Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-10
AN OPEN DOOR.
Chinese Permitted to Enter the
United States by Certificates.
CHINESE STATEMENTS RESPECTED.
The President Determined ON sherman
Law Rcpeal-A Foolish Diplomatic
Story-Pcnsion Board Revision
Committee Appointed.

decided yesterday. IL relates to the
issuance of Chinese certificates of iden-
tity and has been the subject OF con-
siderable correspondence between the
state department and the treasury
branch of the service. Some time since
Secretary Carlisle received Il COM
munication from the collector ut San
Francisco stating that he was in
formed 10y the consul ut Hong Kong.
that he (the consuD was unable to as
certain that the Chinese government
has given any authority to any of its
officers to issue certificates to mer-
chants and other Chinese persons of
the exempt class, under the sixth sec
ton of the Chinese exclusion act, which
permits such persons to come into the
United States provided they are fur
nished with certificates by their gov
eminent of their right to enter this
country. their title. or official rank.
nge. type, physical popularity, former
and present occupation or profession.
and place of residence in China, and
that the person to whom the ccrtitica to
is issued is entitled, in conformity with
our treaty, to come into the United
States.
Upon receipt of this information Sec
rotary Carlisle wrote to the state de-
partment detailing the facts set forth.
and requested that steps be taken ut
once to ascertain definitely and accur-
atcly what is the nature of the instruc-
tions of the imperial government to its
consular officers and also whether any
action had been taken by that govern
mcnt with respect to the issuance OF
certificates to persons of the
exempt class by officers of China.
Secretary Gresham replied with an
Enclosure from the Chinese minister At
Washington in which the minister
states that the customs officers are au-
thorizcd to issue certificates of identity
to such Chinese persons. other than Ia
borcrs. who desire to come to the United
States. and that all Chinese in foreign
countries are authorized To issue such
certificates of identity. The treasury
department is bound to respect the
statement of the Chinese minister and
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
WASHINGTON. June s.-F'inance as n
question 1T Washington is in the same
attitude and practically unchanged.
Cleveland, talking with members who
called on him, expressed confidence in
conditions becoming no worse before
congress convenes in September. He
said he expected congress would ut
once repeal the Sherman law. and said
nothing about any substitute or COM
promise with the Bland free coinage
people. He said, too, that il was possi-
BILE with the prompt repeal of the Sher-
man law and the immediate passage of
the right sort of tariff bill and other
revenue laws for the country to go
through without the issuance of bonds
at all.
This was construed also to mean by
the congressman who were listening
that failure, refusal or delay to repeal
the Sherman law would witness tho
immediate issuance of bonds under the
powers already possessed by the treas
ury. Refuse to repeal the Sherman
law when congress convenes and bonds
will be issued ut once.
NO REPATRIATION DEMANDED.
WASHINGTON, June San unqualified
denial is given ut the department of state
of the story that the British ambassa
dor has demanded reparation, pecuni-
airy and by apology, for the arrest of
the mate of the British steamer Nigretia
at New Orleans on May 3 1t is prac-
tically admitted that the subject is u
matter of correspondence and it is pos
sible that the ambassador may have
submitted the case to the atten-
ton of the department But it
would be an almost unheard-of
proceeding in the diplomatic inter-
course between Great Britain and the
United States for n summary demand
to be made for an apology and repara-
ton in such case, before investigation,
which has not been had in the present
instance. or even utter an investiga-
ton. except under most extraordinary
circumstances.
The usual course is to submit the
case and allow full opportunity for in
vestigation and leave it to the fair
sense of the nation at fault to make
due.reparation. This course will, with
out doubt, be pursued in the case Of
the mate of the Nigretia.
PENSION REVISION.
WASHINGTON, June s.-To properly
comply with the order of Secretary
lIoke Smith Of May %, 1898, revoking
order No. IA. and directing the COM
missioner to have an examination made
to determine what pensions have here
tofore been allowed under section . of
the act approved June %, 1890, in disre-
yard of the terms of said act, and
in conflict with the ruling of this
department in the case of Charles L.
Bennett. Commissioner Lochren organ