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Exposure
Rid The
Klan's
Publicity Must Be Followed Up With Official Action Aimed
At Accomplishment of Concrete Results Promotion f
Such a Scheme Should Be Made Illegal and Propaganda
Eurred From Mails List of Members of All Secret
Societies Should Be Matter of Public Record
By HENRY P. FRY,
Copvright IJ22 by Small, Maynari tc. Co.; Published b
meat' with author and publisher.)
The task of ridding: the United States of the "Invis
ible Empire" will not be an easy matter. The people are
prone to wait until the horse has completely disappeared
before they begin to look after the security of the barn
door. Until public sentiment is thoroughly aroused over
the dangerous possibilities of an Invisible Empire," such
as in now being developed,' it is unlikely that even the first
steps will be taken toward
foreign to all the established order m this country tuat
people will be slow in realizing what it is all about. Appreci
ating this fact and knowing that I possessed but limited
facilities for bringing the matter to public attention, I felt
romp ted to turn over to the New York World all the in
formation I possessed, and have that great newspaper in
augurate a nation-wide investigation followed by a publicity
campaign that would make the "Invisible Empire" visible.
marks bat the first er im
mating ihlt systeoo. publicity mas
be followed op by cffn-ta! a"tior
aimed at the arcompHshmect of
cincrele results, for unless this i
done, the public mini is toon i:
verted from the subject, aal thj
risure becomes merely a ne
j:ler episode. Ia the present in
afsncp, exposure of the ''Invisib!
Umpire," without lctrnl a.tionf wil
have the effect of advertising V
without harming it in the sihtes
decree and swelling ' ranks with
thousands of new rwruir.
Should be Prohibited
In my opinion, the authorities o
this country should use every avail
abia piece of legal machinery u
op the propaganda, and new Jaw
should be immedialeiy enacted reu
during it impossible to prorajta S'ici
a fchme in this country in the fu
turc. It must be reniojnbered tha
the men who have launched thi,
proposition have built up a larj;.
organization, many of the member
of which are fanatirs. The pro
. m. iters have already seen trie pos
sibilities of the scheme as a busmen,
proposition; they have the nanw.
of the present member, which car
b used again; they have a full;
equipped, plant for future oprra
tioas; and in the event the Ku Klu
s-heine fails, they will probably tr
another one along similar lines
The system itself must be destroy
ed and prohibited from further ac
lion, either in its present eostum
or in any other. Several lines ot
action suggest themselves, but the
may bo broadly classified under th
two beads: Federal and State. Then
should be concurrent action on th
part of these, two governments.
I believe that Congress iimil.
enact legislation directed gpeciiical
ly at organizations Of the eharacte:
of the "Invisible Empire." It shoul.
be provided that all organi titions
i-cret or open, engaged in promot
iiig racial or religious discord
should ba prevented from sending
their literature through the maiis
Krw Laws Needed
The statute should . be broac
' enough to include any kind of or
Kani'd attempt to stir up rl
hatred, and officials of ail such or
ganizations should be held to strict
accountability for the accuracy o:
statements sent through the mail
Misrepresentation of facts as to na
tiou.-tl utate or local condition
sh.mli be the basis of Federal a
tioii in breaking up such orgunira
tions. In the exercise of a nationa
plice jK)wer, Congress should bi
able to give the Federal Ouveru
ai.'ut the right to a-t ajaiust th.
sua H of orgsnirations, as well a
a few individuals. In the caws tha
have come to light where there lm
been acknowledged vi-jlat:on of law
bv local Klans. Simmons has side
tapped responsibility by revoking
aad suspeniiiii charters. If Con
gress will pass legislation declar
ing that natioial officers of secret
ran sattons are resjHmsitt.e Xvr
acts of their subardinates" and arc
subject to indictment, an iaiportant
step will be taken in the right di
rectlon.
Since the chief asset of the "In
visible Empire" is its secrecy. Con
gress should pass an act providing
t that a!l secret orders or societies
uniujf the Inrted States mails or
engaged in the business of inter
s'ata commerce as the "Invisible
Kmpirs" undoubtedly is should be
. required to furnish the Government
with a list of names of their mem
her a
XJsta to bs Public
Tha list should be required to br
in duplicate, one copy to be placed
" an file, for public inspection, in the
" office of the local postmaster, while
t the other eopy should ba f'aced on
M in Washington. The government
should also have tha right to ia-
t all booas of account, showing
funds that have been derived fron
in embers either by interstate com
mere or by tha asa of tha I'aitrd
states mails. This removal of se-
First Step to
United States of
"Invisible Empire
-an go-
suppressing it. The idea is so;
to a considerable fl
eet lessen the danirer of Ku Klux
sm as a political force, and reasir
ng publicity ss far as membership
t aid io making the srstm harm-
e5. I am qaire 8ure t&at a publk-i-
tr tainr would not work anr
iaMhiit on the zx'ip'inz s'anJird
ttAtema. rJrs tor mow: of tfcerr
tave a yearly pria??! roster for
ruder the Bill of Bights anl the
fourteen! h Amendment to the L'ait
l States OomtUuiion th? Attornoy
lenorai of the L"ni:ed isiatea fan
naintaia afttioir aga-nst the 'In
i).le Kmjire" on amount of i"
e'ivit;"c in Tex&a, and have no
iouM that an official inves igattm.
tt a!lririi outraifi wo:.M show
Btat Can Aid Oorflrnment
hi or-.t-r it make th matter ef
e,t I Yt, however, the in vetiatim
muat fee gone into Tery carefully
tnd all of the facts uneoverej. In
aUguM. 1921, the Vnite4 Siate
Utrirt Attorney in Chieaco an-
tounced that he int,na'I to inve
ijate the Ku Kim K.an. la a few
lays, according to newsf aj-er re
nrM he atatei that he had teen
hown the hartvr of iaorporation
ni orhtr literature of the oranixa
im, and 1hat he eouVl not dis--v-r
anything upon which he cou'd
B9C legal action. The charter of
b oratia in does not tell all
?he faeta, as ha been demonstrat
ed in the preeeeding paj?.
Concurrently with the aetiun of
he Federal (iovernuen!, tke state
an do some valuable work in stamp
ng out Ka Kfuxsm, and prvent
nj; both the prent "Inviaihle
Empire" and its future imitators
'rom operating. The 'Inviible m
ire" in known legally as the
'Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
"nr." and was incorporated under
he laws of the State of Georgia.
t far as hag ben published in th
tewspapers the or.iy state in the
-roioD wh-re it has bHrn granted a
'ieeoae to do business outside of its
"tome slat;, has been in Indiana,
where, it charter was fUed in
lufiusi, 1921. In trtrr state where
it ha not file) its eharter and
complied with the corporation laws
t has so leal mandm whatever
Action could be brought by the At-
n
cyire
nerves soim
fn
ill
WiVki
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" iEVTSACE
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THE
The Modern
Ku Klux Klan
The Capital Journal today
present another Installment of
the "The Madera Ku Klux
Klan" by Henry P. Fry, author
of the New York World expose
that caused the congressional
Investigation of 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
organizers, and resigned in
disgust.
Mere suggested legal reme
dies will be given in Thurs
day's , Installment.
torneys-Oenerai of the various
states restraining the Klan from
further operation and also indict
ments might lie aga:nst the pro
moters for operating without com
pliance with "the law.
xgialatores Should Act
As soon as it can be conveniently
done, the legis'atures of the states
should enact various laws for the
purpose of 1 killing Ku Kluxburl.
laws directed against membership
corporations stirring up reiigiou
sad racial prejudice, against seerat
.iicmh'rfthip, against . unwsrrantcd
1 interference with the law-enforcin
S-B gringbont ihe community
ia diuiM. More atrinnt laws
Mfl0UJ a'so e enae!p-l provnl;njs
for the registration of foreign rucru
bershtp corporations seeking to do
business from another state, espec
ially whre money is taken fror
the public. If the passage cf "liliiH
-Sky" laws has had the effect of
projecting the public from being
vietiniijed by all kinds of stofk
sell in ' hemes, surely legislation
conld easily be enacted to careful
It scrutinize U aileged fraterna
orders. As to permitting foreign member
ship corporations to do busines-s in
a state, it should be enacted that i
before bfin permitted to engage1
in tho business of soliciting mem
bers from whom initiation fees or
"donations' are ti be. secured, the
corporation should be required to
file with the Secretary of State a
sworn statement of al! its national
ffi.cersf its parv for doing busi
ness, a copy of it charter of in
corporation, its constitution and
laws, and, where agvnfs are em
ployed to canvass for members it
should be specified what compen
sation they are o be paid.
Licensing the Agents
These agents should ba licensed
by the state as the "Blue Laws" re
quire the licensing of stock sales
man. The organization should, fur
thermore, be required to file a bond
with the Secretary of State insur
ing the good behavior of the or
ganization while engaged in busi
ness in the atate, and it should be
specified that the bond" be forfeit
ed should any local branch be guil
ty of committing a lawless act, in
which eae. also, the right of the
corporation to do business in the
-tn'e should automatically be term
inated. No foreign corporation
whih permits its members to go
about, in other states, disguised
should be permitted to eater. After
having compiled with the forego
ing provisions, the act should fur
ther provide that at stated inter
vals the secretary of each Joca.
brani'h be required to make two
topics of the roster of membership
jour
HEALTH authorities agree that chil
dren should let coffee and tea alone,; ;
that their nerves may be kept free from
the caffeine drug disturbance, and grow
up in natural health.
Isn't this suggestion good for you, too?
There's charm for all and harm for none in -
Postum, that satisfying, wholesome cereal v
beverage which contains nothing to disturb
erves or digestion. Make the test today.
Postum for Health
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CAPITAL. JOURNAL
He Killed to Get II
Ring For "Girl
i!
Frank B. DnPre, only nineteen,
will be hanged In the Atlanta, Ga
Jail In September for the murder
i of I. C. Walker, a privata detect
j ive, who caught him trying to
steal a diamond ring from a
Jewelry store. DuPre shot down
the detective and then ran down
a crowded street in the heart of
the city and Into a hotel lobby,
where he ahot Graham West
comptroller of the city of Atlanta,
in the chin as the latter sought tc
disarm him. He escaped to De
troit and was caught there after
having written a letter to Betty
Andrews of Atlanta, for whom he
tried to steal the ring. -
of his branch, filing one copy wi;t
the county clerk of hi county, and
mailing one copy to the Secrear
f State. These copies should b
open for public inspect ion at Y,
times. In the event that the Io-a
branch fails or refuses to file i'-
roster, the right of the nations; or
ganizat ion to do buinese ia t:i
state should automatically term in
ate.
FOR COAL TRAFFIC
New Tork, Aug. IS. The larg
est coal carrying railroads art
ready to assume the abnormal bur
den which will be thrown upon
them when union mines resume
production of coal as a result of
the strike settlement Robert S
Binkerd, assistant to Chairman T.
DeWitt Cuyler of the Association
of' Railroad Executives, said last
night.
The present capacity of all coai
carriers, taking Into consideration
the effect of the shop crafts strike
In delaying summer repairs and
replacements, was estimated at
from 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 tons
per week.
Predictions of eastern strike
umiiHttee leaders that settlement
of the coal strike at this time
would throw a burden of repair
work on the roads under which
they could not function, were dis
counted by eastern rail chiefs.
When a "for life" sentence
means "work for life," the rope
walking stunt of leaving this
world will be neither popular nor
tolerated. Oregon City Banner-
Courier.
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MORE FARMERS
EAST OF SALEM
SECURE POWER
Several of the farmers living
east of town on what is common
ly known as the penitentiary road
eat of the red barn fjur corners
about 1 miles east of the peni
tentiary, have been trying foi
wjtne time to have the electric
iieht and power lines extended to
their farms.
Difficulty was experienced in
,e:uring the necessary unison
aaiongst the farmers until recent
ly, when seven of them finally
?onip!eted ararngements with the
Portland Hallway .Light & Powe
company to extend their lines as
:&r east as Albert Perllch s farm
Th other farmers and those
jwtUng land along the proposed
ice who are co-operatfng In the
movement and who will be sup
plied with service are Harold El
trom, A. Schermacher, W. F. Per-
i.-h. T. W. Davles, J. H. Koltx
jnd A. E. La Branch.
Mr. La Branch is installing an
ip-to-date gasoline and oil filling
italton on the southwest corner
f the red barn four corners and
prcposes to light up this feorner
irigiitly at night, which will be of
;reat benefit to the traveling
rablic because of the sharp corner
it ta!a location around which
here Is a great deal of traffic, at
,l Is on the paved highway to the
Hacleay, Turner ad Stayton dis
tricts. ,
This extension which is being
aiade for llr. La Branch and his
4S50cia;es will require 12 poles,
about SO 00 feet ot wire and thret
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transformers, and will cost ap
proximately 1800.
When the movement was first
Started to have the line extended
there were about It farmers in
treated, but some of them dropped
out and unified action could not
be had by the balance beyond Mr.
Perlich's farm.
However, Charles Wilson, of the
Otto F. Wilson Auto company, and
four or five of hi neighbors have
indicated that they intend to ex
tend this line at least as far as Mr.
Wilson's farm.
Based on the records of deaths
in former years, it Is estimated
that 800 persons now walking the
streets of Xew York city will be
killed by motor vehicles before
the end of 1922.
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