The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-04

Tue T61SOuS TOT us abandonment have
grown in force until those having in
charge the government of the reSDec-
tive countries have resolved
to modify them sufficiently
to abrogate all those features
of prior conventional ARRANGEMENTS
which permitted the coming of Chi
nese laborers to the United States. A
modification of the prior conventional
treaty OF November, II, 1880, was con-
Guided, whereby in the first article /
thereof it was agreed that the United |
States should at will regulate, limit |
or suspend the coming of Chinese la |
borers to the United States but not |
absolutely prohibit. Under this article |
the act OF congress approved May 9Th, |
1882, amended July 5. 1884, suspended |
for ten years the coming of Chinese
laborers to the United States and regu-
lated the going and coming of such Chi
nese Iaborers as were at that time in
the United States. 1t was, however soon
made evident that through greed of
parties who were trading in labor that
that class OF Chinese population was
proving too strong for the Just execu-
ton OF the law, that the virtual defeat
OF the object and intent both of the
law and treaty was being fraudulently
accomplished by false pretence and
perjury, contrary to the expressed will
tent had the successful violation OF
treaty laws enacted for its execution
progressed that the courts in the Pa
cific states have been overwhelmed
| by examinations of cases of Chinese
laborers, who are charged with having
entered the ports under fraudu-
lent certificates or seek to
establish by perjury the claim
| of prior residence. such demonStra-
/ nf u inn
dition of law has produced deep-seated
and increasing discomfort among the
people of the United States, especially
with those resident on the Pacific
coast. This has induced me to omit
no effort TO find an effectual remedy
for the evils complained of and to an
swer the earnest popular demand for
absolute exclusion of Chinese laborers,
having objects and purposes unlike OuI
own and wholly disconnected with
American citizrlS!lp. Aided by the
presence of able and Intelligent
diplomatic and consular officers of the
Chinese government, and restrictions
made from time to time by our minis.
ter to- China under instructions
of the department of state the &C
tual condition of public sentiment anC
the state of affairs in the United States
have been fully known to the people
China.
The necessity for a remedy has beer
fully appreciated by that government
and in August. 1886, our minister tt
Picking received from the Chinese for
eign office communication anuOunc
ing that China of her own accord pro
Posed to establish a system of stric
. and absolute prohibition of laborers
from coming to the Unitee States; like
wise to prohibit the return to thu
| Trnifph tafE Of (Nhfnoca 1.lh hI
, had at any time gone back to China
/ In order that Chinese laborers ma,
gradually be reduced i'll number
| the causes of danger avert
, ed and their lives preserved
J This act of the Chinese government
= was completely in harmony with tina
of that of the United States and wa
} speedily formulated into treaty draf
J between the two nations, embodyinj
? propositions SO presented by the Chi
nese foreign minister. The deiIbera
| tions, frequent oral discussions ant
; correspondence on general question
that ensued have been fully communi
/ Gated by me to the senate at the pres
? ent session. 1t is thus easy to lear
3 how the joint desires and unequivoca
5 mutual understanding of the two gov
e ted form in Il treaty which, after mu
: Juai exhibition of the plenary power
t from the respective governments as
t signed was concluded by plenipOtentia
t TieS of United States and China at thi
capital OH March 18th, last. Bein
f submitted for advice and consent @
B., the senate, its confirmation on the LIT
. day of May last was accompanied b.
= two amendments, which that body en-
D grated upon IT. On the 18th day O
: the sane month the Chinese minister
D who WAS pleinpOtentiary of his govern
: ment in the negotiation and conclusion
{ of tue treaty, in a note to the secretar
S of state gave his approval of thes
( amendments, las they did not alte
4 the terms of the treaty" The amend
/ ments were at once telegraphed
China whittier the treaty had previous
ly been sent Immediately after its sig
nature on March 18th.
In the course of his message, tn
: president recommends congress b
l joint resolution or in some other man
i ner to provide that such Chinese labor
ers as have actually embarked on thei
1 return to this country before the pas
. sage of this bill may be permitted t
: land. He also recommends an apprC
priation of amount named in the re
jected treaty to indemnify certain
Chinese subjects for damages suffers
through violence in remote and com
. paratively unsettled portions of GU
/ country.