Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-01
AFTER Chinese lIGNBINDERS.
FINALLY Aroused III. OrIcas.i uos-
eminent tn Action.

Washington. Dec. i.-The- Chinese
government. through Is minister. Mr.
WI Ting Fang. has preached 10 the au.
thori,les here the willingness Of China
90 negotiate an cs,radl,ion treaty. ap.
plicable 60 all criminals. but Intended
In particular 10 reach the hlEhblnicfs.
This fraternity has spr.ad terror
through the far wet. II pufpor;a to
b. organized for ffstsrnal aud Insurance
pufpoScs, but under this gsls,. It L. al
legged. IL carries on a secret system Of
crime. marking Victims for slaughter
when they Incur the onmliy OF ,he or.
ganixstion. There have been made agi.
tatlonH In the west against the fratsr-
nifty. but II IL said that the local officials
have been unable to wipe out the evil.
The Chinese government finally De.
terminsd to take oognizancs OF the sub
Jec,. as the agiiations In this country
operated aui.c as much against the law
abindlng Chinese ne against the Chinese
government Itself as IL did against the
parties TO the sec ret crimes. Il was
therefore represented 10 the officials
here that. az the highblndcra had proved
such a dinicul, class for the local po.
lice hushori ties In this country to deal
with. China would aaHum. thu burden nl
detection and punlshmsn, u an extra.
diuon treaty could be negotiated.
The purpose was 10 have CHINA as
sumo all the cost % appfehsnding and
Transporting tn. guilty parties
This could be done through the ma
chlnery OF ths Chinese consular service
at San Francisco AMI other western
points. which. being conducted b. ma
tive Chinese. was better able 10 know
thu ramifratlons OF an organization
made up entirely OF Chinese. By doing
this. China thought she would rid this
country OF shosc responsible TOT much
Of the III feeling toward the Chinese as
class. While willing 10 get
ria OF Chinese hlghblnisrs. and
all other Chinese criminals, thr au-
iiror1tier hsre forsSaw serious legal OBJ
jertlons 50 such Treaty.
The methods Of trial and punishment
in China ate very summary. The pro-
Trosai therefore was open To the obJec-
ton that this country was aurrcnderlng
perr,ns domlncilei within Its borders
no foreign country for harsh and un-
usual prosecution and punishment. lat
tie douh, waS entertained here that II
China once secured possession Of the
Ethhlfdtfa SNORT Nofh Nauli De made
Of them owing 30 the prejudice they
have brought upon the government.
China was ready to overcome shla OBJ
jecsson as far as possible by providing
FOR a full hearing or trial sn this coun-
try before the parties were turned over
To the Chinese officials for deportat ion
home.
THIS. however. did not fully
meet the legal objectona agvns. the
propoFithon. Moreover, II was believed
the senate 10 which such a treaty
would have 90 be referred TO ratinca-
tson would not act favorlbly upon "
and that Il would stir up animo.itles
and agffations on the Chinese question
IN general rather than accomplish any
special gsoi In the direction desired.
The Chinese authorities have not.
therefore. rome further than TO broach
the subject % she officials here and
learn how such treaty would be
viewed, although they stand ready AZ
any time 10 assume the burden Of deal
sng with the hlghblniers and ether
Chinese erurnals " naturalization
treaty should give them Jurisdiction
over the Offenders.