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Show NEW "KLAN KLAN " " ! (1AN 1AN ( " " TERRORIZES MIDWEST MIDWESTAuthorities Authorities AutJlorities Say Membership lVlenlbersllip May Run Into Millions IVlillions ; Killingin lUllingin lUlling Killing in Detroit Arouses Public Indignation ; Gangon Gang on Way Jay Out - By WILLIAM C . UTLEYA UTLEYNEW UTLEY UTLEYNEW NEW"masked NEW \ "masked masked "mashed mashed " menace " his h1.s h1s has . been discovered lurking lurhing behind bc- bc be- be behind bchind - ANE\V ANE V ANEV"mashed A , hindevery hind every other rockin rock mch in the Middle West . . It is thekind the thekind theL kind ofmashed ofmasked of masked mashed menace , which \ hich hichsprIngs springs up every decade orso orso or so to strike fear into the hearts of the lawful and fire theimaginations the theimaginations theimaginations imaginations of those thoseo \\\\o o who \ , \ \ ho \ retain enough of their boyhoodro boyhood ro- ro romanticism romanticism ro romanticism - - manticism to "eat eat "cat cat " up " stories about secret and terrible ternble organiza orgal1lza- orgal1lza organiza- orgal1lzations organizations organizations - tions which ride the night in ghastly masks mashs and fearsome cere- cere ceremonial cere cere- ceremonial ceremonial - monialrobes monial robes . No doubt the Black Legion is already being used as a threatto threatto threat to < c/'nrp c 'nrp nrp scare / ' littip httle little rl-nlrlrpn rl nlrlrpn cIuldrcn children - inrn into pntmp- pntmp pntmptheir eating - their thcIr smnach or DractlCincr practicIng tliclr theJr their music lessons But the law lnw law.Inclined lawInclined , . . IncUned inclined to scoff scon ' at first 11rst , has de dec1ded detided decidod c1ded tided that It Is hl high h time that th'1t th1t ' the theoutlaw theoutlaw theoutlaw outlaw order be taken In deadly seri- seri seriousness seriousness seri seriousness - ousness Authorities , It Is reportedarc reported , , are even ready to believe beUevc that the thesecret thesecret thesecret secret members mcmbers of the Black nIack Legionand Legion Legionand Legionand and ita Its affiliations ailiUations may number 6 6- 6 6000,000 C-000,000 C 000,000 000000 , , - - 000,000 000000 , , persons . . There ore arc are today tod'1Y tod1Y ' even re'1sonable re1sonable reasonable re'1sonablegrounds reasonablegrounds reasonablegrounds ' grounds for suspicion that th'1t th1t ' the or- or organI7aUon organiation or organisation - ganisation ganI7aUon ganiation ? may have roots In othersections other othersections othersections sections of the coundy countly country . In mauy many mauy10calltles manylocalities manylocalities 10calltles localities there are movements to mary purpose pUrp03c of oj the organisation orgamatlorJ organizatmori : teasthe IC was wasthe thc the securing of oj o/ o ojobs / jobs for its unemployedmembers unemployedmembers unemployed unemployedmembers members , . and to . keep l.eep leep employedmcm employedmem employed membcrs mcm mem members mcmben ben bers in m inicir /icir icir their ( / jobs tachmember Eachmember iach tach Each member was"sicorn wassicorn u/u u uas uu"slC'orn uas"sworn / "slC'orn slCorn "sworn sworn " ' by holy and terrible tTrlble temble { , oath oalh " 10 to 10clo todo todo clo do his best bet . $ to secure secllre a job for another anothermember anothermember anothermember member in m theIlace the place /Ilace Ilace / where he worked workedOne workedOne One of the complainants ag'1lnst ag1lnst against ag'1lnstthe againstthe againstthe ' the Black llI'1ck llI1ck B1ack ' Legion claims chlms that he was wasforced wasforced wasforced forced to accompany members to a aformal aformal aformal formal meeting , a sternly costumed costumedg'1therIng costumedgathering costumedgathering g'1therIng g1therIng gathering ' that awed him complete complete- completely completely completely - - ly . . Ho lIe IIe Is a small smnll employer . . , He ile lie r lY lYG lYiNsgar s/ s / b lYb sr G I ni a m iNsgar , 0 kaCe , ' r r4f 4f r sf 6 6r 1 1 vA vAv v 4 s ; r 1r . x xr xtd r td 1 a at t t r b ' ra ' " ' e rl4 rl4e ' a s at , . 2 r r rr a 4 4as as asr Mky/ Mky Mky1 / r . y 1 ' cl , a S i : S Sw w d , 9 9V V a ar aa4 r a4 " E Q Qerg erg 9 r " away , , qty r , s y s + d t 1 r i iV iy V y . . lMS ( / 2 6 s ; b bx x . w a af ! f r A An AJj4 n Jj4 Jj46J 6J " ' Two Detroit police officers dressed in the regalia , and displaYing displaYingthe displayingthe displayingthe the weapons of , the Black Legion , whose membership some estimatesplace estimates estimatesplace estimatesplace place at a maximum of 6,000000 6000000 6,000 6000 , , 000 demand the truth about secret secretrobed , robed oigani/ations oigani ations Olganl7'ltlons Olganl7ltlons oigani7atlons / ' " which "hICb hICb yyhicb , under underthe underthe underthe the guise of true Amencanism AmellC'1nism AmellC1nism Amellcanism ' , , " allegedly al allege allegedly lege legedly ly seek to g1 giasp grasp 'lSp lSp ' political polltlcal PO\\ PO POer power powerby powerjy \ er erby by tcrrorlstic terrorIstic methodsFind methods methodsFind Find State Lmployees Members Members.Positive MembersPositive . PosItive proof of the e existence earstence lstence ofsuch ofsuch of ofsuch such a band seems to have been un unco uncovered uncovered co covered , ered In Michigan Mlchigan , , " where "here here 13 men menallegedly , , allegedly members of the Black Dlncl " I eglon e egion eglon gion glon , were held in the murder of ofCharles ofCharles ofCharles Charles Poole , a twenty t two " 0 year- year yearold v e'lr- e'lr elr e'lrold ear-old ear old ' - - old WPA worker of Detroit Autbor Author AutborHIes Authorities Authorrttes HIes rttes there claim chlm that th'1t th1t ' in a distrIct distrIctof districtof districtof of 13:1 131 135000 : 000 persons there 11 ' aie are e at le'1st le1st least le'1stB least3000 ' B 3 000 and possibly 40000 400)0 4000 40 000 ( ) Black Bl'1cI Bl1cI ' . Le LeglOnnalres Legronnaires gionnaircs glOnnalres gronnaires Three state emplo employeeshay employees ees eesb b hay have 1 ' ' e a been dismissed lsml csed ; because of thel their theirmembership theirmembership r rmembership membership , and 12 others h'1 h1 have havebeen ' ' e ebeen been suspended from & state &tate tate , , city andcounty andcounty and county pay rollsIn rolls rolls7n 7n In some 15or 15 or 16states 16 states investigation mvestlgatlons investigations mvestlgatlonsare investigationsare : are now under nay u.ay uay ieay . , , probing probmg into mto past pastunsolied , unsolted unsoltedcases cases of oj ojmob ofmob mobtlolence mobtiolence mob tiolence tlolence , and andmto andinto ana into mto complaints complaants b by ) citizens that they theyare theyare the ) are being bemg terronz terronzcdDetroit's terrorized terronzcd d dDetroit's Detroit's Detroits ' 0\\ 0 own 0n \ n case C'1se C1se ' probably be began began gan last A\1gu A 1gu August \ t , ' \ when hen a ballot b'1llot b1llot ' bo boe boescandal hotscandal scandal reel reeked ed with charges charbcs of ter terrorlsm terrorism terrorism rorlsm rorism bv by n a secret masked mashed brother brother- brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood - hood ; ; but police poUce laughed at the Ide'l Idel idea Ide'lWhen ideaWhen IdeaWhen ' When Poole was W'lS WlS ' 1 killed lIIed , ho\\ ho hoe however \ e\ e eer \ er , the thepohce thepolice thepolice pohce police . , , In seeking some clue cJue to the themurder themurder themurder murder , discovered that th'1t th1t ' he had h1d been beena beena a member of a club which met In a allttle alittle a little llttle meeting hall and celebrated celebratedweird celebratedweird welrd weird rites Dozens of witnessesquestioned witnesses witnessesquestIoned questioned re\ re rev revealed reenled \ enled eared that the BlackLegion Black DlacJe BlackLegion Legion had existed since 1933 1033 , , at atleast atleast least , although there were a fe few fewwho " who Insisted Inclsted ; that th'lt thlt ' It dated from the theMayllo theMayflower Mayllo Mayflower " er or from the Boston oston TeaParty TeaParty Tea TeaParty Party . . It Is considered possible that the theorganization theorganization theorganization organization may m'lY mlY ' 11'1\ 11'1 111 have 11'1e ' \ e been an out outgro outgrowth growth groth gro\\ gro \ \ th of the Kn Kt1 Ku Kius Klux Man lGnn Klan Theofficers The officers dress In ' \ white hlte garb somewhat some somewhat -what what - similar to that of the KKK , , and nnd the ritual rltu'11 rltu11 ' Is said to be & similar &Imllar Imllar . , Detroit authorities are nre inclined Incl1ned tobeUeve to tobelleve believe belleve beUeve the story of Dr . William Wllllam Ja- Ja Jacob Jacob Jacob - cob Shepherd Shepberd of Bellaire Bellalre , , Ohio , , "ho ho who whoclaims "hoclaims " claims that he was ' \ as an Exalted L.nlted Lnlted L'snited Lsnited ' Cyclops } . Cy Cy- Cyclops Cy- Cy Cyclops - - clops of the KKK KKR , , and organi organised d a aBlack aBlack cBlack Black Guard which developed units unitsIn unitsin unitsIn In Ohio and Indiana and then spre'ld spreld spread ' JU.e JUe like . spreadlike . \ wildfire Hdt re . "Provided Provided " Interest in Life . . " " There were many groups whowere whowere who were attracted bv by the black robes robesand and mystery of the new offsprIng , Doctor Shepherd said Arthur Lupp Luppof of Detroit , , who seems to ! have ha.e hae have . been beenthe the chle chief ! recruiting ofUcer officer of the theBlack theBlack ( Black Legion , Insists that It novel never nevercountenanced nevercountenanced countenanced violence .Iolence Iolence . of any sort . He ile explained Its growth by dcclar declar- declar deelar- deelar dcclarIng deelarlag - ling declarling Ing lag that , during urIng the depres depression lon , It Itgave gave thousands of men an InterestIn interestn Interest I In life llte that they 'r\ 'r r ' \ would 'rould ould not other otherwIse wise have had . . . I IOther Other witnesses tutne.sses tutnesses uitnesses . claimed tfiat that the tbe pn pTi pri claims chlms that he " was 'IS IS ' tIn thicatened threatened e'1 e1 ' tened "lth lth with "lthbemg withbeing " withbeing h bemg being flogged to death if he did not notreturn no noreturn notreturn t return to work "ork ork " two t0 t\\ t \ 0 membeis members membe ! s of th thBlack theBlack tbe tbe1l1'1cl e 1l1'1cl 1l11cl Black ' " , Legion , whom \ horn he had dls dts dlsharged dtscharged discharged harged charged ( He I1e lie returned them to WOI wol wolforthwith vvoikforthwith k kforth forth forthwith " Ith Police Pollce , , in their questIOn questIOnmg questioning questioning mg ing , , have 11'1e 111e ' , noticed that a high per percent'l pertentage percenta cent'l centl tentage ' e of craplov emplo employ , } ment exists among amongthe amongthe amongthe the , witnesses ! tnesses charged ch'1rged ch1rged ' with wltb belDg belDgmemhers bein beinmembers beingmembers beingmembersIhe g memhers members membersZhe 1 ' . Ihe Zhe he plln pundpal principal lp'1l lp1l ' fear fcar which wl1lch " was 1S ' In Instilled instilled instilled stilled into the heaits he'1l he1l heat ' ts is of honest bonest cit clt citizens citbens . izens l.lens llens bens . by the Black 1l1'1cl 1l11cl ' Lesion Legion Le lOn " was "as as tbe tbepocslblllty th thpossibility thepossibility e pocslblllty possibility ; of theie thele there appearing appe'1rmg appe1rmg ' at atsome a asome t some time a great leadei header le'1 le1 ' el able to organize or organize g'1nlze g1nlze ganize ' the Legion to transcend re reblOnal refcional blOnal ; , tonal boundaiies boundmies boundahies and anll make m'1ke m1ke ' of the th e . Its bccret secret ecret orders which " were ere an Im- Im Importnnt Im Itn Important - portant portnnt phase ph'lse phlse ' of its It'i Iti ' history . . TheNest The TheWest TheWest West Nest was saved snetl , from ' bad " out- out outla out outlaws - . la laws " s largely bv by n a band Littnd of "good good "good'outlaws goodoutlaws " ' outI'l\\S outI'l outIl S outlaws ' \ , tlic the Vigilantes VIglhntes , " who "bo bo took tookthe tooktime tookthe the time suppression supprecslOn suppreesron ; of ot crime into theirown their theirown theirown own hands hanlls when the law lnw pro\ pro proved proed \ ed In Inadequate inadequate inadequate adequate The Ku Klut Klux Klu Klan has&ccn hasccn has hasseen seen & ecn h two . 0 periods of activity netivity ncth Ity In th the theSouth the-South the South - - South and ' Middle 'Ilddle Ilddle West Wect : The 'IIddle IIddle Middle 'IIddleSouth MiddleSouth ' MiddleSouth South has had Its Mght right I ht Riders or"White or or"White or"White orWhite "White White " Caps " And the coal fields fieldsof fieldsof fieldsof of Pennsylvania once quaked Qual"ed Qualed " In fearof fear fearof fearof of the Molly lolly MaguiresThe Magulres Iagulres Maguires MagulresThe The Tbe Vigilantes arose to defend defendthe defendthe defendthe the weak weaJ and nnd 1m law , abiding In the thehs thedays thedavs days ( hs hs.hen , } when \.hen .hen \ . men of the pioneer Westlived West Westlh Westlived lived lh ed by the celerity of their gunhands gun gunhand'1 gunhands hand'1 hand1 hands ' They saw that justice was wasmeted \ wasmeted as asmeted meted out in trials v/here v here where / the mur mur- murderer murdcrer murderer - derer dcrer would have hwe hive ordinarily ordlnarIJy been ac acquitted acquitted acquitted quitted through fear or admirationin admiratIon In ridiculous court proceedings proceedingsTbey proceedingsThey proceedingsThey Tbey They cleaned cle'1ned cle1ned ' up the West and made madeIt madeIt madeit It a n safe s'lte slte ' place plnce in which to Ih live litre c . KKK Born in South . The Ku Khrc Khn Klee : Klan first gained gainedprominence gainedprominence alned alnedpromInence promInence , , and " was as probably prob'1bly prob1bly ' born bornIn , In the reconstruction period follow tollow follow- following following . - ing the Civil Ciwll Ch 11 war \ ar . Its methods wereruthless wereruthless were wereruthless ruthless , but were at that time plob- plob prob- prob plobably probably piob-ably piob ably - - ably justified as the only means ofprotecting of ofprotecting ofprotecting protecting the South against against the thearmy thearmy thearmy army of carpetbaggers carpetb'lggers carpetblggers ' and vBlalns villains villainswho villainswho who \ ho sought to control the govern gOern govern- government gO\ gO government \ ern- ern ernment - ment of the South at that timeThe time timeThe The theatrical costumes and the thedramatic thedramatic thedramatic dramatic rites of the KKK wereaimed were were'umed wereaimed 'umed umed aimed ' primarily prlmarlIy at negroes whosought whosought who whosought sought political superiority superJorlty to whites whitesafter whitesafter whitesafter after gaining their freedom It wasnot was wasnot wasnot not hard for the blacks to believethat believe believethat believethat that the white robed Klansmen w " erethe ere erethe erethe the ghosts of Confederate soldiersreturned soldiers soldiersreturned soldiersreturned returned to haunt them To havediscouraged have havedIscouraged havediscouraged dIscouraged the superstition "ould ould would "ouldhae wouldhave " wouldhave ha\e ha e have \ been to contribute contnbute to the de- de defeat defeat de defeat - - feat of the Klan s purpose , so themembers tbe the tbemembers themembers members membersisely \ wisely \\isely isely encour'1g encour1g encouraged encouraggd ' .d d < : . itAs it itAs As the need for the Klan began to totanish totanish 1 tanish mush , it rt turnedits turned tIlrned its energies energlCS tonard toward tonardpersonal towardpersonal towardpersonal personal grudges grudfcs { andexaKgerated andexaggerated and exaKgerated exaggerated exaKgeratedcauses exaggeratedcauses exaggeratedcauses causes As a rcwit remlt result it rt finally dedOllt diedout died ded , outfor Ollt out Olltfor outfor for an extended ettended period periodWitlnn |