, 1881-01-15
Very Surprising Construction Which
the Commissioners Now Put
on the Treaty.
The Importation Of Chinese Laborcrs
Strictly nnler Chinese Employ
Not prcc}udcd.
General Disgust Of the Members Of ths
California Delegation in 0oug gfess-
New Bills.
SECRET HISTORY.

WAs1lISGTt,S, u. C., jim. 14.-Ihe secrea
llstury Ut the negotiation OF this treaty Is
given III the correspondence which accosn-
pnllies tho text ut the treaty. From this cor
rcsIMntler1ce 1t appears that tho American
Commissioners III their first interview with
thu representatives Of the Chinese Govern
ilscnt were treated somewhat caynlicrly. At
I'LL events. thu report Of tie first Interview
shows that tile Chinese used very 1nso!cnt
md arrogant argsago towartls tlu United
States, claracterfzlng nur popuiace Us n
"l1lbble." a,id tho pulley OF the GUver1,lncnt
rs "ylolcat, unconstitutional, and contrn-
dictory." Speaking Of tho treatment Of the
Chinese laborels IN California, tho represent
atires Of the Emperor Ut China said: "Their
humber certainly Is not snail. Being frnm
race OF dwcl1ers up1h tllo seaconst, they
liuvo desired To 20 thlther, ninl faye regarll-
ri California us land OF abundance, md rs
furnishing great opportunities. T'lley lsnve
also reJored In tho freedom OF the United
States. llcncc they l,avu
NOT GtSE T1lEI!E .As TIL: RESULT or DECEIT,
ur by bofng kidnapped, nor u,ulcr CONTRACT VI
cUoltes, but l,nvo I[own tl,ltlles liz tho wild
.getse ny.. ,fil.ulary years of' Chlncse in,mt.
e1ntlUn to California, Il hundred lfMes Of ell
terprlse have ariScn alti commercial activity
- ,..' "e'e.oPe" ~ "'i !"''e'"o eA|e"'. AAS
GGlnese h"'e RlE@n 1ateo athol!,it OF lnelr
naeoF u sol't Ief1'lp' niso lfe oelaeits OIL LINE
Mi'of 70 souf e"s'1rS Ha'e cnltatl''S nor Deeia
!e"., nue hoW' peeause sac chl''ese ~ sooo
work f4r small remuneration, the rnbblo are
nlAlsing complaints. Since the amount paid
to ttlo laborvr IL sntall, tic employer Is nble
tu sayc lnore, aNl, hence, tho benefits still
inllrcs tn the citizen uf tllo United Suites.
rjtlY WOrLp tEf:N 70 ilE FAIR 1tEAKnNISa
tho wnrlh over. Last year the Congress Of
tho uNltpd Statcs ptssctl I'LL net restricting
TIM Immigration IT tlle Chl,,ese, which tho
President 1T tile United States vetoed. This
year there has aiso l'ecn discrfn,lnatiye leRls-
lnti0h at{attbt them, which the Courts 1tnyo
declArcl unconstitutional, anil hence Ill.
WILD. Sulne tI,llc since Mr. Seward handed
tho United States Congress tllp report Of Sen
ator Nnrtnn upun Clllnrsu immigration, Il.
which l1u held TINT 1t would certainly bo
wn,ng to restrict the coming OF the Chinese.
These statements, both official mud persn'lnl,
are ail to tic polnt. II ,stw, BECAUSE Of tctn-
porary competition l'Gtwccn
THE 1islsH AND STRANGER QUESTS,
n decision IL lightly taken tn cl,ange tho pol
Icy Ut tile Government, contradiction with
the Constitution ot tho United Statcs md OK
!sttus treaties can'lot be avDltlcd. llencb tue
facts which resulted III tho stipulation r.
ferrel toin theCn5an convention aru unlike the
circumstances tn thu Umltel States, aiMl your
Government sluuld not ]ook upon that st!p-
Nlntion rs a satisfactory rule Ut notion. lpa
wor'i. there aro Chinese who 90 to tho United
Stntes III merchants untl tra.lerB, al,d thero
are a!so Chinese who 70 there rs tnbore1s.
Formerly. when there was demand for these
tAbOrers.
Till: ONLY FEAtt .