The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
TIR AMONG THE Fishermen.
-rwnrvC CONFLICT BETWEEN
vArryEs AND ORIENTALs.
ntver, in british Colombia,
- scene of n Bitter Warfare, in
vAsch the Price for Catching
rbA Plays mn Important Fart.

.-.xss, Y,lspatch TO the Post-rntellsge
vsyroryER, 70. C.. July l3.-when the
.ss,sment causei by big run of fish
800 "a fan the flame of discomfort and
..s..,,tv into a definite outburst Of fight
- cre Of the toughest times on record
. eyttish Columbia is predicted, In con-
A..t,o, with the strike among the fisher
- ~ the Fraser river salmon canneries.
81. aldermen say they have been trod-
u. anon. despite their protests, more or
- avery year, and they intend 10 fight
Anixh this time. The Gamers say
$50 IL little use in having the difficulty
...ryying year after year, and therefore
- 100. want TO have II settled once
fx all.
rrrh statements between the two. the
--r.xrcfai authorities are taking action.
"a already twenty-five special police Of
- have been appointed. in view OF the
s-..hle that IL thought TO be in store.
~ xkr fishermen, az represented by
- ofBctals OF the union. say that they
n, never work for less than Is cents a
~. which is the figure they claim is
fSirs paId on Puget sound. and they add
~]fhont any hesitation, that they will not
~ anyone else fish. even II II comes to
xfvinr them on by force.
NM cannerymcn are equally determined
they VIII rather close inc cHnnerifs
@sirriy for the season than pay more
mar n cents. and the bank managers.
"a are behind them. will not allow the
esnners TO 90 higher than this figure.
mus the condition OF things has been
s.rc the first OF the month. and the in
d1snts Of the difficulty have made X
row steadily worse.
sThs fact that the Japanese control the
dsuaiinn n shown very clearly. There
~ p<rhaps 700 white fishermen on the
.x.tfA M n RI an har
r.res making up possible 800 with the
vklfes Than there are easily $50 Jap
tssee II II all question OF whether the
Ispanese can be induced TO fish or not.
n completely have the Japanese secured
A. business I'm nine canneries out Of ten.
IA, the cannerymen declare openly That
th<y do not care whether tho white mon
IL or not The white fisherman belong
~ 10 the union say they will stop the
Japanese by force, and any OF them who
sftS0pt TO fish VIII he shot. II possible,
n have his boat stove In 'and his gear
krroyed." which II the offioial language
Il tho fishermen's declaration.
me cannerymen have applied 70 the
WoyincaI government for protection for
~ Japanese, ard 20 this end srer,al no.
ktmen by the dozen are now being nam
ID Al present the Japanese are dom >
vhst the more demonstra tive white men
Vii hem. not fishing at ali. but the can
nrymtn claim that as soon as proper
wptection II provided. the Japanese vill
% out Fishermen who claim TO know
~ that the big run should commence at
Ne end Of this week. and the Gamers
~ that is the time the showdown viii
take place.
rhe white fishermen say they will blow
NJ Japs out OF the water. and the cam
ssrs answer IN the next breath that
NJ laps are able to take care of them
sges with a rife In every boat. The
hn~ themselves have very little TO say.
sni generally agree volubly to do what
snynne asks them. no matter what II Is.
There are many amusing Incidents In
unn~rtion with the trouble. serious
though II H. There Is an incongruIty In
free land In hearing one man tell an
sther that he Will be shot Immediately
Y he does certain things. on Tuesday
sshi. when the fishermen formed In
procession for the purpose OF making n
display o. force for the Japs heneilt, they
tstsrminsd to visit every Japanese lodg-
NJ house In the town. As they went
around the chief Jap In every house was
tsiied out and the situation explained
p him BY the president OF the union.
While this was going on other OF the Of
>piah OF the union would lead Japs In
asldualIy To- one side and tell them
W white men would shoot them sure
they dared TO 60 out In the morning.
Mat few Japs did 40 out after this were
nmpelied 60 throw out the few fish
snneYy. Now there are not half dozen
kAis OF the mouth OF the river In the
3aa 90 Georgia. aud all the canneries
rs practically shut down.
The Gamers say the Japs viii GER
ainly 70 out when the run comes, and
lain also that 70 per cent OF the better
sa1 OF the fishermen will go 20 work.
Axs everyone admits that the four or
~ hundred men who are talking night
Fay zee through n great deal Of trouble
Sfafs the difficulty Is over. The can
~ nay |, Is either that or they Will
aess Down for the season
I " the meantime the Gamers hold long
rssilnee almost daily and the fishermen
Nd great stfectcorrer mass meetings,
thsfe addresses are given By all the la
~ @aasrs IN the district The trades
k1ans Of Vancouver are arranging for
: tseonstrHlion m connection with tho
srgbss, ON Saturday.
Fbe cannsgt state that fishermen are
hlHs hala ~ IA the suit and their catch
Asifnyed by those participa ting In the
sfsanoH against q reduction IN the price
vh The Japanese and the white fish
sv'sn ATE nov teiing tn unison. The
sEaheae have asked permission af the
ssHc ansen 10 hsh foy their own food. as
wi supplies ara getting low the can
xr'ss refusing TO advance any more food,
IA request Was granted, and all boats
hls Grand win be provided with
ssse rar which viii etve them immunity
- attack number % white men
" also BE- allowed by the union 20 Nah
y We purpose " supplying food 10 the
Ssissfs Members 81 all the local labor
N1ias have been requested by the Ash-
ansas linton - eat fan o.. nth 50
= make demand on the market and