Americanism." Why, the man doesn't know what pure Americanism is! The most important differentiation, however, between the old Ku Klux Klan and its spurious successor is the character of their membership. It will be recalled upon a study of both systems that in each candidates were required to answer satisfactorily ten qualifying interrogatories before being finally accepted for membership. Let us compare these together. ORIGINAL KLAN MODERN KLAN "1. Have you ever been "1. Is the motive prompting rejected, upon application your ambition to be a Klansman for membership in * * * serious and unselfish? or have you ever been expelled from the same? "2. Are you now, or have "2. Are you a native born, you ever been, a member white, Gentile American of the Radical Republican citizen? Party, or either of the organizations known as the Loyal League and the Grand Army of the Republic? "3. Are you opposed to the "3. Are you absolutely opposed principles of the Radical to and free of any allegiance Party, and to the Loyal of any government, people, sect League, and the Grand Army or ruler that is foreign to the of the Republic, so far as United States of America? you are informed of the character and purposes of these organizations? "4. Did you belong to the "4. Do you believe in the tenets Federal Army during the late of the Christian religion? war, and fight against the South during the existence of the same? "5. Are you opposed to negro "5. Do you esteem the United equality, both social and States of America and its political? institutions above any other government, civil, political or ecclesiastical in the whole world? "6. Are you in favor of a "6. Will you, without mental white man's government in reservation, take a solemn this country? oath to defend, preserve and enforce same? "7. Are you in favor of "7. Do you believe in constitutional liberty and clannishness, and will you a Government of equitable faithfully practice same laws instead of a Government towards Klansmen? of violence and oppression? "8. Are you in favor of "8. Do you believe in and maintaining the will you faithfully strive constitutional rights of the for the eternal maintenance South? of white supremacy?