The Washington times., 1905-09-08
Rioters Burn Street Cars
and Try to Destroy
Homes of Officials.
FOREIGNERS TERRORIZED
Americans in Particular the
Target for Opponents to
the Peace Treaty.

TOKYO. Sept. s.-MartiaI law rifles
Tokyo today. Notwithstanding this fact.
however. and that the military forces
have been increased. the temper OF the
people. which has manifested In con-
tinuous demonstrations since the an
nouncement of the conclusion Of the
peace pact at Portsmouth. has not been
subdued.
The rioting was resumed last nixht.
and under cover of the darkness the
mob wrought a great deal OF damage
An attempt was made to cut of the
city's light supply. and. despite the
troops. the attempt nearly succeeded.
Failing In this effort the mob turned its
attention 10 tying up the street car
service. The tramway system was COM
pletely paralyzed, the rioters stopping
the cars I'm the streets and setting them
on fire.
Once the mob had resorted TO the use
of the torch il was not satisfied with
merely burning the tram cars. Several
important buildings along the CANA
roadway were set on fre- At least one
large police station and several subsfa-
tions likewise We're fired
Foreigners in Terror.
The mob surged about the Imperial
Hotel. which just at present is crowded
with distinguished foreign visitors, as
the tourist season is at its height E
H. Hartman. who was made the VIC
tim of an attack by the mob yester-
day. is stopping at the Imperial with
his party. Many other well-known for
eigners are also guests of the hotel.
These foreigners are in a state OF ter
ror as the demonstrations have clearly
taken an anti-foreign turn as well as
being anti-government. Troops were sta
toned about the Imperial all night and
today the government is still providing
military protection for Vhe fereizneFz.-4t
has been necessary for the government
to assign soldiers to guard the various
legations as il is not known at what
moment the anger of the mob may be
directed coward them and an attack
would be almost sure to follow
The best Indication that has been
given showing the feeling against
foreigners IS in the burning OF ten
Christian churches and one Christian
mission, as well the attacks made
upon Mr.. Hartman and R. P Shwerin.
vice president of the Pacific Mail Line.
There is little likelihood OF the mob be-
ing able 10 get the best of the imperial
guards. which have been called on to
guard the foreign visitors and legations
Dut not SURPRISING lntaI NlsitOr> Iee4
some alarm in country OF which they
know as little as they do Of Japan
Americans are especially under the
ban of the rioters. Among the lower
classes the feeling prevails that japan
was forced to yield to Russia's peace
proposals through the influence OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. That is why American
visitors here have been subjected to In
suit and open attack
Much of the trouble can be directly
traced to the fact that the people have
been kept in the dark as to the exact
terms of the peace treaty. Little In
known OF the peace terms except that
Russia is TO retain half of SakhaIin and
VIII pay no indemnity. The newspaperS
nave not been permitted TO print the full
terms and the people naturally look
with suspicion on this act of censorship
Ag1tators have made the best possible
use OF the reticence of the government
on the subject of the peace treaty and
nave been able 10 arouse the people by
means of insinuations and false state