The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-12
I.P. 4. SUCCEEDSA.P
The Patriotic Order to Extend
Over All the World.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Not Only TO Resist the Efforts Of -ha
church TO Control the State. but
TO stop War.

N1lsankse. Nay u--FoIIowfnx Ia TIE
eosnpse5e declaration OF priac4rlez Of -
hs~ International Protective As<scEztSeu
as adopted ~ the session % the so2re~aa
co6ncl4
Recognizing tha< the political ard
moral advancement % nations depends :
falca On 1As general intelligence and De-
NeloE1nent q mankind ard governments
4Sais eTSaals. as on the moral. polss8cal and
physical perfection NJ the units composing
natlona44s4eSs aud z3So
Recognizing that human perfection can
oaky ne attained through more complete
International social and political inter
course than that which 81 present obtains:
and further
Realizing THAI the progress ard 7svel-
oIment or cons kiuTto8a1 governments are
w1llfully and seIhshly obStrucfea nv GER
tain organizations claiming universal rec
ognsi&0EIs and which through the gsaua-
pIe.enesS Of their systems Of orga niza9ion
exercise more or less universal Jurfssfs.-
ton, 70 the detriment and injury. as well
Of Constitutional sovereigns and govern
Hleists as OF the subjects and peoples there
OF. and
Believing THAI the furtherance of hn-
mar freedom and progress are most Sped
~ and best accomplished ~ the mainten-
aTce OF constituted Authority against
abuses or infr1Hgements upon the rights
privileges and liberties ~ individuals.
This. the first congress Of the Tn:erna-
ti0nai Protective Association, held this
nth day OF May. 1875. hereby formulate les
the following declaration q principles.
aims ana purposes Of the asSocta; ion
= The voice Of the people intelllgently
and justly expressed Is the supreme law
= The perfso.ion % al law Is the re-
ignition OF the right Of local self govern
ment.
.. The right OF freedom q conscience.
o. intelligence, free speech, free press
and the privilege q unrest rcte1 private
judgment is beyond all question.
- II defining and enforcing the laws
and IN the definition OF its Jurisdiction
and powers. the state - supreme.
. All institutions OF al ecclesiastical
character claiming temporal dominion or
the right - define the extent of their own
jurisdiction are inimical 70 al forms OF
constitutional government and are a men
ace 10 ne perpetgiiy thereof.
s. The intellectual and moral advance
ment 81 the world IS best expedited by a
sound and frateTnaI union between all peo-
pies and races whose civilization is The
highest and whose liberty OF conscience is
the most perfect and the welfare Of man
kind is best enhanced and preserved by
the continuance OF a lasting peace be-
tween all races and peoples opposed 20
the efforts Of selfish and soGlless eccles-
iasticai and financial corporations 10 dis
turb the harmony OF universal brother
hood by me rude alarms OF bar0arous.
tiehumanizing and enslaying wars.
Aims and Purposes.
~ To establish throughout the civilized
world the principles Of the organization
10y all proper and lawful means.
- To uphold the right Of self-govern-
ment tremendously with the best inter-
esis az the whole.
-. To secure and maintain the suprsm
acy OF the stale. as expressed by the
voice q the people.
- To assist with our moral support all
people In their efforts 10 secure and per-
patuate the enact ment Of legislation based
upon the broad principles Of constitutional
liberty.
Is. To res3s; by all lawful means all at
tennis made 10y the enemies Of peace and
iuterna tionai harmony against freedom or
speech and conscience. 20 preclp&ta1e war
or engender hostile feeding between all
nations wherein branches Of the orgapi-
zation may DE established