Text Of The Chinese Treaty

The following is the text of the immigration treaty signed at Peking, Xovember 17, 1880, by the commissioners plenipotentiary of the United States and China respectively, omitting the preamble: Article 1. Whenever, in the opinión of tlie government oftbe United State, the coming of Chinese laborera to the United States, or tlieir residence therein, affects or threatens to affect the interests of that country, or to endanger the good order of said country, or of any locality within the territory thereof, Uie government of China agrees tliat the government of the United States may regúlate, limit or Buspend such coming or residence, but may not absolutely probibit it. The Huiitation or suspension sliall be reasonable, and shall apply ouly to the Chinese who may go to the United Htates as laborera, other classes not being included in the limitations. Leislation taken in regard to Chinese laborera will b of suca a character ouly as ís necessary to en forcé tlie regulation, limitation or suspension of iininigration, and the immigrant símil uot be subject to personal nialtreatment or abuse. Art. 2. Chinese subjects, whether proceeding to the United States as teachers, student, merchante, or from curiosity, together with body and household servants, or ChineHe laborers who are now in the Unifed States, shall be allowed to go and come ol tbeir owu free will and accord, and shall i e accorded all rights, privileges, immunitiíR, and exemptions which are accorded to the citizens and subjects of the most favored of natious. Art. 8. If Chinese laborers, or Chinese of any otber cías, now either permapently or teraporarily residing in that territory, meet ill treatment at the hands of auy other persons, the government of the United States will exert all lts powers to devise measures for tlieir protection and to secure to them the game righte, privileges, immunities, and exemptions as may be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored of nations, and to which they are entitled by treaty Art. 4. The high contracting powers having agreed upon the foregoing articles, whenever the government of the United States shall adopt legislative measures in accordanee therewitb, such measures will be communicated to the government of China. If such meaauree as are enacted are found to work hardship upon the subjects of China, the Chinese minister at Washington may bring the matter to the notice of the secretary of state of the United States, who will consider the subject with hiin, and Uie Chinese foreign office may also bring the matter to the notice of the United States minister at Peking, and consider the subject with him to the end that mutual and unqualified benefit uiy result. In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed and sealed the foregoing at Peking, in Knglish and Chinese, ttiere lieini; three origináis of each text, of even tenor and date, the ratification of which shall be exchanged at Peking within one year from the date of lts execution.