, 1877-01-02
, nfr.. esrf'ss "h Z the right 10 publish by ahs
Scrpinre.M MeM oS ~ ~ .peeeh, The principles And

within certsin territorial lin,iia does not reces.
sh common a VIC 70 It, ' a9ee. smg,!e.0n ~ a0an .hs
ss. ~. nela,d'ns our ssf.
th,. rule. The Eighth sss,sis Of Inc tresty, 10
"s amereen, par'iess'{ refsr pEov,deas e. tnst
exercise 81 the1r fsi5slon % and for lii @ pmrposo @
ehall have thc right 10 Greet suitable places OF or
of any Insult orere to the 1 fegians sn" worshps II
e NJ" ..i iio io esT1; SE " TIC
in violation Of japanese law. Tde free o1erclae Of
pHc'a religion does not ncecteariy Involve the
b., the 3apaue*c nniho,ties hnye rIght to Insist
taat proseiYting shall not be pursued in violation
INITIATION IN JArAn.
Minister bingham sends tn: State Depart
n,cnt this statement:
am Informed TINT this Government has issucd
@ ss 1"wiM! 'none{ IN th's Empire. about 500 03o
coin no prostson Of law acen,s to exist. md which
are received BY t!e people At all Transactions
ion Tll ob.srve It In provided that these bills s'
sued BY the Government 10 the bants shall be re-
ccived In tho aane manner NJ coin In ali f1oyefn-
msnt bureaus @ n md banks nnd IN paynent o. ta1e.
insereet m bonds and customs duties: and that
thohe WHO refuse 10 reccFc the notes. or attempt
70 s Or d. K oas w
TIE cnINRsa GOVERNMENT upoN CHINESE rM1-
GRAFTON.
Minister Seward, In China, has called tic at
tcntion OF the Chinese Government to the mp.
la,intncnt OF tho Clllncse Commission by Con-
srcss, aud TO tlie various complaints ,nalo d. to
The conduct Of the Lhinamcn In California. Mt.
Seward has sent to tho Statc Department M ac-
count Of tho reception Of this Information by
thu authorities uf the Chinese Government l1u
sayat
They met what said with tho simple statements
that onr peouIe ought not to complain u theirs
weEc more ekl!Iiu e. certain avocat|ons; that they
patch Chen Ian Fln 70 establish tho mission at
WASHINGTON aoon; that they wnnl,i bear III mind
aS ey oe o our daSe
.nent to protect their people. This lsttes point
thcy reiterated. net unRlcaaantlv. scvorsl times
fdent that this protection wnnld be extended, md
expressed the Wish TINT t!e!. connssymen might
be treated as well everywhere NJ we treat them.
The Chinese authorities, however, subsequent
to the Interview, sent n communication to our
Minister, informing him that complaints fiayc
been made officially by the Cltnrse In America
ut their trcatn1cnt, aud stating that tho Chinese
Government Is permitting tho aplrit OF the
treaty between the two counttics to he broken,
l. tnppears that Yung Wing, Chinese official,
ia In the UnItc'l States, and has privately IN.
lis countrymep. Prince KING communicates
tllis fact to Dir. Seward with the statement
TINT atntcmcnts ware constantly appearing in the
newspaper. 10 The effect that the low lrnh residing
Indicating the Chinerc. The cause Of tits ,i.treat.
nent existed In Tie fact That this low class wurc
Soss. 81 M
also IN feccipi Of letter fron the guilds In San
Francisco, stating hat ChEnesu, upon arrival In that
Of abuse npon their debarkation: and Il vas known
10 tho gnllls that tcAo SaTlc classes had selected
two oacfals and dispatched thcm to Washington 10
Cunhult mrhsurcs Tor tho suppression OF Chlnua1
CmiErnllGn. etc.
Thls Yanicn bcgs leave to remark that the hfth
e g stass as Uasy Sh s,se. ~
Amc.iea a,,d TIC Empetor o. China eoraai!y rseos
iun! advantage os the the ttco migration Of emil
Ea1s II sh czen, ana sasss ,sspsstxs
xs,'5s.: a.5 >, "G.fsn. s.n e zig utsA status
juy thr same privileges, tmmuhft!cA, or rxemp-
tions, in respect to travel Or re-lHcncc. u. may
e e Ss ao
sahjecsa visiting residing IN the United States
thail enjoy the shn'u ,prls!icgc., immuntsea. snd
innst fuyDlcfl nations. frtc.
re l1sn S hs y t s pe
Ut viii. md kind treatment Tn eltlcr part Is 70 bu
accorded 10 llsrnl.
To tllis the Suite Department replied:
IL nludt E4 RQu1EtEnL. llkDfGIOfC, a. tnlS lime,
wtlnul treating nf ,e subject in particular, 10 a..
United States recognize the obligation VI all the
china, aud will cndravor al oil times to carry out
In snoa faith ail Hnch provisions.
Difficulty mi taes when dealing with Individual or
tempDrary c1cltoMcnts, such aa hare hcrn MAnf.
tc4tcd not unFrcqurutly In China a. against our
0wIreopla other foreigners, md thsH difficulty
W! a:srrcdJ be appreciated by tho Chinese au'
Considering The large number OF Chinese cml.
grants who hayr como to the United Stales, and
considering the email number Of our EtlzGn@ WHO
have gone to China, VIZ might naturally expect
,nnsr frc2nent cause q complaint 70 nrlse from
s ,fs ssSaf a s4 s s rhs
Chnesc who have cbmc ~ ns l,ayc engaged In
whatever lutne.s they ptcascl. and settled IN
no restraints far residence aud occupation Ia
eoneetaed. l.aso been Imposed npSn n them:
cat!on tn Hash!nstan and Of Consulate At Sim
Francisco wuuld tend to frcpl communication be-
tween tho twO countries waa proper Gne, aud
ncl Of redrcaslng amy particular grievances.
CHINESE lMMt0IsArioN 70 rEA,.
While tile Congressneh uf the Paclilc Coast
nrG tnueayOrlnx to Seeure Legislation which will
prevent the immigration VI the Chinese II nT,-
pears that ut|srr countries arc pass!i!x laws 10
promote Il. Minister Seward writes 10 tho
Statu Department f1un Hong Kong that thu
Peruvian Government has recently. completed q
new treaty with i!i!na tic great object Of which
| III To pr0mttG Chinese immigration to Fcru.
! Mr. 6owarl snys:
Tl,s grcnt object Of Peru in procuring treaty was
10 rfomote CA!!ess lumfgrai!on. This bad been
ttSpsH ~ s 1s'Hn 81 II, Gha.s. auof
ties. The Peruvian Minister indeed ah not ,Ieui
tate to of1er nnre favorable terms f"r Chinese In
Sta1r, gutng 10 far ~ tu agrtu 10 rtpasralo auCh
Chinese 1es,re! II, Whose contracts hase expired,
Sa y9 at s sy w ts t.ay = 'y H.
and treated ~ we'll generally the psop!es of lht