Mower County transcript., 1888-10-10

and more denniteiy stated thar no yerm wnsy.
ever for exclusion was necessary, for tho rea-
son that China would Of Itself take steps to
preventits laborers from coming to the United
States. !.
In tho course Of the negotiations that fol-
lowed, suggestions from the same quarter led
10 the insertion in behalf OF the United States
OF term of thirty years, and this term, upon
the representations Of the Chinese plenipoten-
ttary, was reduced to twenty years and finally
30 agreed upon. al
Article2 2 was wholly Of Chinese origin, and
to that alone owes to its presence in the treaty.
And It Is here pertinent to remark that every
where In the United States laws for the col
lection OF debts are equally ava!lable to
all creditors without respect to race, SEX
nationality or place Of residence, and equally
with the citizens or subjects OF the most
favored Nations and with the citizens OF tho
United States recovery can be had in any court
OF justice In the United States by subject OF
China, whether OF the laboring or any other
class. No disability accrues from non-resi-
dence OF plaintiff, whose claim can be en-.
forced In the usual way by him or his assignee
or attorney in our courts Of justice.
"ln this respect 1t can not be alleged that
there exists the slightest discrimination against
Chinese subjects, and II is q notable fact that
large trading Arms and companies and in
,dividual merchants and traders of that Nation
are profitably established at numerous points
throughout the Union, in whose hands every
claim transmitted by an absent Chinaman of a
just and lawful nature could be completely en-.
forced. g - sr#
"The admitted and paramount right and
duty Of every government to exclude from its
borders oil elements Of foreign population
winch for any reason retard its prosperity or
are detrimental to the moral and
physical health Of its reople, must
be regarded as recognized canon of in
| ternational law and intercourse. China
herself has not dissented from this doctrine,
but has, bj the expressions to which have
referred, led us confidently to rely upon such
| action on her part in cooperation with US as
ers from our country.
'This cooperation has not, however, been &C.
corded us. Thus from the unexpected and dis
appointing refusal of the Chinese Government
to confirm the acts of its authorized agent and
to carry into effect an international agreement
the main featu re of which was voluntarily pre-
sented by that Government for our acceptance
and which had been the subject OF long and
careful deliberatfon. an emergency has
arisen, in which the Government
OF the United States is called upon to act in
self-defense by the exercise OF its legislative
power. can not but regard the expressed de-
mand on the part of China for q re-examina-
| completely covered by mutual treaty stipula-
tions, as an indefinite postponemert and prac-
| tical abandonment Of the objects we have IN
view, to which the Government of China may
justly be considered as pledged.
1.-THE facts and circumstances which have
| narrated lead me, in the performance OF what
seems to me to be my Official duty, to join the
Congress in dealing legislatively with the
| question Of the exclusion of Chinese laborers,
| In lieu of further attempts to adjust
1t by international agreement But while
thus expressing our undoubted right in
| the interests of our people and for the general
| welfare OF our country, justice and fairness
seem to require that some provision should DO
| made by act or joint resolution, under which
such Chinese laborers as shall actually have
| embarked on their return to the United States
before the passage OF the law this day approved,
and are now on their way, may be permitted to
! land provided they have duly and lawfully OBJ
| tanned and shall present certificates heretofore
| issued permitting them to return in &C.
| cordance with the provisions OF existing law.
| Nor should our recourse to legislative measures
OF exclusion cause us to retire from the offer we
| have made to indemnify such Chinese subjects
| as have suffered damage through violence in
| the remote and comparatively unsettled por-
tions of our country at the hands Of lawless men,
Therefore recommend that, without acknowl
edging legal liability therefor, but because il
| was stipulated In the treaty which has failed to
| take effect and In spirit OF humanity befltting
our Nation, there be appropriated the sum OF
| 6276 619.75 payable to the Chinese Minister at
this Capital on:behalf of his Government as full
| indemnity for all losses and injuries sustained
by Chinese SUBJECTS, in the manner ond under
| the circumstances mentioned.
| ''GRovER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Oct. !, 1882
! WILL DEFEAT THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSALS.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. Representative
Morrow, of California, does not think the
| House will take action on the suggestion
| of the President and enact a law allowing
Chinese who left home prior to to-day to
enter the United States. He says that
the Pacific coast Representatives have
been fighting to exclude the Chi
nese for thirty years and were
not now disposed to open any loophole. He
said that he would not only defeat any
action to that end, but would also prevent
action on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill as long as it contained the Chinese in
demnity clause. which he will be enabled
to do by raising the point of "no quorum" +"
THE NEWS ON THE COAST.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 2.-The news Of
| President Cleveland's approval Of the
Chinese Exclusion bill aroused great in.
terest here. Crowds surrounded the bul.
letin boards and discussed the situation.
The Chinese manifested considerable ex-
element. The general opinion is that the
effect of the law depends upon the con-
struction given it by the courts and if the
courts treat it as they have the Chinese
Restriction act, letting Chinese land on
| writ Of habeas corpus, the measure will be
| useless.
The principal subject of discussion by
the citizens was as to the effect Of the bill
| upon the several thousand Cinnamon who
have been landed by Federal courts on
writs Of habeas corpus and released on
bail, and the 1000 more Chinese who are
now on their way to this port About 200
arrived last Saturday. The Belgic, with
500 on board, is due Thursday, while three
other steamers with over 1000 more are
now on the Pacific en- route for this port
lNOIGNlTY TO SENATOR BLAIR.
He 10 Rotten Egced Whilo Addressing