“Were the truth to be known about the Klan, it would become obvious that this is a society of pure patriots”, declared Henry Ford, who is now on a journey in Canada, after visiting President Coolidge in Plymouth, in an interview given to the “Star.”
“The Klan is a victim of a mass of lying propoganda and that is the reason why the Klan is in some circles looked upon with dissatisfaction. The truth is that the Klan is an organization that has in its aim only the welfare and future of America.”
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