Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-02
provisions Of the New cbine.e treaty.

Bayard seems to think his mission is to
negotiate treaties right or wrong. He
assumes to deal with questions and inter-
ests which he has neither the capacity nor
the training to understand. Hence, his
bIunderings in the fishery negotiations.
and his easy conquest by the oily. reso-
lutte, and audacious Joe Chamberlain. the
ambitious agent of the English Free Trad
ers. If the Delaware lawyer has had any
better success in dealing with the Chinese,
his work should be accepted for what it is
worth. The principal provisions of the
draft Of this new treaty. as submitted TO
the Senate. are "a follows:
Article 1.-The high contracting parties
agree that for period Of twenty years. be-
ginning with the date Of the exchange of the
ratifcations of this convention, the coming
except under the conditions hereinafter
specified. of Chinese laborers TO the United
States Of America shall be prohibited.
Article 2.--rhe preceding article shall not
apply to the return to the United States Of
America Of Chinese laborer who has law
fal wife, child, or parent in the United
States Of America, or property therein OF
the value of 81 600, or of debts of ike
amount due him and pending settlement.
And such right Of return To the United States
shall be exercised within one year of the date
Of leaving the United States Of America;
but such right To return to the United States
Of America may be extended for an addition
al period not to exceed one year. in cases
where, by reason Of sickness or other cause
of disability, such Chinese laborer shall be
rendered unable sooner to return.
Article 3.--The provisions Of this conven-
ton shall not affect the rights at present en-
joyed Of Chinese subjects, being officials
teachers. students, merchants or travellers
for curiosity or pleasure, but not laborers
Of coming to the United States of America
and residing therein.
Article 4.-Chinese laborcrs or Chinese of
any other class. either permanently or tenn
porarily in the United States, shall have for
the protection Of their persons and property
| all rights that are given by the laws OF the
| United States 10 citizens of the most favored
nation, except the right to become naturalized
| citizens.
| Article j-provides that on or before the
| first day of March. 1886, the United States
nav 10 the Chinese minister of Washington
the sum of s276.6l7.75. in full for outrages
! inflicted upon Chinese subjects in remote
! portions of the United States, although any
| legal obligation to make such payment Is
denied The same is to be divided among
the sufferers, or if dead among their rela-
tiyes.
Article G.-This convention shall remain
in force for a period of twenty years, begin
ming with the date of the exchange of ratlfi-
cations and if, six months before the eI-
piration of the said period of twenty years,
neither government shall formally have Civ
en- notice of its termination to the other, it
shall remain in full force for another like
period of twenty years.
The other articles of the treaty are
chiefly to provide for its enforcement in
good faith according to its terms and
spirit.