The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-02
NO CHINESE CHEAPLAB0R
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE ExCLU,
SION BILL.

NolS9Iidl GOVernm enCS lncllnation
to Back Down from Some of It's Own
Propositions Made Prominent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The President
has signed the Chinese bill and has trans
mitted it to congress, accompanied by
long message. The message was laid before
the Senate and read at length. Mr.. Sher-
man moved that the message be printed
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations lie remarked that the only legis-
lative suggestion made in 1t had already
been acted upon, an appropriation OF
$4,000 having been put in the defciency
bill to indemnify Chinese for losses inflicted
on them in the territories. MIR. Hale
remarked that it was now in conference
between Q two houses.
Mr.. Dolph remarked that that was not
the only matter suggested for legislation in
the message. 1t also recommended inlmedi-
ate legislation to authorize the landing OF
Chinese laborers now en- their way with
certificates. lie regarded as very extraor-
binary the proposition for the President 10
approve bill cutting off, summari.y and
completely, the entrance of chinese, and
then ask congress to disapprove of it and to
amend it. After remarks on the same sub
Ject by Mr.. Stewart, the message was re-
TERED TO the committee en- foreign rela-
tons.
The speaker pro tenn. laid before the
House the message from the President an
nounclng his approval of the Chinese bill.
Its reading was attentively listened TO, and
at its conclusion Mr.. Breckenridge of KEN
lucky moved reference of the message to
the committee on foreign affairs
IL. b. Taylor Of Ohio moved to amend by
referring the message to the committee on
invalid mansions Tho aVnanIn,aoS
jected, and the original motion prevailed.
TEXT OF THE MESSAGE.
Following is the text of the message.
To the Congress: have this day approved
House bill No. 1895. supplementary to an act
entitled ian act 20 execute certain treaty stip-
ulations relating TO the Chinese" approved May
D, 1882. IL seems to me that some suggestions
and recommendations may properly accom-.
pany my approval of this bill.
It's object is TO more effectually accomplish by
legislation exclusion from the country of Chi
Dese laborers. The experiment of blending the
social habits and mutual race idiosyncracies OF
the Chinese laooring classes with those of the
great body of the people Of the United States
has been proved by the experience Of twenty
years, and ever since the Burlngame treaty OF
1858, TO be In every sense unwise. impoltlc and
injurious TO both nations. With the lapse of
time the necessity for its abandonment has
grown in force until those having in charge the
government of the respective countries have
resolved to modify an sufficiently abrogate all
those features of prior conventional arrange-
neOr we AZ psTmste1 the coming Of Chinese
THE TREATY OF 1880.
In modification of prior conventions. the
treaty of Nov IA, 1880, was concluded whereby
in the first article thereof IL was agreed that
the United Sta es should &C will regulate. limit.
or suspend the coming of Chinese laborers to
the I'm ted States, but not absolutely prohibit
it. and under this article an act of congress. an.
proved on May 8, 1882, and amended July 5,
Id
coming of Chinese laborers to the
United States, and regulated the going
and coming OF such Chinese laborers as were
at that time in the United States 1t was, how
ever, soon made evident that the mercenary
greedy parties who were trading in the labor OF
this class OF the Chinese population was prov
ing TOO strong. for just execution of the law,
and that virtual defeat Of the object and intent
of both the law and treaty was being fraudu-
lently accomplished by false preteAse and per-
jury, contrary to he expressed will Of both gov.
ernments To such extent has successful
violation Of the treaties enacted for its execu4
ton progressed that the courts in the Pacific
states have been for some time past over
whelmed by the examination of cases of Chr
nese laborers who are charged with having en-
tered our ports under fraudulent certificates Of
return or seek to establish by perjury the claim
OF prior residence.
DEEP SEATED Discomfort.
Such n demonstration of the imperative and
inefficient condition OF the law has produced
deep-Seated and increased discomfort among
the people of the United States. and especially
with those resident on the Pacific coast. This
has induced me 70 omit no effort to find an
effectual remedy for the evils complained OF
and to answer the earnest popular demand for
absolute exclusion of Chinese laborers, having
objects and purposes unlike our own and wholly
disconnected with American citizenship
Aided by the presence in this conn-
try Of the able and intelligent diplomatic
and consular officers Of the Chinese government
and the representations made from time TO
time nv miniSLpr in China lIudar ha in
structions of the department of state, the actual
condition Of public sentiment and status OF
affairs in the United States has been fully mads
known to the government of China.
CHINA TAKES THE FIRST STEP.
The necessity TOR remedy has been fully ap-
preciated by that government, and in August.
1895, our minister at Pekng received from the
Chinese foreign Office communication an
nouncing that China Of her own accord pro-
posed to establish a system OF strict and abso-
Lutte prohibition Of her laborers under heavy
pc alties, from coming TO the United States and
likewise prohibit the return TO the United States
of any Chinese labor rs who had at any
time gone back to China, lin order" Tin tho
words of the communication that Chinese
laborers may gradually be reduced In number
and the causes OF danger ayerted and lives
preserved"
FORMULATED INTO TREATY
This view Of the Chinese government, so COM
pletely In harmony with that Of tho United
States, was by my direction speedily formulated
bodying the propositions SO presented by the
Chinese forei office. The deliberations. fire.
quent oral discussions, and correspondence on
the general questions that have ensued, have
been fully communicated by me to the
9enats at the present session, and may be-
properly required 10 as containing a complete
history of the transaction. II Is thus easy to
learn how the joint desires and unequivocal
mutual understanding Of the governments we're
brought into articulated form in the treaty
which, after a mutual exhibition of plenary
ffs.,, ftva avarF1
signed and concluded by the plenipotentiaries OF
the United States and China at this capital on
March IL last. Being submitted for the advice
and consent of the Senate its confirmation on
the seventh day OF May last was ACCOMPANIED
by two amendments which that body engraited
upon 1t.
ACCEPTED BY cHTYA's MINISTER
On the 12th day Of the same month the
Chinese minister who was the plenipotentlary OF
his government in the negotiation and conciu-
sion of the treaty. In a note TO the Secretary OF
State gave his approval to these amendments
''as they did not alter the terms Of the treaty.,
and the amendments were at once telegraphed
TO China whittier the original treaty had pre-
yously been sent Immediately after is signat,,re
on March IL ON the 18th day OF last month r
approved Senate bill No. 1904 ito prohibit the
coming OF Chinese laborers TO the United
States" This dill was intended TO Supplement-
the treaty and was approved In confidenC
anticipation OF an early exchange Of ratifica-
tions of the treaty and its amendments aud tire
proclamation OF the same, upon which event the
legislation so approved was by it's terms 70 take
effect. 80 information OF any definite action
upon the treaty by the Chinese government was
received until the 2lst ult.--the day the bill