| Show A FOSTER AND ArD EXCLUSION Former of Slate Speaks Against Ihs Ads H t tj j I of c lie If 1111 WI u ii I t Washington Jan H Fc mor S cro of State John W J I i before boore the Senate committee on i today toay sImko In opposition l to tho Chinese exclusion bills t hlo been ben Introduced In Congress Hta I i remarks were ware directed moro particular particularly ly I to the thu Mitchell or coast bill L which he said ald was Wa a plain of our with china Mr lr Poster VOlter wild government had four times n ki d China to modify exist twills in the Interest of American nud that In every ever instance China had acceded to our request Ho lo then submitted for lor the consideration ot the commute proposition I The rhe first was WA that any Al law passed by the sont Con which tho thu exclusion of or Chinese Chinse bo 1 would be e not nol only without International authority but would be bf in 11 violation of treaty stipulation H I that during tho Iho negotiations r milling In tl treaty trAlY of or 1891 Ihl States sought to have tho if Jt Chinese hb r extended to u 1 my nt years and that tho govern p refused to make It I fur moro thUi yours He HI also Insisted that wh n 1 t treaty of ISM 15 t cairn to an and f i I treaty laty ot or would he ie n r I Il l into force which IC t J for tor the free reo nn L u r r t ll I fn th mit d W l ft had I UI only Y b Mel m U 1 Ju m abrogated ahlo t ll His Ils ojo was thai Ulal should not bo made lal Y to nil ni our Insular R Y and said sall the Hawaiian Islands 1 r I IId rd Id tho th exact state of affaire which ia m contemplated by the American tors for tor tho treaty In vi hh h they the gave ravo the that to 1 h hn 1 n 1 condition of ot rho lo I I would not apply when all al the tho r n nf of the tie Inlands for Chinese tin mi and the local 81 authorities air o M that It would not nol In any way aff tt ft t white labor Mr Fosters third nan 0 j that the tha existing exclusion In i nn I 11 l the legislation proposed are af In tl disregard of or the treaty stipulation Hi II cited provision of or the of ivil I which guaranteed to all ni Chinese in tn I ht h United States I tat Il the mot most favored f I rii treatment the tUI privilege of n I u ulea lea with wih oth r nations to them the ino mo tr aa al to thi t pro ro of their persons and ant property as ni enjoyed by native |
