The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-05
THE CHINEsE EXCLUDED.
Tho Bill TO Exclude Chinese Elgned
by tho President.
1ssview ~ treaty Negotiations sod . Rec
o~mm~nds'ion by the President for tur-
thor 1~sIsisfioa ~ rrs vent 1nlas-
tiee to Returning Chinsmep.
WAsHiSGros, Oct. I. 49, Tn. President
the following message To Congress to.

! h"'' t"s my hPp'"N"' b"uN" nii No
ll''S' SUPP enl'nt"fy To an act entitled m aci
va rt'cut' c'f'Ah H'Att sipu'atons r"iAtlng
u the thin'se approved May O. 49,.
" seems 70 i" nat s"m" Suggestions ana
frc"ui'h, hnh'ioh' may properly accompany my
appro'ai "i WIS h"l Tvs "oI'ct u !" NOR"
ehcc'unIy heco"hphsh oy i..is!af'on 'hr "H
cIn''"h h"bl WIS '"nHtfy OF 'hlhcs" laD"fefs
Ih" experiment OF o'hhihP IN" special
hab''s anu mutual race idiosyhcrA''rs
" INV 'hlh's' IaoorlhR chss win
thosc "' the Rf'ht oohy o' the people o' the
'hlt'o 1tat'' has ""'h rfu'eh ny IN" 'tpc'
I"heeo i twenty Years anu ever since we blr
hhs~n'" 't"a,y Oh 80, 10 u' "'ofy sense uh'
VS. hmpo'N' AN" lhI"''ouN Z" po'h hs'ohs'
WIN inc iap'c o' 'hmn 'he necessity 'or us
'o"huohh'h' mas grown IN rof'e, uhtI those
h"''hk !" chhrse INC government ~ the re-
sp.ctve ronn'nes nave resolved va moh'iy arc
sun''icn'S ao'os"u' q" ''os' ''n,ufos Oh prior
conventional arrangements which p"rmi,tcd
the coming OF Chinese laborcrs Ia the United
states.
In the modification 81 prior conventions 'he
treaty OF November IL. lSr, was concluded,
whereby IN the htSt article thereof, " was
agreed thSt Inc unit"d states should NJ Will.
rcgul tie, limit Or suspend the coming %
Chinese lahorrrs 10 thc United states but not
absolutely prohibit. and undor this article aud
act Of Congress approved May q. iS~', tscc vol.
~. y Al. statues NJ largci ana am indcd July
1871. 'vol ~ . IL statutes ~ large suspended
ff ton years tue coming 81 chinese I1bcrrrs
10 the tnitcd states aud regulated The
going and coming ~ such chinese inDurrrs rs
were at mat umc i'Hth" 'hiird states. twas,
however soon fi1d" evident that III" nirrcrnnry
freed oi The parties who we're trading 10 IN"
labor OF that class ~ the chinese population,
was proving too strong for the just execution Of
tho law, ana that III" virtual defeat Of TIE ob.
lcot aud in'rh' Of both law AID treaty was ucini
iraudulcntly accomplished by false prctouse
and perjury contrary 10 tho expressed viii Of
both Governments.
To srch an extent has III" successful violation
of The treaty and tho laws enacted Tor it, exc.
cu'ton progressed that the c0uri = IN the Piailc
states have been tor some time past over.
whcliard by the tNimiration uiclscs ~ Chinese
laborcrs who are charged with having "nt' ed
our ports under fraudulent ccrtIrcatcs II lr.
turn or seek to establish by perjury ,he claim ~
prior residence. such demonstration az the IN.
operative and incNctcnt condition u the TREATY
and law has produced deep seated aud lrcrcas.
ing discomfort among The p.opl- Of IN. unit.i
Sta,cs and especially with those r,s,d,n, on the
Pacific coast. This has induced me to omi, no
EFFORT 70 lind an crrc,ual remedy for the evils
& Implanted Of and To answer Ia. carnc., NOD.
ular demand for the absolute exclusion o, chin.
csc iaborcts haying object aud purpo,., uallk,
our own and wholly disconnected with Am,ri.
can ,itllon,h,p.
Aided by IN, prc,rnrc I'm this country ~
able and intcliigcnt Diplomatic and consular
officers of ia, Chinese ,,oy, rnmcu, and m.
rcprcscn,a,,ons made from time IN i'm. hv ou-
Minister IN China under IN. ius,ru,,i ian. n, Tho
I Department of state. the actual ,ond,,ion a,
public sentiment, nnJ IN, status of ,.ur. a,
The United states has bc,n f..;, unown IN I'M,
Government Of CHINA. The necessity for