The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-02
The Chinese Rejected Their
Own Treaty.
A MESSAGE BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Cunning Celestiais Suggested
the Terms of the Treaty. Then Re-
pentea-A Request to Allow
Chinese Consufs to Issue Property
CertiHcases-The Scott Bill APP
proved.

ting 70 Chinese approved the 9Th day of
May, 1ss2. Il seems to me Il at some sag-
gestions and recommen cations may prop
erly accompany my approval Of this bill.
Its object Is 10 more efsectually accomplish
By legislation the exclusion from this
country OF Chinese la5oreFs The expert
ment Of hlenGirg the social habits and
natural race idfosyncraeieS Of the Chinese
laborfng classes with these of the great
body OF the people OF the United States has
been proved BY the experience Of q years,
ana ever since the BarlingaTae treaty Of
iss6. 70 be In every sense unwise. impolitie
and injurious 10 both lsaiious. With the
Iapse OF time the necessity for lis abandon
menf has grown IN force untii those hav-
ing IN charge the government OF the
respective countries have resolved to mod
ify and sufficiently ahTegafc all those fea-
lures of prior conventional arrangements
which permitted the coming OF Chinese
laborers to the United States
In the modification of prior convention
the treaty of November II, lsSo. was con
cludesf, whereby, IN the first article thereof
Ii was agreed tnaf the United States should
al win regulate, limit or suspend the com
ing of Chinese iaborers TO the United
states. but not absolutely prohibit. and un-
der this article an act Of congress approved
on May 6, 1sss, and amended Jniy .. lo>4,
suspended for 10 years the coming OF
Chinese iaborcrs to ine Julicd states. aad
regulated the going and cJnirg OF such
Chinese laborcrs as were al that time IN
the United states
IL was, however, soon made evident that
the merccnary greed of parties who were
trading In the labor OF this class of the
Chinese population was proving too strong
for the Just execution of the law, and thai
the virtual defeat Of the object and intent
Of both the law and the treaty was being
frauduienfly accomplished by false pre-
tense and perjury, contrary 10 the ex-
pressed will of both governments. To such
an extent has successful violation of the
treaty and the laws euacted for lis execu-
ton progressed, that the courts in the Pa
c!iic states have been for some time past
overwhelmed by examination Of cases OF
Chinese iaborers who are charged with
having entered our ports on fraudulent
certificates Of return, or who seek 70 esssn-
liSh b. perjury the claim OF prior resi-
dence. such demonstration OF the mop
crative and insufficient condition Of the
treaty and law, has produced deep-seated
aud Increasing diseonteDt among the peo
pie OF the United States, and especially
with those resident on the Pacific coast
This has induced me 10 omit no effori 10
fua an cfteetuai remedy for the eFlls com
planned of, aud 10 answer the earnest pep
lllar demans for the absolute exclusion OF
Chinese laborers having objects aud pur-
poses unlike our Own, and wholly diston-
nected with American citizenship; aided
by the presence in this country OF able ana
Intelligent diplomatic consular elhcers OF
the Chinese government and the repre-
sentations made from time 10 time by o6r
minister in China, under the Instructions
OF the department OF state. The
cctual condition. sentiment aud status
of affairs in the United states has
been fully known 10 the government
of China anu the necessity for remedy
has been fuiiy appreciated by that govern
ment and in August, lsots. our minister at
Pekin received from the Chinese foreign
Office n communication announcing that
Ch!ua, of her own accord, proposed 70 cs-
tahlish n sy stem OF strict absolute prohlb,-
tion Of her laborcrs, under heavy penalties,
from coming 10 the United states. likewise
TO prohibit the return 10 the United States
OF any Chinese labOrer who had mt any
time been back to China-''in order" In
the words Of the communication, that
Chinese laborers may be gradually reduced
ia number and the causes OF DANGER
aveFtel aud lives preserved.
This view Of the Chinese government,
complefelv In harmony with that of the
United states. was, by my direction, speed
iiy formulated in treaty drawn between
the two nations. enbOdying the proposl-
tiou presented by the Chinese foreign
Office The deliberations. frequent oral
discussions aud correspondence upon gen
eral questions that ensueG have been Tally
communicated by me to the senate at ihis
session. a contained in the senate eNeeu.
tive documents. parts one ana two, ana
senate executive document No. ~, may be
properly referred to rs containing com
pleie history Of the transactions. IT'S thus
eaSv 10 learn how the JOINT desires ahd
unequiy0eal mutual understanding oi the
two governments were brought iato the
artienlated form Of n treaty, which, after
the mutual exhibition Of pieuary powers
from the respective governments was
signed aud concluded by the pleni-
potentiaries II the United states
and C6ina st this capital March
Il. last. being submitted for the advice ANA
consen; OF the senate. It's conffma ION,
on the 7th day of May last was accom- pan
led by Two amendments which thar body
eugTastpd uUou Il. ON the l2th oI the sall Z
month the Chinese minister. VINO was tae
rleuipoteuiary of his government ID the
negotiation and conclusion oi the treaty,
IN a note 10 the secretary of state, gave nis
sptrnVai Of these amendments, as they uil
Not alter the terms Of the treaty. ana the
amead meuts were al once teiesfaphsa 20
China, whittier che original treaty fad pre-
Vioasiy been sent immediately aileF Us
signature GA March u
or the 18TH day of last month apTroNe'i
senate bill number '5D, tp pfohilt the
coming Of Chiness laborers % the United
states This blli was introduced TO supple
ment the treaty, aud was approved 10 con
fdent anticipation of the early exchange
of ratiicstions of the treaty aud Is amend
ments and proC.amatt0ns oi the sane.
upou which event fhc legislation So approx
ed was by it, iyrias t0 take elect No IN
formation oi any definite action upon zoe
treaty hy The Chinese government was
received until the list uii-. the CAV
the lsii which have jast approved vas
presented t. me. when telegram from
lnr minister at Pekin "a the secretary Of
state announced the refusal OF the thlnese
rovefumeBt 20 exchange ratiheauone 81
the treaty unless further discussion be haa
with a view 70 shorten the period sApu.
laled ia the treaty fnr the exclusion q
chinese lahsrefs. and Ia change the eoa'
f{titp aEread ua. which SaUniG eutit!e
any Chinese laborcr who might 70 back 20
china 60 return te the United -taies
Isg noie from the charge daNaifes %
iastrsai 0f china 10 the secretary oi state
received on the evening OF lhe 4stR H5l.
aad when j. herewith transmitted, togeih
sr Wirh she revly thereto, u fhlFd AintnG
meuf j. Proposed, whereby The eefl1f'f az
under 81 hish sug departing taihese iaost,ri
alleging POSSESSION of property Ia fht
/ I-uite,l States Xoaid be enabled 70 return
10 their ceuu.ry should bc granted ~ tas
! Chimes cansu! instead ei the lniirsi state
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trussv. The Ohv iaBs and necessary eiite'
Z az this Lass proposition would i'e csPeeiSii'
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lions beeu settled ia acquieseenc'
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