| Show A P A declaration NOW CALLED AN AM AL association devoted to the liberty of 0 all keople mid and opposed to ecclesiastical dictation in public affairs I 1 milwaukee may ll 11 tho fol following Is tile complete declarations of principles of the new international protective association vo as adopted by tho the supreme council declaration of 0 principles alms alma and purposing purposes ot or the tha international intel national protective recognizing that the political and moral advancement of 0 nations balloni s depend is ast much on the general intelligence and development of mankind und and rovern ments universally as on the moral po 10 1 0 llyial and physical perfection ti 0 of tho the units list it 0 abid 14 also recognizing that human perfection can only be attained through more complete international social anti and political intercourse than that malch aich at present obtains and further realizing t that flat the th and development of I 1 the he I governments ore are wilfully and fc obstructs d by certain organizations claiming ver sal recognition and which through the completeness ot of their systems of organ orean exercise a 0 anore or less ral fial jurisdiction jurisdiction to the detriment and injury as well of constitutional gov creiggs and governments ns as this the subjects and people thereof and that I 1 the lie furtherance of it and ogre 8 are a re in most ost speedily and best accomplished the me maintenance ot of constituted authority against abuses or at and infringement upon the rights ees dional and nd liberties ilici alea of oc individuals by constitute constitutional enactments and lawful protests this the first congress of the international protective association held field this lith day dav of may 95 hereby formulate the tha following declaration of 0 principles alms alma and purposes ot of incorporation declaration OF pRINC principles irLES 1 the voice ot of the people intelligently and justly expressed Is the supreme rno law r Z the perfection of all law Is 1 the recognition ot of the right of 0 local self government 3 tito right ot of freedom of conscience or of intelligence free speech tree free press presa and the privilege ot of unrestricted private judS judgment merit is beyond all question 4 1 I in denning defining and enforcing the 1 liwai aws and in ilia definition of 0 its jurisdiction and it powers the state la Is supreme G all institutions of 0 an ecclesiastical character claiming temporal dominion or the right to belne defene the extent of their own jurisdiction are inimical to all forms ol of constitutional govern nt and are arc a menace to the tha perpetuity thereof th thief ref 6 the tha intellectual and n moral loral advancement van cement coment of the world la Is best expedited by the round a and d 1 rai fraternal union between fill all pearlo annl n I 1 races anil whose civilization Is the alie highest aal whose liberty ot of con conscience Is the th most perfect and the welfare ot of mankind in unkind Is best enhanced and preserved by the continuance of a lasting peace lit mee between all races ant anil peoples opposed to the efforts of selfish and soulless so esq cat cal and financial corporations to disturb the harmony of snivel univ oleal sal brotherhood by the rude alarms of barbarous dc dehumanizing humanizing and en enslaving slavin G wars AIMS AND pur PURPOSES rOSES 1 to establish throughout the civilized world the principles of the organization by all proper and lawful to uphold p hold the right ot of self acir govern arl nt baum harmoniously with the best interests of the whole 3 to secure and maintain the supremacy pr e macy of 0 the state as expressed by th the e voice of 0 tho people 4 to assist our moral support all people in III their efforts to secure and perpetuate perpetua td tho the enactment of 0 legislation based upon the broad principles of 0 constitutional liber liberty tv G to resist by all lawful means all attempts made bv the enemies of 0 peace and international harmony of oc freedom re edoin of speech and to precipitate war ivar or ene engender ender hostile fee feelings linzs between all nations wherein branches hr of at the he organization may be est established A feature nf the session of 0 the supreme council ot of the A P A was waa the congratulatory dispatches received and sent bent to kindred on the proposed consolidation of them all into an international body dispatches were received among others from the orangemen orangeman Oran gemen of 0 and the Protect protective iv 1 association of 0 canada the supreme council sent a 10 conr ng dispatch to dr thomas owens of 0 palk hill canada congratulating him anti and ills hla upon tho the struggle rucKle Bt they are waging 0 on n the side ride of popular education and the work belner c carried on by them under tile tha leadership of the noble patriot the lion hon mr greenway and pledging their cordial and lasting support A 11 committee was appointed to represent the supreme council in thos th international body which will be c called on formally to adopt the declaration declarant arat lon ot of principles adopted by the supreme council of 0 canada and then when the work has been ratified by the latter an international convention will be called and a constitution made the committee on agitation and education was waa appointed t today to 0 day to talce take under consideration that portion ot of T Tra luora annual address which to tile the formation of 0 a new political party outside the association |
