Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-25
GETTING CLOSER TO CHINA
Text of the New Treaty Negotiated Between
the United States and the Emperor.
IMMIGRATION coNDiTIoNALLy SHUT OFF
Regulations Providing for Ten Years of Pro-
hibition Under Stringent es-Comme
cial Treaty in Prospect-Secretary
Gresham's Great Ambition.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Touching the
new treaty which has been negotiated be-
tween the government of this country and
China, it is learned that for several years
past the Chinese government has been ear
nestly pressing upon our government the
desirability of such an agreement and has
represented that while the Chinese empire
was DESTROYS of maintaining friendly rela-
tions with the United States, it would be
difficult to do so in the present spirit of the
Chinese if some concession was not made, 1t
has also complained that the Scott and
Geary laws were in contravention of the
treaties heretofore negotiated.
The present treaty is generally considered
as the fcrerunner of a commercial treaty, the
draft of which is believed to have been made
and forwarded to China for the inspection
of the Chinese government. Secretary
Gresham is known to be anxious to signalize
his administration of the State department
by perfecting an agreement which Will In
crease the commercial interests of the
United States in the Chinese empire, but has
found the existing laws concerning the
Chinese to act as a barrier to a proceeding
in their direction, and 1t is inferred from the
few intimations that have been received that
the Chinese government is inclined to make
the ratification Of the immigration treaty a
condition in the Chinese acceptance Of the
commercial treaty, which is still in suspense.
1t is known that Mr.. Gresham has been in
conference with members of the senate upon
the entire Chinese question, He spent three
hours with the committee on foreign rela-
lions discussing the question a few weeks
ago. 1t is supposed that he gave the COM
mittee full information as to his plans and
stated the difficulties In the way of securing
an extension of commercial relations without
a modification of the immigrant laws or a
mutual understanding on this question.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the foreign
relations committee. is believed to coincide
with Mr.. Gresham as 10 the importance OF
freer commercial intercourse between the
two countries, but he is suspected of enter
tanning the opinion that very little can be
done in that direction as long as this coun-
try insists upon maintaining the gold stand
ard. China being a 1silver-using country, he
seems inclined to the opinion that If this
country would control the trade of China 1t
should recognize its currency In a more sub
stantial way than at present.
The following is a copy Of the Chinese
treaty, which has been negotiated with
China. 1t was sent to the senate on March
8, with a simple note of transmission, say
ing it had been concluded at Washington on
the 18th. 1t is accompanied by nothing in
the way of a communication from Secretary
Gresham. The treaty Is as follows:
TEXT OF THE TREATY.
Whereas, On the 18th of November, A..
d., 1880, and of Kwanghsii, the sixth year,
the tenth month, the fifteenth day, a treaty
was concluded between the United States
and China for the purpose OF regulating,
limiting or suspending the coming Of
Chinese laborers to, and their residence in,
the United States; and
Whereas, The government OF China, in
view of the antagonism and much depre-
Gated and serious disorders to which the
presence Of Chinese labOrers has given rise
in certain parts Of the United State, desires
to prohibit the emigration OF such laborers
from China to the United States; and
whereas, The two governments desire to
cooperate in prohibiting such immigration
and to strengthen in other ways the bonds
of friendship between the two countries
and
Whereas, The two governments are desir-
Gus OF adopting reciprocal measures for the
better protection OF the citizens or sub
jects Of each within the iuridietion OF the
other;
NOW, therefore, the president of the United