The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26

afsis aGxernn3y Meme bat those N no were
-. siss Srcani al TIRE time can sow under
stand tn@ Sss naer who met there and
ssfsh 1h@sr sssstss deputy sks@rfffs- BF
a large nsS f9y5sY ~ zgaa red the sentiments
~ TIE asasi-thlness party Ia the efs@ss
az&s Il great affection and a greater us.sza~
asse waA upua The Pacific ssaass. that con-
sTess was little dispersed to relieve ns:
shaT TBS East Esffska rot. and usanife~tiy
sisd Fs5s. understand the question, thai the
nflsy available remedy was seine concert
81 pE3Es1e action an sfsr part within the
S@4aHsss of sAw which slcaa1s relieve us Of
f5e GTsnsSe. The question was, how far
20 60 2a3si she~e 80 stop. end where woASsd
ths rnossmeHf stop IL dad By this tine
Du5fa5 fne @3fssraE OF those who desired
10 control IT, As conservatives felt IL
pse@sssry 20 withdraw their parties ga lion.
others more radical fanaffcai or violent.
took the satdls and the reiHe Thought
W. men ss@ that the conditions we're
7fss&stes<g fer some event calaynIfouS 10
tie cofnFEgu wealth
Ia this frame OF mind six hasaf~ss men
nset IN TIE opera hDt7&, not ia encourage
Gasrss'ss 10 stay, NOR 70 Oppose any lawful
methods OF securing their siepa rtUre. but
10 pi1elge support s0 the Law 81 the land
Mayor feAer and q. Morris Halter
toelh ~. sseeeasssi,. were elected chair
Efian and SECRETARY. respectively | say
nFs1esstasfngsy IL was tht. most reprssea-
t&fsta body % men ever assembled la Se-
attic. Merchants. mechanics iaborers.
law SeTs, physicians retired men, teach
eFs. ministers. young and old. rich and
boer. ali we're there. determined 10 take
any action or make any sacrifice Decss-
stfy Tor upneldsag the law a. an abstract
principle. even against q cause with
which most OF them were In strong SYM
pafhy. A few short. patriotic addresses
~Nle made. bat they were unnecessary.
Q1t*t determination rt.& III every face.
JGselaI oaths were placed near the stage.
ard every mar to take the oath went
forward and signed. Six or seven haa-
afss men stood and each with uplifsed
right hand soIemnis took fhe oath OF a
deputy sheriff of King county. IL was a
graad spectacle, assuring and resssuring.
They had come 40 the parting OF the
ways The oppos Bg elements were
Known an the opera house party" or
deputy ssasriffs'' and the "anti-Gshiness
party. La the usual course ssf events
grand jury was called in the territorial
district court 81 Seattle. Hon Roger 8.
Greene. the presiding Judge. in charging
the Jury. referred 10 tire prevailing crisis
III a most practical and sympathetic man
ner. but on the question % force he WAS
emphatic, referring ia tt as follows RE
Gently ~ this city threats have been pub
MelS and noForfo9siy made 20 THE. effect
that If the Chinese tS0nls af them located
under the very shadow OF this court
house , are not gore by the stn Of next
November they will. during the current
session of tbs court, and before Your
term Of service shall have expired. be
driven cut BY violence and bleodsned.
Never was Law. abiding community
pudentiy insutfed +"
On November } the Chinese We're ex-
PEELED from Tacoma, by force without OPP
position from law officers ar others. bu,
sh0ut haodsfssd. Committees went To
Chinese houses loaded their goods into
wagons aud both wagons and Chinese
were driven through the streets TO Lake
View. "A railway Efaffon about ten miles
south of Tacoma. where they remained
all night until taken 10 Portland by
train the next day. The leaders were at
forwards Indicted, out nothing came OF
the prosecutions Public sentiment seem
ed 60 cofdonn The acts.
On November Coy. Squire issued gen.
eral law and order proclamation, and
Judge Greeae published section 55is of the
United States revised statues. regarding
eonspifaciss and violence. BY November
) the situation in Seattle seemed 20 be
solving itself The Chinese We're RAPIDLY
going. business men ia whom the Chi
nsse had confidence, had advised them TO
GO On that date joint mass meeting
Was held for the purpose Of celebrating
the peaceful solution Of the question. as
Then supposed. George NeHabie Smith
chairman Of the anti-tshinsse executive
committee. nominated Mayor Yesier for
chairman and he was Aiecfsd
speeches were made by 81 number OF
citizens. among them, Thomas Burke
whase address was developed nnexpecs-
ediy 10 himself and his hearers. into ora
terry OF the very highest order. HE began
IN accord With the purpose Of the meet
ne, hut toox OCCASION 10 counsel support
and reverence for law and 20 CRITICS. the
Tacoma expulsion. lis Anti-Chinese
hearers resented this With misses and
EFs0ss
Mr. George Eenahle Smith began To ask
for patient hearing but Judge Burke
Interrupted and replied "a the defnoBstrfs-
ten himself The objectionable S.ntl.
m.nts were reiterated and smrlifiea II
WAS patriotism Atire IL was iaw ssltaai-
fty and fair play indicated IN simple hat
eloquent truth. There were na more in
terruptlons Within sifteen minutes the
most eloquent appeal ever made - mind
and heart n Seattle had closed fair
inn4hand report af IL appears IA tn. Post
lnteilisencer, bat even Il verbatim report
wonid give poor impression nj the time
sbe place, faa situation and the living
speaker II lives onls htit wilt Eve al
ways Isl The menary Of those who heard
asa fNi3 t.
A tals tsuie November {, the Cinnamon
asT. apparently all preparing 80 ~ and
we're merely asking tim. 10 arrange their
affairs On November and : the com
pans II home guards WAS orga assed
Capt, tssarg- kinne1r. ON sSoyefnhe .
~ sAlssd States srnor* arrived frum Fort
FAsacS over, A0t they We're not retained at
fhss ssfnt very bong About November
e there Mas snFne reenapioy msnt Of dis
charged Chinese, ~a.ch was the cauaa OF
we're indicted by she grand hurry for nn~
Ia y Feli conspiracy ~ connection with the
notifying us5lnsda;lng of Chinese on
sfvtohrr ~
The seyernov.s annual message OF De
ewbcr 2 referring. under las aud or
dog - the Chinese graubice says; Hap
niie the excitement iHtsss-a AWAY
JsswafN "a tFoueas the trial Of the eaa-
a,aiTagS caSsS and a verdict Of not EgiitY.
Tbs tstlfnese sil8 noE ali leave, The
presence af United States soldiers and
so'sse Aacai Sy-nep@thX had eusouEa gel
sssanv ta remain The aEraft0n continued
Rmrsssr@ 80 further efforts 50 force she re-
nsaiM re i'i4tMa*s eylt were current
Al IA iigisg eg Sunday. February :. l>Ss.
arsl.t '}.ies@s Committees were fosand 50 he
50 wuEs. strissnx TIE Chinese eas. OF the
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