The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
NEW CHINESE TREATY.
The Substance of That Just Ratified by
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D. G, Aug. IA The
new Chinese treaty, to the ratification
of which the Senate agreed yesterday,
without amendment, is practically the
same treaty as that negotiated dur
ing President Cleveland's first ad-
ministration by Mr.. Bayard, and which
the Senate at that time so loaded down
with notifications as to render obnox-
ious to the Chinese Government and
caused it's failure.
The action of the Senate yesterday is
therefore regarded by the Department
of State as q complete vindication of
Mr.. Bayard's attempt to provide q fair
basis of understanding between this
Government and the Chinese, and is
taken as fairly indicative Of the adj
vanced stand the American people
have taken on the Monaghan question.
The important point about the treaty
is that it takes the place of the one.
sided exclusion laws adopted by Con-
gress, and in satisfying China, inaugu-
rates a better feeling between the two
interested countries.
While it avoids the sting of exclusion,
it really accomplishes more exclusion
than existing laws, in that it secures
the cordial co operation of China to
the end of absolutely prohibiting all
immigration of Chinese laborers for
ten years. and in the second article
gives the United States Treasury De-
partment authority to make restrictive
regulations for the future, which will
permanently prevent undesirable i'm
migration, and specifically prohibits
the naturalization of Chinese.
The only clause of the treaty not con-
tanned in the Bayard draft, and the
one that has aroused the greatestopposi-
ton in the fifth article, in which the
United States recognizes the right Of
China to enact and enforce laws similar
to our own exclusion acts, against
United States laborers in China, and
provides that the United States shall
furnish the Chinese Government re-
ports giving the name, age, occupation
and place Of residence in China of all
American citizens, including mission
aries.
The apparent objection to these pro
visions readily disappears when it Is
known that this information has been
regularly furnished to the Chinese
Government for many years, i5 being
the custom of Americans to register at
our consulates, and of our consuls to
furnish these lists to the local authori-
tiesyino order thatlocal protection might
be afforded to such missionaries and
travellers in case of necessity.
When such lists are furnished Chinese
authorities assume full responsibility
for the safety of such persons. There
is nothing humiliating about this regis
tration, as all American travellers well
know. 2
Under the Swiss laws an alien can
reside only a fortnight in the country
except In public hotels, without a gov
ernmental permission, and the laws Of
Germany and France are extremely
stringent In the same direction, every
alien being under surveillance continu.
ally in those countries.
It is a maxim of international law
that an alien is amenable to the laws
of the country in which he resides, and
by the present treaty the United States
has, by apparent concessions to China,
secured that country's friendly assist
ance to the enforcement of our Chinese
exclusion laws, and to the protection
of Americans In China, without max
ing a single practical concession. The
fact that theSenate agreed to the treaty
without amendment, and by an over
whelming majority, indicates the con-
fidence of that body that the interests
of the United States are fully protected.