The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-16
NASSACREIMMINENI
TERRIBLE Chinese UPRISING IS
PREDICTED BY FONG WOkG.
Farmer Secretary OF Six Companies in
Frisco Gives Word Of Warming
washington officials Do Not Look
e.. Immediate Outbreak-Will Make
Preparations.

Wong Fong. former secretary of the
Civ Companies in San Francisco, who
- vieiting in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday
s.;d he thought the boycott trouble in
Cl;no Is about to eliminate in the
orootest massacre of modern times
20 issued the following warning to
.ovoral American friends Sunday, tele
aranhing it to Seattle, Los Angeles
end San Francisco:
"Blow is about to fall. Cable warn
;,gs to friends to leave China at once
Tell them seek protection of Germany
temporarily and get out of the country
before February a."
Fong is visiting All Lee Wal, the
wealthiest of the local Chinese col
ony and after the messages were sent
explained their purport as follows:
81 received word Sunday morning
that an order had been sent out to
subordinate circles of Chinese reform
associations to throw off all foreign
elements in our country, starting Feb
ruarv 25. The association is ostensib.
ly patriotic"
Deep Concern at Washington.
WashingtOn.-There is no attempt
in government circles to minimize the
seriousness of the Chinese situation
hit at the same time it is held by most
officials that an outbreak is not actual
ly imminent.
Some are certain it is to come, 9th.
ers believe that if at all, the out
break will not occur before another
six months or year has passed. Mail
reports have come regularly to the
state department from diplomatic and
consular officers throughout the Chi
nese empire They show varying de-
grees of danger.
In the meantime the war depart
ment is actively making preparations
for trouble in China. 1t is maintained
that such measures as have been TAX
en-, which include the sending of two
more regiments of infantry and two
batteries of field artillery to the Philip
pines. are precautionary in character
only, and that the administration does
not intend to be caught in an embar-
RAISING situation in the event Of actual
and serious difficulties. Additional
regiments in the Philippines will give
the government strong force there.
In the event reports are received indi.
eating coming uprising is imminent.
further measures will be taken, in
volving the sending of more troops.
1t has been suggested by some army
officers that the Philippine scouts, the
local military organization of Fill
pinos, made up Of natives and oficered
by Americans, be used in China If
there is trouble Those who favor the
scheme held that the scouts would
fight well against Chinese, they could
stand conditions in China and live
more cheaply than American troops.
More Rioting in South China.
Hongkong.-The anti-foreigners riot.
ing in south China is increasing, and
the situation is daily becoming more
and more serious. While all of the for
eigners are more or less liable to in
suit, Americans are singled out to be
hooted at and jeered, and in a num-
Der OF instances, treated with showers
OF missiles as they go about. Advices
received from Canton state that the
viceroy there seems determined to
create trouble, and has had several
wordy passages with the American
consul general. julius G. Lay. The
latter Invariably has had the better
OF all arguments and compelled the
Viceroy to furnish protection to the
attaches Of the consular officers when
ever their duties compel them to go
beyond the city limits. That the
american Official has had the better
OF all controversies that have arisen,
mas excited the people, and leaflets
nave been circulated urging the Chi
nese to cooperate and expel the vice
roy from Canton.
bahds OF armed men are reported to
De operating in south China, burning
mission stations and destroying the
MONIES OF native Christians, but the
ceealls of these outrages are sup
pressed by the officials.
Japan is watching the situation very
.iosely. and it is reported is holding
transports ready at Nagasaki, to be
useu' should it be necessary to land
troops IN China to protect Japanese in
terests.