The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-10
THE A. ?. A.
The Supreme Council in Session at
 Des Mo!nes Adjourns.
THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The Order Not Pledged to Any Policy ou the Money, Labor, Temperance or other Party Questionable
 hcers Elected.

DEs MONIES, la, May 7.-The su- preme council of the A. P. A. completed its labors here Saturday night, after a 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 enee, and is 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 enyears should elapse between an alien declaration of intention and naturaliza- tion. The council passed a resolution, asking that this correction be made by the press. The declaration of princi- ples is as follows:
 First-Loyal to true Americanism, which knows neither birth place, race, creed or party is the first rt Quisite for membership in the A, F. A.
 Second-The A P, A. Is not a political party and does not control the political afiliation oi its members, but 1t teaches them to DC intense ly active in the discharge of their political du' ties in or out of party lines because it believes that all problems confronting our people will be best solved by a conscientious discharge oi the duties Of citizenship by every individual
 Third-While tolerant of all creeds, 1t holds that subjection to and support of any ecclest astical power not created and controlled by American citizens, and which claims equal, Il not greater sovereignty than the government Of the United States of America, is irrecon cilable with citizenship IL is, therefore, op posed to the holding of offices in national, state or municipal government by any subject oi supporter of such ecclesiastical power ' Fourth We uphold the constitution of the United States Of America and no portion of il more than its guaranty of religious liberty tC be guaranteed to the individual and not tC mean that under its protection any un.Amer ican ecclesiastical power can claim absolute control over the education of children growing up under the stars and stripes
 Fifth-We cons der the non.sec tarian, free public school the bulwark of American institu tions; the best place for the education of Amer jean children To keep them such, we pro esi against the ployment of subjects Of any un American ecclesiastical power as officers ol teachers of the public schools
 SiXth-We condemn the support out of thu public treasury, by direct appropriation, or by contract, Of any sectarian school, reformatory or other institution not owned and controlled by public authority.
 Seventh Believing that exception from tax ation is equal to a grant of public funds, wt demand that no real or personal property b' exempt from taxation, the taxation, the titl, to which is not vested in the national or state governments or in any of their subdivisions
 Eighth-We protest against the enliS tmen in the United States army navy, or militia O any state, of any person not an actual citizsI of the United States
 Ninth-we demand for the protection of oui lah ha of ha f,nn ton Of pauper labor and the restrictions of al immigration to persons who can show theil ability and honest intention to become sef-sup porting American citizens
 Tenth-We demand the change Of naturalizl tiou laws by repeal of the act authorizing the naturalization of minors without a previous declaration o intention and by providing tha no aliens shall be naturalized or permitted to vote in any state in the union who canno speak the language of the land, and who cannot prove seven years continuous residence in thiS country from the date of his declaration of in tentiou.
 Eleventh-We protest against the gross neg ligence and laxity with which the judiciary oi our land administer the present naturalization laws, and against the practice Of naturalizinq aliens at the expense of committees or candi dates as the most prolific source of the present prostitution of American citizenship to the basest use
 Twelfth-We demand that all hospitals, asy' lums reformatories or other institutions ir which people are under restraint be at all times subject to public inspection, whether they arc maintained by the peope or by private corpora tions or individuals.
 Thirieenth-We'd e'demand that all national oi state legislation affecting financial, commer ctal or industrial interests be general in char acter and in no instan fin favor of any one section of the country or any one class of the people.
 The council tabled every motion at. tempting to commit the order to any distinct line of policy on the money, labor, 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 ac- tion 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 jecting convents and similar institu. tions to public inspection
 The following officers were elected Supreme president, W. J. II. Traynor, of Detroit; vice president, Rev Adam Faucett, of Columbus, O.; secretary of state, o. c. Jackson, of Boone, Ia. chaplain, J. J. Gosper, of Los Angeles; secretary, C. T. Beatty, of Saginaw, Mich; treasurer, II. M. Stark, of Mil. waukee; past supreme president, II. F. Bowers, of Clinton, la; sergeant at. arms, E. H. Dunbar; guard, E. M. Woods (colored), of Illinois; sentinel, William Meeker, of Kentucky.
 It 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 invited to witness and listen to all reso- lutions.