Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-05

agreed on, which should entisIs auy
C1lnese laborers who might go bsck to
ChIus to return again 10 the Uuit ed
| States.
by note from the charge d s1sires
ad interim of China TO the secretary of
state, received on the evening of the 2O,h
UT. Ia copy OF waica Is herewith transmit,
tee, together with the reply ihereto,l a
thlrd anenom-nt Is proposed, whereby
the certificate under whica any depsrtins =
oalnese lsborer alleging the possession
OF property In tas Uaited .stes
would be enabled to return to
this coantry, should De granted
| by the Chinese consu. instead of
the United States collector, As hei been
! provided in the treaty. tbs obvious and
necessary effect of this last proposition
would be practically to piacs the execu-
/ tlon OF the treaty beyond the control of
| the Uaited States.
Article of the treaty proposed TO be
so materially altered, had, IL the courss
of the negotiations been settled in acqui-
| escence with the request of the CHINESE
pienIpotentiary, and TO his expressed sat.
isfactIon. In 1886, tie Chinese foreign
ofhce had formally proposed to our miq-
lister strics exclusion of CnIuese laoorers
from the Uuited States without limitation
upon the repFesen tations of the Chinese
plenipotentiary, the term of exclusion
was reduced to twenty years.
Article ,, was wholly of Chinese origi-
nation, and 10 that alone owes its pres
ence in the treaty. Aud it is here peril.
nent to remark that everywhere in the
United States laws for tae collection of
HAhts
tors wlthout respsot TO race, sex, nation
ality, or place Of residence. In this re-
spec: Ii cannot be alleged that there
exists the slightest discrimination against
Chinese subjects.
The additional and paramoat right
and duty of every government to exclude
from Its borders all elements of foreign
population which for any reason 1etard
its prosperity or are detrimental to he
moral aud physical health of Its
health, must be regarded as reoog-
nlzed canon of International lsg and
intercourse. China herself has not dis.
sented from this doctrine, bat has, by the
expressions to which have referred, led
US confidently to rely upon such action
on her part in corporation with us as
would enforce the exclusion of the
Chinese laborer5 from this country.
This co operation has not, however, been
accorded US. This from the unexpected
and disappointed refusal of the Chinese
government to confirm the acts of its
authorized agent and to carry into eff
feet an International agreement, the
main feature OF which was voluntarily
presented by that government for
our acceptance, and which had
been the subject of long and careful de-
liberation, an emergency has arisen, in
which the government OF the United
States is called upon TO act in self de-
tense by the exercise of its legislative
power.
Il canno' but regard tue expressed de-
mand on the part OF China for re exam
Ination and renewed discussion of the
topics so completely covered by mutual
treaty stlpuiations as an inde6uite post
ponemept and practical abandonment of
the SUBJECTS We have in view, to which
the government of China NAV
Justly be considered as pledged
The facts and circumstances which |
have narrated lead me, in the perform
onee of what seems to me to be nv
official duty, to join the congress in deal
ing legislatiyely with the question OF the
exclusion of Chinese laborers, in lieu of
further attempts to adjust it by interna-
tional agreement.
Bat while thus exercising our un-
doubted right in the interest of our peo-
pie aud for the general welfare of our
country, justice and fairness should
be made by act or joint resolu-
ton, under which such Chinese
labores as shall actually have embarked
on their return TO the United States be-
fore the passage of the law this day ap-
proved, and are now on their way, may
be permitted to land, provided they have
duly and lawfully obtained and shall pre-
sent certificates heretofore issued per
mltt!ng them TO return in accordance
with tho provisions CT existing law"
"Nor should our recourse to Legislative
measures of exclusion cause US to retire
from the offer We have made to indemnify
such Chinese subjects as have suffered
damage through violence in the remote
snd comparatively unsettled portions of
our country at the hands of law
less mep. Therefore l rscox4m mend
that, without acknowledging legal
liability therefor, but because it
was stipulated in the treaty
spirit of humanity benefiting our nation,
be appropriated the sum of S265, 5,6l9.75,
payable to the Caiuese minister at this
capital on behalf of his government as a
full indemnity for all losses and njuries
sustained by the Chinese ubjects, in the
manner and under the circumstances
mentioned. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Got. ], 1888"