The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09

DIES MONIES, Ia, May 5.-The su-
preme council of the American protective
association completed its labors here to-
night after four days session. The
most important work was the prepara-
ton of the declaration Of principles for
the order which was drawn up during
two days conference and is an import
ant document in every way The state
ment that Supreme President Traynor
had recommended twenty-one years res
idence for naturalization was in error
His recommendation was ten years and
the supreme council finally decided that
seven years should elapse between an
aliens declaration of intention and nat
uralization. The council passed a reso-
luton asking this correction to be made
by the press. The declaration o. prin-
ciples is as follows:
l. Loyalty to true Americanism, which
knows neither birth, place, race, creed or
party. is the first requisite for membership
in the American protective association.
>. The American protection association is
not a political party and does not control
the political utilization Of its members, but
it teaches them to be intensely active in
the discharge of their political duties in or
out of party lines because it believes that
all problems confronting our people will be
best solved by a conscientiou discharge of
the duties of citizenship by every indi-
vidual
8. While tolerant of all creeds. it holds
that subsection to and support of any
ecclesiastical power. not created and con-
trOlled by American citizens and which
claims equal If not greater sovereignty
than the government of the United States
of America, is irreconcilable with AmeFi-
can citizenship. 1t is, therefore, opposed
TO the holding of offices in national, state
or municipal government by any subject
or supporter of such ecclesiastical power.
4. We uphold the constitution of the
United States of America and no portion of
it more than its guaranty of religious
liberty, but hold this religious liberty
TO be guaranteed TO the individual and not
to mean that under it's protection any I'M
American ecclesiastical power can claim
absolute control over the education of chill
dren growing up under the stars and
stripes.
s. We consider the non-sectarian free pub
lie school the bulwar< of American insti-
buttons; the best place for the education of
American children. To keep them such We
protest against the employment of sub
jects of any un-American ecclesiastical
power as officers or teachers Of our public
schools.
6. we condemn the support out of the
public treasury by direct appropriation or
by contract of any Sectarian school, re-
formatory or other institution not owned
and controlled by public authority.
is equal to a grant of public funds we de-
mand that no real or personal property be
exempt from taxation the title to which
is not vested in the national or state gov
g. We protest AGAINST the enlistment in
the United States army and navy or the
actual citizen of the United States.
8 We demand Tor the protection of our
citizen labOrerS the prohibition of the i'm
portation of pauper labor and the restric-
ton of all immigration to persons who can
show their ability and honest intention to
To- We demand the change of naturaliza-
ton laws by repeal of the act authoriz-
ing the naturalization of minors without
aNrr Ion int hnr
providing that no aliens shall be natural
lied or permitted to vote in any state in
the union who cannot speak the language
years continuous residence in this country
from the date of his declaration of inten-
ton.
IL. We protest against the gross negli-
gence and laxity with which the judiciary
of our land administer the present natural
iZati0n laws and against the practice of
naturalizing aliens at the expense Of COM
mittees or candidates as the most prolific
can citizenship to the basest use
p We demand that all hospitals, asylums
refornatories or other Institutions in which
subject to public inspection, whether they
are maintained by the public or by private
corpora tions or individuals.
Is. We demand that all national or state
legislation affecting financial, commercial
or industrial interests be general in char
acter ana IN no instance In faYor OF any
one section of the country or Of any one
class Of people.
The council tabled every motion at
tempting to commit the order to any
distinct line Of policy on the money, la
Dor. suffrage. temperance or other party
questions, and also adopted a 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
a bill for the suppression of immigration,
which will be sent to congress, and also
adopted resolutions for legislation sub
jeoting converts and similar institutions
TO public inspection.
1t was resolved that Washington, d.
c., be the permanent meeting place after
1885, and that all meetings be held with
open doors, the public to be invited to
witness and listen to all resolutions.