The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-09-07
ANOTHER TREATY REJECTED.

While the rejection of the Canadian treaty
may not pale into insignidcance therefrom
there is ct least . good deal of importance
II 1t proves true, in the rumored rejection o.
the American Chinese treaty by the latter
government, advices of which have been re-
ceivec in Washington, although to this
writing the State Department has not re,
ceived any official notice thereof. The orig
inal treaty was ratified by both governments.
The treaty was practically imperative with.
last week. Now it is stated the Chinese
government has not ratified this treaty sub.
ject to this legislation which entirely ex.
cludes Chinese laborers, nor the preceding
amendments made thereto. While the Chi
nese government makes pretense that it does
not desire its subjects to emigrate, it is not
believed it is sincere in this, as the going
abroad of its subjects for . few years, and
their return with "Chinese" fortunes. or the
return of the ~"fortunes" with the bones of
the subject is . benefit to China.
A year or two ago Secretary Bayard in
duced the Chinese minister to visit the prin-
cipal places where Chinese were located in
America, investigate their habits of living,
ETC., and impressed upon him the fact that
Is the American people were opposed to
them, and IS the most favored Americans,
even officials, were only permitted to visit q
few Chinese parts, the conditions under the
existing treaty were not reciprocal, and they
should be reduced to mutually. The min
lister apparently became impressed withthese
facts, and q treaty was drafted which was
finally ratified by the Chinese government.
Then the United States Senate ratified it
with amendments. The Chinese minister
approved the amendments and it was again
sent to China, which sent an inquiry to
know if the treaty was still open to further
amendments by the Senate. Secretary
Bayard responded the treaty should not be
further amended, but 1t seems the treaty
has since remained in China unratifed. 1t
is now believed that when in addition to
formed that additional legislation of a re-
strictive character has been had it has de-
clined to ratify the amended treaty. 1t looks
as though the work had been very bungling-
ly done by the Secretary of State, anyhow.
The treaty Of 1878 still exists with the ex-
ecutive acts Hereunder, and Congress is
still engaged d%evising more stringent meas
ures a%mendatory to the act to execute the
old treaty stipulations; so that the influx Of
Chinese will be stopped, and it is not i'm
possible the treaty will be entirely abro-
gated. This is q power that inheres in
every government, but, when done by one
government without consent of the other, is
In the highest degree an unfriendIy act. 1t
looks very much as if the haste were un-
seemly, and that both parties are too eager
to make political capital to give the matter
the deliberate consideration which it should
have. If China will not agree to a treaty
which excludes Chinese laborers from Amer
lea then let the treaty be ~abrogated; but if
Misrepresentation have been made to her
as to the course of this government, we
should, as a matter of integrity, have the
case fairly presented to the Chinese govern.
ment before resorting to hostile measures.