Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1923 — Page 7
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OHIO STATE KLANS BAR 4 ANTf ORATOR
Italian Who Studied for Priesthood Is Making Speeches Throughout State
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, August Orders have been issued to
branch of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio to in no way sup
port an Italian speaker, who is traveling about the state giving a
ribald talk on his experiences in the
convent ot Santa Maria at Rome,
where he studied for the priesthood ot the Catholic church:
The speaker opens his talk with
some flowery language about the Ku Klux Klan; enters into his alleged experiences, which are told in any
thing but a fair light, and winds up with a collection.
Some Ohio Klans, not knowing of
the man and his methods, supported
talks by him. However, state headquarters have issued orders that all support shall be discontinued. His lecture rather injures than helps the cause of the Klan. The Klan is a "pro" organization from beginning to end and in no way subscribes to
rthe "anti," hate lectures of some
few individuals, it ia pointed out.
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RUSHVILLE, Ind., Aug. 14. A meeting of the Ku Klux Klan will be held here Labor day that promises
to bring one of the - largest crowds
ever congregated in these parts. The meeting will be held in the old fair
grounds, east of the city, and speak
ers high up in Klandom will be on hand to deliver addresses on various subjects pertaining to the work that
has been done and will continue to
be done in keeping America for
Americans.
Klansmen and their families only
will be permitted to attend the meet
ing, which will be an all-day affair, with a spectacular parade and free vaudeville show at night.
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With the growth of the Klan in this
state, the citizens of Michigan are
beginning to learn about this great
and totally American organization that is founded upon the principles laid down by the lathers of our coun
try. Speakers on the workings of Klandom are being received with such a welcome that it will be neces
sary to put more of these orators in the field to supply the fast growing
demand for the truth; and the burning of fiery crosses, which is growing more frequent throughout the state each day, is received with an enthusiasm that shows plainly the trend of thought held by the vast majority. Bulwark Is Built The history of the Klan in Michigan is merely a repetition of the his
tory of the Klan in each and every state into which it has entered. Influences that would set to nought the ideals and institutions that are loved and fostered by every true born
American, anticipate the entrance of this organization into new territory
and immediately attempt to build a bulwark of opposition and prejudice which, were it not for the fact that
truth, right and justice must prevail,
could never be broken down.
This organized opposition, how
ever, with all its clever schemes
concocted by an influence schooled
in deceit for centuries, can not over
come the wave of sentiment held by native-born Protestants. It merely
acts as a dam against which the flood
tide of intelligence pounds until with
a mighty crash the waves of knowl edge break through. High Tide In Klandom
This has happened in Michigan!
Today is high tide in Klandom! To
day Michigan is calling for Klan
speakers; fiery crosses dot the hill
sides and each and every night
classes from twenty-five to classes numbering into the thousands are
being initiated. Inquiries from the
most remote spots in this big state
are being received by state officials
in which citizens make known their desire to become affiliated with this great Protestant movement. Communities that have as yet had no
4-speakers are clamoring for informa
tion. Those places that have been favored with addresses concerning the Klan are asking for more. As an indication of the enthusiasm and interest now manifest in this state, it can be said that among the great avalanche of letters that flooded the office of The Fiery Cross upon the announcement of the formation of the Junior Klan two weeks ago, were scores from Michigan. America Shall Dominate The pioneer Klansmen of the Wol
verine state, who have blazed the
way, and by their unfailing loyalty to America and her constitution have brought about a situation through
wnicn tnis state nas now become a thriving, living and most active realm of the Invisible Empire forever, and through which the spirit of America
shall dominate.
(By Kltter)
VEEDERSBURG, Ind., Aug. 13.
Public schools will open in this
township within a few weeks, with! the Introduction into the course of study of the Bible. Veedersburg is
one of the cities to lead the way in Fountain county, but as the entire
school system is undergoing a regen
eration, it will probably be a short
time until the Holy Bible and Amer
icanism will be taught in all schools of this county. The resolution as passed by the local school- board a short time ago, provides for the compulsory study of the Bible in Veedersburg high sehool and the graded schools during stated periods of the school week, as well
as proviumg ior me ottering of a
regular course in Bible study on the high school course.
Resolution As Passed
This resolution, which may well
become a model for school boards of
other Indiana cities, follows:
Believing that familiarity with the
Holy Bible is an indispensable part of
person's education, and that the
public schools offer the best means for a systematic reading and studv
of the Bible, be it now resolved, that
the Board of Education of the city of
Veedersburg, Indiana, purchase and
cause to be placed in the library of
tne Veedersburg high school, one
copy of the Holy Bible (King James Version), and such additional copies
or tne Bible or related supplementary material as may be recom
mended by the superintendent of schools and approved by the board of education.
Be it further resolved, that the
principal of the Veedersburg high is hereby directed by the board of education and the superintendent of
schools to cause the pupils at the high school building to spend at
least one twenty-minute period per week in the reading and study of the Bible.
Be it further resolved, that a full-
time, elective course in the study of
the Bible be offered to the high
school pupils, for which course reg
ular high school credit shall be
granted, in accordance with permission already granted for same by the
state board of education.
Believing that familiarity with the
Holy Bible is an indispensable part of a person's education, and that the public schools offer the best means
for systematic reading and study of the Bible, be it new resolved that the board of education of the city of Veedersburg, Indiana, purchase and cause to be placed in each room of the graded school in said city, one copy of the Holy Bible (King James
Version).
Be it further resolved, that each
teacher in said grade school is here
by directed by the board of education and the superintendent of
schools to spend at least thirty minutes per week with the pupils in her
room,' in the reading and study of
the Bible.
BOARD OF EDUCATION: E. W. Kirk, President, J. H. Draper, Secretary. D. S. Cade, Treasurer.
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ALL-DAY MEETING
arations are going forward to take care of members in other states in
which the Junior Klan has been Incorporated.
Response Most Gratifying The response which has met the
announcement of the organization of the Junior Klan has been more than gratifying and one can hardly
overestimate the . great good that
will result to the young Americans
who are clamoring to Join, and the resultant good to America as these young men and young women grow
into manhood and womanhood
staunch in their belief of all things
American. These members of the
Junior Klan, the future fathers and
mothers of our country, in whose
hands the destiny of America shall
be, will have deep within them a re
spect for our flag, a knowledge of
the principles on which our country
is founded, a fiery spirit of true Americanism and will hold a deep
and undying desire that American
institutions, American ideals and
American citizenship shall never de
cay nor be overthrown by foreign
influences.
These members shall not grow into
manhood and womanhood ignorant
of the many insidious poisons against which they have to guard to
maintain America's freedom her
school system and her free press and
free public schools.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 14. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, to
gether with the Women's Organiza
tion, will have an all-flay open meet
ing at the Carthage fair grounds
here next Saturday, August 18, in
which, from all reports, a large crowd is expected to attend. Prepara
tions by out-of-town Klans through
out Ohio and in Indiana and Kentucky to send large delegations each are
being made at this time.
There will be speaking in the afternoon by prominent Klan orators,
and their addresses will be on pa
triotism, Americanism and the prin
ciples of the Klan.
In the evening there will be two
initiation ceremonies conducted with
in a short time of one another.
Large number of candidates will be naturalized and taken into both the
Klan and the Women's Organization
Band concerts and various forms of
entertainment will fill out the pro
gram of the day.
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 13. Charges - that employes of many
coal mining companies in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Alabama are held In a state of virtual isolation In the towns where they are residents were made today in a report addressed to the United States coal commission by a voluntary com
mittee of educators and clergymen. The payment of deputy sheriffs by coal companies also was attacked,
and the commission was asked to consider whether this practice does
not constitute a threat against the impartial application ot the law.
Committee of Inquiry
The authors ot the report, who de
scribe themselves as the committee of inquiry on coal and civil liberties,
are: ZecharfSh Chafee, Jr., pro
fessor of law at Harvard University;
Prof. Herbert A. Miller, of Oberlin College; the Rev. John A. Ryan, director of the National Catholic Welfare Council, Washington; the Rev. Arthur E. Holt, social service secretary" of the Congregational Church,
Boston, and Kate Holladay Claghorn,
head of the department of social re
search of the New York School of Social Work. Winthrop D. Lane
nau cnarge oi tne committee s investigations, being assisted by Jerome Davis, assistant professor of soci
ology, Dartmouth College. A typical lease, says the commit
tee, is that used by the H. C. Prick
Coke Company at its operations at
both Fairchance, Fayette county
Pa., and Mammoth, Westmoreland
county. Pa., which states that "the rights to the premises shall be only
the right of ingress and egress to
the lessee."
Families Are Restricted
The report said that the families
of miners must live in houses Jn
towns that are situated on company
property, and that before they can have such houses they must sign
leases. It then submitted alleged
copies of these leases. Some ot these
forbid the miner to receive in his
house any person objectionable to
the coal company. They further re
strict the use of roads, alleys, lanes and other ways leading to the village homes to the miner and members of his immediate family. One company, W. J. Rainey, Inc., operating in Fayette county, Pa., the report said, allows the miner three kinds of visitors, namely, the doctor, the moving wagon man and the undertaker, and the lessee agrees not to use nor to permit the use of the
lands, valleys, roads or alleys of the premises by any other persons.
Drayman, Doctor, Undertaker The Rainey lease, allowing the
passage of physicians, moving van men and undertakers, reads in part
as follows:
"The lessee hereby further agrees
to do no act or thing, nor suffer or cause the same to be done, whereby any person or persons may be invited or allowed to go upon said premises, or upon said private ways or roads, or upon other grounds of the lessor, except physicians attending the lessee and his family; teamsters or draymen moving lessee and his family belongings into said premises or away from the same, and undertakers with hearse, carriages and drivers and friends in case of death of the lessee or any
member of his family."
Censorship Exercised
These towns," said the committee,
'are the continuous residence places
of scores of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people. They stand to them for homes - and for
whatever degree of community life and existence these people possess. It is this fact that gives to the control exercised by the coal company and to the leases, which we submit,
their peculiar significance. It is over the continuous home and social life of miners and their families that these leases cast a shadow of super
vision and even of censorship."
MARION. Ind, Aug. 13. The funeral of Gerkin brothers, which was held here last week from the Ninth Street Christian Church, was one ot the largest funerals ever held In Grant county. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were In charge ot the services and burial and the funeral procession was led by two mounted Klansmen in full regalia. More than 2,000 persons were at the cemetery.
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(Special to The Fierr Cross) ATLANTA, Gil, Aug. 1. The following1 message was sent to President CeoMge on last Satr day, from -the Imperial Palace ei tne Xafekts of the Kn Klux Klan in this dty: "The Knights of the Kn Klux Klan pledge to yon as the bead of onr gorernaient, loyalty support and unswerving deration. The Knights ef the Ku Klax Klan as a nnit is behind yon as.nr president, In protecting American ideate and prinelples and in opholding the laws and His Consti
tution of ear eonniry. This Is the
attitude of tft nni-ats of the Kn Klax Klan and veiled insinuations to the contr-iry apRfarinr in cer
tain paW-rt3S of recent date are r.'.r nntro and wholly
without basis of fact"
LEBANON, Ind., Aug. 13 More
than 1,000 Klansmen stood at the midnight hour Tuesday night with
beads bared while in a heavy mist
of rain ana during prayer knelt. The
services were impressive and were for the late President Harding. A
quartet furnished music. When 50
per cent of the organization will gather from all parts of the county in the face of continuous threatening storms for eight hours it plainly demonstrates the sincerity of men.
Boone county is very active at the present time and is also aiding the neighboring counties every way possible. Saturday night several thousand people attended the program at Big Springs, a hamlet, but three bands had a prominent part, a speaker who explained the principles of the Klan, and prayer at the burning of a large cross. Social Is Held
August 9 Ee church at Rosston
put on an" ice cream supper while a visiting bapd played and during which a variety program was held.
Klansmen visited the home of a-
departed brother, Edgar Prather, in
Lebanon and held a season or prayer at the casket. His body wa3 shipped to Kentucky for burial.
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