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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
JEFFERSON WAITS
BETTER ELECTRIC
LIGHT SERVICE
Jefferson, July 15. Jn spite of
the fact that an Albany paper
stated a few days ago that the
Juice for the new electric lighting
system had already been turned on
the city still awaits the turning
on of said Juice. While the wait
ing Is done in patience and it is
and has been for the present week
Impossible to read after dark on
account of the poor lights, better
dayg or nights are ahead. The
Mountain States Power Company
of Albany is working hard with a
crew of men to get things in order
and when they do which may now
be at any time, the city will be
taken care of properly giving 24
hour service and furnishing power
in any amount. The plant, prev
ious, to this new arrangement was
a local one, gave but twelve hours
service and this In limited quan
tity. Will Moses wag an Albany visi
tor on Wednesday.
' Mayor Allen was in .Salem on
city business on Thursday.
Mrs. Roy Hambly who has been
in Portland for some months has
written to her people here that she
and her husband will soon move
to Albany where Mr. Hambly will
be employed as telegrapher for
night service by the Southern
Pacific R. R.
A cement walk will soon be laid
in front of the C. M. Smith real
dence.
The peach crop is promising say
orchardlsts about bere.
Miss Vorlene MorlU held
party last night for the members
of her Sunday school class. There
was a good attendance.
Bervlces will be held In all
three of the churches tomorrow
morning with Rev. Mr. Horn
schuch coming from Brooks to of
ficiate in the Evangelical church.
Mr. Hornschuch will also preach
at night at the union service In
his church. Rev. T. R. Apple-
berry will preach twice in the
Christian church
Murray Beers who had an acci
dent some weeks ago is now able
to be at work again and the past
two days has been employed In
the Blair orchards. Mrs. Reed, a
sister of Mrs. Beers, will come
from Fortland today to spend Sun
day with her relatives.
Lee Wells was in Snjom on busl
ness the other day.
The Modern Ku Klux Klan
(Continued from Page One.)
Despite the fact that hundreds
of Salem youngsters are now In
the berry fields, the lillgli theater
was packed this morning for the
ninth episode of "The Adventures
of Robinson Crusoe," which Is
shown each Saturday morning at
a matinee conducted for Salem
boys and girls by The Capital
Journal.
Children under 13 years of age
who presented a Capital Journal
coupon, together with five cents,
were admitted to the theater. It
Is estimated that more than 4,000
Journal coupons have been re.
late as 1811, although the brotherhood ceased to excite terror
or exert any considerable influence before the close oi we
seventeenth century.
A Self -elected Emperor
In the vear 1915 another "Emperor" this time an
fied in a national peace and prosperity that superficially ap
rjeared to be a permanent condition, were suddenly awak
ened to find themselves spectators of the great drama stag
ed by Emperor William Hohenzollern, who suddenly plung
ed all Europe into the thoes of a Napoleonic war.
In the vear 1915 another "Emperor55 this time an
American conceived a scheme, which, instead of reversing
time merely for one hundred years, would take the nation
back to the days of German mediaevalism back to the
Vehmgericht, the secret tribunal and the day3 of irres-
DOnsible eovernment clandestinely administered.
This monstrosity, conceived in a brain that must nave
been either inanely visionary or superlatively cunning, Has
been let loose in the land, where for the past twelve months,
it has been vigorously propagated by a highly organized,
highly industrious, and highly paid force of experienced and
trained propagandists. Its appeal is to group hatred and
group prejudice: its organization, which is strictly secret,
has ,in some of its units, already followed the methods of
the Vehmgericht; the title of its "wizard" comes from the
"Wissende or initiated of the German brotherhood; its
structure is military ; its aims are political ; and, openly call
ing itself the "Invisible Empire," it is an autocracy in gov
ernment, ruled by an "Emperor" who has placed himself
on the throne for life.
It was my privilege to have been a member one of the
"Wissende" in this secret movement, which is legally
known aa the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and I had the
inside opportunity of investigating -it from the inside, ob
serving its direful potentialities.
Dangerous and Vicious to Nation
When I became thorough acquainted with the thing, I
withdrew from it, as I felt that it was dangerous, vicious
and absolutely out of place in the American Republic. I
therefore decided to expose it, and to make the "Invisible
Empire" visible to the people of the Unitd States. To ac-
complish this desird end, I turned over to the New York
World all of the information I possessed; and that great
newspaper, after three months of nation-wide investigation,
told the people the truth about Ku Kluxism, and the "In
visible Empire.
Supplementary to the work of the New York World, I of
fer this book, which consists largely of articles written as an
investigator for that newspaper, many of which were used
as a basis for its investigations. To the World belongs all
the credit for this exposure and investigation, and when the
American people fully understand and thoroughly realize
what Ku Kluxism means, they will, of course, feel obligated
to the World for its work in undertaking and carrying out
the task of eliminating this un-American movement from
this country.
Chapter I -
or mine wnom 1 induced to join, and
If the psychologist, looking over
the diversified and conflicting In
terests and classes of the American
people, attempted to find a com
mon state of mind, be would prob
ably discover one thing that ap
plies to all American men, with
out regard to "race, color, or prev
ious condition of servitude." He
would learn that there is e. com
mon trait possessed by the white
man and the negro, the Jew and
the Gentile, the Calholie and the
Froti'stnnt, tho native and foreign-
born in f net by every conceivable
group of the males of ihe United
States.
Tlioy are all "joiners"!
One has to saerch far end wide
for an American who does not
belong" to some sort of organixa-
tiou, and who would not, u later
proper circumstances, join another.
I am a joiner-tiy-Wrth.
My joining developed at the
early age of ten, when I organis
ed a secret society among the boys
at school. We had an awful oath
telved at the theater during the to whieh we swore, and in ituita
nlne episodes of the picture ac- tion of Huckleberry Finn and Tom
cording to Manager Frank Dllgh. Sawyer, sealed it .with our blood.
"The Adventures of Kohlnson We had no foes or dues, but each
Crusoe," is offered by the Unl-lboy was required to contribute a
versal Film company In 18 ln-leonr of Nick Carter or Diamond
stallments and critics have de
clared It to be one of the most at
tractive serials ever offered.
Dick or Old Can Collier. The or-
gnir.ation survived a brief period
and was then ruthlessly destroyed
by an irate parent who disapproved
of itsintellectual standards.
I had scarcely reached the age
of twenty-one and slartod life in
. K.Dattanooga as a newspaper re-
Mrs. Beatrice Crawford New-j Fortcr wl",n I 'P sfiously the
comb, Miss Fay Hendricks, MIss:habit ot joining fraternal ordors.
Myra Wohrer, a guest of Mrs. 1 1,1 five yar 1 tnken degrees
Newcomb's who is here from ln Poetically every one to which
SALEMITES TO CLIMB
ML HOOD WITH PARTY
Cleveland. Ohio, and Secretary of
State Sam Koter, will represent
Salem in the Hood River American
Legion party which Is to climb
Mt. Hood tomorrow. Governor
Olcott was'' to have gone but Is at
tending a meeting of the highway
commission at Bend.
Mrs. Newcomb was one of the
members of the party which
I was eligible. I became a ilnmn.
a Knight of Phythius, an Odd Pel
low, a Red Man, a member of tin
Junior Order United American Mo
chauics, of the Royal Arennum of
the Woodmen, an KIk, an F-ngle, an
Owl .and an associate member of
the Theatrical Meehauics Associa
tion. The last "order" 1 joined was
climbed the mountain last summer tho Kuights of tho Ku Klux Klnn
but became slok and bad to stop I went into this- ono partly be
at the forest ranger's station. She cause 1 was a joiner and was curious
will not attempt the climb tomor-jto seo what it was all about, but
row but will keep camp while the' principally because I thought it
rest are away.
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY
HEAD FAVORS ATHLETICS
was a fraternal order which was
'actually a revival of ihe original
iKu Klux Klau which played so im
iportant a part in the hialory of the
South during the days of the Ko
' construction. That old organization
did all I could to make his work
a success. Shortly afterward I was
made ono of the organizers, and in
his capacity devoted nearly all
my time for three months to the
work, conferring degTces, talking to
pooplo who were opposed, and care
fully studying the entire system of
organization.
The fraternal order man who can
really visualize an organization is
the man who absorbs its work by
observation and study, and there
is no better method of doing this
tnan performing the duties of an
organizer. In my work as an or
gnnizer for the Knights of tho Ku
Klux Klan, I was first impressed
with the fact, that, on account of
its radical nature, it was dangerous.
Ihe first thing to which a candi
date is enjoinod is absolute secrecy.
mis is carried to the utmost ex
trenuty. A newly made "citizen"
must not tell his wife or his family
that he belongs to the organization,
and must give no hint of it to his
most Intimate friends and business
associates. I at once saw that any
movemeut budlt along such a line
was dangorous, regardless of its in
tentions, because secrecy of this sort
places upon the organization the
vital necessity of receiving as mem
bers only men of tho highest char
acter whose positions and reputa
tions in the community would be
an absolute safeguard against mis
chief. A secret organization com
posed of men of a low standard
of civic responsibility would bo the
worst thing that could get into
any community.
My experience as a fraternal
order man has been that the person
nel of tho order varies with dif
ferent localities. Therefore, while
it might be perfectly proper to
build a strictly secret organization
in Kingsport, Tennessee, there
might be, in another town an en
tirely different class of membership
which would cause tho movement to
jeopardize the peace and dignity of
the community. Tho potential dan
ger of the Ku Klux organization in
this respect was the first thing that
dawned upon my consciousness, and
it made mo careful of the class of
people whom I permitted to become
members.
My duties took mo into several
towns, and night after night 1 ad
ministered the obligation and put on
tho dogree work until I became
thoroughly familiar with the me
chanical end of it. Gradually, how-
Columbia, Mo. "Athletics is
the safety valve for college-spirit
I would rather have a job ram
ming dynamite with a crowbar
than be president of a university
without athletic teams."
With these words President J.
C. Jones, of the University of
Missouri, came out flat-footedly
for athletics and more of It
in American schools and colleges.
"Athletics builds up the spirit
of human kinship which we know
ln our unlverlsly life and which
the nation knew ln the war. We
must not permit this spirit to die
down Into commerical selfish-Bess."
nas always had a certain glamour ever, a feeling developed wtithin
for me as it has for every South-jme that there was something wrong
erner, and 1 could see no reason with the organization that it wa
why a fraternal order commcmorat- not the sort of "fraternal society"
ing the deeds of the original Klans-'to which 1 had been accustomed
men should not fill a need in the 'for nearly twenty years. I thought
country today. I knew absolutely ' at first that this was due to the
nothing about the structure of tho! fact that I had done so much lodge
new Ku Klux Klan, took it on! work in mv lifetime that 1 was
faith, and assumed that in its gov- growing stale. But certain portions
eminent and administration, it 'of the obligation, which at first
would function like anv other of i had semed merdv, Mrfunrtarv.
There are supposed to be 315.
000 person In Seattle, even count
ing tboee folks where there' "no
tody home."
the standard fraternal orders. 1
thought, from the meager informa
tion with which, I was furnished,
that I was thoroughly in accord
wiia us principles, and that it
would be more or less a pleasure
to belong to it.
la the ease of the Ka foux Klan
i ios n immeiiiaie interest in t Of lea aeply Into the oruri
worn or the organizer brought him history of the original Ka
stood out in ntv mind and thai
lenged serious thought and consid
eration. I studied everything I could
find to help me in my work: I re
ceived printed matter from the or
ganization: I talked with Klan 9
men from other cities; and I delv-
and
Klux
ing and prominence ln the places
where I worked asked me pointed
questions afoout the organization,
questions that I could not answer
and on which I could get no satis
factory answers from above. Slowly
my vague fears that there was
something vitally wrong crystalliz
ed Into stronger belief. I spoke
to a few close friends ln the or
ganization, and asked them to give
me their frank opinions about it.
Without any prompting from me
they voiced the same thoughts and
cave expressions to the same
doubts I had myself.
After much thoughtful delibera
tion, I reached the docision that
the Ku Klux obligation was radi
cally wrong. It was not the kind
of obligation men take in frater
nal organizations It was a politi
cal obligation. I caw that the
ritual, which had previously been
to me merely a badly written mass
of words was really a sacriligious
mockery. I realized that the whole
scheme was vicious ln principle,
and a menace to the peace and saf
ety of America. The basis -for
these conclusions can bo stated
briefly:
First: While the organization
was incorporated under the laws of
the state of Ocorgia, as a fraternal
order, the claim being advanced by
the promoters that it should have
similiar powers to the Masons and
Knights of Pythias, dt is not a
fraternal organization tn the sense
usually understood) but an attempt
to create in this republic of ours
an "Invisible Empire," entirely
political and military in nature and
designed to function bodily.
Second: The "Invisible Empire
is under the. control of one man who
openly calls himself an "Emperor,"
holds position for life, and exer
cises despotic control over the af
fairs of tho organization.
Third: Candidates designated
as "aliens who are received into
the organization; are not regarded as
"members," but as "citizens" of
this "Invisible Empire," and in
stead of being "initiated," as is
usually the case in fraternal orders,
are "naturalized" and become "sub
jects" of the "Emperor."
Fourth: Membership is restrict
ed to a limited class of American
citizens .including only white, Gen
tile, Americanborn Protestants, all
other Americans' being ineligible.
Fifth: In propagating this "In
visible Empire," the work, which
is being done all over the United
States by a highly paid and highly
efficient force( is 'being carried on
'bytirring up prejudice and, hatred
against the Catholic, the Jew, the
negro, and the .foreign-born Amer
ican citizen.
Sixth: Under the claim of the
enforcement of "law and order,"
the "Invfsible Empire" is attempt
ing to take into its grasp the en
tire law-enforcing machinery of the
United States, including the officers
and men of the Regular Army and
Reserve Corps, the National Guard,
sheriffs and their deputies, mayors,
police officials and men, judges and
all persons connected with law ad
ministration, with the exception of
those ineligible under the rules
above stated.
- Seventh: The "citizens" of the
"Invisible Empire" are urged by
the organization to purchase white
to shreds before It has spent
Hs fury.
The most disagreeable feature of
tho whole procedure is the absolute
necessity .of going on record pulb
liclv as violating a solemn oath, a
pledge of honor, and an obligation
Tobes and helmets, which are used;tlat wouja ordinarily tie considered
for the -purpose or going auroau .0..j t. . man. havin2 taken
in disguise for the concelement of BJJ oa,hj ever ju8tifiea in breaking
the identity of the wearer, and in ;Jt jn my opinion, when one is
many localities there have been jconvinced that the oath in question
parades and demonstrations onig inega and that a certain por-
strength maae Dy me organization,
all having the effect of intimidat
ing certain classes of people of
these communities.
Eighth: The sale of these robes
is a monopoly in the hands of the
Gate Otty Manufacturing Company,
a conoern associated with the organ
ization, and from this monopoly
somebody is deriving an enormous
revenue.
Ninth: The propagation of the
organization is being conducted in
such a way that it is clearly a
money-making scheme run for the
benefit of a few insiders.
Tenth: The claim that this is
the "genuine anginal Klan" is a his
torical fraud, not supported by the
history and prescript of the old
Klan which are available for public
inspection.
Eleventh: The Kn Klux Klan
propaganda is vicious, un-American
and evil and will have a tendency
to stir up radical and religious hat
red in this country to such an extent
as to result, unless checked, in a ser
ious religious-raoial war.
Twelfth: The ritualistic work,
while clumsy, ignorant, plagiaristic,
and poorly written is an attempt
to UBe the cloak of religion to pro
mote the financial fortunes of the
insiders; and its principle feature
the ceremony of "naturalization"
is a mockery and parody on the
sacred and holy rite of 'baptism.
Thirteenth: The organization
should be exposed for what it is.
Ihe
and
Congress of the United
tion of it is of a nature to incite
riot and lawlessness, a man is not
only justified in breaking it, but
is morally required to break it. It
is a public duty he owes the state.
The inherent strength of the In
visible Empire" lies in the fact that
its "citizens" having once taken
its vicious obligation will not dare
to violate it,
I have, therefore, deliberately and
with careful thought, decided to vi
olate and repudiate this obligtion,
with the exception of a certain por
tion pledging allegiance to the Con
stitution of the United States and
my State, wheih portion ds, in my
judgement, mere camouflage for tne
purpose of concealing the fangs of
the rattlesnake. The question as to
whether I am right or wrong
one that will have to be decided
bv the public opinion. If I have
divulged facts and exposed the se
cret workincs of what is merely a
fraternal organization, then I am
unquestionably guilty of reprehen
sible conduct. If I am wrong in
my viewpoint, I do not deserve to
be allowed to mingle with honor
ablo men and women, and should
be set apart from my fellows as a
social outcast.
On the other hand, if I am right
in tire stand that I take, that the Ku
Klux Klan is a secret, political,
military machine, actully develop
ing into an "Invisible Emptro" and
possessing potentialities that may
undermine the very idea of repre
sentative government: if I am cor-
States should enact suitable legis-L.,t m y,.i . !
lation to make it illegal and bar itsBcIleme is an attempt t0 creato claM
literature and propaganda from the
mails. "'
Fourteenth: Suitable and neces
sary legislation should be enacted
by Congress and the State legisla
tures of a general nature which
will forever prevent the organiza
tion and operation of a secret
movement of this character.
The portentous nature of my con
clusions, however, weighed heavily
upon me, and after the most serious
consideration, I finally decided to
repudiate the entire organization,
and as an American citizen to ex
pose the whole system, calling pub
lic attention to what seems to me
to be the greatest menace that has
ever been launched in this country.
My decision to take this etep was
a most difficult one to reach. In
tho first place, to give to the pub
lie the facts and inside workings
of the "Invisible Empire" means
to subject oueself to the penalty
of death for disclosing a secret or
dor. This 13 stated unequivocally in
the secret Ku Klux rital. It also
hatred an dantagonism, which in the
end will array race against race,
class against class, and religion
against religion; if my contention
is just that the proposition is a
money-making scheme; ai, if the
public adopts my viewpoint to the
extent of demanding that the organ
ization be legislated out of exist
ence and made an outlaw in the
world of open things, then I shall
feel satisfied that the violation of
this oath has been a public service.
There is no middle ground I am
either right or also I am entirely
wrong.
(To be Continued)
Nazzaro Wins Bace.
Strasbourg, July 15. (By As
sociated Press.) Felix Nazzaro of
Italy won the eighth grand prix
automobile race here today. Hia
time for the distance of a fraction
under 500 miles was 6 hours, 17
minutes, 2 seconds, and his aver
age 127.7 kilomoters an hour.
breaking the grand prix record,
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(copyright 1922, by Small, Maynard Co., Boston.)
Is the modern Ku Klux Klan anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, anti
Negro, anti-Foreign born, a skilfully contrived organization for
making money, or is it a sincere, genuine fraternal order empha
sizing the true principles of Americanism? The contention of the
author is that the modern Ku Klux Klan is a distinct menace to
the American people and is set up in defiance of all legal and
constitutional provisions.
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