On March 26. 1890. the Chinese minister demanded an explanation of the conduct of the American authorities in the past. and he demanded assurances for the future. "The public law recognizes the right of China to resort to retaliation." he said. On the following 1st day of October he writes that he has been instructed by the foreign office to ask that early attention be given to his former request. What request? "That steps be taken to undo the wrongs being inflicted on Chinese subjects under the Scott exclusion act of 1888." On October 19 the foreign office wrote to Charles Denby. our minister at Peking. that it wanted the restriction act rejected or repealed. And you will find all through these papers the Eastern idea dominant and cropping out that the Executive can come in and repeal the law. We find appeals to Mr.
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