Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-24
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Official Correspondence on The Subject
With Monaghan Ministers.
Secretary wharton Endrnyor- 90 Ex.
plain tho Principles Under.
iyiug the Exclusion Act.

WAsnISdTos, March 2i.-Tho vol
ume OF correspondence with foreign
governments for 1892, just published
by the state department, contains the
hrst exposition Of the views OF this
government, IN expressed by the late
administration upon the Chinese re-
striction and exclusion acts Of 1859 and
lSO2, made In response TO repeated pro-
tests by tho Chinese minister residing
In this city. Tsui Kwo Yin'a last
communication ON this subject IL dated
November 7th, 1882. In It he referred
to previous communications by both
himself and his predecessor, as far
back ia January Goth, 1850, to both
Secretaries Blaine and Foster, sat an
early date conveying toyou tnoviews VI
the President In an ample and formal
MANNER" butthst he had not received
tho promised statement.
To this communication Acting Sec
rotary Wharton replied Dec. 18th clos.
ing the correspondence 10 the date OF
the preparation OF the volume. He
says the act OF October lat, 1883, 1.-The
Scott law) was brought about by re-.
greiablo failure TO complete the treaty
signed at Washington Ola March l9.h,
1883, The failure Of the treaty,
through the withholdment OF the i'm.
perial ratification by China, says
Wharton, exorted preludicial influence
upon tho American sentiment.
Wharton calls attention 10 the fact that
the position Of the Chinese In other
countries and the foreigner In China,
In different from that OF the relations
existing between other natives aud
foreigners when brought Into contact
with each other, due to the inherent,
"immiscribabillty" OF the monaghan
and caucasian races.
Passing by the special occasions OF
grievances by reason OF acts Of lhwless.
ness, Wharton proceeds to discuss the
legislation which forms the basis OF the
protests filed. He Gays: "While more
precisely providing for the exclusion
OF new coming Chinese laborers to our
shores, In pursuance Of the policy In
regard to which the negotiations OF the
Immediately preceding years, has
shown the governments 10 be- in sub.
stantial accord, tho new Iegis.
lation was aimed TO meet the
case OF Chinese subjects, actu.
ally residing and laboring In the
United States, by providing means
whereby their right TO remain anu en-.
Joy the privileges OF residence, stipu-
lated In the exciting cases, should be
confirmed to them, by an orderly
scheme OF Individual Identification
and cerlificatlon. The statute us com.
plet-ly aims 10 protect the persons aud
rights OF all Chinese persons entitled
TO residential privileges MS IL does 10
prevent their fraudulent enjoyment by
those not entitled thereto"
The necessity Tor this legislation,
Wharton observes, Ia due TO the fact
that the heretofore existing Temporary
legislation was about 10 expire, anu the
further fact that negotiations for fuller
international accord on the general
subject failed under conditions which
aroused the belief that the attitude of
China was Obstructive and tho claims
Of the Chinese unreasonable.
wharton continues, at Ia Iegretable
that the attitude OF the Chinese them.
selves appears TO be rs much ons OF
defiance Of the provisions Of the statute
rs that Of your government IL OF a pro.
test against IL, In advance OF q fair
Trial OF It's workings. AS for the
charge Of unconstitutionality brought
against the penal provisions OF the act
in question, that Is matter to DO dc.
termined ~ you are doubtless aware,
only by the Judicial branch VI the gov.
eminent, which is as freely open to
the Chinese subject IA to the citizen OF
the United States. 1t is the
duty Of the executive, to enforce the
law and no executive power exists 20
evsde or repeal 1t. The province of
the executive branch In this discuss ion
is to bring about a better understand.
ing OF the matter aud reach good
accord as to the principles involved.
Such accord should not be far 10
seek, as you say IN your note OF
November Sth; 1T Is conceded that
the Imperial government has not on.
Outraged the emigration OF people from
China to the United States, but on the
contrary, in the neg tiatlous between
thescountries on the subject, has In
a most friendly manner yielded 10
u SUSPENSION OF immigIalion.' tits per.
haps unfortunate that The tangible
expression Of this friendly disposition
went no further than the negotiations,
which preceded the collapse OF the
treaty signed In 1855. 400 no reason
why better understanding may not