Right to Mingle

Citizens of Canada were proud last week that the Dominion had ended its first legal battle with the Ku Klux Klan in no uncertain manner. In Oakville, Ontario, some weeks ago, a band of hooded Klansmen kidnaped a white girl from the home of a Negro with whom she resided, posted a sign on the Negro's door: "NOTICE: THERE SHALL BE NO MINGLING BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES IN OAKVILLE!"

In due time the local police arrested one W. A. Phillips, Canadian hoodman. He was fined $50 for his part in the kidnaping. Hoodman Phillips in outraged righteousness appealed his fine to the Division court, was rebuffed.

"A mere fine of $50," snapped the Division judge, "in a case of this sort is a travesty on justice. I sustain the original decision and increase the penalty by three months imprisonment. Canadian law will not tolerate Klan interference with the rights of Canada's Negro citizens."

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