The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-25
oHINEsE RESTRICTION.

Official Correspondence Relating to the
Matter Under the Harrison AdmInlStra.
tiun,
WAsHlXeToS, D, O., 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 govern
ment as expressed by the late admins
tra,ion upon the Chinese restriction
and exclusion acts OF 1850 and 1892 made
in response to repeated protests by the
Chinese minister residing in this CITY,
Tsui Two Yin's last communication on
the subject was dated November 7, 1892,
In it he referred to previous communi'
cations by both himself and mis- prede-
cessor as fur back as January 20, 1880,
to both Secretaries Blaine and Foster,
and stated that on October 9, 1890, Mr..
Blaine had expressed the hope OF being
ahlo ''at an early nay to convey to. you
the views of the President in an ample
and formal manner" but that he had
not yot received the promised state
ment.
TO this communication, Acting Secre.
tary Wharton replied OH December II,
closing the correspondence to date OF
preparation OF the volume. He says
thai the act of October 1885, the Scott
law, was brought about by the Tegret-
able failure to complete the treaty,
through the withholdment OF the i'm.
perial ratification by China, says MIR,
Wharton, exeral preiudiclal influence
upon American sentiment Mr.. Whar-
ton calls attention 10 the TACT that the
position OF the Chinese in other coun-
tries aud OF tho foreigner in China is
different from that OF the relations be-
tween other natives and foreigners
when brought in contact with each
other, due to the inherent inadmissa-
bility OF the Mongollan and Caucasian
races"
Passing by tho special occasions OF
grievance by reason OF acts Of lawless'
ness, Mr.. Wharton proceeds to discuss
the legislation which forms the basis OF
the protests fled, He says: "While
more precisely providing for the OK.
clusion Of new coming Chinese laborers
from our shores, in pursuance OF apol-
icy in regard to which the negotiations
Immediately preceding had shown the
two governments 10 be in substantial
accord, with the new legislation aimed
to meet the case OF the Chinese subjects
actually residing and laboring in the
United States, providing the means
whereby their right to remain and en-
ioy the privileges OF residence stipu-
lated in the existing treaties should BIO
confirmed to them by an orderly
4. Il. ,,.,. ,F to,I;,,;JUnI tjank; ;Hnaktoo o,,1
certifcation. The statute as 1t is COM
pletely aims to protect tho persons and
rights OF all Chinese entitled to resi-
dental privileges as 1t does 10 prevent
their fraudulent enjoyment by those
not entitled thereto"
The necessity for this legislation, Mr.
Wharton observes, was due to the fact
that heretofore existing temporary
legislation was about to expire, and
tho further fact that negotiations for
fuller international accord had failed
under conditions which aroused be-
lief that the attitude OF China was OBJ
structive, and the claims OF China un-
reasonable. at4
~ SEQ no reason why better UNDER
standing may not be brought about
whereby the position of China shnll be
one OF amicable concurrence toward a
rational and practical and rather than
one Of tho obstruction TO the working
OF measures, the adoption Of which has
been in large degree forceA upon the
legislative power Of the United States
by tho conduct Of the Chinese people
in this country, and by the attitude OF
the imperial government in their re-
gard"