Telegram-herald., 1888-09-02

WHIST Congressman Morrow says About
the Prsssst situstios.

me Efeseot
wasHISGroS, Sept. i.-Cahfornia Repre-.
sentatives in the House were all much in
terested IN the news published thls mora
ing 70 the effect that the Chinese Govern
melt bad refused TO ratify the new treaty
with The United States. They are disposed.
however. upon advice from the State De-
psrtment, TO await confirmation of the
original dispatch before taxing steps 10
meet the emergency. Mr.. Morrow said
that the Senate amendment 70 the treaty
submitted by the President was vital. aud
without il the treaty would be Ineffective. IL
was this amendment which had caused the
rejection OF the treaty by the Chinese Gov
ernment. yet IL was inserted 10 meet the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, and the amend
ment was in the very language of that
part of the decision which pointed out the
stipulation necessary TO exclude Chinese
from the United States-that no psrson
should be permitted 10 enter the United
States without the certificate provided for
in the treaty. Ii had been the purpose of
Congress TO prevent the prior resGsnts"
from returning TO the United States under
a claim Of p rority. which II would be i'm
possible to disprove. Mr.. Morrow added
that il the o ews OF the rejection of the treaty
should be confirmed the California mem
bers should ask Congress 10 pass law re-
quiring the President TO give six months
notice to the Chinese Government that
hereafter no Chinese. except diplomatic,
consular and other officers OF the Chinese
Government will be permitted to enter
the United Stases. That notice would
amount 10 the revocation and abrogation Of
ali asserted rights Of the Chinese 10 enter
this country.
Mr.. Morrow did not appear to fear retail
etion by China, saying That there we're but
621 Americans. sll told. resident in that
country. He believed that while the Chi
treaty ss unduiy stringent. the most potent
reason for the rejection of the treaty was
that il lad probably been caught in the re-
volving wheels OF diplomatic negotia-
uons between China and Great
Britain. The Chinese Government had
protested strongly against the action of
the British Government in returning 9
shlpload OF Cinnamon from Australia
as an unfriendy y act. and il was probable
that in the ensuing negotiations the Eng
lish Government had drifted into the dis
cus,ion of the policy OF the United States
concerning the justice Of the protest against
the exclusion of Chinese from Australia
while The Chinese were about to rstily q
treaty permitting the United States TO re-
ject such immigrants.
In Mir. MoTrow's judgment the rejection
Of the treaty would be advantageous to CAL
iforpia in the end. as IL would result In
such legislative action on the part of our
Government rs would efec:aslly protect
it agsiDst Chinese invotion. Further legis-
lation would necessarily cover the defects
of the existing treaty, and existing legiss-
ton.
Nr. VADdeveorg said that 1t appeared that
the Sepst. amendment hs. caused the re-
lection Of the treaty. which had been
ratified before the smendnent was at
tsched. Undo ubiedlv British influence has
brought about the result.
No information has been received at the
State Department concerning the rejection
Of the Chinese treaty. as csbled last night
from London. la the absence OF an Official
report on the subject from the American
Minister in China the Secretary of State
declines to be interviewed in regard 10 the
matter.