The Unit ed States Governnset haid heen very careful of the feelings of the Chinese Govermnent. They hld not. lihe some of the English cdonies. undertakn to settl te mteal(tr atilttely by tlhirt own legislation. Congress hald passed the tifteenpasscnger act. which the icsilent hid veioed. not because Ito (lid not feel very strongly tl dilliceltics coseluent upon Clio present condition of the qucstion. nor heucause he did not regard unrestrictedl Chinese immigration as . great evil. but fin order that this commission might first be scot to hed in conultation with tie Chiincso Government a frienilly and fair adIjtstient. That the Chinesa ennissioners nitst be aware that the stiject was sie of great popular interest in the United Stites iand bail ien the ilein]e of excited and esen angry comment in Congress. And it was much to be feared that if the comltission failled to reach a satisfactory solution. the Government might be forced by lie difficulties of the sitiuation to take the question into its own hands ant abogate the Barlingame treaty.
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