Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-04
THE oHIsBsr BILL.
Signed and Accompanied by a long
mennaNH.


Message.
WASHINGTON, Dot. 1.-The President
has signed the Chinese bill and has trans
mitted it to Congress, accompanied by
long message.
THE PRESIDENTS MrssAar.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 1.-The President
says in hls message to Congress to day
II have this day approved House bill
No. IL 1856, supplementary to an act en-
titled An act, to execute certain treaty
stipulations relating to Chinese, approved
the 9Th day of May, 1882.
1T seems TO me that some suggestions
recommendations may properly accom-
pRny my approval Of this bill
sta object ia to more effectively ac-
compiish by legislation the exclusion
from this country of Chinese laborers.
"The. experiment of blending the social
habits and mutual race idiosynoreoies Of
the Chinese laboring classes with those of
the great body of the people Of the United
States has been proved by the expe-
sienoe of 40 years, and ever since
the Burlingame treaty of 1868
to be in every sense unwise, iTnpolic
and injurious to both nations. With the
lapse of time the necessity for its ahsn-
donment has grown in force until those
having in charge the government Of the
respective countries have resolved to
modify and sufficiently abrogate all those
features of prior conventional arrange
ments which permitted the coming Of
Chinese iaborers to the United States.
In modification Of prior conventions
the treaty of November 18th, 1880, was
concluded, whereby, ia the afst article
thereof, 1t was agreed that the United
States should OF will regulate, limit
or suspend the coming of Chinese
laborers 10 the United States, but not alb
solutely prohibit il, and under this
Article an act Of Congress, ap-
proved on May 9Th 1882, (see vol. "a,
p. 81, Statutes at Large) and amended
July 9Th, 1884 (vol. 23, p, lis, statutes
at largo suspended for 10 years the
coming of Chinese laborers 10 the United
States aud regulated the going and COM
Ing OF snch Chinese lsbofs as were ut
that time il the United States"
sit was, however,, soon made evident
that the mescenhry greed of the parties
who were trading in the labor OF this
GLASS Of the Chinese population was
proving too strong for the Just execution
OF the law, and that tho Virtual defeat OF
the object and intent OF both law and
treaty was being fraudulentIy accom-
plished by falae pretence and perjury,
contrary to the expressed will of both
governments. 10 such an extent has tie
successful violation Of the treaty and tie
laws enacted for its execution progreossd,
that the courts in the Pacific states have
been Tor some time past overwhelmed by
the examination of cases of Chinese
lRborers who are charged with having
entered onr ports under fraudulent GER
tihcates OF return, or seek to establish by
perjury the claim Of prior residence
'ssuch demonstration of the imperative
and inefficient condition OF the treaty and
law has produced deep seat d md in
craasing discomfort among the people of
the United states and especially with
those resident on the Pacific coast. This
hiss Induced me TO omit no effort to find
an effectuRl remedy for the evils COM
planned OF and to answer the earnest pop
ulsr demand for the absolute exclusion Of
Chinese lsborers having objects and pur
poses unlike our own aud wholly diaoon-
neetsd with American citizenship.
aided by the presence in this country
Of able and intelligent diplomatic and
Gi,lls. .Ia1 = 'f3YE y M asaese gAyafn.
meat snd " .aa rlpEs& a,a..G4s meda
'rfm hia " .i4-l by n minister IN
China, under the instructions of the de-
partment of state, the actual condition
of public sentiment and the state of
aft 4,rs in the United States has been fully
inside known to the government OF China.
The necessity for remedy has been
fully appreciated by that government and
In August, 1886, our minister at Pskiug
received from the Chinese foreign office
communication announcing that China,
Of her own accord, proposed to establish
o system OF strict and absolute prohibit
ton of her laborera, under heavy penal.
ties, from coming 70 the United States,
and Likewise to prohibit the return to the
United Statea Of any Chinese .Iaborers
who had at any time gone back to Chine,
III order Tin the words Of the COMMUNE
icRtion) that the ChiLese laborsrs may
gradually be reduced in number aud
causes OF danger avsrted and lives pre-
served This view of the OhiRess gov
eminent, so completely in harmony with
that OF the Uaited States, WINS by my
direction speedily formulated in treaty
draft between the two nations, embody-
ing the propositions SO pre- ented by the
Chinese foreign office The deliberations,
frequent oral discussions and correspnn.
denee on tho general questions that
ensued, have been fully communicated
by me to the Senate at the preseat session,
and as contained In Senate executive
document o, parts l and 2, and in Senate
executivedocument No 272, may be prop
erly referred to as containing complete
history of the transaction
1T ID thus easy to learn how the Joint
des:ves and unequivocal mutual under
standing OF the two governments were
Brought into artioulRted form in the
treaty which, after q mutual exhibition,
OF plensry powers from the respective
governments, Yves signed aud concluded
by the plenipotentiariss Of the Omitted
States and China ct this capitol, on March
18th last. Being submitted for the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate its CON
frmation on the 9Th day OF May last was
accompanied by two amendments which
that body engrafted upon it.
''On the 18th day of the same month
the Chinese minister, who was the pleni.
potentiary OF bis government in the nego.
tiation and conclusion of the treaty Ii q
note 70 the Secretary Of State gave his
approval 10 these amendments, az they
did not alter the terms OF the treaty. and
the amendments were at once teleeraphed
TO China, whittier the original tresty
had previously been sont irnme
diately after its signature on March la b
On the 18th day of last month appioged
Senate bill number 5aU4, TO proaitit The
coming 81 Chnese laHorers ta the United
States Ibis bin xas INTENDED ID sapple
menttha 'rssty sat was sprraVed ID the
confident sntioipsiion Of an early ex
change Of ratifaa,.oDs OF ;he treaty and
itA nnallr renLs and Lsa nr.nLAtna.inr, q.