Show KLAN GIANT ISSUES CALL CALLI I TO KU KLUX Wants National Congress of Invisible Empire Held TO REMOVE EVILS Clarke Declares Laudable Aims of Founder Are Abandoned ATLANTA Ga Jan Jon 2 E B E y I Clarke Imperial giant today la- la lao issued Is Issued o sued a call tor for a national congress of the thai Ku Klux Klan to meet In lOt Atlanta ion Feb 26 25 to gather to- to together together to together gether and prayerfully consider methods to to existing ells else to to o foll follow w the the- example ot of t I the founder of ot the original Ku Xu Klux Klan and hae have the courage and manhood to 10 devise device e ways and means moona disbandment ot of I for tor the Immediate I I I the organization AIMS I ALMS AUlS A ABANDONED I Mr Ir Clarkes Clarke's proclamation calls to the organization of ot the tho klan on July 4 1916 by William Joseph Simmons now emperor and say that these alms Ideals principles and purposes have apparently been abandoned by the klan and the organization has be- be become become be become come one with lawless tendencies and political design and that the bitter war nar bet between een the emperor and Imperial wizard is not In tight eight With the abo above aboe e condition ox- ox ex existing and with nith Ith the federal govern govern- government ment and the courts of ot the land be- be becoming becoming be becoming coming increasingly alarmed over the situation Mr Clarkes Clarke's pro matlon sass sas that It es klansmen of ot all ranks and stations I to gather together and consider of ot eliminating existing eil 11 or else ele disbandment of ot the le organization BIG ATTENDANCE CC I The proclamation which is sign sign- signed signed signed ed E a E Y Y Clarke Imperial Giant Imperial Wizard Emeritus states I that au all officials of ot the klan to- to re regardless gardIes of or factional differences or alignments alignments taka take the necessary steps to see that every overy klan In the steps nation Is represented by one or more delegates Including the cy- cy cyclops cyclops clops cy-clops clops of ot each klan I It adds that the emperor and Imperial wizard Izard of ot the organization III bo be asked to be In Atlanta at this time and to hold themselves In readiness to come before the na- na national national na national convention in case that body so desires at any time during Its which it is now contemplated contemplated contemplated plated nih will last tor for at least two full tull days Us In S nR AND J TERRORS noRS The imperial proclamation was addressed to all grand dragon hy- hy hydras hydras hy dras grand titans furies juries cyclops terrors terror king Im- Im Imperial Im Imperial penal representatives and citizen ot of the Invisible In empire Knights ot of the Ku Ju Klu Kiu Klux Klan William J Simmons Is la emperor ot of th the the klan klan and H 11 W E Eans ito wizard 1 have Issued the call for tor the I national congress of or klansmen In ans er to Insistent demand that I use my authority to do so and thuS allow the real klansmen of ot the na- na nation nation na nation tion to get together without In- In Intimidation intimidation In Intimidation and autocratic rules and discuss frankly conditions Inside the tho organization |