Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
WHAT THE A.P.A. REALLY IS
IRIS NEW PLATFORM ADOPTED ny
THE SUPREME COUNCIL.


I nTubf after four QANt. stSHlOns Inv
most ,mportant work was the prepare
| 10, n, the declarations Of principles
FOR the order which was drawn up dur
ing the two DAVIS conference, and is an
,r,nor.ant document in every way. The
statement that supreme president Tray
nor had recommended twenty-one
ysars. residence for naturalization was
4, error His recommendation was ten
years and the supreme council finally
dao,dad that seven wears should elapse
hatw.an aiiena. declaration OF inten-
,,an an1 GENERALIZATION
r,,,s oornc,i nassaa a resolution ask
to-, ,,,t. oorra,,,io, 10 he made by the
80 rho declaration NJ principles is
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,el.,sa,, p..,o.,,,,, Assootation
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uo"uoi '"e Po'.' A.. e.,
I'e"'ne's' pu' " 80 -
"'isely "V'',e ~ VIC "a, -
poi'icai uu'ies III VI ou' Vi p'l y -
because II pehe'es '''at 81,
confronting our peop'e WI
solved oE eons'iei'',ous ''',e'.a
the duties Oh c'''@e''s''p ny every '"u'
Nluual' =.
D. WINE Tolerant VI al e'es'9' -
hoids that suuJee''oh u anu suppV'
OF any ecoief iaS,ioui po"vi "o' $3.50 $50
ana confronted by Atherleah el''Nene'
ana whlch el'ihs epual II ho' s'ea'ei
soVeregnty thar Tue RoNernNie", vi
the united states Oh A'he,ie" 10 i'ie
cohcliup'e WI" A'''''i0u'i ''''"ei''','r
II Is therefore opposed 20 we Io,u,,,s
ot o''ee' III na',o''l'' 9'a's %
pa so' ''''',"' y, 80 80
w. No. 80 ,,,a aans,,,u,,o, % tho
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s,as,,oat nawar 90, claim ohso,nte CON
,ro, oyor tbe odrcatior of chrdran
grouviny nm nrda, tho stars and
str,nas
No consider the pon-sectarian free
pnblIc schoo, the bu,wor, ~ American
institutions, tho host nlaca Tor tho sdn.
cation of American children. To keen
them such VI, protest against tho am
ployment NJ subtects nj any nm Amer,-
can eccleslastlcal power as officers or
teachers OF our public schools
G. We condemn the support out of
the public treasury by direct ammo.
prlation or by contract OF any sectarlan
school. reformatory or other institution
not owned and controlled bv nublic
authority.
7 Believing thnt execution from tnv.
alton is equal 10 grant of pnb,lc
funds, we demand that no real or per-
sonal pronerty be sxannt ,rnr, ~
alton, the title TO which is not vested
I'm the national or state rovernment
or in any Of their subdivisions
g. We protest araInst the anlistrs,,
In the United States army and navy
or the militia OF any person NOT an ao-
tual citizen OF the United statss
Q. We demand for the nrotact,or NJ,
our Citizen laborors rrn,,,,,,,s,- ~
OF pauper labor ana rho 80
striction Of ali emigration 10 ,a,sa,.
who can show their abiIitv ana 49,,
intention to become se,f-sunar,,nn
American citizens.
10. We demand the change OF natural
ization laws by a repeal ~ tho ao,
thorizlng the naturalization OF m,rors
without previous declaration ~ In.
tention and by providing that no al,ans
shall be naturallzed or permi,,od 80
vote in any state In the union who en-,
not speak the language of tho lana
and who can NOT nrovo soyan @
continuous residence In iris ooTn,-,'
from the date of his dscIoro,,on
intentions.
II. We protest against tho sross no,
llgence and laxlty with Which ~. "s
dietary OF our land administer ,ha 49,, ~
ent naturaiIya,,,r - ''e P'es-
~ -',''V" Jaws ana against
'he practice OF naturalizing aliens at
the expense OF committees mr. ca,a,
dates as the moe, ,,,,,,,,. 't''u'-
." '"' '''os. ptohhc source Of the
."' prostitution or American clti-