The sun., 1894-03-23
NEW TREATY WITH CHINA
yEeorI< TED BIZ SECRETARY sRBsH<n
AND TRE CHINESE MINISTER.


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w,sHiSaroS. March 22.-tThe new Chinese
.onyeution. which has been negotiated By
ssore,sry Gresham and Minister Yang Yu. Is
receiving vigorous opposition from Senators.
and there seems Q strong probability Of its
r.isction. When the matter was brought be-
fore the Foreign Relations Committee OF the
e.pate IL was In the nature Of q surprise. Az
lar the nominations that had been referred TO
The committee had been disposed OF Mr.. Davis
etMinnesota said: Had we not better take up
the Chinese tresty7' This was met with .
ehorus of" What treaty 2" and denlsls on the
mart Of the m EN- bers Of the committee OF the
existence Of any such convention. Mr.. Davis
assured Senators that they were mistaken.
and the discussion which ensued showed that
With the exception Of the Chairman. Mr.. Nor
ran. and Mr.. Davis. no ono knew OF the pres
tnee. either In Senate or committee Of the
treaty.
Tho proposed treaty IL TO run for ten years.
and IL at the end OF that time. no notice OF its
termination is given. Il II to continue In force
ten years longer. II prohibits the coming Of
Chinese to the United States except upon GER
tsin conditions. which are set out In detail.
and permits the return from China OF any cit
isen Of that country who may have lawful
wife. child. or parent residing In the United
States. or who may have property or debts due
him aggregating $1,000. The precsution is
taken to require that Cinnamon desirous Of
securing the benefit Of this provision must
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. description Of bis family or prop
required to return within rear; but this may
be extended to two years In the event OF cir
eumstsnees over which the Chinaman has NO
control The provisions Of tho present treaty
concerning the PRIVILEGES Of travel. &o Of Chi
nose officials. teachers. TO-. simply as tourists.
and OF Chinese officials to pass through United
states territory are retained The only return
given the United statos 10 the pledge Of tho
Chinese Government to take greater precau-
tons to stop the coming OF Chinese laborers to
ths country.
Senator's who have seen the treaty or know
what purports to be its terms look upon it as
IN utter abrogstion OF the Scott Exclusion aot
end nulliication OF the Geary law.
Secretary Gresham and the Chinese Minis
ter have been neg gotiating this treaty for sew
having been reached on March II last which
date the treaty bears In all his interviews
Mr.. Gresham has endeavored to secure an ad-
mission as part Of the treaty what would be
practically the treasury regulations concern
ing the Identification OF Chinese iaborers,
which regulations. II 10 said. the Chinese
have so easily avoided and rendered
nugatory. To q great extent Mr.. Gresham
was successful, but he was compelled TO grant
certain reciprocal concessions relative to the
registration Of American laborsrs in China.
which. While not abridRing their rights. will
= eeHnsf 49, % rsxfster II the Chinese Govern
meat snsro laws tothAx sffsoA rhtS preyfdon
ofths treaty win doubtiesa cause some con-
tsntiOn In the Senate. An effort Il to bs made
toh hare the terms Of the treaty made public.
and this may be done In executive session on
Monday.
This treaty" said Senator Perkins OF Cali
fornla. "Opens the door wids and wipes out
the Scott lAw and the salient points Of the
Geary act. and will not be acceptable to the
people OF the Pacific coast Who. more than any
one else. have these people to contend with
The treaty certainly shows the diplomatic skill
and ability Of the new Chinese Minister. and
proves his qualifications for his post.
The conditions under which registered
Chinese may return will be absolutely
or parent left behind might appeal TO the SEN
timeatal side Of the question. but the China
men can sAsily get around that The debt
provision 10. however. the naain point In which
the Chinese Minister shows his nRenuity and
diplemscy. through which any one familiar
with Chinese methods can readily see. Under
the Chinese system Of this country every Chi
haman coming here Il under the absolute con-
troll Of one OF the six Companies. and every
one Of these Cinnamon will have no
trouble in proving that he has the
Necessary $1,000 due him We had
hoped that under the Geary act when Chi
haman returned to his own country he could
not return. but under this treaty he would ab-
solutsly have no trouble In getting back.
Know whereof speak when say that for $50
schinaman can procure certificate OF mem
osrship that he is . member OF . mercantile
nrm. and thereby svads the law. He can as
easily secure the property qualifications In
asmueh as the new treaty permits merchants
to enter as now. 1t will bs seen how easily the
whole Law ear be svaded. will certainly op-
pose such . treaty. and I believe the other
Westsrn Senators will"
The object OF the United States Government
has been to Incorporate as much OF existing
Aw into the treaty as possible. and In this
srort the State Department has been partially
sureessfuL
The policy OF the Chinese Govsrnmsnt being
against the emigration OF its people. Il agrees
ehdsr this treaty to an absolute SUSPENSION OF
immigration Of its lAborinE class for the period
el leu years designated In the convention. and
me United States reserves the right to make
such regulations and require such dsserID-
i've iists Of Chinese laborsFs already mere As IL
sees nj and to give them protection under its
AVA The only difference said 70 exist be-
tween this provision and the present Law Is
me removal OF the provision requiring th .
photograph OF the ChinAmAn In the description.
IN the discussion OF this paraz raph Of the |
usAtJ the Chinese Minister insisted that there |
should be q reciprocal clause. and to this de- |
nAnd Mr. Gresham Yielded. Therefore. under |
.nis treaty. the Chinese Cover nment reserves |
.ns privilege Of requiring the registration |
- such American lAboFers as M az now or |
hereafter be In China. but China does not |
reserve the right to exclude American Iaborsrs |
nom going to China All their privileges are re-
:. .ained, with the condition only attached that |
'Ae chinese Government II II so elects may /