Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-02
SinuouS All Sinful.
How He Went Back on His Own
Proposition.
THE EXCLUSION BILL APPROVED.

Some Excellent Reasons Given by the
President for the Measure, Showing
That 'for Ways That Are Dark" Etc
A Celestial Statesman Has Some Plans
of Retaliation in Which Our Coal Oil Is
to Suffer-views at Frisco.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 2.-ln announc-
ing to congress his approval Of the Chinese
exclusion bill yesterday the president sent
in special message giving his reasons for
approval The substance of the document
Is, that the treaty which China has just re-
jected because of certain amendments added
by the senate, was the product of a full and
friendly understanding between the two gov
ernments; that the exclusion of Chinese
from this country was in no sense objected
to by the Chinese government, which, on
the contrary, announced that it proposed to
prevent Chinese emigration to America by
law on its own account Neither, the presi-
dent thinks, were the amendments added
to the treaty by the senate of such character
as to justify the rejection of the treaty, as
these amendments had been submitted to the
Chinese plenipotentiary and approved by
him. 1t transpires, the president says, that
lIt rear FedSUu lOl lIb TtJttlLOu NdS ubl tut
amendments, but dissatisfaction on the part
Of the Chinese government with the CLAUSE
providing that the question of return OF Chi
nese laborers shall be decided by their posses
sion of certificates from The American col
/ lectors. This the Chinese government de
sires to have changed to the Chinese consul,
| which would place the matter entirely out of
our control The president then says:
| The admtyed and paramount right and duty Of
| every government to exclude from its borders
| all elements of foreign population which for any
| reason retard its prosperity or are detrimental
to the moral and physical health of its people,
must be regarded as a recognized canon Of inter
national law and intercourse. China herself has
| not dissented from this doctrine but has by the
expressions to which have referred led us con-
| ti!ently TO rely upon such action on her part in
| cooperation with us as would enforce the cxclu-
sion of Chinese lahorers from our country This
| cooperation has not, however been accorded us.
| Thus, from the unexpected and disappointing
| refusal of the Chinese government TO con
! firm the acts of its authorized agents,
and to carry into effect an international agree
| mcnt the man feature of which was voluntarily
presented by that government for our acceptance
and which had been the subject of long and care
full deliberation, an emergency has arisen il
| which the government of the United States i
called upon TO act in self defense by exercise
of its legislative power can not but regard tn,
| expressed demand on the part of China for a re
| examination and renewed discussion of the topic:
SO completely covered by mutual treaty stipula
tions a an indefinite postpouement and practical
abandonment OF the objects We have in view, II
| which the government of China may Justly b.
| considered as pledged.
The president adds that the bill should
| provide for the admission into the country
under treaties heretofore in operation, of
those Chinese vino had left their own country
previous to these complications resulting il
the present action, as any other course
would be manifestly unjust He also recon-
mends the passage of an appropriation to in
demnify Chinese who have suffered at the
hands of mobs-not acknowledging legal
liability therefor, but because We have ex
pressed our willingness to do so in 3 spirit o
| humanity