The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-25
The Agreement Would Have Been Approved
Had IL Not Been for the Very Hasty Action
Of Congress in Passing the Scott Bill.
Speaker Carlisle Testifies in Relation to
Charges Against Mr.. Stahlnecker.
Commander-in-Chief Warner Urges Grand
Army Men to Use Diligence in Endeavor-
ing to Recruit the Ranks of the Order.
The Reasons that Inducsd the Chinese Gov
ernment to Reject the Treaty.

The Reasons that Iuducsd the Chinese Gov
ernment to Reject the Treaty.
NEW YORK, Sept PA Washington special
tc the Herald says that the rejection Of the
Chinese exclusion treaty by the Pekin govern
ment cancels. also. the act OF Congress
signed by the President on the 18th inst, pro.
hibiting the coming OF the Chinese laborers into
the United States Unless the President signs
the Scott exclusion bill, the old order OF things
must continue indefuitely. The reasons why
China rejected the treaty were told to Minister
Denby, and by him cabsd to the State Depart
menr For diplomatic reasons IL is not deemed
advisable at this time, and pending the consid.
GRAFTON by the President of the Scott exclusion
bill, to make the information sent from Pekin
public. All that has been made known il that
the treaty has been rejected. The facts, how
ever, are not state secret, but are known in
diplomatic circles, and in detail. II has been
alleged that the amendments made by the
Senate to the treaty as proposed by the ad-
ministration were Objectionable. They
were not, and the Chinese Minister,
doubtless speaking by instruction OF his govern
ment, said In his letter the Secretary of State:
"If it had not been for these amendments the
Chinese mini ster would have exchanged ratif-
cations last spring" They were cabled at once
to Pekin, bet formality required they should be
acted upon by the Grand Council of the i'm
perial government. To arrange the documents
in their necessary order and submit all the
accompanying papers to the Pekin government
explanatory of the Senates action, required
several days. The Chinese minister was under
to 10 paru i,np husfn hnt
to arrange the amended treaty and get every
thing in order. he delayed his departure. It
was calculated the trip to Peru would occupy
about three months, the time 1t would also
take for the amended treaty to GO to Pekin. be
duly acted upon and its ratification returned to
Washington by mail The Chinese minister
accordingly arranged TO be In Washington by
Sept l. On leaving Peru he was to
noliiy Pekn, and the ratification was then
TO be forwarded it would reach
here week or ten DAYS after his arrival in
Washington. The original plan was to have ex-
changed ratifcations early in September. On
the 4th or September the minister vas advised
that tho Scctt exclusion bill had passed the
House unanimously, and the probability WAS IL
would likewise pass the Senate. A synopsis OF
the bill and the reasons alleged for its adoption
were cabled both to Pekin and the minister.
The tenor OF the other Dill had also been eahed,
the opes alton OF which was made conditional on
ister nor bis government could understand the
for this unexpected of discourtesy,
and the minister was at once cabled to remain
In Peru until otherwise ordered, that the Pekin
government might have free communication
with him The Pekin Foreign Office was dunn
founded, as the minister, when he left Wash
ington, understood that the United States gov
ernment and his own were singulary in
accord with the object it was desired TO
attain. On Sept. the SeISte. with
only three dissenting votes, not only agreed to
the bill as it passed the House. but change
whatever was made in It's wording. Pending q
motion TO reconsider this vote, flo ai action
postponed until Sept IL. Immediately the
necessary steps were taken to enroll 1t. aud the
facts showing that the bill was now beyond re-
call were cabled to Pekin and Peru. II is
curious fact that the Pekin government ad-
vised of the sentiment expressed by Senator
Sherman. chairman OF the foreign relations
committee, about the injustice OF the proposed
Law, actually concurred In Mr. Shermans
opinion that 1t was a msnfestedly unfriendy
act of Copgr to pass the Scott exclusion bill
The alleged political purpose of the bill was
fully explained aud the circumstances under
which it was drawn and rushed through the
House were known in Pekip. had action stop
ped there IL would not have had a feather weight
of influence. but when il was finally known that
the Senate had passed it without amendment,
the council decreed the rejection OF the treaty
because. after such action, self-res citing
nation could ratify traaty the explicit provi-
sions of which bad been violated by this act of
one OF the high contracting parties. Ii can
be said on the highest authority that until this
happened there was no thought Of rejecting the
treaty. no- was the decree made final until
| Pekin was advised that the Senatos concurrence
In this exclusion bill was beyond recall On
! that point the Chinese government Was very
careful, as the forthcoming explanation will
| fully show and which IL will be the unpleasant
| duty Of the Chinese minister TO communcats 10
| the State Department probably tdurinc the lat
| ter part OF October. The serious question
| is whether the President, In view OF all Of the
facts will approve the bill. II he does not. then
| the whoie question OF Chinese immigration, the
| return Of those claiming to have departed with
certificates of Identification, will still be open.
If he approves the bill he will still further iusti
| fy the complaint Of the Chinese government
| that it is not q friendly act, the so be-
cause. very recently, he had, while cordial re-
| lations were undimpshed, bad passed bill to
carry into effect the provisions of this treaty,
| the approval of which had pot only been asked,
| but the legislation referred to actually
passed in full and just expectation Of the ratif-
cation OF that treaty by China.