The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
CHANG YEN HooN's PROPOSAL
His Government willing to Prohibit
the Emigration of Its Subjects
TO This Country.

The President has transm tied to Congress,
In answer to Senate res ,lution, the CORE.
spondencs In relation 10 the Chinese treaty.
letter datei January i2 1887, from
Tsungli Yam m 0he Foreign Office to Minis.
ter DENLY in regard to the coming Of Chinese
10 this country, contains bitter complaints
OF violated treaty obligations, and
OF cruel outrages upon Chiuo's. The
original project submitted TO Mr. Chang Yen
Hoon by Secretary Bayard under date OF
January IL, 1857, embodied a proro,tj
that for period Of thirty years, beginning
with the date o. the exchange OF ratihcations
Of this convention, the coming of or return
ing TO the United States of Chimes, hborers
shall be absolutely prohibited, an If six
months before the expiration of the said pc
riod of thirty years neither Government
should formally have given notice TO the
other Of an intention 10 treat such proposi-
tion rs at an end it shall rem,in in full force
for another period of thirty years. But it is
expressly uud ,rstood that the provisions OF
this convention shall not affe : the right at
prc>o 1t enjoyel OF Chinese subjects, being
teachers, stu lents, merchants, or tr rivelers
for curiosity or pl' a,ure, tut not laborers, to
come to the United states and reside there
la.
Mr. HOOKS REPLY.
Mr.. Hoon, in his reply to Secretary Bay
ard, states that he also has several things
which he intends To propose, but cannot un-
der his instructions do 50 until the outrage
cases are settled. Tho correspondence
shows that on March Is 1887, the Chinese
Minister loft document giving in detail
aud minutoy the plan proposed by the
Chinese Government to prohibit the emigra-
ton of its . jects to this country.
A part Of this document, however,
isin reply to Mr.. Bayards project. 1t de-
clares, first, that China prop ,ses to punish
Chinese laborers who have never been to
the United States and WOO frauiulenty at
tempt to secure entrance into the United
States, and that rs China dos this of her
own accord, and for the protection OF her
sub jects, there is no necessity for fixing any
Limitation of time; second, that Chinese la.
borers with property or relatives in tho
United States must satisfactorily prove the
sams aud must henceforth, when leaving the
United States for China, deposit with tho
Consul General at San Francisco n statement
showing this to be the case, or otherwise
they will not be entitled 10 return; third,
Chinese shall be permitted TO go through the
United States in transit to other countries;
fourth, the exempt class OF Chisese subjects,
such as teachers, merchants, etc, IL possess
ed OF certificates shall b, permitted to land
la ,l.
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE LABoRERs.
The document then requests that the Press
ident proclaim that with view OF prevents
ing its subject, from suffering ill.tr, ANN.
that the Chinese G1vernment has OF its own
accord prohibitel the coming Of the Chinese
latorers into tho United States. 1t also asks
that officers shall be appoint d tn be SPECIAL
ly charged with looking aftor tho safety II
the Chinese in the West, with authority 10
call on the troops to protect the Chinese. A
treaty Of extradition, by which Chinese Grim
inals will b, delivered up, is als) suggested,
and the United Stats is asked TO reduce the
duty upon rice imported from China.
On April II, 1887, Mr.. Btyard Transmitted
draft OF convention to the Chimes, Minis
ter, and invited him to meet him at tue de
partment for the consideration OF the subject
The correspondents, closes with a notification
10y Mr. B,yarl to the Minister Of the ratiil.
cation Of tn treaty by the S"na'e enclosing
the two additional amendm MS lopted by
the Senate and the Minister, reply, i which
| lie says: II have carefully examined IN $.
amen lments, and as thy do not alor the
terms Of the original treaty il will give mo
| pleasure to accept them in due form.n