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Dr. Roy E. Davis, high Klan official, spoke at the Malone Theatre to a full house, explaining the principles of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The principles are as follows: The Tenets of the Christian Relig ion, White Supremacy, Closer relationship between Capital and American Labor, Protection of pure womanhood, Preventing the causes of mobvi ence and lynchings, Preventing unwarranted strikes by foreign labor agitators, Prevention of fires and destruction of property by lawless elements The limitation of foreign immigrs tion, Closer relationship of pure Amer canism, The upholding of the Constitution of these United States, The sovereignty of our State Rights The separation of Church and State Freedom of speech and press, The much needed local reforms. Dr. Davis stated that a man must not only be a native born white pen tile American citizen, owing no alleg iance to any foreign government poli ticians, but he must be a law-abiding citizen. Dr. Davis stated in his address that the Klan was a pure 100 ° American organization and essential to the lif of our government. That its mem bers took an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of the United Stats and swore to aid and assist the pro per constituted authorities at 4 times and all places, when caller upon to do so. The organic and operative life of the Klan was touched on in detail, and it was stated that the Klan was lowa in lovery respect, being passed on by the Supreme authority. And the manner in which the Klan aided in law en forcement was outlined, and what an essential organization that it was the life of proper enforcement of law. It j was stated that the Klan had never in one instance been proven guilty of law violation. The following facts were ales giv en for publication: There are 25000 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Mis souri and the following towns in Southeast part of the state had been organized or was under the process of organization: Cape Girardeau, Mor house, Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele, Jackson, Chaffee, and Kennett. Th State will go under State government in the near future. There are twelve States at the present time under state government and a number ready to form their state organization. It was stated that every state in the union was under the process of organizati on had already been organized. Texa leads in membership = with 215,000: ‘Ohio and Illinois are close seconds, Oklahoma third, with 92,000; Arkan sas 81,000, Nebraska and Kansas with over 50,000 each. Dr. Davis informed us that there ‘were United States Senators, Gove rnors, United States Congressmen and other officials as low as the town man shall, so long as they meet the qualif cations as law abiding citizens. I contradicted the rumors that thie « der is put over on Masonic or eld Fellow influence, stating there is no affiliation at all other than the fa over 90 per cent of its members were members of both lodges. It is rumored that a large era was initiated into the Invisible Em pire at a late hour last night. 1 sentiment seems to be that an organization of this nature could complish a world of good in this com munity. There will be a second lecture of in the city sometime this week.
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Sikeston Standard
Sikeston, Missouri, US
Tue, Jul 11, 1922
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