Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-06 | Page 1 | Berger Has Bill to Halt Disguise in Public

Berger Has Bill to Halt Disguise in Public W WASHINGTON Dec 6 United Press Press Press-A A bill making it a federal offense tf nse punishable by a fine of ot and ten years years Imprisonment or b both th for any two or more moro persons persons persons per per- sons to go in disguise ul on public highways S' S was ready for fOT Introduction introduction introduction tion toda today b by bj Represent Representative tive Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor L. L Berger Socialist Wisconsin Commenting on the measure Berger Berger Ber Ber- ger said My ly bill proposes propose to r reenact in several Important particulars particulars' I the acts passed in 1870 1370 fend 1871 against the KU ICI Klux Klur Klan of that time The recent campaign has las as shown how hew deeply ply rooted race and religious ious bus prejudice hns has become and the danger of permUting permitting o organizations which fan the flames of ot intolerance to continue to function Issues les of or tremendous importance were vera completely com com- dist disregarded lI r while the Im I'm ou rs ru rIl ns i-ns Ins ns b became camo dominant Berger said I t