The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
MUST NOT BE RASH.
6overnment Warns Citizens Against
81 Unwsrranted Attacks ON G1t-
" nese i'm America.

Washington, July 16.-The govern
ment here has taken note of the efforts
made in some quarters to stir up an
agitation against the peaceable Chi
nese in the United States. It feels it is
imperatively necessary to use the en-
tire resources of the government to
suppress any movement that would
jeopardize their safety. Anything like
massacre of Chinese in the United
States would wreck the whole case of
the United States government in the
settlement which must come of this
Chinese trouble. Our government could
not demand reparation or indemnity
from China for whatever happens at
Peking or elsewhere in China if the
Chinese government through the vio-
lence of our people were put in position
to claim a set-of growing out of vio-
lence shown its people in the United
States. Therefore steps have been
taken already to have the authorities
in localities where there may be- dam
ger of anti-Chinese outbreaks prepare
Tor the promptest and most stern re-
presslve measures at the first symptom
OF trouble. And it may be stated that
there will be no halting in the use of
the federal troops for such purposes if
they are called for by the state officials.
Minister WI feels natural irrita-
ton at the statements printed in some
quarters'that the Chinese in the United
States are making ready to return to
China, and that they sympathize with
the Boxers and are lending them fnan-
cial aid. He declares in the most ear
nest manner that there is not word
OF truth in these statements. He SAYS
that all of the Chinese in the United
States come from southern China and
are altogether out of sympathy with
the northern Chinese. In fact, they do
not even speak the same language. He
is sure there is not single one of these
northern Cinnamon in the, United
States, and if there were they would
meet with the hostility of the Canton
men. AS for the latter, the minister
declares that they are entirely satis-
he'd with their condition in this coun-
try and could not be persuaded to re-
turn to China to give aid to any element
opposed to Americans.
kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-Incensed
at the Boxers murders, a crowd of
men and boys gathered about the
laundry of All Sing, Chinese laundry
man, and started a demonstration
that caused Sing to call on the police
Tor protection. The crowd passed
the time throwing stones into the
laundry and calling out to the inmates
that they would kill them. A squad
of policemen dispersed the crowd
quickly and at the instigation of Sing.
who is the most intelligent of the
several hundred Chinese in Kansas
City, guarded the place during the
night.
San Francisco, July 16.-The men,
bers of the Chinese Empire Reform as
sociation of this city are very much
perturbed over the serious condition
| of affairs in the orient, and are exert
ing every possible endeavor to prevent
the persecution of foreigners residing
in China. Cablegrams are being sent
daily to the viceroys of the different
provinces praying them to use all their
influence to prevent further slaughter
of innocent persons of other nations
who have not had an opportunity to
leave the country for some place of
| safety.