The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-02-16
MASSACREIMMINENI
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-WiIi Make
Preparations.


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. Gable 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:
Il received word Sunday morning
that an order had been sent out toll
subordinate circles of Chinese reform
associations to throw off all foreign
elements in our country, starting Feb
ruary 25 The association is ostensib,
ly patriotic"
Deep Concern at Washington.
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
civ he a no a
reports have come regularly to tie
state department from diplomatic aid
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 officeied
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-foreignersr riot
ing in south China is increasingI and
the situation is daily becoming more
and more serious. While all of thu for
eigners are more or less liable b in
suit, Americans are singled out to be
hooted at and jeered, and in a num-
Der of instances, treated with sh,wers
of missiles as they go about. Atvices
received from Canton state th.t 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. Thai the
American official has had the better
of all controversies that have arisen,
has excited the people, and leaflets
have been circulated urging tie Chi
nese to cooperate and expel tie 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, hut the
details of these outrages ale 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 70 land
troops in China to protect Japinese in
terests.