Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-17
The CHINESE TREATIES.
Full Text Of the Two Important
Documents.
THE CHECKS ON IMMIGRATION,
What the Pacific Coast Delegation Think
Of the Matter.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE sYNopslzrp.
Advantages to American Merchants of the
Commercial Treaty.
THE CHECKS ON IMMIGRATION
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE sYNopsIzEp

Ths following is the full text of the Chi.
nese immigration treaty, signed at Pekin on
the 18th of last November, and recently
transmitted to Washington for ratification by
the United States Senate:
THE IMMIGRATION TREATY.
Whereas, in the eighth year of H.ien
Teng, Ammo Domini 1853, a treaty of peace
and friendship was concluded between the
United States of America and China, and to
which were added in the seventh year of
Tung Chih, Ammo Domini 1868, certain sup
Elementary articles to the advantage of both
parties, which supplementary articles were
to be pernetually observed and obeyed. And
whereas. the Government of the United
States, because of the constantly increasing
immigration of Chinese laborers to the terri.
tory of the United States, and the embar-
rassments consequent upon such immigration,
now desires to negotiate modification of the
existing treaties which will not be in direct
contravention of their spirit; now, therefore,
the President of the United States Of Amer.
lea appoints James B. Angel, of Michigan,
John F. Swift, of California, and William H.
Trescott, of South Carolina, as his Commis-
sioners Plenipotentiary and his Imperial
Majesty, the Emperor of China, has ap-
pointed Pao Chun member of His Imperial
MaJesty's Privy Council ard Superintendent
of the Board of Civil Office, and Ii Hung
Tsao, member of His Imperial Msjestys
Privy Council, as his Commissioners Pleni.
potentiary; and the said Commiss; oners
Pienipotentiary, having copjointly examined
their full powers, and having discussed the
points of possible notifications in existing
treaties, have agreed upon the following arti.
cles in modification:
]. Whenever in the opinion of the Govern
ment of the United States the coming of
Chinese laborers to the United States, or their
residence therein, affects, or threatens to af-
feet, the interests Of that country, or to en-
danger the good order of any locality within
the territory thereof, the Government of
China agrees that the Government of the
United States may regulate, limit or suspend
such coming or residence, but shall not abso-
lutely prohibit it. The limitation or suspen-
sion shall be reasonable, and shall apply only
to Chinese who may go to the United States
as laborers, other classes not being included
Chinese labor will be of such character only
as is necessary to enforce the regulation, linn
itation or suspension of immigration, and
shall not be subject to personal
or abuse.
2. Chinese subjects, whether proceeding to
the United States as traders or students, mer-
chants, or from curiosity, together with their
body and household servants, and Chinese
laborers who are now in the United States,
shall be allowed to go and come Of their own
free will and accord, aud shall be accorded all
the rights, privileges, immunities and exemp-
tions which are accorded to the citizens and
subjects of the most favored nations.
g. If Chinese laborers, or Chinese of any
other class, now either permanently or tam
porarily residing in the territory of the
United States, meet with ill-,reatment at the
hands of any other persons, the Government
of the United States will exert all It's power
to devise measures for their protection, and
secure to them the same rights, privileges,
and exemptions as may be en-
joyCd by the citiZ ms or sGtjects OF the most
favored nations, and to which they are en-.
titled by treaty.
4. The high contracting parties have agreed
upon thsfcregoing articles, whenever the Gov
ernment of the United States shall adopt
legislative measures in accordance Herewith,
such measures will be communicated to the
Of China, ard if the measures as
effected are fund to work hardship upon
the subjects of China, the Chinese Minister
at Washington may bring the matter to the
notice of the Secretary Of State of the Unite1
States, who will consider the subject With
him, and the Chinese Foreign Office will also
bring the matter to the notice of the United
States Minister at Hongkong and consider
the subject with him. to the end that mutual
and unqualified benefit may result. In faith
whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have
signed and sealed the foregoing at Pekin, in
English and Chinese there being three origi-
mails of each text of even tenor and date, the
ratification of which shall be exchanged ct
Pekin within one year from the date of its
execution.
Done at Pekir, this 18th day of Novem-
Der, in the year OF our Lord, 1880, Kuang
H,ii, sixth year, tenth moon, fifteenth day.
Signed and sealed by the above-named Com
missioRers of both Governments.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY,
The following is the full text of the COM
mercial treaty signed on the same day:
The President of the United States of
America and His Imperial Majesty the EN-
peror of China, because Of certain points of
in the existing treaties between
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