Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-22

cause of the anxiety of the western settlers
to have the British military posts removed
SO that the government could deal directly
with the Indians. John Jay was burned
in cffigy and threatened with personal vio-
lcncc and legal prosecution. He was bur-
lesIued and ridiculed in every kind of ri
bald prose and doggcrel poetry, and Presi
dent Washington was by no means spared.
Some may think Mr.. Cleveland caught it
pretty heavily on account of the Hawaiian
business, but his experience was no worse
than that of Washington. Among the
thousands Of jokes drawn forth by the
hated treaty ono was considered so good
that it was unpublished repeatedly in every
Rcpublican-Which then meant Democrat
ic-papcr of The time and finally got into
the allnGnacs, and so became historical. 1t
was something like this: A Democrat, be-
ing told that one Of the new sailing ships
had arrived from Liverpool in thrcc weeks,
replied: That's nothing to wonder at.
The jay treaty has brought us much near.
er to England" Our foretathers certainly
could hot have been as witty as their de-
scendants, Tor this was thought to be one
Of tho finest jokes ever conceived.
Pending Chinese Treaty.
Tho recent Chinese treaty, like all the
other Chinese treaties deals chiefly with
trade and mutual immigration. Our first
treaty with China was signed July 3, 1914,
and it is observable that the SO called
problem which now cxcites so many west
ern Americans was then not even thought
of, for the treaty plainly implies that travel
between the two countries was to be en-
cOuraged. That treaty gave the United
States the rights of trade and residence of
citizens and their families at the five ports
Of Kwang- chow, Annoy, Fuchau, Ningpo
and Shanghai. Fourteen years passed
away before we had another treaty with
China, and its terms show that the rela-
tions of the two countries had greatly
changed. The first article of the treaty OF
1853 provides that the United States shall
exert its good offices to prevent any other
nation from acting unjustly or oppressive
ly toward China. The fifth article pro-
vides that the American minister in China
shall have the right to visit the imperial
capital once year and confer with Off
Gals of the highest rank, but he shall not
visit it on trivial grounds or delay in the
transaction of business while there.
Other articles greatly enlarge the priv
ieges of American citizens in trading and
passing from port to port in China, and
finally the twenty-ninth article recognizes
the Christian religion as ''one which
teaches men to do good and provides that
neither Americans nor Chinese converts
shall be moleSted on account of their reli.
gion. This was followed by a convention
for trade and agreement upon q long tariff
schedule on American goods admitted in
to China.
Trade With the Mongolians.
Ten years later-to wit, in 1S6S-began
the series of treaties on immigration, and
every reading American knows the rest
how each successive treaty has been more
radical, how hatred of the Chinese grew
until it became sort of insanity, how
riots and cruelty led to reaction, and how
finally the sweeping measures were adopt
cd for excluding all Mongolians from this
country. And what have we gained by all
our negotiations with China? Well, the
very latest paper filed in the state depart
mcnt, and bringing the summary down to
a few weeks ago, shows that there are in
all the Celestial Empire 543 foreign firms
established and doing general mercantile
business and that nationally they are
divided as follows: English, 1858; German,
rs; American, 81; French, go; Russian
Is; Portuguese, Z, and all other nations
go. Nor docs 1T appear that tho export
trade of this country to China is Of bulk
to be seriously missed If we should lose it
all.
On tho other hand, it appears that not
only do Tho EnglSn lar cXccecQ all other
nations in tho number of their establish
ments there, but each is singly SO much
larger that the trade Of all the rest of the
world with China is quito small compared
with that of England alone. 1t further ap-
pears that negotiations aro in progress
which, If successful will displaco the
coarse and handmade cotton goods of
China by the finer ones of English make;
that English machinery is likely to be adj
nitted free Of hindrance, and, in short,
that there is scarcely any assignablc limit |
to the enormous trade which England may |
develop with tho Mongolians. 1t is we'll to
bear in mind, however, that we always re-
ceivo many statements Of that kind when |
Chinese treaties are pending, and possibly, |
II we could read in the same connection |
the British reports on the condition of |
trade, we should find that they are, in |
their own opinion, doing very badly in |
decd. j. B. PARKE.