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MICHIGAN STRIDING AHEAD IN ITS WORK FOR REAL AMERICA

DECISIVE VICTORY WON IN DES MOINES

Klan Growth, Even During Winter, Is Phenomenal in Face of Hot Opposition

John W. Jenney, Opposing Underworld Candidate, Swept Into Office by Huge Majority

:iuhornte Plans Made in Practically Every Community for Outdoor Activity

ALIENS IN NEW PLAN TO BLOCK IMMIGRANT ACT

Gossip Along the RoaT

11KTROIT, Mich., April 5. Reports reaching here concerning the j activities of the Ku Klux Klan show j that the organization is still growing j rapidly in all parts of the state. I The great Klan wave that broke ! over Michigan last summer has j never once slackened its pace and ! the membership has increased until now it is one of the strongest agen- ! t ies the state has ever known work- j ing in defense of the public schools ind the enforcement of laws. I Klections hold in many cities and j towns have shown c onclusively the ; powers of this gigantic organization j in influencing the masses toward the cleaning up of disgraceful conditions that have existed for so long a time The fiery cross is getting to be a common sight in villages, towns and cities, even on the country crossroads it burns, and in faroff fields it may be seen sending its silent mesvaQ of Americanism to the skies. H inter Act inly ' The massing of Americans has . been exceptionally successful throughout the-stale during the win-

ler. hvrn wnen tne wnoie state uas , Soni0 ,,olitjCal fireworks

tracticaiiv HiiovnxMinu. reports con- i

DES MOINES, la., April 5. The

Americans of Des Moines won a de

cisive victory at the election last

Monday by placing John W. Jenney in the office of superintendent of public safety over Frank J. Harty, the avowed candidate of the underworld. Jenney won by 26,062 votes as compared to the 14.953 polled by Harty. Harty's campaign was marked by the extravagant outlay of money, fraudulent advertising and gag methods employed by his gang of followers in stopping any criticism of him at political meetings. The vote polled by the defeated can

didate shows the strength of th

local newspapers, all of which were

boosting him and unalterably - op- ' posed to Jenney. I Mayor Carl M. Carver was reelected by a majority of 1,700 votes

; over H. II. Barton. Considering that ! more than 40,000 votes were cast in 'the election, this majority is not j much to boast about. Other nieml hers of the present council were rej turned.

ocal newspapers say that the Klan was defeated, overlooking the fact that the Des Moines organiza

tion supported some of the present officeholders, as well as new men. Two secret sessions of council have been held with Mr. Jenney. The mayor and others informed him that no man whose name appeared on the alleged list of Klan members could be named chief of police.

of a most

unusual character are expected next

REALIZING DEFEAT, THEY RESORT TO ELEVENTH-HOUR TACTICS TO POSTPONE ACTJON,

Resolution Iirtrodnoed in House hy Kannth for Investigation of "All Qnestions"

C. C. Chase, collector of customs at El Paso, Tex., has gotten out while the going was good. He is a son-in-law of Albert B. Fall -and succeeded in getting mixed up in trying to help father-in-law deceive the Senate committee and the country

about that $100,000 loan. Chase tried unsuccessfully to get a Cleveland man to say publicly that he lent Fall the money, but the Cleveland man wouldn't stand for such stuff and Chase got caught in the trap. The Senate started proceedings to have

Congress impeach him, hut Chase resigned and went in a hurry. The House of Representatives has passed a bill giving relief to the starving women and children of

(Bureau Publication and Education) Germany. It means tapping the WASHTWrTON 7 United States treasury to the extent t i '. "-P1.11 Vot $10,000,000 if it becomes a law, I he Johnson immigration bill j but the matter has yet the gauntlet came un for rrvnsirlp'ratinn nn i of thp Senate and the White Hnnso

fTthe floor of the House Saturday t0 run- Xo American wishes to see

nnrlor a orial lQ women and children starve to death,

DR. EVANS GREETED

ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY TWO IOWA CITIES

Imperial Wizard Addresses Two Sessions of State Kleagles0 Meeting at Des Moines

OPPOSITION FAILS TO CARRY OUT THREAT

Fond du Lac Has Large and Successful Meeting Big Class Initiated

Speaks at Three Meetings at Davenport Contract Broken by Eagles for Use of Hall

tinuoi to pour in to tne enect tnai:Wrek when Jenney takes office and

Manwmen and their friends nnu lavs his list of annointments nn the

driven miles over drifted roads in

their enthusiasm to be present at the meetings or to afliliate themselves with the great American order that so bitterly fought by Roman Catholicism. The visit of Dr. Hiram Wesley Kvans to several of the Klaus of Michigan recently has been an added inspiration to those interested in the movements of the progressive order jind fiany Klans were quick to indorse the administration for its policies in handling the affairs of the order. Preparations are being made for Hirelings to be held in the open in the not distant future. All Klans are making such ar

rangement, and large classes are being prepared for outdoor in it in- j tions. Plans for the Future Klan leaders over the state are welcoming spring as their Klaus luive already grown to such proportions that it is difficult in some places, -and almost impossible in others to bold meetings indoors on account of the unusually large membership. The state laws that have been railroaded over the masses by Roman Catholics in public office, to the detriment, or the supposed detriment, f the American order, have all failed

council table in public. Indications are that a recall petition will be circulated and the race for mayor reopened, if council should refuse to sanction Jenney's appointments.

KLAN GROWTH IN BENTON CO.

OXFORD, Ind., April 5. Reports from various Klans show a steady

increase in membership throughout Benton county. The county has seventeen acres of a beautiful park. I and has erected a klavern upon the jsite. Meetings are now being j planned for the out-of-doors and it i is expected that the organization will grow even faster tliah before during the coming summer months.

to retard the growth of the order. The Catholic-controlled Booth syndicate of newspapers that is scat-

toed throughout the state, filled with propaganda against the Americans, have also made a dismal failure in their attempt to stop the forward movement of the Protestant order. Taking it all in all, Michigan promises to be one of the strongest Klan states in the Union and is much larger now than many others that have been blessed with the Klan for a much longer period.

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by the House rules committee and the big fight is in full swing now at both ends of the capitol. It is only a matter of a few days until the question will have been thrashed out in both branches of Congress and the final bill sent to the White

House for the president's sig

nature. Realizing that they are licked on the immigration measure the foreign bloc has adopted eleventh-hour tactics by trying to postpone action. Criticising the Johnson bill on the ground that it discriminates against the Latin races of Europe and places "a stamp of inferiority" on 2,000,000

naturalized citizens in the United States, Representative- Sabath, of Chicago, acting for the aliens and foreign bloc, introduced a resolution providing for an investigation of all questions affecting immigration, emigration and migration by a special commission. Scheme Will Not Work This is the scheme provided to put a stop, if possible, to passing the Johnson bill at this stage of the proceedings, but it will not work. The

resolution will be offered as a substitute for the Johnsdn bill when the latter comes to a vote in the House. Mr. Sabath proposes that the existing immigration laws shall

be continued in force until December 31, 102o. By that time the com

mission of inquiry win be able to make a report, guiding Congress in changing the immigration laws along scientific lines, according to the man from Chicago. This Congress is going to pass an immigration bill and do it now and it will be ready for the president's signature before many days. -It is

not going to postpone or put off as is suggested by the foreign bloc.

but there are many adverse reports on this affair. Reports come that the German barons are hoarding food and it is suggested that the German officials or German government commandeer the . food barons

in their own country and see if

they can't solve the question themselves. At least there is a question

about the'wisdom of America throwing $10,000,000 into Germany. x The Democrats in Congress are feeling pretty cocky these days. They say they have the Republicans on the run through the results so far obtained in the Senate investigations. They have come to-a state of mind where they feel that they are going to be able to elect their man, no

matter who shall be their nominee. And as time goes on and we approach the national conventions the contest is waxing warmer! Mr. Mc-

Adoo, who received considerable of

a .set-back through the disclosure of his connection with Doheny and Sinclair interests, has partly recovered his equilibrium through his big victory -recently in Georgia. The McAdoo fellows seem to feel that if they can't nominate their man that they can at least dictate the nominee

to the convention, although they have by no means given up the idea of nominating McAdoo. Some Democrats partial to Governor Al Smith, of New York, are going on the theory that the fact that Smith is a Roman Catholic ought not to prevent him from receiving the Democratic nomination. They

are saying that this religious question is bound to be fought out some time, so why not bring on the scrap

in 1924 and settle it one way or the other. However, the other Demo-

! crats of the nation are too smart to

walk into an open trap like that. They will not permit such a fight to be started this year. Smith hasn't

a look-in tor tne Democratic nomi-

The foreigners cite the attitude of ! nation. If it were left

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i n V 1 ! L ill ijuum 11 Liiv J vi 1 1. lj oi. question and are trying to work that in, but to no avail. Mexicans Flowing In Another feature entering into consideration on the immigration question is that of admitting so many Mexicans into the United States. In the last year, while the United States was rigorously limiting the admission of aliens from Europe, the source of the most desirable immigration, more than 63,000 Mexicans

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state and New York- was that state, the writer would say that he had a fine opportunity for the nomination. But don't fool yourself, the Democratic party of the nation is not going to let New York state lead the party to premeditated suicide. The United States and the Republican party has been rocked with scandals this spring. They couldn't be much worse, but Uncle Sam is not the only country to suffer in this way. It is not so many years ago since France was rocked far worse

over the mama canal scandals

(Special to The Fiery Cross) DES MOINES, la., April 5. Two Iowa cities were honored by a visit

from Dr. Hiram Wesley Evans, Imperial Wizard, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, last week. Dr. Evans

was in Des Moines Sunday and addressed two sessions of the state Kleagles' meeting. In the afternoon he talked to the local Klavern. Monday he talked at three meetings in Davenport. The keynote iof the national Klan leader's address was: "One and God and right can win any battle." The three addresses given by Dr. Evans

were spiritual throughout and he has fired the Hawkeye state witb a new spirit of patriotism and militant Protestantism.

Dr. Evans dwelt at length in his talk to the state workers on national

affairs, pointing out their spiritual significance on the life of the nation. "Don't let any one tell you that Congress has not got more respect for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan than any other national organization with headquarters in Washington,"

he said. From a ew Angle A look at the duties of citizenship from a new angle, was presented by

the Imperial Wizard. He said : "The citizenry of America has not been on the job. The nation owes much to the citizens, but do not forget that the citizens owe much to the nation. This government must indeed be made a government of, for and by the people. A citizen's duty to his country is second only to that duty

to Almighty God. "Get right with God and nothing can stop you from sweeping on to victory. No excuse is needed for do

ing the right things by your God, j your country and your home it ; takes backbone. And don't forget j that one with God and right on his j side can sweep all before him, no i matter how great the obstacles." i At the introduction of his address I Dr. Evans said that the Knights of !

the Ku Klux Klan were either an accident or the carrying out of the will of God, and he did not think it was i an accident. At Davenport arrangements had ; been made to hold one gigantic meet- ! ing in the Fraternal Order of Eagles' ; auditorium. At the last minute the j rental money for the hall was re- ;

turned and the contract canceled, i This did not deter Davenport Klans- j men. Three meetings were held in different halls, and each was crowded J to capacity. Dr. Evans proved equal j to the occasion, his enthusiasm per- j vading every meeting. The first was ! held in the Christian Science church, ' the second in the Corinthian room of i the ofd Masonic temple and the third ; in the blue lodge room of the same ; building. Delegations of Klansmen ! from all parts of eastern Iowa jour- ; neyed to Davenport to hear their j leader.

FOND DU LAC, Wis., April 3,

Recent developments at Waukesha and Wausau in this state where alien opposition imagines that it has control, centered the eyes of the state on Fond du Lac to see what would happen when an advertised meeting of the Ku Klux Klan open to the public, was held at the armory, the largest hall in the city. The word had been passed that the meeting would be broken up. Those

opposed to the organization said that about fifty persons would show up at the meeting. Just exactly 1,500 persons packed the hall on the evening of the meeting to listen to a speaker from another state. For an hour and a half, he thrilled the audience and the only disturbance was the deafening applause when he

made some fitting remarks that covered local conditions. This was the

first real awakening to the fact that the Klan had strength in the city. One Hundred Initiated This meeting was a forerunner of

a meeting neiu in one or me large halls in the city on the evening of March 26. At this time a class of over a hundred became members of the organization. The hall was packed and an overflow meeting had to be .held regardless of the fact that the governor of the state was in the city the same night holding a political meeting.. Over 200 Klansmen welcomed the new members and

many more members of the organization were unable to be present. The work put on by the local organization was beautiful and impressive and it was a sight never to be. forgotten to see over a hundred men line up on the side of justice, truth, and liberty. "v After the initiation, a speaker from the South gave an excellent address. In a wonierful way, he told the members how to conduct themselves at all times. The new members

were particularly impressed. He told, in no uncertain words, the purpose of the Klan in the past. Its present purpose and its plans for the futuse. Fond du lac is a city that has always prided itself as being a city built on a hill. Until the Klan came, it had started to slip down in the hollows. Now it is on the hilltop again and on the highest point of

that hill there is an invisible flaming cross guarded by an invisible army. It is there to remain. Best Citizens Joining Hundreds of the best citizens of the city have seen the fire of the flaming cross and have joined the order. Many who came to the armory to scoff remained to find out how to join. The piercing rays of the flaming cross are penetrating the dark spots in the city of Fond du Lac and results are being obtained. The powers of darkness in this city are starting to tremble before

the army of the Ku Klux Klan. Fond du Lac Klan No. 6 is strong now and is gaining in membership every week. Its existence has created a number of surprises within the last few weeks.

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manently removed. Probably the phrase had its origin in a popular effort to soften the draft

by calling it selective service. Thus the men who donned the uniform came to be known as service men, and when they doffed the uniform automatically came to be known as ex-service men. Perhaps it is due to an unsuccessful search for a

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enfble to the other; which implies that military service is the only public service, and is at the same time awkward and crude. If it were not for recent experience in the coining of words in this country we might even venture to do that to obtain an accurate and proper designation for American sol

diers and sailors who wore the uniform in the great war, but "scofflaw" and "spigot bigot" have us stopped

on that tack.

An Auditorium Planned The promise was mada by the Imperial Wizard that he would return to Davenport in the fall and address thousands of eastern Iowa Klansmen in God's own auditorium" under the star-studded heavens. At the morning session of the state meeting, the Black Hawk county delegation of Klansmen presented a handsomely-mounted silver loving cup to the imperial representative of Iowa. This was given as a token of

their esteem for Iowa's leader. In the afternoon. Dr. Evans told the Iowa Klan leaders that the national office had sent a "real man to take up the work in this field."

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MacMILLAN, EXPLORER, SAFE HARTFORD, Conn., April 5. Donald B. MacMillan and his party of Arctic explorers are safe, according to reports received at headquarters of the American Radio Relay League here. An amateur radio operator In Lan

caster, Cal., talked with Donald H. Mix, radio operator of the MacMillan expedition, Sunday, and in reply received faint signals which he was unable to understand. The last previous message from the explorer's ice-bound ship was received February 16,

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uniforms, presented arms. Across the courtyard a detachment of gendarmes heralded his arrival with bugles. Escorted by the pontifical court, he wended his way through the scenes of medieval splendor to the gilded throne room, where the pope awaited his coming. "Since time immemorial kings and princes of the royal realm, not to

mention the less'er lights, have knelt

upon entering tne presence or his holiness. Catholic or Protestant, the custom of centuries had been the same. "But Wilson, head erect and smiling, advanced, looking the pope squarely in the eye. The latter, with both hands extended, came forward to greet him. "The chamberlains exchanged glances and shook their heads when Wilson neglected to bend his knee, but they well knew that for such a ceremony this was neither the occasion nor the man." It will also be recalled that Presi

dent Roosevelt did a similar stunt when In Rome. He was notified that

if he made a speech at the Methodist college in Rome it would be displeasing to the pope. Teddy made the speech just the same. So here we have two outstanding American presidents carrying the dignity of the American government while in Rome and both refusing to bow the knee to the pope.

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