Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-08
An epES LETTER.
SEATTLE, O,tober :.

SEATTLE, O,tober !, 1855.
To Hons. II. L. Yeslsr, o. Jaeobs,
.H.ssrs. g.. B. Aiair. g. Norris Hsuer,
c. II. Haafori. J. II AeGratr. O. g.
Icon and others Of the Frye Opera House
Netting, GESTLKMks:-In the name Of
Law snd order, yea have organized and
have Inder your control sD armed force
of i've or sir hundred of our citizens.
Year field OF battle has been selected.
Your various commands and bSttalions
arranged II line Of action. aud you
are ready at the tap Of bell 20 proceed
10 action. So large force, prepared TO
spring into action at the comm and of
one man. u almst as extraordinary aa
action as that Of placing a city under
.1artial lag, and only a general upgis-
ing, or other extraordinary eircum-
stance, seem. TO Us should call for ssch
action. Your excuse for 1t, as explained
By some, u. faA. yoQ Wish to sapport
the officers IN preventing and checkiuR
the depgedsiions of the iaviess ele-
meni Rox In our midst, and 10 prevent
net aud destruction Of property by
that class Bat We have had no ri.s
sor any thresteped riot 10 this city, and
u ~ sell known fEst thc lsv!ess element
IN this city is insigntfcantiy small. oom
pared 10 the force you have organic d
10 check tbeir depredations. unless you
intend 20 include with the lawiess class
those Who have assembled at Yeslsr's
Hall and taken action towards the ex.
elasion of the Chinese. bot many Of yoa
syDs thai they we're not 50 Included
Ihee, the suspicious characters" rs-
ferred 10 10 another of your resolutions,
and any other lAxloss class, are Certain
Iy Dot dangerous enough 70 warrant
your extraordinary force. You NAV
have thoaRht SO, bat the respectable
laboring class and other good citizens
vho have supported the action of the
Yesier Hall meetings do not th;ak 30
The action taken by yoa may have been
we'll Intended and may do good. We
hope it will and are willing TO for yard
all its good tendencies We think. no -
ever, without further action. your pro-
ceedinRs toRetser with accu usations OF
violence against the Yesler Hail meet
ings, sad With toe we'll authenticated re
ports that CON Of your leaders have
encouraged the Chinese 30 stay, that the |
following bad results will follow. viz
First. Your organized force will be
considered a menace to the iaboriuR |
cas-, and should it lead to another |
AIMED force, out Of an idea Of self pro |
lection. 1t would not be surprising.
Second. Il will have tendency to |
create GLASS prtjudiee.
Tnird. Il will be an encouragement |
for tbs Chissse to say. and thus |
place a powerful obstacle IN the var of |
our efforts f1r their exclusion
Fourth. IL will create false and |
damaging impression abroad as TO the |
peace and safety OF life and property,
and the responsibility OF our commu-
nifty,
There aay bs a serious misunder-
standing between thoss CT the Yssltr
Hall and tboss of the Frye Opera House
meeting. Both claim 10 be conssrva
tora Of the peace asd in favor OF the
exclusion of Chinese. We are inclined |
to suspect that you are not in favor of
prompt and vigorous measures for the
speedy exclusion of the Chinese that
your resoletion for the vigorous eu
forcement of ths Restriction act and
any necessary amendment thereto, are
not enough to convince NEST of the
lsboring class that many of you are
acting in COED faith so far as the exclu-
sion OF the Chinese sre cIpcerned.
On the other hand. many OF you per-
haps do rot believe that our declara-
tions for peace and obedience to lay
are in good faith and bssides the bad
results above mentioned. the two IN ct
lnes are thus brought IN direst ant igo-
nism to each other.
To do away wits this sutaeonisrn to
avoid the bed results above mentioned,
and that our citissns may act in har-
tnA NJ l
sitions. viz toe speedy exclusion Of
the Chinese and the preservation Of
pesce and order. We respectfully sug-
eest the following plan, vzE
That there be hold a meeting, at such
time sod place a. yon may select. within
q week, 10 which those Who have sup
ported the meetings at Yesles Hall and
those Who supported the meeting at
Frye Osera House shall join in mutual
pledges to aid, support and maintain
the peace and order Of she community,
and TO use all vigorous, prompt and
sdective measures within tbs lax for
Toe speedy exclusion sf the Chinese.
We are desirous Of giving further as
suranoes OF our devotion 10 law aud or
der by iDinins 10 your pledges. and At
The same tims ve want the Undivided
support OF all vho are in favor Of tie
speedy exclusion of the Chinese. Bat
i We Join you in your org snix stiou and
pledges, We want assurance that IL 70
not used in the name Of peace by the
pro Chinese 10 give the Chinese moral
supor,. and TO intimIdate and to arrest
the lawful efforts of those desiring their
exclusion. Tae % operation here pro-
posed viil give mutual assurance and
harmony of action.
We will assure yoa that 90 far a. We
Are concerned the met ting viii be or
ierly and respectful, and tnat though
many of us are clothed with colored
garments Of toll that ws can be gentle
men. An early reply is respectfully
solicited.
By order of the Committee,
Gro. VKNAsLE SMITH,
Chairman Of the Committee of Ten of
the Anti Chinese Congress.