Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-17

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visw tat 20 psc1niary eompeznfi0n \
de- aotsf ~ fss<ty * Mon II, 10
TtA sfiEaisfinu - shxt docEuent y
that II sAe Chinese Axe III tysated. tie
6ossrnmsrs "wiii exs<f ell ~ psw~r
b devise measures for theiF pFotss
tiou.s and to secure 10 them shs PRIV
ilsass ssd szsoptsa8 snisssd ~ oshss
Tsis obiiesssou hAs bsss fs,Glssd 70
The letter. Whss shs ksek Springs
riot oeoarfed. early u sepssnh<r IAse,
6en. Seho0ezd wns dinesad 20 snnd
thithsr Ill The troops required 70 sup-
prsss it. Compzniss B snd z, s~vsa6h
infassryi scnpasios @ Esd q. Niseh,
and esEnpanies @. d and II, fweots'
hrst. under Lisut. uoi. OhiplaAn, uoes
harrisd 70 Heck Springs. shils ssus
companies, made up from the Efxsk,
Ninth and Twsasy .hRxt Infantry, unAas
Lisnt. Col Audeeeun. occnpied Evans
ton. Thsae forcss, o. . part Of then,
we're kept on Guard fur month&. checked
ell disturbances in the wyoming coal
minea and On the sn1iso8d. not only q
the PLACES indfsated ~ = Gsoea River
aid Almy, euabIsd 900 sxpsiisd China,
men 70 return 70 uogk, and BY their
pFespues supported the sheriff Of Hsess-
water ooonsy In bis arsese a maay
riotsrs.
So. 10 the Seattle riots u Novembsr.
the entire ten ccmpsnies Of the FouE-
taenfh infantry wess de~paschsd from
Vancouver 10 the soene; The d spartmcuf
command A., 6en. Gibbon, kakin4 charge
OF tbs expedltiou. President Clsvs land
siao in~aed Q procla matiou, in yiew OF
affairs thefe aud IL Tacoma. where the
Chiness vsrs sspoIled, cnuuanctn the
rioters 10 dispeFss. The efecf OF these
measures wn8 dsctsiso at both pisces.
and sxian1sd thx3uehout the PUGET
Sound region and 70 places IN California
like Los Angeles. Absut thirty arrests
we're made Is Tacoma, the Mayor bsine
among tse pFiscuers tskep under mill
tafy guard 10 Vancouver. The Chinese
merchants OF Mott street. Nsv York, IN
Q public address signed By Yust Sing.
kWoae Hing Lung and thirty SIX others,
and forwarded here. acknowledged that
these measures had been taken & 10 pro-
tect our people, redress the wrongs done
TO the injured. punish Tie lnaiefaetofu
and prevent a repetition Of the xctiuus."
II u clear, than, that our treaty respon-
sibilitses have been fulty INST, sinee they
enloin only future pr ,tes1ion In s1oh
cases. not pecanfasy Indemnity.
Nevertheless. there II Q fcsiinQ not
only that such indemnity msy b due
from Congress, bat thai President Cleve-
land does oct psopsriy recomusnd u In
describing II a. Wholly erstuitoas. and
resortsd 10 in q spirit Of pure eeperos-
ity." The coantxy kAa nos much money
for srzfuities OF acts Of yure generosity.
II thefe Is no obligation Of RIGHT, Of
honor, Of iussioe. II the matter. Con-
gross had bestex drop Il. Calls for VI the
tounty Of the Govefnmeas IN Aid Of In
uoceat and csaeefni stsnnccrar might
be frequent, " onoe excre3eed In sheer
benevclsucs. Those oasfaees were pre-
eIssiy like those fur which ws expect tn-
dsmni,y from China whenever commit
led II her territory AeAinse our eitizsns.
The reason ~ expecf AID exact is h
that ~ eannst go into the question a
locai responsibility aad liapiiity, bus
leave tbs Chimes Government TO fts ovu
remedy OF penalty. In turn. from local
offenders. The Chinese Minister hxs
pus IN claims against tbs 6tAts Depart.
msnt besares the treaty DEALINGS and
dealings Of the Chinese 0oy~fnmsns
are With The Federal 0oysrnmeus, and
not with municipal authorities Or min.
ing boss<a.
Only q few days ago Rsar Admiral
Davis, OF the Asiatie squadror, reported
disturbances al Chin ktAaa. Ia which
too American missionaries vere assault
ed. Nobody viii Be surprised 10 nnd
and this III treatment calling for indem-
nifty In oar rsxt claims commi ssion with
China uniees settled sooner. ~ n prob
ably will %. Il oniy csnsistsd Of bind
ing the too Americans hand and foot,
yst the British chip Wanderers hurried
10 the spot and remained until she Ma
Fion could set there and feiieve IL. I'm
der one commission. Il 10 said, China
paid oses fTuo. zoo fl ousraecs dane -
Auerfcsns, aud losses from LEGAL riots
have sometimss been made no ~ mat
ter II course In Ch,ns- without pro-
tractsd diplomacy. II II 10 trus that
ve are not honofsbiv bouad - treat
other pations N this matter - ve tx-
psct them 10 treat ns. Il 10 hardly vpFsh
vhi1s 30 make eifts oat Of bsnevoleut
condsscen<iou 20 aliens suf1ssing fron,
rsots in Territories directly under thu
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