The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20


hired members who are depuied to ter
rortze or slay the Objectionable mem
bers OF other tongs or the other large
class of highbinders who subsist on the
blackmail. .leyied on fallen women and
the gambling houses. often fight among
themselves
AT present there are only oc-
casional outcroppings OF this element
here. Under the present laws Chinese
are not coming In and those OF the
Highlander class who have come here
In former years are not strong enough
to venture.on blackmaillng except now
and then. But the tongs In San Fran
cisco and in China have communication
with a few allies here. and now and
then strive 20 effect an organization
here which would pay tribute TO them.
There are such societies. secret OF
course. here. What ! fear Is that their
membership may increase until they
dare 10 take the lives OF those who re-
fuse 10 submit 10 their demands. 1 be
lleve l am not speaking too strongly
when say that 1 foresee serious truu-
I bic within the next few years"
san Francisco furnishes today an
appalling example OF the conditions
brought about by tong feuds. So uni
versai has the reign OF terror become
I I'm its Chinese district that many be-
\ lieve that the reported case OF plague
taere Is but a subterfuge Of the police
TO throw an effective Gordon about
/ Chinatown and subdue the hiRhblnderH
who are almost daily killing their vic
tins In the resorts and streets.
The See Yup and the sam Yup socie-
ties. the most powerful OF the secret
associations. are .hefe. Most of the
tongmen who are causing the scorcsrQf
murders In san Francisco. pay ale
glance 10 these societies. Besides they
have membership In other smaller and
more covert alliances. The San Fran
clsco Call OF few days ago In a story
OF the days status OF the war In China
town gives a vivid picture OF the state
OF affairs. ft says:
chinatown u In a ferment and the
highbinders have only pocketed their
guns and sheathed their knives until
some fresh imaginary wrong that de-
7 mands expiation by blood lays hold OF
! them. The complication OF the tOngs IL
n yeritable Chinese puzzle. but this time
: both branch associations OF The See
Yups and Sam Yups are dove-tailed.
prohibiting the possibility of "A big
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5 Two thousand circulars. which arC
likely 10 cause a clash between the
= Chinese Consul General and the Six
Companies on one side and number
OF wealthy and influential merchants
; on the other. were distributed through
out Chinatown last night In substancs
the document accuses the two firs'
7 parties with derelictlon OF duty and
. makes suggestions as 90 how the pres.
ent highbinder war could be brought
20 a close Two important hints ar,
given in the circular-the first thai
when Chinese are arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons the Six Com
panies should prevent their friends
from furnishing bail money. employing
attorneys or paying fines; and the sec
ond that when highbinders are convict
: ed for such offences they should serve
a long term and afterward be depOrtes
: TO China. The expense OF such depOrta
|, tion. II Is claimed, should be paid bl
the Six Companies. There are but thir
4 ~ or forty highbinders who do murde
; in this city. and the entire expense In
: volved would not amount 20 more thar
. $1,000. The circular Is anonymous. ex
: cept in stating that IL was Inspired b.
wealthy merchants whose trade ha
. suffered by tong wars aud who wish &
= see peace reign.
The Chinese Consul stated yes!crda,
that every assistance Is being given q
N the tongs against the Suey Singtong 4
!, crush the latter. IL has terrOrize
= Chinatown for years. and now tina
4 odds are against them efforts will b
= made 10 stamp them out Of existence
! The statement that the tOngs of IN
sam Yups and See Yups would combin
n and engage In open warfare is ridicul
I ed. not only by the Consul. but by ever
! one conversant with Chinese matters
n While the warning tOngs are faction
% of either society. many of their asHo
l. cia,e tongs are on friendly terms an
!. have thus far showed a disposition {
% bring about peace"