PAGE TWO THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1922 OLD AND NEW KL AN War-time and Modern KuKlux Compared NAME AND REGALIA SAME ' BUT STARTLING DIFFERENCE IN KIM PUBPQSEI Both Organizations Political and Military in Char acter and Both Attempted Public Regulation But Each Actuated by Different Motive Compari son Reveals That the Claim of New Klan is Fraud Difference In Character of Officials of Two Grand Wizard Was Elected Every Two Years and Served Without Pay While Imperial Wizard and Emperor Elects Self For Life and Draws a Fancy Salary Besides Huge Cash Gifts By HENRY P. FRY, (Copyright Ml by Small. MaBard Co.; Published by arrange ment wit a author and publisher.) TTavincr brieflv sketched the causes which led up to the organization of the original Ku Klux Klan, and to some ex tent the actual work accomplished by that Uraer, we can fnilw rpp bv a comoarison of the old and new organiza tions that the claim of the latter that it is "the genuine and nriorinft! Klan" is a historical fraud. The modern system, while appropriating p itself the name, regalia, and some of the nomenclature of" the original Klan, is different in conception, organization and purpose, In certain respects the char- acter ot the two organisations I about the same. General Forrest when -!! hefnr a Congression al Investigating committee In 1372. stated that the Ku Klu Klan km a political-military or ganization with branches rn every voting place in the South, and that. In addition to iu work a a regulator ot the peace, it was also engaged the task ot lighting the Republican party at the polls. The modern organisation states In lu ajHiret constitution that it 1 a military organization, and study ot ita oath and Its litera ture a herein presented prove i.ndusiyely that K is alao It po litical organisation, which Intends when It develops the necessary strength, to drive front public of fice in the United States every Jew, C acholic and foreign-born cltUen. Defense of Old Klan. The original Klan presents In jr. dafense that it Dollced and en forced law in a badly demoralised country, brought orde out oi chaos, and protected the widow nil tha ornhan. The new Klan has at times given" out a few char Ittes largely tor advertising pur noses, and whenever this has been done has sought as much niihilrltv as Dossible from lu work. It baa announced that It inivnda to Drotect the woman hood of the country, and one Klan la Texas has Issued warning that "husbands must spend more time with their own wives," witn out, however, consulting the wish - of either of the parties to aa mrtaln If the same was agreea ble. As tar as baa been printed in the newspapers, however, the Klsn in Its eagerness to protect womanhood has sot discovered nd nunlshed the masked and white-robed people who stripped Mrs. Beulah Brown oi her cunn lag at Tenaaha, Tea., whipped her and covered her body with tar ana leathers. Violence la Common. The two organizations have something in common In the prov .n cases ot violence that have been reported la the public prints. According- to the state ments of writers, who were mem bers ot the old Klan. there were men in the organisation who act cd unue iud i-elti:bly. t and who committed acts of loi:ii that were imuoasible. to control. Precisely the same situation h.i already develonfd In the Unlt'il st.te todav and the "EmDcnr at the ' Invisible Empire1 has had to discipline three of his charter ed Klans for proven acts of la lessness. There is another point of similarity in the two systems Tha old Klan bad hardly tart- da its work of wearing disguise to regulate public affair when thra sprang ud Imitators h ikwI similar disguises to aid them in performing acts of vklouanes and crime. These men were not n..mlnri of the Klan and did things that bad neither the sanc tion nor approval of the Klan. yet ,hfr acta showed -that the wear- c. nf dtszuisea by the old Klan tended to promote lawlessness and crime In others. As will be shown later there has been, inc the modern Klaa was organised, aa epidemic of crime In the South, usually committed by men wearing; disguises. " Whether thee sets hare actualy beea done by Klanamr or by Imitators, It allows nevertheless ttuit the ad mitted right of cue c?w to S" about d!uiMd fit - eotamun- The Modern ... KuKlux IOan The Capital Journal today presents another Installment of the -The Modern Ku Klux Klan" by Henry P. Try. author of the New York World expose that caused the congressional Investigation ot the order. Mr. Fry in previous chapters detailed how he joined the Ku Klux Klan under a misappre hension, became a kleagle, was disillusioned, discovered the real aims and purposes of the organisers, and resigned In disgust. - . TanradaT the comparison of the old aid new klans will be concluded showing the fraudu lent character of the modern imitation. chooses to employ slmillar tac tics. Difference Acrialline. In apite of these resemblances. however, the difference between the oid Ku Klux Klan and the new is appalling. One ot the first questions that presents itself is, "What la tha necessity at the present time for such an organi sation?" ; The student of American his tory in view of the abnormal po litical situation In the Southern States during the Reconstruction Period can readily understand how and why such an organlza. don should have come Into exis tence, nd Us justification lies solely lu the necessity of some agency to cope with the social up heaval of that time. Public opinion In America to- dav. as reflected by the editorial comments of a vast majority of the leading newspapers, is practically unanimous in the view that there is absolutely nothing In our pres ent system ot government that would justify the existence oi any kind of extra-legal Ku Klux or ganization. Every state in the Union has a constitution which nrovidea for the creation i and maintenance ot legislative, judl- lal. and executive orancnes, ana in every State these branches are performing their regularly con stituted functions. None of them is perfect; none of them ever will be. At the same time, the ma chloery Is there. Is being band led well, and there ar but tew xoinDlaJntti agatnaU non-enforce ment ot the law, except In some Southern States where men are going about in disguise terroriz ing tha community. No Excuse for Klan Kow Th Soothern States are every one governed by white men. White men make their laws: white men enforce the laws: and white men sit upon the bench and interpret their laws. There- is no oanger in th South of a repetition of the scenes of the Reconstruction, and no danger whatever of the " W hite Supremacy." of the South being destroyed or set aside unless the same is done by white men, wno. under the false pretense of pure Americanism," sees to array white men against white men by tht stirring up of religious and racial hatred and prejudice. Where then. Is the necessity either in the tkiuth or anywhere else in Amer ica for this modern Ku Klux mon strosity? From standpoint ol necessity, neither the facta ol history nor modern conditions of fer the remotest excuse tor Its ex istence. It is however, the comparison of the organization of the old Klan and the new which refutes abso lutely the claim ot the latter to any "genuineness" whatever. The "Prescript" of the old Klan reads: "The Grand Wizard shall be elect ed biennially by the Grand Dra- eons of Realms." In the secret constitution of the new Kian it is orovided that the Imperial Wiz ard sballjiold his office for life, and can only b removed by the unanimous vote of his handpicked Imperial Klonctlium. Contrast of Two Heads. Another Important and Inter esting comoarison la that of the personalities of the two beads of the organliations. When the convention was held at Nashville. Teun., in 186T, for the purpose of choosing a Grand Wixard, It se lected Gen. Nathan Bedford For rest, one of tha most distinguished and' capable officers in the late Confederate army, and recognised today among military students as one of the toremost cavalry lead ers of all times. General For rest was selected for his ability, his Integrity, his unselfish devo tion to the Southern people, and his desire to aid them In a great crisis. A careful search of every available Tecord fails to reveal that he ever received one penny as compensation dor his labors, or that his office as Grand Wlsard v.. hrw.h t him anv rifts, ner- ftfit, r Emoluments. .His military title was unimpeacnea. his last commission being thafof lieutenant-general. He , never called himself "Emperor." never signed any of his official orders as "His Maiesty." and never as sumed any ot the titles or styles of royalty. He was a plain, un assuming soldier and gentlemen. who, having a great task to per form, did his work gratuitously and from motives of patriotism only, and then, the work having been completed, disbanded bis or rantxation and retired. What a marked contrast to the gallant Forrest la "Colonel" (?) William Joseph Simmons, Imper-J iai Wirard. "Emperor" of the "In? risible Empire."- Knights ot the" Ku Klux Klan, Inc. I can find' no record of any military service that gives him privilege to use thS honorable titia of "Colonel," a title that baa been won by Amc lean soldiers by virtue of ba service in the army and by des- ; perate deeds of valor on the field of battle. Where then did Hif Majesty" get the right to use this military title? According to the Literary Digest, "bis friends be stowed It upon him." frnrrimt as far as can be ascer- ) tained, served his country for pat riotism; "Emperor" Simmons, on '. the other band. Is promoting the ! cause of " Pure Americanism" for ! cash. Prior to his elevation to the responsible position of "Em peror" of the whole United States he was. among other activities, a ! professor of blstorf at Lanier Col I lege In the good state ot Georgia. ' He is also said to have been a I Methodist exhorter earlier In his I careers i So far as the general public is i informed, the remuneration ot i orofessors in our colleges and un iversities. even the greatest, is not particularly high. A Lanier College is a small institution tnai has bad to struggle along in the face ot more or less poor circum stances, It is rtot unreasonable lo suppose that it 1 no exception to the general rule. In August. 19J1. the newspapers reported that it had been taken over by the Xu Klux Klan. and that "Emper or Simmons, "in addition to his other duties" would be its Pres- dent. It is reasonably safe to say .hat the average income ot "His Majesty" during his career as an educator could not have exceeded $2500 a year. Behold, however, the great change that comes with elevation to the Imperial Throne: Friends ot "ColoneJC?)' Simmons. it theKlonklave of the Klan which was held in Atlanta, in May. 1921, presented him with a $25,000 home on Peachtree street Atlanta's fashionable thorough fare together with handiome furniture. in addition to this wonderfu jiuuificence of his "friends whoever they were he'i,alo paid a salary, which according to the "Emperor" bimself Is $1000 x month, and recently his hand picked Kloncilium voted j him $25,000 back pay. This stipend .3 augmented by the fact that, the 'Imuerial Wixard" shall also be the "Supreme Kleagle," and; that he shall be entitled to "appro priate to himself" the entire ten- dollar "donations" paid oy any members he may choose to solicit. Since the ordinary garden-variety ot Kleagle, with only four dollars "rake-off," can make a very tidy sum by selling member ships, the reader can draw his own conclusions as to the possi ble selling ability of the chief monarch. There lis alao the Gate city Manufacturing company with its enormous revenue from the sale ot robes, the Searchlight Publish ing company, the Clarke, Realty company, and Lanier ; college, which are Interlocking corpora tions or business concerns con ducted by persons connected with the Ku Klux Klan. Where the revenue derived from these enterprises goes has not been re nnriod in the newspaper.' The only thing mad pumic in connection with them was the .isi.mMit that the "Emperor' had been elected President of Lamer eolleee. College presidents are usually paid salaries, when one thinks of the unpaid Forrest and the trying problems ne ..soivea nn can scarcely suppress a feel ing of disgust in the effrontery of this man of modern times, who declares that this "Is tha genuine nrirtnal Klan." and that he is en eased in the work ot ''pure Amer icanism." Why, the man doesn't know what pure Americanism is! (To be continued.) From U. S. 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Miss Taylor was one of the fourteen members ot tne cid to be elected by the faculty into the Alpha Kappa Nu. honorary scholarship society.. The only member of the class to become a principal in the first year is Ed win Norene. He is to go to El mira. Those who are to teach the coming year with tneir so far as is known at Willamette university, are: Margaret Cook, Astoria; Ralph Rhebock, Stanfield; Virginia Ma son, Mill City; Gladys Wilson, uoiiT- Hubr Ledbetter, La riranrie: Mildred Brown, Grants Pass- Edwin Norene, principal rioranrp Gillette. Eu- tfPtie: Ruth Shaffer, West Linn rilt Clutter. Merrill: Irma fan ning, Edwall. Wn; Ruth Cooley, Merrill: Edith Hawley, Dayville; Unrvev McLain. teaching fellow, University of Iowa; Noble AJooane wetmtchee: Emma Shanafeit, Redmond; Bryan McKlttrlck, rharze of athletics In a high school in northern Californi Opal Gillespie, Walport; Francis fireee. Touchet. Wn; Howard George, Myrtle Point; Ruth Bush, Forest Grove: Bertha Lletner. 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