Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-03
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monld Dis afs Mlanaa. X0u wsll Aaere-
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ST sssts6 ever op4a pQlt 1nd Wer1
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ean1e. ara 40 was s1snNed- Confete1-
afs rruissrs. hniIs sd sfIned ull1 BIT
ID GELD. sappiied b British aynF4tny
/ nd stisf "a Is fflsndig BIRTHS pofla.
swsu1 eur rnfFehzafmsa fr1m tie Bsos.
/ - 4af eudsd. car ferfi1oEial leGxlty
uze preserved. bus err eommsrcs se9
fufrFs 10 "a meanfIzns q railroad,
hasiensd - the impulse4 81 aelf-
psraarsali1n. hsd sp4nred he soutine1t.
Ne Ware hsf4sE sqaippeo sha1 ogas %
DO tks carrying trade q Asla md %
uaslsrn Eoash AmeFies- The Fiet, 81
lansfva and popalaas Expire Of China,
whiae had been locked - ciyillxztia1
for aess, Esd seen opened y British
aFmg and bntHs snd ffenen diFaom9ey.
/ China hed ~ merchant marine, and n9g
carrying trade maa smmenas, worsh
sniliiana % tie people 81 tie fortunate
n4tion whssA ahirs poasesaed it- Shoaid
- make "a edoFs - % ain i. o. iafao
pogtiun ~ i, o. alloH i % 20 as there-
fofers Is kFeneh and British e1ipsf
Every oousifeE7 tion o natioDal Interest
and nationaI h11af ansaazeo - th1
Affirmative. Oar tKaaeeontinoDt4l rail-
way una lhouehs - AL 70 give - ne
Vantage esegud. b TIE Rse % 3 and
eeean steamers 5 cargo 81 tea co1id Be 4
ifyauauofted from Canton % Ea8 YORK 4
4 inqids a. : mfonsh. Bat II order 70 real 1
IA these golden visions. % utilize the
national KaiiWay and ocean eie4mshipg. /
a. vel IS % give employment 70 eur ssil
vessels, Il was necessary % enlarRa nd /
liberalizs car treafy relations with Chi. |
na. HoHea. 10 obsdieRos 10 this general
national fnpuiae and desire, on ths 18Th |
II Jaly, AID. 1868, the Untted States
senate, withoat 3 single dissenting vote,
ratified : tEeAsy mad8 with China which
zfaatiy sxssnded and iibeEelized the
provisions Of tie treaty Of keaees
. amliV and con -eEeen which on Saly
%, AID. 1916. had boen entered into
netween saat nation and a6is govern
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: - the dawn q 8 few ccmparoial era
. Ter this nafisB. ksa negotiation vas
looked upoa b Eaolish a. vel as
/ AmeFiaaa statesmen as b mastery
J stroke II diplomacy. ~ the ilith aFti-
!. sis Of thls treaty SHE United States
snd he Ia peroF cordially recognize
; ihe inhefent AID inalienable right Of
: nan g. ahanfa hts home aud alleQi noe,
! md also ths mutual advantage 81 the
a free migration ard emigration Of their
si1izrns and subjects respectively from
2 the one untrY e tbe other, for the
j. puxpoess of curiosity, Of trade o. per
!. manent resideooe. fbe high contract
. ing parties therefore, Join IN fepfobat-
me any other han an entirely voluntary
Z emigration for thess purposes"
3 Article sixth provides: "Cftizsna Of
/. tho United states visiting or res ding IL
China shall enjoy the same privileges,
2 il1maniiies exemptions IN respect 70
+ srapei or residence 90 may be enjoyed
q b The citizans - snbieets Of She most
favored nation; and, rscipFoeally, Ohi-
neaa subjects visiting o. residing IN the
3 United States shall enjoy the same priv
Z iieRes nd immunifies End exemptions
. Ii respect 70 travel or residence AZ may
be there eBioYed b the oitizsns and
Z Subjects Of the most favored nation."
, have given the Important provisions
!. q this treaty thus fuiiy and literally, 30
that all may see what they are. TIE
: citizens Of TIE United states have en-
; i5Yed all the rights, privileges, immnni-
= Hea and benefits guaranteed By the
treaty 10 thom. They have not been 90
great, valuable OF many as vas ReneF-
{ Al y expecsed, bat this does not release
J a. from the solemn obligations Of the
! treaty or from TIE imperative mandates
II national Law. Tue difficulty has bean
Z not that she benefits 81 the treaty havs
+ uot been important and very valuable 10
3, hnt, from 81 unexpected impulse
given % Chinese emigration, they have
neen more important aad valuable 20
: China Opposition to some % she pre-
; sisi0 = % the treaty has been growing
and spreading. especially on the Paeinc
ooast, until &c has become the nearly
) universal conviction thai snoh provi-
! siona ought % Be essentially modified
o. entirely annuiied. bat IN An orderly
and legal manaer betting the dignity
or q great nation. Bot this sentiment
J Gid not eulminate into q settled eavio.
J tion until quite 4 recent data Ia the
last term that had the honof 10 repre-
aant this Territory IN Congress, foresee-
, Ine the evils attending tue unrestricted
emigration OF Chinese 30 this country,
and tae dire competition that waeemcn
we're thereby subject O., ! prepared an
Q ahafAta argument IN favor or 4 radical
) modification Of the provieioua OF the
treaty IN that regard. l showed, frsf.
that they aouid never Be- One oiti9ans
% the Uniled States by nataralix alton,
fef the descriptive and qaalifying Word
white still remained Ia our natural
izaiina laws as 20 al pors ns save TIE
neRro Faee, and they were provided for
By special Law. There vas therefore no
way By which ChinamAn could beonne
= citizen o. the Uaited States save By
birth. That it vas impoiitie 70 snoouF-
aRs % even 30 permit = large emigration
% persons who eonid never become cit
iEeaa Of this eoantry--peFsohs Who, IN
der the iAN ~ nations, uere entitled 81
residents 10 the protection Of our laws
and who o9ed us no allegiance 90 duty
Of defense.
eecoadly, shoaed that The wage
iAboEinR men Of this country were better
houNed, better fed, better clothed. battrr
edaeaisa aud bstteF paid than the same
eiAaA 10 anF other oountry, and We we're
pR0aa Of Il aud desired 10 change ONLY
tor she better ahAf this fortunate con
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constantly increasing nnmher OF Chinese
ishorefs; thattWeaty i've Chinese labor
ers could Ind ampie accommodation IN
hnuse none toe large for an ordinary
family rat 81 - per msnth would Be-
dollar per man far them. Whiiett would
al eome cas- Of tha earnings Of the head
q he family. Besides that. they neo3ed
40 books Eie1uFse OF papers. no carpets
% farnitofes their dist esa single and
seeap. their habits temperate and IN
dnttrtoas, -. There wAs no successful
capins utth saeh men only b the adop-
tion q theiF modes q life, which God
forbid
Thirdly. shoeed they could never Be
aaslmiiAbed by %. nor absorbed BY mar
Efaee and tBtsrmaxFiaee5 that they eiune
% tbeiF own raiigioa and maintained
their owu castoms despite the pressure
o. eur eixils1atian.
Ibesa are sons a. the main points
msAdc 10 that aeeaaaent. In acooraanaa
vita che custom. / read ID b tie aesarn.