The Delta independent., 1888-09-11
TREATY REJECT
EIS
This Time the Chinese Treaty Reject
ed by the Celestial Empire.

ed by the Celestial Empire.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-A dispatch
from London was printed this morning an
nouncing that the Chinese government had
rejected the new treaty which the United
States wished TO negotiate, and which con-
tains greater restrictions upon Chinese i'm
migration. The California representatives
in the House are much interested in this re
port. They are disposed, however, upon
advice5 from the state department to await
confirmation of the original dispatch be-
fore taking steps to meet the emergency.
Mr.. Morrow said the Senate amendment
TO the treaty, which was submitted by the
President, is vital and without it the treaty
would be imperative. This amendment
caused the rejection of the treaty by the
Chinese government. Yet it was inserted
TO meet a decision of the supreme court
and the amendment was in the very Lap,
guage OF that part of the decision which
pointed out the stipulation necessary TO ex-
clude the Chinese from the United States
that no person should be permitted TO enter
the United States without certificate, as
provided for in the treaty. 1t had been the
purpose Of Congress to prevent 'prior resi-
dents" from returning to the United States,
for otherwise all Cinnamon might come in
under the claim of "orior residents" which
it would be impossible to disprove.
Mr.. Morrow added that if the news of the
rejection of the treaty should be confirmed,
the California members would ask Con
gress to pass bill requesting the President
to give six months notice to The Chinese
government that hereafter no Chinese, ex-
cept diplomatic, consular and other Off
GERS of the Chinese government, will be
permitted TO enter the United States. That
notice would amount to revocation of all
the asserted rights of the Chinese TO enter
this country.
Mr.. Morrow did not appear to fear any
retaliation by China, saying there were but
62l Americans, all told. residents in that
country. He believed that, while the Chi
nese government regarded the modified
treatment as unduly stringent the most
potent reason for the rejection of the
treaty was that it had probably been caught
in the revolving wheels OF the diplomatic
negotiations between China and Great
Britain. The Chinese government had
protested strongly against the action Of
the British government in returning ship
from Australia, as an unfriendly act, and
it was probable that in discussing the ne
gotiations the English government dragged
into the discussion the policy of the
United States questioning the justice OF
the protest against the exclusion of China
men from Australia, while the Chinese
government WAS about 10 ratify treaty
permitting the United States to reject such
immigration.
Senator Jones Of Nevada said: There
is nothing to say except that IL the state.
ment that the treaty is rejected by Chins
shall be confirmed officially, Congress ought
Immediately to pass law excluding
the Chinese. They must be Kept out.
We can't suffer an evil to continue and
grow until it becomes inersdicable merely
for the sake Of preserving resty which
the united Judgment of the people of this
country holds to be incompatible with ouI
national welfare"
Senator Teller said: 81 hope the state.
ment Will be officially confirmed. This gov.
| ernment has a right to exclude any people
1t chooses to keep out am opposed to ex.
Guiding anybody by treaty tsctuse that is
an admission that we can't. exclude them
| without treaty. This treaty provided 70
the exclusion of the Chinese for twenty
years. Now, supposing at the end of that
time that the Chinese government refuses
| to make a new treaty, what kind OF fiS
would il leave us ino'