Iowa Old Press
Maurice Times, Maurice, (Sioux), Iowa, May 5, 1924, Page 1:
In last week's issue of the Ireton Ledger, the creed of the Ku Klux Klan
appeared in connection with an account of a recent meeting of the
organization at Ireton. The Klan is opposed to Catholics, Jews and Negroes,
against Catholics particularly because they claim that Catholics are not
loyal to America because the head of their church is not an American. They
have no proof of disloyalty on the part of Catholic people and all proof to
the contrary is not even considered. No one can say that Catholic people
are not as law abiding as the average citizen, nor deny that Catholic boys,
and Jews and negroes willingly gave their services and their lives when
America called for men to fight in the great world war. The Klan wishes to
Americanize America, but the spirit of America should not be a spirit of
class hatred but rather of brotherly love and mutual helpfulness between all
races and creeds.