The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-25

consul at the port of departure and
by him certified to the satisfaction of
the collector of the port at which such
Chinese subject shall land in the Unit
ed States. and no such Chinese labor
er shall be permitted to enter the
United States by land or sea without
producing to the proper officer of the
customs, the return certificate herein
required.
Article 5. The provisions of this con-
Vention shall not affect the light at pres
ent enjoyed of Chinese subjects. being
officials, teachers, students, merchants
or travellers for curiosity or pleasure,
but not laoorers, of coming to the
United States and residing therein. To
entitle such Chinese subjects as are
above described to admission in the
United States they may produce GER
tificate from their government or the
government where they last resided,
by the diplomats or consular repre-
sentative of the United States in the
Up Geql UoIuM moIJ lJed 10 Gaunoo
part. 1t is also agreed that Chinese
laborers shall continue to enjoy the
privilege of transit across the territory
Of the United States, in the course of
their journey to or from other coun-
tries, subject to such regulations by
the government of the United States
as may be necessary TO prevent such
privileges Of transit from icing abused.
Article An pursuance of article
three of the immigration treaty be-
tween the United States and China,
signed on the 18th day of November,
1880. at Pekin, it is hereby understood
and agreed that the Chinese laborers
or Chinese of any other class, either
permanently or temporarily residing
in the United States shall have for the
protection of their persons and pro-
perty, all rights that are given by the
laws of the United States to citizens
of the most favored nation excepting
the right 10 become naturaliZed citi
zens. And the government of the
United States re-affirms its obligations
as stated in said article to exert all
its power to secure protection to the
persons and property of all Chinese
subjects in the United States.
Article 5.-The government of the
United States having by act of Con-
gress, approved May l, 1892, as
amended by the act approved May .,
1893. requiring all Chinese laborers law
fully within the limits of the United
States by the first-named act to be
registered as in said acts provided with
a view of affOrding them better pro-
lection. the Chinese government will
not object to the enforcement of such
acts and reciprocally the government
of the United States recognizes the
I
enact and enforce similar laws or regu-
lations for the registration, free of
| charge. of laborers. skilled or I'M
skilled. mot merchants as defined by
said acts of Congress-, citizens of the
| United States in China, whether resid-
ing within or without treaty ports and
| the government of the United States
! agrees that within twelve months of
| the date of the exchange and ratifica-
of
! thereafter. 1t viii furnish TO the gov
! eminent of China registers and reports
/ showing the full name, age, occupation
! and number of the place of residence
/ of all its citizens of the United States,
/ including missionaries, residing both
within and without treaty ports of
! China, not including diplomatic and
| other officers of the United States
residing in China upon official business
/ together with their body and house
/ hold servants.
Article 6.-This convention shall re-
main in force for a period of ten years
beginning with the date of the eX-
] change Of notifications, and if, six
months before the expiration of the
said period of ten years. neither gov
eminent shall formally given notice of
! 49, Ceramndtion to the other, it shall
remain in force for another like period
/ of ten years.
(Signed in duplicate. this 18th day of
! March, 1894, the signatures of Walter
/ Q. Gresham, secretary of state, and of
Yang Yui. Chinese minister TO the
] United Statesl
Secretary Gresham, in conversation
with representative, noted that the
! text of the proposed new treaty with
/ China had been published, but ne
/ added that it had not been made pub
! lie by the state department. The COM
/ ments of the public men on the treaty
/ showing the sentiment towards it are
/ apparently being regarded with much
| interest by him.