The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-20

To ONE accustomed 10 the peaceful, ORDERLY life
OF these Islands. the state of society Ia San Francis.
co as portrayed Ia the press Of that city Iooka
ominous OF violence and bloodshed ere long. rhe
utterances Of the orators AZ the sand-Iot mrstinoa
are getting more and more bold aud intemperate
AT the gathering on Sunday. Feb. 10th, the speak.
ers said they were only waiting Tor coming events.
when they would hang citizens who opposed them
and destroy their property. Al another meeting
OF the unemployed at the sand-iots on Feb 26tb.
the chairman said that they would probably ad.
jonrn sine die on Saturday. A ter that the peopIs
would agiiHie IN "a different manner, and with
something more effective than gas from a rostrum.
Women lake an active part in the proceedings, aud
a Mrs. Smith made speech. as follows: Organ
IL, and prepare ior what is to cume. You hun.
gry' honrlrsa, destitute. WORTHLESS mob, you have
been robbed and must prepare to assert your
rights with force. We won't work Tor 81 per dav.
aud you will be a mob until you back up your opin.
ions with your might. | hate u white Chinaman
worse than u yellow one, and you will be no better
of until you drive every white and yellow China
man out OF this city. II you have a spark OF man.
hood Jou will prepare Tor work more effective
than talk. Now is the time to get ready, for the
hour is near when you will have TO assert your
rights with force"
The chairman said, | understand that some OF
us have got to go. II they start in, this city viii be
leveled to a mass of ashes and the ruins filed with
roasted bodies in twenty four hours. II any of
these men don't like what / say, 1 have nothing at
stake and they can find me-"
AT a meeting Of one OF The Ward Clubs of Work.
ingmen, one OF the speakers said. 6 Law or no law.
the Chinese must go. II the Vigilant Committee
OF citizens touch a hair Of any workingman's head.
for every hair disturbed one hundred and twenty OF
these - shall bite the dust" Another said be had
no idea the Chinese would 20 without force.
q" Many lives would be lost, and Cinnamon NAV be
knee deep in blood. = The Mayor NAV
call for you in three days. Be ready get your
company ready, secure guns. or at least.be ready
to use them when placed in your hands. The Chi
nese must go. and blood will be shed in removing
them" The following is the pledge taken and
signed by Club members We the undersigned.
members of the First Branch Club OF the Eleventh
Ward, w. p. c., swear that we will use force of
arms. or any other means within our reach, to as
sist in driving the Chinese from the state Of Califor.
MIA, and that we will be ready at a moments no.
tice to follow our leaders in;the prosecution Of our
work"
But in the face of all this threatening language
would promptly cOnsign the usterers to
prison in any other Countrywide Chronicle Of the
9th says:
THE significance of these turbulent demonstra-
tons is perfectly well understood here. At the East
their importance is vastly exaggerated. Here we
have no fears Of insurrection or of the inauguration
of a reign of terror. We have been too long accue-
toned to the terrible rhetoric Of the sand lots.
The CRY Of " Hemp hemp !" has become familiar
to our ears. We understand what IL amounts to.
No one is alarmed no one anticipates another
French revolution In California. The masaes of
the people are prosperous and contented. The az
itators are not dangerous, though they make q
great deal of noise. and attract far more attention
than they are entitled to. The conservative law
abiding element is strong enough to crush ont and
stamp into powder the entire disorderly and insur-
rectionary element whenever a crisis arrives that
calls for energetic action. Meantime il is patient
and tolerant, and does not allow itself TO be uns
duly disturbed or excited by the vaporings and
menaces of a few noisy, mercenary demagoguear
and their senseless dupes."