The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-19
THE CHINESE IRE ATTY.
Report From Secretary Bayard on the
Subject.

w AsiIINGTON. -. l., september lN.-
/ The President to-day transmitted 10 the
/ Senate in reply to a resolution adopted
on the llth instant, calling for the same,
/ a report from the Secretary of the state
/ together with accompanying coTIe.pOn-
dence i'm relation 10 the Chinese treaty
now psndirg ratification by the Chinese
empire In bis letter transmitting The
matter 10 The President. Secr.tarv Ba~-
srd says "Ii is proper t0 inform you
+ that the subjects embraced in The treaty
were also elabOraicly discussed IN the
personal interviews held by me with Mr.
Chang -Yan-HoOn, the Chinese Minister,
from Time 10 time since his arrival mere
in April 1856 by reference TO my phi
yate memoranda Of these interviews. !
find they took place at the department on
January 2, January 2S, and April l3,
1887. and on the 23l of which last men
toned month tie Minister sailed for
spain. whence he returned 20 the United
States in the month of August following
but did not renew his residence al this
capital for some months thereafter. The
subject Of the treaty was renewed with
ont delay On MAY 2lsi lsst, The Minis
ter sailed from New York for Peru TO
which country he was also accredited as
Minister, and my latest information is 10
the effect that he is now ON bis way from
Lima TO the United States On July lG,
last, ! was called upon by the Chinese
CharQc, who informed me that a cable
gram had been received from the Chinese
Foreign office inquiring whether any
further amendments could be added by
the Senate TO the pending treaty"
In reply, Secretary Bayard says he in
formed the charge that the treaty as
amended by the Senate was concluded
and only awaited an exchange of ratifi-
cations TO become binding upon both
parties By proclamation 10 that effect.
Probably the most significant letter in
the pOndence is one from the Chi
nese Government to United States Min
lister DENLY under date Of January -,
1887, in which the attention OF The
United States Government is called TO
the Outrages committed upon Chinese
laborers in the United States and re-
minding the United States tnat Chinese
laborers residing in the United States
are entitled to by treaty TO come and 90
at their own free will and accord and TO
protection, rights, privileges, immunities
and exemptions which are accorded TO
citizens or subjects OF the nation. that
the United States Government issues
certificates 10 those Chinese labOrers who
may desire to leave for their home or
other countries. thereby enabling them
to return TO the United States in con
fOImity with treaty siipulatiOns. The
Chinese Government states that recently
0utrages Of a serious nature-such as
driving the Chinese from their fields Of
labor and places of abode or trade, burn
in ard numbering them-haye been re-
peaiedly committed and the local author
ties have not extended 20 them timely
protection, nor have they exeried them
selves with zeal in bringing the perpe-
traitors 20 Justice, and consequently no
Justice has yet been obtained in any OF
the cases. for which the sufferers feel bit
terly grieved, even in the very bones. and
those who hear Of il feel pain in their
hearts
Continuing, the Chinese authorities
says while your government IN vain
processes to guarantee protection TO The
Chinese labOrers they in reality do not
give any substantial protection as de-
manded by their rights. China treats the
Americans strictly in conformity with
the treaty stipulations, but the United
States treats the Chinese in such manner
as ii the treaties were made for no other
purpose. Now China Of her own accord,
proposes TO establish a system of prohibi-
iion that those laborers who have not
been to the United States Will be strictly
prohibited from going thilher, nor any
Chinese labOrer who has returned tol
China from the United States where be
has no property or family will be allowed
to 90 back thiiber to run the risk OF