That the regulation should apply only to Chinese laborers in the employ of American citizes. Fourth. That if the regulation should extend to the limitation or suspension of such immigration. the limitation in point of numbers or the suspensio in point of time should be specific. As to the second and third points of this scheme it is unnecessary to repeat the obvious reasons why lbey could not even be taken into consideration. At tis troinit in tie discussion we doercd it best to say that while t he details of the treaty and its language were matters in which we wouldi gladly consult the preferenec of the Chinese Government. we could not consent to any settlement which ilid not recognize the entire discretion of the United States in dealing with this subject.
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