The herald., 1898-10-20
CHINESE BOYCOTT AGAIN
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE OLD SCORES
b. IN CHINATOWN
SEE YUP AND SAM YUP ROW
Circulars From the Chinese Consul at
Sam francisco Provoke an An
swer From Malcontents Here

There is possibility that in the near fu-
ture the whole of Chinatown may be con
verted into O. .hs living grabbag in which the
the See Yups and the Sam Yups, will figure
prominently. There has always been more
or less rivalry between the two, and several
years ago the See Yups declared boycott
| on the stores Of the Sam Yup company.
forbidden to patronize stores kept by, mem
bers Of the rival organization. The Chinese
is naturally thrifty, however,. whether
| member of one company or another, so when
some of the See Yups saw chance to secure
goods cheaper from the Sam Yup stores than
See Yup business houses they patronized
them. The result was that lookouts were
placed on watch in front Of the Sam Yup
stores and whenever any of the See Yup men
came out with purchases the goods were
confscated, being grabbed from their hands.
The watchmen never let up in their. work,
and a number Of arrests were made by the
police.
For months the boycott was carried on
with varying periods Of intensity, but even:
tually the Sam Yups, whose business had
been practically ruined by the feud, ap-
pealed to Minister Yang Yu at Washington
steadfast friend of the Sam Yups; in fact,
his predecessor, Consul General Lai, had
been removed through influence because of
supposed friendliness for the See Yups. Min
lister Yang Yu took decisive action and sent
TO China an indictment Of the leaders Of the
See Yup companies, asking that action be
taken against them in their ancestral homes,
against their relatives and business
connections. His appeal worked and score
Of relatives were arrested and imprisoned or
forced to flee to ,Hongkong and the protccc-
tion Of the British flag. Sentences Of death,
were imposed upon See Yup leaders should
they ever return to China and merry row
| was raised all around.
This radical action rather brought the See
Yups up with a round turn and a delegation
was sent to interview Minister Yu and
plead for his intercession. As result Of
numerous conferences and incidentally the
payment, it is said, of an indemnity to the
Sam Yups, a truce was declared and the
boycott called of, the Celestials agreeing to
live together in harmony. The agreement
seems to have been little too much to live
up, to: About a. month ago Chief Glass re-
ceived letter from the Chinese consulate
81 nooes. os'0; one on Seio~s and d0ass Sns
on red paper, with the request that
they be posted in conspicuous place in
Chinatown. This request was complied with
and the notices duly posted. The following
is free translation of the yellow document:
l
boycott instituted by the See Yups against
the Sam Yups and as to the action taken
by the officials and the head merchants
Of the See Yups. The See Yup officials
and merchants, viz, Lee Mon Hoy, Lee Mon
81, Chan Mon Wat, Chan See Tmn, Chan Ty
Sing Chico, Lee Yau Pan, Lee Yok Wan,
Luie Sung Hok, Fong Hin King, Lau Chuk
Nam, Leoi Yung Ham, Yee Hop Wo, Yee
Ho Yung, Wong 81 .Seung have agreed at
the request of the former minister Yang
Yu to erase and abolish all the rules for the
aesnss ~S nd the Sam nps and
also have agreed to put proclamation to that
effect and the same was gone over when the
present Minister WI reached San Fran
cisco, and during his stay here the said See
Yup officials and merchants reiterated their
business relations between the two Yups.
But n whole year has already elapsed and
nothing has been done and in consequence
evil persons have taken advantage Of the
existence Of affairs and imposed upon the
law-abiding and peaceable men. Not only
See Yups have suffered severely
! Now, our Minister has ordered the Con-
sui General and Consul to use all efforts to
stop this thing at once. Therefore we have
conferred with the said Lee Mon Hoy ct al.
and they now agree to stop all boycotts in
the future 1S 80 now we % are issuing Proclama.
our people to abolish all Yup distinctions
and deal with one another as though there
had never been such distinctions.
| Now, further, if any one is caught boy
cotting or using his influence that effect
he shall be arrested and turned over to the
American magistrates and be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
| We counsel all the See Yups and the Sam
Yups to give heed and respect this.
lSigned) Consul General and Consul.
The red circular reads as follows:
We have just received instructions from
the Chinese Minister at Washington to the
boycotting one another in the business re-
lations between the See Yups and the Sam
Yups; therefore. we earnestly request our
countryrnen in all parts Of this land to give
heed to and respect the same and refrain
| from stirring up the old strife and cultivate
desire of our Minister may be accomplished
| (Signed.) LEE MON HOY ct al.
In pursuance with the request of the Chi
nese officials the circulars were put up in
Chinatown, but had not been posted long
before an answering circular appeared
Chief Glass secured copy Of it and sent the
new notice to the consul. Yesterday re-
that the second circular had evidently been
inspired by highbinders for the purpose Of
Matchmaking reputable merchants. The fol.
lowing ie a translation of the second circular.
| To all it May Concern:-O See Yup
people sojourning in the United States are
numerous; some employ themselves as labor.
ers and some as merchants. A majority set
tie down in San Francisco, yet in the country
there are not few, and the stores in San
Francisco have always been a convenient
| stopping place for those that live in the
country in their transits and which are
always welcome to them This is not the
only benefit they derive from the See Yup
stores in San Francisco, as they have acted
az their free agents in sending and forward
ing letters and looking after those that are
in trouble. These are no small matters, vet
we all perform them with pleasure as We
look upon them as our kinsmen. Now. il
| they had sought other places than our See
| Yup stores they have met with closed
door, if no worse reception. Now the times
are hard and it is very difficult to make bust
ness pay, much less in looking aftetr the af-
| fairs of our See Yup brethren who patronize
us, unless you will continue to patronize U.S.
Our success depends upon our brethren in
the country. # you look upon your interest
without regard to others who have your wei
fare at heart, and get your goods elsewhere
because you can get them a trife cheaper,
| and when you get into trouble, how can YOU
expect us to help you, and if you cannot get
help from us, where can you get il? And
besides, you can get from us just as cheap
as elsewhere, and why should you put profit
into nthor roon1o,r he ndu 1,S,. ,1nAror;.;,., :,