unthinkable and impossible. There hope that is held so generally among the Western Klansmen, and
stalled Priest Osgenisch, literary agent o f popery, on the job— asd commiaaioarra and the whot*
ain’t no such animal— as the Arkansaw Traveler would remark.
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probably by a great majority everywhere, that the imperial receiving a salary from State funds to teach Roman Catholic, abooun'-metch aren t m oiu«-« th«r»,
While nearly all Masons all who are true— are dependable authorities may find it possible in the near future to annul, the th eo lo gy in a p u b lic school in a Protestant 8tote.
by K i.n .m «.f. .upon, te »lay P ~ s s t
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política, but rather to slv* concreta
citizens in every respect, there are somg— even a few holding hig
restriction which limits Klan membership to persons born in the
The “ Roman Catholic Northwest Progress” o f Seattle-naively •arrtce and a square deal (o everybody,
rank and official positions— who ate qualified fo r nothing except United States, so that millions o f good Ameridtes, bom in foreign
declares, in commenting on this achievement, that Roman Cath­ ralllBC la tbla. lb « »aid »hoetln- match
the Knights o f Columbus o r the Jesuit society— perfectly faithful landa> may become members, adding an amendment making all
olic philosophy is one o f the branches essential to the master’s wilt be ouated from offlc« by recall
adherents o f the Roman Pope. Some day the Masonic O rder will Canadians eligible who eftn otherwiw meet th» tests,
just aa aoern aa Ik* law allow*, poa-
degree. Students in an qnaectarian institution, sapported by
albly before
" A hint to tha w U »-~ *
kick th e se ^ m o u fla g e d Romans out, and when this happens the j
j t ig exclusively the right o f the imperial authorities to plan
public funds, must absorb the Pope’s scholastic philosophy— stuff And cut out tha Putf«et "bunk."
pontiff on the Tiber will give them recognition for secret services an(j make such changes in the constitntion, but it is generally
that was dead at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
well and faithfully performed. The same is true o f other P r o - , known that Western Klansmen earnestly hope * constitutional
Itt fares the college, to hostenfng ills a prey, that hires a
testant orders, for the Romans have been boring into all o f them. provj8jon may hg made whereby the Order may be organized in
Catholic president, even fo r a day.
doing in all things the will o f their secret master, the Bishop o f j Canada.
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There's work a-plenty for the Klan in the State o f W ash­
Thé Cambridge Tribune «aya the an-
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The membership o f the Royal Riders o f the Red Robe, an
ington. and in every other State, fo r that matter.
tbnm
"America" waa flrat publicly
The Klan is keen to have the world understand that it is in- ¡organization designed especially fo r foreign-born Americans,
The Pope had almost captured America. *
aung July 4, 183Z. at I’ark Street
dependent and unafraid; that it needs no backing by other orders readi,y
^ amalgamated with the Klan and this action per-
church, Uoatos. There wen- originally
and implores no help from any source. Its own strength is suf- jiapg woujd consummate the hopes o f its patriotic founders.
eight ttanaaa. four to Liberty and four
HAS
ANYONE
BEEN
STEALING
COAL?
ficient fo r all o f its work, its own resources adequate to every
to Education.
For aom« reaqon tha
Canada and the United States are not only like brothers, but
The Western American has been receiving some reports from four aducatloual atauiaa have been neg­
need.
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are as closely bound as the Siamese Twins, forever inseparable.
Astoria which indicate the need o f an investigation o f the some­ lected while the other four hare been
The Klan is the strongest organization in America. Imagine
Their ideals and destiny are the same. The Klan should cover
what notorious Committee o f Ten, headed by Preacher Gilbert. publlahed and aung until familiar to
what it will be in twenty years! B y that time its achievements
both countries, giving even greater strength to the eternal bond
W aivin g the Preacher’s preposterous claim to »104.16 fo r dishes!“1^
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will have cast all records into dim insignificance, fo r the Klan and afford in g mutual benefits and protection.
from his church basement used In feeding the hungry after th e ; u
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th11’ tlnu>
is a militant and unbeatable order, ambitious to advance its lofty
The Song Rome Hates
standard o f Americanism and to serve for the glory o f God and
the welfare o f our country.
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Klansmen are tired o f hearing “Roman Masons” whining
COMPLEXION OF THE SUPREME COURT
great fire o f December 8, the people who arc interested in A s - ; „^cation and the .chooi., the nea-
toria and the square deal want a truthful answer to this Question: >iect*4 line* should i„- rartvod asd
• There are two Roman Catholics and one Jet£ in the United
Has close check been kept on the distribution o f the coal which Khfe" ,h8
p'“' e in the *ong
. States Supreme Court, aneb that’s a-plenty, God knows.
This
half
about the danger o f alliance with the Klan. True Masons every- answer8 an Inquirer, who believed the Romans had- gained a ma- was donated by the Bellingham Coal Company, and did a certain V o x t e l u rt.
where, and all other Protestant patriots, rejoice over the work jority ¡n thát au{nJst tribuna]
Xhe Pope haa captured one-third well-to-do individual, at the port docks, whose name will be pub- 0, ,b(> Rre, t . nthcm:
that is being done by the Klan and are proud to share occasion-, 0f the court, and is hopin’. Harding added the second Catholic- lished later, take away two o r three sacks every night in his auto­
Our gloH*u* Land today,
’N*ath Education-* away
ally in the Klan’s constructive achievements.
! but recently — Pierce Butler — despite the nation-wide protests mobile, without requisition; and has either o f the members o f the
Boar» upward aUll.
Committee
o
f
Ten
liberally
supplied
himself
with
coal
from
the
The Klansmen revere and honor the Masonic Order, just as ^ against such an appointment. It wouldn’t be surprising to see
It’» hall* ef learning fair,
aforesaid
donation
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they do the Odd Fellows, the Orangemen, and other splendid o r - ! H arding put a negro in the court, if given an opportunity. There’s
It
ganizations, but the Klansmen resent indignantly and with w e ll-' a reason! He is expected to do all he can or dares to do politically
Publicity concerning the facts as reported will depend upon
deserved contempt the yawp o f fakers who prate o f the danger o f fo r the negro race.
the answer to this question, which may be addressed to the Editor
alliance with the Klan.
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The complexion o f the Supreme Court }s as follow s: William o f The Western American, 407-108 Pittock Block, Portland.
Get this, all concerned: It is becoming fa r more difficult fo r h . Taft, Chief Justice, Mason; Joseph McKenno, Rom an; Pierce
Another question fo r the Committee: H a s Parson Gilbert
the wrong kind o f man to get into the Klan than it Í3 fo r him to Butler, Rom an; Louis D. Brandéis, J e w ; Oliver Wendell Holmes, returned the $1(14.15 to the distress fund— the said $104.15 which ;
gain admission to file older Protestant orders. Let a Klansman Protestant; W illis Van Devantcr, Protestant; James Clarke Mc- was taken on his recommendation and by his authority as Chair­
be identified as a “K C ,” or even as friendly and amiable toward Reynolds, Protestant; George Sutherland, Protestant; E d w ard T. man for the cheap dishes used, from the basement of his church,
the Pope, and he would be expelled without delay. The Klansmen Sanford, Protestant.
to feed the hungry during the few days o f emergency following
are uncompromising in their Americanism and also in their P ro - 1
The court still is safe for Americans, but if presidents eon- the fire? The Western American made a demand, in behalf o f
testuntism. Spies and crooks may gain admission once in a w h ile ,1 tinue to play politics with the Pope, the Congress can take away all the people, that the $104.15 be returned.
but the tests are infallible and they are sure to ,be found out. Can the appointing power. The white Protestant Americans rule in
The warning was given and is now repeated that any person
any other order make these truthful claim s.
. this country, by a vast majority, and never will abdicate govero- guilty o f diverting a dollar o f the distress fund from the purpose
Now> don’t get any wrong idea in reading this candid com- j ment to the half-baked hordes from Europe, nor will they tolerate o f direct relief, for which the entire fund was donated, w ill lie
ment, which is the answer to rough stu ff aimed at the Klan i n , any longer the political Romanism that has brought defeat and made to su ffer for it and the sin will not lie forgotten o r forgiven.
“The Trestle-Board,” a California magazine controlled by “ Roman disgrace upon the Democratic party.
Masons.” There's nothing whatever between these lines. The
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TO THE ASTORIA CITY COMMISSION
meaning is clear as sunlight. The Klansmen love their Masonic 1
ROMAN JACK IS HOWLING AGAIN
W hy haven’t you enforced the ordinance regulating “soft
brothers. Anyr real. Klansman would fight his w ay to hell and
Roman Jack Parker, very temporarily Governor o f Louisiana,, drink” joints by doing away with back rooms, bock doors, etc.,
try conclusions with the devil himself in defense o f an honest-to- again is howling anathema against the Klan before K -C crowds that was to have taken effect on January first? It never has been
God Mason. That’s merely figurative, o f course, fo r no true rn Chicago. Right place for him— Chicago -considering a story enforced.
.Mason can be found in hell; they are all in heaven, and their mem- concerning underworld vice which we published last week. The
W hy did somebody draw up an ordinance giving the Chief o f
ories live forever in the hearts of,men.
' eo^itry holds its nose when Parker speaks. The smell o f him per- Police-and the Mayor the authority to inspect said joints, and
, vades like the odor o f ‘a skunk. The old s< u ainquch confessed in why did the City M anager butt in and demand to be put on the
buck up! Snaji out o f it! Keep step! Follow the leader and bis Chicago "spooch” that "the Klan is so powerful in Louisiana inspection committee?
W e don’t care a hoot about the inspection part-of it, but why
maintain harmony all along the line*. An army o f this kind wins that no indictments may be expected from the grand jy ry now « li ­
the victories. N o man must be allowed to lie a slacker or a
^ er Kouge. ’ Wonder if those two t arcaM »s have been re­ wasn’t the aforesaid ordinance enforced? The Astorians want
to know and are writing hot letters about it. >
traitor. Never whine! Be Americans!
turned to the dissecting-room vat o f a certain medical college?
W ho»* bountlea all may ahara,
»»hold thorn evorywharo
On vale and hill.
Thy safeguard, Liberty,
Tho school shall avar be:
Our nation’s pride!
No tyrant hand shall smita.
W hll* with encircling might
All here are taught th* Bight
With Truth allied.
Beneath Heaven's gragioua will
Tha stars of prograas still
Our course do away;
In unity aubllma
To broader heights wt climb,
Triumphant ever Time
God spoedo our way.
Grand birthright of our alres.
Our altars and eur fir«»
Hasp we still pure 1
Our starry flag unfurled,
Th# hep« of all th« world,
In Peace and Light Impearlad,
God hold secure!
A fow years ago the Komuu Cath­
olic. ’’Monitor” adrlecd Honanllta to
hlai whenever ¿’America” might h «
nuns In tholr presence. The public
school haters would Ms* «Vrn more
like saakee or ganders at these senti­
ment* In behalf of real schools and
genuine education.
You A re N e e d e d In the Klan, If Y ou A re a R eal Am erican