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THE WESTERN A M E R 1 C AN in th e New York p a p e rs was w hat you though you claim not to recom m end : I know Is right I know your pap er is re fe r to a s p ropaganda. I KNOW the th a t hut you do It a u co u sclo u sty , If I serio u sly a n d alnoarely < ngagvd. and C atholic church from y ears of study- uot Inten tio n ally , th ro u g h th a t p e c u - ! g e n e ra lly on th e right track, but for Ing. I know it is th e enem y of o u r lia r psychology w hich A m ericana a re ' th e good of th e natio n . Ibr the better- . im e n i of in te r - r a c ia l■ reeling, endeavor co u n try , o r will be If we let i t I su b lect to. have had personal experience which ‘Ybu have no occasion to h a te th e » »•«>* Xa “ <’ People uluug th a t path of m ak e s me d is tru s t th a t c hurch, though Jew . T he Jew re a lly w a n u to he loved ; ‘ r “ * b ro th erly love you ap p aren tly d e sire to te a c h Have the Klan have som e frien d s who a re Roman hy G entiles. 1 know from m y ow n life, a il re fe re n ce to Je w s w hh h C atholics whom I co n sid er as one h u n i w orked aa a young boy u n til my d red per c e n t - but th e re a re reasons fa th e r w as ab le to send m e to school la u nkind, and you will accom plish W ere I able I would like to w hy y our K lan should be respected fo r a y e a r o r so, u n til I fe lt ash a m e d on account of m y age and sise. but join yo u r o rg a n isatio n hut I respect by a l l rulee. W ere* 1 s native-born But. w hat l sta rte d out to w rite was. fa th e r w anted m e to lea rn a n d ta u g h t w hat I consider an u n ju st a u d te rrib le - me read iu g a n d w ritin g , w hen he him - A m erican, I w ould make app licatio n m ista k e your pap er m akes alm ost se lf could hot do m uch of e ith e r, by * l,d «•vh«** w ith anyone In the w orld every week In re fe rrin g contem ptu- th e aid of my school books a n d a n old w o rth in e s s and right to Join, • - ' ously to Jew s, holding them up to d ictio n ary w hich he bought second , Y ours truly, acorn by a ll A m ericans of the P ro t- h and, and w ith leas th an th re e y e a rs a t 1 ISAAC FOLTZ. A P o d ism i Visitor. e stan t faith Instead of teaching th a t school and w hat m y fa th e r ta u g h t me. b ro th erly love you had an e d ito rial 11 h ave done p re tty good In a w ay. but — ■ ____ , - M L -’ 'a b o u t a week o r so ago. I have been m y fa th e r, who w as no b e tte r th an " h l l e th e e d ito r a t this Journal w as N egroes a n d Je w s M u tin g j (0 up m v mi ad to w rite 1 k*U of Je w ish people, a lw ay s tau g h t * bu in py-headed cub reporter, he was you about this, b u t have hesitated , but m e alao to m ake no d tfefre n ce s In re- ••***hl C olonel Henry W atteraon — I w ill now try ta explain m yself a s llglon. to love everybody w ho w ee good one *lf **)• g r a a t k a» es th a t “ E v'ry g a te th a t bar* t.. h ate best I can. know ing you wUl overlook I a n d k in d a n d honest, and I have re a lly WUl e p e a wide to h u e ." my E nglish m istak es s n d tak e the text, trie d to be a l l th a t Is good, G e n era l Jo h n B. Gordon and H enry ra th e r th an th e c o n stru ctio n . | have w an ted th e frie n d sh ip and P o rtla n d , Ore., Ju ly ÍS. 1*SL G rady w eru tea ch in g ihe sam e c rea You sev eral tim es re fe r to 'love" aa I love of G entiles, a n d Je w s ev ery w h e re D e a r E d ito r: tive p rin cip le. T hey were striv in g to I a rriv e d In P o r t l a n d 'a b o u t tw o th e conqueror of evil. Is th a t c o r re c t* ,do. but th e O e atilea a re tau g h t th ro u g h l And yet. w hat have th e Je w s done th at p ro p a g an d a to h a te and deeplse us. overcom e th e s p irit u f hste engender-1 , ^ m o n th s ago. I am a s n e ss ( ^ «„.A m o rican ? I know h u ndreds of W hy. 1 nev er have been a b le to u n d e r- ed by th e w ar. m an, h a rin g been in th e m ap u fa ctu r- j e w t ln \ aw w h e ra th e riffra ff sta n d . My Je w ish frien d s o ften sp e a k It w aa only a few yesrs a fte r th e i Ing b u sin e ss in New Y ork m ost of m y j 0f th e w orld is g a th e red , w ho a re JusT>of It. why they a r e looked dow n upon. s tru g g le betw een tb< S u t e s .. The T he life. I cam e to A m erica w hen l w as a a s good citiaena a s you a n d I. who sent MV a re h u m an : we m ake m ista k e s, be- S o u th lan d s till waa In ruins. little fellow . I am a Jew . No b e tte r th e ir so n s to th e late w ar. who gave c a u se m any of u s h ave not h e d th e ru stle o f th e w la g s of the a n g els of c itiae n o f th is c o u n try lives. I am th e ir money, who w orked In every ed u catio n th a t n a tiv e -b o rn A m ericans d e a th a t e c h o e d ta every hom e. Above h i t th e Southern youth w as A m erican a ll th ro u g h . I have resp ect channel of help fu ln ess, w hose women* h a v e : those of na w ho w ere u n fo rtu - fo r o th e r c o u n tries, especially G re at did the aaaig. w ho d e m o n stra ted in u a te In som e re sp e c ts to be b o rn In ta u g h t to he k ind to the negroes and B rita in b ecau se of h e r U beralty. b u t every way th e ir sin c e rity la th e ir E urope, u n d e r te rrib le conditions. to the J e w a T h e re was no question A m erica to me Is th e b e st c o u n try on A m ericanism , and I an) only one who have not a cq u ire d thoae n ic e tie s of then of th e loy alty of Roman C atholics, «wrth. W hat m ore c an an A m erican has h u n d red s of such friends. All m a n n e r sn d c o rre c tn e ss of la n g u a g e no ids* o f th e hyphen and double a l any? over th e U nited S ta te s th ey did th e w hich G entile A m ericana h ave h a d so legiance. Som e o t th e great S o u th e rn le a d e rs w ere R om an Catholics. T he W hen I firs t cam e to P o rtla n d to sam e. _____; eaaily a t th e ir com m and. — v isit som e re la tiv e s, alao Je w A h peo W hy should you hold up Jew s, a s If you w ill k indly in v estig ate, you so n s o f th e p u re w hite P ro te stan t fa m ple. n o t being fa m ilia r w ith th e posi a class, to rid ic u le a n d scorn a n d w ill find Je w s in th is c o u n try of th e ilies. d e sc e n d a n ts or the lordly cav tio n of th e P o rtla n d p a p ers. I one day h a te ? In y o u r city a r e num erous edu- th ird and fo u rth g e n era tio n , a n d m any a lie rs . m an y o f whom could boast (but p u rc b a se d a copy of T h e W estern cated Je w s who a re Ju st as good of younger residence, who n a tu ra lly did no t) of ro y a j o r noble lineage, A m erican. I t a ppealed to m e strongly. A m ericans a s any. a n d .yet by your pa- h ave a cq u ired G entile ____ ___ h a ___ b its ________ of m an- w ent to th e public school to g eth er w ith mad sin c e th en I h ave b e e n buying it ip e r you sh o u ld m ake p eople hate th e n v ' u e r and e x p re ss io n ^ w ho jjo u ld and th e to n s of Je w ish and Irish imm l- q a ery w eek, even a few e i i r t copies I have ra a a y G e n tile frie n d s In New should find place a t t h e 'ta b le a n d In * r* nu> * nd fraternised with w hich I have se n t to E a s te rn frien d s. Y ork w ho love -me a n d I love them , th e lib ra rie s a n d d ra w in g room s of th e i th* * °“*» 9* th * d**t>1**'1 carpet-bag- a i d m o stly Je w ish people. j B ecause th ey go to a c h u rc h different;^ so-called best fam ilies. ! * ' r *- T hey n e v e r did and n ev er will I k n ew n o th in g of th e Ku KJux R ian from m ine, I should n o t hate themL T h in g ,t OTer u d try t0 te, c„ your to le ra te social equality with neg ro « » . before com ing to P o rtlan d , exceBt T hey h ave th e ir rig h t to enjoy su c h pw)ple to ,o re ^ pot u k , , , |V how ever. T h e p re ju d ice s, th e feelings of su s w h a t, w as p rin te d In som e New T o rk . re lig io n a s they w ish, even the R om an in stan c es of un-A m erlcanlam (w hich picion. d is tru s t and ’ contem pt, w ere g a p e rs s n d o th e r p eriodicals, but I C atholic*, b n t It is J e w s I am w ritin g _____ _ ___ . _ _ ___ ___ m ay possibly e x ist) a s typical of ALL ta k e n th e tro u b le to le a rn m ore about. W hy KUe th e Jew * Why te a c h j ewg a n ^ you w ill t>e m »ktnf b e tte r la tte r - d a y p r o d u c t» — the re su lt of the ab o u t th e org an izatio n , a n d now b e y o o r m em bers to h a te th e Jew s, b e - #n(j niore loving A m erican a You hyphen a n d th e double a lle g ia n c e — lieve som e o f th e p rin te d m a tte r T re ad c a u se yon do it by y o u r a rtic le s, even s u re ,y h, Te m any w h lu th e re su lt of t h e ' peculiar and u n n a tu ra l a llia n c e tetwfeen th e Je w a In people here in P o rtlan d w ho a re not g e n e ra l, o r th e spokesm an am ong held up to scorn who a re w orse th a n them , a n d th e c u n n ln i Je su it th e poorest “ k ike" I know of. b u t you of p o litic a l Rom anism . don’t teach h a te to r them . T h is Jo u rn a l n e v e / has tmnght h a te Von a re Justified in yo u r tre a tm e n t and b igotry, n e ith e r has It condoned of th e R om an C atholic c h u rc h , b u t not I t t To th e c o n tra ry ,1 it h a s opposed th e individual Catholic. W e w ho read a t ev ery atep the spirit of In to le ran c e I and who h ave stu d ied co n d itlo ea la on both aides of the eaptroversy. th is c o u n try a n d w ho keep a h r s e a t of T h e Je w m ust d tv o m ' h im self from j the tim es on tl>e o th e r side o f th e w a his Je s u it p a rasite, and m ake c le a r to te r, know th a t th ey a re b e tte r o rg a n the A m ericans his n a tu ra l a v ersio n to ized th a n m ost of ua re alise, b u t you the p o litica l Rom ansism w hich now can n o t p o in t to a n y disloyal o rg a n iz a th re a te n s to d e stro y ' n a tio n a l t r a n tion of Je w s a n y w h ere In th is c o u n quility a n d io underm ine th e lib e rtie s try. Yon can p o in t to J o w ls h 'p r o f it of o u r country. eers, b u t th ey a re no worse th a n Gen We know full well th “ev’ry Ib a t "e v ’ry g gate a te tile p ro fiteers. M any could n o t help m a t b a re to h a te wifi open w ide to p ro fitin g g re a tly d u rin g th e w ar, b but u t love,1’ b u t th e re m nst be a frie n d ly re look a t the Je w ish c o n trib u tio n s and sponse to th e o v e rtu rd s from th e K lan. -may u n d e rsta n d b e tte r w bat I am w hich re p re s e n ts the p u re w h ite and at. tru e -h e a rte d A m ericans of th is c o u n E ditor, do not le t y o o r o rp try. T he C atholics. Je w s a n d n egroes ganizatton teach h a te for th e Je w s, but m ust ceaee th e ir Im pudent, u n fa ir and f o r E c o n o m ic a l T r a n s p o r ta : : *n ra th e r educate y o u r re a d e rs a n d y o u r o u trag e o u s w arfare nj>on th e K lan, m em bers a ll over th e c o u n try to tr y to else they w ill find them selves e n tire !) see th e good side of Jew s, and even out of lu ck th roughout AA'drica. It If the good side of som e of th e un ed u - It Is a fig h t th ey want, th ey can g e t It cated Jew s - H e n r y F ord and “fo rd ism “ hav< a s th e g en eratio n s p rogress. If you and been ro u n d ly denonnead In th is Jour- a ll editors will teach Justice and m ercy and honor, w here honor is due. T he e d ito r never loam a good o p to th e Je w s a s a class. p o rtu n ity to prom ote to le ra n c e and H enry Fordism Is not a tru e p rin harm ony, w hen conditions Ju stify It. U tility E x p ress T ru c k ciple. H enry F ord tak e s Isolated a n d to tell th e world, a s fa r a s he can. cases, sn d b uilds up a bad case a g a in st of th e splendid co n trib u tio n s to lib the Jew s, but he Is u n fa ir. He m ight IMM EDIATE D E L IV E R IE S e rty by the Jew s, the C atholics a n d the EAST TERM S as fa irly re c ite exact p a ra lle l cases hegroes. a g a in st m any E a ste rn G entile b a n k ers We a re fighting to!1 th e w e lfa re of and o th er larg e business In tere sts. th e w hite race. We a re fig h tin g the D istrib u tors T h a t Is why H enry F ord is so u n fa ir. dam nable double alleg ian ce— th e In I I w rite th is w ith m uch d ifficulty. I H a w th o rn e Avenue u t E ig h th S t Phon fam ous hyphen - t b s ’1 p ro p a g a n d a of have not th e facility of expression th a t th e infernal Je su its and a ls o of the I w ould like to possess, b u t m y h e a rt A siatic aliens. 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You will hear her exclaim as your children gather about, “Wasn’t Daddy thoughtfiil to insure in the Capitol Life?” Or your family may open a window in Heaven and smile happily when our agent delivers to you a draft when you are 60. Try our Endowment at 60. You may not,need it but you had better have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. ¡Free Information Gladly 213 TILFORD BUILDING W. E. HIBBARD A re the Roman C atholics, th e Jew s, the n egroes and thé A sia tic s re a lly try in g to s tir up a civil w a r In th is c o u n try ? Are they c h a lle n g in g the A m erican white m aa on hia n ativ e h e a th ? I)o they d a fe to a ffro n t o u r v ast m ajo rity ? Do they a p p re c ia te the lib e rtie s and prosperity o f A m erica, o r do they w ant to forfeit fo re v e r th e h e rita g e of liberty w hich h a s been sh a red w ith them moat g e n e ro u sly ? T he K lan Is patleftt, law -abiding, and In all things purely A m erican . All p erso n s who deny th is fa c t a re e ith e r Ig n o ran t c ritics or m a lic io u s lia rs. T he C atholics, the Ja w s a n d th e n e groes h ave exclusive so c ie tie s of th e ir OWN, am ? yet they have th e u n p a r a l leled im pudence to w ar upon th e K lan because It excludes TH EM . T he C atholics a re hyphenated, th e J e w s a re being used as their m e rc e n a ry tools, a n d th e negroes a re o b sessed by a n Insane delusion Df so c ial e q u ality . T hese d a ts e a a r our p o p u latio n nev er will be allowed to do m in ate A m erica. T hey find them selves now sq u a re ly c o n fro n te d by the «roused w h ite A m e r icans, who ar» pure w h ite a n d p u rely A m erican, without a n y k in d of hyphen o r double a lle g |,nc* T h e C atholics, n eg rp es and Jew* a re h u rlin g th em - m o st foolishly a g a in s t a B o n n - 77 We will gain your confidence by your patronage faction and always your money's worth We guarantee absolute satis- tain of solid g ra n ite. Let them ceaae ons, w hich Is even now n e a r the bo il I ¡¡lutes wiped out. C olored ra c e s re a r fam ilies m uch fa ste r th a n w hite fam - m ak in g fools of them nelves. L et the ing point. |H les sn d we m ust p ro te c t th e w hite Jew p ro claim h is »everance of se rv l- rsc e In thla c o u n try .” tu d e to th e R om an H ie rarc h y , a n d let th e n e g ro keep hla place—a lw ay s and W ith th e J a p s sloiM y but su rely fo rev e r a su b o rd in a te and hum ble role I)r. W illiam G u th rie, d e p a rtm e n t of j g ain in g c o n tro l on th è P acific coast, am o n g th e ru lin g w hite people of econom ics of th e C ollege of New York, and w ith ten m illion n eg ro es In A m er- A m erica. T hin la a tra lg h t talk , and In sp e a k in g at th e convention of the I Ica. Ihe shove w ords b e a r a special th e g re a te a t klndneaa today la to apeak , W isconsin R a n k e rs’ A ssociation, In sig n ifican ce. A New Y ork n e g ro p a th e tru th . j M llw auke, aahf: per a few nin n th s ago called on all We a p p re c ia te a n d ad m ire the noble "U n le ss Im m igration of o th e r th an n e g ro es to fight politically , nnd If se n tim e n ts an elo q u e n tly ex p ressed In 1 w hites Is halted e n tire ly , tw o genera-,! need be. physically. It Is high tim e the le tte r given above. T he K lan will tlo n s w ilt see th e w h ites of th e U nited th a t w hllit m en a re org an izin g . m eet ev ery Je w and every C atholic 1 1 " 1 halfw ay , and go th e w hole d ista n c e w ith th em in co-o p erativ e e ffo rts for 1IATI.KY S. T. D RA KE th e A m e ric a n isa tio n o f th e m ongrel h o rd es w hich have Invaded and alm ost ra in e d o u r c o u n try . I t the C atholics, Je w s a n d n eg ro es had In tellig e n t lead e rsh ip , th ey now w ould be striv in g to c o n c ilia te th e w hite P ro te s ta n t n a tiv e - born A m ericans, w hose h o sp ita lity and g e n ero sity have been o u trag e d and be tra y e d ; they w ould be dtrfng th e ir u t m ost to a b a te th e feeling òf w ra th th a t la risin g in every ¡Rate, and to cool th e fig h tin g blood of the A nglo-8ax- COLORED RACES A MENACE TO U. S. AMERICAN GARBAGE CO. Ratet That Are Right Phone EAst 2583 a 202 Knott Street