The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
THE REJECTION
OF the Chinese Treaty and Its Effect.
BY This Action the Pekin Govern.
ment Cancels tho Recent Act .
or Congress Which Was Signed by
the President ON tho 18th Inst.
Bills Looking to tho Prevention and
Cure of Yellow Fever
Introduced by Mr.. Call in the Senate and
Mr.. Wheeler In tho Houso-Tho
Telegram from Men,
phis Road.

NEw fonE, Sept 2i-A Washington
| special to the Herald says: The scicction
of the Chinese exclusion treaty by tho
Pcking government cancels also the act of
Congress signed by the President on the 18th
instant prohibiting the coming Of Chinese
laborcrs into the United States. Unless tho
President signs the Scott exclusion bill tho
old order Of things must continue indch-
nitcly. The reason why China rejected tho
treaty were told 10 Minister Dcnhy and by
| him cablcd TO the state department.. For
| diplomatic reasons Il isnot deemed advisable
at this time, and pending the consideration
| by the President OF the Scott exclusion bill,
to make the information sent from Pekin,
public. All that has been made known is
that the treaty has been rejected.
The facts however, are not a state secret,
but are known in diplomatic circles aud in
detail II has been alleged that the amend
mcnts made by the Senate 10 the treaty as
proposed by the administration were objec-
tonablc. They were not and the Chinese
minister doubtless speaking by instruction
OF the government said 30 In his letter
10 the Secretary Of State last year. Had IL
not been Tor these amendments the Chinese
minister would have exchanged ratihcations
| last spring. They were Cablcd NJ once to
| Pckin, but formnlity required they should
be acted upon officially by the grand coun-
| ell of the Imperial government To arrange
| the documents Ia their necessary order aud
| submit all the accompanying papers to tho
Pckin government, explanatory Of tho
Sunatc's action, required several days. The
Chinese minister was under orders 10 10 TO
! Peru on important business but to arrange
the amended treaty aud get everything ia
order he delayed his departure. Il was cali
| culntcd that the trip 10 Peru would occupy
| about thrc months, the time IL would also
take for the amended treaty 10 81 Ia rckin,
be- duly acted upon and its ratification re-
turned 10 Washington by mail. The Chinese
minister accordingly arranged to be In WASH
ingtun September /. On leaving Peru ho
was to notify Pckin, aud the ratification
was then to be- forwarded su 10 would reach
here % week or ten days after his arrival in
| Washington. The original plan was To have
| exchanged ratihgauuuH early in September.
| On the 4th OF september thc minister was
| ADVISED that the Scott exclusion bill had
passed the House unanimously, and the
probability was II would likewise pass the
Senate. A synopsis uf the bill aud the rra.
sous alleged for H. adoption wcrc cahlc,l
| both to lckin aud the minister. A tenor of
| tho other bill had also been Cablcd. tho
! operation of which was made conditional on
| the ratification uf the treaty Neither tho
| minister nor his government could under.
| stand tIc cause for this unexpected act Of
disCUurtcsy. aud the minister was nt once
Cablcd Ia remain IN Peru until otherwise
ordered, that the pckin government might
have free communication with him.
Tho lckiu foreign Uihcc was dumb
founded, uy the minister, when he left
Washington, understood that the United
States government aud his own were singu.
larry Ia accord with the object u was do-
sired to attain. On September the Senate,
with only three dissenting votes. not only
agreed to the bill as Il passed the House, but
no change whatever was made In ~ word
| ing. Pending a motion to reconsider this
vote, final action was postponed until sop
tcmbcr ~. Immediately the necessary steps
were taken Ia curUll H. and the facts show
Ing that the bill was nov beyond pcall wcr0
then cablcd ~ pckin mud Peru.
II IA curious fact that the rckin govern
mcnt. advised of the sentiment expressed by
senator sherman, chairman ui the foreign
relations committee, about the injustice u
the proposed law, actually CuuCurrcl In Mr..
Shcrunn's opinion that u was q mhniicsly
unfortunate act ~ Congress a. pass thc scott
exclusion bill Tho alleged political pur-
pose uf the bill was fully explained and tho
circumstances under which IL was drawn
and rushed through the House was knownin in
rckin. Had action stopped there it would
not have had a feather weight II influence,
but when % was finally known that the sCn-
ntr had PASSED IL without amendment tho
council dourrcd the rejection ut the treaty.
because after such an nrt uu ulirv4pDcting
nation could wtiiy q tryltp thc explicit pro-
visions of which had been violated by this
act Ut one of the high contracting parties. IL
can br said ON the highest authority that un-
til this happened there was no thought Of re-
lrrtiug the treaty nor WIS the decree made
Hnul until rykin was advised that the sem
uto's concurrence In this exclusion Till was
government was very careful, M the forth
coming explanation will fully show, aud
which ID will be- the unpleasant duty u tho
Chinese minister to communicate tU tho
State department, probably during The latter
part NJ October
Tho serious question now + whether tho
President In Wow ~ nll the facts will ap-
pruyc the bin II hC does not then tho
whole question NJ Chinese immigration, tho
return uf those claiming IA have departed
with certificates uf Identification, will stll
be- opon. n be- approves The bill b.. viii
still further justify the complaint N tho
Chinese government that IL Is not % frigndly
act the more so because very recently ho
had, while cordial relations were uulmin.
ishod. passed bill to carry into effect tho
provisions of this treaty the approval ut
which had not only been asked hut tho
legislation referred to was actually passed ia
tull and lust expectation ul thC uuhlatiun
Of that treaty by China
The Points of Exclusion.