The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-27
LAW
OPEN TO ATTACK
Urgent Necessity for a Treaty With
China.
TASK FOR Mr.. ROCKHiLL
WI TING FANG WILL HAVE SOME
INFLUENCE.

Washington. April Negotiations
between the United States and China
for a treaty restricting the immigration
Of Chinss Sc to this country practically
have been abandoned 1t has been
found impossible by the representatives
of the two governments 10 reach a
common ground of agreement as TO
many of the terms of the proposed
treaty. The whole subject, therefore
is being held in allegiance until w
w ROCkhiH. the recently appointed
minister of the United states 10 China,
shall arrive i'm Pekiu- II is expected
that he viii take Up the matter direct
~ with the CHinese government IN an
eGOrt~to reach such AN adjustment OF
the tangIe as may be satisfactory 10
both gOvernm5 nts-
wa Ting Fang's Views
When WI Tins Fang was minister OF
China To this capital me made am eN-
haUstiVc study OF the Chin Sc immiSra-
ton question. aS-cTtdiuiuG very pre-
ciseIy. among other things the Amer
lean point OF view He complained
consistently OF the injustice of the re-
strictions thrown by this government
around the immigration of Chinese. but
was unable 10 accomplish anything IN
the way of lowering the barriers during
his soiOuru here. In China ne is now
e l.
absolutely impossible, to negotiate
treaty unless tn convention shall have
incorporated in it certain provisions
for which the Chinese government con-
tends. China is anxious 10 obtain IN
the proposed treaty liberal definitions
of the terms merchants travellers,
and students" i'm order to relieve such
classes from embarrassment on their
arrival I'm the United States.
Severe Restrictions.
These classes now>are admitted to the
country, but the restrictions thrown
around their entrance are severe The
immigration authorities urge the ueCcs-
sity FOR such restrictions because OF
the issuance by Chinese officials IN
many instances. of fraudulent certlH-
Gates indicating that coolies are stu
dents or merchants, and as such
entitled TO admission. These certln-
Gates have to be passed upon by the
! United States cOnsuls in CHINA, Dul
they necessarily have TO take the WORD
| of the Chinese officials for the apPli-
! cant's social standing. as they have
neither the time nor tn appropriation
l to make personal Investigation oil
/! each case Sir Chen Tung Liang Oh eng
I the Chinese minister, has been INFORMED
I frankly that much of the troublz eN
/ perienced by merchants and students
/ arises from the action Of the Chinese
/ officials i'm issuing certificates that re-
l qUire investigation here.
/ Did Not Meet With Approval.
When a tentative draft of the pro
posed treaty was prepared some tImt
| ago il was laid before the immi graJiOf
officials of the department of commerce
( and labor Sons parts of il did no
( meet with their approval The sugges
/ tionS they made did not suit Sir Chez
/ Tuu@ Lang ChenS, who declined Il
/ agree to some of the propositions made
/ by them. That brought the neSOtia
I tions practically TO an md and ther'
] probably they viii remain until Minis
/ ter ROckhil shall reopen them il
J China
/ An intimatiOn is given i'm official cir
( cleS that the law. as il stands at pres
/ ent. may be open to attack. If the at
stack upon il should be made by SOM
| of the numerous organizations In thi
/ country interested in Chinese immigra
/ ton and carried TO the supreme cour
/ of the United States. the result. i'm tn,
! absence of a treaty on the subject
/ probably. would be a flood of Chimes
/ immigration TO the Unit States