1210 CONVENTION-CHINA. Mnncn 17, 1894. , Convention between the United States of America and the Empire of China. u§1’·““- Emigration between the two countries. Signed at Washington March W 17, 16*94; ratification advised by the Senate August 13, 1894; ratified . by the President August 22, 1894; ratified by the Emperor of China in due form; ratification: exchanged at Washington December 7, 1894; proclaimed December 8, 1894. _ BY rim Pnnsmnnr or rms: Ururmn STATES OF AML1x10A. _ A PROCLAMATION. rmmtie. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America and China, concerning the subject of emigration between those two countries, was concluded and signed by their respective Plempotentiaries at the City of Washington on the 17th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, which Convention is word for word as follows: $ge€;2*°**¤;g6P·*°°· Whereas, on the 17th day of November AUD. 1880, and of Kwanghsii, '°'the sixth year, tenth moon, fifteenth day, a Treaty was concluded between the United States and China for the purpose of regulating, limiting, or suspegding 1g1B coming of Chinese laborers to, and their residence in the nited tates· And whereas the Government of China, in view of the antagonism ti? '““‘i"i."°"'°“i?;..*§" -““" $2L‘°““.£§'£”““S EZ "'}‘?i}‘ “%§° ·*€;'3“‘é‘2°‘€;“ mcse a orers given in n par o e n1 a s desires to prohibit the emigration of such laborers from China to the; United States- And whereas the two Governments desire to cooperate in prohibiting splph leomrgratiplp, and to strengthen in other ways the bonds of friends 'p tween e two countries- And whereas the two Goverriments are desirous of adopting reciprocalill megsurelp for ge betteii plrotegtion of the citizens or subjects of , eac wit in thejuri iction o the o ier-
- ’l¤¤iP<>¤=¤*i¤**··· Now, therefore, the President of the’United States has appointed
Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State of the United States, as his Plenrprgelntgary, apd I:upc?zg1Maicsty(, the Eiiépelam) of China has appoin ang u cer 0 e secon ran u - irecto f th gpnrt o£‘eS;1rriii¢3)adhW[prsh(ip,S,·;nd Erzpy Estraoxzdinafay and lllihiste: empo n -1317 e ni i a eso merica as is enote ti · and the said Plenipotentiaries having exhibiteii their respgetivtle Emi Fowers tximd to be in due and good form, have agreed upon the folowing a ic es: Anrrcnn I. comm; of cmum The High Contracting Parties avree that for a period of ten S §,‘;°;"=,,0{,‘{b,,'§f,‘*}$,2 beginning with the date of the egchange of the ratitications osteithis ¤¤¤ yen Convention, the coming, except under the conditions hereinafter specigeg, ori Chinese laborers to the United States shall be absolutely pro- 1 itec . Anrrcnn II. mum 0, umm The preceding article shall not apply to the return to the United umm pemnma. States or any registered Chinese laborer who has a lawful wife child or parent in the United States, or property therein of the value,of one
