The Now York World gives the following reasons for the fate of the Chinese immigrants Bill, Washington, 1st September.
The receipt of the unofficial announcement of rejection by the Chinese Government of the recently concluded treaty restricting Chinese infmigration created a decided sensation at the Capital and in the State Department, where action upon the treaty had not been expected for several months to come, the Chinese Minister being still absent in peru, The blamefurthe failure of this important convention to receive the approval of the Chinese Government has boon very promptly placed where it belongs-rat the door of the Republican 80: nate, Secretary Bayard, not having received formal confirmation of the rejection o! the treaty from the American representative, declined to express any opinion as to the effect of the reported action of the Chinese Government, Rspresontative McCreary, of the Foreign Affairs Committee, whose forcible presentation of the subject. materially expedited the passage of the Chinese restriction bill recently enacted in conform mity with the provisions of the treaty, "The Senate alone is responsible for the id to The World correspondent to-day rejection of this treaty. The Chinese Government has always been a difficult one to deal with. Their diplomats are very shrewd and cautious. it. Bayard, however, succeeded in negotiating a treaty that embraced every provision necessary to meet the abuses that have so long prevailed. This convention was accepted by the Chinese Minister and would. have been promptly approved by the home Government. Who wal i pal work of the Administration, p to amend the treaty according to its own ideas and, asa result, we have this rejection, which renders of no avail the labours of months.
The provisions of the treaty precluded the return of Chinese labourers who are not in this country, and forbade the coming, ited States of the Chinese la-
Chinese labourer who might have @ lawful wife, child or parent in the United States, or property therein of the value of $1,000, or debts of like amount due him' and pending settlement, and Chinese officials, teachers, students, merchants or travellers for pleasure or curiosity, who. were per+ mitted to enter the United States, but: in order to entitle them to do so they were required to first obtain the permission of the Chinese Government, evidenced by certificates duly made out by the diplomatic representative of the United States in the... country or of the Consular representative of the United States at the place from which. with two smendmenta, as follow Article ide 1.—' And the prohibition (of Chinese labourers) shall extend to the
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