Fiery Cross, Volume 4, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1924 — Page 3
Friday, November 21, 1924
THE FIERY CROSS PAGE THREE ,
WOMEN TO AID COUNTRY GIRLS LURED TO CITY
Foes of Protestants Destroy Klan Temple
(International Newsrcel)
ClUCACO ORGAMZATION VKSTIGATES CONDITIONS
IN-
TEXAS ALIENS SET OFF THREE CHARGES IN FORT WORTH KLAVEHN $10C,0C0 BUILDING RUINED BY ENEMIES OF AMERICANISM.
Find Foreign S!ieiks" Responsible ' 1omblng Srcn Flrst step ,n ReJg'n
fur Much l"iili:ii)iJn?ss Careers
Are Sought by Great Many
of Terror Reward Offered for Capture of Gailty Persons Flames Envelope Hall Within Seven Minutes Firemen Unable to Combat Work of Incendiaries.
(By a Staff Correspondent)
FORT WORTH, Tex., Nov. 17.
(Special to The Fiery Cross) CHICAGO, Nov. 17. Never a week passes by but many girU from small touus au.l fa i' his cuuirf to Cliicuso only to disappear. Where they go
il'J ttlLUl IJClUIIll'S Ul IHL'iU till; diliuas i
V..: difficult problems confrontiafj the The ilOO.000 Klau temple in this city
police and tin; welfaro agencies in-1 is a mass of smoldering timbers and (i rested In such work. twisted steel following the bomliing A nimmliU'f working under the of the building last week by Klan ii'r.rtirn .r the Province Kicagic enemies. Operatives and the entire
machinery oi the police department are turning every stone in an effort to apprehend the dastards. Fort Worth Klan No. 101 has offered a reward of $500 for the apprehension of the guilty parties. Investigation started immediately following the destruction of the tem
ple, which had been but recentlyJ
dedicated. There were three distinct explosions, the last two following
anr come to the first at regular mtervais. These
lover" awaits were followed by flames which com-
wishine to admit that . pieted the destruction. It is believed
the bombs were so constructed and placed as to scatter gasoline in great quantities. They were placed in different parts of the building and joined together with connecting fuses.
i.t- entire building was enveloped in tinmen before the first fire-fighting apparatus, located within two blocks of tho structure, arrived upon the scent'. So intense was the heat that It was Impossible for the firemen to enter the building. I "I re Spreads Rnpldly To give the reader an Idea of how quirkly the vast structure was enveloped in flames at every point, so fierce that firemen could not enter the building- a few minutes after the explosions, the testimony of a city policeman is Interesting. The policeman testified that he passed the building immediately before the explosion and that there was no sign of flames or smoke and In less than seven minutes, or during a period in which he had walked less than four blocks, flames were shooting from every conceivable place in the build
ing. It Is firmly believed here that the explosion is the beginning of a reign of terror to be instituted by the ene-
Wnmen of the Klan, has made a study of these prol li nis during the past, thrt e month!1 and is convinced that ni.iny of the tirls v ho come to the city, ostensibly to secure a position, or to pursue a csreer, are lured here by mail order marriage proposals, of wl.lch onrt n'.s and friends know nothing. I; e i, u i 1 e d Into correspondence throi'Kli the many so-called matrimonial a1,-' ncies or "friendship
I ui eai'.s," ihese K'rls are finally ner-
d'l. ulcd to leave home Chicago where their
th ni. Not
t!'' ir romance is based upon nothing
more tanvihl" than the letters and photograph of a man secured through mi advertisement in a cheap fiction m;iz:iii the deluded girls givos her business ambition as the motive for the piiKrimage to the city. Tome I ntfer Promise It 1' i also been found that In rii.iTiy cases Mrls have come to Chirnu'ii upon promises, made throush the inn 11. of course, to secure them
pia'-es In theatrical or moving pic-ti:r-companies. They don't tell their p.mnts that they hope ttt go upon the staxe. but persuade them that t'.o y can Ket legitimate positions of inn.' kind. No matter what the "bait" has been the victim of girlish romance Is me; at the railway station by some sleek sheik, wearing the proverbial "white rarmt on on the left lapel" or the "b.ue dotted bow tie" for identification. 1'si.ally the 'sheik" Is of foreign blood. Jews, Italians and Greeks are the principal offenders of this type. Native-born, Gentile A i-ii Tic.uih are rarely, if ever, guilty of thie. In some instances a fake marriage
Ceremony is staged, but in more cases veil that Is dispensed with and the romance-hungry girl Is led directly to some resort from which afterward Blie' has Utile Inclination to escape. After her ureat disillusionment she feels that Fhe can never again face the folks at home and ro she makes the most of the soui-kllllng surroundinss In which she finds herself. Through I.ove I, tire Finding that a large proportion qf the girls who disappear do so through the love lure and that they remain bidden through fear of public anl parental opinion the Klans-
womeu's committee recommends that 1 parents of girls who desire to come to the city inform themselves exactly an to what her surroundings will be In Chicago and what leads to her desire to leiivf home. It is also recommended that Klaus in the small towns and rural pections advise Chicago Klaiisivnimn when a girl of the community comes to this city to live If it i.i desired a quiet Investigation may he made. This co-operation between Klanswonieii in the small town and rural c n.muniti, s and those In Chicago in raving girls may berome one of the most Important civic services rendered by the Women of the Klan.
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HYBRID ORDER CHIEF UNABLE TO DEFEND IT
EIIHU ROOT FAILS TO ANSWER ATTACK ON SO
CIETY
Mason-Knight of Colambns Organi
zation Revealed by Former Roman Churchman as Papal Plot
With Indiana Protestant Orders
INSTITUTE NEW GROTTO Prophets of Sahara Grotto made a pilgrimage to Lafayette Monday to institute the new Merou Grotto there. The Prophets met at the city hall in the afternoon and marched to the union station, where they boarded a special train for Lafayette. In La
fayette they staged another parade and then presented the ceremonial at
the Lafayette opera house.
DAVIS INSISTS
ALL ALIENS BE AMERICANIZED
CABINET 3LEMBER ADDRESSES
PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER
ABOVE IS SHOWN A YIEW Or TTTTC RVINS OF THE NEW KIT KWX KT.AN
AlDIIUKll'M, RIXESTLV BLOWN VT AND DESTROYED IN FORT WORTH, TEX.
mies of the Klan, similar to that now in progress at Cincinnati, O., where Klansmen are being kidnapped, taken to lonely spots, stripped of their clothing and then beaten into unconsciousness to be returned to the heart of the city later and thrown nude into the streets. The elections carrying true Americans into office in all parts of the country and the tide of Americanism which swept the country on November 4 is believed to have spurred the aliens to action. Republicans Win Despite the fact that Mrs. Ferguson carried the election In this state, many sections and counties and practically all the larger cities went Republican. This was the first time in the history of Texas that such a thins;
happened. It was the result of Mrs. Ferguson's running on an "'antiKlan" platform. Never before in this state was a Republican candidate formidable. The police of thi3 city are giving all the co-operation possible in an attempt to run to earth the perpetrators of this crime. A number of clues are now being followed and at this time they are taking tangible shape. The spirit of Fort Worth Klansmen remains undaunted in the face of this attack by the enemies of the principles espoused by the Klan organization. Proudly flying to the wind on one remaining peak, surrounded by wreckage, ia the American flag-. It Is believed ' that within a few hours definite progress will be made (Continued on Page 6)
The Dark That Failed
The Fiery Cross Has Obtained the Serial Rights to This Most Remarkable Book. It Deals With ihe Inside Workings of the Roman Corporation in a Simple, Straightforward Manner. It Is Devoid of Tltriolic Utterances and Is Told by One Who Saw the Light. Because of Its Simplicity In Setting Forth Facts and the Absolute Absence of Conjecture or Personal Opinions of the Author, It Is a Radical Departure From the Average Run of Works of a Similar Nature. Editor's Note.
N THE two previous installments of "The Dark That Failed" the unknown author has revealed an intimate acquaintance with the ways of the Roman corporation. Describing the policies and motives of the Roman church, he points out the political ambition of the
hierarchy, which, under the guise of religion, seeks to obtain control of the United States government. The fourth installment will appear in The Fiery Cross next week.
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JUDGE SAYS ORDER IS NOTPOLfflCAL Enemy of Organization Admits It Does Not "Dabble" in Partisan Affairs
I-Vilir.nsT CITY, Ark., Nov. 17.
Jvide John W. Wade, of Little Rock an ctknowledged enemy of the Klan
In a finding delivered in his court upheld the Klan contention that it
is not In politics.
The case, the trial of which lasted nine days, was on the complaint
of several candidates defeated In the
August democratic primary. The plaintiff came out of court with a much smaller vote than when they entered. Plaintiff h ' challenged 690
votes and the court sustained them lia their challenge of 4fi0 votes. Uefer.dants in their croBS-complaint challenged 696 votes as illegal and the court sustained them as to 635 votes, making a net gain for defendants of 175 votes. There had been charges that the Klan hail attempted to take part In this primt ry. Judge Wade, however, In his findings In the caae found: "Thut there was no conspiracy on the part of the Ku Klux Klan us a state or nationnl organization to control raid election, nor otherwise, except as members of the order in tills county as electors acted in one of the tv.it factions of the Democratic Tarty In said county, which they may have had a right to do."
POLICE HEAD MARCHES IN AMERICAN PARADE
GREENWOOD, Miss., Nov. 17. Ix-fiore Klan No. 01 paraded from the courthouse to the ball park recently. The column, headed by the chief of police and Kxalted Cyclops of the (Greenwood Klan, followed by a large lloat carrying the fiery cross, the Airtirlcan flag and a number of women of the Klan and older Klansn.cn. halted in front of the grandstand. Thu national lecturer then delivered an address on Klankraft to the crowd.
I'apnl dogma: "The pope alone can be called universal, lie alone has the right to use Imperial ornaments. Frincep are bound to kiss his feet, and his only. His sentence can be . annulled by none, but he can annul
' the decrees of all." (Declarations of Tope Gregory VII. embodied in to
ISOi.-;' 1PT.
KcSrneiory iiooKhts. I canot Gay when T first began to wonder about confession. Everybody in the church who thinks, must wonder about it some time. It is hard to keep down the conviction that, sines God la everywhere and knows everything, even the number of hairs on our heads. He must of course know everything we do. Why should Ke want the priest to find out for Ilim about our sins? He does not have to be told what they are. for He Is there at the time and sees for Himself. At any rate, thoughts along this line began early to Intrude themselves on my mind, much as I fought against them. I commenced to wonder also why the priest took so much Interest In God's business, anyway. This was during the time that a very cro3s priest came out and stayed with us. while they were building a church for him. He was fat. as most of them are. and was always given and ate everything good there was in the house. The Confessional. By degrees. I learned the wisdom of the confessional. As an aid to perfect organization, nothing enn be more effective. The confessional Is a portal, through which aM member of the church must pass for inspection. If one Is detected who Is wavering in his faith, or who is contemplating Joining some secret order which the church cannot probe, or who Is thinking of marrying outside of the church, or who is not bringing up his children in compliance with what the church requires, or not having as many children as possible, particular attention is paid to him, until he Is brought Into line. These are the fundamentals which go . to preserving an organization without a flaw and constantly Increasing Jta numerical strength. Marriage. The objection to marrying an outsider can be overcome by an agreement, whereby the church performs the service, and all children born to the pair are pledged In advance to the church. Anything that will swell the membership of the church can be managed in some way. if there is nothing better in sight. Of course, it is better if the outsider can be induced to Join the church. It !s a distinct triumph when sex attraction Is strong enough to draw an outsider into the church. In fact, there is a premium placed on all such cases, which the church allows the popular mind to entertain. It is this: Any member who brings about the conversion of an outeiderJs assured of heaven. Could any greater prize be expected? Is there anything more that could be added to the delights of honeymoon? Think of getting your heart's desire and believing at the same time that you have snatched a brand from the burning, while gaining heaven as a reward. No wonder that mixed marriages are so uniformly to the interest of the church. "Two Strings to the Bow" But there is something more. If that chain should breal:. there is a reverse hook to the anchorage. Anyone within the church who responds to an Irresistible heart appeal from the outBide and succumbs to it. is lost. The confessional forestalls many such calamities. A marriage outside of the church is only a license for living in prostitution. That is the solemn declaration of the church Itself. Children born from any union not authorized by the church are stigmatied by the name commonly applied to illegitimate offspring. The parents and their progeny are given over to ignominy for life and damnation after death. Thus the double grip which the church has on Its followers ia designed to hold them, coming or going. "Prevention Better Than Cure" Nevertheless mixed marriages are discouraged by the church, for the reason that the right tradition
ar.not brick of the party coming in from the outside. Even conversion fails sometimes to take, permanently. A convert for matrimonial purposes, when the flames of p.isslon have subsided, has more time to think of the means by which the end was reached. Faith stands a better chance of preservation between two people who have been born and confirmed in the church, than where one of them Is a neophyte who, in lucid Intervals, may ask -questions of the other. Curiosity on the part of either. In moments of calm reflection, may lead to friction and even to the breaking up of a recruiting station. Even if the pair aro reasonable and anxious to reconcile any difference that may arise between them on the subject of faith, a discussion of it may cause them both to lose it entirelq. The policy of the church, therefore, emphasized when necessary through the cohfeesional, is to keep its followers away from everybody and everything that might even remotely disturb their faith. .Young people in the church are thus "handicapped in their opportunities for a desirable mate. Strength Fosters Simplicity. In countries where the church Is all-powerful, the affair is taken entirely out of their hands and arranged by their parents and the priest. Often the matter is settled before they have ever even seen each other. One or both of the poor victims may have a real sweetheart; and, for this or other reasons, they may be repellent to each ntherf but even bo, they are led with breaking hearts to the altar and the bonds of the church are fastened on them for life. Their happiness is either ignored, or taken for granted, as a farmer does in bringing together two of his barnyard animals, with a view to multiplying the species. He knows that the result of juch a union will run true to form, and that where ownership is certain, numbers are what count. Tet marriage is one of the sacraments of the churchl Divorce. It may be argued, as it often is, that virtue and domestic security are safeguarded by the church in its supervision ver marital relations. The proof advanced is that divorces among members of the church are almost unknown. .. .. Neither virtue nor . anything of a spiritual nature enters Into the duration of the yoke fastened on two people by the church. Where thex. are drawn together in the freedom of natural selection, and love each other devotedly, their happiness and fidelity will surely last as long after marriage, as they will in a case where either, or both, must take what they can get, or what is provided for them among those the church. - has to offer. To deny that means the abandonment of common sense. It is eo apparent, in the nature of things, that It may be allowed to pass. The Answer. Divorces seldom occur in the church because they are practically Impossible. The woman may be a shrew, or a sloven, or a drug addict, and the man may be a brute, or a drunkard and they may fight like cats and dogs every- time they come within striking or scratching distance of each other; and these developments may be. and probably are. the result of natural antipathy; yet in spite of all that, they are tied together until death. The very th6iight that they cannot part intensifies their hatred. Thus they suffer domestic hell while they live, because they believe that If
they separate, contrary to the decrees, of the church.
an eternal neu tar worse awans mem wnen iney aie. That belief explains why divorces are few and matri
monial martyrs are many in the family regulations of
the church. The best citizens are not born In such an atmosphere, -criminals are. (Continued Next Week.)
(Special to Tho Fiery Cross)
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. The latest
triumph of the Roman hierarchy has
been the "roping in" of Elihu Root,
former secretary of state, and some fifty other Masons, as members of
the Hamilton-Jefferson Club in Utica,
N. Y., October 7.
The aim and the purpose of the organization, as reported through the Romanized press, is to promote com
mon understanding between people of
divergent religious views. The members of the Masonic fraternity who were "roped" into the promotion of this Roman Catholic bit of propaganda have failed to Justify their course, according to replies which have been given to a letter addressed to Mr. Root by Mr. A. Malinvernl, pastor of Christ Mission, a converted Roman Catholic. In a detailed letter Mr. Malinvernl
points out the absurdity of the alleged purpose of the club. Neither Mr. Root nor any Roman Catholic member of the club has as yet been able to give any reply other than to call Mr. Maliverni a sort of depraved imbecile. Priest's Letter Having been an Italian priest for a number of years, his education and training gives him a knowledge of the practices and beliefs of the Ro
man hierarchy. With this Intimate knowledge, Mr. Mallnverni wrote the following letter to Mr. Root and asked for a reply Justifying the ac
tion of the Masonic members of the Hamilton-Jefferson Club: "Dear Sir: I learn from the Associated Press that you have had the distinction of being the principal speaker at a recent gathering of Protestants, all members of the Masonic order, and of Roman Catholics associated with the Knights of Columbus. The meeting held in Utica, N. Y., resulted in the forming of an organization announced as a 'non-sectarian.
non-partisan group, with a view of
fostering patriotic ideals and a spirit of toleration in economics, politics and religion.
The name, 'Hamilton-Jefferson As
sociation,' was reported to have been
suggested by you as one which signifies a combination of two groups holding divergent views. According to the outlined purpose of the association the United States Constitution
will be upheld "as an antidote for the
evils of the day.'
'Now Honorable Sir, a man of your
ability, high attainments, mentality
and extensive culture ought to know
at the outset, the following:
1. Masons and Knights of Colum
bus can not mix together any more than oil and water form a united
compound. Hence, to join Masons and
Roman' Catholics in a fraternal or
ganization Is evidently preposterous.
Listen to Pope Leo XIII In his 'Great Encyclical Letters' published in English by Benziger Brothers, Barclay
street. New York City: "We wish it
to be your rule, first of all, to tear
away the mask of Free Masonry.
As our predecessors many
times repeated, let no man think that
he may for any reason wha,ever Join
the Masonic sect. The whole
principle and object of the sect lies in
what is vicious and criminal.'
GROTTO PLAN BAZAAR
Sahara Grotto has planned a bazaar
at the Denison hotel Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6 Mrs. Fred
Knodel Is general chairman of the
bazaar committee and Mrs. Michael
Scully is assistant chairman. A for
tune teller, a Japanese tea garden
and a number of booths are included
in the program.
FORMER POTENTATE DEAD
Members' of Murat Shrine received news last week of the death of W.
vv. Irwin of Wheeling, W. Va., past Imperial Potentate of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Irwin died in a Pittsburgh hospital after an operation several weeks ago. He was Imperial Potentate of the Shriners of North America in 1913 and 1914.
CONFER CHAPTER DEGREE. TIPTON, Ind., Nov. 17. Members of Tipton Chapter, R. and S. M., are preparing to confer the Super-Excellent Degree on a class -of sixty candidates at the Martz theater here November 24. Candidates from Elwood, Kokomo, Rushville, Frankfort an;5 Tipton will receive the degree. A r-.iuet will be served after the conferr.: of the work.
DEDICATE NEW HOME. LA FONTAINE, Ind., Nov. 18. Today was Masonic day here, tho occasion being the dedication of the new Masonic home on Wabash avenue. Dedication exercises took place at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Masons from many surrounding cities were; present. At 6 o'clock a banquet was served in the basement of the Christian church. The principal speaker of the evening was W. O. Campbell of Marion.
OltDISON MAKES ADDRESS. A dinner attended by reveral hundred committeemen and workers connected with the coming ceremonial of Murat Temple of the " Mystic Shrine was marked by an nddress by Chirles J. Orbison, illustrious potentate.
Pledges are now being rounded up for the Shrine caravan December 5. He asked for the addition of 1.000
candidates every year. A vaudeville
show will be staged at the Murat theater the week beginning December 15.
PYTHIANS HOLD MEETING. LA FONTAINE, Ind., Nov. 17. A
district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias from Grant, Adams, Huntington, Wabash and Wells counties was held here last week. A class of six candidates was given the first
rank work. A banquet was served In the basement of the Christian
church after the ceremonial.
Tells of Asiatic Horde Lurking Near Border Mexicans Active ia Immigrant Smuggling (Special to The Fiery Cross) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 17. Addressing the Americanization committee of the Chamber of Commerce and their guests recently, Secretary of Labor Davis asserted that the people of the United States should demand that every foreigner within its borders know the English language American history and traditions. He also advocated compulsory registration of every Immigrant at state intervals that those who are here illesally may be deported. Among the guests of the committee were representatives of many nationalities, prior to their immigration to the
United States, who applauded the secretary In his defense of the present immigration law and advocacy ot more stringency in its execution. The picture of 100,000 Asiatis lurking near American borders seeking an opportunity to enter surreptitiously was held up by Mr. Davla as indicative of the urgency of Congressional action to make effective the restrictive immigration law. In Europe fully 10,000,000 Immigrants are waiting their opportunity to emigrate to the United States, he said. Many Immigrants Deported He denied that the average immigrant came here to work, which SH-ms to be the common impression among the people of the states. He pointed out the fact that out of 600 immigrants examined at Ellis Island, only twenty had callouses on their hands. He asserted that more im
migrants had been deported during his administration than ever before and that nine out of every ten put out succeeded in getting back. "Get the picture of three thousand miles of Canadian border and the border of Mexico over which immigrants are smuggled Into the United States. On the Mexican border, flying machines are used to land them," he said. "All kinds of schemes to defeat the immigration laws have been devised. There are agents in this oountry who are reaping fortunes collecting the naturalization papers of persons le
gally admited to the country taking the papers to Canada and there selling them to foreigners so they may enter the United States as citizens.
VISIT ELKS' HOME One hundred and fifty Exalted Rulers and secretaries of Indiana lodges of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks paid a visit of inspection to the new Elks' home here last Sunday. An annual meeting and a luncheon were held at the Clavpool
hotel. Joseph Fanning, formerly of Indianapolis, who is managing editor of the Elks' magazine, was the principal speaker at the luncheon.
Why They Can Not Mix
2. The United States Constitution
has been substantially the work of
Masons. The Roman system has spe
cifieally condemned every principle of
our constitution. The American sys
tem is set forth in the Declaration of
Independence that 'all men are cre
ated equal and that governments de
rive their Just powers from the consent of the governed.' The American doctrine constituting the people as
free sovereign citizens is opposed by
the following words of Pope Leo XIII
(Great Encyclical Letters, pages 120121): 'In a society grounded upon
such maxims all government is noth
ing more or less than the will of the people, and the people being under the power of itself is its own ruler. And it follows that the state does not
consider itself bound by any kind of
duty toward God.'
!. The Constitution of these United
States upholds freedom of religion.
speech and press as inalienable rights
of American citizens. Pope Leo XIII In his "Great Encyclical Letters,'
pages 157 and 161, defined that 'it is
quite unlawful to demand, to defend and to grant unconditional freedom of thought, of speech, or writing, or
worship as if these were so many rights given by nature to men and it is hardly necessary to say that
there can not be such rights as these.'
Views of Pope Plus 'In his Encyclical September 1,
1910, Pope Pius wrote: 'The sale and even printing of modernistic books
must be hindered by all means. Book
stores must be boycotted If they dare
to print, to publish or carry books
destructive of the hierarchy.'
"Pope Plus IX condemned Propo
sition No. 77 in the Syllabus of Er
rors (1864), which read as follows:
'In the present day It Is no longer
expedient that the Catholic religion
should be held as the only religion
of the state to the exclusion of all
other."
'Leo XIII in his Great Encyclical
Letters, page 149, says: 'The fatal theory of the separation of church
and state is manifestly absurd.'
"Now, Honorable Sir, 1 it necessary
to proceed further with these enumer
ations of fundamental doctrines in
which the Roman Catholic political
system is aggressively opposed to the
American political system?
T declare to you, Mr. Root, that the
entire movement of this hybrid or
ganization to which you have lent
the prestige of your name is to dc
hceive Protestants and Masons and to
lull them to sleep as to the real aims of the Roman hierarchy which seeks to control the political and civil life of America, and to destroy the fundamental rights given by the constitu
tion to every American citizen. This
new-born organization will shortly
die a natural death.
The striking truths and citations of
this letter received a note of ac
knowledgment from Mr. Root, hut no reply came from him, due either
irvio, gioss ignorance of tic subjects
COMMANDER Y ENTERTAINS The second of a series of entertainments by the members of Raper Commandery was held Saturday night at the Masonic Temple here. The commandery'8 choir appeared on the program and dancing in the ballroom of the temple followed. The third entalnment will be presented Decem
ber 20.
HONORS UNKNOWN DEAD Otto P. Deluse of Indianapolis, Ind., Grand President of the Fraternal Order of Eag'.es, visited Arlington national cemetery last Sunday and laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier.
MASONS HOLD MEMORIAL Annual memorial services of Marion Lodge No. 31, F. and A M., were
held last week at the Masonic Temple.
During the program Mrs. Arnold Spencer sang solo numbers. C. B. Weaver, Worshipful Master, spoke.
and Reoree W ' Allison' made the
memorial address.
or to an embarraslng situation which
he has created for himself by lending his name to the Roman movement Jto
lull to sleep Protestants and Masons'
to their detriment. Instead he turned
the letter over to the secretary ot the association for a more 'appropri
ate reply.'
A Fitting Reply
The "appropriate reply" which was
forecast by Mr. Root came as follows:
'My dear Sir: No doubt Senator Root
has replied to your letter of the 10th
calling attention to h's lack (?) of in
telligence in permitting himself to be
so meekly led astray.
"The writer has read it through
several, times and must humblv con
fess his Inability to find anything to
base a reply on, and, inasmuch as the
general tone denotes a mentality beyond hope of a co-operative spirit, with nothing but sincere pity, I re
main, tolerantly yours, Andrew P. Kelley." Thus, when faced with undeniable data upon the attitude of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, one of their nurmKelley, Knights of Columbus scxrre-
tary of the Hamilton-Jefferson Asso-
ber can not make a courteous reply
as Is Indicated by the letter from Mr.
ciation.
14,000 Chinese Get In "Despite the law excluding Asiatics, more than 14,000 Chinese entered the United States last year and' the number from Japan was 10,489." Secretary Davis advocated at this point the compulsory registration of every foreigner who entered the United States at given Intervals so that those who have entered the country illegally can be detected and expelled. This has been recommended In two presidential messages to congress, but it has met opposition there, prln- -cipally from Russian propagandists who realize it would defeat their purposes," he said. "There are also some fine Americans who oppose it, believing it to be a form of espionage, but I believe that they have failed to grasp the idea of the measure." Mr. Davis asserted his belief in restrictive immigration and said that other countries had set such a precedent. "At the time the law was passed." he said, "600,000 Americans
were out of work and In passing the law we did only what already had
been done by England. Some of you
may remember that when Paul
Whiteman went to London with his
orchestra he was not permitted to
play in any of the music halls by the
minister or labor until he employed an English musician for every American musician In his organization. Then he was permitted to perform
with the American musicians while the English on Ms payroll simply sat and listened to the music
Chinese Watch America "There are in China at least 100,000.000 people who would rush to America if we let down the bars to them. Can't you Imagine what would happen If Chinese were here, willing to work for fifty cents per day? "I never saw a low wage-paying community which was successful. I was born In a town of 32,000 inhabitants in Wales and I am here to say that the town could not even support a newspaper, simply because wages were low. Merchants can't do enough business to permit or Justify to advertise. Mr. Business Man, how Ions could you keep your doors open if oucb wages were paid in America? "What we want is to make the
United States the best place in tho world for human beings, but with
low wages that could not be done. We would become like all of the rest of the world if we opened immigration.
1 am an exponent of limited immigra
tion."
SOUTH CAROLINA UNIT
INITIATES BIG CLASS
SENECA, S. C, Nov. 17. Seneca Klan, at its last meeting, initiated a larger class than was taken in during the whole of the last quarter and has an equally large class waiting for the
next meeting. This Klan has been instrumental in accomplishing several constructive undertakings for this section and there has been a rush of applications for membership during the last few weeks.
Prqve- that- there , Is no devil, and feyery -bootlegger will be your friend.
Shonld Rear! and Write Placing his attention on the Americanization problem, Mr. Davis said
the people of the United States should
demand that-every foreigner within Its borders know the English language and American history and tradition. "Then," he said, "there would be no need to worry as to their becoming citizens and upholding American Ideals. The town in which I live Is made tip almost wholly of foreigners and the children of foreign born. Even the third generat'on of families of the immigrant still speak , the language of the country from' which their ancestors came and they follow the same traditions and customs.' What we need Is a unified country." Check System Needed In his plan of enrollment, Mr. Davis said that each foreigner could be informed that he was expected to learn the language, the history and
the customs ot America., and that a check on his progress, .in these lines could be made at subsequent registrations. "The place where he learned English and history would not matter so much," he Bald.- "He could go to any of the hundreds of churches, fraternal ' and'civil Americanization bureaus. . That should be left entirely to him, but he should Insist that he learn our language and our history.'