Show CD i ABOUT EXCLUSION z 1 A AN N OGDEN OGRE FIND asps asks The Herald H ld to throw some on any Jay legislation on enacted by the last congress co gress by way of ot supplementing the tile Chinese exclusion act usually known kno n as the tb Geary deary de ry law 1 w which expired by bi h limitation on May 5 1902 For Fer hi information and Tor o the V of ot others who may care to know about ina matter we roe present this morning a brief history of Chinese Chinea Ch n 9 exclusion ir the United States Sti Sta tes 4 j By the terms of what Is known as the Burlingame e 1 f treaty ratified Nov 23 I Int free immigration from China Chinato to the United States an a ani font the United States totes t to L was Secured The result resu t was an immediate influx of r Celes dais which ck for a number Jumber of years ears Chinese ex es exclusion elusion was first discussed m In the late ll e seventies The wage Inge earners of ot the Pacific states found the too strong for them and they rebelled rebell i Largely through h their efforts congress s ss in ISiS 1879 passed j I ja Ia a bill to restrict Chinese immigration President Hayes vetoed the measure stating as a reason for his action that tl at atit it was a violation of ot the Burlingame treaty fi He I e made the jt suggestion that the treaty be amended and this tiis was ac ac accomplished in July 1881 The amendment am provided that taken in regard to Chinese laborers la will n be beof beof of ot such a character only as u is necessary n sary to enforce enforce the i regulation limitation or o r suspension s of i immigration mi n I A bill Mil was immediately j passed noosed by con suspending Chinese immigration for a period of twenty tW nty years President President r d dent t Arthur ArUt Mite killed it ft with p a veto v t on the ground that the term fern was too long In 1882 a third measure was passed and became e a law Jaw It suspended Chinese immigration for lor lorten forten ten years vears With a few amendments calculated tp to make makee mal e ethe the statute Matute more effective this law was continued In force until Mays May 5 i Geary ary law lacy l w which extended the exclusion period for f r ten years more was pt seQ After Af r along a tang Jong debate d bate in which the steamship steams il interested inte ested managed V to stir up considerable opposition op o tha th congress at its first session practically made the Geary laws s provisions P at Th The e r measure t sawn e says says that sion act be b bean in force f other othe otherwise wise provided by law Chinese laborers only are excluded under the statute it being provided in our our treat treaty of bf 14 with China Ch a that the right of Chinese officials teachers students merchants or travelers for curiosity or pleasure to visit the United States and sojourn here fora for a time shall not Bet be interfered with Our Ogden friend also wishes some information about the amendments enacted by congress at the last session to the general immigration act t The principal amendment provides that theta a prohibited immigrant may not Dot only be stopped at his port of entry but may t at an time within three years after his arrival be deported Within two years the steamship st company bringing br nging him over must bear beat all the expense of the deportation Anarchists are included in the list of ot the prohibited and the immigrant tax is in increased increased increased I creased from 1 to 2 lor tor each individual I |