Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 23, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1923 — Page 2

DANVILLE, ILL., HEARS SPIRITED ADDRESS

LADOGA HAS MEETING Atlanta Denies Statements SEYMOUR JAMMED TO VIEW KLAN PARADE KLAN INCREASES NEWENGLAND PASTOR ON AMERICANISM CHURCH ATTENDANCE DEFENDS THE KLAN

It Is Time the People Begin to Think, Says Prof. G. M. Jordan

llanville. 111., MayTi. A spirited ad

dress on "Americanism" was made

here last Tuesday liicht by G. M

.lordan. whose talk was enthusiasti-

rallv reeeived by a crowd which

numbered almost 1.00 persons. Ibirlni; the entire addr?s3 the speaker held his audience find many times din-ins the discourse be was greeted with loud applause. The audience to a man remained until the speaker had delivered his last word. Not a Political Oreanization Duriiii; his talk, I'rofessor Jordan naid: "Von are keenly interested iu the Km Klux Klan: you are forming npinioiio. and it is time you think about i'. We have been reading in the daily newspapers and magazines

that Miis organization is an enemy of i he .lew: that it is a gross enemy of Hie negro. You have also probably been taught that it is a gross enemy

of the Catholic and that it is a poll-1 tical organization. However, that is not rue: it is not an avowed enemy i of the .I'Mv. the negro and the Cbifhfv j lie. .Neither is it a political organza j tion. It is, however, combatting atjy j sinis'et' influences that may have fnr i

their objective that ol coercing the

whiir i'relesiants of tin.'

Ladoga, Ind., May 5. The first public meeting on Americanism ever held here was held Wednesday night when the Rev. Zimmerman, of Waynetown, addressed an audience of local citizens at the opera house on "American Principles." Due to

the fact that the meeting was not

well advertised, the crowd present was not large, but it remained at

tentive throughout the speech and was well disposed toward the speaker. The body of the Rev. Zimmerman's speech was on the topic of "White Supremacy." In developing his topic, he traced the United States government from the time that the pilgrims

were driven out of Europe by persecution, down to the present time. The entire talk was clean-cut, and clearly delivered. The speaker was introduced by a Waynetown man, who was, however, known to a num

ber of the men in the audience. It is understood that the work of organizing a Klan here is going forward rapidly under the direction of the Crawfordsville Kleagle.

CROOKSYILLE, OHIO, PARADE Crooksville. Ohio, if ay 1. Clad in the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan, a group of men in two machines drove up to the door of the Hiram

rcms iub I liUi'tts nouie nere receuuy. vjne ol country." ; the partv alighted and slipped an

Professor .lordan spoke for almost j envelope under the door, after which three hours. I all departed.

5,000 PARADE IN SPRINGFIELD (Continued from Page 1, Column 6) by the flash of an aerial bomb or the wierd light of colored fire. An Impressive Sight The coming of the Klansmen and

J the spectators to the farm was an

impressive sight. For more than two hours autos passed a given point on the Urbana pike near the farm. Some

turned into the gate and bumped up

the rough lane to the hilltop and others had to be content with stopping on the road. Guarding the entrance to the conclave were the Klan guards, garbed

in the robes of the order, and every man who passed by them was questioned closely. No one was admitted within the first lines except a number of women, some of whom were members of the Kamelia. These were

allowed to walk a few hundred feet

up the slight lower slope of the ridge in order that they might have a better view of the fireworks which followed the initiation. The first Klan machine left Springfield at S o'clock promptly. At 10:15 the last was within fhe gates and the ceremonies had started.

Kamelia Not Recognized Officially by the Klan

Rev. G. S. West Delivers Lecture After Procession Disbands Schools Periled, He Says

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From the hilltop came faint snatches of band music and the echoing words of the speakers who attended tne initiation. To the waiting crowd it was like looking upon some wierdly mysterious happening of

years ago. A perfect moon made

darker the shadows cast by the wood which masked the hill. There were sounds coming from the hilltop, faint

and tantalizing to the hundreds of onlookers. Then a star shell burst, but its momentary light gave but slight idea of the host upon the hill. The clear voices of two bugles answered each other from points far apart. Then came more silence, and the hilltop seemed dead. Colors Are Cheered Suddenly there was a long hiss and the colors of the American flag

dropped from an aerial bomb, greeted

by the cheers and intaking breath of the watching thousands. The Klan display of fireworks was on. A giant fiery cross blazed out, flanked by two smaller ones. From the distance the huge cr.oss seemed the symbol of Constantine repeated, for the lower part went out, making

j the upper portion seem to hang above the ground. Red fire flamed to form I a fourth cross, and a set piece which I had caused much speculation among

the crowd was revealed in Letters of fire as K. K. K. Then the Klan machines streamed down from the hilltop, and the largest and mott impressive conclave ever held was completed.

A paragraph appearing in last

week's issue of The Fiery Cross, attributed to Fred B.

Johnson, chief of staff for Em

peror Simmons, that the objec

tions to the formation of

women's organization, known as the Kamelia, were withdrawn in the recent settlement, and that this women's organization would be given the

hearty support of the Klan, is emphatically denied by Klan

headquarters at Atlanta, under

date of May 4th.

The Klan does not officially! recognize the Kamelia, and no Klansman acting as such may aid in its promotion. All Klansmen may, however, as individuals, interest themselves in any organization not contrary to

the Klan principles is pointed out at this time, and the Ka

melia is not the Women's Auxiliary of the Knights of the Ku

Klux Klan, as might be indicated by recent statements. Hollins Randolph, Arthur Pow

ell and Ben Sullivan, attorneys

representing both sides in the recent disagreement at Atlanta,

announce that the Johnson statement was not correct, and

unauthorized, and that Johnson

took no part in the negotiations toward settlement, and has no

official connection with the

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Seymour, Ind., May 5. On April

28 the Ku Klux Klan paraded in this city before one of the largest crowds ever assembled here to watch a

parade. . The sidewalks along the line of march were jammed and the police department was taxed to its

utmost to regulate traffic hours before the procession moved. There

were approximately 100 men in full

regalia in the line. Automobiles from

all parts of the county began pouring

into Seymour as early as 6 o clock

Following the parade Rev. G. S

West delivered a lecture in the audi

torium of the school house, which

was packed to the doors and many-

were turned away. itev. west, wno came here from Brazil to deliver his talk, began speaking at 9:15 and

poke for more than three hours,

holding his audience until the last

word.

Public Schools in Peril Denunciation of elements which he

said are held by the Klan to be pernicious influences, was made by the

speaker. He declared that the state, the Protestant churches, the public

schools and the homes of America

are in peril because of these influences. He went back into history, and briefly traced from 1601 the ef

forts of English people who sought

place for freedom of worship,

thought and speech, who went from

England to Holland and from there

sent the hundred colonists to the

new world in America, who landed at

Plymouth Rock, and who later constituted a prominent part of the thirteen colonies who fought and gained independence from the English yoke.

He referred to the type of men who wrote and signed the constitution,

and declared it was written and

signed by God-fearing men whose be

liefs were based on the teachings of the Bible.

America, he said, has been known

as tne melting pot, ana tne

"scum" in the melting pot has risen

to the surface, and the Klan has set itself the task of seeing that that "scum" is removed from the crucible, and is cast out.

Rockport, Ind., May 7. Increased

attendance in the Protestant churches here is today being credited

to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan,

which, it Is understood, is becoming strong in this county where, it is said, there is now a membership of approximately five hundred. A huge

fiery cross was burned recently near

Chrisney, a small town near Rock

port, and many hundreds of people

turned out to watch the affair. Alleged Bootleggers Raided A number of bootlegging joints have been raided in Rockport and it is generally credited here that these raids were the result of the Klan's activities. The trials cf the alleged bootleggers will probably come up during this next week. The Presbyterian, Baptist and United Brethren churches have each

received donations within the past two weeks, the money having been donated by .the Klan.

Portland, Maine, Minister Says Opposition Is Fast Losing Ground

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Urbana, 111., May 7. Robed Knights of the Ku Klux Klan appeared at the

Mount Hope cemetery yesterday when Albert C. Burnham was buried. The leader of the party of Klansmen offered up prayer while the others stood with bowed heads.

(Special to The Fiery Cross) Portland, Me., May 2. Rev. Judson P. Marvin, pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Universalist, has come to the defense'of the Ku Klux Klan. He declared that the Klan is passing through the same fight as that which confronted Masonry when it first felt the weight of Catholic disapproval. He expressed his 'regret that the Klan had been criticised by a few "narrow-minded protestant ministers who were ignorant of its aims and ideals." "To my mind that Klan is performing a great work for Protestantism

because it instills love for the protestant faith and of the country," he said. "Thanks to the. founding of the order. Protestantism has been aroused from its deep slumber in time and within the short space of three; years the fraternity has attained a membership of almost 4,000,000, with many on a waiting list." The fight on the Klan is fast losing ground here and non-members are becoming more and more alive to what the Klan really stands for.

Slanderous attacks are being taken with more than a pinch of the proverbial salt, and the end of any real Catholic influence in politics is believed at hand as the Protestants are becoming aware of the menace and the proper means of defeating it.

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R0CKVILLE VIEWS

BIG KLAN PARADE

(Continued from Page 1, Column 4)

In most cases, the lone rider in the

cars was driving with his visor up

Reaching the edge of the city on

the return trip, the Klansmen sprang into their cars and were hurried

awy to a large field overlooking the southwest part of the city. Here a

huge semicircle a hundred feet in diameter was formed around a cross. As the one hundred and fifty candidates marched single file into the center of the ring of masked Klansmen, the flames of the cross sprang forty feet into the air, making the entire scene as light as day, though far more ghust-like. The initiatory degree was put on by a select degree team from North Terre Haute. Following the work, a number of talks were made by Klansmen, followed bv

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William S. Tish, a building contractor, is mayor here. He is now in his second term in office. Mayor Tish was elected on an independent workingman's ticket, and gained phenomenal majorities both times. The

correspondent can vouch for his honesty and integrity in office, for he has personally known him for many years. In Coshocton the laws are en forced! -And to say that of the mayor of a small city stamps him as a niun of courage and principles. Klan Growing Daily

The Klan is already in Coshocton.

It is growing daily. Only recently there were-eirculated here form letters outling the principles of the order and informing those interested that further information could be obtained by addressing P. O. Box 356.

This communication was signed

by "A Coshocton Klansman," and in

it the following statement stood out: "A Klansman, even though he be

humble in the affairs of the world, is a better citizen than any man who is not a Klansman, regardless of his high state." An elaboration of the principles enumerated in the "Non Silba Sed Anthar' cf-eed filled the open letter. Some residents of this city have from time to time received anonymous letter signed with the triple

"K" purporting to be from the Klan, and directing the persons addressed

to do this or not do that. In this regard the writer declares "the Klan as an organization, nor the members of it as individuals, does not write anonymous letters to citlceus of this city or any other city. There is a standing offer of $1,000. The fact that the citizens who received these letters have never been harmed in any way is further proof that these letters were written by some unscrupulous persons to dis

credit the Klan."

No estimate was placed upon the crowd of Klansmen present, nor upon the hundreds who lined the roads watching the initiation. Large delegations of Klansmen were present from this county, Brazil, Terre Haute, Clay City, Crawfordsville and North Terre Haute.

Monticello, Ind., May 5. Last Wednesday night the Ku Klux Klan paraded the streets of Monticello before one of the largest crowds that ever assembled in this city.- It was estimated that 2,500 machines were parked along the curbs. Approximately 200 robed Klansmen took part

in the parade which was lead by men carrying the American flag. The parade followed immediately after a band concert which was preceded by a speech by Rev. William M. Blair, who spoke from the bandstand.

Many shouts of enthusiasm met the marchers as they wended their way along the line of march. Not one untoward incident marked the

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BELLEVUE, 0., PASTOR ENDORSES THE KLAN

Delivers Spirited Address on

Americanism "Too Many Get Cold Feet"

CONGREGATION SINGS KLAN SONG AT WABASH

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Ballevue, Ohio, May 5. In a spiritrtd address, in which he endorsed the Ku Klux Klan, Rev. A. G. Adriance, pastor of the Baptist church of this city, talked before a big audience here last Sunday. During his talk Rev. Adriance

showed that by the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers that America was the only nation of power today having had a purely Christian birth.

He showed that the nation was born 1 in prayer; that it appealed to God to help them develop a country where they might worship Him according to the dictates of their con

science. "America today is the an

swer to that prayer," said the pastor. He then made it clear that there were some fundamental American institutions, such as the public school, free speech and the public press, together with American liberty and freedom which were essential to the perpetuity of an Ameri

canized America. He next ably pointed out how all the above was

attacked by foreign elements from

within. Many Get Cold Feet

The pastor further said: "I know

Wabash, Ind., May 1. (Special) Marking the second appearance of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Wabash churches, members of the organization visited the First United Brethren Church recently and presented a fiery cross to the pastor, Rev. R. S. Parr. A request was made by Mr. Parr

that the congregation sing "Onward Christian Soldiers" and as they did this, the..Klansmen filed silently in and presented the pastor the emblem with a slip of paper on which were

written the words, "May it Serve a Useful Purpose in the Salvation of

the Nation." Rev. Parr made a speech of accept

ance and then called on Rev. J. D. Richardson to pray. Following this

the Klansmen departed as mysteri

ously and silently as they came.

Mr. Parr stated that he expects to

have the cross, which is atached to

the pulpit, lighted at every service

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commensurate with its worthy aims, Mayor Tish will find behind him a body of men who ..believe in the enforcement of the law for all. Favoritism in the politics of any community is a difficult evil to suppress, but especially so in a small town. The Klan will give the mayor real support In continuing to do as he has in the past in this regard, 1

there are a lot of people who get

cold feet in this country just as soon

as someone comes out boldly in de

fense of the Holy Bible, the Christ

of the Holy Bible and of Old Glory, together with the tree Institutions

for whiqh Old Glory stands. '

At the conclusion of his talk,

"The Hand of God in Making the

American Nation," Rev. Adriance gave an invitation for all to, , who would, pledge anew their allegiance

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to Jesus Christ, the Holy Bible, Old

Glory, the Constitution of the United

States and the free institutions for

which she stands. The entire audi

ence arose while the pastor offered

a very effective prayer, in behalf of

the American nation. Tho audience

then sung very effectively,. "Faith of

Our Fathers, Holy Faith." The meet

ing Lb said to have done more to clear up the doubt regarding the Ku Klux Klan than anything that has

been done yet in the community.

Many are seeking admission as a result of the strong endorsement given

the organization in the service, It is

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