St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-13
FORMULATED AND ANNOUNCED
AT YESTERDAYS SESSION
OF THE ORDER.
ALSO AIMS AND PURPOSES.
GENERALIZATION OVER EX-
TENSION OF JURIS-
- DICTION.
MIR. GREENwAY IS EULOGIzED.
Question of Formation of Inde-
pendent Political Party ne
ferred to Committee.
(From Sundays Last Edition.)

(From Sundays Last Edition.)
MILWAUKEE, May ia feature
of the session of the supreme
council of the A PA. today was the
congratulatory dispatches received
from and sent to kindred organizations
on the proposed consolidation OF them
all into an international body. DIS
patches were received, among others,
from the Orangemen Of Michigan and
the Protective Association of CANADA.
The supreme council sent long
disro tch to DR.. Thomas owens, OF
Park Hill, Canada, c9ngratulatlng MIN
and his followers upon the struggle
they are waging for the cause OF
popular education and the work being
carried on by them under the leader
ship of the noble patriot, Hon. Thomas
Greenway," and pledg,ng Their cordial
and lasting support. A committee
was appointed to represent the su-
preme~ council in the international
body. which will be called upon form
ally to adopt the declaration of prlncl-
pies adopted by the supreme council
Yesterday. A like committee will be
appointed by the supreme council OF
Canada, and then, when the work has
been ratified by the latter, an interna-
tfonal convention will be called and
constitution will be adopted
The committee on political agitation
and education was appointed today ITO
take under consideration that portion
of President Traynor's annual ad-
dress which refers to the formation of a
new political party outside the asso-
ciation
The following is the complete decla-
ration of principles Of the new Inter
national Protective association, as
adopted at the supreme council of the
A. P. A. this morning:
Declaration of Principles, Aims and
Purposes of the International Amer
lean Protective As5ociation-Reco
ing that the political and moral ad-
vancement of nations depends
as much upon the general in
telligence and development of man
kind and governments universally
as upon the moral, political and
physical perfection of the units COM
posing nationalities, and also recognize
ing that universal human perfection
can only be attained through more
complete international social and po-
litical intercourse than that which at
present obtains; and, further, realiz-
ing that progress and development of.
constitutional governments are will
fully and selfishly obstructed by GER
tain organizations claiming universal
recognition, and which, through the
completeness of their systems of or
ganization, exercise more or less uni
versal jurisdiction, to the. detriment
and injury, as we'll of constitutional
sovereigns and governments as Of the
subjects and peoples thereof; and, be-
lieving that the furtherance of human
freedom and progression are most
speedily and best accomplished by the
maintenance of constitutional author
ity, and abuses of and infringements
upon the rights, privileges and liber-
ties of individuals are most effectu-
ally counteracted by constitutional
enactment and lawful protest, this,
the first congress of the International
Protective association, held this 18th
day of May, 1895, hereby formulates
aims and purposes of Incorporation:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
First-The. voice of the people, intel
ligently and justly expressed, is the
supreme law.
Second-The perfection of all law
is the recognition of the right of local
self-government.
Third-The right of freedom of con-
science, of intelligence, free speech,
free press and the prerogative of un-
restricted private judgment is beyond
all question.
Fourth-In defining and enforcing
the laws and in the definition of it's
jurisdiction and powers the state is
supreme.
Fifth-All institutions of an ecclesi-
astical character claiming temporal
dominion or the right to define the
extent of their own jurisdiction are
inimical to all forms of constitutional
government, and are a menace to the
perpetuity thereof.
SiXth-The intellectual and moral
advancement of the world is best eX-
pedited by a sound and fraternal un-
ion between all peoples and races