A large number of outrages, consisting of lawless acts of various kinds, have been reported in the newspapers as having been committed in the Southern States since early in 1921. Men have been taken from their homes and conveyed to lonely spots where they have been beaten, tarred, and feathered; women have been stripped of their clothing and covered with tar and feathers; some men have been boldly kidnapped in broad daylight and driven in automobiles to obscure places and there flogged; others have been whipped and mutilated for alleged immorality; a sixty-eight year old farmer was taken from his bed at night and beaten; an Episcopal clergyman was given a coat of tar and feathers; a New Yorker was shot and beaten; and, numerous "warnings" have been given both publicly and privately of "secret law enforcement" and of dire threats to "lay off" investigating the perpetrators. _In practically every instance of physical violence the criminal acts--committed in the name of "law and order"--have been perpetrated by men wearing disguises, described as white robes and masks._ In several cases of violence the white caps, after finishing their work, have left on the bodies of their victims the letters, "K. K. K." either burned on the body with acid, or printed on placards tied to the person maltreated. In cases where private warnings have been sent through the mails the same letters have been used, and in public warnings placards have been posted conspicuously bearing the actual name of the "Ku Klux Klan." Taking these facts into consideration, the evidence shows that the outrages were committed by men actuated with the spirit of Ku Kluxism, whether they were all committed officially by Klans in Simmons' organization or not. That remains to be determined, but one salient fact stands out very suspiciously and it is this: outrages committed in this fashion have only been epidemic since the "Invisible Empire" began its propagation in the States affected. In this connection, it might be well to recall the conversation I had with the King Kleagle of Tennessee in May, 1921. Charters were about to be granted to three Klans in upper East Tennessee. I asked the King Kleagle this question: "My people want to know what to do when they get their charters. What shall I tell them?" _"Tell them to clean up their towns," he replied._