The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-10
The Chiaese Question.


The harmony Of our relations with China is
fully sustained In the application Of the acts
latel, passed to execute the treaty OF 1880
restrictive Of the immigration Of Chinese lab
orers into the United States. Individual cases
Of hardship have occurred beyond
tho power of the executive to rem
edy, and calling for judicial determination.
The conditiO OF the Chinese question in the
Western states and territories is, despite this
| restrictive legislation, far from being salts
factory. The recent outbreak in Wyoming
Territory, where numbers of unofrending
Cinnamon, iudsputably within the protection
OF the treaties and the law, were murdered 10y
| mob, and the more recent threatened out
| break OF the same character in Washington
Territory are fresh in the minds of ALL and
there Is apprehension lest the bitterness
Of feeling against the Monaghan
race on the Pacific slope may fnd
vent in similar lawless demonstrations
All the power of this government should he
toward China In the treatment of these men,
| and the infexble sternness of the law IN
bringing the wrong-doers to justice should be
insisted upon. Every effort has been made
by this government to prevent these violent
outbreaks and to aid the representatives OF
China in their investigation of these out
RACES, and it IS but just to say that they are
traceable to the lawlessness OF men,
NOT CITIZENS
Of the United states, engaged in competition
with Chinese laborers. Race prejudice Is the
chief factor in originating these disturb
ances, and is in a large part of our domain
jeOpardizinR our domestic peace and the good
relationship we strive to maintain with China.
The admitted right of a government to pre-
vent the influx of elements hostile to its
internal peace and security may not be ques-
toned, even where there is no treaty stipula-
ton on the subject. That the exclusion of
Chinese labor is demanded in other countries
where like conditions prevail is
p1sr n0y1v tn hn tot
ada, where Chinese immigration Is now
regulated by laws more exclusive than our
own. II existing laws are Inadequate to
compass the end in view. l shall be prepared
to give earnest consideration to any further
remedial measures, within the treaty limits,
which the wisdom of congress may devise.
THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF CONGO.
The independent state Of the Congo has
been organized as government. under the
sovereignty OF his majesty. the king OF Bel
GUM. whO assumes its chief magistracy, In
Ills personal character only. without making
the new state dependency on belgium. It
is fortunate that a benighted region.
owing all 1t has of quickening
civilization to the benehcience and
phlanthroplc spirit Of this monarch, should
have the advantage and security OF it's be-
nevOlent supervision. The action taken by
this government last year, in being the first
to recognize the flag OF the International as
ISOLATION OF the Congo, has been followed by
| which succeeds to its sovereign powers.
conference Of delegates of the principal COM
mercal nations was held at Berlin last winter
| to discuss methods where ~ the Congo basin
might he kept open to the worlds trades.
Delegates attened on behalf Of the United
States, on the understanding that their part
| should be merely deliberative, without i'm
parting to the results any binding character
so far as the United States was concerned
This reserve was due to the mdisposition OF
the government to share in any disposal by
an international congress of jurisdictional
questions In remote foreign territories. The
| results of the conference were embodied in a
formal act Of the nature Of an international
convention, which laid claim to certain obi
cations purpOrting to be binding on the sig
| natories subject to ratification within one
year. Notwithstanding the reservation I'M
der which the delegates of the United States
| attended, their signatOries were attached to
the general act In the same manner as those
Of the plenipotontiaries OF other governments,
thus making the United States appear without
reserve or qualification ~ signatOry to joint
international engagement imposing on the
signers the conservation Of the territorial III