Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-07
TROUBLE AMONG
LOCAL CHINESE ION(S
Greatly Exaggerated By
A Washington
Paper

The Washington Cd. c. Herald OF
April 23d says:
PARKWAY Honolulu, where the sun
shines and everything except the peo-
pie take on an air of drowsiness, is TO
he aided by the Chinese of Washing
ton, who will send financial assistance
to their countrymen in the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Gee Gung Tong, or, in other
words, the Free Masonry, among the
Celestials of Honolulu, are making
trouble for the Reformers, and at a
meeting of the Reform Association OF
Washington last night, at its head
quarters, 31S Pennsylvania avenue, the
members were appealed to for money
to send to the reformers, who are true
10 their cause in the islands. The meet
ing was largely attended, and 1t was
decided that money should be raised
and dispatched to the Honolulu China
men as soon as possible.
The Gee Gung Tongs, of Honolulu,
outnumber the Reformers two for one,
and there is much friction between the
two societies. Fights have resulted,
men have been whipped and even
killed, and the news has spread among
the reform associations all over the
United States. The Honolulu little yell
low men Reformers want help-money
and they have called on their broth
ers, and true to their word, the broth
ers will answer the call
The Gee Gung Tongs have a society
in Honolulu numbering several thou
sands. They have branches all over
this country, but it is not as strong as
the Reform Association. The Gee Gung
Tongs was organized hundreds of years
ago, while the Reform Association is
comparatively a new organization-it
began business less than ten years ago.
The Free Masons have been working
for more than the life time of two or
three ordinary men to some day take
the throne away from the King of
China and appoint one of their men
no one has been selected as veto the
position. The Reformers are against
this idea. The King and the Reform
ars are very chummy. In fact, Hong
You Wal, president of the Reformers,
and one of the founders, has been in
vited to return to China and become
enc of the Dowager Empress high
commissioners. And in addition, he
and the King are personal friends.
When the Dowagar Empress passes
away it is possible that Hong You Wal
will go to China as the Kings prime
minister.
Attacks on members of the Reform
Association in Honolulu have become
so numerous of late that the societies
in this country were notified of the
state of affairs by cable. Consequent
W. meetings are being held to raise
money for their assistance.
The Reformers are peaceful citizens.
The organization is composed of the
best citizens of the race They claim
that this cannot be said of their con-
temporaries, the Gee Gung Tongs. The
money to be sent to the Reformers in
Honolulu is to be utilized in the pros
ecution of the members of the Gee
Gung Tongs who have assaulted the
members of the opposing society. The
Chinese claim they will spare no ex-
pense to bring these assailants to time,
and that they will raise and send
money to the Hawaiian Chinese as
often and in as large amounts as is
found necessary.
There is a branch of the Gee Gung
Tongs here, but it has practically been
Many of the members have
become Reformers. At least they have
joined the society.
Der Chong, speaker of the United Re-
form Society," made the principal ad
dress last night