_Second_: The "Invisible Empire" is under the control of one man who
openly calls himself an "Emperor," holds position for life, and exercises
despotic control over the affairs of the organization.
_Third_: Candidates--designated as "aliens"--who are received into the
organization, are not regarded as "members," but as "citizens" of this
"Invisible Empire," and instead of being "initiated," as is usually the
case in fraternal orders, are "naturalized" and become "subjects" of the
"Emperor."
_Fourth_: Membership is restricted to a limited class of American
citizens, including only white, Gentile, American-born Protestants, all
other Americans being ineligible.
_Fifth_: In propagating this "Invisible Empire," the work, which is being
done all over the United States by a highly paid and highly efficient
field force, is being carried on by stirring up prejudice and hatred
against the Catholic, the Jew, the negro, and the foreign-born American
citizen.
_Sixth_: Under the claim of the enforcement of "law and order," the
"Invisible Empire" is attempting to take into its grasp the entire
law-enforcing machinery of the United States, including the officers and
men of the Regular Army and Reserve Corps, the National Guard, sheriffs
and their deputies, mayors, police officials and men, judges and all
persons connected with law administration, with the exception of those
ineligible under the rules above stated.
_Seventh_: The "citizens" of the "Invisible Empire" are urged by the
organization to purchase white robes and helmets, which are used for the
purpose of going abroad in disguise for the concealment of the identity of
the wearer, and in many localities there have been parades and
demonstrations of strength made by the organization, all having the effect
of intimidating certain classes of people of these communities.
_Eighth_: The sale of these robes is a monopoly in the hands of the Gate
City Manufacturing Company, a concern associated with the organization,
and from this monopoly somebody is deriving an enormous revenue.
_Ninth_: The propagation of the organization is being conducted in such a
way that it is clearly a money-making scheme run for the benefit of a few
insiders.
_Tenth_: The claim that this is the "genuine original Klan" is a
historical fraud, not supported by the history and prescript of the old
Klan which are available for public inspection.
_Eleventh_: The Ku Klux propaganda is vicious, un-American and evil and
will have a tendency to stir up racial and religious hatred in this
country to such an extent as to result, unless checked, in a serious
religious-racial war.
_Twelfth_: The ritualistic work, while clumsy, ignorant, plagiaristic, and
poorly written is an attempt to use the cloak of religion to promote the
financial fortunes of the insiders; and its principal feature--the
ceremony of "naturalization"--is a mockery and parody on the sacred and
holy rite of baptism.
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