The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
THE
TONGS COME
Are the HatChetmen
Plotting?
RUMORS OF HIGHBINDERS
The Reign Of Terror in San Fran
5 cisco's Chinatown Finds Echoes
In Honolulu.

Among the Chinese OF Honolulu
whispers OF coming tong feuds are
heard now and again. Men who ought
to know say that II is not improbable
that in the near future the fierce pas
sions which have made the streets OF
San Francisco's Chinatown red with
blood. may break out here. Others
laugh at any talk OF highbinder grudges
finding a foothold in the metropolis OF
Hawaii. These optimists say that Ho-
nolulu has better class OF Chinese
than mas San Francisco and that the
indictments to assassinations are
wanting here.
Consul Yang Wei Pin. China's
representative here. has stirred up a
hullabaloo among those who favor
these secret associations by a letter
addressed TO the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs in which he protests against
the granting Of a charter to the Bow
/ Wong Progressive Association, which
has an application now before the Cab
met. He enclOses a set OF the associa-
tion's regulations. One clause binds
fevery member 10 protect any other
member in case Of assault or other In
jury. These regulations are said 90 be
the same as govern the See Yups and
Sam Yups and other similar societies
in san Francisco.
The application states the object OF
the society TO be the Improvement OF
the Chinese people, morally, socially,
educationally and in other lines. Yes
terday the Cabinet listened 20 Attor-
ney Henshall, representing the peti-
tiOners. who declared that the assOCia-
tion was organized solely for the pur-
poses given in its application. The
matter will be taken up again a. the
next meeting.
In San Francisco, where there are
dozens OF secret Chinese societies. al
most all have names which overflow
with love for mankind. Every group
OF Cantonese outcasts who gather at
night in the dark rooms in the gloomy
alleys of San FranciscO's plague spot
and plot murder. dignifes itself and
hides its damnable purpose under
some such title as Society for Assist
; ing Helpless Chinese" every gambling
firm that conducts its unlawful games
behind triple-barred doors, has bla-
, zoned on its portal, Educational Club
or Friends Of the Poor" The Celes-
tial criminal has learned we'll his les
son OF guile from his white brother.
A., A wise old Chinese who has lived In
. Honolulu for many years. a leading
: merchant and prominent In all efforts
to uplift his countrymen. was askee
yesterday what he thought Of he out
. look for the tOngs getting power here
Il hope / am not speaking foolish
L. 40 a. IN. %
. thought. Il fear that the highbinders
) the paid hatchetmen of warning tOngs
will yet disturb the peace and healthfu
growth Of the Chinese colony. W.
; have a superior grade OF Chinese resi-
dents here % those In, san Francisco
!, There the powerful Companies whC
, control the immigration OF Chimes
: have brought in great gangs OF coolies
. the dregs OF the Canton municipality
, and the sweepings OF the agriculture
. districts.
. With them these Chinese who ma
. perhaps compare not unfavorably viii
. the human offal OF American cities
. have brought all their vices and thei
= feuds. In san Francisco's Chinatown
. Is a large floating pOpulationi men VII
= spend half the year az the Northeri
= fisheries and the other six month
: gambling in San Francisco or living b,
= their wits The house servants, toe
= have combined into tOnEs or societie
. for mutual protection and they ar
= often preyed on BY the lOafers.
Besides there are a hundred trad
. grudges. Strikes with the American
|. not unfrequently end In killings. j
= the San Francisco Chinatown the trad
= tongs Kill secretly instead of In you
t. fashion. Each society has 50 man