We make this earnest petition. first. on the ground of justice and.f air dealing. By solemn treaty agreement the Chinese now in the United States are entitled to the same treatment that is accorded to the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. The provision that they shall register and take out certificates to assure their continued residence here. producing the testimony of a white witness to their right to be here. requires of multitudes of them an impossibility. and yet subjects them to imprisonment and deportation if they fail to comply with the requisition. This requirement made of them alone. in contradistinction to all other foreigners in the country. is a palpable vioiation of the treaty. We furthermore petition for the repeal of this law because it endangers our interests in China.
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