Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-02-17
MASSACREIMMINENT
TERRIBLE CHINESE UPRISING is
PREDICTED BY FONG WONG.
Former Secretary of Six Companies in
Frisco Gives Word of Warning
Washington Officials Do Not Look
for Immediate Outbreak-WilI Make
Preparations.


Wong Fong, former secretary of the
Six Companies in San Francisco, who
is visiting in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday
said he thought the boycott trouble in
China is about to eliminate in the
greatest massacre of modern times.
He issued the following warning to
several American friends Sunday, tele-
graphing it to Seattle, Los Angeles
and San Francisco:
BLOW is about to fall. Cable warn
ings 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
ruary %. The association is ostensib-
ly patriotic"
Deep Concern at Washington.
WashingtOn,-Ther is no attempt
in government circles to minimize the
seriousness of the Chinese situation,
but 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
not intend to be caught in an embar
RAISING situation in the event of actua
and serious difficulties. Additional
regiments in the Philippines will give
the government a strong force there
In the event reports are received indi
eating a coming uprising is imminent
| further measures will be taken, in
volving the sending of more troops.
1t has been suggested by some arm.
officers that the Philippine scouts, tnt
local military organization of Fill
pinos. made up of natives and differed
| by Americans, be used in China i
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.-Thea nti-foreigners riot
ing in south China is increasing, ant
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 mum
Der of instances, treated with showers
of missiles as they go about Advices
received from Canton state that the
viceroy there seems determined tC
create trouble and has had severa
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 &C
| beyond the city limits. That the
American official has had the better
of all controversies that have arisen
has excited the people, and leaflets
have been circulated urging the Chi
nese to cooperate and expel the vice
roy from Canton.
Bands of armed men are reported to
be operating in south China, burning
mission stations and destroying the
homes of native Christians, but the
details of these outrages are sup
pressed by the officials.
Japan is watching the situation very
closely. and it is reported is holding
transports ready at Nagasaki, to be
used, should it be necessary to land
troops in China to protect Japanese in
terests.