Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-05-18
THE A.P.A. PRINCIPLES
Declarations of the New Inter.
national Incorporation.
INlMICAL ECCLESIASTlC BODIES
All Institutions Claiming Temporal
Dominion or the Right to Define
Extent of Their jurisdiction.

Milwaukee, May 14.-The following
is the complete declaration of the prin-
ciples of the new International Ameri-
can Protective Association, as adopted
by the supreme council:
Declaration of principles, aims and
purposes of the International American
Protective Association:
Recognizing that the political and
moral advancement of nations depends
as much on the general intelligence
and development of mankind and gov
ernments universally as ON the moral,
political and physical perfection of the
units composing nationalities, and also
recognizing that human perfection can
only be attained through more COM
plete international, social and political
intercourse than that which at present
obtains, and further realizing that the
progress and development of constitu
tional governments are willfully and
selfshly INSTRUCTED by certain organi-
cations, claiming universal recogni-
ton, and which through the complete
ness of their organizations, exercise a
more or less jurisdiction, to the detri
ment and injury as well as of constitu-
tional sovereigns and governments as
Of the subjects and peoples thereof, and
believing that the futhereance of hui
man freedom and progress is most
speedily and best accomplished by the
maintenance of constitutional author
ity against abuses of an infringement
upon the righsts, privileges and liber-
ties of individuals by constitutional en-
actments and lawful protests, this, the
first congress of the International
American Protective Association, held
this 18th day of May, 1895, hereby
formulates the following declaration of
principles, aims and purposes of incor-
pOration:
1.-The voice of the people intelli
gently and justly expresses the supreme
law.
2-The perfection of all law is the
recognition of the right of local self
government.
3-The right of freedom of consci
ence, of intelligence, free speech, free
press, and the privilege Of unrestricted
private Judgment is beyond all ques-
ton.
I'm defining and enforcing the
laws and in the definition of its juris-
diction and powers, the state is SUI
preme.
5-All institutions of an ecclesiasti-
cal character claiming temporal domln-
ion or the right to define the extent of
their own jurisdiction, are inimical to
all forms of constitutional government
and are menace to the perpetulty
thereof.
6-The intellectual and moral ad-
vancement of the world is best expe-
dited by sound and fraternal union
between all peoples and races whose
civilization is the highest and whose
liberty of conscience is the most per-
feet; and the welfare of mankind is
best enhanced and preserved by the con-
tinuance of lasting peace between all
races and people opposed to the efforts
of selfish and soulless ecclesiastical and
financial corporations to disturb the
harmony of universal brotherhood by
the rude alarms of barbarous, dehuman-
izing and enslaving wars.
Aims and purposes:
Ito establish throughout the civil
lied world the principles of the organi-
cation by all proper and lawful means.
ITO uphold the right of self-gov-
eminent tremendously with the best
interests of the whole.
3-To secure and maintain the su-
premacy of the state as expressed by
the voice OF the people.
ITO assist with our moral support
all people in their efforts to secure and
perpetuate the enactment of legislation
based upon the broad principles of con-
stitutional liberty.
5-To resist by all lawful means all
attempts made by the enemies OF peace
and international harmony of freedom
of speech and conscience, to precipitate
war or engender hostile feeling be-
tween all nations wherein branches OF
the organization may be established.
A feature of the session of the SUI
preme council was the congratulatOry
dipatches received and sent to kindred
organizations on the proposed organiza-
ton of all into an international body.
DISPATCHES were received from the Or
angemen of Michigan and the Protec-
tive Association of Canada. The SUI
preme council sent long dispatch to
Dr. Thomas Owens, of Parkerill, Can
ada, congratulating him and his fol-
lowers upon the struggle they are
waging ON the cause of popular educa-