The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-10
MEANS BUSINESS.
Ii Wing Yew Puts Forth
a Proclamation.
WILL BEHEAD HIGHBINDERs.
The Chinese Consui-General Threat
ems TO Send Highbinders Back
to Canton.

The Chinese CoDSul-General has again
taken hand in the war against the high
/ binders by Issuing proclamation which
more than ever emphasizes the recent in
| teresting combination of Chinese merchants
against the highbinder societies.
Last evening long printed proclamation
by Ii Wing Yew was posted in Chinatown
and distributed there.
The Consul General makes the interesting
threat that if the highbinders do not quit
their devillry they will be sent back to
| China and get their heads chopped off.
This. lie saws, is in accordance with in
structions from the Chinese Minister at
Washington and the Governor at Canton.
He gives some sage advice and cOunsels the
ignorant criminals TO read the laws of Cor
Hing. who was the fifth Emperor of China,
before the present one.
Nobody knew last night how the Consul
General could manage to send a highlander
back to the headsman in Canton, but every
body will agree that 1t would be a magnifi-
cent Plan to pursue.
Some intelligent Chinese thought that it
was partly bluff TO awe the highbinders,
and others had an idea that the Chinese and
American Governments would fix up that
sort OF a scheme somehow or other.
Whatever the proclamation may amount
to it recalls The fact that the failure of ex-
listing treaties with China to afford Chinese
Consuls criminal jurisdiction over Chinese
citizens in this country as American Consuls
have over American citizens in China has
prevented the suppression of Chinese brig
andage here for so many years.
II the swift and sure justice of
Chinese laws and criminal prosecution
were given a show in Chinatown high
binder societies would last about two days,
according to the assertions of Vice-Consu
King OWyang.
The proclamation reads in effect as follows
when tran slated:
Il, Ii Wing Yew, Chinese Con nsu'-General
and Judge of the District of Kong Sue,
hereby informs you that the Chinese off
cials in China are aware Of the crimes COM
mitted and the circulars issued by the
highbinder societies, and that these crimes
have been committed for trivial causes or
no cause whatever
You have been asked time and again TO
desist by the Chinese and city authorities,
but to no purpose, and such conduct will all
be blamed on me for not putting u stop TO
it by cur home Government and will suffer
for it.
''The Chinese Ministeri in Washington has
sent word to me to arrest all members Of
these highbinder societies and break up
their places Of meeting. Also the city
authorities hare asked me TO do the same.
The Six Companies aud merchants COM
bned with us and formed the Wey Lind
viglante society TO protect ourselves, as
self-DrotectiOn is the first law OF nature.
and, Instead of making money here, the
merchants lives were in danger and their
business being ruined.
"a written complaint has been sent to the
Chinese Minister at Washington, who, in
return, sent a complaint to the Governor of
Canton kuong ST, Informing him of all that
has been done By the Chinese highbtnder
societies. The Governor and the heads
OF different merchants protective societies
in China have sent word here to ar
rest the leaders of these different highlander
societies and send them back to China,
where they will be beheaded. The Gov
ernor's orders l am in duty bo0nd to obey.
so it is left 20 yourselves whether you obey
these orders of the Chinese Governor, II
you do not behave the heads of the company
will put their seal of Office on complaint
which must be obeyed according to Chinese
law, and you will be sent back to China and
punished by death.
'1f you do not show by your actions that
to obey the laws Of the country and Won re-
turn to your lawlessness again you will not
only be beheaded, but you will bring dis
grace on your own family, fathers, brothers
and sisters Besides the white race
will look down on US for yoar ac-
tions. If l do not enforce this order
l will be disgraced myself. 1 am obliged to
send the family names of such offenders.
no matter what family they belong to, and
no person will be allowed to 90 on the
oUnds of any one disObeying these or
ders. No persons will be allowed to Or
ganZe any society or meet in any rooms
for any such purpose. or give any large
banquets by any highlander society. No
more societies shall put up any circulars
giving notice of any banquet, or TO obtain
money for the hiring of hacks for big fune-
rails in any highbinder society. If you
are an officer of any society that is not
highbinder society, You are re-
quested to inform The Six Compa
nes of such fact, and they will
assist you in getting bonds or out of any
trouble. If any Of the hghbinder societies
post circulars against these societies, or
have got hold of any OF their letters or
papers We will help them TO find ont who
they are and turn them over to the police.
fol tue cIlmIlalS ana ignorant Chinese
that were ignorant of the laws of heaven
and earth, in the sixth year Of the reign of
Cor Hing. Emperor Of China, were passed
laws against all highbinder societies
or similar associations. Tie persons that
put out those inflammatory circulars on the
10 h of the present Chinese month against
the ones the Wey Ling society put out, were
such wicked, INSCRIPTIONS and Ignorant
persons as Emperor Cor Hing passed laws
against, men so wicked and ignorant that
they did not even know the common laws
or right from wrong. If the Chinese would
read the laws Of this Emperor. they would
be more happy and get in less trouble"