The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-29
THR CELESTIAL BOYCOTT.
Chinese Laborers to be- Shut Out
for Twenty Years.
THE NEW CHINESE TREATY
Sent to the United States senate-An
Interesting Dooument-.-An In
demnlty for Losses Sustained
In tho West by Cinnamon.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The Presidents
message transmitting the new Chinese
treaty to the Senate, together with Sec
retary Bayard's letter and the treaty
itself are printed here to-day. Follow
ing is the substance OF the documant:
To THE SENATE-I have the honor to
transmit herewith and recommend for
your constitutional approval conven-
ton signed and concluded inthis city on
the 10Th inst, under my direction, be-
tween the United States and China for
the exclusion hereafter Of Chinese labor
ers from coming into this country. The
treaty is accompanied by a letter from
the Secretary of State in recital of its
provisions and explanatory Of fthereason
for its negotiations, and with it are trans
mitted sundrv documents giving the his
tory OF events connected with the pres
ence and treatment OF Chinese subjects
in the United States. In the view the
public interest which has for long time
been manifested in relation to the ques.
ton OF Chinese immigration it would
seem advisable that the full text Of this
treaty should be made public and re-
spectfully recommend that an order TO
that effect be made by your honorable
body,
The articles Of the treaty are as follows:
Article 1.-The high contracting
parties agree that period OF twenty
years, beginning with the date OF the
exchange OF the ratification OF this con-
vention, the coming, except under the
conditions hereinafter specified, OF
Chinese laborers to the United States OF
America shall be prohibited. -.
Article 2-The preceding article shall
not apply to the returning to the United
States OF America OF a Chinese labOrer
who has lawful wife, child or parent
in the United States OF America, or prop
erty therein OF the value Of $1,000, or
debts OF like amount due him and pend
ing settlement.
Article 3-The provisions OF this con-
vention shall not affect the rights at pres
ent offered by Chinese subjects being
officials, teachers and students, mer-
chants, or travellers for curiosity or
pleasure, but not laborers, Of coming to
the United States and residing therein:
Article 4-In pursuance OF article OF
the convention treaty between the
United States and China, signed at Pc
kin on the 18th 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 persons and property
all rights that are given by the laws oil
the United States to citizens OF the most
favored nation, excepting the right to
become naturalized citizens.
Article 5-Whereas, Chinese subjects
being in remote and unsettled regions
in the United States have been the VIC
tins OF injury to their persons and pro-
perty at the hands OF wicked and lawless
men, which unexpected events the Chi
nese government regrets and for which
it has claimed indemnity, the legal obli-
cation OF which the Government OF the
United States denies, and whereas the
Government OF the United States
humanely considering these injuries,
ana bearing III luluu tne III ~ uiAu "ii1iS' ~.
friendship between the United States
and China which the high contracting
parties wish to cement, is desirouss
OF alleviating the exceptional and
deplorabie suffering and losses to which
the aforesaid Chinese have been sub
iected, therefore the United States, with
out reference to the questions Of liabili-
ty therefor (which as a legal obligation it
denies) on or before the lst day OF March,
1850, the issue of Sl7G,619 70 to the Chi.
nese Minister at this Capital, who shall
accept the same on behalf his Govern
ment as full indemnity for all losses sus-
tanned by Chinese subjects rs aforesaid,
aud shall distribute the said money
among the said sufferers and their rela-
tives.
Article 6.-This convention shall re-
main in force for a period OF 20 years,
beginning with the date of the exchange
df ratiications, and Il six months before
the expiration Of the said period OF 20
years neither government shall formally
give notice OF its termination to the
other it shall remain in full force for
another like period OF 20 years.