Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
THE GEARY CHINESE LAW.
Amended Measure Believed to BE APP
proved bN Chinese Laborers.

The legislation OF last year known as the
Eeary law requiring the registration of all
Chinese laborers entitled to residence in the
United States and the deportation OF all not
complying with the provisions Of the act within
the time prescribed, met with much opposition
from Cinnamon in this country. Acting upon
the advice of eminent counsel that the law
was unconstitutional, the great mass of
Chinese laborers pending judicial inquiry
as TO its validity, i'll good faith declined
10 apply for the certificates required by its pro-
visions. A test upon proceeding by habeas cor
pus brought before the supreme court, and
OH May IS, 1898, decision made by that
tribunal sustaining the law, 1t is believed that
under the recent amendment Of the act extend
ing the time for regist ton, the Chinese labor
ers thereto entitled who desire to reside in this
country will now avail themselves of the re-
newed privilege thus afforded of establishing by
lawful procedure their right TO remain, and
that thereby the necessity ot enforced deporta-
ton may be to great dee zee avoided.
1t has devol1ed upon the United States minis
ter at Pekin, as dean of the diplomatic body,
and IN the absence of a representative of Swe-
den and Norway, to press upon the Chinese gov
eminent reparation for the recent murder of
Swedish missionaries at Sung Pu. This ques-
ton is of vital interest to all countries whose
citizens engage in missionary work in the in
terror.
BY article IS, of the general act of Brussels
signed July ., 1890 for the suppression of the
slave trade and the restriction of certain niuri-
Gus commerce in the independent States of the
Congo and in the adjacent zone of Central
Africa, the United States and the other signatory
powers agreed TO adopt appropriate means for
the punishment OF persons selling arms and
ammunition TO the natives and for the contisc;e-
ton of the prohibited articles. 1t being the
plain duty OF this government to aid in suppress
ing the nefaTious traffic, imparing as it does the
praiseworthy aud civiEZing efforts now in prog
III that region, recommend that an act Dt
passed prohibiting the sale of arms and intoEi.
Giants To natives il the regulated zone by Our
citizens.
Costa Rca has lately testified its frendliness
by surrcndeElnS to the United States, i'll the alb
sence OF Il convention of extradition but upon
duly submitted evidence of crimuality, noted
fugitive from justice. 1t is trusted that the ne
gotiation OF treaty with that country 10 meet
recurring cases of this kind will soon be accom-
eXtradition should be concluded with all those
countries with which the United States has not
already conventional arrangements of that char
acter.
have deemed it fitting to express to the gov
eminent OF Costa Rica and Columbia the kindly
desire OF the United States to see their pending
boundary dispute finally closed by arbitration
in conformity with the spirit of the treaty con
Guided between them some years ago.
Our relations with the French republic CON
tinue to he intimate and cordial. l sincerely
hope that the eNtradition treaty with that toun-
try as amended by the Senate viii soon be oper-
alive
While occasional questions affecting our natu-
rallied citizens returning to the land of their
birth have arisen i'll our intercourse with Ger
many, our relations with that country continue
satisfactory,
The questions affecting our relations with
Great BrtaID nave been treated in a spirit OF
trendiinc>S Negotiations are in progress be-
tween the two governments with IL View to suc!
concurrent action as will make the award and
regulations agreed upon by the Behfing Sea rri-
bunal Of arbitration practically effective and it
Is not doubted that Great Britain will co operate.
freely with this country for the accomplishment
of that purpose. The dispute growing out of
the discriminating tolls imposed in the Welland