Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-19
THE CHINESE TREATY.
History OF the Negotiations - Core.
sPondence Sent % COngress.


History OF the Negotiations Core.
sPoadeace Sent % Congress.
The President has transmitted to Congress in
answer to Senate resolution, letter from the
secretary OF State, together with accompanying
correspondence In relation 70 the Chinese treaty.
secretary Bayard In his letter sending to the
residence the correspondence called for BY the
senate says that the subjects embraced In the
treaty were also deliberately discussed In the per-
sonal interviews held by me with Mr.. Chang Yon
Hoon, the chinese minister, from time to time
since his arrival here in April, 1886, and adds:
"On May p last the minister lied from New York
for Peru, and my latest information Is to the effect
sites. on July le last was called upon by the
Chinese charge, who Informed me that q cable
gram had been received from the Chinese foreign
ONCE inquiring whether any further amendments
could be added by the Senate TO the pending
treaty. In reply Informed the charge that the
treaty as amended Dy the senate was concluded
become binding upon both parties by proclama-
ton To that effect In view or the phraseology OF
the closing line OF the resolution referring to any
other representative or agent OF the United States
In China or elsewhere with reference to the said
treaty, have the honor to state that no CORE
spondenee whatever with any one other than that
transmitted has been had by this Department in
reference TO the said treaty."
oUrRAGEs ON THE CHINESE.
letter dated January IL, 1887, from Tsungli-
Il
regard to the coming Of Chinese to this country
contains the following paragraph:
"Recentiy outrages OF q serious nature-such as
driving the chinese from their nelds OF labor and
them-have been repeatedly Committed. the
local authorities have not extended to them
timely protection. nor have they exerted them
selves with Zeal IN bringing the perpetrators to
justice, and consequently no justice mas yet been
obtained In any OF the Cases. for which the suffer-
feel bitterly grieyed even la their very bones
"a q I ppl mai IN hafr hoar
While your government In vain processes to guar
antee protection 10 the Chinese laborers, they In
demanded by their rights. China treats the Ameri-
cans strictly In conformity with the treaty stlpu.
lations but the United states treat the Chipese In
such manner as II the treaties were made for no
purpose. Now, China, OF her own accord proposes
10 establish system OF prohibition that those la
be strictly prohiblted from going thither. nor any
Chinese laDorer who has returned to China from
the United States, where he has no property or
family, will be allowed 70 go back thither to run
the risk OF treading on the ground OF danger With
regard 10 the Chinese laborers now remaining In
the United states and that class OF Chinese enti-
WILL IL Is hoped that they will forever be treated
accord ng to treaty stpulationS Details OF this
plan will be submitted hereafter"
The original project submitted to Mr.. Chang
Yen boon by secretary Bayard, under date or
January IL, 1887, embodied proposition: THAT
date or exchange OF ratincalions OF Lhis conven-
ton, the coming OF or return TO the United states
or Chinese laporerS shall be absolutely prohlb-
TIED and extended for another thirty years, II de-
sired"
WANTED THE OUTRAGE CASES SETTLED
Mr.. Hoon, In his reply to Secretary Bayard,
states that he also has several things which he in
tends to PROPOSE but cannot, under his inslruc-
tons, do so until the outrage cases are settled.
Referring 10 the outrages he says: "You kindly
gave ME repeated assurances In person that in
IDENTITIES would be awarded and tue cases settled
within a certain time, which l, In my dispatches
more than once communicated to the foreign
Office, but nevertheless they still remain unset
tied; consequently, l nnd myself placed in a
raLner delicate position, which IL seems hard for
me 10 extricate myself from. II seems premature
for US TO enter into negotiations for concluding
treaty, as suggested by you, at the present mo-
THE CHINESE MINISTER'S PROPOSALS.
The correspondence shows that on March 10,
1887, the Chinese minister left document giving
In detail and minutely the plan proposed by the
Chinese government in letter 10 Minister DENLY
dated January II, 1887, 10 prohibit the em grafton
OF It's subjects TO this Country. A part or this
document, however, is In reply to Mr.. Bayard's
project. IL declares: First. That China proposes
10 punish Chinese labOrers who have never been
10 The United States and who iraudulently at
tempt TO secure entrance into the United States
and that as China does this OF her own accord,
and Tor the protection OF her subjects, there is no
necessity for liking any Limitation Of time second
Ihat Chinese iaDorers, eitn property or relatives
In the United states, must satisfactorily prove the
same and must hencef0rth, when leaving the
United States Tor China deposit with the cOnsui-
a. az Sau rIdnCiscoa Statement showing THIS
10 be the Case, or otherwise tuey will lot be EMU
tied 10 return Third. Chinese shall be permitted
10 go through the United states transit TO other
COUNTRIES Fourth. The exempt class or Chinese
subjects, SUCH as teachers, merchants, &c. II DOS.
sessed or certificates, shall be permitted to land
without detention under any pretense."
THE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO-
The subsequent correspondence discloses the
steps OF the negotiations and embodies
Arguments pro and con upon both Sides The cor
closes with notification by Mr. Bay-
ard To the minister OF the ratification OF the
treaty by the Senate enclosing the Two additional
amendments adopted by the senate, and the miu-
isters reply, In which he says: II nave carefully
examined these amendments, and, as they do not
alter the terms or the original treaty, IL Will give
me pleasure TO accept them In due form" The
minister further says that he has teegraphed The
amendments 10 his government, aud, as soon as he
shall lie nOtned OF the ratncaton or the treaty by
his august sovereign, he will, in exchanging raIi-
neations, have the amendments written In proto-
col TO De appended 10 the treaty.