Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-25
rRE CHINESE QUESTION.
A Part of the Correspondence Passing
Between the Representatives OF the
United states and China.

Between the Representatives OF the
United states and China.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 24.-The
volume OF correspondence with foreign
governments Of 1892, just published by
the State Department, contains the
first exposition Of the views OF this gov
eminent as expressed by the late ad-
ministration upon the Chinese restric-
tion and exclusion acts OF 1889 and 1892,
made in response 10 repeated protests
by the Chinese minister residing In THIS
city.
Tsui Two Yin's last communication
on the subject was dated November y
1892. IN it he referred to preEious com
munications by both himself aud his
predecessor as far back as January,
/ 1889, TO both Secretaries Blaine and
Foster, and stated that on October o.
1890, Mr.. Blaine had expressed the nope
OF being able "at an early day to convey
TO you the views Of the President In an
ample and formal manner" but that he
had not yet received the promised
statement.
To this communication Acting Secre-
tary Wharton replied on December Il,
closing the correspondence 10 date OF
preparation of the volume. de says
that the act Of October, 1888, the Scott
law. was brought about by the regreta-
bic failure to complete the treaty OF
March 12, 1883. The failure OF that
treaty through the withhOldment OF the
imperial ratification by China, says Mr.
Wharton. exerted a prejudial inhu-
epce upon American sentiment: Mr..
Wharton calls attention to the TACT
that the position Of the Chinese in other
countries and Of the foreigner In China
.'is different from that Of the relations
between other natives and foreigners,
when brought into contact with each
other, due TO the inherent lnadmlssa-
bility OF the Mongolian and Caucasian
races" Passing by the special occa-
sions OF grievance, by reason OF acts or
Ilawlessness, MIR. Wharton proceeds TO
d seuss the legislation which forms the
basis OF the protests filed. de
says: "While more precisely
providing for the exclusion
OF new coming Chinese laoorers from
our shores in pursuance Of policy In
regard TO which the negotiations i'm
mediately preceding years has shown
| the ewo governments TO be In suoStan-
tial accord with the new Legislation
aimed 70 meet the case OF the Chinese
subjects actually residing and laoorlng
in the United States providing the
means whereby their right TO remain
and enjoy the privileges OF residence,
stimulated in the existing treaties,
should be confirmed TO them by an
orderly scheme OF individual identihca-
tion and certifcation. The statute, as
[ II is, com pletely aims 10 protect the
persons and rights OF all Chinese en-
titlee to residential privileges as II does
to prevent their FRAUDULENT enjoyment oy
those not entitledSthereto."
The necessity for this legislation,
Mr.. Wharton observes, was due to the
fact that heretofore existing temporary
legislation was about 10 expire, and the
further fact that negotiations Tor a
fuller international accord had failed
under conditions which aroused a be-
lief that the attitude OF China was OBJ
structiye and the claims Of China un-
reasonable. I see no reason why a
better understanding may not oe
brought about whereby the position OF
China shall be one of amicable concur
renee toward a rational and practical
end rather than one Of the obstruction
70 the working Of measures, the adop-
tion OF which has been in large de-
gree forced upon the legislative power
Of the United States by the conduct OF
the Chinese people in this country ana
bv the attitude Of the imperial govern
ment in their regard.