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MR. CLARKE MEETS THE KLAN
Southern Connecticut is an area
which is considered a part of the Met
ropolitan Region of New York City.
Thousands of people commute daily to
their places of employment in the City
of New York. Among these commut
ers are some of the top officers of
America's maor corporations, many
famous television and movie personal
ities, diplomats, writers, artists, schol
ars and the very wealthy. They all live
in the several cities that are located
only fifty miles from mid-town Man
hattan in some of the most expensive
homes in the United States. The me
dian income for the area is the highest
in the nation.
Known for its Republicanism, so
phistication, extensive beaches and
parks, Southern Connecticut is the
home for several exclusive universi
ties including Yale. It is also the place
where the KU KLUX KLAN has lo
cated its Northeastern headquarters
and training grounds.
Wm. Decker Clarke, a Jong time
resident of the area and a well-known
New York Attorney, as well as one of
the principal owners of "NATIONAL
SCENE", managed to arrange an in
terview with the KLAN. Mr. Clarke
talked to state and local officials, com
munity leaders and news media in
towns where the KLAN is most active.
Many of these people expressed em
barrassment, consternation and dis
may at the presence of the KLAN in
their area.
Mr. Clarke also discovered howev
er, that many policemen, firemen,
teachers, state employees and busi
nessmen were very active members of
the KLAN, with a surprising number
of members known to the police and
political figures. 7'he officers of the
KLAN make no effort to hide their
identities or movements, thus making
it easy to locate them. A few telephone
calls was all that it took to set up an
interview.
As instructed, Mr. Clarke travelled
alone to a special location outside the
Town of Shelton, where he was met
and escorted, as he puts it, down a path
of dark and lonely roads to the KLAN
headquarters. Once there, he was
thoroughly frisked and searched be
fore being led inside the headquarters.
Amidst security befitting the President
of the United States, he then met
JAMES W. FARRANDS, the GRAND
DRAGON, and JOHN DILLON the
GREAT KLALIFF, together with oth
er unidentified persons. The following
interview will be presented in two
parts.
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