Mr. Ryan to Mr. Blaine.
Mexico, November 1, 1890. (Received November 13.)
Sir: Immediately upon the receipt of instructions No. 375, of October 22, 1890, relative to the concurrent resolution of the United States Congress of the 1st ultimo, looking to the negotiation of treaties with the Governments of Great Britain and Mexico for the prevention of the entry of Chinese laborers from Canada and Mexico into the United States, I called upon Mr. Mariscal, unofficially, and advised him of its contents, and requested him to consider the subject with a view to favorable action.
He called my attention to article xi of the Mexican constitution, which reads as follows:
Art. XI. Every man has a right to enter and to go out of the Republic, to travel through its territory and change his residence, without the necessity of any safeguard, passport, letter of safe-conduct, or other like requisite.
While Mr. Mariscal was reserved touching the effect of this provision of the constitution upon the proposed convention, he impressed me as being inclined not to regard it as an insuperable barrier.
He has promised to give the matter thorough consideration and to confer with me at an early day respecting it.
I am, etc.,