The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-04
No can come in here. -

said the Chinaman.
But want to see man.
The court arose in body and started
for the reporter, who beat retreat.
From All Foon. Chinaman who
dresses like n Christian and was edu-
Gated at the New England college, the
reporter learned that about year ago
an agent of the San Francisco Hip re
Tong Society arrived in New York.
| Several vexatious questions arising
! among Cinnamon here had stirred up
| trouble between the representative
/ Chinese companies, and the society
therefore established an agency or sub
ordinate court in this city. The pecu-
liarty of the Hip Ye Tong is that it
does not ask the Chinese residents of
! city whether they wish its services OF
! not, but settles down, opens its courts,
/ and stands ready for business. If the
defendant in case before it does no!
see fit to recognize its authority, it mat
! tiers not a whit: the case goes on all the
same, and the court executes its judg-
ment. Cinnamon respect and fear the
Hip Ye Tong. Since the Judge opened
his court in this city Cinnamon have
! come here from all parts of the East tc
submit their grievances for arbitration.
Not long ago two Philadelphia Chinese
merchants had money difficulty. An
! appeal to the civil courts resulted I'M
! satisfactorily to one of the parties, and
/ he appealed to the Hip Ye Tong. The
Judge reversed the decision of the Phil
! adelpha civil court. and that settled
! the case.
LAS the strength of the Chinese
grows in New York. the Hip Ye Tong
will grow in arrogance" sa d All FOOn,
| until it becomes as cruel and vindictive
! here as in : an Francisco
About twelve years ago the Hip Te
Tong first established itselfin San Fran
cisco. its members are sworn to secre-
~. The Hip Ye Tong is composed OF
Chinese revOlutiOnists, enemies of the
present Chinese dynasty. The En-
peror is elected by the MandarinS, and
the last Emperor overthrow the Hin Ie
Tong party, beheaded their chiefta Ms,
and scattered their forces. Tut they
got together again under n secret bond.
| They found America Il safe asylum.
and soon grew so strong IN san Fran
cisco as to become a terror 10 all China
men. Their members form distinct
criminal class. Their headquarters
was transformed into n joss house.
wherein the President holds his inquiSi-
tons. All the members o. the Hip Ye
Tong, and there are !, $50 of them, are
his executive officers. They live by
blackmail. If q Chinaman has bad
debt he goes before the Hip Ie Tong,
pas 4 certain price, and leaves his
claim for collection The unfortunate
debtor pays that claim, be it lust Oruny ust
or dies. The San Francisco police call
Hip Ye Tong members .'hatcIet men,
because of the weapon they all carry.
They Affect peculiar dress well known
to the police and to their fellow coun-
trymen. They go heavily armed, and
are the desperadOes OF Chinatown.
They commit burglarieS, steal women,
and murder with impunity, for few
white men can distinguish one China
man from another; and as their depre-
datiOns are committed mostly upon
Cinnamon, they seldom have witnesses
appearing against them.
The DEGREES of Hip Ye Tong are given
to men called high binders. who ruth
Iessly execute them. As an instance OF
their methods, the following may be in
trreSting: Some years ago an epidemic
disabled all the horses in san Francisco.
An express company went to Chinese
employment Office and engaged lDG
Cinnamon, agreeing 10 pay the chinese
agent lifty cents commission for each
man. When the Hip Ye Tong heard OF
this demand for half was made. The
on1 III, &
ordered on pain of death not to 20 &c
work. The agent held out one day.
while he knew armed high binders Were
waiting for him without. Then he
yielded, and then the society fined him
the remainder OF his cummisS on which
he was glad to pay.
For Years no Chinaman could leave
California to return home without pay
ing Il certain sum, called blood money.
10 the society to which ne belonged
The inspection and collection was n
trusted to the Hip Ye Tong. On
steamer day the high binders topk
Their stand on the Pacific Mali wharf.
and every Chinaman who did not show J
clearance ear or receipt was detained.
Ii he attempted to stand upon hi
rights he was at once arrested upon
prcteXt and thrown into all. No one
Won q appear against him. but in the
mean time the steamer would 90 to sea.
Chinese women have a commercial
value in San Francisco. Now that they
can not he landed there their value ha-
gone up. 4 Young girl is worth $1,000
t. 500. The hip Ye Tong deals in
women. If wealthy merchant covet>
another Chinamans vine. he paws
money to the Hip Ie Tong. and the
high binders steal the woman, If she
can be captured in no other way,
charge is trumped up against her and
she is taken to- the police court. Nc
one appears to prosecute her, and she i
discharged. Then the high binders
seize her.
1t is branch of such tribunal that i
established here III New York. The
Hip Ye Tong is feeble yet, and is not
sufficiently aggressive to have called fol
interposition on the part of the police.
But it is believed that it will grow
stronger if 1t Is not interfered with.'-N.
Z. SIM.
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