Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
WHAT THEY THINK.
Californians Favor Complete ProhibItory

Californians Favor a Complete Pr0hibltory
Law.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-California
representatives in the house were all much
inter- sted in the news published this
morning to the effect that the Chinese
Government had refused to ratify the new
trusty with the U. s.
They are disposed, however, upon ad-
vice from the State Department to await
confirmation Of the original dispatch be-
fore taking steps to meet the emergency.
Mr.. Morrow said that the Senate amend
ment to the treaty submitted by the Pres
ident was vital, and without it the treaty
would be ineffective. It WAS this amend
ment which had caused the rejection of the
treaty by the Chinese Government.
Yet it was inserted to meet the decision OF
the Supreme Court, and the amendment
was in the very language of that part of
the decision, which pointed out the stipu-
latiou necessary to exclude Chinese from
the United States-that no person should
be permitted TO enter the United States
without the certificate provided for in the
treaty. 1t had been the purpose Of Con-
gress to prevent the prior residents" from
returning TO the United States for other
wise all China might come in under q
claim of prior residence, which it would
be impossible to disprove. Mr.. Morrow
added that il the news of the rejection OF
the treaty should be confirmed, the Cali
fornia members would ask Congress to pass
a bill requiring the President to give Blk
months notice TO the Chinese Government,
that thereafter no Chinese, except DiplO,
matte, Consular and other officers Of the
Chinese Government will be permitted to
enter the United States. That notice
would amount to the revocation and abrO
CATION of all asserted rights Of the Chinese
to enter this country.
Mr.. Morrow did not appear to fear retail
iation by China saying that there were but
621 Americans all told residents in that
country. He believed that while the
Chinese Government regarded the amend.
ed treaty az unduly strigens, the most
potent reason for the rejection Of the
treaty was that it had probably been
caught in the revolving wheels Of diplo
negotiations between China aud Great
Britain. The Chinese Government had
protested strongly against the action Of the
British Government in returning ship
load of Cinnamon from Australia, as an
upfriendly act, and il was probable that 10
the ensuing negotiations, the English Gov.
ernment had dragged into the discussion
the policy of the United States, question.
ing the justice Of the protest against the
exclusion OF Chinese from Australia, while
the Chinese Government wac about to rati'
fy treaty permitting the United States to
reject such immigrants.
In Mr.. Morrow's judgment the rejection
of the treaty would be advantageous to
California in the end, a. ii would result in
such legislative action on the part Of our
Government as would effectuslly protect it
against Chinese invasion. Further legis'
lation would necessarily cover the defects
Of the existing treaty and existing legisla'
ton.
Mr.. Vandever said IL appeared that the
Senate amendment had caused the reJec'
ton Of the treaty which had been ratified
before the amendment had been attached.
Undoubtedly British influence had brought
about the result.