Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-07
OUROW,sS MEDICINE.
A Chinese Diplomat on the Ex-
clusion Law.
ONE BAD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER

He Thinks, and Expresses Himself Very
Plainly on the Subject of Treaties--A
Cold Day Promised tor Americans in
China If the Law Is Not Repeated
What Happened to the Chinese Minis
ter who Was Too Gompiaisant.
NEW YORK, July There is no likeli-
hood that China will accept or ratify the
proposed treaty with this Country. The
Mongolians do not like the Chinese exclu-
sion clause and it is to thoroughly discuss
the question of Chinese immigration in all
its phases that his excellency, Minister
Tsui, has hurredly returned here from
diplomatic visit to Spain. The minister's
accredited to Madrid and Lima, represent
ing the countries of Spain and Peru as
well as the United States The ambassa-
doris visit was terminated sooner than he
expected by the news that the laws in the
United States regarding the Chinese were
becoming more stringent. He heard, he
said, that the state law of California for
babe Chinaman from changing his resi-
dence, and that in San Francisco they
| were RELOCATED to certain quarters This
the minister regared as violation of the
spirit of the constitution of this govern
| ment
VIII Dose Us with Our Own Physic.
The exclusion of the Chinese in the
| wholesale manner which the United States
has adopted the minister regarded as q
violation of the previous treaty with
| China, which stipulated that China was
to be treated on the same basis as other
governments. AS to what the Chinese
government will do the minister said:
Unless the United States government re-
peals the law which now excludes my
Ecountrymen from this country" said the
diplomatic, 1--WE shall treat Americans to a
dose of their own medicine mean that
| we shall exclude citi zens of the United
| States from the Chinese empire.
Ignored by Secretary Blaine.
eve hope we shall not be pushed to any
measures of retaliation. The Chinese for
| eign office has sent several demands to
Mr.. Blaine to repeal the exclusion law.
| We have received no reply from him OF
course, congress alone can set right the
present outrage, but the state department
| is the proper channel of negotiation. Our
| treaties with the United States have been
| regarded as sacred trusts, and we have
lived up to the very letter of them. Now,
without the slightest warning or excuse
the United States breaks its solemn agree
| ment and builds up barrier against our
| citizens.
An Exhibition of Chinese Feeling.
after this exclusion law was passed in
defiance of all treaties, Secretary Bayard
| and the former minister from China con-
| ferred, and the result was proposed new
| treaty with China, which contained the
exclusion law. When this treaty was sub
| mitted to the emperor and his council, it
| WAS instantly repudiated. The indigna-
| nagainst the minister was such that
his house was burned, and all his property
within reach was destroyed.
just Waiting to Hear From Us.
what is the present status of the ques-
! ton in Gilman"
The council of state which guides the
emperor, is simply waiting to hear from
| the United States foreign office Your
| reputation for fair dealing and honesty
with foreign nations has been such in the
past that we cannot believe you mean to
break a treaty without reason or excuse.
| That you have done so there can be no
| doubt. And if we find that the United
| States means to persist in excluding the
Chinese from its shores, we shall proceed
TO the same tactics The Chinese govern
| ment will forbid the landing of American
citizens in the empire.