Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
JOHN MUST NOT 6,
THE PRESIDENT s1,.xs
BILL-HIs MESSAGES al

THE PRESIDENT SIGNS tn,
BILL-HIS MESSAGE
Cl,tna's Demand for Renew.,
of the Whole Question Cone, n's'
Observation-Disclosures for Apn,o.'e
Measure. 'hl
The Presidents message anno,
approval of the Chinese exclnsion
sent to Congress Oct. /. and was rat. "
the respective Committees on Foroia,
tions of the two houses.
The President begins by recitinc .,
fact that both countries have for Go W
been convinced of the failure Of t,'
the social habits and race idiosynor.
the laboring classes of China With u,
the United States. and that the ~,
1880, allowing the United States to No..
limit. or suspend the coming ~
laborers. and the act of Conpress Wy
suspending such immigration for ts,
have both been defeated in their olI;
the parties who were trading in CHM
Dor. These parties. by false pretrnss
perjury. successfully evadcd the toss.
both treaty and statute, contrary ia ,i
pressed will of both Governments, 'e
The actual condition of public SEMI,
and the status of affairs in the United NJ
having been fully made known to tho Y
eminent of China. that Goynrn']
in August, 1886. notified our nj
ter ut Pekin that China, Of her own a" s1]
proposed to establish system strictly
absolutely prohibiting her laborers. ~,
heavy penalties. from coming to the Cn
States, and likewise prohibiting the rev re-.
to the United States Of any Chinese lal,
who had ut any time gone back to China
that the Chinese laborers may be grad,
reduced in number and causes of Ia,
averted and lives preserved"
This proposal was migrated into their
which was approved by the represents,
of the two Governments on March -
The treaty was confirmed by the Sena,
May Z. with two amendments. which ,
approved by the Chinese Minister, rs
did not alter the terms of the treaty.
The message then refers to the act Ia.
hibit the coming of Chinese laborers ia
United States. which was signed SEN
lin the confident anticipation of an r
exchange of notifications of the treaty :
continues:
No information of any definite n.
upon the treaty by the Chinese govern
was received until the 21st ult.. the da,
bill which l have just approved was
scented to me. when IL telegram from
Minister at Pckin to the Secretary OF !
announced the refusal of the Chinese
eminent to exchange Publications Of
treaty unless further discussion shou
had with Il Wow to shorten the period 5,
lated in the treaty for the exclusion of
nese laborcrs. and to change the condi,
agreed on which should entitle any Chi
laborcr who might go back to China IL,
turn again to the United States.
BY Il note from the charge dafraire
interim of China to the Secretary of S
received on the evening Of tho 18th ii
copy of which is herewith transmitted.
gether with the reply thereto,
amendment is proposed whereby the
titicatc. under which any departing Chi
laborer alleging the possession OF prop
return to this country. should be gra
by the Chinese consul instead of the Cr
States collector as had been provided il
treaty.
The obvious and necessary effect OF
last proposition would be practical
place the execution of the treaty be,
the control of the United States"
The message says that the provision
the treaty which China desires to m,
were settled agrecably to the request o!
Chinese plenipotentiary or originated
the Chinese Government itself. The z
dent continues:
The admitted and paramount right
duty Of every Government to exclude
its borders all elements OF foreign POI
ton which for any reason retard its /
perity or are detrimental to the moral
physical health Of its people must be reg
law and intercourse. China herself ha.
descended from this doctrine. but has
the expressions to which l have refer
led us confidently to rely upon such Il,
on her part in cooperation with us as W
enforce the exclusion OF Chinese labt
from our country.
This co-operation has not. however.
accorded us. Thus from the uneXpe
and disappointing refusal Of the Chi
Government to confirm the acts of its
thoriZed agent and to carry into etfct
international agreement. the main fc;
OF which was voluntarily presented by
Government for our acceptance. and W
had been the subject Of long and ca
deliberation. an emergency has arise
which the Government of the United 81
10 S.tIlcu UPON " uct Ill SCL-ucicHSc u.
exercise of its legislative powers. Lea
but regard the expressed demand on
part OF China for REORGANIZATION ant
newed discussion of the topics SO
pletely covered by mutual treaty stil
tons as indefinite postponemcnt and !
teal abandonment Of the objects we ha'
view to which the Government of c
may Justly be considered as pledged.
Tho facts and circumstances Whil
have narrated lead me, in the perform
OF what seems to me to be my official ,
to Join the Congress in dealing legislati
with the question Of the exclusion OF Chi
laborers. i'll lieu of further attempts to AZ
it by international agreement.
In conclusion the President recomm
that provision be made by which
Chinese )aborers as are now actually
their return to the United States, and
certificates legally obtained. shall be
mitted to land. He also recommends
appropriation Of the amount named in
rejected treaty cS276,619.75 to linden
certain Chinese subjects for damages
fered through violence in the remote
comparatively unsettled portions OF
country.
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