The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-06

| OEo mOlNES, h., Ma o-I NC 81
council Of the American Protective ASSOC
citation completed its labors here tonight,
after a four days session. The most i'm
portant work was the preparation of the
declaration of principles for the order
which was drawn up during today S
conference and is an important document
in every way. the statement that Su-
preme President Traynor had recon-
mended twenty-oue years residence for
naturalization was an error. His recon-
mendation was ten years and the supreme
council finally decided that seven years
should elapse between an aliens declara-
| ton of intention and naturalization. The
council passed a resolution asking that
this correction be made by the press. The
! declaration of principles is as follows:
l. LOYAL to true Americanism, which
knows neither birthplace, race, creed or
party, is the first req ulsite for membership
, in the A. Il. A.
2. The A. p. A. is not a political party
! and does not control the political affilia-
| ton of its members, but il 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 conscientious discharge of the duties
of citizenship by every individual.
8. While tolerant of all creeds, it holds
that subsection to and support of any
ecclesiastical power, not created and
controlled by American citizens and which
claims equal, if not greater. sovereignty
than the government of the United States
of America Is irreconcilsble with citizen
ship. 1t Is, therefore, opposed to the hold
ing of offices in national, state or munici-
pal government by any subject or sup
porter of such ecclesiastical power.
f. We uphold the constitution of the
United States of America and note that
portion that religious liberty to be guaran-
teed to the individual and not to mean
that under its protection any una merican
ecclesiastical power can claim absolute
control over the education of children
growing up under the stars and stripes
D. We consider the non-sectarinn free
public schools the bulwark of American
institutions; the best place for the educa-
tion of American children. To keep them
such we protest against the employment
of subjects Of any un-American ecclesias-
teal power as officers Or teachers of pub
lie schools
6. We condemn the support ont of the
public treasury by direct appropriation, or
by contract, of any sectarian school, refor-
matory or other institution not owned and
controlled by public authority.
z. Believing that exemption from taxa
tion is equal to grant OF public
funds. we demand that no real or
personal property be exempt from taxa
ton. the title to which is not vested in the
their subdivisions.
S. We protest against the enlistment in
the United States army, navy or the mill
tia of any state, Of any person not an act
ual citizen of the United States.
9. We demand, for the pros ection of our
,rr lut. fha Ill
importation of pauper labor and the re-
striction of all immigration to persons
who can show their ability and honest in
tention to becoms self-supporting Amer
lean citizens.
10. We demand the change of natural
iZation laws by repeal of the act author
izing the naturalization of minors with
out previous declaration of intention,
and by providing that no aliens shall be
naturalized or permitted to vote in anJ
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 declara-
ton of intention.
II. We protest against the gross negli- |
gence and laXity with which the judiciary |
of our land administers the present natur- |
allZation laws, and against the practice of |
naturalizing aliens at the expense of COM |
mittees or candidates. as the most prolific |
source or the present prostitution OF Amer |
lean citizenship to the basest uses.
II We demand that all hospitals, |
asylums, reformatories or other inssiru- !
lions in which people are under restraint |
be at all times subject to public inspection,
whether they are maintained by the public |
or by private corporations or individuals |
IS. We demand that all national or state /
legislation affecting financial. commercial |
or industrial Interests be general in Char |
acter, and in no instance in favor of any |
one section of the country or any class OF |
people
The council tabled every motion attempt /
lug to commit the order to any distant line /
of policy on the money, labor, suffrage, |
temperance or other party questions, and !
also adopted 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 the draft of bill for /
the suppression of immigration, which (,
will be sent To congress. and also adopted |
resolutions for legislation subjecJiug con. /
vents aud similar Institutions to public in |
spection.
IL was resolved that Washington, ID. C.,
be the permanent meeting place after 1896 |
and that all meetings be held with open 1
doors, the public to be invited TO witness |
and listen TO all resolutions