New-York tribune., 1879-03-03

crty of citizenship, our equal and COMPREHENSIVE
Justice to all inhabitants whether they aDJuIru
ibeir foreign nationality or not civil freedom
and our religious tOleIation had maze an conner
welcome, and under these pI0tcctl0hs 'he Niiln,,t
i'm considerable numbers. had made Their lodSneh'
upon our soil
sTIrUL,TIONS ABOUT IMNIGEATloN'
The Burnngamc Treaty undertakes to deal with
tins situation and It's fifth and sixth articles en-
brace It's most important provisions IN TINS rrg""'
and the main stipuiatious IN which the OH'"''o
Government has secured an obligatory pr''e','o"
of it, subjects within our territory. lh'I l''u d.
follows:
AIT V. The United StatcS Of America and me
FI,rcr,r of China cordially reCoyuIzc the inherent
and nalicuabie right %; man To ch'H'ge us I"',
auJ 1Iirol,u,c and also tho mutual advantage OF
The free migration and emigration OF 'helI cI!A.hS
and subjects respectively irom one country TO lnc
other. for purposes OF cuuC't ~, ol lIHuv ~ ~ ioi
maucnt residents. The high contracting parties,
therefore, JON IN repIopaiihg auA u@'nrl @ @ i,ii "
ru1irclv voluntary emigration Tor these purposes
They consequently agree 10 pass laws MAKING u
PENAL offence tor Clt zen oi the Cnlted ga = oI
CIhr,s- subjects to take Chinese su"Jcc'S etHti TO
the United states or 10 any oih'r i"i''th '3uHIli
or for a Chinese subject on gtzrn oi lhe ttl!ru
States 10 take citizens of the ulteo states 10 tnha
or to auy other foreign country without thelI IIte
and voluntary consent, TesPgcuNtN. .,..... ..
Arr. VI CltZeuS of the United states visiting OF
residing in nina shall enjoy the same privileges
lmm!uIues or exemptions, IN respect 10 udVel or
residence a. may there be clJoved ny the Cl'lH'h'
or subjects OF the most favored nall0h anu lcP
rocaly Chinese subjects wishing or residing IN t''
United states shah ENJOY the same privileges In-
muu,tIrs, OF exceptions, IN respect 10 u''ei VI
r,.,dcucr as NAV be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation hil 'ol9lIS
..,,,u contained shall he held to confer naturaliZa-
tun upon citizens of the United S'dL's ia Ch''''
nor upon tie subjects OF CHINA III tine Otcu HIa''S'
An examination Of these two articles IN the Eight
of thc experience then influential III suggesting
their necessity WI show that the iith article "'s
framed in hostility 10 what seemed the pTInclpH
mischief to le guarded against, TO W.T. the lnIIo-
ducton of Chinese laborcIs, by methods "hich
should have the character of a forced ana scI'Hc
lmpoItatIuu aud not of voluntary eng
OF Tree men seeking our shores upon motives an" ia
"a manner cousouIut with the system OF our lu>t-
t..,ou- and approved 10y thc experience of t"c H2-
juu. tugucsuOuably the adhesion ol .h' N'Nt'"-
r.a!t OF iua To these liberal puucpco OF liftu'll
ia ,mlprttlon. WIth winch We were 80 tjuliAat ana
with which We were so well oatl,iicd.WdS a E'"l dd-
vance toward opening tat L"pHe 10 our cl'"''-
to. AMI ltr gIOu, ANA gave promise III lHc lu'u H
l.ltA.cr and greater practical results IA ih' dIh"-
.I.u j..odsuuut That great popt'"loh "l uuI .'' ''
and Industries, our manufactures "uI H'''I'" lll
pIoVcmcuts and the sent nrujS oil COY 't'.ni.'n' a'
rcu-.uu "ulru seem To us 80 important 10 '"c '''
IcII.t clause of this article secure, ,he accep-
r.i,c bN t.-ua %. the American doctrine uI I!cr
u.-IlI.pu to and tIu among the peoples ana races
of .uc ca,th. line second clause, however DID l,a
,-..f.ti - nj '.,y other than a.. cutI,civ voluu-
al, c.u-rafuu ' uy both the hgh contracting
p.Iit,. audIu lAe reciprocal obligations whereby
Soc SECURED tuc solemn ANA uHqut.beu t-t"et4"t't
on tuc part o1 tne Government OF ChAa '' pas
ia.s- making % 90 pial o.eurc for '.' zen or .'
.tu States or Chinese SUBJECTS To- take i"iIt''
subjects either tu the tu.od rta,cs OF in any ol"'i
il.,.i country. .lout their free ANA Voluntary
Ou.... -, constitutes tu, great iolcc aud 'atuc 'l
l. Article. ,I.I1rtalct, boiH lu rllhcip' a"' l
Dis plattyai service ard our protection AGAINST
neutrality-suspicious. ln tine Euls' of lWin'raf"" .ih-
.ot ue oycre-uWattd. II commits tine Ch"'-'
.t.yrrumtu. tu ac.lNc aud efficient medsdirs TO sup
pcs, I.- ul.quItous system wacle tHo.: D.. '~"'g'
gives 10 this Government the footing ul .r'Hiy
I-It 80 such measures and The wca's and opI NE
uuty # insisting upuu their adoption, auc oi COM
u'..... AID recruitment at tlrIr NEGLECT Inc uiih
Itc.c therefore II II falls short of What The pIto-
-i..r ol tuc ialcr experience of our T., lie St@e-
Iua, uIL, upon Tine attention OF ths G"' InAieu' IS
essential to Tine puOlc VcIIaIc, s'rH- io De- 'H i',
.-uI uItcJ"u and 10 coutitu luporUh h"V'.' .'A,
Nc. ul,. TcuuQ Qulsutd, cdLuol hecasllN Icco'tltu'
rpoIE.TIO. 10 ANIIICA&-.
.. t ... ...,..t tod Cha two CIV
iH' p .,V"" '"Pi' WIN"
cwm-.tS under the actuaI c"hul,!'h "A 'H'"ES
,,l,,,b ,,r,r,nt,d tbe Burhnrame Treaty was ade-
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q'''o "'''',''" "''"oi s"e Ciii' '',D ,,-..'' :,
guarantees of treaty OF the Chlnes" 'iIrNNF III
thi, country and those who should seek our shores
This ya. tte obiect and forms the subject of the
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