Omaha daily bee., 1894-03-25

States has appointed Walter Q. Gresham,
secretary of state, as his plenipotentiary.
and his imperial majesty, the emperor OF
China, has appointed Yang Yu, oficer OF
the second rank, subdirector of the court OF
sacrifcial worship and envoy extraordinary,
as his minister plenipotentiary, and the
said plenipotentiaries, having exhibited the
same and respective full powers being found
to be in due and good form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
article 1.-The high contracting parties
agree that for a period of ten years, begin
ming at the date of exchange of ratification
of this convention, the coming, except under
conditions hereinafter specified, of Chinese
laborers shall be absolutely prohibited.
PROVIDING FOR THEIR RETURN.
"Article 1.-THE preceding article shall not
apply TO the return to the United States Of
any registered Chinese laborer who has a
lawful wife. child or parent in the United
States or property therein of the value of
800, or debts of like amount, due him and
pending settlement; nevertheless, every such
Chinese laborer shall, before leaving the
United States, deposit, as a condition of his
return, with the collector of customs of the
district from which he departs. a full de-
scription in writing of his family or
and shall be furnished by
said collector with such certificate of his
right to return under this treaty at the
laws of the United States may now or here
aIleT prescribe anu llOI lHCuilSisltIl WIFI lie
provisions Of this treaty; and should the
written description aforesaid be proved to
be false the right to return thereupon and
continued residence after their return shall
in each case be prohibited. Such right of
return to the United States shall be eXer-
cised 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 case of notification that occasion of sick
~ thn nItG .nf Disability hAUnnl hiA
control such Chinese laborer shall be rem
dered unable to r~eturn-which facts shall
be fully reported to the Chinese consul at
the port of departure and by him certified
to the satisfaction of the collector of the
port at which such Chinese subject shall
land in the United States, and no Chinese
laborer shall be permitted to enter the
United States without producing to the
proper officer of the customs the return
certificate herein required.
"Article III.-The provisions of this con-
vention shall not affect the right at present
enjoyed of Chinese subjects. being officials,
teachers, students. merchants or travellers
for curiosity or pleasure, but not laborers,
of coming to the United States and residing
therein. To entitle such Chinese subjects
as above described to admission into the
United States, they may produce a GER
tiicate from their government or the gov
eminent where they last resided. by tho
diplomats or consular representative in the
country or port whence they depart. 1t is
also agreed that Chinese laborers shall con-
tinue to enjoy the privilege 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
government of the United States as may be-
necessary to prevent said privilege of transit
from being abused.
article IV-In pursuance of article iii of
the immigration treaty between the United
States and China, signed on the 18th day of
November, 1888. at Picking, 1t is hereby I'M
derstOod and agreed that the Chinese la
borers of Chinese of any class, either per-
manently 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 nations,
excepting the right to become naturalized
citizens. And the government of the United
States reafirms its obligation as stated in
said article iii to exert all its power to Sc
cure protection to the persons and property
of all Chinese subjects in the United States.
RECIPROCAL REGISTRATION.
article V-The government of the United
States, having by act OF congress approved
May l, 1892, as amended by the act APP
proved May 8. 1893, requested all Chinese
laborers lawfully within the limits OF the
United States by the first named act, TO be
registered as in said acts provided. with a
view OF atfording them better protection, the
Chinese government will not object to the
enforcement 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 and reg
ulations for the registration, free OF charges,
Of laborers, skilled or unskilled, mot mer-
chants. as defined by said acts Of congressl
citizens OF the United States in China,
whether residing within or without treaty
ports, and the government OF the United
States agress that with twelve months
Of the exchange and ratification OF this con