The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-05-10
A. 2. A. DEMANDS.
Opposition to Ecclesiastical Powers
Not Controlled by Americans.
At:a crents 30 the Rcman Catholic Ctrrc.,
Strictly ?rohibited ty 'ct:s Association
so. EGart to Control ITO Po!it-
:cAi aai.iat;ons OF ia Members.

pteiEe COGJc1 o. TIE y ,lcIltLil ItO'
tectiye association completed It's labors
here Saturday night, after & four Gays
session.
4 statement that Supreme President
Traynor had recommended twenty-one
years residence for naturalization Was
in error. His recommendation was
ten years, and the supreme council
finally decided that seven years should
eiapsc between en- aliens declaration
Of intention ana natrraliza ton. The
council passed Il resolution asking this
correction to be made by the press The
declaration Of principles is rs follows:
/. Loyalty to true .Nnericanism,
which knows neither birthplace, race.
creed ror party. is thc first requisite
for ..serl Lersiip N the ..mcrican Pro
tcctive Association.
,. The American Protective associ&-
ton Is rot political party and does
not control tie political ai:iiiation OF lis
members, but It teaches them 70 he IN
tenselv active in the discharge o. their
rol:tical duties IN or out of p&rty lines,
because it believes That I'll problems
confronting our People sill be best
solved by q conscientious discharge oi
the duties OF citizenship o; every indi.
vidual.
3. While toiercnt Of al creeds, it
holds that sunjec;.on to ana support OF
any ecclesiastical power, rot created
and controlled uy American citizens,
and which Claims equal i not greater
sovereignty chan tie gove~r ment OF
tho United sta,cs. IS irfecoAcilahle
with American citizenship i is. there
fore, opposed 20 Offices in national, state
or municipal government Us any sab,
ject or supporter OF such ecclesiastical
power.
4. We urhoid tie Constitution OF the
United States of Amc:'ca. ard no pcl'-
ton Of X more ihan its Guaranty trei.-
gious liberty. but We hold this religious
liberty to tc gualan:eeG % the individ-
ual ard rot To incan il'at nndcTits pro
lection aDy ua-Ar1ericon eccirs;asticat
powe- can claim ;.li,o,utc control over
the cdncation o: Children growing up
under the Stars ana ,,!~i.jes.
;. We co-:sic.cr ito r'o7i-.ec.;:l'ian free
public scI.coi tie I:f!2, a.I.i1 OF american
institution IL. i4>i STAGE for tne cc'l-
cation OF hrer.can cA !:r@A. 10 keep
them such - protest Hg:!;rst the e5n-
ploymcnt OF subjects OF any ecc.esiasti-
cal power as Cheers OF teachers OF our
public schools.
6. We co1dcnn the support out OF
the ruAlic Treasury l'y'',ieect appropria-
tion or " contract Of Gay scctaran
school. reiormatorr O" otbcr ir>titu-
ten not owned and controlled J rnb-
lie authority.
!. Believing the exemption from tax
alton is equal to q grant Of pub.ic
funds, we demand that "a real or per-
sonal property be exempt from taxa
tioa tie title 10 when is not vested in
the national or state governments or in
any Of their subdivisions.
s. We protest against the enlistment
in the Z. S. army ara navy. or The
militia Of any stat. 0f any person not
en- actual citizen o. 5fe United ;5cates.
g. We demand for tic protection Of
cur citizen latovcrs tie prohibition OF
the importation OF piupcr labor and
the restrictions Of all Immigration TO
persons who can not show their ability
and honest intention 10 BECOME SET
supporting American c.i'zsns
10. We demand the change of nat
uralizaton laws " q repaa! OF the act
authorizing the naturalization OF MI
nors without Il previous declaration OF
intention ana providing titat no aliens
Shall be natcraiized or permitted TO
vote in any state III Tic union WHO can
rot speak the Language OF the land,
and who can rot p"ove sevcn years
continuous residence iii the country
from the date OF his declaration OF in
tent:oa.
II. We protest agAinst the gross neg
licence ana laxity With which the ju-
dietary OF our land administer tee pres
cnt naturalization l-vs aEh' against
Tie practice OF patnr;lizing aliens at
the expense of communities OF emil
date, as the laost prolific source Of the
present prostitution Of American cat
izeuship to the iasest use.
-. -. o+,,.,-atS.,.;os |ni o.-{rr ;nst.,u-
. 4:ar:. :, ,,.n;c,, n,ooIa ~. under re-
s4ra;nt be az all times subject to public
inspect;oa whether they are main
tanned ~ the public or Dy private cor
r,oration5 Or individual.
13. Vre demand that I'll national or
state legislation affecting financial,
commercial or industrial interests be
general in character, AMI in no IN
stance in favor OF. any one section of