Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1924 — Page 3
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EVERY CITIZEN AT MEET JOINS KLAN
Capacity Crowd at Pontiac Cheers Speaker and AH Affiliate With Order After Speech
PONTIAC, Mich., Feb. 2. A crowd that filled the Christian church to its capacity gathered last Tuesday evening to hear a well-known speaker lecture on the principles of the Ku Klux Klan. ' Enthusiasm prevailed throughout the evening and the speaker was received with a storm of applause. The meeting was invitational, each Klnnsman Inviting a certain number 'of friends who were eligible to mera-.lx-rshtp. bHt had not yet become affiliated with the order, and admittance was by card only. An outstanding feature of the affair was the fact that every man who did not already belong to the order, made application for membership" before the meeting wai over. The Klan in l'ontiac is continuing In grow at a rapid rate, and meetings like the one Tuesday night, are becoming common in this vicinity.
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(Continued from Page 2) still reformatory, follow closely the lines of the propaganda. "They're going to give Ohio and Indiana thv biggest cleaning np you ever heard of," a Veterans' Bureau worker reports. "They're after every Utile thlntr crooked officials, crooked business, vice, crime, Sabbut h break hifr, poor schools, and all the rest." This is the official Klan program. Even in the "night-riding states" I found many who had joined for these reasons. And everywhere, of course, there arc very large numbers who have joined because the Klan seems -to them t offer a solution to the great national questions of hyphenism and unassimihtted immigration. This, then, is the nucleus of thought around which the Klan has been
i built. Reform, sometimes selfish and i sometimes public-spirited, sometimes
I lawless, sometimes merely meddta- ' some, sometimes well-founded and using the entirely proper methods of ! opinion and votes. Often it is a mixj ttire of all these elements. The j means used are based on the relative i state of civilization of the men or the I communities in which the Klan has j ( ailed it into action. Kut always it is reform of one kind i or another, it is almost always aimed lit some real wrong or abuse. It may err. in ascribing the evils to Catha-
j lie-, .lews or aliens, but the evils
themselves are real enough. . In other worri&Kilie klan movement
seems to b another expression fit f the- ireneral unrest and dissatisfacy (Ion with both local and national conj dit ions- the high cost of liv ing, social injustice and inequality, poor admini isf ration of justice, political cormp-
J tion. hyphenisiii, disunity, nnassimij lated and conflicting thought and i standards which are distressing all ' thoughtful mm. The klan is strong ' because it. offers what no one else has offered: a solution which is fuiiI diiinental and all-embracing in that i it calls; for a return to a time-honored basis and standard. The klan, ! also, has been wise enough not to : promise any complete cure, j This is the nucleus, but it is not j all the Klan. There must be added the accretions which gather to any j growing organization and a few I which are peculiar to the Klan itself.
Among the latter are the "haters" whose prejudices are always strong and who react violently to the Klan propaganda, the hot heads who are attracted by the chance for mysterious and violent action, the youths,, who want "fun, romance and swagger" and the cowards who hope under cover to satisfy private grudges. Among the normal burrs are the "joiners," the people who go with the crowd, those who have definite ends, they that be helped by the support of any organization, and the parasites. This study of Klan psychology would be incomplete without' a" word on "nigger-haters." The Klan of the sixties was directed against the nejrro, and undoubtedly this particular prejudice was large in the men who formed the new Klan. But I can -only report that I have not found the negro question as a motive any-
j where in the Klan. I suppose that it exists, but in my entire iiKi'uiry and
I in many long discussion with both i Klansmen and Klan enemies, the t negro has never been mentioned un
til I myself brought him np.
Dr. K vans' Attitude The attitude of Dr. Evans, the Imperial Wizard, toward these various motives in Klansmen, has been fairly well reported in previous articles. Two further remarks of his bear on the subject. 1 had pointed out the large number who joined from motives very different from those the Klan avows.
"Human emotions nuil Human mo-T tion, yet
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since the world began," he replied. "Of conrs, In a .Tast. organisation, with its millions of members there are bound to be undesirable Individuals. This In true in the most serious way during the propagating period. There is an intangible some thing, however, in the Klan that searches out the hearts of men, and It has been the experience that the man who has joined for selfish or Intolerant reasons is very quickly converted or driven out." "Is not a large part of the membership of the unbalanced, hotheaded type of young men?" was another question. "No, I would not say that," he declared. "I would say that the Klan is composed of young, rather than old men, but it Is the young men of the balanced minds who are the stamina of the nation. I have seen audiences of many kinds, and I will say that Klan audiences will compare very favorably with any audience you have ever seen." It is impossible to malce more than
a guess at the proportion of the vari
ous elements, and motives in Jhe Klan. It differs in every community. But taking the country as a whole I should gues3 that the parasites number less than 5 per eeitt of the whole, the actual haters and trouble-hunters another 5 per cent, and the "joiners" about 10 jwr cent. The remaining 80 per cent seem sincere reformers. About half of them, I believe, are moved largely by the desire to remedy things which can not be reached by law tbe largest single element and most of the rest by hope of local reform of some rather valuable kiird. Those actually moved by the national aims of the Klan I
should not put above 60 per cent. But all these motives overlap and I should also guess that at least "0 per cent of the Klansmen -would work
with some vigor for local reform, and almost as many would support the national program. There is one more thing about the composite mind of the Klan which may be interpreted in different ways, but can not be ignored. This is a certain intensity, purposefulness, sometimes unselfishness, which the Klan seems to instill into the bulk of
its members. There is, of course, a great background for emotionalism in the Klan aims and forms of anpeal; the Klair seizes on this, strengthens and uses it. To many Klansmen the Klan doctrine has
come with the force of revelation, sacred, overmastering. rAd with most of the element of religious conversion. The Martyr Spirit The result depends on the character of the man, but it is to be felt in some form in every contact "with the Klan. It rises sometimes to the pitch of fierce fanaticism, with all the shocking and terrible splendor of that form of obsession. Nothing less, for example, could have held the Klan paraders standing in the streets of Carnegie while brickbats and bullets felk.d a quarter of their number. This was the martyr spirit.
But this same intensity may also produce a narrow, intolerant, irascible attitude, impatient Of opposition or question, which classes all outsiders as enemies, and strikes with equal vigor at crime, corruption or criticism. A correspondent in Dallas writes about this: "I have reason to believe I know
the psychology of the Klansmen. It is a modern Mohammedanism more than anything else. And great is the Grand Titan. It is semi-religious, yet it is a religion of violence, propagated by violence, and its adherents are modern fuzzy-wuzzies in business clothes. No more cowards than other
men, but selfish, egotistic and dangerous modern fanatics, and at the slightest show of disagreement the sword is brought into play and the 'Christian dog' is slain. (Except that the sword is the six-gun.)"
There is truth in . this condemna-
it would" fit Crpmwell's
Ironsides .or the Salem Puritans any strongly convinced body of men! The Klan spirit does not run to sixguns in Ohio and Indiana, where the Klan strength is now centered, but that seems a matter of, the customs of the country. It is nearly as intense even if less raw, and it -can better be called devotion or consecration than fanaticism. Certainly that is the pitch at which the Klan leaders try' to hold it. But the difference is one of degrees: there is
still the semi-religious feeling, the
resentment toward opposition, the narrowness and often intolerance, it is more than a coincidence that everywhere the Klan is linked with and supported by the less liberal
churches, and that most of its members are "Fundamentalists." In Ohio, for example, all the Protestant churches are more or less involved except the Congregationalisms and Unitarians. This, then, is the mind of the Klan as nearly as it can be seen.- A mind with mixed motives, well-intentioned, confused, warped and illogical or sane and clear in different individuals. It includes purposes very different from those the leaders profess, and prejudices and hatreds they are trying to control. And the whole is driven by an intense emotionalism which makes It a tremendous power, and makes v doubly a menace where-
ever it goe$ wrong. I trust ow associates will forgive me for saying that in many ways it reminds me o the Progressives of 1912. The means by which the Klan
makes this power effective, the meth
ods and weapons it uses and the extent of the control which the leaders have over the mass of members will
be reported in the next article: "Tjftft
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Demand for Creeds Is Great
I bflieoe in Got and in the ttntts of tht Chrittim religion, and that a godless nation ran not long prosper. J believe that a church that is not grounded on the principles of morality and justice is a mockery to God and to man. I believe that a church that does not have the Welfare of the common people at heart is univorttuj. I believe in the eternal separation of Church and State. t hold no alfegiance to any foreign government, emperor, king, pope or any other foreign political or religious power I hold my allegiance to tbe Stars and Stripes next to my atlegtance to Cod alone I believe in just laws and liberty I believe in the upholding of the Constitution of these United States. I believe that our Free Public School is the corner-stone of good government and that those who art seeking to destroy tt ' are enemies of our Republic and are unusorihy of cinxen- . shtp. s I believe in freedom of speech ' believe in a free press uncontrolled by political partiei or by religious sects. I believe in law and order t believe in the protection of our pure womanhood t do not believe in mob violence, but I do believe that lews should be enacted to prevent tht causes of mob violence. I believe in a closer relationship of capital and tabor. I believe in the prevention of unwarranted strikes by foreign labor agitators. I believe in the limitation of foreign immigration. I am a native-born American citizen and betieve my rights in this country are superior to those of foreigners.
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OF THESE 'LECTURES'
Conway, Klan "Buster," Is to
Explain "Kindly" Truths About Church of Rome
COLUMBUS," - p., Feb. 2. The Faulist fathers are coming to Columbus "to explain the doctrines and ; practices of the Catholic church and to answer; in a kindly manner, the difficulties and objections of all earnest seekers after truth." That, at least, is the way their advance notices have it. The chief explainer, it is announced, will be Bertrand L. Conway, priest, who'has been devoting more time and effort to trying to wreck the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio than to satisfying earnest seekers after truth. "Thus far he has succeeded only in increasing tiie membership and providing amusement for Klansmen who ree
ognize the same old brand of poison
that Mad Par'jO'PonaeU. ioun oi ineffectual. " '-v ' The an noancement1 stales that the, A course of lectures, which ,will be , ' given at St. Joseph's cathedral. - -February 17 to March 2, will be ua- ; der the auspices of the (un-Amer-ican) Catholic Unity League of New - . York City. - - ' r ' There are some who express doubt r that the lectures" will Hve trp" to " their advance billing as regards T'ex- ; J -plaining the doctrineB"aud praO , lices of the Catholic church." .Thes9 skeptics assert that if they really do, " tht lectures should be highly inter- - i esting and enlightening'' to tlTM - -Americans. v't
OHIO'S WEALTH 18 BILLION
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Ohio .
wealth is piacea av is
in a census bureau announcement,
giving its preliminary estimate
of Dec. 31, 1922. That is an increase- -
of 105 per cent over 1912. Per capi.
tal wealth is estimated at $ 3,045, air :
increase of 65.7 per cent.
:. uaio's , ,473,316,000 .v ouneement, "i j stimate as V 1 .
The demand for Klansmen's Creeds has been steadily increasing during the past week. The Creeds, which are four times as large as the above reproduction, are done in two colors and are suitable for framing. They are being given to Fiery Cross readers and are mailed in self-sealing tubes on receipt of coupon to be found on page seven.
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WASHINGTON7, Feb. 3. The political game is warm these days in the national capital and the heat is on both sides, each trying to take advantage of the other and see who can get to the country first. The fuss all comes out of the disclosures before the Senate investigating committee handling the Teapot Dome oil leases to Sinclair and Doheny and the exposure of the doings of former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, of New Mexico. President Coolidge got busy when he learned of the disclosures before the Senate committee. He gave out the following statement: "If there
is any guilt it will be punished; if there is any civil liability it will be
eTrtorwedr if there is any fraud it will be revealed, and if there are any contracts which are illegal they will be canceled." Senate Democrats charged that the president is seeking to" forestall Senate action, and through Senator Walsh, of Montana, ranking minority member of the public lands committee, -made an attack on the ad
ministration which involved the entire cabinet under President Harding in which Vice-President Coolidge participated. Senator Walsh read
Lletters .into the record which showed
that President Harding had knowledge of the matter and that the oil leases had been the subject of much discussion in the cabinet meetings of other days and it was indicated there was much doubt of the legality of the affair at the time. So now both old parties will go before the country and claim the credit for exposing this nasty affair to the people. Just before the president issued his statement he was in conference with Senator Lenroot and other Republican leaders, Lenroot being chairman of the Senate committee on public lands which is making the investigation. Each side is trying to get credit but of the muss. And that's politics.
REED THROWS HIS HAT IN
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
has tossed liis hat into the presiden
tial ring, and he is going after the Missouri delegates to the Democratic national convention hammer and tongs. He made this announcement
after a long conference with 150 of his followers from the "show-me" state at St. Louis. He did not lay down in. his platform whether he is
going to fight the Ku Klux Klan or
not like Senator Underwood, of Ala
bama, did, but those who know the Missouri senator give him credit
with being too shrewd a politician to
make a serious mistake like that in his opening announcement. Senator
Reed will make things somewhat
merry in the Democratic camp as be
is a great campaigner and . a most effective speaker. He may not get very far in the race, but he will raise lots of dust while he fs at it.
And again, that's politics. '
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KLAS MAY BE-A FACTOR L The Ku JClux Klan promises to be a big factor in both the Republican and Democratic national conventions this year, according to a writer in tbe Washington Post, who says the Klan may be the deciding f actor -la the choice of a nominee in the New York convention. R. B. Creager, Republican national
committeeman from Texas, threatens
to bring up the subject in theXlevehnd convention by attempting to insert an anti-Klan plank in the platform, but every one agrees that he will not get very far. It is gener
ally conceded that the Republicans wilt sot touch tbe question ; under any .circumstances, but . with the Democrats it Trill be different, . f
; The New, York ponyention Is likely!
to develop Into a big scrap, ; The opponents of Mr McAdoo are openiC a- r -fii-
ly asserting that he is the candidate most favored by the Klan and they are branding him as a Klan candidate. On the other hand SenatOF Underwood has come out openly against the Klan. ARE AFTER THE FARMERS Farmers of the great northwest have been invited by a group of senators to get together and tell Congress exactly what they want in the way of relief and legislation. Nine senators made up of Republicans, Democrats and Farmer-Labo-rites have sent out the call. "We believe the Norris-Sinclair bill will meet the situation, help the farmers apd reduce the cost of living," . said the , message. "We want your opinion. Congress wants to know what the farmers really want. Will you tell them? We urgethat meetings be held by farmers iii each
precinct, net later than Saturday, February 9. If you are interested,
get together, adopt resolutions, sign petitions and send them to Washing
ton as soon as possible. Let us hear
from you."
The message was signed by Sen
ators Ladd and Frazier, North Dakota; Brookhart, Iowa; LaFollette,
Wisconsin, and Howell, Nebraska,
Republicans; Wheeler, Montana;
Dill, of Washington, Democrats, and
Johnson and Shipstead, of Minnesota, Farmer-Labor.
TO MAKE BIG BONFIRE Uncle Sam's wooden war fleet, which cost $300,000,000 and was sold for $375,000, is to be hauled up on the shores of Virginia, not far from Washington, to make the biggest bonfire ever known. This fleet of 226 wooden vessels was bought in the summer of 1922 by the Western Marine and Salvage Company." It was proposed to turn the dismantled hulls into scows, but there being no ready market for them they were towed to an anchorage in the Potomac, there to await their turn in the pyre which will consume them. More than 100 of these vessels are now at anchorage and the burning will start in about ten days, it is reported.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Anna Elizabeth Ference, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ference of Clifton, N. j., committed suicide with poison. A note pinned to the child's waist, addressed to "Dear Mother nd Dad," gave the cause of suicide as a conviction that she was wanted at home only for the work she could do or for the wages she could earn.
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LONDON, Feb. 3.-A dancer at one of London's night clubs recently introduced the latest effort of the coiffeur, namely, hair which glows with a phosphoric iridescence In the dark. Nothing could be detected when the ballroom lights were on, but when they were switched oft the dancer could be distinguished by the greenish silvery : halo around her head.
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