The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-03
Plans for Court
Submitted to
Factions.
THREE MEN MAY
HAVE DECISION
Court of That Number. With a
Bar of Nearly Twenty to
Assist in Work. s4

II WENTY-ONE men may have in
b their hands the settlement OF the
difficulties which have threatened
and still threaten 20 disrupt the Unit
ed Chinese Society. Befoer the officials
of both sides there are now proposals
which If accepted will lead to the adj
justment of the entire differences and
start the society on new lease of sue
cesful life.
The suggestion that there be arbitra-
ton of the matter comes to both sides
from merchants who do not want to
see any long drawn out war between
the two factions for the control of the
officially recognized society, They are
ready to take any part that they may
be able to occupy in the bringing
about of peace, but they are not ready
to see themselves placed between two
fires and made probable losers through
their friendship for either side to the
controversy.
The plan of action as suggested, Is
for a court of three members and a
corps of pleaders of nine from each
side. The method of naming the ar
bitrators is that ten men shall be Sc
lected by the officials elected from each
side to the controversy. These ten
shall choose one of their number for
membership in the court. These two
finally shall select one other, whom
it is provided in the agreement, shall
not be a member of either side, and
these three are to compose the bench.
The remaining nine of each side are to
be considered the bar of the court, and
they alone shall have the right to sub
NIT pleas before the court. This would
eliminate the ordinary machinery Oh
the arbitration court, for there will be
no chance for haoles to take any part
in the argument of the case.
These proposals are now in the
hands of all the members of the dual
boards of the society. There must be
action at once it is said. or there VIII
be a demand made upon the reformers
for the custody of books, papers and
property of the society, by the latest
officials chosen, falling which there
will be speedy getting into court,
where mandamus proceedings will be
instituted. The conservatives, or the
Consuls crowd, some of the reform
ers who are themselves known as Bow
Wongs, insist upon calling those in the
Wong Kwai administration, want all
matters settled before the advent OF
the New Year, so there may be no IN
terruption in the usual celebration or
the day.
Should there be no settlement of the
troubles there promises to be a double
event in the matter of the celebration
The reformers, or the "ins" will hold
their celebration in the rooms of the
society while the outs" will gather at
the office and home of the consul, where
they will make merry during that day.
There will be, however, enough of cele-
oraIion to last everyone. Besides the
official and semi-official ceremonies,
here promises to be several others of
he very best character For instance,
here will be great doings at the rooms
IF the new See Yup tong, the VI Yee.
Then there will be reception at the
sam Yup tong, at the merchants clubs
md the Bow Wong headquarters, ana
1t all the leading firms.