Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-28

Yet Decided to Do So, We P1ace tho Readers.
 WASHINGTON, March 28.-On March l6, nearly fortnight ago. the president trans mitted to the senate the treaty just completed by the secretary of state and the Chinese mln- ister for the exclusion of Chinese laborers. The president made the request in his message to the senate that, in view of the public inter est in the subject, the treaty should be pub lished. The request has not yet been com piled with. While the senate is making up its mind about the matter, it may be inter esting to our readers to know the contents of the document. The treaty was accompanied by a letter from Secretary Bayard, e1- plaining the cause of it's negotiation and the objects soug ght to be obtained The following is the full text of the treaty:
 Whereas On the 17th day of November, A. D., 1880, treaty was concluded between the United States and China for the purpose of regulating, limiting or suspending the coming of the Chinese laborers to and their residence in the United States; aud
 Whereas. The government of China, in view of the antagorisms and much deprecated and seri- ouS disorders to which the presence of Chinese laborerS have given rise in certain parts of tho United States, desires to prohibit the emigration of such laborers from China to the United States; and
 Whereas, the government of the United States and the government of China desire to cooperate in prohibiting such emigration, and to strengthen in other ways the bonds of friendship between the two countries.
 Now, therefore, the president of the United States has appointed Thomas F. Bayard, secre- tary of state of the United States, as his pleni- potentiary and his imperial majesty, the em- peror of China, has appointed Chang Yen Hoon, minister of the third rank of the imperial court, civil president of the board of imperial cavalry and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary, his plenipotentiary, and the said plenipotentiaries having exhibited their respect full powers found to b. Ea due and good form, have agreed upon the following articles:
 Article 1. The high contracting parties agree that for a period of twenty years, beginning with the date of the exchange Of the notifications of this convention, the coming, except under the cond tions hereinafter specified, of Chinese labor CTS to the United States of America shall be pro- hibited.
 ?. The preceding article shall not apply to the return to the United States of America of Chinese laborer who has lawful wife, child or parent ill the United States of America, prop erty therein of the value of S1 ,000 or of debts of like amount due him and pending settlement. Nevertheless, every Chinese laborer shall, before leaving the United States of America, deposit, coalition of his return, with the collector of customs for the district from which he departs, full description in writing of his family or property debts, aforesaid, and shall be fur nisheu hy said collector with such certificate of his right to return under this treaty as the laws of tle United States of America may now or here after prescribe and not inconsistent with the pro- vi.rns O. the treaty; and should the written des- ciplon afor, said be proved to be false the right of return hereunder, of continued residence return, shall in each case be forfeited And sIc!l right of return to the United States shall be exercised within one year of date of laavng the United states of America; but such right to turn to tle United States of America may be tended for an additional period, not to exceed one year, in where, by reason of sickness other cause of disability, such Chinese laborer shall be rendered unable sooner to return. which fact shall be fully reported to the Chinese consul at the port of departure, and by him certified to the satisfaction of the collector of the port at which such Chinese subject shall land in the United States of America.
 3. The provisions of this convention shall not affect the rights at present enjoyed of Chinese ujects, being officials, teachers, students, mer- chants. | .;.reers. for curiosity or pleasure, but not labor'rS. "f coming to the United States of A";~rica and residing therein. To entitle such Chinese sr}j"c as are above described admis- sion into the United States of America they may Er"ius'e certificates from their government or the government where they have resided issued by the diplomatic or consular representative of t,e United States of America in the country or port whence they depart. It is also agreed that Chinese laborers shall continue to enjoy the
 
 U.lited States of America in the course of their journey to or from other countries, subject to such regu: atons by the government of the United S,at..s of America as may be necessary to pre- vent such privilege of transit from being abused f. In pursuance of article of the immigration treaty between the United States and China signed at Pekn on the 17th day of November 1880, it is hereby understood and agreed that Chinese laborers or Chinese of any other class either permanently or temporarily in the United States, shall have for the protection of their per- sons and property all rights that given by the i laws of the United States to citizens of the most favored nation except the right to become natur- alzed citizens. And the government of the United States reaffrms it's obligation as stated in s,id article 3 to assert all its powers to secure protection to the persons and property of all Chinese subjects in the United States. 5. Whereas, Chinese subjects, being in remote and unsettled regions in the United States, have been the victims of injury in their persons and property at the hands of wicked and lawless men, which unexpected events the Chinese gov ernment regrets, and for which it has claimed indemnity the legal obligation of which the gov | ernmept of the United States denies; and l whereas, the government of the United States, 1 humanely considering these injuries, and bearing l in mind the firm and ancient friendship between the United States and China, which the high con- tracing parties wish to celSent, is desirous of allevating the exceptional and deplorable suffer- | ings and losses to which the aforesaid Chinese have been subjected therefore, the United States, without reference to the questions of lia- bility therefor (which is legal obligation it denied) agrees to pay, before the 1st day of March, 1889, the sum of $276, 6,61975 to the Chinese minister at this capital, who shall accept the same on behalf of this government as full in- demnity for all losses sustained by Chinese sub- jects aforesaid and shall distribute the said money among the said sufferers and their reIa- tives.
 6. This convention shall remain in force for a period of twenty years, beginning with the date of the exchange of ratifications; and if, six months before the expiration of the said period of twenty years, neither government shall form ally have given notice of it's termination to the other, it shall remain in full force for another like period of twenty years
 ! Reducing Expenses.
 WASHINGTON, March 23.-About fifty clerks in var1ous divisions of the New York custom house were discharged yesterday by Secretary Fairchild. A cut of 15 per cent was made ill the salaries of clerks ill the ap praiser's office. This action is taken to bring