Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-06
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.esnCrATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The vete Message.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The following
:. =. fall text Of the Presidents mes
-. ystoing the anti Chinese bill:
~ he Senate:
astsr careful consideration Of Senate
pn No. II. entitled "An act TO execute
..t.;n treaty stipulations relating t
r.;ress.n l herewith return it to the
e..,.se in which it originated. with my
.h;ections 70 its passage. A nation il
;rsi6ed in repudiating its treaty obi.
...e;oos only when they are in confiic,
-ith great paramount interests. Even
sbsu all possible reasonable means fo'
..cd;fvine or changing these Obligations
:, mutual agreement should be exhaust
4 before resort to the supreme right Of
....s.l 70 comply with them. These
- have governed the United States
. ,hs;r past intercourse with other pow
=. - one of the family Of nations.
:. ue,,usded that when Congress can
- thst this act violates the faith OF
- nation a. pledged TO China, it will
.c.,cnr. and will endeavor to find an
49, which shall meet the expectations
4 The people of tho United States with
,.,t sominp in conflict with tho rights Of
rI;us, ~ the present treaty relations
he4veeu that power and the United
as.tes sprung from an antagonism which
.,u., from our paramount domestic in
..sarts and our previous relations. The
traatv commonly known AS the Burlin-
go treaty conferred on Chinese sub
- ~ right OF. voluntary emigration
s.xha limited STATES for the purposes of
suriosity, trade, or az residents, and
,,as in all respects reciprocal as to citi-
,sus Of tho United States in China. 1t
c.ve 10 tho voluntary emigrant coming
= the United States tho right to travel
TIN, ar reside there with all the privi-
lacsaL immunities or exemptions enjoy
a by citizens or subjects of the most
favored nations. Under tho operation
n this treaty it was found tho institu-
isps Of the United States and its peo-
- and their means of obtaining live
Hood might be seriously affected by
IN unrestricted introduction Of Chinese
kSor. Congress attempted to alleviate
Ills condition by legislation, but the act
whiah Il passed proved TO be in viola
TN of the treaty obligations. and on
beine returned by the President with his
objections failed to become the law.
Diplomatic relief was then sought. A
nsw treaty was concluded with China.
without abrogation Of tho Burlingame
treaty, Il agreed to modify it 70 far that
ths Government of tho United States
mieht regulate or suspend the coming
of Chinese laborers to the United States,
Or thsir residence therein, but that it
dhoald not absolutely prohibit them, and
that the limit or suspension should be
lsasoaabls, and should apply only to
Chinese who might 60 to the United
Gla1es for lsborera, other Glasses not be-
~ included in the limitation. This
tnsais = international, not reciprocal.
Hb 8 sonoeasion from the Chinese to
~ United States ON the limitation Of
flshts which shs was enjoying under tho
B1zlinesme treaty. II leaves the Unit
s6Dtatss BY ito own act TO determine
vhsn and how We will enforce these
limitations China may therefore fair
y have he right to expect that in en-
forcing them W will take good care not
- ovsrslep the grant and take moro
iAan has been conceded to the United
Slatss. II is but year since this new
ersaty, under tho operation Of the Con-
Hitutioo, became part Of the su-
prone law Of the land, and the
crescent aot II the first attempt to sx-
ssoiss the more ENLARGED mower
which it rslinouishes 70 the United
Dlatea By the ARA article the United
eta(ee i empowered 10 deoide vhsther
~ osnling Of OAinsas laborsrs TO the
UniAeA Aeeatea or tnis rns;denoe thersin.
anao&a = thp.atans - ,.t.,.e1. ~ Avn.
daae,rs rood order either within Ina
whole oountrv ar anv ney4 ~ n The
= r,sitea thst in N. c.,inicr 80 ths
eovstnment AZ a. IIn;h.a es.1aaAh. oor.
!. ~ of Chira.. ,.,,orar. - h,lSs..rrt-,
ssdanesn som ordar n csrt1S loc.l;
~ thee.os hr1 an. -. ;t..,v !. ,nr.,,
bruodee than yac;t.I n.c4. on -. 80.
iaspeo = vi !. imm;or.t;cn Il. rrc.
yioiona ~ e6activ. th,cr o,,.,,t a..
usited Ge,ses I th;rl y 80 s.,,r,
huas ~ ernr,..ion - ,,,,;,;c., - 60.
NJ ~. the ccr,;,c - .roh l.hc,.-.
y u Unit>,l Ss.tse or th.;r r.s;a.nc.
hara Affects our ,nt.rost. and .naan,
- eona oraar thro,ohcut -. .crr,r,
Oa - mint fas, 4 mv drtv a. ,s
~ 4. visvs ~ Congrs.. tn. A.,
<1rlinls fnrther conf.,. ,ov.r an th;,
Dp6lnnent 10 regulate limit or sne
4ooa ~ noA aetusllv nroh;b;. the com
- q nah laborcu 70 or their resiaeuo,