St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
The Chinese treaty.
Importation Of Chinese Labor
Practically Prohibited for
the Present.
Self-Respected American La
Dor Must Be Better
Protected.
Indiana Civil Service Dis
cussed Before the Hale
Committee.
Sno0uoy,'c Lnfapcfoto T1!n-
Spoonep's Interstate Te!e-
graph Bill--Congressnan
Mills Improving.


Special to the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Chi
nese treaty was made public to-liay. In
transmitting it to the senate for APP
prevail President Cleveland said: 'The
treaty is accompanied by a letter from
The secretary of state in recital of its
provisions and explanatory of the rea
son for its negotiation, and with it are
transmitted sundry documents giving
the history OF events connected with the
presence and treatment of Chinese sub
fleets in the United States. In view OF
the public interest which has for long
time been manifest in relation 10 the
question OF Chinese immigration, it
would seem advisable that the full text
Of this treaty should be made public,
and | respectfully recommend that an
order to that effect be made by your
honorable body
THE TREATY IN SUBSTANCE
is as follows: The high contracting
parties agree that for period of twenty
years, beginning with the GATE OF the
exchange of the notifications OF the con
vention, the coming, except under the
conditions afterwards specified, OF Chi
nese laborers to the United States shall
be prohibited. The prohibition shall
not apply TO the return OF Chinese
laborer, who has lawful wife, child or
parent in the United States, or property
therein of the value Of 81, 600, or Of debts
of like amount due him. Such rights OF
return shall be exercised within one
year of date of leaving the United States.
The convention does not affect the right
enjoyed at present by Chinese subjects,
not laborerS, of coming to the United
States and residing therein. Ii is also
agreed that Chinese laboTerS shall con-
tinue to enjoy the privilege Of transit
across the territory of the United States
to OF from other countries. These
laborers OF any other class, either tenn
porariiy OF permanently residing in the
United States, shall enjoy all the privi-
legeS extended to citizens OF the most
favored nations, except the right to
BECOME EATURALIZED CITIZENS.
The treaty continues: Whereas, Chi
nesa subjects in remote and unsettled
regions of the United States suffered
bodily injury and loss of property at the
hands of laWleSS men, and for which
the Chinese government claims indem-
nifty, the United States, while disclaim-
ing all legal obligation for these acts,
yet, humanely considering the Injuries
and bearing in mind the firm and an
cient frienShip between this country
and China, agrees TO pay the sum OF
$276.619.79 Oh March |, 1889, to the Chi
nese minister at Washington. This
money shall be distributed among the
sufferers aforesaid, and shall be con-
sidered by the Chinese government as
full indemnity for the injuries and loss
inflicted upon its subjects. The cOnyen-
ton is to remain in force twenty years,
beginning with the exchange OF rattica-
tionf, and if six months before the eX-
piratiOn of said twenty years neither
its termination to the other it is to re-
main in full force for period OF twenty
years.