St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-06
CREED FOR A.P. A. PEOPLE
THE PRINCIPLES ADOPTED BY the
SUPREME COUNCIL
AT THE DIES MONIES MEETING.

Seven Years. Residence in This
Country Before Naturalization
Loyalty to Americanism the
First Principle - Washington
City the Permanent Meeting
PIace-All Sessions Open.
Dies MONIES, To-, May 5.-The SUI
preDe council of the A merican Pro-
tective association completed its labors
here tonight after four days session.
The most important work was the prep
aration of the declaration of principles
for the order. which was drawn up dur
ing two days conference, and is an I'M
portant document in every way. The
statement that Sup reme President
TraYnor had recommended twenty-one
years residence for naturalization was
in error. HIS recommendation was ten
years. and the supreme council fina lily
decided that seven years should elapse
between an aliens declaration of inten-
ton and naturalization. The council
passed resolution asking this correc-
ton to be made by the press. The
declaration of principles is as follows:
First-Loyalty to true Amerlcanlsm,
which knows neither birth, place, race.
creed nor party, is the first requisite for
membership in the American Pro.
tective association.
Second-The American Protective as
ISOLATION is not political party, aud
does not control the political affiliations
of its members, but it teaches them to
be Intensely active in the discharge of
their political duties in OF out of party
lines, because it believes that all prob
lens confronting our people will he
best solved by conscientious discharge
of the duties of citizenship by every
individual.
Third-While tolerant of all creeds,
it holds that subsection to and support
of any ecclesiastical power not created
and controlled by American citizens,
and which claims equal. if not greater
sovereignty than the government of the
United States OF America, is irreconci-
liable with American citizenship. 1t is.
therefore, opposed to the holding of
offices i'll national, state or municipal
government by any subject or supporter
OF such ecclesiastical power.
Fourth-We uphold the constitution
of the United States of America, and no
portion OF it more than its guaranty of
religious liberty, but we hold this relig-
l0uS liberty to be guaranteed to the in
dlvldual aud not to mean that under its
protection any un-American ecclesias-
teal power can claim absolute power
over the education Of children growing
up under the stars and stripes.
Flfth-We consider the non-sectarian
free public school the bulwark of AMER
lean institutions; the best place for the
aHnpot linn nf oh r.
keep them such we protest against the
employment of subjects of any un-
American ecclesiastical power as officers
or teachers ofOnr pubic schools.
SlXth-We condemn the support out
of the public treasury by direct appro-
pration, Or by contract, of any sectarian
school. reformatory or other Institution
not owned or controlled by public au-
tilority.
Seventh = Believing that exemption
from taxation IS equal to a grant OF
public funds, we demand that no real or
personal property he exempt from tax
alton. the title to which is NOT vested in
the national OF State governments or i'll
any of their subdivisions
Eighth-We protest against the en-
listment in the United States army or
navy or the militia of any state of any
person not all actual citizen of the
United States.
Ninth-We demand for the pro.ec-
ton OF our citizen lab orers the proti-
bition of the importation of pauper
labor. and the restriction Of all immi-
grafton 10 persons who can show
their ability and honest intention to be-
c0Me,self-suppOrtiug A American citizens.
Tenth-We demand the change of
naturalization laws by repeal of the
act authorizing the naturalization of
minors without previous declaration
of intention, and by providing that no
alien sha Ii he naturaliZed or permitted
to vote in any state in the Union who
cannot speaks the language OF the land,
aud who cannot prove seven years con-
tlnuous residence in this country from
the date of his declaration of intention.
Eleventh-We protest against the
gross negligence and laxity with which
the judiciary of our land administer the
present naturalization laws, and against
the practice of naturalizing aliens at
the expense of committees or candidates
as the most prolific source of the pres
ent prostitution of American citizenship
to the basest use.
Twelfth-We demand that all hos
pitfalls, asylums, reformatories or other
institutions in which people are under
restraint be at all times subject to pub
lie inspection, whether maintained BY
the public or by private corporations or
individuals.
.Thirteenth-We demand that all ma
tionai or state LEGISLATION affecting finan-
cial, industrial or commercial interests
be general i'll character, and in no in
stance in favor of any one section of
the country or any one class of the peo-
pie.
The council tabled every motion at
tempting to commit the order to any
distinct line Of policy ON the
money, labor. suffrage, temperance OF
+ other party questions, and also
T adopted resolution declaring that
no committee Or other authority in the
order could bind the members to any
political action beyond their negative
obligation. The council approved of
the draft of bill for the suppression of
immigration, which will be sent to con.
gress, and also adopted resolutions for
legislation subjecting converts and
similar institutions to public inspection.
1t was resolved that Washington, D.
c., be the permanent meeting place
after 1896, and that all meetings be held
with open doors, the public to be in
vited to witness and listen to all pro
| ceedings.
A Banker Indicted.
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