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nt te a ee i i ma * at pt a mt art etm A—The attitude of the Order concerning law violations is the same as it would be on the part of any good American cilizen. 1 repeat that fer you: "! most selemnty promise and swear thal 1 will always, at all times, and in all places, help, aid, und assist the duly constituted officers of the law, in the pruper performance of therr legad duties.” Q—What are the qualifications for menibership in your organi- zation? A—He must be a while man, a Protestant person who believes in the tenets of (he Christian Religion, and of sane mind, of course. Q—Do you ao any screening of people to keep out undesirable elements or people who might have criminal records, or anything like that? A—The very Lest that it is possible to do. Q—What do you do after you have gotlen members in if you find out that they are involved in viglations of law? A— {No answer.) Q—How do you lake care of that, how do you handle that within your organization ? A—Any member or any person, for that matler, whose unlewlul acty come io the attention of our people are reperted to the proper authorities. Our organization does not harbor these who esi untawful acts. Q—Are they allowed to remain in the organization? A—Nou, sir, this Order does not provide for a person who con- ducts himself contrary io the tenefs of the law he has sworn to uphold, rather than to violate. As soon us any act of unlawfuluesa is discovered on the part of a member of this Order, he is immediately expelled. Q— Approximately how many members do you have in the State of Louisiana, Mr. Edwards? A—I am not at liberty to answer that question, Mr. Rogers. Q—Can you tell us how many lecul Kluverns you have in Lou- isiana? . 40 A—No, sir, Tam not at liberty to reveal that. Q—Why is that, are you swuru under some oath net to reveui that? A—Yes, sir. Q—What are the objectives of your organization? A—The objectives of this Order shall be to unite all white male persons, native-born gentiles of the United States who owe ne al- leziance of any nature to any other government, nation, institution, ruler, sect or people; tu unite people whose morals are good, whose reputations and vocations ure respectable, whose habits are exemplary, who are of sound mind, und 21 years of age or more, lo a common oath of brotherhood of strict regulations, und also to eullivate and promote patristism toward our civil government, Q—After you unite them, iy the function of the organization di- rected solely al improving yourselves, the members, or do you have sume outward manifestation of your objectives? A—Certainly it has us ita objective to improve the individual, and | think this is best done by virtue of the fact that we hele Christ limself as our criterion of character, and never in a Klavern meeting: will aw person stay without hearing the name of Christ proclaimed, and Uis principles sounded. Then in the community, E think that you will find it hard to determine any difference in the works of the people in this Order und in any other civic service, or social urgun’. - tiun, becuuse | think the efforts overlup in every one of these areus. Q—Do your members aim, and ure the objectives of your argani- gation in any way directed, toward political action? A—No, «ir, | couldn't say that they are directed toward political action, but certainly men with these objectives would participate in governmental affairs; that’s a responsibility of uny citizen. Q—How do you propose to realize the objectives that you have set furth here, by any means other than education? A—Whit other means are there? Q—Whiat is the attitude of your organization toward violence? A—A member of this Order is not going to engage in violence. 41 "eee