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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
7
A public notice defending the Ku Klux Klan as a menace and exposing misinformed views. It argues newspapers mischaracterize Klan members as cowards and urges readers to judge with an unbiased mind while detailing what the Klan threatens.
A controversial manifesto from the Ku Klux Klan proclaims the organization as patriotic and non discriminatory in principle while asserting white supremacy and exclusion of Jews and people of mixed race. It defends its stance as pro law and order and criticizes press campaigns against the group. It questions why few Klansmen are convicted if it is an outlawed organization.
A public defense arguing the Ku Klux Klan does not menace the Constitution religious liberty free speech or public education. It claims broad support among Protestants ministers law officers and church members while stressing loyalty to American ideals and the sanctity of home and education.
The Klan proclaims it supports constituted authorities and rejects sectarianism while urging unity among white Gentile Protestants. It defends secrecy around the mask, notes membership of ministers and officials, and asserts a program of lawfulness, immigration restriction, and staunch American loyalty.
The statement lists opposition to unlimited foreign immigration and to elevating officials owing allegiance to foreign powers, along with opposition to mob violence, civil liberty abridgment, use of public funds for sectarian purposes, and political corruption. Address P. O. Box 78 Butler Ga for more information.
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