The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-02

Inspired the Secretary was to secure
the exclusion of Chinese laborers in
compliance with the emphatic and
unsanctimonious demands Of our Pacific
States. The subsequent negotiations
consumed months of C ,reful delibera-
ton. and when they were concluded the
result was one which was believed by
the negotiators on both sides to meet
the substantial requirements of ths
governments they represented. The
treaty was
AT ONCE TRANSMITTED
to China for approval Tin March last
and nothing was heard from that gov.
ernment to indicate any lack of entire
approval. Fifty-seven days after the
Senate received the treaty il
was ratified, but with amend
ments, which the friends of the
administration regarded as super
t1uous:. The Secretary of State re-
opened negotiations and succeeded
after some correspondence in securing
from the Chinese Minister his assent
to the Senate amendments, the assent
being in the form of an exchange oil
notes which embodied in substance the
| acknowledgement that the amend
ments did not substantially alter the
text of the treaty as it had been orr
ginally signed.
There seemed to be, however, in the
| mind of the minister, an impression
| that China had been trifled with and
when the amendments were sent out
to China, the proceedings were no,
understood by the high authorize:
of that government. About g
month since, an inquiry was re
ceived from she Chinese government
by cable, asking If the power still re.
manned with the Senate to further
amend the treaty, the Chinese authori-
ties wishing to know If they were deal
ing with it finally. To this the Secre
tary of State replied at once that the
treaty could not be further amended.
Nothing further has been heard on the
subject, but it was thought by the
friends of the administration that IN
the natural course of events, The string
ent measures introduced in Congress,
designed to carry into effect by anticipa-
ton the provisions of the treaty, have
been brought TO the attention OF
the government, and it had
steps respecting the treaty are not
yet formally agreed to, being not in force
served conveniently further tne en-
Darrsssment and lead to further doubts
on the part of the Chinese authorize
as to our ultimate purpose. An inter
view was sought with
SECRETARY BkYARD
this morning on the subject, but tn
secretary declined to express himself
for publication beyond stating that NJ
information was received On the sub.
ject by the department. "If it is tru
China has re jected the treaty, The Score
tary added, why we have the forme
treaty still in force and RESTRICTIVE
legislation now on our statute books
1t is believed by many in high Official
positions that the acts of which tn
Pacific Coast people now complain 81
loudly are due to the negligence o
collision of our own officials and tina
the remedy lies largely with ourselves
Recently, for example, there came al
application for the extradition for
man who bad stolen certificate an,
was seeking to secure the entry of othe
Cinnamon under it. The certifcat
was in the custody and control of GU
own officials and were it not for negli
gence or collision, the thief and misus
would not have been possible.
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