The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-05-18
DdcIaratio Adopted by the Mil
waukee Council.
THEY ASK ABSOLUTE FREEDOM
Temporal Dominion Churches Considered
Inimical TO All Forms of
Government.

Milwaukee, May 1.-THE following is
the declaration of the new international
American Protective Associa ton, as
adopted by the supreme council:
Recognizing that the political and
moral advancement of nations depend
as much upon the general intelligence
and development Of mankind and gov
ernments universally as on the moral,
political and physical perfection of the
units composing the 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
'Realizing that the progress and de-
velopment of constitutional govern
ments are willfully and selhshly OBJ
structed by certain organizations claim
ing universal recognition, and which,
through the completeness Of their sys-
TENS Of organizations, exercise a more
or less universal jurisdiction, to the
detriment and injury of constitutional
sovereigns and governments, as well as
of the subjects and peoples thereof;
and
believing that the furtherance of hui
man freedom and progress are most
speedily and best accomplished by main
tenance of constituted authority against
abuses of and infringements upon the
rights, privileges and liberties of indi-
viduals by constitutional enactments
and lawful protests;
"This, the first congress of the Inter
national Protective Association hereby
formulate the following declaration of
principles, aims and purposes of incor-
poration:
THE voice Of the people intelligently
and justly expressed is the supreme law.
2-The perfection of all law is the
recognition of the right of local self
! government.
S-The right of freedom of conscience,
of intelligence, free speech, free press
and the privilege of unrestricted private
judgment is beyond all question.
4-In defining and enforcing the laws
and in the definition of it's Jurisdiction
and powers, the state is supreme.
5-All institutions of an ecclesiastical
character claiming temporal dominion
or the right to define the extent of their
own jurisdiction, are inimical to al
forms of constitutional 81 vernment and
are a menace TO the perp@tuity thereof
6-The intellectual and moral ad-
! FdHCeineul u the WOIlu 10 nest tAptuANGN
by the sound and fraternal union be.
tween all peoples and races whose civ.
i ilization is the highest and whose liberty
Of conscience is the most perfect; anc
the welfare of mankind is best enhanced
and preserved by the continuance of E
lasting peace between all races and peo
pies opposed to the efforts of selfish anC
soulless ecclesiastical and financial cor
! porations to disturb the harmony o.
universal brotherhood by the rude
alarms of barbarous, dehumanizing anC
/ enslaVing wars.
AIMS AND PURPOSES.
Ito establish throughout the civil
lied world the principles of organization
by all proper and lawful means.
2-To uphold the right Of self-govern
ment tremendously with the best inter
ests of the whole.
$40 secure and maintain the su
premacy of state as expressed by tn
voice of the people.
ITO assist with our moral supper
all people in their efforts to secure an
perpetuate enactment of Legislation
based upon the broad principles of con
stitutional liberty.
5-To resist by all lawful means a.
attempts made by the enemies of peac
and international harmony, of freedoI
of speech and conscience, to precipitat
war or engender hostile feelings be
tween all nations wherein branches c
the organization may be established.