The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-03-04
UNITED SOCIETY
MAY BIZ SETTLED
cFrOm Saturdays dailD

Chinatown 3, hopine that ne troubles
may be- Kept out VI the courts To Try
and eject this result there viii be held
today conferences which may bring
about "a settlement ~ the differences
between the two factions. The prellm-
mary steps were taken yesterday, when
Wong kwai. the president of the Unit
ed Society elected by the Consufs
forces, met and talked with Wong
Chow. one " the members of the Al
administration. and from this sprung
the move FOR a later and fuller con-
ference with the Consul.
As the difference develops there APP
pears TO be n desire on the part of
every one to avert what will be n war
10 the disruption Of the whole Of Chi
natown. II has been said. aud Is be-
lieNcd by many OF the best known men
In the district, that IL once there are
any legal proceedings, and the men OF
either side are hailed into court. then
the old friendships will be broken, all
the Chinese residents will have to take
sides, and while no one will even adj
NIT 'he possibility OF further war. the
history OF such troubles elsewhere has
been that the Ratchet is not far of
when business men find their trade in
jured and their customers taken away.
There are always little things which
lead to the big ones.
The United Society affairs have drop
ped out OF sight for the time being. and
the $500 Is admitted to be the bone
OF contention. Both factions realize
that there is SO little in the matter
OF the society. where the only inten-
ton OF the men at the head OF affairs
In either administration Is to do all
that IL possible for the Chinese people,
that II the money was not In evidence
there would be nothing to make the
fight worth carrying on. II IL under
stood that there will be submitted to
the consul today the basis upon which
the Al supporters will agree to a com
promise.
They will insist that the cash in the
relief fund shall be invested for the
benefit OF Honolulu Chinese. They will
agree to the selection OF fifteen men,
to be drawn from the old and respon-
sible business men OF the city, who
shall be trustees for the investment
Whatever returns there are gained
shall be divided into two equal parts,
one for the hospital and the other for
! general relief. the same to be dstrib-
uted through the United Society.
Should this proposal be agreeable to
Yang Wei Pin. and IL III said that at
one time he said he would agree, but
changed his mind next day, then the
present rulers OF the society. by virtue
or possession. will be ready to make
any settlement, even to resigning and
giving the Consuls men the control
| of the society. There has been pre-
pared foundation for a building on
King street which could be erected for
$1,000, and 1t was for that purpose that
the money was wanted, from which a
steady revenue could be had. The men
| in the reform administration want the
| hospital taken care Of, as II assists
| the local Chinese. There Is now not
more than $1,000 in the treasury OF tho
hospital, and something must be done.
Wong Kwai is quoted as having said
recently that II the colony Is to be
dragged into courts. there will be great
trouble. According to one authority
| this would mean that the Chinese hos
| pital would be reduced. the Chinese
school, which was fostered by Wong
| Kwai, would be closed. and the colony
divided by distinct line, across which
no one OF the factions would go. This
would mean much trouble to business
| and the merchants are anxious to avoid
this result.