"Is not this organization of which you have testified that you are the head given to acts of lawlessness?"
"No, sir."
"Isn't one of its purposes to take the law into its own hands?"
"No, sir; just the opposite is true. One of its aims is to prevent lynchings, whippings, tar and feather parties and all such unlawful acts."
"You know that members have committed acts of violence."
"I know nothing of the kind."
"The members of the Klan wear masks."
"Klansmen are permitted to wear masks only in ritualistic work and with the consent of the Grand Dragon or Imperial Wizard when on peaceful parades or when doing acts of charity."
"Won't the wearing of masks, even in this way, encourage the wearing of masks by either members or non-members when wishing to commit crimes?"
"I don't think so. Masks have been worn by men in the commission of crimes ever since there was a law."