Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-08-18
THE CHINESE TREATY
Absolute Exclusion of Coolies if
Laws Are Enforced.
CHINA WILL PROBABLY ACCEPT
Chinese Minister Holds a Long Confer
ence With Secretary Gresham Re
garding the Negotiations.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE treaty
with China, which was ratified by the
action Of the senate, prohibits the com
ing of Chinese Iaborers to the United
states for 10 years, upon conditions
specified. The restriction is not to ap.
ply to the return of such laborers as
have lawful wives, children or parents
IN this country, or who are property
owners here to The value of $1,000, or
The departing Cinnamon are to secure
before leavin. certificate from the
collector OF customs of the district from
which he leaves, testi1ying to the fact
that lie has deposited with the collector
description of his family, property or
credits. and this certificate is TO entitle
him TO return to the United States. In
case the description proves to be false
the rights To return snail be forfeited.
1t is to be exercised within one year.
but, in exceptional cases. may be ex-
tended for another year.
1t is especially agreed that the pro-
visions Of this convention shall not
effect the rights of Chinese subjects,
teachers, students or travellers for
curiosity or pleasure, but not Iaborers,
of coming to the United States and
residing therein. 10 entitle such
Chinese subjects to admission they
must produce u certificate from their
government, or the government where
they last resided, and the diplomatic
or consular representative Of the
United States III the country or port
from whence they departed. 1t is also
agreed that Chinese laborers shall
continue TO enjoy the privilege Of
transit across the territory of the
United States i'll the course of their
Journey to or from other countries, sub
ject 10 such regulations by the govern
nent Of the United states as may be
necessary to prevent such privilege Of
transit being abused. The Chinese
government valves all objection to the
requiem. eEls of the United States law
that Chinese residents be registered,
and ieciprocally this government con
sents that China shall make the same
requirement of Americans residing in
China.
While the treaty is made for the pc
riod Of only 10 Years, i. is provided
that it may be extended for another
like 10 years unless either country shall
give notice six months before the exrir-
alton of the lOyear Limitation of de-
sire to terminate it. The treaty now
requires the ratification of China, but
it Is presumed that the minister here
is fully empowered by his government
TO act for it in this matter
China Has Eeen Notified.
The Chinese minister had long con-
ference today in the state denartment
with Secretary Gresham respecting the
concluding phases OF the negotiations
upon the new Chinese exclusion
treaty, just ratified by the senate. The
III mister has notified his government
of this action, and as soon as the treaty
is ratified in China the documents will
be mailed to the United States and rat
iications will be exchanged in WASH
ington. all of which isexpected to con-
sumo about six weeks.
Voted Against the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-It is un-
derstood that the twenty senators who
voted against ratification Of the Chi
nese treaty yesterday were: Turpie,
Casey, CulIum, Dolph, Dubois. Gal
linger, Hale, Hansbrough. Higgins,
Hoar, Lodge, Mitchell Of Oregon. sPat-
ton, Perkins, Shoup, Washburn, AL
len, Kyle, Peffer and Stewart. Among
those absent and paired against the
the treaty were Teller, Wolcott, Power,
Squire, and Jones of Nevada.