The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-27
THE DEMANDS or China
Not Unlikely That a New Treaty
viii be Insisted Upon.
GEARY LAW MAY BE ADVOCATED.
Tho President, with the Consent of the
Senate. Has Authority to Make n New
Treaty, which Would Make the Exclu-
sion Act Null and Void.

Tho President, with the Consent of the
Senate. Has Authority to Make New
Treaty, which Would Make the Exclu-
sion Act Null and Void.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The announce
ment made In these dispatches some time
ago on authority of the counsel for the
Chinese government In the Geary law test
case before the supreme court that the
Chinese government had informally mo
ticcd" thegovernment of the United States
that the enforcement of the Geory act
would result in a suspension of all rela-
tions. diplomatic and commercial, between
the United States and China, received
strong confirmation in the dispatches
brought by the last Pacific Mail steamer
At the Chinese legation 1t is learned that
the new Chinese minister will start from
Hong Kong this week, aud In the ordinary
course of travel Is expected to reach Wash
ington by the last of July. Then the lega-
tion will be turned over to him, and the
present official will return to China. The
now man has quite an extended exper-
ience as diplomat, having been In charge
of some of the important customs dis
tricts, where he was put in contact with
consuls and government officials from all
parts of the world.
<AttuouBu tut DTtStut SulueSb minister
has received no information from his gov
ernment to the effect that a new treaty
with the United States will be insisted
upon, still such action is looked upon at
the legation as not at all improbable Mr..
Ho, secretary to Tsui Kwo Yin, said that
no word had been received here concerning
the Intentions of the home government or
Premier Ii Hung Chang, as quoted In
dispatches from London yesterday, and
further, that he did not imagine there
would be any communication upon the
subject to the present minister for the
reason that he was preparing to leave the
city and was arranging his affairs for his
successor.
Mr.. Ho, however, intimated that the
Chinese government looked upon the pas
sage of the Geary act as declaration of
this government that the existing treaty
should be considered as abrogated, a posi-
tion held by the counsel for the Chinese
case in the supreme court, In which the
validity of the act was tested. II such be
the case Mr.. Ho is inclined to believe that,
In view OF tho friendly relations that have
always existed there should be a new
treaty. For this reason he does not think
1t improbable that steps will be taken to
negotiate n new convention between the
United States and China.
At the state department the significant
statement attributed to the Chinese vice
roy to the effect that a new treaty must be
negotiated caused the suggestion to be
made by state department official that
the president could do thus, with the aid
of the senate, absolutely nullify the
Geary law. There would be no necessity
to secure the consent of the house of rep
resentatives. A treaty has the full power
of n statute in tho Jrnited States and if of
later date can replace it as the law of the
land. The supreme court has so ruled in
number of cases.
When the Geary act was passed it prac-
tically superseded the most important pro-
visions OF the existing treaty, and in tho
opinion of the state department officials
there is no reason why the act itself
should not yield to another treaty IL the
president and senate see fit, and can agreo
upon an instrument satisfactory to them
selves and to the government of China.