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KLAII IS FIGHTING TO GLEAN UPSPRIIIGFIELD (Concluded from Page 1.) letter from the Klan. On Sunday he gave out another statement, insinuating that he had received another letter from the Klan, and again on Monday he gave out another statement that he had received a threatening letter from the Klan. Chief O'Brien never received a threatening letter from the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, on Friday, or Saturday, or Sunday, or Monday, or any other day and he never will receive a threatening letter from the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Chief of police O'Brien holds up to the glory of Springfield, the brave achievement of one Detective Fischer, who, himself has criminal action pending against him in the court. While this bravo and fearless chief is devoting his energies to the Ku Klux Klan the virtue of Springfield's fair daughters is being commercialized in open prostitution. The brain of Springfield's youth is being taken away by the foul poison of bootleg whisky, sold in the dives in the city of Springfield, which could be stopped it' Chief of Police O'Brien had one atom of sincere blood in his veins and looked after the welfare of the community and the enforcement of law, instead of sowing sedition, in re sponse to his mad and passionate hatred for native-born, white. Gentile Protestant citizens of Springfield. The only person in Springfield and the only single man who thinks the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are inciting to riot or racial strife is the man that has so conducted himself that his own conscience tells him his race and creed is offensive to the bet ter class of American citizenship. It is even now amusing to note the welching of the Jewish Prosecutor, who shows every sign of cowardice by intimating that he would dismiss the case or pass it on to the grand jury. This is nothing but a cheap subterfuge to get out from under and cut loose from the case, after trying it as far as he dared in the news papers. He has not the manly courage to go through with it, and would now "pass the buck" to the grand jury, leaving the inference in the public mind that there is something tremendously dark, criminal and cunning covering up tne entire case, which can be fer reted out by the grand jury investiga tion and more trial by newspaper.' He fears to confess to false arrests and to admit, so in turn, insults the intelligence of every self-respecting citizen. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan challenges the prosecutor to proceed with this case. They challenge him to prove a single instance where Mr. Oourtner, or the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have at any time, anywhere, under any circumstances in the State of Ohio, or any other state within the Nation, violated the law in any respect, or conspired to incite to riot, or any other crime, and they challenge the prosecutor doubly to prove the slightest intimatioh of the charges he. has made against Mr. Courtner. In the meantime Plain "Bill Courtner," supposed Arch Criminal, Bolsheviki, gunman, who was brought in in irons, held excommunicado, under heavy guard. Courtner, the Kleagle of the Klan was ar raigned in Police Court Friday, and pleaded "not guilty" to conspiracy, ana was released on a bond of $1,000.00. Extra police guards were stationed throughout the court room and scattered throughout the crowd to "preserve order." Attorneys for Mr. Courtner demanded an immediate hearing, but the Jewish Prosecutor, Altchul, claimed he was not ready for trial and asked a continuance until next Tuesday. It is significant that Court ncr's bond was signed by ;eree McOord. ! Superintendent of S IiooIn. Close observers of the situation ! proless to see in the circumstances surrounding the raid, the outgrowth of a bitter battle hinging around the School Ifoard situation. There has been a decided inlluence on the part of "someone" urging the segregation of colored school children with colored school teachers assigned, into schools to which no white children would be sent. It is the same old "Frame-up," a carefully planned propaganda proceeding of anti-Klan agitators. The criminal charge of inciting to riot is only an incident, and is a trumpedup means of securing publicity and an effort to delve if possible into private matters and papers of the Klan as an organization. That these forces have jumped from the swamps of Louisiana to a northern industrial city, as well as lne fct that they carefully picked the rK'it town is not denied. Already they have announced that this case w 99 www ww ww www44 046 GARAGE nna c uiM.,r ... jivu t-. miuniunn o i net I

lis to be a test of strength of the Klan as a National organization. That tne Catholic forces have been recruiting nere since early in December Is well known, and when Attorney J. P. Malone appeared as special assistant prosecutor, and was asked what his connection with the 'case might be, he replied, "Oh, I have been in this from the start." That tbese same forces of destruc tion were amazed when they found the Klan here strong, militant and fully prepared to meet them is quite evident. Springfield is a typical town where the city officials from the manager (or a city manager form of govern ment) down to the "white , wings," who sweep the streets are picked Roman adherents. Springfield has its vice, its gambl ing, its drugs, its graft, its. booze and like all good American towns that are strangled and tied hand and foot by these forces of "invisible government," it has a lot of decent American citizens. That the action of Mahoney and O'Brien will only result in early ripping off of the mask, the exposing of organized vice, prostitution, gambling a clean-up of the town is assured. The Klan was already quietly in action and pressure was being felt at "headquarters" and with their usual duplicity O'Brien and Mahoney let the bars down for the counter attack by the Klan. The battle is on and the eyes of a state and nation await the result. The job will be finished, legally, decently, completely and in ox-der. KU KLUX KLAN OPEN MEETING (Concluded from Page 1.) ern demogogue. and the carpet-bagger and controlling of offices by the negro counselled by the carpet-baggers." After the reconstruction, the Klan was discarded until now he asserted the country was the greatest on earth, but also in greatest-danger from the scum of the melting pot, and from officials whose names must be sneezed to pronounce. "The re-birth of the Ku Klux Klan took place one night seven years ago, wnen it men climbed Stone mountain, near Atlanta, building an altar, spread the flag on it and swore to honor the American ideals, and Christian religion and dedicate their lives to the Invisible Empire," declare''. Blair. Rev. Blair then read from their constitution which states that a man must be white, male, gentile, above 18, native born, a good Christian gentleman and must owe allegiance to no foreign prince or potentate. He then went on to defend the various sections, declaring, that the Klan is not against the negro, but against social equality, against the Jews only who are trying to gain control of the world; also the Klan is against the idea that the Jews are chosen people. The Klan is not against Catholics, but opposed to their system which is against our idea of American ideals. He declared that the Klan was opposed to open immigration and foreigners who are" not Americans and who come merely for the material gain ami at heart are against American institutions. "It is time for the scum to be thrown from the melting pot and the Klan is here to stay, and the Invisible Empire will do the skimming," Rev. Blair asserted, "the Klan is not a secret movement, its constitution is known, that recently it admitted at one town in Indiana 400 people to witness the taking of their vows and that the only secret it has is its membership. The purpose of the mask the most criticised part of the organization is here to servo as a warning held up before the lawbreakers and lax government officials, he said. The speaker, in disclaiming the outrages done in the name of the Klan, asked the question. "Why is it that W. J. Burns, head of the detective agency of the department of justice, with alh his trained helpers, and a member of the K. of 0., could not find a single thing to implicate the Klau in dirty deeds?" Defending the secrecy of the membership, Mr. Blair asserted that thus the purpose of the organization is better served, and that he could safely say that one out of every five men eligible in the State of Indiana are members. Rev. Blair then attacked the prosecution of the Louisiana case and characterized it a "frame-up." stating that the Klan is strong enough to take care of itself. In closing Rev. Blair summarized the Klan platform and ideals of the Invisible Empire, explaining its politl cal policy of voting for the man who favors its ideals, and stating that "we are not against anyone or anything we are pro-everything. We are for the good of our neighbors, for the best of everything, for the ideals of our fathers, and we are ready to sacri flee everything for the good of the many." Rev. Blair was given a warm ova tion, at the close, many going to the platform to shake his hand. Rev. Blair, was formerly minister of the Central Christian church at Terre Haute,, but is now a traveling representative of the Klan, which main tains such an organization. Patriotic Sons Don't Want New School Book Law The Patriotic Sons of America In an open letter recently made them selves felt in no uncertain way with taking a firm stand against the nres ent agitation for a new school book law which they oppose. Chas W. Cole, recording secretary, states mat every member of the sea ate has been advised of their opposition. No Fox; No Fables. Foxes tinve figured in the fablta nf very we of men on arth since the dawn of history, writes Dr. R, Vf. flhnfeldt In the American Forestry Magatlna. Take what the fox did out of tno fable of Aesop and other writers of. fables and their work wontd robbed of four-fifths their InteresV

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