The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-02-02
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WEpNEspAY. FEPRUARY ;, ISL.
NEW CHTNEsE TREATY.
Text Of one Of the Documents before Con-
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WASHINGTON, January l3th.-The follow
ing is the text Of the treaty signed at Peking
on September 18th, 1880, by the Commissions
Plenipotentiary of the United States and Chlna'
respectively. The first, which provides for
the future regulation OF Chinese immigration,
is in these words: Whereas, in the eighth
year of Hsieng Feng, A. D. 1855, treaty OF
peace and friendship was concluded between
the United States of America and China, to
which were added, in the seventh year of
Tung Chih, A. D. 1868, certain supplementary
articles to the advantage Of both parties, which
supplementary articles were to be perpetually
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 embarrass-
ment consequent upon such immigration, now
desires 10 negotiate a modification Of the exist
ing treaties which shall not be in direct con-
travention Of their spirit, now
Therefore, the President of the United States
of America has approved James B. Angel OF
Michigan, John F. Swift of California, and
William Henry Prescott of South Carolina, as
his Commission Plenipotentiary, and His I'm
perial Majesty the Emperor OF China, has ap-
pointed Pao Chun, a member OF his Imperial
Majesty's Privy Council and Superintendent of
the Board of Civil Office, and Ii Hung Tso,
member of his Imperial Majestys Privy Coun-
Gil, as his Commissioners Plenipotentiary, and
the said Commissioners having conformity ex-
amined their full powers and having discussed
the points of possible modification of the ex-
listing treaties, have agreed upon tue following
articles in modification:
Article /. Whenever in the opinion of the
Government Of the United States the coming
of Chinese iaborers to the United States, or
their residence therein, affects or threatens to
affect the interests of that country or TO en-
danger the good order of the said country or
of any locality within the territory thereof,
the Government of China agrees that the Gov
eminent Of the United States may regulate,
limit or suspend such coming or residence,
but may not absolutely prohibit it. The limita-
ton or suspension shall be reasonable, and
shall apply only to Chinese who may 90 to
the United States as laborers. other classes
not being included in the limitation. Legisla-
tion taken in regard TO Chinese laborers will
be of such character only as is necessary to
enforce the regulation, limitation or suspen-
sion of immigration, and immigrants shall not
be subject to personal maltreatment or abuse.
Article II. Chinese subjects, whether pro-
ceeding to the United States as teachers, stu
uGHlSy lUtICildlllsy VI ilOlu CullUoitgg bSOtAOl
with body and household servants, and
Chinese laborers who are now in the United
States, shall be allowed to 60 and come of
their own free will and accord, and shall be
accordedsali the rights, privileges, immunities
and exemptions which are accorded to the citi-
zens and subjects of the most favored nation.
Article Ill. If Chinese laborers, or Chinese
Of any other class, now either permanently or
temporarily residing in the territory of the
United States, meet with ill-treatment at the
hands of any other persons, the Government of
the United States will exert all its power TO de-
wise measures for their protection, and to secure
to them the same rights, privileges, immunities
and exemptions as may be enjoyed by the
citizens or subjects of the most favored nations,
and TO which they are entitled by treaty.
Article w. The high contracting powers
having agreed upon the foregoing articles,
whenever the Government Of the United States
shall adopt legislative measures in accordance
threwith, such measures shall be communi-
Gated TO the Government of China. If such
measures as enacted are found to work hard
ships upon the subjects of China, the Chinese
Minister at Washington may bring the matter
to the notice of the Secretary of State of the
United States, who will consider the subject
with him, and the Chinese Foreign Office may
also bring the matter to the notice of the
United States Minister at Picking, and consider
the subject with him, to the end that mutual
and unqualified benefit may result.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipoten-
tiaries have signed and sealed the foregoing at
Picking, in English and Chinese, being three
originals of each text, of even tenor and
date, the ratification of which shall be ex-
changed at Picking, within one year from the
date of its execution.
Done at Picking this seventeenth day of No
bember, in The year of our Lord 1880, Kuang
Hsu, sixth year, tenth moon, fifteenth day.
Signatures of Chinese Commissioners.
JAMES B. ANGEL, [Seal]
JOHN F. SWIFT, Seal