Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
THE A. P. A.
The Supreme Council in Session at
Des Molnes Adjourns.
TIE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The order Not Pledged TO Any Policy on
the Money, Labor, Temperance or
Other Party Questions of
fcers Elected.

DIES MONIES, Ia, May THE su-
preme council of the A. =. A. completed
its labors here Saturday night, after
four days session. The most important
work was the preparation of the decla-
ration Of principles for the order which
was drawn up during two days confer
ence, and Ia an important document In
every way. The statement that Supreme
President Traynor had recommended
twenty-one years residence for nat
uralization was In error. His recom-
mendation was ten years and the SUI
preme council finally decided that sew
en- years should olapse between an alien
declaration OF intention and nnturaliza-
tion. Tho council passed resolution
asking that this correction be made by
the press The declaration of princi-
pies is as follows:
Firat-Loyal 10 true Americanlsm which
knows neither birth place, race, creed or party
is the nrst requisite for membership In the n
PA
seeond-The A p. A. is not a political party
and docs not control the political amliatiOn oi
Its members, but II teaches them 70 Do intense
ly aotiye in tho discharge Of their political du-
ties in or out OF party lines because II believes
that ali problems confronting our people viii
be best solved by q conscientious discharge OF
the duties OF citizenship BY every Individual
Third-While tolerant Of all crcods, IL holds
that subjeotion 10 and support u any occle'i'
astical power not created ana controlled ny
American citizens, and which claims equal, u
not greater, sovereignty than the COVE inment
OF the United States Of America, Ia lrrecon'
eilablo with citizenship II Is therefore, op'
posed 10 the holding Of offcos In national, STATE
or municipal government by any subject or
. ph
Fourth We uphold tho constitution OF the
United States OF America and no portion oi IL
more than its guaranty ~ religious liberty to
bo guaranteed 10 tho individual ana not To
mean that under It's protection any un'Am'f'
lean ecclesiastical power can claim absolute
control over the education OF children growing
up under the stars and stripes.
F1fth-Wo consider tho nOn'aooiaran' Tree
public Bchool the bulwark Of American insttu'
tons. tho best place for the education OF Amer
lean children To Keep them such, we pro est
against the o ploymcnt Of subjects OF any un'
American ecclesiastical power ns ouioors or
teachers OF the public schools.
Slxth-We condemn the support out OF the
public treasury, by direct appropriation, or hy
contract Of any so1turlan school, rUformatory
or other Institution not owned ana controlled
by public authority
seventh Believing that exception from tax
alton Is equal to n grant Of public funds, we
demand that no real or personal property be-
exempt from taxation, the taxation, ihe iitlo
to which is not vested Ia tho national or state
governments or In any of their subdivisions
Eighth-we protest lalust tho enlistment
In the United Statos army, navy, or militia oi
any state, Of any person not au actual cil1 20
Of the United States
Hinth-Wo demand for the protection Of our
citizen laborers the prohibition Ot the lmppria'
tlon OF paupor labor ana the restrictions uf Nll
immigration TO persons who Gun show their
ability ana honest Intention TO become solf'sup
porting American cltzens
Tonth-Wo demand the change OF naturalzt
uon laws by q repeal OF the act authorizing the
naturalization OF minors without u previous
declaration OF Intention, and by providing that
no aliens shall bo naturallzod or permitted 70
vote In any state In the union who cannot
speak the language OF tho land, and who cannot
provo seven years continuous residence In THIS
country from tho date Of his declaration OF IN.
tention
Eleventh-we protest against the gross ner.
ligence and laxity with which thu judiciary of
our land administer the present naturalization
laws, and against tho practice OF naturalzug
aliens at the expense Of committees or candl
dates as the most prolific source Of the present
prostitution Of American citizenship TO tho
basest use
Twelfth-we demand that all hospitals, asy-
luna roformatorios or other institutions In
which people are under restraint boa at oil times
subject TO public Inspection, whether they are
maintained by the peope or By private corpora.
ions or individuals,
Thlrteenth-we demand that all national or
state legislation affecting financial, CONNER
clal or Industrial Interests be general In char.
actor aud In no Instance IN favor OF any one
section OF tho country or any one class OF tho
people
The council tabled every motion at
tempting to commit the order 10 any
distinct line of policy on the money,
labor, suffrage, temperance or other
party questions, and also adopted Il
resolution declaring that no committee
or other authority in the order could
bind the members 10 any political ae
tion beyond their negative obligation
The council approved of the draft of ,
hill for the suppression of immigration
which will be sent TO congress and ais,
adopted resolutions for legislation, sub
jecting converts and similar institu
tions to public inspection.
The following officers were electej
Supreme president, w. j. II. Traynor, G
Detroiti vice president, Rev. AdaI
Faucet, of Columbus, o.; secretary q
state, o. G. Jackson, of Boone, In
chaplain, ]. j. Gosper, of Los Angeles
secretary, Q. 4. Beatty, Of Saginaw
Mich; treasurer, II. NJ. Stark of Mi
waukeei past supreme president, II.
Bowers, of Clinton, Ia; sergeant'a
arms, L. II. Dunbar guard, Il, n
Woods (colored), Of Illinois; sentine
William Meelsor, of Kentucky.
1t was resolved that Washington,
C., DO the permanent meeting pla,
after 1896, and that all meetings |
held with open doors, the public to |
invited TO witness and listen to ali res
lutlons
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