The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-24
CHINESE EXCLUSION
Teller Says China Had a Right
to Reject Blair.
The Question frcm the Standpoint of Interna-
tional haw-haAset of the Governments to
AbrOgate T<eaties at Any Time.

| WASHINGTON, April 23.-After routine
business Teller offered resolution re-
| Questing the President to inform the Sen
ate what steps, if any, had been taken,
towards securing ar international confer
ence to consider the question of the free
coinage of silver at the minis of the nations
participating in such conference, or as tc
an enlarged use of silver in the currency
of such countries. Also 20 transmit copies
of all correspondence between the United
States and the governments expected to
participate in the proceedings of such in
ternatlonal conference.
Sherman suggested the insertion of the
words ''if not incompatible with public in
| terests." Teller agreed to the sugges ton,
although he did not, he said, see how such
publication could hurt the public interests.
Inc resolution, rs modified, was agreed to.
Call offered a resolution (Which went
over without action) for the appointment
OF committee Of nine Senators to inquire
| into the present value pr mile of railways
OF the United States, their present capital
cation and the difference between such
capitalization and the actual cost of con-
struction aud equipment; their gross and
net receipts; number and conversation of
their employees; their amount of indebt-
edness and capital stock and amount OF
bonds and stock held by stockholders and
! bonGholders, distinguishing between home
aud foreign holders.
| Hoar asked and obtained leave of absence
from and after Monday next for the re-
mainder OF the session. 1t is understood
Hoar's purpose is to make trip to Europe
to consult the most distinguished specialists
in eye diseases.
/ nj.
taken up. Teller addressed the Senate.
There could not be, he said, any dispute
touching the rejection of tas United States
minister to China. 1t wes N elementary
principle of international Il that minis
ter must serve as such with the consent of
both nations. Both nations had to consent
| before be could be minister; in other words,
he must be received as well as sent. He
! therefore had no fault TO find with the
| Chinese government because it rejected
Blair. II had right to reject him, even on
absolutely false premises and without any
premises whatever. COMING to the ques
tion of the abrogation of The CREATES. he
held every nation which agreed with an
other nation did so with the understanding
it might retire from it at any time it saw
fit, and it might do so notwithstanding the
fact there was a provision in the treaty
that 1t should continue for limited period
OF time. Legislation by the national legis-
! lature would set aside any treaty incon-
sistent with it.
Morrill,, while inclined to believe Con
gress had the power to pass law super
SIDING q treaty, asked Teller whether he
thought other nations had the same power.
Teller thought he stated explicitly all ma
tions had that power, and said he would
have very poor opinion OF a nation which
would surrender that right.
| Morrill, remarked Janan had for vaore
endeavored TO get a release from her treaty
! with Great Britain and had not succeeded
Teller said a reason for that might be
Japan was not willing 20 create friction
with Great Britain. The United States
had been trying great many years to get
rid Of treaty with Great Britain and got
rid of il by the action of Great Britain in
violation of it. He referred to the Clayton
Bulwer treaty and said there never had
been such a condition OF affairs.
Nither nation wanted to propose its alb
soute repeal or violation, vet neither
Great Britain nor the United States re-
spectcd its terms. But it was very evil
dent the people of the United States would
insist on the abrogation of that treaty
whenever it should appear inimical to the
interests of the great mass Of people of the
country.
Reyerting TO the pecaliarities of Chinese
Immigration. Teller remarked an American
would never aSSimilate with Cinnamon,
because if an American would a Chinamau
would not. In the whole catalogue of ma
tons, as Chinese, their civilization was to
them infinitely superior to the civilization
of Europe and America A Chinamap
would live in contact with the civilization
of Europe and America remain Chinaman.
and therefore reasons existed for keeping
them out of the country which did not ex.
ist for keeping other people out China
men came 10 the United States simply tc
take money cut Of the country and return
to their homes. They took no part in the
| building up of the society in which thew
! lived. The lowest immigrant that came
from Europe whether convict, pauper OF
oiherwise) contributed something to civil
society. His children went to the public
schools and the great mass of them con.
tributed materially to the prosperity of the
country. But the Chinaman con tributeC
simply his cheap labor, and in that he came
in competition with the American laborel
and deprived him of his opportunities. He
creller) was in favor of the restricted i'm
migration Of all classes of people, although
he confessed if it were left to him to de-
termine how it should be done, he would
be unable TO arrive at any plan that would
be acceptable to himself. Still, in relation
to the Chinese, Congress could not afford
to pass harsh and unreasonable laws.
Teller said Cinnamon legally in the
country were entitled to domicile but the
United States had perfect right to say nc
more should come He denied the eyist
ence of @ great trade with China which
was spoken of, and said American ex.
ports to China last year were not have hall
what they ere five years ago
Hlscock did not favor the violation OF
treaty obligations until diplomacy had ex
hausted itself in efforts to ameno treaty.
Morgan favored the Senate substitute.
Frye said the Pacific coast Senators or
| the river and harbor bill were asking large
appropriations, holding Puget sound would
be the seat of an enormous Oriental com.
merce. Now" said Frye, elf the people
of the Pacific coast build Chinese wall by
insulting the people and governments Of
improvement of rivers and harbors on the
Pacific coast!''
Mitchell said inasmuch as the United
States had paid over 500, Goo GOO in gold anc
silver IN the last twenty years for trade
\ balance, he asked the senator from Maine
whether he thought Chine would break of
! trade with lis If we pass the exclusion bill
Frye said he had no doubt whatever l.
the house bill becomes a law and the En-
peror Of China does not in less than sixt,
days declare his ports closed 10 all United
! States commerce and withdraw his diplo-
matte representatives from the country
I'm entirely mistaken about the Empero,
and his ministers.
| Sanders favored the House bill. Afte,
executive session the Senate adjourned,