Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
CALIFORNIA; CALAMITY.
VETO OF THE ANTI-CRYNESE BILL
BY THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT.
The Principal Argument Against the Meas
ure Hased on the Senate Amendment Alb
rogating the Burlingame Treaty. An
EVerts-erian Analysis of the Mutual Obli-
cations Enjoined by that Treaty.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following is tn
text of the Presidents message to the House o
Representatives., vetoing the bill to restric
Chinese immigration:
To THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,: After
very careful consideration of House bill
z,i5o, entitled An act to restrict Immigration
OF Chinese to the United States,' l herewith
return 1t to the House of Representatives, il
which it originated, with nv objections to its
passage. The bill as it was sent to the Senat,
from the House of Representatives, was con
hned III its provisions to the object named il
Its title, which is that of AN act to restrict the
immigration of Chinese TO the United States y
Inc only means adopted to secure the proposed
OBJECT was limitation in the way of the mum bel
OF Chinese passengers which mi ght be brought
TO TINS country by any one vessel to fifteen
and as this number was not fixed in any pro-
portion to the size or tonnage of the vessel, O,
by any consideration of safety or accommoda-
ton OF these passengers the simple purpose
and effect OF the enactment was TO repress this
immigration to an extent falling but little
short of its absolute exclusion.
The bill as amended in the Senate, and now
5 presented to me, includes an independent and
additional provision, which aims at and in
terms requires the abrogation by the govern
ment of articles five and six of the treaty with
Chlna, commonly called the 'Burlingame
treaty of which ratification was exchanged at
Picking, Nov. %, 1869.
It's negotiation by the two governments, that
since the conclusion of the treaty between the
United States of America and Ia Using, empire
of China of 18th of June, 1885, circumstances
nave arisen showing the necessity of additional
articles thereto, and proceeds to an agreement
as to such additional articles These nepotia.
tons, therefore, ending by signature of addi-
tlonal articles, July 49, 1861 had for their OBJ
Ject the completion of our treaty rights and
'oohSat,ons towards The government of China
ID f>f fhnco 49,
thencetorth parts of the principal treaty, to
! which they are made supplemental upon Set
tled rules OF Interpretation applicable to such
supplemental negotiations.
The text OF the priuc pal treaty and of these
additional articles thereto, constitute one
treaty, from the conclusion of the new neeotia-
lions IN all parts Of equal and current force and
opASatlon between the two governments, and
10 all interests and purposeses if embraced
in one instrument.
The principal treaty of which notifications
was exchanged August Is, 1859, recites that
the United States of America and the Using
Lmplre, desiring to maintain firm, lasting
and slnchre friendship, have resolved to renew
IN manner clear and positive, by means of a
treaty or general convention of peace amity
and commerce, the rules which shall in future
De mutually observed in the intercourse of
Their respective countries" and proceeds in its
oOtn article to lay out careful and comprehen-
slVe system for commercial relations of our
The main substance of all provisions of this
treaty is to define and secure the rights of our
people IN respect OF access to, residence and
protection IN and trade with China The
actual provisions in our favor IL, those respects
were framed to be and have been found ade
qoate and appropriate to the interest of our
commerce, snd by the concluding article we re-
celve the important guaranty that should at
any time the Ia Using empire grant to any ma
tion, or merchant or citizens of any nation, any
r11hf y.lor-o e,
navigation, commerce. political or other inter-
course, which is not conferred by this treaty
such right privilege and favor shall at once
freely inure to the benefit of the United States.
Its public officers merchants and citizens"
Against this body of Occupations in orr
favor and this permanent engagement of
equality in respect of all future concessions to
foreign nations, the general promise of per-
manent peace and good offices on our part
seems to DE the only equivalent, for this the
trst article, undertakes as follows: There
shall be, as there always have BEEN peace and
friendship between the United States of
America and the Ia Using empire, and between
their people respectively. They shall not in
suit or oppose each other for any trifling cause
so as to prod estrangement between them
- ana IT any other nation should act unjustly or
oppresslvely, the United STATES will exert their
good offices, on being Informed of the case to
bring about an amicable arrangement of the
question, thus showing their friendly feelings
At the date OF the negotiation of this treaty
our Pacific possessions had attracted considera-
bic chance Immigration, and the advantages
and inconvenience felt feared therefrom had
become more or less manifest but they dictated
no stipulatl en- the slbjtc to be Incorporated
in the treaty. The year 1868 was mar ked py
the striking event OF a spontaneous embassy
from the Chinese empire, headed by an Ameri-
can citizen, Arson Burlingame, who had relin-
pushed his diplomatic representation of his
own country in China to assume that of the
Chinese empire in the United States, and Eu-
ropean nations. By this time the facts of Chi.
nese immigration and its nature and influence
present and prospective, had become more
notlcable and were more observed by the popu-
latlon Immediately affected, and by the govern
ment.
The principal feature of the Burlingame
treaty its attention to and its treatment OF
Chinese immigration, and the Chinese as form
ing, Or as they should FORM part of our popu.
lation. Up to this time our uncovenanted hos
pltallty to emigration, our fearless liberty OF
citizenship, our equal and comprehensive JUS
tlce to all inhabitants, whether they abjured
foreign nationality or not, civil freedom
and our religious federation, had made al COM
ers welcome, and under these projections the
Chinese in considerable numbers had made
their Judgment upon soil.
The Burlingame treaty undertakes to dea
with this situation, and its fifth and sixth arti
= Giles, en- brace It's most important provisions ir
this regard and the main stipulatiOns in which
the Chinese government has secured an obliga
tory protection Of its subjects within our terri
tory. They read as follows:
Article Five-The United States of Americ;
and the emperor OF China cordially recognize
the inherent and inalienable right of man tt
change his home and allegiance. and also thu
mutual advantage of free emigration and i'm
migration Of their citizens and subjects re
spectlvely, from one country to the other fo
the purpose OF curiosity trade, or as perma
nent residents. The high contracting parties
therefore, join in Reproduction of any other thar
entirely voluntary emigration for these pur
poses !hey consequently agree to pass law.
making it a penal offense for citizens Of tn,
United States, or Chinese subjects, to tax.
Chinese subjects either to the United States O.
to any other foreign country, or for Chimes
subject or citizen of the United States to TAX
citizens OF the United States to China or to an
other foreign country, without their free AMI
voluntary consent respectfully.
Article six-Citizens of the United States visit
ing residing in China shall enjoy same priv
ileges, immunities or exemptions in respect t,
y travel or residence as may there be engaged b,
citizens or sub jects of the most favored nation
and redprocally, Chinese subjects visiting o
residing in the United States shall enjoy tn
# same privileges, immunities and exemption
in respect to residence or travel may Their
" be enjoyed by citizens or subjects Of the mos
favored nation. But nothing herein containe,
shall be held to confer naturalization upol
citizens of the United States in China, or o
subjects of China in the United States.
An examination of these two articles in tn
Light of experience, then Influential in suggest
ing their necessity, will show that the fifth al
tlcle was framed i'll hostility to what seeme
the principal necessity to be guarded against
to-wit: the introduction of Chinese laborers b.
methods which should have character of ia
vored servite importation and not of voluntar
emigration Of free seeking our shores q
motives and in a manner CONSTANT with th