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Show THE CHINESE QUESTIOH. OOlclal Correspondence on tin Subject with Mongolian Ministers. Nreielary Hlmrlon 1 nilenvera nils. plain llie lrlnelile tinier- Ij-lucllielseliielen -rl. Washinotov, March 21. Tho volume vol-ume of correspondent with foreign governments for ISO.!, Just published by tho statu department, contains tho first exiosltlou of tho views of this government, as txireued by tbu late administration u 1111 the Uhlnenu restriction re-striction aud exclusion acts of lbbO ami lbO.', madu In reionso to rtiated pro-testa pro-testa by tho Chinese minister re'sldlng In this city. Isul Kwu Viu's last onmmuiilcuilononthlsrubJuLt Is doted November7lh, 1832. ll It ho roferred to previous communications by both himself and his predecessor, as far baclcas J annary loth, 1BS0, to both ticcretarlesjllalnunud Foster, "at an early date conveying to) ou tnovlewa uf tho 1'rettJeiit In un umple aud formal manner," Lutlliat ho had notrccched tho 1 romlsed atatemeut. Tuthls Lonnaunlcatlon Acting Bec-rctary Bec-rctary Wharton retillnl Deo. Utll closing clos-ing tho correspondence to tho date of tho trejiaratlou of the volume. JI11 says the act ofUctoler lit, 18S3, (the Hcott law) lias brought about by re-gretablutallurotocomplclH re-gretablutallurotocomplclH tho treaty signed at Washington or. March 12th, 1633, Tho failure of tho treat), through tho wllhholdmont of the Imperial Im-perial ratllliatlon by Cblnn, ta)s Wharton, exertu I prejudicial Inlluencu li on tho American soutliuent. Wharton calls attention to thofact that the position of tho Chlueno In other countries and tho foreigner In China, Is different from that of the relations cxlrtlng between other natives aud foreigners when brought lulo contact with each other, due to tho Inherent, "Immlscrlbiullliy" of tho mongolian and Caucasian races. 1'asslug by the special occasions of grievances by reotou of acts of lawless, ucis, Wharton proci-edn to dlicuss the legislation which forms the basis of the protests filed. Jlesayi: "While more I reclsely providing for thu exclusion of new coming Chinese laborers to our shores, lu 1 uriusnco of the policy In regard to which thu negotiations ot the Immediately preceding years, has shown tho governments to be lu sub. stantlal acourd, thu new legislation legis-lation was aimed to meet the osio of Chlueso suhicts, actually actu-ally residing and laboring In tho United Mates, by providing means whereby their rlgnt to remain and 1 11. Joy tho privilege sot residence, stipulated stipu-lated III tho existing esses, should be confirmed to them, by an orSerly scheinu of Individual Identification and certlllcstlon. Tho shiluto as completely com-pletely alms to protect tho persona aud rights of all Chinese persons entitled to residential t rivllcgca as It does to prevent their fraudulent enjoyment by those not entitled thureto.'' Thu necessity fur this legislation, Wharton observes, Is due to the fact that the heretofore existing temporary legislation wasabout to eiplre,aud tho further fact tlutt negotiations for fuller International accord on thu general subject fulled under conditions which uroused the belief that thu attltudu of China was obstiuctlvu and tbo claims uf the Chinese unreasonable. Wharton continues, "It Is regretable that tho attliude of the Chinese themselves them-selves p ears to be as much one of deflauce of the provisions of tho statutu as that of your government Is of a protest pro-test against It, lundauio ot n fair tilal of its worklugt. As for the charge of unconstitutionality brought against the 1 euol provisions of the net In question, thut Is n matter to bo determined de-termined 111) ou aru doubtless aware, only b) the Judicial branch uf the gov. eminent, which is ns freel) oien to the Chluete sulject us to thu cltlr.su of tho Unhid Hiatus. It is the duty of the executive, to enforce tho law and noexeoullvu power uxlsts tu evadu or repeal It. Ihn roviucu of thu cxtcutlve branch In this dlscustlou Is to bring nbuut a butler understanding understand-ing ol the matter nud reach a good accord as to thu prlnclles Involved, Huch accord should not bu far lu seek, as )ou ssy lu your nolu ot November Slh: 'It Is concudeel, that the Imperial government has nut encouraged en-couraged thu emigration of 1 eop)e from China to the United Htstcs, but, an thu contrary, lu the neg tlutlor s between thuj.couutrlts on luu suljeet, has in a most friendly manner yielded to asueientlonof Imuilglullon,' Ulster-haps Ulster-haps unfortunate Unit tho tanglblu exjireesloii of this friendly disposition went no further than thu negotiations, whloh preceded thu pollaisu of the triaty signed 111 1M3. I unci 110 rea-on why a better understndlog may not be biouiht about, whereby the pnsl-ilnno pnsl-ilnno Culrn shall I o oik of ninlcnMo 1 ineurr ncu toaards 1 railn-al railn-al aud pnettcal end, latbir thin ono uf olwtrutllon to the working of tbu inmsuns the ruiuiitiou of which has beam in n great degree forced upon tho ItglsUllv l-iwer ofllui Unite I Btates by the conduct con-duct of the Chlnise root lu In this country and by thu attlludo ol the lm-penal lm-penal government In their rog ltd." |
