The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-27
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TO COURT.
On nese AreTrying
10 Settle All
Differences.
CONFERENCES
ARE BEING HELD
II NJ Peace Results Families Of
LCal Chinese Still in China
Nay Suffer.

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nent of the Chinese Colony's diff
culties out of court. Since the first
move was made by the men of the
ConstPs party, there is a feeling that
part Of the reform element before any
other step is taken. Reform President
I Al Of the United Society, however, says
his opinion is that there should be
make an attack.
Meanwhile it is reported among the
Chinese that Consul Yang Wei Pin is
moving with all his power to force the
reformers to make peace. There have
been several meetings between mem
bers of the two factions, for the men
in the colony fear that there will he
greater trouble if the differences reach
the acute stage One conference was
held recently at the consulate when
Wong Leong and Wong Chow called
upon the consul. They had a rather
stormy interview, and when it ended
there was a feeling that if the peace
was not concluded very soon the same
pilikia which befell the families of the
Bow Wongs upon the organization of
that society here will be visited upon
the heads of relatives of those who
oppose the Consul and his five CONNER
,ial agents, in the United Societys
ow.
While Yang Wei Pin did not openly
treaten to take this course, he said
tat if a peace was concluded, there
wuId be withdrawn ali the charges
Which were laid against the Bow
Wings some time ago. This has been
interpreted by the men in opposition to
mean that a continuance of the war
will mean a further embroiling of the
/ relatfes of the leaders who are now in
! China Yet there is little fear felt by
! the Minority of the reformers. Most Of
, this arty are American citizens, and
/ they fill appeal from any reprisals
made against their friends, and it is
possible that this fact may prevent
any SIGH extreme action being taken.
Although the leaders, such as Wong
Leong, face the crisis with equanimfty,
there ire a majority of the Chinese
here Yho are in great fear for their
friend. who are now in the Orient.
Severa members of the party have
withdraw from active participation in
affairs owing to this dread, and the
members of the ConsuTs party in con-
, versatpn openly imply that If the fight
goes On further it will mean that the
ulmust use all the weapons at his
command. to force peace, even If the
heads Of some of the relatives of local
Chimes should fall.
Will the treasury Of the United So
ciety i, depleted an unexpected de-
mand aas been made upon it which
could MT be met. and this may lead to
a further squabble. During the in
cunbercy of H. Aheen as President
of the ,ociety, there was raised fund
Of $170G upon the suggestion of Min
ister Wa Ting Fang, at Washington. I
for the purpose of assisting in the fight
against the Chinese Exclusion law, now
on bef,re Congress. The money was
taken into the funds of the United So /
ciety and used in the general work /
Just about that time there arose the
fire claims preparation and ii became
necessary to pay out some large sums. (
one of these was an attorneys fee OF
$1,000. and to conclude the work of ex-
animation of claims, which was carried
on under the direction of the consul, .
cost the society something above S5o0O
All these expenses were met out of
the funds which were under the control
of the society and left it with Grip
pied treasury. In the money spent thus
was included the sum raised for the
exclusion fight, which went out with
the tide Now there has come from
the Minister at Washington demand
for any money which the people here
may be willing to send on, for the pur-
pose of making the fight. The request
was forwarded to the officers of the So
ciety. who have control of its records
and funds. and the reply brought out
was that there was no money to be
had. as the treasury had been drained
by the work for the fire claims court
What nay result from this is not
known. as there is no charge of i'm
proper use of the society's funds, but
there are subscribers to the special
fund who thought it was kept separate
in the treasury of the society.
Wong Leong, president of the Chi +,
nese hospital who was one Of the men
who raised the fund Of s25 900 for the
relief of the plague sufferers, and who
since has become one of the reform ele
nent. and is in the Consuls black
books. is much incensed against the
men who have had control of the res
due OF the fund. which is now in dis
Dute He gathered the principal p0r-
lion of the fund from the local houses.
and when it was found that there
would be an amount left over. after
-aking care OF the poor and needy, he