The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
BOXERS In NEW YORK.
snid to BE Organizing Among the
Chinese There.

| (ninexe There.
NEW YORK. July 1O.-An intelligent
Chinaman. who rs very much American
| lied, said today that there were Boxers
in this city; that they were organized
and active. and that Chinatown, which has
so often been described as calm and Alto
was under the surface In a state of tense
excitement. Against this mans testimony
stands that of every man in the Chinese
colony who has spoken openly. but on his
i side must be reckoned the natural timid-
| ity OF the Chinese here, who will conceal
| not only the truth which may be harmful
but that also which would be perfectly
| harmless. At any rate what he said is
| worth hearing.
The Boxers here, according to his story
are not very numerous. Their power and
| influence comes Of the secret and rsiig Gus
manner of their activity, and the vague
feeling Of unrest which arises out OF tina
| knowledge that the home Government is
in NO stable condition. SO that it Is dime ult
for a man that hopes some day to go home
to know with whom he will ally himself.
Most OF the Chinese here are from the
southern part OF China, where the for
eigners are numerous and the ramifcations
of international trade widespread and COM
pick The southern Chinese are more oren
to foreign influences and have more Of our
ideas. This is true OF the stay-at-homes.
Those who have come here are. of cou!se.
much more Western in. their notions.
Then it may be that tie Boxers here are
not genuine and as the man said are very
few. But the informant goes on to asse.t
that whether many or few, real or fraudu-
lent. the so-calied Boxers have established
lodges or secret conclaves to which they
are inviting all the Chinese of the quarter.
They are not requiring active participation
in the most secret work Of the organiza-
ton, but they do demand money. AID
money they do get. This money. they say.
is to be sent home to heipfthe anti-foreign
movement in China, and it,is made more
acceptable to all the Chinese by the repre-
sentation that the purpose of the organiza-
tion Is not to kill foreigners In China. hut
to create and foster a party which shall
prevent the despoiling of their country.
They talk less about the missions than
about grants Of ports and parts OF the
country to foreign Governments.
Let the foreigners have railway and |
other concessions" they say. "but let none |
Of these grants be in perpetuity."
The Chinese do not show 1t. but those |
who pretend to know say they are worried |
a good deal lest troubles in China-the
murders and massacres and cruelties prac- |
ticed upon native Christians and foreign
ers-have the effect of arcusing the wrath |
Of people here. Rowdies and drunken loaf
ers already have begun to annoy the |
Chinese that go about the city On business. /!
and carous;ng parties of white hoodlums |
have caused some mild disturbances In /
Chinatown. Some of the Chinese merchants |
have engaged watchmen. and the police say |
they are taking care Of the quarter.
The ease with which Cinnamon can raise
large sums By popular subscription was
shown several years ago. when the Chinese
exclusion act known as the Geary law. |
= snt into effect. The Six Companies col
scted,> it was said ut the time, S100. GOO,
which was used as retaining fees paid to
lawyers Of prominence in this city to test
he law. The law remained on the statute
books. but two months later another COL
ection was made. ostensibly for the pur-
ocee OF once more taking the matter into
he corrts.
This time In the neighborhood Of $780,
go was paid by Cinnamon contributions
'eaching San Francisco from all parts OF
he United States. The money was paid
by the Chinese to the representatives Of
he Six Companies in their respective dis
riots and sent TO headquarters by these
men. General Kerwin, then internal re-
fenue collector for the Second district of :
Sew York. tried to find out how and why
he money was being raised, but he failed.
10 secretly were the plans of the Six s
Companies laid The Geary law was not
LttacEed again