The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-13
ouE RELATIONS WITH CHINA.


Geary lzw will Dc regarded - ~ t1frscfSoa
Of the existing sreaty. necessassssng new
treaty Is IN underwood Gresham desires
20 make extensioa Of trsde relations and
privileges uifh China the central feature
Of his administration. The secretary -
known TO hare LITTLE faith Ia the future Of
orr trade relations with the Spanish
American republics. and has has made no
recommendation for an appropriation for
the bureau Of American republics. IL Is
known that Yang IN, the recently arrived
Chinese ambassador, comes expressly
charged With negotiation Of new treaty.
The Chinese government 10 satisfied With
the amendment TO the Geary acs and to
not anxious 70 extend the privilege Of emf
grafton for their PEOPLE. bat IL SOLICITORS
for their protection aud privileges. 1ni-
ness statesmen are ssid 20 regard EsIa
favor the extension Of trade relations with
the United States In preference 70 the gov
srnrnens having more aggressive foreign
policy. The coming negotiations wiii en-
brace settlement of the questions OF iTnns-
grafton, treatment Of Chinese already here
Or who may hereafter come legally, and
the protection Of American citizens resic-
ing in China Al the Chinese legation 1t
il insimated that the minister 10 hopefui
of changes in the treaty, but IS not dis
posed 10 preusturely anticipate them.
The rules and regulations relating 20
the registration Of Chinese. a. prepared By
the secretary of the treasury under Presi-
dent Harrison. were not satisfactory 70
the present administration. and Secretary
Carlisle has had prepared an entirely new
Get, printed copies Of which are nov ready
for distribution among internal revenue
collectors all over the country. The form
OF the blank certificates Is very elaborate,
and If any care at all Is taken in the mat
ter Of filing out these certificates each one
will prove . complete Identification Of the
person 10 whom it is issued, and will
render ii almost impossible TO be used by
any one else. The name, age, local resi-
dence, occupation, heighth. color Of eyes.
complexion and physical peculiarities
must ali be given. II the applicant can
sign his name in English he must do so.
II be signs in Chinese the deputy collector
must write the English equivalent under
meath. Each applicant for = certificate Is
required TO furnish two unmounted photo
graphic Licensees of himself or herself,
one TO be affixed 20 the original certificate
OF residence and one TO duplicate. These
photographs must be securely affixed TO the
papers by strongly adhesive paste. Col
lectors are instructed to take great care in
receiving the photographs to see that they
accurately represent the features of the
applicant. Should the collector or his
deputies have any doubt in regard TO the
correctness OF the photograph presented
they must refuse to receive the application
and require a new one. The pictures must
be Of good size. the head to be not less
than III inches in length. Then there
must be q separate AFFIDAVIT of At least one
credible witness Of good character to the
fact of residence and lawful status in the
United States. If the applicant is unable
TO furnish such witness satisfactory TO the
collector or his deputy, his application
will be rejected.
Books Of certificate of residence will be
the duplicate and stub all being printed
on one page. SO that the original and
duplicate can be cut off. leaving the stub
in the book. All certificates mus. be is
sued from the collectors Office. and every
one must be accounted for. If any cersifi-
cate is destroyed before being issued an
affidavit must be attached to the book in
which il was contained, showing the facts
in regard to its destruction. After signing
the certificate, and before issue, the col
iector must affix his official seal thereto in
such a manner that part of the seal i'm
preston will be made on the photograph,
and, in addition thereto. he will write
across the photograph in red ink (but not
across the feaiures) the number of he GER
tIficate and the name of the Chinaman to
whom issued. Under certain stringent
rules, If a certificate is lost or destroyed,
the holder may obtain another, but the
one lost is thereafter of no value what
ever.
These regulations apply only to Chinese
laborers. since no other class Is prohibited
from remaining here. But persons other
than laborers must present as a condition
precedent TO landing the certificate re-
quired by section 8 OF the act approved
July 5. 1854. Collectors of internal reve-
nue. and their deputies are instructed that
classes OF skilled and unskilied manual la
borers. including Chinese employed in
mining. fishing, hnckstering, peddling,
laundrymen. or those engaged in taking,
drying or otherwise preserving shell or
other fish for home consumption or
expectation shall be ciassed as la
borers. 4 person TO be exempted
q
merchant must be engaged in buying and
selling merchandise ct fixei place of
business. which business is conducted in
his name, and who. during the time he
claims 10 be engaged as a merchant, does
not engage in the performance of any
manual labor, except such as Is necessary
In the conduct of his business as such
merchant.
Collectors and deputies will give such
notice through leading Chinese, and by
notices posted in the Chinese quarter Of
the various localities. as will he sufficient
10 aprrlss all Chinese residing in their
districts of their readiness TO receive an
p!ications, and the time and place where
they may be made. No applications, how
ever. can be made later than May ;. 1884.
All applications received by deputies must
be forw arded 70 the collectors Office, from
whence al certificates must be issued and
sent 10 the deputies Tor delivery.
:. will be some little time before the
work Of registration will begin. Collectors
must make application 10 the commits
sioner Of internal revenue for blank GER
tsbcates, stating how many they think
they vii. need. The money for carving
on the work of registration was not avail
able until after congress had been in ses-
sion about a Week, and this mas also beea
source OF no small delay.
The certificates prepared are believed hy
he department here - be cast IRON" aad
CaiHese cunning will not be able 10 cir
cnmvsat sEeir requirements. The China
man receives the original certificate: The
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