Articles and By-Laws of the Filipino World Federation Inc

Los Angeles, 1933. Very good.. [12]pp. Original yellow wrappers, printed in blue, stapled. Minor dampstaining and dust soiling to wraps. Even tanning internally. A scarce pamphlet printing the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Filipino World Federation (also known as the Filipino Federation of America), a Filipino-American labor, fraternal, and spiritual organization founded by Hilario Moncado in Los Angeles in 1925. The articles of incorporation are dated 1933, and outline the aims of the group ("To promote Fraternal and Social Welfare...To promote World Peace...Malaysia United...") and names its directors. The by-laws, meanwhile, outline the federation's governing structure, membership rules, dues, voting, amendments, and so forth. Not included is any reference to the religious beliefs of the group, which held its founder Moncado to be a reincarnation of Jesus Christ and ingrained a mystical fetishization of the number twelve. Not in OCLC.