The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-08-23

Full Text of Measure to Go Into Eject
Upon the Exchange of Notifications.

| Upon the Exchange OF nasiho
WASHINGTON, August 14.-The Senate
in executive session approved the Chi-
nese treaty. Its full text Is:
Whereas. The 18th of November, A.
D. 1880, and of Kwanhsii the sixth year,
the tenth month, the fifteenth day,
treaty was concluded between the United
States and China for the purpose OF regu-
lating, limiting or suspending the COM
ing of Chinese laborers to and their
residence in the United States; and,
Whereas, The government of China
in view of the antagonism and much
deprecated and serious disorders to
which the presence of the Chinese labor
ers has given rise in certain parts of the
United States, desires to prohibit the
emigration of such laborers from CHINA
to the United States; and,
Whereas, The two governments are
DESTROYS of adopting reciprocal meas
ures for the better protection OF the
citizens or subjects of each within the
Jurisdiction of the other; now, therefore,
| the President of the United States has
appointed Walter @. Gresham, Secretary
OF State, as his plenipotentiary, and his
Imperial Majesty, the Emperor OF China,
has appointed Yang Yu, officer OF the
second rank, Subdirector of the Court OF
Sacrifcial Worship and Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
and the said plenipotentiaries having
exhibited their respective full powers,
| found to be in due form and good faith,
have agreed upon the following articles:
Article l. The high contracting par
ties agree that for a period of ten years,
beginning with the date of exchange OF
the notifications of this convention, the
coming, except under conditions herein
specified, of Chinese laborers shall be
absolutely prohibited.
Article 2. The preceding article shall
not apply to the return to the United
States of any registered laborer who has
lawful wife, child or parent in the
United States or property therein of the
value of 81 900 or debts of like amount
due him and pending settlement. New
ertheless every such Chinese laborer
shall before leaving the United States
deposit as condition of his return with
the Collector of Customs Of the district
from which he departs full description
in writing of his family or property or
bv said Collector with such certificate of
his right to return under this treaty as
| the laws of the United States may now
or hereafter prescribe and not inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this treaty;
and should the written description of
the aforesaid Chinese laborer prove to
be false, the right to return Hereunder
or of continued residence shall in each
case be forfeited Such right of return
to the United States shall be exercised
within one year from date of leaving the
United States, but such right of return
to the United States may be extended
for an additional period, not to exceed
one year, in cases where by reason of
sickness or other causes of disability be-
vond his control such Chinese laborer
shall be unable to sooner return, which
facts shall be fully reported to the Chi
nese Consul at the port of departure and
bv him certified to the satisfaction of the
Collector of the port at which the Chi
nese subject shall land in the United
States, and no such Chinese laborer shall
be permitted to enter the United States
by land or sea without producing to the
proper officers of the customs the return
certificate herein required.
Article 8. The provisions of this con-
vention shall not affect the right at pres
ent enjoyed of Chinese subjects, officials,
teachers, students, merchants or travel
ers for curiosity or pleasure, but OF labor
ers coming to the United States and re-
siding therein. To entitle such Chinese
subjects as are above described to ad-
mission in the United States they must
produce a certificate from their govern
ment or the government where they last
resided, certified to by the diplomatic or
consular representative of the United
States in the country or port from which
| they depart. It is also agreed that Chi
nese laborers shall continue to enjoy the
privileges of transit across the territory
of the United States in the course of
their journey to or from other countries,
subject to such regulations by the gov
eminent as may be necessary to prevent
said privilege of transit from being
abused.
Article 4. In pursuance of article OF
the immigration treaty between the
United States and China, signed on No
vember II, 1880, at Pekin, it is hereby
understood and agreed that the Chinese
| laborers or Chinese of any class, either
permanently or temporarily residing In
the United States, shall have for the
protection of their persons and property
all rights that are given by the laws OF
the United States to the citizens OF the
most favored nation, except the right to
| become naturalized citizens. And the
government of the United States reaf-
| firms it's obligations, as stated in said ar
ticle 8, 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 Congress,
approved May l, 1892, as amended by
the act approved May 5, 1898, required
ali Chinese laborers lawfully within the
limits of the United States by the first
named act to be registered as in said
acts provided, with view OF affOrding
them better protection, the Chinese gov
eminent will not object to the enforce
ment of such acts, and reciprocally the
government of the United States recog-
| nizes the right of the government of
China to enact and enforce similar laws
or regulations for the registration, free
of charge, of the laborers, skilled or I'M
skilled (not merchants, rs 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 two months of the
date of exchange of ratffcations of this
convention, and annually thereafter, it
will furnish to the government of China
regia 5ers and reports showing 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