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. Stable Boy
To British Peer
GRADUATES
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NOW INSTRUCTORS
Lord Asbficld, Baron of South-
will, becan me s .num
Stanley and was well known w j
.New York and Detroit and through-
out the various American traetion.
.iw As a vooth be was stable j
bov in the Detroit Street Railways,
in the days of the horse cars, no
otinn wa raDid. and he even
tually became superintendent. Years
later he went to Lonaon as direc
tor of Underground Railways and
n 1913 became a British subject.
In 191 he was knighted by King
George, and now be is a peer.
BANKERS LOAN TO
GERMANY POSTPONED
Nearly half of the graduates of
the June class zi, n'""1""
university, have signed teaching
contract in Oregon or Washing
ton high schools. Harvey McLain
tn The University of
Iowa to become a teaching fellow.
Another graduate going to
state of Iowa is Ruth Taylor. She
will leach in one of the city high
schools. 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.
Milwaukie; Thelma Swengel, Ab-
"erdeen. Wn; Ruth lay lor.
high school in Iowa; Ruth Rich
ards; Harry Rarey; Harry Mc
Euen; James Bohle; Ruth Wise;
Bernice Jenkens; Ruth. Robison;
Dorothy Buckman; Laura Rugg
less; Grace Tyler. Union. :
REPRiEOETUSEDTO
ASSASSINS OF WILSON
r j r 9 fBv Assoctat-
ed Press) A reprieve was refused
Shorit to Joa-
eoh O'Sullivan and Reginald Dunn,
sentenced to De nauBi ""'""
for the assassination of Field
Marshall Sir Henry Hughes Wil
son. ,-. ,
k-rMnv to statistics, the
average consumption of gasoline
per passenger car in tnia couiurj
Is 390.3 gallons. Motor trucks
consume approximately 1000 gal
lons annually. '
Woman to Marry Mail ijfj.
Shot Her. Headline. Cave man
stuff? No: re-e-e-e-evenge.
cigarettes
Mil'
11 M.
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91
They are
GOOD!
Bay thi$ Ggarttte mudSavtMotej
London, Aug. 9. The Times
correspondent in Paris says he
hears from a competent American
authority that the bankers com
mittee is likely to be reconvoked
not later than October to negoti
ate a small loan for Germany and
that J. P. Morgan is remaining
in Europe to be in readiness for
such an event.
CANDIDATE KILLED
IN ELECTION RIOTING
Webb. W. Va.. Aug. 9 Walter
Conelev. republican candidate for
Drosecutine attorney of Mingo
county was killed and Lee uurry
and Rufe Wallace, probably fatal
ly shot in election riot here Tues
day. The fight was the outgrowth
of a bitter campaign In a proposed
bond issue election in Wayne
county.
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A or mSL (some berries or fresh fruit, too, if you
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iceable feeling ot ngnroess w
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LKttM . .
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Ask for Baalmann's Gas Tablets
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Dan'l J. Frv. J. Baalmann, Chem
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There is a jaunty,
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