The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-06
CREED OF THE A. P. A.
Unyielding Hostility to All Re-
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eli Of the American Protective Aseoclatson
completed it, iabors here tonight after .
four days session The most important
work was the preparation Of the declare
tion OF principles FOR the order. which vas
drawn mp during the two days conference.
Il 10 m important document in svery way.
The statement thss Supreme Ruler H. R
Traynor had recommended tusnty-ons
ysars' residence for naturalixation vas IN
error. His Recommendation Vas Ten years.
and the supreme council finally decided
that seven years should siapss between an
aiien's declaration of intention and natur.
Aviation. The council passed resolution
asking that this correction b 2ads BY the
press. The declaration Of principles u -
follows:
"F1rSt-Loyalty 10 true Americanism.
which knows neither birthplace, race.
crsed or party. II the first requisite for
Membership in the American Protective
Association.
''seeond-Ths American Protective Az
ISOLATION 10 not . political party and does
not control the poiical affiiiation OF its
members, bat IL teaches them to BE- In
tenseiy active in the discharge Of their POI
Nticai duties in or out Of party lines. be-
caussit believes that all problems con-
fronting our people will be best solved by
. conscientious discharge Of the duties Of
citizenship by every individual.
'.Third-Whiis tolerant Of al creeds, Is
holds that subsection TO and support Of
any ecclesiastical power not created and
controlled by American citizens and
which claims equal II not greater SOW
ereignty than the government Of the
United States Of America 10 irreconcilab,e
with citizenship, 1t 10 therefore opposed
TO the holding Of Office in national or mu.
MI nal ucSO hu
porter Of such ecclesiastical power.
''Fourth--We uphold the constitution of
the United States OF America. and no por-
ton more thanAits guarantee of religious
liberty to be guaranteed to the individual
and not TO mean that under its protection
any un-American ecclesiastical power can
claim absolute control over the education
OF children growing up under the stars and
stripes
"Fifth-we consider the non-sectarian,
free public school the bulwark Of Ameri-
can institutions; the beat place for the
education of American children. To keep
them such We protest against the employ
ment Of subjects of any un-American &C.
clesiastic power - officers or teachsrs Of
public SCHOOLS.
"Sixth--We condemn the support out OF
the public treasury, by direct appropria-
ton or by contract, Of any ssctarian
school, reformatory or other institution
not owned and controlled BY public au.
thority.
''Seventh-Bslieving that exemption
from taxation 10 equal to grant OF public
funds, We demand that no real or personal
property be exempted from taxation the
title to which 10 not vested in the national
or state governments or In any Of their
subdivisions.
"Eighth-we protest against the enlist
ment in the United States army. navy or
the militia Of any state Of any person not
"Ninth-We demand for the protection
Of our citizen lsborsrs the prohibition of
the importation Of pauper labor and the
restriction OF all immigration to persons
who can show their ability and honest In
tsntion 10 become self-supporting Amer
lean citizens.
"Ten.h-ws demand change Of the
naturalization laws by repeal Of the act
authorizing the naturalization of minors
without . previous declaration OF inten-
ton. and by providing that no aliens shall
be naturalixed or permitted to vote in any
state in the Union who cannot speak the
language OF the land and who can not
prove seven years continuous residence in
this country from the date Of his DECLARE
tion OF intention.
rEleventh-We protest against the gross
negligence aud iaxitv With which the Judi.
ciary OF our land administer the present
naturalization laws, and against the prac-
tice of naturaiizng aliens At the expense
OF committees or candidates a. the m ost
prolific source OF the present prostitution
of American citizenship to the basest uses.
"Twelfth-We demand that oil hospi.
tails. asylums, reformatories or. other in
situations in which people are under re-
straint shall be At all times subject to
public inspection. whether they are m ain.
tanned by the public or by private corpo-
rations or individuals.
"Thirteenth--We demand that all ma.
tionai or state legislation affecting finan.
cial, commercial or industrial interests be
general in character, and in no instance
In favor OF any one section of the country
or any class of people.
The council tabled every motion at.
tempting to commit the order to any dis.
sinet line of policy on money, labor, suf.
frsge, temperance or other party questions,
and also adopted resolution dsclar-
Ing that no committee or other au-
authority in the order could bind
the members to any political action
beyond their negative obligation.
The council approved of the draft of q bin
for the SD ppression of immigration, which
will be sent TO congress; also for iegisIa-
ton suhjecting converts and similar ms
buttons 10 public inspection. TWAS re-
solved that Washington City be the meet
Ing place after 1895, and tha, oil meeting,
be held with open doors, the public TO be
invited to witness and listen TO all reso.
buttons.