The Portland daily press., 1881-01-15
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. Is.
The Chinese Treaties.
Text of the Most Important Articles.

The text of the new treaties with China is
published. Following are the important arti-
cles of the commercial treaty:
1.-The Governments of the United States
and China, recognizing the benefits of their
past commercial relations. in order still further
to promote such relations between the citizens
and subjects of the two powers, mutually agree
to give the most careful and favorable atten-
tion to the representations of either as to such
special extension of commercial intercourse as
either may desire.
2-The Governments of China and of the
United States mutually agree and undertake
that Chinese subjects shall not be permitted to
import opium into any of the ports of the
United States, and citizens of the United States
shall not be permitted to import opium into
any Of the open ports of China, to transport it
from one open port to any other open port, or
to buy or sell opium in any of the open ports of
China. This absolute prohibition, which ex-
tends to vessels owned by the citizens or sub
jects of either power, to foreign vessels en-
ployed by them, or to vessels owned by the cit
liens or subjects of either powers, and en-
ployed by other persons for the transporta-
tion of opium. shall be enforced by appro-
pirate legislation ON the part of China and
the United States, and the benefits of the
favored nation clause in existing treaties shall
not be claimed by the citizens or subjects of
either power, as against the provisions of this
article.
3-His Imperial Majesty. the Emperor of
China, hereby promises and agrees that no
other kind or higher rate of tonnage dues or
duties for imports or exports ON coastwise
trade shall be imposed or levied in the open
courts of China upon vessels wholly belonging
to citizens of the United States, or upon the
produce, manufactures or merchandise ex-
ported in the same from the United States. or
from any foreign country, or upon the produce
manufactures or merchandise exported in the
same to the United States, or to anv foreign
country. or transported in the same from one
port of China to another. than are imposed or
levied upon vessels cargoeS OF any other ma
tions, or on those of Chinese subjects The
United States here promises and agrees that no
other kind or higher rates of tonnage dues or
duties for imports shall be imposed or levied in
the ports of the United States upon vessels
wholly belonging to the subjects of the Imper-
ial Majesty, and coming either directly or nv
way of any foreign ports, from any of the ports
OF China which are open to II reign trade to the
ports of the United States, or returning there
from either directly or by way of any of the
open ports of China, or upon the produce,
manufactures or merchandise imported in the
same from China or any foreign country, than
are imposed or levied on vessels of other ma
tions which made no discrimination against
the United States in tonnage dues or duties or
imports, exports or coastwise trade. or than are
imposed or levied on vessels and cargoes of cit
izens OF the United States.
The principal articles of the immigration
tEcdty dIC do iOlloWos
Whenever, in the opinion of the Govern
ment of the United States the coming of Chi
nese laborers to the United States, or their
residence therein, affects or threatens to affect
the interests of that country or to eudanger the
good order of the said country, or of any local
ity within the territory thereof, the Govern
ment of China agrees that tie Government of
the United States may regulate, limit or sus-
pend such coming or residence, but may not
absolutely prohibit it. The limitation or sus-
pension shall be reasonable, and shall apply
only to Chinese who may go tor the United
States as laborers, other classes not being in
cluded in the limitation. The legislation taken
iu regard to Chinese laborers will be of such
character as is necessary to enforce the regua-
ton, limitation or suspension of immigration,
and immigrants shall not be subjected to per-
sonal maltreatment or abuse.
2-Chinese subjects who are now in the
United States shall be allowed to 90 and come
of their own free will and accord. and shall be
accorded all the rights privileges, immunities
and exemptions which are accorded to the
citizens and subjects of the most favored ma
ton.
3-H Chinese laborers or Oh: nese of any
other class now either permanently or tempor-
arily residing in the territory of the United
States meet with i'll treatment at the hands of
any other persons the Government of the
United States will exert all its powers to de-
wise measures for their protection.