Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14
\ NEW CHINESE TREATY
Provisions Of the Agreement Just Ratified
by the Senate.
Chinese Immigration Prohibited for
Ten Henrs-PrOperty Clause-Trav-
elers FronA the Orient.

The new Chinese treaty, which has just
been ratified by the Senate by vote of AZ
to 20, is given here in full:
Whereas, on the 18th day of November,
AID. $780, and of Kwanghs II, the sixth
year, tenth moon, fifteenth day, treaty
was concluded between the United States
and China for the purpose of regulating,
limiting or suspendirg TIE coming Of Chi
nese laborers to, and their residences in. the
United States; and
Whereas the government of Catna, in view
of the antagonism and nucn deprecated and
serious disorders to which the presence Of
Chinese laborers has Siven rise i'll certain
parts of The United States. desires to pro-
mott the emigration ii sucn hbore-s from
China to the United States; and
Whereas the two governments lesire 20
cooperate in prohibiting such emigration
and to strengthen in other ways the bonds
OF friendship between the two countries, and
Whereas the two .;overlmcnts are de-
sirous of adopting recipr0 al 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 Uni
ted States has appointed Walter &, Ores
ham, Secretary of State Of the United
states, as his plenipotentiary. and his i'm
appointed Yang Yu. officer Of the second
rank, subdirector of the court of sacriticial
worship and envoy extraordinary and min
lister pienipotentiary; and the said plenipo-
tentiaries having exhibited their respective
fuil powers. found to be in due and good
form. have agreed upon the following arti-
Giles:
Article 1. The high contracting parties
agree that for period of ten years. begin
ming with the date of the exchange of the
Publications OF this convention, the comtlg
except uncer the conditions hereinafter
specified, of Chinese laborers to the Unite4
states snail be absolutely prohibited.
Article :. The preceding article shall not
apply to the return t. the United States Of
any registered Chinese laborer who has u
lawful wife, child parent in the United
states on property therein of the value OF
Sl,Oo0 or debts o. like amount due him and
pclding settlement. Nevertheless every such
Chinese labo cer shall before leaving the Uni
ted States, deposit, a condition of his re-
turn with the collector of customs OF the dis
trIct from which he departs, full dejcr.p-
ton, IN writing, OF his family, or property, or
Ceots, as aforesaid, ana shan be turnIsned by
sad collector with such certificate of his
riSIt to return under this treaty, as the laws
Ct the United States may now or hereafter
prescribe, and not inconsistent with the
written description aforesaid be proved TO
Ee fa:se. the right Of return hereunder, o:
Of continued resideuce aafter return snail
IN each case lie forfeited And such right
of return 10 the UnfteJ- States shall be cN-
erciSci within one YEAR from the date of
leaving the United States; but such right
Of return to the United States may be eN-
teadel for az additional period, not To ex-
coed one year, in cases where, by reason
of sicGr es5 or other" cause of disability be
Lob chan
ec rendered unable sooner to return, which
facts shall be fully reported to the Chinese
consul at the port of departure and by him
ccrtiict, to the satisfaction of the collector
OF the mort at which such Chinese subject
shall lana i'm the United States And no
such chinese iaoorer shall be permitted t.
enter the United States by Ian or sea VITA
out producing to the proper officer of the
customs the return certificate herein re-
quirei.
Article 3. The provisions of this conve,l-
ton shall not affect the r.gla at present en-
joyei Of Chinese subjects. being officials.
teachers. students, merchants or travellers
Tor curiosity o. pleasure. but not la3,rers
of'com.nG u the United States ami residing
therein. To- entitle such Chinese subjects
as are above described II admission into the
intel States, they may produce q ce~tif-
cate from their government or the govern
inent where they last resided, vised by the
diplomatic or consular representa- tivc of the
intel states in the country or port whence
they derart.
II is also agreed that Chinese bb,rars
shall continue to enjoy the privilege of
transit across the TERRITORY of the I@nita5
States in the course of their journey to or
ifota other countries, subject TO such reg,l-
latons by the government of the United
states as may be necessary to prevent said
privilege of transit from being abused
Arucle t. In pursuance Of article 3 of the
immigration treaty between the United
states and China, signed at Picking on the
18th day of November. 1880 (the 18th day
OF the tenth moon of Kwanghs H. sixth
year,, il is hereby understood and agrana
that Chinese laborcrs or Chinese of any
other class. either permanently or tenn
porarily residing in the United States shall
nave Tor the protection of their persons and
property all rights that are given by the
laws of the United States to citizens of rho
most favored nation. excepting the right to
become naturslized citizens. And the gov
eminent of the United States reaffirms its
Obligations as stated in said article J. to
exert all its power to secure protection to
the person and property OF all Chinese sub
il cts in the United States.
Article ,. The government of the United
States having, by act of the Congress
approved May >, 1872, as amended by an
act approved November 3, 1StI. required al
Chinese labOrerS lawfully within the limits
of the United States, before the passage of
the first named act, to be registered, as in
said acts provided with view of afford
iEg them better protection, the Chinese
government will not object to the enforce
ment of said acts, and reciprocally the
government of the United States recog-
nizes the right Of the government of China
to enact and enforce similar laws of regula-
tons for the registration, free of charge, of
all laborers, skilled or unskilled mot mer-
chants, defined by said acts of Con-
gress), citizens of the United States in
China, whether residing within or without
the treaty ports.
And the government of the United States
agrees that within twelve months from the
date of the exchange Of the ratifications
of this convention, and annually there
after, 1t will furnish to the government of
China registers or reports showing the
full name. age, occupation and number or
place of residence of all other citizens of
the United States, including missionaries
residing both within and without the treaty
ports of China, not including, however.
diplomatic and other officers Of the United
States residing or travelling in China upon
official business, together with their body
and household servants
Article o. This convention shall remain
in force for a period of ten years, begin
ring with the date of the exchange of rati-
fications, and, II six months before the ex-
piration of the said period of ten years.
neither government shall have formally
given notice of its final termination to the
other, 1t shall remain in full force for an
other like period of ten years.
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