New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
OFFICIAL coEEEsroNpf>cE oN HE SUBJECT rUR-
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WASmNGToY, March 3O.-Thc correspond
cucc Of the state Department relating 20 the mmicra-
ton Chinese, which sent 10 the senate 30 com
pance resolution offered by Senator Mitchell. OF
Oregon il now made public. II is volumluous and
late- chiefly 10 the detailed operation. OF tho laws and
the treaty tho subject 70 'hc Issuance OF certih
Gates the transit OF Chinese subjects across American
territory and to the OF individuals whose interests
were found 10 be involved; hut contains LITTLE Of
general interest at ths time. \ series OF
letters from Minister Young to the Secretary -
State set forth the writer. conviction that the
Chinese Government IL indifferent 10 the subject o! cni-
grafton and has Interest IN promoting H. or ih con
nlyauce AT any fraud, and mat tho contrary o."
authorities, IL they do not actually discourage eMitTa
ton at least best carry ont the treaty 'tpn
atous The o' the evil. he says Isl Hong Kong
and M4as and tho only commercial interests concerned
are those OF British ana American steamship companies
The treaty did not prevent Cinnamon from going to
Hong Kong Maias, aud there they were outside the
jurisdiction OF the Emperor and under tho conro Of
Great Britain II not Mr Young wrote, within The
power Of Prince Kung to furni-h remedy. An extract
from letter Mr Young, dated August ., lss re
iates interview with the Grand Secretary ii a.
followsi
After word. of courtesy and rcr.cno irqniry, ne
Viceroy expressed th4Hk- to me for awaiting him IN
shanghai lie Was troubled about affairs. There
seemed 10 hc a cOusuiracy agauNt emma aHnnE INC
Western NATIONS. especrhllJ tho iuropeans "thiLa
said ms ExceIency hai to look the fact IN the fare
that .lr had no friends Hero Russia mrnAcing
he. on the north: Germany had invaded her territory AT
Swatow Japan had taken the Loo Choo lands; England
held Hong Kong and forcing upon her "a tf~mc ih
ouuu thu means the misery ana ruin OF her people;
France was =rndIng expedition to di-menib"T h'r
tulire the United states has passed. An act cIchdng
irr from sO-Chiuese alone OF all the races In
the world.
SAID that 80 far the United states was concerned
Ala Eycelency should not regard the immigration bl
a. unirleudly Before the mcnsnre war passed my "ov-
erment ssHt "a special embassy to CHINA. an embassy
comp1sel 0f three DISTINGUISHED citzrus, ana made
known 70 CHINA al the embarraSsnrus attending tn"
unmigrdtiOu Of Chinese. We asked tn" Imperial COY
ernment TO unite with US In "a plan for solving IN"
problem anG the result treaty IN which CHINA
and the Jnod states. united. ana under It's terms TIE
Immigration - passed. Cpud not $50 no" hs
EIccIsucy could regard that - ~ uuiendy proceed
ing On the contrary We had SHOWN 10 China Tho highest
consideration.
"Amerlca no replied, r. large enough for all the
nations In the world who choose to 20 there why IL
he not large for the Chinese Arc the Chinese
worse than other peOpef
| again reminded his EXcellency that all these ques-
tOn, had been discussed win his Government by my
prcdccch ,Or. M Augr b. a. vol as by Nj Irrscot ana
Hr swift thai treaty had been signed ana was not
iustructed Into their oOrsidrrailoh vas IN
sructed however that the American Government
felt the deepest In China, wished to see her ie
sources her commerce extended and the two
Nations always be frlcnds We had never made war
on China nor cTsved inch Of her domnlons On the
contrary, we believed IN her Independence