Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1924 — Page 4
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Sparks from the Fiery Cross
By JOHN EIGHT POINT "The noblest motive is the public good.
-VIRGIL
Klansmen Well Repaid looking back over the past year's accomplishments. Klansnen can feel well repaid for their efforts in helping to improve the moral and civic conditions in their communities as well as the conditions at large. A
condensed digest of the work done in aiding the officials in bringing to
justice flagrant law violators and in cleaning up vice conditions is alone, a great achievement had not the organization materially increased church
attendance, placed the Bible in hundreds of schools and brought greater
respect to our flag. The great moral effect of the Klan has been felt in
many ways but that which has had greater publicity possible, is the
cleaning up of. vice conditions that obtained in so many cities and towns.
iwriy in January ot last year Michigan (Jity, Indiana, underwent a
change when the Klan there became active for the recognition of the law. Gambling, soft drink parlors and pool rooms were practically eliminated and bootleggers who were openly defying the eighteenth
amrndment were halted in their operations,
At Miahawaka,- Indiana, the campaign for law enforcement was suc
cessfully conducted about the same time.
At Peru, Indiana, a successful campaign for law enforcement resulted
in the arrest of many bootleggers and a clean-up that was most gratifying
to the better element of the city of Peru. .
A campaign for law enforcement in Indianapolis was opened in April with the result that scores of arrests were made each week and many stills were uncovered. Klan investigators were busy for weeks with the result that some of the worst offenders in Indianapolis were given long
sentences and heavy fines. The campaign was systematically carried out and a smashing blow was dealt vice in Indianapolis. This campaign con
tinued more than two months. During this time a clean-up of the vice conditions was being carried on at Anderson, Indiana, where many stills were confiscated and a stop put to all flagrant law violations. Other vice conditions were naturally cleaned up at that time. During all this time the moral pressure of the Klan throughout Indiana was making itself felt and raids were being conducted at many points in the state and resulting in many arrests. The clean-up ut Paris, Illinois, in May was most successful and a newspaper of that city at the time of the clean-up stated "this city is experiencing one of the greatest clean-ups since its incorporation one hundred years, ago." At this time the Klan was proving a spur to law enforcement in all places where it was operating. At Akron, Ohio, in the latter part of May and the - first part of June an area of law enforcement was inaugurated throughout Summit county following two large open meetings of the Klan at which law enforcement programs were mapped out. Some of the bootleggers arrested during this campaign received fines as high as $1,500.00. In the same month the crusade was entered into by the Klan at Newark, Ohio, to halt flagrant law violations and met with big success. The better elements of the city (whether Klansmen or not Klansmen) were heartily in accord with the program which purged that city of the open vice that existed. At Greensburg, Indiana, seventy-four persons were rounded up in the
firm raid of a series of raids and charged with bootlegging and other law violations. These raids were the direct results of the moral pressure brought by the Klan to halt the operation of these offenders. At Middletown, Ohio, better law enforcement was felt early in June and followed the rapid growth of the Klan in that place. The same effect was felt in Bellefontaine, Ohio, at that time as well as all cities in Ohio, where the Klan was organized. Up to this time Gary, ivluncie, and other of the larger citie3 of Indiana were feeling the effect of the moral pressure of the Klan through better
conditions morally. At Fort Wayne, Indiana, early in July the Klan investigators turned over to the federal officers twenty-nine affidavits covering eighty-four persons, and eighty-live barrels and four jugs of intoxicating liquor to be used as evidence at the opening of a drive to clean up the city of Fort Wayne of bootleggers, gamblers and other law violators that were preying upon the young girls and young men of that city. Within a week after the crusade started road houses of the most disreputable nature and where young girls could be found drunk, some of them not over fourteen years of age, were closed and chairs piled on top Of the tables. More than one hundred bootleggers later faced a federal judge and received sentence. Reports from Ttockville, Indiana, the same month show that bootlegging was rapidly diminishing in Parke county due to the activities of the Klan in securing evidence and information for the officers. At St. Elmo, Illinois, the Klan gained the enemity of all law breakers and bootleggers in that vicinity when a clean-up was instigated against
law violators early in August and the city cleaned not only of law breakers but all hoodlums who blockaded the streets at certain points and harrassed every woman without escort. During all this time the moral pressure of the Klan was being felt throughout many states and moral conditions were being improved in a large number of cities and towns, and many reports were received of increased church attendance due to the growth of the Klan. On August 19. 7,000 persons gathered in the town square at Marion, Illinois, as a demonstration for good citizenship. The project was brought about by the Ku Klux Klan and it was estimated that five of the seven thousand persons who attended the demonstration were Klansmen. On the preceding Sunday a law enforcement sermon was given in each of every Protestant church in the county. A campaign then got under way and the climax came just before Christmas when the drive on bootleggers, gamblers and other law violators started throughout Williamson and Franklin counties. Bootleggers showed armed resistance and four officers were shot on the first two days of the raids which were conducted by federal and local officers on information furnished by the Klan and on evidence secured by the members. Due to the great foreign population,
among which were practically all the bootleggers, the raids gradually became a light between foreigners and foreign law violators on one side and American citizens seeking better moral conditions on the other. The arrests in two weeks totaled approximately 150 among whom were come of the worst offenders in the two counties. At this time records are being completed and it is expected that injunctions will be issued to Hose more than 100 disreputable places in these two counties. The sheriff of Williamson county, who would take no active part in these raids, prevailed on the governor to send troops to Herrin, Illinois, but on January 1C issued a formal statement in which he said he would Cooperate with citizens and asked the governor tor withdraw the troops which was done on that day and the following day. The moral conditions in these two counties were almost beyond belief especially in view of the fact that there were no large cities. The foreign element, however, had perfected and now have an organization which is primarily formed to fight the Klan and it is through this organization that the law violators get their strength. A few months ago, to show their resentment for raids made on gambling houses this organization staged- a long parade composed of about four hundred autos packed with foreigners among whom there were men waiving bottles supposedly filled - with linuor. Many of the men were alleged to be drunk.
During the Iatter part of 1923 the Klan had been growing at a tre
mendous rate in Michigan and clean-ups were Degmning m mat state.
These culminated in a monster drive against crime and illicit liquor
traffic in Macomb county where on January 12th- a dragnet was thrown out and in a few hours the Mt. demons jail was filled to overflowing.
High-powered cars sped over country roads throughout the night carrying prohibition officers and state police who swooped down npon road houses und country stores picking up scores of law violators in- all parts of the
Church services were held throughout the night and the edifices were filled with Klansmen ar.d their families, together with other Christian citizens who were, giving thanks for the mighty blow that was being dealt
vice in that county
Then, wholesale raids continued until after sunrise and the officers
worked in precision and no time was lost. The prohibition officers and the state police were joined by men from the sheriff's office. With the starting of the New Year in Ohio, state-wide clean-ups were getting under At ihnt time jiew mayors throughout the state went into office.
Practically all these nerr officer had been elected on tickets endorsed by Klansmen. This clean-r.p is now in operation and among the more
..nmiiont eltips now beln Riven a civic bath, are Lorain, Hamilton
Yotingstown. Newark and Akron. In some instances chiefs of police who had shown too friendly a feeling toward the criminal elements . were removed and men on whom the better element could depend to enforce
the laws were pnt into their places, whii th incidents mentioned above merely set out In a general way,
I the great good the Klan Is accomplishing, none but the most prejudiced tMM-sona can deny the marvelous benefit to hundreds of communities and
The greatest men of America have ever had but two words for the rule and guide of their lives God and country. To endure is the first thing a Klansman aght to learn it f the trait of character which he will most need to possess. Those souls that watch the shadows Are filled with dread and loss. The world is brighter for the folks Who glimpse the fiery cross. It. is all riirht to nnt the immigrant
into the melting pot, lint the pot
should b kept out ot America,
My step is quick and free, Because I know the loyal Knights Are watching over me.
DAILY INDEX OF AMERICAN CONGRESS
(Bureau Publication and Education)
Now that Congress isn't playing so much with its blocs, it acts more like a grownup. You need not read "anti-Klan" papers to learn the names of the one hundred per cent American patriots. They live on all sides of you, and they are known by their good characters and their kindly deeds. The House Wfll Stand It was dissentions on board the Mayflower that impressed upon the
minds of the Pilgrims the necessity of establishing a formal government
suitable to the needs of a free people. No civilized government existed on the "new shores" when the Pil
grims landed. Immediately these strong-hearted souls, although a
peace-loving, God-fearing, Protestant people, realized that they could
not long preserve order or protect themselves without government and laws sufficiently rigid to meet the stress of extraordinary conditions. Upon the structural and foundational ideas of the Pilgrim fathers we Americans have built our House. With .the help of the Klan that House will be firm against the erosion of time and the dynamite of the Soviets.
The Future Generation The Klan advocates greater care on the part of teachers and parents in the implanting of ideas of peace in the consciousness of young children. Lasting impressions are made in the nursery and in the schoolroom. It is not necessary to teach patriotism as inseparable from thoughts of war. Now that the whole world talks of disarmament the dismantling of battleships and the turn
ing of armories into community j buildings it should be compara-l tively easy to stress the patriotism that dignifies the glory of America as a peace-loving, justice-building,
God-fearing nation. Our flag does not alone stand for war. It stands for greatness in every wise line of human endeavor. Perpetual conflict as an ideal, guns and bombs as playthings, should not be forced into the consciousness of children. Instead the young ones should be made to see that America fights only righteous battles. When our heroes fall on hideous fields of
blood, the sacrifice is for principles which are worthy of the sacred cost.
Along this line only should the child mind be led to see the protective arm of its government. As a general thing, the songs of the school and the home should glor
ify that side of patriotism which holds no vivid appeal to hatred and the clash of arms. Let the children lift their voices in hymns that magnify particularly the great elderbrother attitude of America. Cannons in playtime need not blaze their symbolic messages of destruction and death; Old Glory need not be shot to shred3 in mimic warfare to
teach children that our nation is
strong only because it is warlike. The little ones should gain a new and sacred meaning from the flag they should be taught that it is the symbol of all that is best in govern
ment, not the mark of a bold and! vicious world-power. Then, should war ever come, these children grown
to age will be the better able to fight as strong men fight to hold inviolate and holy the nobler things of life. It is not teaching cowardiee to emphasize the fact that America
fights only for just and mighty prin
ciples and that she stresses brother
hood as a national ideal.
The thoughtful Klansman may
well be influenced, by the homely
doggerel of a correspondent who
writes: "It's 'ism' this and 'ism' that, v
And anti-this and anti-scat!
They're all about the same.
They're mostly plan
To fool the Klan
Oh, anything for graft and fame!
The 'outs are fighting to get in, To purge the universe of sin.
The 'ins' are standing pat.
It's evil thee And holy me; The Klan be darned,
The people warned
It's 'ism' this and that!"
The Boston Transcript' remarks:
"It we practice the Golden Kale to
wards Europe, domg to her what we would have her do to us, we shall
certainly- let her alone." A remark
that ! somewhat Klanidsh. I love the Klan because it Is Protector of the poor.
I always feel so safe and good When Knights go by my door. They do not dress in armor black. They do not wield a mace. They're only fellow-townsmen good The heroes of my race. I love the Klan because It is - Th6 keeper of my home. Its Knights are sobs of light and truth -
They bow no knee to Rome.
the country in general wnicn nua oeen uuecwu t i . i
I love the Klan because it is ' The guardian of my faith, And I may read the Holy Book That saves my soul from death, And I may glorify, my flag That floats so proudly there
The Klan makes safe my world for
me; Its arm .is everywhere. ' " Let's Hare Better Soup
Italy owes the United States more
than two billion dollars.' She has
been gently but respectfully requested to liquidate her obligations. But she has made no effort to comply with the request. In fact, one of her leading statesmen has practically admitted that she is unwilling ever to pay Uncle Sam what she legally owes him. In a way Italy, fair Italy, has emulated that famous character
portrayed by Washington Irving that fictitious cosmopolite who expressed his feeling of . derision and contempt by touching his proboscis with the tip of histhumb while he vigorously made a fanlike movement with his fingers. Nevertheless, although Italy recognizes nr direct legal or moral obligation to pay her debts, she has just filed a tremendous protest with the United States over the quota allotted to her under the terms of the bill now under consideration by the house immigration committee. AH of which leads the wicked and unsmypathetic Klansman to wonder why the quota for Italy should not be reduced still more.
The less scum there is to skim off the melting pot, the better for 'the
soup. Yigilance and Aliens
The increased vigilance on the' part
of customs and immigration author
ities to prevent the smuggling of aliens after the legal quotas have been filled, calls to notice the fact that the government is even now struggling with a dark and desperate
problem that is almost hourly re
newed in its intensity by organized
opposition.
This fact was pointed out some
months ago by Klan writers, also the lack of funds to conduct a winning fight against a peculiarly pernicious
form of federal law breaking.
At present it is said that the gov
ernment has information that a certain far-reaching organization guar
antees to take an alien from his
home, afford entrance to Mexico, and
delivery at the international line, for
a fixed, "reasonable" price.
Anarchists and other criminals of
deepest dye can get Into. Mexico with-.'
out difficulty, bwcauseWexican ira
migration laws are at this time a farce. From Mexico to the land of
promise is largely a matter of agjl
ity and a whiff of hop or a quart of bootleg to sustain the nervous system of the future "citizen" of the
United States. Immigration Bangers
Klansmen have from time to time
courageously pointed out the danger of certain forms of immigration. Due to the efforts of organized patriots more thought is being given to the problem throughout the country today than ever before. There are few one hundred per cent Americans so blind they can not see how poorlyfitted most Europeans are to understand American ideals. There is Russia the glowing example Russia who is bending every effort to put her blood-tinged thought into the color that is distinctly American. It is easily seen that -the pouring into America of the soviet-tinctured Russian idea, except in selected in
stances, may well be questioned.-?
our government.
Even the Russian intellectuals
show their warped leanings. John
Spargo, once a socialist, but cer
tainly qualified as an observer, has
spoken frankly of the soviet intel
ligentsia: "When it is strategically desirable to appear before the world as statesmen exclusively concerned
with their own national problems,
and harboring no ill intentions to
ward other nations, the spokesmen
of the soviet government warble with
cloying sweetness. The language of
friendship is part of .their intellectual
camouflage, disguising their offen
sive batteries of revolutionary incitements."
If we would learn all that is open
to learn of the possibilities of immi
gration that can serve no- good end
we may well look to Russia and govern ourselves by what we see. In
1920 the reds parred England. Amer
ica need not invite a repetition of
the Kamenoff perfidy that jcaused
Premier Curzon to speak thus sharp
ly to the Russian prime minister
"Mr. Kamenoff engaged in almost
open propaganda and attempted to
subsidize a campaign in England
against the British constitution and British institutions; and, for these
reasons, ne could not have been per
ranted to re-enter this country:
Shall we, as Americans, expect the dominant Russian trait to he wholly absent in the "warm and vital" heart
of the lowly immigrant who seeks
our "shores of enlightenment and
peace;
In civic matters the true Klans
man should base his theory of life
and public service upon three eco
nomic principles:
1. We should and ,must set our
faces against public and private waste graft, jobbery and robbery. 2. We should not give "too much" nor "too little." Looking ahead to' conserve future Interests should be the special function ot individuals as well as governments. 8. It is difficult for unequally constituted human beings to live under equal stress. Life's burdens aro hard for many to bear.
Monday, January 14 Senate Mot at noon, adjourned at 3:30 p. m. Adopted Borah resolution calling upon the state department for copies of reports made during the last six years. -on Russian affairs, Oorfsidered minor bills on the calendar. Shipping board reported that the American Bar Association had selected a British ship for transportation of its delegates to the London
meeting next summer, although the board had offered to meet every con
dition given by its competitor.
Senator McKellar, Tennessee,
spoke in opposition to the recent of
fer of various southern power com
panies for the. lease of Muscle Shoals
and urged the Henry Ford offer be
accepted.
A message from President Coolidge recommended American participation in the international statistical
bureau at the Hague.
Minority Leader Robinson said the
Democrats desired to see the trans
portation system so improved that
not only would investors in railroad
securities be treated fairly, but that
shrppers and consumers may receive
transportation service at just and
reasonable rates.. .
Houses-Met -at noon ; adjourned at
5:20 p. m.
The Underwood rule, adopted in
1911 by the Democrats, .designed to restrict amendments and limit debate
on all revenue and tariff bills, was
repealed by a vote of 208 to 177. This
action was supported by the Demo
crats and 24 Progressive insurgents
The rules committee proposed 150
signatures to a petition to discharge from further consideration of any
bill referred to it and the opposition proposed only 100 signatures. This
started a four or five days' debate.
Ways and means committee began
open hearings on the Mellon tax re
duction bill with representatives of
various business interests present.
Tuesday, January 15
Senate Met at noon ; adjourned at
2 47 p. m.
Senator Walsh, Massachusetts
made an attack on the Fordney-Mc
Cumber tariff act.
Approved the action of the finance
committee in) appointing a perma
nent subcommittee on "world war
veterans' legislation."
Commerce committee favorably re
ported the bill designed to prevent
oil pollution of coastal waters.
Audit committee tavorabiy re
ported the Wheeler resolution to in
vestigate the status of the seal fur
industry of the United States.
Interstate commerce committee
held its first session, but there was no decision as to how soon railroad
legislation would be considered. Confirmed many nominations.
House Met at noon; adjourned at
5:15 p. m.
Spent the entire day discussing the report of the committee on rules
without taking any action. Splendid opportunity seized by members to
make speeches for campaign mate
rial to be sent broadcast all over the country.
How Can the People Know ?
Wednesday, January 18 Senate Met at noon ; adjourned at p. m. Senator Borah, Idaho, in a speech
charged that French officials are pre
paring to repudiate France s debt to the United States.
Senator Caraway, Arkansas, in a
speech charged former Secretary Fall with "betraying a high, trust imposed upon him" by leasing the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve, and
that for a corrupt consideration."
Passed a bill appropriating $251,-
000 to reimburse Texas ranchmen for losses sustained through negligent dipping of tick-infested cattle to the number of 4,300 by representatives of the department of agricul
ture.
Concurred in House resolution ex
tending to December 3, 1924, the time within which cattle sent across the
Mexican border to escape drought conditions may be returned free of
duty.
Senator McLean, Connecticut,
made a speech in which he declared
that 1 per cent of the money spent
annually in this country for luxuries
would finance a bonus twice over.
Passed a bill appropriating $800,-
500 for new greenhouses for the Bo
tanic gardens.
President Coolidge asked Congress
to provide funds for the expenses of
four delegates to the international sanitary conference of American na
tions at Havana in November.
President transmitted the debt
funding agreement reached with Finland for repayment of-its $9,000,000
war debt, covering a period of sixty-
two years.
House Met at noon ; adjourned at 5:25 p. m. Spent entire day talking about proposed amendments to the rules. No action, taken. Great field day for campaign oratory. Commerce committee began consideration of a hill to regulate and encourage civil aviation. Immigration committee gave approval to a provision of the Johnson restriction bill which would bar Orientals 'who are ineligible for citi
zenship from permanent residence. ' Basing his action on the statement
of Tariff Commissioner Glassie that.
his wife ownea shares of sugar company stock. Representative Griffin, of
New York, introduced a resolution
asking for an investigation of the
commission and that Congress de
clare to the President its opposition
to any person being a member of the tariff commission who is likely to be
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The following under a Peoria, 111.,
date appeared in the Patriot, St.
Louis : i
"It certainly is marvelous how
some newspapers can seem to thrive
and not be worthy of the name. For example, read those in Peoria. To two ot the city's publications were sent detailed plans for the purchase
the site for the new Klavern
which the Klan proposes to build
next summer, together with full plans of arrangements of the field.
This was done so it might be read
on Sunday by those interested. One
paper boiled it -down to a two-inch
single column, placed where it
would attract as little attention as
possible, and the other publication did not print it until Monday nd then had no more than did the other
paper. How can we get our organ
ization before the people in the right
light when these organs will m.
tunction?
Jfews Suppressed Again, recently there was an ac
cident in an Illinois town where a
Klansman and his wife perished in the flames of their burning home.
This was told by one of the city papers and in a very obscure way. There was no reference made that the man had been warned against
his activity in the Klan. While the Klan does not care to have these things paraded, yet the people
should have the truth.
In the prohibition raids recently.
the papers have occasionally stated that the federal officers were assisted by the Klan, but there was the
slightest possible mention of this fact.
The newspaper is consciously or
unconsciously a large factor in educating the people. And when these
papers are against any certain
movement or organization, how are
the people to know what is right or even that there is any right, other than the falseness of the paper? There 'are several papers just now,
such as the Patriot, that are trying
to give the unvarnished truth in all
things, but how are they to get to the people who need them most and how are these papers to exist with
out the aid of the advertising? It is the duty of every Klansman to
use every medium possible to get
the facts before the public.
"Sewer Bats' "A certain paper that probably classifies itself as a magazine says that the Klan is composed of 'sewer rats' that are seeking the little glory of stopping the bootlegger. If the Klan can accomplish this one step in prohibition only, it, will have performed a greater service to our government than has any other one organization. "Shakespeare said: 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' What difference does it make that the Klansmen are dubbed 'sewer rats' and 'coo-coo?' The service to the government and to humanity is just the same. And how the country is becoming infested with these same rats! They are ac
cumulating in Peoria alone at the rate of over two hundred per month. "Another national weekly weakly took occasion to speak of the Klan as being something to catch
the unwary who always flock to 'organization.' It was very much agitated about the Klan sweeping the state of Maine; even giving the flivver as contributing to her delinquency. It seemed anxious to believe, that this was merely a repetition of the old A. P. A., and again molesting the Catholics. Some day it is hoped they will learn that the Klan is not based on hate and is not at war with any religion as such, but merely that it is first, last and
always for pure Americanism that Americanism that says this is the government's way of doing this thing and must be carried out to the
letter.
Ministers Handicapped "But how can the people know? The 'minister ordinarily does not feel that he can openly appeal for the Klan as such from the pulpit. Our ministers have been so poorly While Jews and Catholics are still
on our school boards as they are in
Peoria, who m their employ would
dare let them even suspect that he
was working through the Klan for the safeguarding of America's future? This profession has so long been dominated by these and other forces brought to bear upon them that they hardly dare to call their souls their own. "God give us men who will stand for what they know is right though it lead them through the valley of the shadow and even to their Gethsemane! It is not pleasant to think of so sacrificing oneself on the altar of one's country, but there must in every great cause that succeeds be those who are martyred. "It is only through these great loyal self-sacrificing hearts that the question can be answered. How can the people know?" paid that they are few who have sufficient funds to defy their congregation, composed as it is so often of members who are co-partners with Jews and Catholics; whose clients are Jews and Catholics; whose employers or employes are Jews and
catholics. To thus take a stand is at the peril of losing their living. Of course, they can not realize that this has buen done in a number of cases and the minister has only tightened his grip-on the people by standing for right openly and thus defying sin. "Let us at least be charitable with the minister and remember 4hat 'his feet still cling to the miry clay.' "The professor, instructor or teacher is still more bound and dare not come out in the open and teach
that which he may truly believe.
EXIT MR. JOHNSON
A KLANSMAN'S CREED believe in Gad and in the teneft
of the Christian reliaion and that a
godless nation can not long prosper.
1 believe that a church that is not grounded on th$ principles of motality and justice is a mockery to God and to man.
I believe that a church that does mt have the welfare of the common
people at heart is unworthy.
I believe in the eternal separation of Church and State. . I hold no allegiance to any foreign government, emperor, king, pope or any other foreign, political or religious power. I hold .my allegiance to the Stars and Stripes next to, my allegiance to God alone. I believe in just laws and liberty, I believe in the upholding of the Constitution of there United States. I believe that our Free Public School is the corner stone of good
government and that those who art
seeking to destroy it are enemies of
our Republic and are unworthy of
attnenshtp. - believe in freedom, of speech.
I believe in a free press uncon'
trolled by political parties or by religious sects. I believe in law and order.
I believe in the protection of our
pure womanhood.
I do not believe. in mob violence.
but I Jo believe that laws should be
enacted to prevenf the causes of mob
violence. - -
believe in a closer relationship of
capital end laborer - .
I believe in thtyprtvention of unwarranted strikes by foreign labtr agitator. J : - -i I believe jn the limitation ef for-
ejgn immigration, : . , ' am a native-born American ritl
Men and I believe my rights in this country are superior to those of for'
eigneri. , .
(From The Fellowship Forum, Washington, D. C.) "The Fellowship Forum has received the following letter from Mr. Melvin M. Johnson, past grand master of Massachusetts and one of the best known Masons in New England. " 'Please discontinue my subscription, I am not interested in a Ku Klux Klan paper. I have nothing against the Ku Klux Klan for 1 knownothing about them except what I read in the papers, and I don't often swallow ill-considered attacks or unconfirmed propaganda. But I subscribedi to The Fellowship Forum with the idea that it was to be a ' Masonic newspaper. It seems, however, to be the unofficial organ of the Klan. As such I am not desirous of continuing as a subscriber.' "The Fellowship Forum is sorry to lose any of its readers who are real Masons, but in the case of Mr. Johnson we are more interested in the reasons given for his discontinuance. "The Fellowship Forum prints th news of all Protestant fraternities, such as the Masons, Odd Fellows.
Knights of Pythias, Junior Order.
Ku Klux Klan, etc. That the Ku
Klux Klan is a Protestant fraternity, having millions of members, is conceded by practically every one. That a majority of these members are Masons has been stated on reliable authority. Mr. Johnson says that he has nothing against the Ku Klux Klan, as he knows nothing about them. This attitude is commendable, as many condemn without knowledge. The Fellowship Forum goes farther, and says that It Is heartily in favor of and endorses the principles enunciated by that organization, and therefore news concerning it is printed in its columns, along with that of other Protestant fraternities. "The Fellowship Forum is not now, never has been and never intends to be the official organ of any
society or iraternity. 11 the number of news items printed relating to the Ku Klux Klan is the criterion by which Mr. Johnson forms his opinion that the Fellowship Forum is the official organ of the Klan, we respectfully suggest that Mr. Johnson- read the daily papers.
and he will find more Ku Klux Klan news printed in a week in the New
York and Boston papers, than in the Fellowship Forum. Yet we believe no one credits the New York World or the Boston Herald with being an unofficial organ of the Ku Klux Klan. "Of 200-odd items of news printed in the last issue of the Fellowship Forum, 80 per cent were divides between Masonry and - other" Hews ot general fraternal, interest, while less than 20 per cent related to the Ku Klux Klan. However, if it should happen that the important news ot the week related to the Klan, it is possible that this percentage might be reversed, and the Fellowship Forum might contain 80 per cent Ku
Klux Klan news. The Fellowship Forum intends to print the news as it happens, without fear or favoi. "While there are naturally soma 'high brow' Masonic officials and
Masonic politicians who do not agree with the policies and work of the Fellowship Forum, there are, on the other hand, over half a million
of the rank and file of militant Masonry who are in full accord, with the cause of Protestant fraternal ism as voiced by the Fellowship Forum. Only Two Deaths in British . Rail Accidents in 1923 LONDON Jan. 19. There was only one railway accident in England, involving loss of life during 1923, according to the Railway Gazette.Thi3 was t Dijrgle in July when two passengers were killed. - Since, the beginning of the present century-there have been two years 1901 and 1908 without a single fatality to passengers. In only three: years have mor than five people been killed and ia twenty-thiee years , the number. ,o deaths totals only seventy-three. -
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