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% . .... ; i . . I ' .. " B B a g g a M r— THE WESTERN AMERI CAN 1 ■. . -■ jj - 1 — ■ — -- Friday, August 31, 1923 j — ■ . ■ very Day, In E very Way, the Klan, Grows Bigger and Better MR. COOL1DGE S FATAL MISTAKE. sitm The Klansmen I THK EIA» AMI» THK JIW (from The Nain» llaun.r, Ne»«, III.. Thk Knights o f Columbus call th«m«4v«* “Catholic-Améri- *** TO HELL WITH TH E H YPH EN! July SB.» ‘■ ana,” qr "Catholic citizens,” placing their loyalty to the Pope, ___ America ha* room for but one fl*g, one government, anil W o oaiinol undoraland why tho 1' »* who clalths and is exerting political power throughout the world, *W MMilM ID TMT. I,avo jninrd Ihr I'athollca In II e I ii I iie kbovefheir loyalty to'th'e lTnUe'd'statwc Thki ia an urujuesU^^ | on*' “ ?diIv‘,i';'1 i‘ l,! tf^ nM:..'.^hV hf ph*nr tf “ mUi* f ° ! If this movement, sound and patriotic as it is— imperatively In,« Ku kiu * k u « K»*>r »•»«•* tho n « V N t n Ai fact that has been established by the overwhelming evidence of OffteM 4 » 7 - m necessary, as all admit it to be, aiming 'to reclaim to the Ameri- J**« bm«m» a imtum without a ‘ uuu rkMM B r * d m j #187 their own leaders and priests and by their constant policy and cans the land which their fathers won with unmatched valor and ‘ nr “>•» h*v*. ..J.,,".'.r. practices. They braxenly own the double allegiance; they wear dormi, lortumd. drawn ‘b»d yu«rtrrrd L H A. DEVE*- sacrifice— if this movement should develop, on the part of the and burned at tli* -tak* by iho pop«» the black robe and the black mask of the Jesuits; they meddle con LEWIS * . ELETEING ■ v tinually in American politics; they hate and oppose the public alien and mongrel honk's, a policy and practice of riot ami rebel and Iholr follower». TIM WMtarn A imt I cm la awn ad by Tba Waatara AiaaHaaa bubMablaa Co., aad school, and their purpose is to capture America for the Pope,— lion, millions of Klansmen will fight again for liberty under the A roc nil Jotivr from Iho 1‘opd »*>•! It la tha farm ally adopt** madlum far fai affidai publicity far tba patriotic ordora al mattar la deala rated aa auch. unmlataKaoly. starry flag of America. This is the high purpose of the Knights "Atlor wo hav» modo Amori«.» (’sili- aaa««d an tba ft rat m a but all offtctoKmattar ira r aaa on al bla far aU at Mr publicity la tbh and yet— Tha Editer aad contrlbutora aolaly ara ^4 of the Ku Klux Klan— a purpose which cannot be diverted b r de olle wg will know wh»l to do with tbu laura al. ,- Mr. Coolidge's first official act was to send to them, assem Jew.“ . * ■ N l SUBSCRIPTION, POSTPAID: United Il Ui» J*w will‘judge iho ftituro to bled in convention in a foreign land,,a message lathering them feated, "while the land of the free is the home of the brave." _ _ and Europa, Hawaii and tba Philippin** li.0* a year hi I tho pa»i. »nd road and ihlnk nf«r ilio order, or radtatarod k draft, poetai or „ Raanlt by with fulsome praise, and declaring, “There IS no finer knight OREGON INVITES AMERICANS. ran. alaled In ‘tho liuto black hook“ addraaa of au boeri bora aaa ba ebaacad o T j S d : hood.” His letter, which is undeniable, confirmed the message, praaaa ptaa both tba aow and tba Md daalrad. In orderly . • ||« win a«o limi tho Ululi la blu l>o»l ad by poetava fir ratura If unavaUabla. Manuaorlpt abould ba which sent the “ Kaseys" into transports of “wild enthusiasm.” Oregon is the Western cradle of liberty. It* lawé are the best Mmm( #ml ,lt„ ,,Mly ho,„, r„r iho fu- to all contribuUoaa. attention and painstaking cara wtU ba (lean «lean bo cootHbuUoaa. Pubbdly Ma li of oonatruettra value to Tba Klan and Ita frtandi «1 » ba paid tor at tba Mr. Coolidge has thus flouted and challenged the Protestant in the land. It is a i*t*te with leas than a million inhabitants, o f- jll)rr nlumn. All comMuatcatlona afcc-Ud ba addraasad to 4M minimum apaco rata of H a column. -U»kr A morirà 1 ulkollr" --- • — ‘ Portland. Ora hosts o f America. He has shown his supreme contempt for the fering now to home-seekers the richest of lands at low prices, an Tba Pubi labore guarantee that all mere handtae advartlaed In Tba WESTERN Knights o f the Ku Klux Klan, and for all other Protestant orders unexcelled and almost perfect climate, tieuutics o f scenery— forest [ .Wo know, from what Informata» AMERICAN la aa advartlaad, and that all adeertleamenta af asrylaa ara tlMaabd which are striving to abolish the hyphen and the double allegiance. hnu Udkml Ihrough. th«t H f C*lhoUc and meudow, mountain and valley, land and sea— unmatched clse- naraona or «Irma of good reputation tor beneety and afflctoncy Journal aro requested and urged ta patronna our advertloora, tbla form af No Klansinan ever will vote for Calvin Coolidge, or thinÿ for where in all the world, water supplies |>erfectly pure and whole- y«ry ft* of thtin ix-iV-v. or gmetlee at Ion profiting all concerna*. . * -___ a moment o f doing so.^ A vote for him would be gross treason to some, a paradise for the tourist ami the sportsman, a treasure- Wh*i thay uaoh The*« arch-hyp«, Entered naN second-class matter August I, ISSI, at tba postsfftco at 4,Mafia, Oregon, under tba Act of March t, 107». _^ _ the Klan, punishable with banishment forever. > land of opportunity for the home-builder, the Investor, and for all erlita aumi up befure an »Har. la the Application (made to Paatmaatar at Aatsria far tranefar af second-class privilege --- ---- Ora. Coolidge. now acting Président, is the constitutional head of who yearn for health, comfort and contentment. ™,d»' * *"• °* ',uruln‘ tauaiia •ud the nation, and as such, within strict legal limitations, he can Oregon invites the coming of good Americans, especially those l’r“,r“ >•> <**''*• t«kv.i ao.igh command the utmost loyalty o f the Klansmen and of all other true w ith families, but already has an over-supply o f foreigners. ¡ ^ y »nd°blood of J«-!!, chrut when Americans. He will s e n e only the unfinished term of.Mr. Hard- There's room here for millions of Americans, o f the kind defined - m* mlraenkma toain* u taking pines, ing, for the leaders o f the Republican party know full well that , by the Klan, butjio welcome for the hyphenate or the mongrel. .1 i»»y. «ho ha* b«rn »»iintiEs » ih » i his message of praise to the Knights o f Columbus sounded the ! The Oregonians are determined to develop the greatest State *•» •*“"»“>* lueen»«r *u.i«h.niy jauni... death-knell of his political ambition. ^ | in the American Union. They have unsurpassed natural advan- “ 'h* 'J*” “WHOM THE GODS WOULD DESROY—” Like many other public men, Coolidge greatly overrates the t«ges, as yet in a primitive stage of development, and they only '"f tp"t*th" nrt*»i h«» pUrml'iu Tn many sfectfcus the ahens and mongrel? now-are trying to i-oting strcnjrh and social power of the Roman Cathodes unit their - need more o f th^rTghrk trut of ;>ropitv dwrerviwg uf the highcul ' ll Iiilildil unnbumf and hwld* up b*Inr* start a riot every time the Klansmen appear in a patriotic parade. deluded followers. He has not realized yet that the vast Protestant gifts of (kid. - th«m u n pu**iM»>. «tot lauititeni That’s the Old Country was of “ demonstrating.” They show their majority of 80 per cent has been mobilised for action at the Klansmen. everyw here, spread the news of Oregon's invita- M#n ttlld *r* *lnc*r* ,hrJr I pro!**» U> txllrro »urli hraihviiuh contempt for law and the flag, and order is their least concern. polls, and that it will sweep the country next year like a planetary tion among our rank and file. 1 oc irla*? In some places, where they dare not openly riot, they resort to tidal wave. I Oregon is the ljeulah-land of which the children sing, It is Itlalury »how*, to all wh<* »III rd««l. the assassin’s weapons and the incendiary’s torch. They undoubt a land of [ progress and opportunity. • I dial the worlil n*var i>ro<Iu«*«,it a linn edly set the fire, a day or two ago, which destroyed the Glencoe ARE YOU A REAL WHITE MAN? Compared to the congested States and their centers of de-|o( mor* UceaHssa profiiaai*« and no public school building in Portland— their second “achievement” wor*« acouiidfrla titer wvm unbung. IF you are a hundred per cent white man, believing abso caved life, Oregon is indeed a paradise. o f this kind. lutely in the supremacy o f the white race in everything, in America If you ara interested in finding out all about Oregon, .direct Ul,n ,h' f01"* “r 1I" "um,M r Verily, “whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” and everywhere— your inquiry to The W ESTERN AM ERICAN, stating your want* ^ chll^ n lhry commute* mid ■ - > IF you accept and believe in our Lord Jesus Christ as the in detail. . . !r«u.«l In bo commit "il run* up Into the hundred* uf tliouutud*. They irle*. son of God and the Redeemer of mankind— FRED GIFFORD—AN APPRECIATION. r<>*dom ti»d ami burn»* al Ito Make IF you are opposed absolutely to the ambition of inferior and EXPLANATION OF JUNIOR ORDER. Fred L. Gifford o f Oregon, the highest executive of the Klan Juan ut Are and Ihm canon Ita* brr; subject races to become the “ social equals” o f white Americans— west of the Rockies, has perfected a system of publicity and con I’ lan* for the organization o f * junior order o f the Knightt yet The»» y Id repruhatf* claim lu bu IF you are in favor o f stringent laws prohibiting intermar structive team-work for the development o f Oregon that excels of the Ku Klux Klan are b*ing considered by the imperial author . i mlhwlr* Infallible and at«!’« rep riage between the white and other races, «0 that the superior by far, in potential power, the influence of all other civic bodies ities o f the order. It was decided, at the recent convention of retcm*llte on earth. l>o you think II would be »lite,..UL make _¿merle». race may be purified as fa r aa possible In the coming generations— put together. Where the associated chambers of commerce have a Klan efcecu'ives in Asheville. N. C-, to start a junior order for Catholic t IF you are opposed to miscegenation, and atand for strict few hundred members, operating small bureaus for the common , , ... , . . _ . boys, after they had heard a great address by Fred L. Gifford of Kterhal vlgllanm la (be prtr« of good. Mr. Gifford h a ste n s o f thousands, and every man his enforcement of the lqws which are designed to develop superior Oregon in favor qf such an auxiliary. We shall publish that speech liberty The Catholic church ha* been =— me n and women— • tha ronatatmu. uticoinpromltdna foe of loyal supporter. He hAs a State-wide organization that easily in an early issue. IF yoli hold no kind of allegiance to any foreign country', leads in public achievement He is now obtaining from every .The development of a junior order was Mr. Gifford’s original liberty ever etnee a monk pour.* a llllle sroaar un lite head uf a auras« religious potentate, sect or ruler— county the essential facts which are to be advertised to the world. hobby and he finally put it over, as usual. “ The boys,” he said t hief and mad« him an emperor Tlm. IF you believe in absolute separation of church and State— - The whole country is hearing, through the Klan’s construc yauterday. “ are the masters of posterity. It behooves us to d e-jr »ihol!c hierarchy ha* ah«»««. It* m IF you are devoted to the welfare of the public school— tive service, o f Oregon’s resources and natural attractions. The velop better boys, and more of them. We admire the pure-bred mity to liberty by keepin* the common IF you believe in the Constitution of the United States and benefits will be beyond calculation. , — ' v * stocK of the animal kingdom, but we should concentrate our in- t**°i*l» m i««or«nre a . m«rv«iuu» revere its laws and principles, and demand that it shall be enforced- terest in thi human family, especially on the thoroughbred Amer- , •'•““•V ov,,r d,r i hitippine* Fred L. Gifford is the greatest constructive leader in the strictly, and impartially, especially with regard to the Eighteenth ^ »hen the I'nlleil Stale* r«M Ue«l them State. He is a citizen of spotless character and reputation, of ,y~ .... | ■■ • - from pupi*h lyramn Spain, aaartj Amendment, abolishing the infamous liquor evil— ■ » ■ 4 stern and uncompromising Americanism, with a clean heart and "Among us today we have the leaders of tomorrow— boys , jj of |la|y „„n .......... . m« South IF you are a good American citizen, bom and bred, past t heroic , spirit, keenly in sympathy with all the Humanities of who will win glory for God and humanity— and who can doubt American nation» «re miir traiiowimt your eighteenth birthday, and can qualify under these major tests, the progressive platform, and having no thought of selfish benefit some o f them will achievi universal fame for genius and use- m ,h* ilal'km'»" of pricitcraft l*n»k you will be welcomed in the Ku Klux Klan. or personal promotion. fulness? Wc wish to give our boys every chance, and to that end at our own cttlfl who*«- municipal IF you have an idea of joining for selfish material benefit, government* Ere In the hand* of m«n Gifford liyes uf» to the motto of the Klan, “ Not for self, but the Klan’s executive authorities are working out a plan for the who hav* «worn .il«n la nee to the I'Opo don’t attempt it, for that motive is the opposite of the spirit of for others.” . world’s greatest order for l»oys. Millions of them will l»e enrolled, and (hen a*k*your»nlf: Shall we »It the Klan. The motto of the Order is, “ Non Silba Sed Anthar” Beside this splendid American of the fine old school the aver and this will be from the start a source o f blessing for them and of with folded arrn^ while they rnaku — not for self, but for others. America Catholic? age statesman and politician o f today appears comparatively as satisfaction and pride for all of us.” IF you are so lucky as to become a Klansman, you will gain Don't deceive ybnreelv«». Don't bo a dwarf beside a giant, as a donkey beside a thoroughbred war- Any announcement of n junior order for boys is premature at once countless friends, in all walks of life, each of whom is j .. . . , , , . , ..... ileeclvcd by Ihe pro|m*uinla of a Caih- horse. '' under the most sacred obligation to protect and defend you and and unauthorized— a mere catch designed to gain selfish bene- ollr rnntro„,„, . preae. Watch your Having the power to dictate for the Klartsmen everything to promote your welfare in all circumstances. By joining the fit, inspired by the idea of the junior order as proposed by Fred ,irp Korgtt politic» vote u> *»vu that goes into this newspaper, Mr. Gifford never has suggested a L. Gifford and as published in The W ESTERN AM ERICAN America from iho *up«runion i*ti«»r- great Klan, you can win at one stroke countless hosts of devoted line except official announcements, but has protested constantly some time ago. / . ®nc* "i,d i n u v of the Catholic hi«r- friends, who will be surrounding you wherever you may go. Their against praise of himself, reminding all concerned that the Cause The coming annapneement of the junior order will be through ______________ hearts will be full of sympathy, when sorrow and trouble come, is everything, persons unimportant, that we must live up to the the usual official channels{ with the authority and seal of the Im and these come to all alike, rich and poor. Their help will be THE KLAN OATH. slogan, “not for self, but for others,” and that “The noblest motive perial Wizard. He is now working out the idea, and due honor, quick and practical and adequate. The ¿Clansmen are always is the public good.” of course, iviU be accorded to the author, Mr. Gifford, whose sole DEPENDABLE, and the welfare of the least of them is the deep Among the Klansmen he is hailed as Chief, but even among1 “I moat eolemnly declare ipnl af thought was his Cause— "no*, for self, but for others." concern of all. This is their daily religion— unselfish and devoted firm that to tho government of tha opponents who misunderstand cur Cause, he is recognized as a 1 United Slat«» uf America and any great liberal leader and true-hearted American, one of the noblest! ^ rvice toteach, other and^ ; he community in which they live. ABSOLUTE EQUALITY IN THE KLAN. They are translating the Golden Rule into terms of constructive , State ^hereof, of which I may become souls in Christendom. action. Inside the Klan all members are social ^equals, absolutely. a ceaMent. I aacrediw »wear an un- Fred L. Gifford is big enough in every way to be President «"egiance atfer. any other The Klan is the greatest of the Ænerican fraternal orders, Within the klavern, under the sacred safeguards, all members of the United States. He has no political ambition, no thought of because every munber is a native-born white citizen, because it js Ifhown to each other, and no man can be admitted without the full , X Z Z i T i public office, but wouldn’t it be a blessing for the people— for the purely American in everything, consecrated to national service knowledge of every member as to his identity. Here assemble as ! ray life, my property, my voio and rich and the poor— especially for the fanners and laborers, and undir the Constitution and the flag. brothers rich men and poor men, employers and employes, bankers «• my »«tied honor to uphold thowfi«*, equally for the Klansman, Catholic, and Jew, if a man of Gifford’s The Klan is a secret and mysterious order, with millions of and laliorers, the scholar sn‘d the Xian to whom schooling was de- the Conatitutlon und conaiitutiunui genius in ability and leadership could be elected to high public of members in good standing, and millions more on the waiting list. med,.though no Klansman is illiterate; every type of the best l*w'1' *1"1 wl" p 1,01"01. dofona and fice? He would become a famous champion of liberty, a towering 1 T . ... , figure in the constructive work of the Nation, true to the ideals ls a " ^ ‘l ^ i o n o f the best American manhood under the Americans are found within their ranks, and they are absolutely e"fort, 1,10 ’“‘p“’ ud,° of Christianity and the Constitution. I Flery Cr08S of Ct,rist’ who is the Klansman s criterion of char- e<iual in every way, each having a voice and a vote in everything, rlllnt pUy^Z In this day of small men in places of power, while the people I acter and Imper,al U ad er of th« InvW; ble lEmpire’ . no member, ae a man, being valued or honored above another. universally pray, “ GOD GIVE US M EN !” it is with pride and in j , The has 30,ved the problem of stable *°« m m en t m Jesus Christ Is the Master of the Invisible Empire, and perfect honesty that we proclaim our own chieftain as greater I fratefnaI affair3’ U ia democratic in all things, with executive the sign o f the Fiery Cross the Klan is winning the support of qll no ti|n» ami m n.» form win th,.,- t,« than them all exercising supreme authority. The power of the rulers is granted true Aniericans. .Success and power of the Klan is now and ever m*«lo public. The examination w»a ‘ If it were possible to persuade Fred Gifford to accept a nom- j democratically by the members, whose will is developed into defin will be in exact proportion to the influence of Jesus in the hearts mad«!, he «»Id. fur the personal hrm fit i t i o n for high public office, he would be elected by a great ma- ’ *te actKjn’ Wlth raPldit>’ and thoroughness, by these officers. The of Its members, collectively and individually, and in all ihe affairs nf ,hR rn,P|nr*'. and doc* not «ffoct jority, for a mighty army of Oregonians is ready to follow his heads are dependent fdr power w holly upon ti» members, who hi* *«rvlce record In -any way. Men*, of the order. banner to heaven or to hell. ! back them up wjth unexampled loyalty add sacrifice in every- nroa will bn taken, he «»Id, with the _ t hi ng that is right. ■ r The mask of the Klan is used only as part of the mystic re. |Rn'P|,,>p" consent, to correct any „„ „ . , ___ ____ This great order is developing upon a national scale a con- gnlia at initiation ceremonials add under rigorous safeguards. “"Hs "lu’* n l,y ,ho ‘ xaminmion*. THE PENALTIES OF DISLOYALTY. structive program of betterment work that will make this a The Klansmen of the nation everywhere stand ready to abolish ~ ' “ Once a Klansman, always a Klansman. No man can take greater Nation,'a country in which the high ideals of the white the mask. Thev have nothing to fear, and they are proud, indeed, Kvery bu*ino»» house in Alexandria. the sacred obligation and go through the mystic tests without be- race can be realized, with prosperity .liberty and equality before of »heir membership in America’s greatest patriotic order. ' !M l ’ ‘ lo"P!’ 1 lu,t wrek ,lurl,,k ,h0 funeral of Klan*man Ulcn Miller, who ing better in character, nobler in spirit, and in every way a finer the law for Everyone alike. * *«« killed In alt aufomobllir accident. citizen; and no man, after banishment from the Klan, can fail to The Klan's purpose is to Americanize the mongrel hordes If George Washington, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lin fqel a poignant remorse— the feeling of Judas Iscariot— for be- which have invaded our country, forcing them to become American coln were living today, in body as they are in spirit, they would The funeral win In charge of Alex andria Klan and 30 Klana/non In full trsyal of the greatest cause in the world.' Meh ilkho sin to such in everything, or to get out of the land— by wholesale deportation approve and promote, sternly and openly, the Américanisation mgalla walked behind tho hvarno to an extent that they finally are arraigned before the Fiery Cross,lor otherwise. These undesirables include tho-more ’intelligent movement of tho Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. iho, cemetery. • invariably implore mercy and defend themselves in every way but hypocritical silien element which enjoys the blessings of Ameri- Allow no undependable aline to use Klan influence for his they can. The penalties of banishment are terrible, and not even ■ can liberty but still ow ns allegiance to some foreign power— politi- Jr«** TkrM ia lAr klansman’« rrl. a hireling spy can endure the ordeal of trial without invoking for cal or “ religious' who still use the hateful hyphen, impudently self sh promotion; he will betray you, most likely, and disavow rlon of (hararlcr and In Hint wtr himself the fate of Judas. calling thernselve < atholic-Americans,” or “ Irish-Americans," j V hh Cause-. wk for >!ghl, 1*»* und life. • • ' * « * * _ i I “ NOT FOR SELF, BUT FOR OTHERS” 1 ) I “ Polish-Amiriei»*," or u(ir«co-Ain»rk«n*," etc - f t & M V ■ J » 'JÜ j S t / -