Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28

Gresham'S Plan for Making His
Official Term Prominent
in HISTORY

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 24.-For
several years the Chinese govern
ment has been earnestly pressing upon
our government the desirability OF a
new treaty and has represented that
while the Chinese Empire was DESTROYS
ofmaintaining friendly relations 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 consid-
cred as the tOrerunner of a commercial
treaty, the draft Of which is believed to
have been made and forwarded to China
for the inspection of the Chinese gov
eminent. Secretary Gresham is known
to be anxious to signalize his admin
istration of the State Department
by, perfecting an agreement which
will increase the commercial inter-
ests of the United States in the
Chinese Empire, but has found the ex-
listing laws concerning the Chinese to
act as a barrier to a proceeding in this
direction, and it is inferred from the
few intimations that have been received
that the Chinese government is in
clined to make the ratification of the
immigration treaty condition of 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 relations in discussing the
question few weeks ago. The treaty
went to the Senate March 9 with a sim
pie note Of transmission, saying it had
been concluded at Washington on the
18th. 1t is accompanied by nothing in
the way of communication from Secre-
tary Gresham. The treaty is as follows:
WHEREAS, On the 18th day of November,
A. d. 1880, and OF Kwanghsii the 9th year,
the 10th moon, 18th day, treaty was con
cluded between the United States and China
Tor 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 antagonists and much deprc-
Gated and serious disorders to which the
presence of Chinese laborers has given rise
in certain parts of the United States, desires
to prOhi bit the emf gration of such laborerS
from China to the United States; and
WHEREAS, The two governments desire
to cooperate in prohibiting such immigra-
ton and to strengthen in other ways the
bonds of friendship between the two coun-
tries; and
WHEREAS The two governments are de-
sirous Of adopting reciprocal measures for
the better protection OF the citizens or sub
.jects of each within the Jurisdiction of the
other; now
THEREFORE,, The President of the United
States has appointed Walter Q. Gresham
secretary of state, as his plenipotentiary,
and His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of
China, has appointed Yang Yu, officer of
the second rank, sub-director of the
court of sacrifcal worship and envoy
and the SAID plenIpotcntarcs having ex-
hibited the respective full powers found to
be III due form and good form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
BY article l China agrees 10 prohibit emf
grafton OF labOrers to the United States.
Article , relates to the return of registered
IabOrerS who may have gone back to China
leaving in this country property Of the value
Of $1,000 or more; it applies also to the
lawful wives and children of such registered
Chinese. Article specifics the rights of
Chinese officials, teachers, students, etc,
coming to and residing in the United States.
United States the safety Of persons
and property of Chinese residing in this
country. By article 5 the United States
recognizes the right of the Chinese govern
ment to enforce, in the case Of American
laborers residing in China REGULATE ons sim
liar TO those applicable to Chinese residing
IN the United States.
The treaty was signed in duplicate
March II by Secretary Gresham and
Yang 1u, the Chinese minister at Wash
DptOn